Emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from both of point and area sources of an electric-arc furnace-dust treatment plant and their impacts to the vicinity environments

Chemosphere

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1131-1136

  Yu, Kuei Min ^a   Lee, Wen Jhy ^a   Tsai, Perng Jy ^a   Fang, Kenneth ^b   Lin, Mark ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan Steel Union Co Ltd   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Area source; Electric arc furnace dust treatment plant; Emission factor; Emission rate; PCDD Fs; Point source

Indexed keywords

AREA SOURCES; DUST TREATMENTS; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE; EMISSION RATES; PCDD/FS; POINT SOURCES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DUST; FLUE GASES; FURNACES; ZINC OXIDE;

ELECTRIC FURNACES;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; ZINC OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIOXIN; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PCDF; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; FLUE GAS; FURNACE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; DIOXINS; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION;

EID: 77955416648     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.024     Document Type: Article

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