Characterization of persistent organic pollutants emitted from a municipal solid waste incinerator in Taiwan

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 955-965

  Wang, Mao Sung ^a   Chen, Shui Jen ^a   Huang, Kuo Lin ^a   Lai, Yi Chieh ^b   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^c   Tsai, Jen Hsiung ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

brominated flame retardants; column chromatography; emission factors; municipal solid waste incinerators; persistent organic pollutants

Indexed keywords

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; COLUMN APPROACHES; DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS/DIBENZOFURANS; EMISSION FACTORS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; PCDD/FS; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS/DIBENZOFURANS; SAMPLE CLEAN-UP; STACK GAS; STANDARD METHOD;

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ETHERS; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLUE GASES; GAS FUEL ANALYSIS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE INCINERATION;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

FLAME RETARDANT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; POLLUTANT; QUALITY CONTROL; TAIWAN;

EID: 78650076996     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2010.0118     Document Type: Article

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