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- noun Plural form of
furan .
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Examples
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Health-threatening dioxins, furans and particulates can be emissions of plasma gasification plants, depending on the types of garbage processed and on emission-cleanup systems at plants.
Susan Buchanan: New Orleans East Residents Oppose Garbage Processing Plant Susan Buchanan 2010
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Health-threatening dioxins, furans and particulates can be emissions of plasma gasification plants, depending on the types of garbage processed and on emission-cleanup systems at plants.
Susan Buchanan: New Orleans East Residents Oppose Garbage Processing Plant Susan Buchanan 2010
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Dioxins and furans are chemical families involving halogens, mostly chlorine.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Tired of Misleading Language 2009
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In Vernon, the state's first large-scale commercial toxic waste incinerator spews deadly dioxins and furans near schools, churches, and the residential communities of East Los Angeles.
Joel Reynolds: Handle CEQA With Care Joel Reynolds 2011
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Health-threatening dioxins, furans and particulates can be emissions of plasma gasification plants, depending on the types of garbage processed and on emission-cleanup systems at plants.
Susan Buchanan: New Orleans East Residents Oppose Garbage Processing Plant Susan Buchanan 2010
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Thos added as solid inevitably leach-out and are PoP and endrocine disruptors, and some generate dioxins or furans at low temperature combustion (P and Sb based retardents do not).
Affresol Makes Homes Out of Recycled Plastic | Inhabitat 2010
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While environmental controversy surrounding use of this fuel is wide and varied, the greatest supported evidence of toxicity comes from the presents of dioxins and furans in the flue gases.
Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Tired of Misleading Language 2009
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In Vernon, the state's first large-scale commercial toxic waste incinerator spews deadly dioxins and furans near schools, churches, and the residential communities of East Los Angeles.
Joel Reynolds: Handle CEQA With Care Joel Reynolds 2011
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Site-specific health risk assessment of dioxins and furans in an industrial region with numerous emission sources.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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Site-specific health risk assessment of dioxins and furans in an industrial region with numerous emission sources.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa 2008
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