Particle size distribution of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in the ambient air of an electric-arc furnace-dust treatment plant

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1713-1723

  Yu, Kuei Min ^a   Wu, Yee Lin ^a   Fang, Kenneth ^b   Lin, Mark ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Steel Union Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Air toxics; Ambient air quality; Emissions; Transport and dispersion

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND LEVEL; AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AEROSOL SIZE; AIR TOXICS; AMBIENT AIR; AMBIENT AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; DUST TREATMENTS; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE; FINE PARTICLES; FUGITIVE EMISSIONS; IMPACTORS; MASS MEDIAN DIAMETERS; MICRO-ORIFICE UNIFORM DEPOSIT IMPACTOR; PCDD/FS; PLANT EMISSIONS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; SAMPLING PERIOD; SAMPLING SITE; SIZE RANGES; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ;

AIR QUALITY; CAVITY RESONATORS; DISPERSIONS; DUST; ELECTRIC FURNACES; FIELD EMISSION DISPLAYS; FURNACES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOLS;

DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ALTITUDE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; FURNACE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

EID: 72849131133     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2009.0151     Document Type: Article

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