Atmospheric mercury emissions from waste combustions measured by continuous monitoring devices

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 686-695

  Takahashi, Fumitake ^a   Shimaoka, Takayuki ^a   Kida, Akiko ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; DEMOLITION; ELASTOMERS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MERCURY (METAL); MIXTURES; MONITORING; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PLASTIC RECYCLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE INCINERATION;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DEVICES; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION; CONTINUOUS MONITORING; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); REACTIVE GASEOUS MERCURY; VARIATION COEFFICIENT;

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE;

MERCURY; PLASTIC;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

EID: 84861934124     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2012.659329     Document Type: Article

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