Effects of energy conservation in major energy-intensive industrial sectors on emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in China

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2346-2356

  Geng, Jing ^a,b,c   Lu, Yonglong ^a   Wang, Tieyu ^a   Giesy, John P ^d,e   Chen, Chunli ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COKE INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR; POLLUTION DISCHARGES; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

AIR POLLUTION; CEMENT INDUSTRY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; IRON; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; STEELMAKING;

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PCDD; PCDF; POWER GENERATION;

CHINA;

EID: 77649187750     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.12.022     Document Type: Article

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