Characterization and inventory of PCDD/Fs and PBDD/Fs emissions from the incineration of waste printed circuit board

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 6322-6328

  Duan, Huabo ^a   Li, Jinhui ^a   Liu, Yicheng ^b   Yamazaki, Norimasa ^b   Jiang, Wei ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CSD IDEA (Beijing) Institute of Environmental Innovation   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CHLORINE CONCENTRATION; DIBENZO P DIOXINS; DIBENZOFURANS; ELECTRONIC WASTE; EMISSION FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL SECTION; FORMATION RATES; GASEOUS FRACTION; HEATING TEMPERATURES; INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION; OPTIMUM TEMPERATURE; OXIDIZING ATMOSPHERE; PCDD/FS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOTAL CONTENT; WASTE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BROMINE; CHLORINE; CURRICULA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INCINERATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTES;

PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS;

BROMINE; CHLORINE; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYBROMINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EMISSION INVENTORY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEATING; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PCDD; PCDF; PUBLIC HEALTH; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; HEATING; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCINERATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ELECTRONIC WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; INCINERATION; TEMPERATURE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

TETRA;

EID: 79960965457     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2007403     Document Type: Article

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