Characterisation and fingerprinting of PCBs in flue gas and ash from waste incineration and in technical mixtures

Chemosphere

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 509-515

  Jansson, Stina ^a,b   Lundin, Lisa ^b   Grabic, Roman ^b,c  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aroclor mixtures; Combustion samples; Congener patterns; PCA; PCB

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUE GASES; FLUES; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GASES; MIXTURES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AROCLORS; BACKBONE STRUCTURES; CHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; CHLORINATED CONGENERS; CONGENER PATTERN; DEGREE OF CHLORINATION; DISTRIBUTED PATTERNS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS;

WASTE INCINERATION;

AROCLOR; PERYLENE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOREACTOR; COMBUSTION; INCINERATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PCB; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHLORINATION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 80555123016     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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