Emissions of fluorinated compounds from the combustion of carpeting

A and WM, Annual International Conference on Incineration and Thermal Treatment Technologies, IT3

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lemieux, Paul ^a   Strynar, Mark ^a   Tabor, Dennis ^a   Wood, Joe ^a   Cooke, Marcus ^b   Rayfield, Barry ^b   Kariher, Peter ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b CCI Inc   (United States)

^c ARCADIS GandM ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION DEVICE; FLUORINATED COMPOUND; FLUORO-POLYMERS; FLUOROTELOMER ALCOHOLS; HIGH HEATING VALUES; KILN FEED; MILD COMBUSTION; PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID; PILOT SCALE; ROTARY KILN INCINERATOR; SAMPLING ARTIFACTS; TRACE LEVEL; WASTE STREAM;

ACIDS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; COMBUSTORS; FURNACES; HEAT TREATMENT; KILNS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

EID: 77956832397     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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