Emissions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and dibenzofurans from incineration of nanomaterials

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4866-4874

  Vejerano, Eric P ^a   Holder, Amara L ^a   Marr, Linsey C ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ,3 ,4 ,7 ,8-PENTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN; COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCTS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; TITANIA NANOMATERIALS;

ANTHRACENE; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; INCINERATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

WASTE INCINERATION;

2,3,4,7,8 PENTACHLORODIBENZOFURAN; ANTHRACENE; CERIUM OXIDE; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIOXIN; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; IRON OXIDE; NANOMATERIAL; NICKEL; OXIDE; PHENANTHRENE; PLASTIC; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; QUANTUM DOT; SILVER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMBUSTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INCINERATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PAH; PCDD; PCDF; TOXICITY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FURNACE; INCINERATION; PAPER; SOLID WASTE; TOXICITY;

BENZOFURANS; INCINERATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

EID: 84877624743     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304895z     Document Type: Article

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