Generation and distribution of PAHs in the process of medical waste incineration

Waste Management

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1165-1173

  Chen, Ying ^a,b   Zhao, Rongzhi ^c   Xue, Jun ^b   Li, Jinhui ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Incineration; Medical waste; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; DIOXINS; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSALS; MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATIONS; MEDICAL WASTES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT;

ANTHRACENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ASH HANDLING; ASHES; FLY ASH; INCINERATION; SOIL TESTING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

WASTE INCINERATION;

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; DIOXIN; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE;

BURNING; DIOXIN; FLY ASH; INCINERATION; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PAH; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; GENERAL DEVICE; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; INCINERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CARCINOGENS; COAL ASH; INCINERATION; MEDICAL WASTE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SOLID WASTE;

CHINA; SICHUAN; WENCHUAN;

EID: 84877594334     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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