Emission factors for PCDD/PCDF and dl-PCB from open burning of biomass

Environment International

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-66

  Black, R R ^a   Meyer, C P ^b   Touati, A ^c   Gullett, B K ^d   Fiedler, H ^e   Mueller, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c ARCADIS   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e Chemicals Branch   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biomass burning; Forest fires; Persistent organic pollutants; Polychlorinated dibenzo p dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Sugarcane burning

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; FUELS; POLLUTION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; WASTE INCINERATION;

BIOMASS-BURNING; FOREST FIRES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO- P - DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS;

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

DIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

BIOMASS BURNING; DIOXIN; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOREST FIRE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PCB; PCDD; PCDF; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POLLUTION POLICY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BURN; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRE; PEER REVIEW; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUGARCANE; TEMPERATURE;

BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DEFORESTATION; DIOXINS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SUGAR CANE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 80052823018     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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