PCDD/F enviromental impact from municipal solid waste bio-drying plant

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-295

  Rada, E C ^a   Ragazzi, M ^a   Zardi, D ^a   Laiti, L ^a   Ferrari, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bio drying; Deposition; Emission factor; Exposure pathways; PCDD F

Indexed keywords

BIOFILTERS; DEPOSITION; DRYING; HEALTH RISKS; THERMOOXIDATION;

BIO-DRYING; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSIONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE; EXPOSURE PATHWAYS; GAUSSIAN DISPERSION MODELS; PCDD/F; REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDATIONS; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOFILTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOFILTER; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXIDATION; PLANT; POLLUTANT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SLUDGE DRYING;

EID: 79957777317     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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