Reduction of toxic products and bioaerosol emission of a combined ultraviolet-biofilter process for chlorobenzene treatment

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 405-410

  Wang, Can ^a   Xi, Jin Ying ^a   Hu, Hong Ying ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BIOFILTRATION; HEALTH RISKS; ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICITY;

BIOAEROSOL EMISSIONS; BIOFILTRATION PROCESS; COLONY FORMING UNITS; GASEOUS CHLOROBENZENE; PARTS PER MILLIONS; PHOTODEGRADATION PRODUCTS; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOFILTERS;

CHLOROBENZENE; ZINC;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 68649097849     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.59.4.405     Document Type: Article

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