A first-order simulator to control dioxin emissions: NMCRC-ATMOS

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 461-471

  Schwartz, Jeremy R ^a   Mark, Shlomo ^a   Wolfson, Adi ^a  

^a SAMI SHAMOON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (Israel)

Author keywords

Atmospheric simulation; Dioxin; Dispersion; Emission; Pollution prevention; Waste incineration

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS; ATMOSPHERIC SIMULATION; ATMOSPHERIC SIMULATIONS; DIOXIN EMISSIONS; EMISSION POLLUTION; EMISSION SOURCES; FIRST-ORDER; GREEN PROCESS; HALOGENATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INTERNET CONNECTIVITY; LOCATION BASED; MONTE CARLO; PLANT OPERATORS; POTENTIAL WASTES; REAL-TIME DATA ACQUISITION; RESEARCH CENTER; WASTE INCINERATION PLANTS; WASTE INCINERATOR; WEATHER CONDITIONS; WINDOWS XP;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISPERSIONS; REFUSE INCINERATORS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

DIOXIN;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIOXIN; EMISSION CONTROL; ESTIMATION METHOD; INCINERATION; SOFTWARE; WASTE FACILITY;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FALLOUT; INCINERATION; ISRAEL; MONACO; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATOR; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEATHER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; DIOXINS; INCINERATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOFTWARE;

ISRAEL; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 77953008396     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X09337660     Document Type: Article

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