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Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Cloud Deposition at Mount Heng in Southern China
Peng-Hui Li , Yan Wang , Yu-Hua Li, Min-Min Yang, Ming-Hu Sun, Jia Guo, You-Ping Shou, Xianliang Yi, Lei Wang, Zhi-Lin Xi, Zhi-Yong Li

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.07.0311 | Volume: 16| Issue: 12| Pages: 3164-3174
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Characterization of PAHs and PCBs in Fly Ashes of Eighteen Coal-Fired Power Plants
Zhiyong Li , Lan Chen, Songtao Liu, Huiqiao Ma, Lei Wang, Caixiu An, Ruiling Zhang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.10.0430 | Volume: 16| Issue: 12| Pages: 3175-3186
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Indoor and Outdoor Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Respirable Particulate in Central and Southern Taiwan
How-Ran Chao, Danielle E. Que, Yan-You Gou, Chun-Yu Chuang, To-Yao Chang, Yi-Chyun Hsu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.11.0472 | Volume: 16| Issue: 12| Pages: 3187-3197
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Evaluation of Atmospheric PCDD/Fs at Two High-Altitude Stations in Vietnam and Taiwan during Southeast Asia Biomass Burning
Kai Hsien Chi , Ngo Tuan Hung, Chuan-Yao Lin, Sheng-Hsiang Wang, Chang-Feng Ou-Yang, Chung-Te Lee, Neng-Heui Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.11.0653 | Volume: 16| Issue: 11| Pages: 2706-2715
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Emission Profiles of PM10-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Biomass Burning Determined in Chamber for Assessment of Air Pollutants from Open Burning
Wan Wiriya, Somporn Chantara , Sopittaporn Sillapapiromsuk, Neng-Huei Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.04.0278 | Volume: 16| Issue: 11| Pages: 2716-2727
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Investigating Criteria and Organic Air pollutant Emissions from Motorcycles by Using Various Ethanol-Gasoline Blends
Yung-Chen Yao, Jiun-Horng Tsai , I-Ting Wang, Hsin-Ru Tsai

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.05.0174 | Volume: 17| Issue: 1| Pages: 167-175
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PAHs in Size Fractionate Mainstream Cigarette Smoke, Predictive Deposition and Associated Inhalation Risk
Mahesh Tiwari, Sanjay Kumar Sahu, Gauri Girish Pandit

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.03.0156 | Volume: 17| Issue: 1| Pages: 176-186
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Effect of Operating Conditions on PAHs Emission from a Single H2-O2 PEM Fuel Cell
Kuo-Lin Huang , Ming-Sheng Wu, Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Ding-Yan Lin, Shui-Jen Chen, Wen-Jhy Lee

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.06.0280 | Volume: 16| Issue: 9| Pages: 2186-2197
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Atmospheric PM2.5 and Depositions of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Kaohsiung Area, Southern Taiwan
Kuan-Lin Lee, Wen-Jhy Lee , John Kennedy Mwangi , Lin-Chi Wang, Xiang Gao, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.04.0168 | Volume: 16| Issue: 7| Pages: 1775-1791
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Simultaneous Sampling of Vapor and Particle-Phase Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons on Functionalized Glass Fiber Filters
Valerio Paolini , Ettore Guerriero, Alessandro Bacaloni, Mauro Rotatori, Paolo Benedetti, Silvia Mosca

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.07.0476 | Volume: 16| Issue: 1| Pages: 175-183
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Monitoring, Source Identification and Health Risks of Air Toxics in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
Ilias G. Kavouras , David W. DuBois, George Nikolich, Vic Etyemezian

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2014.04.0075 | Volume: 15| Issue: 2| Pages: 556-571
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Atmospheric Deposition of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans at Coastal and High Mountain Areas in Taiwan
Chandra Suryani R., Wen-Jhy Lee , Endah Mutiara M.P. , John Kennedy Mwangi, Lin-Chi Wang, Neng-Huei Lin, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.04.0246 | Volume: 15| Issue: 4| Pages: 1390-1411
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Detection of Hormone-Like and Genotoxic Activities in Indoor Dust from Taiwan Using a Battery of in Vitro Bioassays
Pei-Hsin Chou , Chen-Hua Lee, Fung-Chi Ko, You-Ji Lin, Masanobu Kawanishi, Takashi Yagi, I-Chia Li

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.06.0404 | Volume: 15| Issue: 4| Pages: 1412-1421
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Primary Air Pollutant Emissions and Future Prediction of Iron and Steel Industry in China
Xuecheng Wu, Lingjie Zhao, Yongxin Zhang, Chenghang Zheng, Xiang Gao , Kefa Cen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.01.0029 | Volume: 15| Issue: 4| Pages: 1422-1432
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Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) on Fine and Coarse Atmospheric Particles Measured at Two (Urban and Industrial) Sites
Mustafa Odabasi , Banu Cetin, Abdurrahman Bayram

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.02.0118 | Volume: 15| Issue: 5| Pages: 1894-1905
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Exposure Assessment of Particulate Matter from Abrasive Treatment of Carbon and Glass Fibre-Reinforced Epoxy-Composites – Two Case Studies
Alexander C.Ø. Jensen , Marcus Levin, Antti J. Koivisto, Kirsten I. Kling, Anne T. Saber, Ismo K. Koponen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.02.0086 | Volume: 15| Issue: 5| Pages: 1906-1916
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Utilization and Improvement of the Adsorption Method for Sampling PCDD/Fs from a Sinter Plant
Mao-Sung Wang, Sheng-Lun Lin , Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Lin-Chi Wang, Chia-Yang Chen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2014.12.0327 | Volume: 15| Issue: 5| Pages: 1917-1932
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Particle Size Distributions of PCDD/Fs and PBDD/Fs in Ambient Air in a Suburban Area in Beijing, China
Xian Zhang, Qing-Qing Zhu, Shu-Jun Dong, Hong-Xing Zhang, Xiao-Ke Wang, Mei Wang, Li-Rong Gao, Ming-Hui Zheng

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.06.0421 | Volume: 15| Issue: 5| Pages: 1933-1943
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Evaluation of Inhalation Exposure to Carcinogenic PM10-Bound PAHs of People at Night Markets of an Urban Area in a Metropolis in Eastern China
Shuo Zhang, Shu-Chuan Peng, Tian-Hu Chen, Ji-Zhong Wang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.07.0433 | Volume: 15| Issue: 5| Pages: 1944-1954
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Emission of PAHs from a Single Hydrogen-Oxygen PEM Fuel Cell: In Relation to Fuel Cell Carbon Materials
Kuo-Lin Huang , Tsung-Hsuan Tsai, Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen, Wen-Jhy Lee

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.08.0489 | Volume: 15| Issue: 7| Pages: 2654-2667
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Characteristics and Uncertainty of Industrial VOCs Emissions in China
Xuecheng Wu, Weiwei Huang, Yongxin Zhang, Chenghang Zheng, Xiao Jiang, Xiang Gao , Kefa Cen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2014.10.0236 | Volume: 15| Issue: 3| Pages: 1045-1058
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Seasonal Variation and Gas/Particle Partitioning of PCBs in Air from Central Urban Area of an Industrial Base and Coastal City –Tianjin, China
Zhi-Yong Li , Yu-Ling Zhang, Lan Chen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2015.01.0035 | Volume: 15| Issue: 3| Pages: 1059-1071
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Size Specific Distribution Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Atmospheric Particulate Matter – Development of a Sampling Method and their Concentration in Meeting Room/Ambient Atmosphere
Hui Ge, Eriko Yamazaki, Nobuyoshi Yamashita, Sachi Taniyasu, Tong Zhang, Mitsuhiko Hata, Masami Furuuchi

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.07.0292 | Volume: 17| Issue: 2| Pages: 553-562
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Characteristics, Sources, and Health Risks of Atmospheric PM2.5-Bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Hsinchu, Taiwan
Tzu-Ting Yang , Chin-Yu Hsu, Yu-Cheng Chen, Li-Hao Young, Cheng-Hsiung Huang, Chun-Hung Ku

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.06.0283 | Volume: 17| Issue: 2| Pages: 563-573
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Arsenic Exposure during Preventive Maintenance of an Ion Implanter in a Semiconductor Manufacturing Factory
Seunghon Ham, Chungsik Yoon , Sunju Kim, Jihoon Park, Ohun Kwon, Jungjin Heo, Donguk Park, Sangjun Choi, Seungwon Kim, Kwonchul Ha, Won Kim

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.07.0310 | Volume: 17| Issue: 4| Pages: 990-999
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Criteria Pollutants and Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Motorcycle Exhaust under Various Regulation Phases
Jiun-Horng Tsai, Yung-Chen Yao, Pei-Hsiu Huang, Hung-Lung Chiang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.04.0155 | Volume: 17| Issue: 5| Pages: 1214-1223
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Distribution and Sources of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at an Industrial Region in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Yi-Chieh Lai , Cheng-Hsien Tsai, Ying-Liang Chen, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.11.0482 | Volume: 17| Issue: 3| Pages: 776-787
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PBDE Emissions during the Start-up Procedure of an Industrial Waste Incinerator by the Co-Combustion of Waste Cooking Oil and Diesel Fuel
Farran Mack Redfern, Sheng-Lun Lin , Lin-Chi Wang, Jhong-Lin Wu, Endah Mutiara M.P.

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.02.0066 | Volume: 17| Issue: 4| Pages: 975-989
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Influences of Waste Cooking Oil-Based Biodiesel Blends on PAH and PCDD/F Emissions from Diesel Engines in Durability Testing Cycle
Farran Mack Redfern, Sheng-Lun Lin , Lin-Chi Wang , Shun-I Shih

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.03.0114 | Volume: 17| Issue: 5| Pages: 1224-1233
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Characterization of Endocrine Disruptors and Particulate Matter Emissions from Laser Cutting of Plastic Film in the TFT-LCD Industry
Yun-Jung Chan, Tzu-Hsuen Yuan, Yao-Hui Tsai, Ta-Chang Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.04.0138 | Volume: 17| Issue: 6| Pages: 1539-1549
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Part I: PM2.5 and Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in the Ambient Air of Southern China
Haiyan Tang, Kangping Cui , Jin Xing, Jinning Zhu , Wen-Jhy Lee, John Kennedy Mwangi, Yu-Cheng Lee

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.03.0117 | Volume: 17| Issue: 6| Pages: 1550-1569
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Atmospheric Deposition of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Two Cities of Southern China
Jinning Zhu, Haiyan Tang, Jin Xing, Wen-Jhy Lee , Ping Yan , Kangping Cui

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.05.0177 | Volume: 17| Issue: 7| Pages: 1798-1810
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Atmospheric Emission Characteristics and Control Policies of Anthropogenic VOCs from Industrial Sources in Yangtze River Delta Region, China
Chenghang Zheng, Jiali Shen, Yongxin Zhang, Xinbo Zhu, Xuecheng Wu, Linghong Chen, Xiang Gao

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2016.06.0234 | Volume: 17| Issue: 9| Pages: 2263-2275
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Part II: PM2.5 and Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in the Ambient Air of Northern China
Jin Xing, Kangping Cui , Haiyan Tang, Wen-Jhy Lee, Lin-Chi Wang, Jinning Zhu , Qianli Huang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.06.0211 | Volume: 17| Issue: 8| Pages: 2010-2026
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Atmospheric Deposition of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Two Cities of Northern China
Jinning Zhu, Jin Xing, Haiyan Tang, Wen-Jhy Lee , Ping Yan , Kangping Cui, Qianli Huang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.06.0217 | Volume: 17| Issue: 8| Pages: 2027-2040
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Persistent Organic Pollutant Reductions from a Diesel Engine Generator Fueled with Waste Cooking Oil-based Biodiesel Blended with Butanol and Acetone
Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Sheng-Lun Lin, Shui-Jen Chen , Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Bo-Cheng Jheng, Kuo-Lin Huang, Chih-Chung Lin, Juei-Yu Chiu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.07.0233 | Volume: 17| Issue: 8| Pages: 2041-2050
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Seasonal Trends of Atmospheric PAHs in Five Asian Megacities and Source Detection Using Suitable Biomarkers
Mahua Saha, Dusmant Maharana, Rina Kurumisawa, Hideshige Takada , Bee Geok Yeo, Andrea C. Rodrigues, Badal Bhattacharya, Hidetoshi Kumata, Tomoaki Okuda, Kebin He, Yongliang Ma, Fumiyuki Nakajima, Mohamad Pauzi Zakaria, Duong Hoang Giang, Pham Hung Viet

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.05.0163 | Volume: 17| Issue: 9| Pages: 2247-2262
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Size Distribution of Inorganic Elements in Bottom Ashes from Seven Types of Bio-Fuels across Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region, China
Zhiyong Li , Huiqiao Ma, Lin Fan, Peng Zhao, Lei Wang, Yunjun Jiang, Caixiu An, Aiqin Liu, Zishu Hu, Hui Jin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.08.0296 | Volume: 17| Issue: 10| Pages: 2450-2462
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) at High Mountain Site in North China: Concentration, Source and Health Risk Assessment
Jing Liu, Yan Wang, Peng-Hui Li , You-Ping Shou , Tao Li, Min-Min Yang, Lei Wang, Jun-Jie Yue, Xian-Liang Yi, Li-Qiong Guo

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.08.0288 | Volume: 17| Issue: 11| Pages: 2867-2877
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Source Apportionment of Air Pollution and Characteristics of Volatile Organic Compounds in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant, North Taiwan
Dika Rahayu Widiana, Sheng-Jie You, Hsi-Hsien Yang, Jung-Hsuan Tsai, Ya-Fen Wang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.09.0317 | Volume: 17| Issue: 11| Pages: 2878-2890
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Atmospheric PM2.5 and Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran in a Coastal Area of Central Taiwan
Chung-Ling Chen, Shih-Tsung Tang, Jinning Zhu , Sheng-Lun Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.10.0382 | Volume: 17| Issue: 11| Pages: 2829-2846
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Gas-Particle Partitioning of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Dibenzofurans, and Biphenyls in Flue Gases from Municipal Solid Waste Incinerators
Ying Han, Wenbin Liu , Haifeng Li, Rongrong Lei, Lirong Gao, Guijin Su, Guorui Liu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.09.0308 | Volume: 17| Issue: 11| Pages: 2847-2857
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PCDD/F Formation in Milled Fly Ash: Metal Chloride Catalysis
Ishrat Mubeen, Xiaoqing Lin , Alfons Buekens, Xuan Cao, Shengyong Lu, Minghui Tang, Jianhua Yan

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.08.0279 | Volume: 17| Issue: 11| Pages: 2858-2866
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Gas- and Water-Phase PAHs Emitted from a Single Hydrogen-Oxygen PEM Fuel Cell
Kuo-Lin Huang , Tsung-Hsuan Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen, How-Ran Chao, Yi-Ming Kuo, Jen-Hsiung Tsai

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.10.0410 | Volume: 18| Issue: 2| Pages: 433-443
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Characterization of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans of the Flue Gases, Fly Ash and Bottom Ash in a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator
Yen-Kung Hsieh, Wei-Sheng Chen , Jinning Zhu , Qianli Huang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.12.0564 | Volume: 18| Issue: 2| Pages: 421-432
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Sensitivity Analysis of PM2.5-Bound Total PCDD/Fs-TEQ Content: In the Case of Wuhu City, China
Weiwei Wang, Kangping Cui , Rong Zhao, Jinning Zhu , Qianli Huang, Wen-Jhy Lee

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.11.0507 | Volume: 18| Issue: 2| Pages: 407-420
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Health Risk Assessment and Correlation Analysis on PCDD/Fs in the Fly Ash from a Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Plant
Yen-Kung Hsieh, Wei-Sheng Chen , Jinning Zhu , Yi-Jing Wu, Qianli Huang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.12.0587 | Volume: 18| Issue: 3| Pages: 734-748
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Behavior of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, CBzs and PAHs during Thermal Treatment of Various Fly Ash from Steel Industry
Shuaixi Xu, Tong Chen, Xiaodong Li , Jianhua Yan, Kefa Cen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.11.0514 | Volume: 18| Issue: 4| Pages: 1008-1018
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Sensitivity Analyses for Atmospheric Scavenging Ratio of Total PCDD/Fs-TEQ Wet Deposition: Case of Wuhu City, China
Weiwei Wang, Kangping Cui , Rong Zhao, Wen-Jhy Lee , Ping Yan

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.01.0032 | Volume: 18| Issue: 3| Pages: 719-733
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PAH Profiles of Emitted Ashes from Indoor Biomass Burning across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region and Implications on Source Identification
Zhiyong Li , Lin Fan, Lei Wang, Huiqiao Ma, Yao Hu, Yunjun Jiang, Caixiu An, Aiqin Liu, Jinbao Han, Hui Jin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.12.0588 | Volume: 18| Issue: 3| Pages: 749-761
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Atmospheric PM2.5 and Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Taiwan
Yen-Yi Lee, Lin-Chi Wang , Jinning Zhu , Jhong-Lin Wu, Kuan-Lin Lee

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.02.0050 | Volume: 18| Issue: 3| Pages: 762-779
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Atmospheric Deposition Impact of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxin and Dibenzofuran on an Aquatic System in Central Taiwan
Shih-Tsung Tang, Yi Chang , Jinning Zhu , Sheng-Lun Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.03.0100 | Volume: 18| Issue: 4| Pages: 981-993
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Atmospheric PM2.5 and total PCDD/Fs-WHO2005-TEQ Level: A Case of Handan and Kaifeng Cities, China
Rong Zhao, Kangping Cui , Weiwei Wang, Lin-Chi Wang , Ping Yan

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.02.0040 | Volume: 18| Issue: 4| Pages: 994-1007
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Evaluation of Uncertainty Associated with Determination of Particle-bound PAHs in Ambient Area by TD-GC/MS and Soxhlet-GC/MS
Iñaki Elorduy , Nieves Durana, José Antonio García, María Carmen Gómez, Lucio Alonso

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2017.12.0578 | Volume: 18| Issue: 5| Pages: 1236-1245
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Emission Characteristics of Particulate Matter and Particle-bound Metals from a Diesel Engine Generator Fueled with Waste Cooking Oil-based Biodiesel Blended with n-Butanol and Acetone
Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Sheng-Lun Lin, Shui-Jen Chen , Ciao-Jhen Guo, Kuo-Lin Huang, Jia-Twu Lee, Kuei-Jyum C. Yeh, Juei-Yu Chiu, Chih-Chung Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.03.0090 | Volume: 18| Issue: 5| Pages: 1246-1254
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Sensitivity Analyses for the Atmospheric Dry Deposition of Total PCDD/Fs-TEQ for Handan and Kaifeng Cities, China
Rong Zhao, Kangping Cui , Weiwei Wang, Lin-Chi Wang , Ya-Fen Wang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.03.0109 | Volume: 18| Issue: 5| Pages: 1255-1269
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Volatile Organic Compounds Emission from Chinese Wood Furniture Coating Industry: Activity-based Emission Factor, Speciation Profiles, and Provincial Emission Inventory
Ke Cheng , Wei-Wei Hao, Peng Yi , Yang Zhang, Jia-Yu Zhang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.02.0044 | Volume: 18| Issue: 11| Pages: 2813-2825
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Levels of Non-PBDE Halogenated Fire Retardants and Brominated Dioxins and their Toxicological Effects in Indoor Environments - A Review
Yi-Chyun Hsu, Rachelle Anne D. Arcega, Yan-You Gou, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Yi-Hsien Lin, Sheng-Lun Lin, How-Ran Chao

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.03.0095 | Volume: 18| Issue: 8| Pages: 2047-2063
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Deposition of Toxic Dust with External Fields
Olga Kudryashova , Natalia Korovina, Igor Akhmadeev, Eugeny Muravlev, Sergey Titov, Anatoliy Pavlenko

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.04.0138 | Volume: 18| Issue: 10| Pages: 2575-2582
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Evaluation of the Relative Health Risk Impact of Atmospheric PCDD/Fs in PM2.5 in Taiwan
Ngo Tuan Hung, Hsu Wei Ting, Kai Hsien Chi

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.03.0094 | Volume: 18| Issue: 10| Pages: 2591-2599
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Concentration and Seasonal Variation of Halogenated Flame Retardants at a CAWNET Background Site in Central China
Zhen Yang, Tian Lin, Hairong Cheng , Zuwu Wang, Zhineng Cheng, Xiaopu Lyu, Lingxi Zhan, Gan Zhang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.02.0055 | Volume: 18| Issue: 12| Pages: 3068-3080
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Evaluation and Application of a Passive Air Sampler for Atmospheric Volatile Organic Compounds
Cenyan Huang, Lei Tong, Xiaorong Dai, Hang Xiao

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.03.0096 | Volume: 18| Issue: 12| Pages: 3047-3055
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Wet Deposition of PCDD/Fs in Taiwan
Yen-Yi Lee, Wen-Che Hou , Jinning Zhu , Weiwei Wang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.07.0270 | Volume: 18| Issue: 10| Pages: 2600-2611
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Temporal Trend of the Major Contributors for the Particulate Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Seoul
Sanghee Han, Ji Yi Lee, Jongbae Heo , Yong Pyo Kim

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.06.0231 | Volume: 19| Issue: 2| Pages: 318-330
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Characteristics of PM2.5-bound PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PBDD/Fs and PBDEs from a Diesel Generator Using Waste Cooking Oil-based Biodiesel Blends
Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen , Po-Min Li, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Kuo-Lin Huang, Cheng-Hung Tsai, Chi-Ying Hsieh, Chih-Chung Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.08.0310 | Volume: 18| Issue: 10| Pages: 2583-2590
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Mercury Speciation and Mass Distribution of Cement Production Process in Taiwan
Chien-Ping Chou, Tien-Chin Chang, Chun-Hsiang Chiu , Hsing-Cheng Hsi

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.05.0205 | Volume: 18| Issue: 11| Pages: 2801-2812
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Emission Factors of NOx, SO2, and PM for Bathing, Heating, Power Generation, Coking, and Cement Industries in Shanxi, China: Based on Field Measurement
Zhiyong Li , Yao Hu, Lan Chen, Lei Wang, Dong Fu , Huiqiao Ma, Lin Fan, Caixiu An, Aiqin Liu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.08.0282 | Volume: 18| Issue: 12| Pages: 3115-3127
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Atmospheric (Dry + Wet) Deposition of PCDD/Fs in Taiwan
Yen-Yi Lee, Wen-Che Hou , Jinning Zhu , Weiwei Wang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.10.0363 | Volume: 18| Issue: 11| Pages: 2788-2800
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Fuel Economy and Volatile Organic Compound Exhaust Emission for Motorcycles with Various Running Mileages
Jiun-Horng Tsai, Yung-Chen Yao, Pei-Hsiu Huang, Hung-Lung Chiang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.07.0264 | Volume: 18| Issue: 12| Pages: 3056-3067
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Atmospheric PM2.5, Total PCDD/Fs-WHO2005-TEQ Level and Wet Deposition: Cases of Jinan and Weihai Cities, China
Yixiu Zhao, Kangping Cui , Shida Chen, Zhiming Yin, How-Ran Chao , Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.11.0395 | Volume: 18| Issue: 12| Pages: 3081-3095
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Sensitivity Analysis of Atmospheric PM2.5-Bound Content and Dry Deposition of Total PCDD/Fs-TEQ: In the Case of Xiamen and Zhangzhou, China
Shida Chen, Kangping Cui , Yixiu Zhao, Zhiming Yin, How-Ran Chao , Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.11.0393 | Volume: 18| Issue: 12| Pages: 3096-3114
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Potential Risk of Benzene in Petroleum-Derived Products Used from 1974 to 2012 in Korea
Sangjun Choi , Sugyeong Kwak, Donguk Park, Jee Yeon Jeong

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.08.0301 | Volume: 19| Issue: 3| Pages: 548-558
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Techniques for Predicting Exposures to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Emitted from Cooking Processes for Cooking Workers
Chun-Yu Chen, Yu-Chieh Kuo, Shih-Min Wang, Kua-Rong Wu, Yu-Cheng Chen, Perng-Jy Tsai

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.09.0346 | Volume: 19| Issue: 2| Pages: 307-317
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Effect of Exhaust Gas Recirculation Rate on the Emissions of Persistent Organic Pollutants from a Diesel Engine
Shida Chen, Kangping Cui , Jinning Zhu , Yixiu Zhao, Lin-Chi Wang, Justus Kavita Mutuku

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.01.0047 | Volume: 19| Issue: 4| Pages: 812-819
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Effects of Retarding Fuel Injection Timing on Toxic Organic Pollutant Emissions from Diesel Engines
Yixiu Zhao, Kangping Cui , Jingning Zhu, Shida Chen, Lin-Chi Wang , Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Justus Kavita Mutuku

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.03.0112 | Volume: 19| Issue: 6| Pages: 1346-1354
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Effects of Sulfur and Calcium Compounds on Dioxin Reduction in a Fluidized Bed Combustor
Hung-Ming Shen, Ya-Fen Wang, Chien-Song Chyang , Wei-Chih Wang, Geng-Min Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.03.0140 | Volume: 19| Issue: 5| Pages: 1079-1094
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Fine Particulate Matter-induced Toxic Effects in an Animal Model of Caenorhabditis elegans
Meng-Ching Chung, Ming-Hsien Tsai, Danielle E. Que, Sayre J. Bongo, Wen-Li Hsu, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Yi-Hsien Lin, Sheng-Lun Lin, Yan-You Gou, Yi-Chyun Hsu, Wen-Che Hou, Kuo-Lin Huang, How-Ran Chao

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.03.0127 | Volume: 19| Issue: 5| Pages: 1068-1078
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EC/OC and PAHs Emissions from a Modern Diesel Engine with DPF Regeneration Fueled by 10% RME Biodiesel
Keiko Shibata , Kenji Enya, Naoya Ishikawa, Kazuhiko Sakamoto

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2018.12.0476 | Volume: 19| Issue: 8| Pages: 1765-1774
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Emissions of PM2.5-bound Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Metals from a Diesel Generator Fueled with Biodiesel Converted from Used Cooking Oil
Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen , Sheng-Lun Lin, Kuo-Lin Huang, Cheng-Kai Hsueh, Chih-Chung Lin, Po-Min Li

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.04.0204 | Volume: 19| Issue: 7| Pages: 1555-1565
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Emission of Carbonyl Compounds from Cooking Oil Fumes in the Night Market Areas
Danielle E. Que, How-Ran Chao , Yi-Chyun Hsu , Kangping Cui, Shida Chen, Lemmuel L. Tayo, Rachelle D. Arcega, Ying-I Tsai, I-Cheng Lu, Lin-Chi Wang, Li-Hao Young, Kwong-Leung J. Yu, Chane-Yu Lai, Wen-Che Hou, Sheng-Lun Lin

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.06.0289 | Volume: 19| Issue: 7| Pages: 1566-1578
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Emission Factors of NOx, SO2, PM and VOCs in Pharmaceuticals, Brick and Food Industries in Shanxi, China
Yao Hu, Zhiyong Li , Lei Wang, Hongtao Zhu, Lan Chen, Xiaobiao Guo, Caixiu An, Yunjun Jiang, Aiqin Liu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.06.0304 | Volume: 19| Issue: 8| Pages: 1785-1797
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Mechanical Treatment of MSWI Fly Ash: A Way Forward to Inhibit PCB Reformation
Ishrat Mubeen, Xiaoqing Lin , Zhiliang Chen, Alfons Buekens, Mi Yan, Shengyong Lu, Dwi Hantoko, Xiaodong Li, Jianhua Yan

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.04.0213 | Volume: 19| Issue: 8| Pages: 1775-1784
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Four-year Measurements of Wet Mercury Deposition at a Tropical Mountain Site in Central Taiwan
Ly Sy Phu Nguyen, Guey-Rong Sheu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.05.0250 | Volume: 19| Issue: 9| Pages: 2043-2055
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Emissions of NOx, PM, SO2, and VOCs from Coal-fired Boilers Related to Coal Washing, Iron-steel Production, and Lime and Gypsum Making in Shanxi, China
Zhiyong Li , Yutong Wang, Yao Hu, Lan Chen, Hongtao Zhu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.07.0363 | Volume: 19| Issue: 9| Pages: 2056-2069
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Release of Respirable Fibrous Dust from Carbon Fibers Due to Splitting along the Fiber Axis
Dominic Kehren , Barbara Simonow, Daphne Bäger, Nico Dziurowitz, Daniela Wenzlaff, Carmen Thim, Judith Neuhoff, Asmus Meyer-Plath, Sabine Plitzko

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.03.0149 | Volume: 19| Issue: 10| Pages: 2185-2195
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Emission of Liquid-phase Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Kuo-Lin Huang , Yu-Hsien Liao, Shui-Jen Chen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.08.0369 | Volume: 19| Issue: 9| Pages: 2032-2042
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Effects of Operating Parameters on Gas-phase PAH Emissions from a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell
Kuo-Lin Huang , Yu-Hsien Liao, Shui-Jen Chen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.08.0388 | Volume: 19| Issue: 10| Pages: 2196-2204
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Airborne Air Toxics Characteristics and Inhalation Health Risk Assessment of a Metropolitan Industrial Complex
Jiun-Horng Tsai, Wei-Ting Gu, I-I Chung, Hung-Lung Chiang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.08.0422 | Volume: 19| Issue: 11| Pages: 2477-2489
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Release Reductions of Gaseous Ammonia and Nitrogen Oxides from Electrochemical Treatment of Swine Wastewater
Kuo-Lin Huang , Chou-Ching Liu, Chia-Wei Lee, Chen-Yao Ma, Ting-Chun Lin, Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.09.0486 | Volume: 19| Issue: 11| Pages: 2490-2501
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PM2.5 Associated PAHs and Inorganic Elements from Combustion of Biomass, Cable Wrapping, Domestic Waste, and Garbage for Power Generation
Zhiyong Li , Yutong Wang, Songtao Guo, Zhenxin Li, Yiran Xing, Guoqing Liu, Rui Fang, Yao Hu, Hongtao Zhu, Yulong Yan

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.10.0495 | Volume: 19| Issue: 11| Pages: 2502-2517
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Effects of Blending Ethanol with Gasoline on the Performance of Motorcycle Catalysts and Airborne Pollutant Emissions
Jiun-Horng Tsai, Ya-Li Ko, Ci-Min Huang, Hung-Lung Chiang

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.10.0539 | Volume: 19| Issue: 12| Pages: 2781-2792
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PM2.5 Associated Phenols, Phthalates, and Water Soluble Ions from Five Stationary Combustion Sources
Zhiyong Li , Songtao Guo, Zhenxin Li, Yutong Wang, Yao Hu, Yiran Xing, Guoqing Liu, Rui Fang, Hongtao Zhu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.11.0602 | Volume: 20| Issue: 1| Pages: 61-71
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Characteristics of Emissions from a Portable Two-stroke Gasoline Engine
Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Yue-Rou Chen, Shui-Jen Chen , Sheng-Lun Lin, Kuo-Lin Huang, Chih-Chung Lin, Juei-Yu Chiu

DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2019.12.0650 | Volume: | Issue: | Pages: 630-642
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