Emissions from open burning of used agricultural pesticide containers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 221-222, Issue , 2012, Pages 236-241

  Gullett, Brian K ^a   Tabor, Dennis ^a   Touati, Abderrahmane ^b   Kasai, Jeanne ^a   Fitz, Nancy ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Atrazine; Emissions; Open burning; Pesticide containers

Indexed keywords

2 ,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID (2 ,4-D); 2,4-D; AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES; CHLORINATED PESTICIDES; EMISSION FACTORS; LIMITED DATA; OPEN BURNING; PAH EMISSIONS; PARTICLE MATTER; PCDD/PCDFS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS AND DIBENZOFURANS; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ;

AGRICULTURE; HERBICIDES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CONTAINERS;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ATRAZINE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; POLYETHYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATRAZINE; BURNING; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSION INVENTORY; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PCDD; PCDF; PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PLASTIC; STORAGE STRUCTURE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; OPEN BURNING; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATRAZINE; HERBICIDES; HOT TEMPERATURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PESTICIDES; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84861183521     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.04.041     Document Type: Article

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