An essential preliminary before choosing an abatement method is to (a) obtain as comprehensive a picture as possible of all the compounds present in the emission, and (b) study both present and prospective legislation to determine the pollutants which may have to be treated.
Emissions from flexible polyurethane foam production are reviewed and the abatement methods of interest are summarised.
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