The emission and distribution of PCDD/Fs in municipal solid waste incinerators and coal-fired power plant

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 519-532

  Lin, Wen Yinn ^a   Wu, Yee Lin ^b   Tu, Li Kai ^b   Wang, Lin Chi ^c   Lu, Xin ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coal fired power plant; Municipal solid waste incinerator; PCDD Fs

Indexed keywords

BAG FILTERS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; HIGH RESOLUTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; PCDD/FS; SOUTHERN TAIWAN;

COAL; COAL ASH; COAL FUELED FURNACES; COAL INDUSTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINING; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE INCINERATION;

FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC GAS; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; EMISSION CONTROL; FLY ASH; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCINERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PCDD; RESOLUTION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 78149246739     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2010.03.0017     Document Type: Article

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