Waste combustion as a source of ambient air polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 4008-4014

  Wyrzykowska Ceradini, Barbara ^a   Gullett, Brian K ^a   Tabor, Dennis ^a   Touati, Abderrahmane ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS US Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient air; Homologue and isomer patterns; Municipal waste combustion; MWC; PBDE emissions; Polybrominated diphenylether

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; DIPHENYL ETHER; HOMOLOGUE AND ISOMER PATTERNS; MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION; MWC; PBDE EMISSIONS;

FLAME RETARDANTS; FLUE GASES; FLUES; GAS EMISSIONS; INCINERATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; TRANSIENTS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

FLAME RETARDANT; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PBDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; COMBUSTION; FLUE GAS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; MUNICIPAL WASTE COMBUSTION; NORTH AMERICA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959517136     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.052     Document Type: Article

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