Emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from selected processes in steelworks

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 183, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 111-115

  Baraniecka, Joanna ^a   Pyrzyńska, Krystyna ^a   Szewczyńska, Małgorzata ^b   Pośniak, Małgorzata ^b   Dobrzyńska, Elzbieta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Particle size distribution; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Steelwork processes

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; AIR PARTICULATE MATTERS; AIR SAMPLES; ARC FURNACES; CARCINOGENIC POTENCY; CASCADE IMPACTORS; CHRYSENE; COARSE PARTICLES; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE; FINE FRACTION; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORESCENCE DETECTOR; PARTICLE-SIZE FRACTIONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; RING COMPOUNDS; SOUTHERN POLAND; STEELWORK PROCESSES; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; UNIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AROMATIZATION; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACE PROCESS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; FLUORESCENCE; FURNACES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MILLING MACHINES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ROLLING MILLS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STEEL; STEEL CONSTRUCTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CHRYSENE; FLUORANTHENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARCINOGEN; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PAH; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STEEL;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; EXHAUST GAS; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FURNACE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLAND;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FLUORENES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALLURGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHENANTHRENES; POLAND; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; STEEL;

POLAND;

EID: 77956426159     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.06.120     Document Type: Article

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