Fossil and biogenic CO 2 from waste incineration based on a yearlong radiocarbon study

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1516-1520

  Mohn, J ^a   Szidat, S ^b   Zeyer, K ^a   Emmenegger, L ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

14C method; Biogenic carbon; Carbon dioxide; Fossil carbon; Radiocarbon; Waste incineration

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; ANNUAL MEAN; ANNUAL TRENDS; AVERAGE VALUES; C METHOD; DATA SETS; FOSSIL CARBON; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; RADIOCARBON; SWITZERLAND; TEMPORARY STORAGE; WASTE COMPOSITION;

CARBON; MASS SPECTROMETRY; WASTE INCINERATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON 14; CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FOSSIL; INCINERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; FOSSIL PLANT; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS FLOW; GREENHOUSE GAS; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; FOSSIL FUELS; INCINERATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84863220529     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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