Characteristics of PCDD/F content in fly ash discharged from municipal solid waste incinerators

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 521-529

  Chang, Yu Min ^a   Fan, Wen Pin ^a   Dai, Wen Chien ^a   Hsi, Hsing Cheng ^a   Wu, Chao Hsiung ^b   Chen, Ching Ho ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b DA YEH UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fly ash; MSW incinerators; PCDD; PCDF

Indexed keywords

CEMENT KILN; CONTENT CHARACTERIZATION; FLY ASH MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTES; MSW INCINERATORS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE INCINERATOR; PCDD; PCDF; REFINERY INDUSTRY; TOXICITY EQUIVALENT QUANTITY;

BRICKMAKING; CEMENT INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; FLY ASH; KILNS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; TOXICITY; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; FLY ASH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PCDD; PCDF; REFINING INDUSTRY; TOXICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; FLY ASH; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SAMPLING; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZOFURANS; CARBON; INCINERATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 79960189285     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.05.055     Document Type: Article

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