Increase in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions due to briquetting: A challenge to the coal briquetting policy

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 204, Issue , 2015, Pages 58-63

  Chen, Yingjun ^a,b   Zhi, Guorui ^c   Feng, Yanli ^d   Tian, Chongguo ^b   Bi, Xinhui ^e   Li, Jun ^e   Zhang, Gan ^e  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI INSTITUTE OF COASTAL ZONE RESEARCH   (China)

^c CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Emission factor; Honeycomb coal briquette; Household coal combustion; Policy; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; BRIQUETS; BRIQUETTING; COAL; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCARBONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES; COAL BRIQUETTES; EMISSION FACTORS; HOUSEHOLD SECTORS; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON (PAH); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS);

COAL COMBUSTION;

COAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; AIR POLLUTANT;

COAL; COMBUSTION; EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; HEALTH RISK; NITRATE; OXYGEN; PAH; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINA; COAL BRIQUETTING; COMBUSTION; HOUSEHOLD; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING;

CHINA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

EID: 84928391152     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.04.012     Document Type: Article

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