Management of atmospheric pollutants from waste incineration processes: The case of Bozen

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-240

  Ragazzi, Marco ^a   Tirler, Werner ^b   Angelucci, Giulio ^c   Zardi, Dino ^a   Rada, Elena Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b Eco Research   (Italy)

^c Autonomous Province of Bozen   (Italy)

Author keywords

air pollution; Incineration; MSW; PCDD F; PM; sampling; ultra fine particles

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; MSW; PCDD/F; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURANS; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; WASTE INCINERATION PLANTS;

AIR POLLUTION; INCINERATION; PROMETHIUM; SAMPLING;

WASTE INCINERATION;

POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMATION; EMISSION; INCINERATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INCINERATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BENZOFURANS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INCINERATION; ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TEMPERATURE; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84874926820     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X12472707     Document Type: Article

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