In situ optical absorption mercury continuous emission monitor

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 9294-9299

  Thiebaud, Jérôme ^a,c   Thomson, Murray J ^a   Mani, Reza ^b   Morrow, William H ^b   Morris, Erica ^a   Jia, Charles Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Resonance Ltd   (Canada)

^c SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION PATH; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; BACKGROUND CORRECTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; CONCENTRATION VALUES; CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; EMISSION LINES; EXHAUST STREAM; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MERCURY LAMPS; OPTICAL ABSORPTION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; STANDARD METHOD;

COAL; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MERCURY (METAL); MINING;

ABSORPTION;

COAL; MERCURY; SULFUR OXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; EMISSION INVENTORY; EXHAUST EMISSION; INSTRUMENTATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OPTICAL METHOD; POLLUTION MONITORING;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; COAL POWER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITOR; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LABORATORY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MONITOR; OPTICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MERCURY; POWER PLANTS; SULFATES;

EID: 72849132754     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es902409t     Document Type: Article

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