Ultrafine particle emission of waste incinerators and comparison to the exposure of urban citizens

Waste Management

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-81

  Buonanno, Giorgio ^a,b   Morawska, Lidia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bag house filter; Daily dose; Particle exposure; Risk assessment; Ultrafine particle; Waste incinerator

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; BAG-HOUSE FILTERS; DAILY DOSE; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; WASTE INCINERATOR; WESTERN COUNTRIES;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR FILTER; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BAG HOUSE FILTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; FLUE GAS; HUMAN; INCINERATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE EMISSION; URBAN POPULATION; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INCINERATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84924581305     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.03.008     Document Type: Article

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