Incineration Of Hazardous Waste

Oppelt, E. Timothy

doi:10.1080/08940630.1987.10466245

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“…Generally, evaluation of HWI stack emissions has been focused on heavy metals, semivolatile and volatile compounds (Oppelt, 1987;Sedman and Esparza, 1991). On average, PCDD/F emissions from HWI have been reported to be about three or four orders of magnitude lower than PCDD/F emissions from municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWI) (Dempsey and Oppelt, 1993).…”

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Levels of dioxins and furans in plasma of nonoccupationally exposed subjects living near a hazardous waste incinerator

Agramunt

Schuhmacher

Hernández

et al. 2005

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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The potential adverse effects of hazardous waste incinerators (HWI) continue to be a subject of worry. The construction of the first and till now only HWI in Spain finished in 1999. To assess the potential impact of the plant on public health, a preoperational monitoring program was established during the period of construction. The main goal of the present study was to determine, after approximately 3 years of regular operations in the facility, the concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in plasma of nonoccupationally exposed subjects living near the HWI. Blood samples were obtained from 20 volunteers aged 19-62 years. The mean PCDD/F concentration in plasma was 15.70 pg I-TEQ/g lipid (range 4.66-29.25 pg I-TEQ/g lipid), which is significantly lower than the mean level found in the baseline survey, 27.01 pg I-TEQ/g lipid (range 14.79-48.95 pg I-TEQ/g lipid). Reductions were noted for both sexes and for all age groups. The comparison with PCDD/F levels from a number of different countries shows that, in general terms, the current PCDD/F concentrations are lower than most results recently reported. It is concluded that emissions from the stack of the HWI assessed here should not mean any additional significant exposure to PCDD/Fs for the population living near the facility.

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Levels of dioxins and furans in plasma of nonoccupationally exposed subjects living near a hazardous waste incinerator

Agramunt

Schuhmacher

Hernández

et al. 2005

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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“…1 Although most existing hazardous waste incinerators have generally been found to comply with recently imposed federal guidelines, and have for several decades operated with proven performance, there is considerable public skepticism about whether incineration is truly an environmentally benign waste-treatment strategy. An improved understanding of incinerator performance is a necessary prerequisite for more informed public comment on future site location.…”

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“…Of this amount, approximately 63 million metric tons are treatable by thermal destruction. 1 Because incineration can, in most cases, literally destroy the organic waste constituents and provide a substantial reduction in waste volume where total destruction is not realized, and because it provides a means for energy and material recovery, it has emerged as a preferred method of treatment.…”

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Rotary Kiln Injection I. An Indepth Study—Liquid Injection

Cundy¹,

Lester²,

Sterling³

et al. 1989

JAPCA

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A multlfaceted experimental and theoretical program directed toward the understanding of rotary kiln performance Is underway. University, Industry and government participation Is Involved. This paper, the first In a series, presents a general discussion of the overall programmatic goals, followed by a brief description of the sub-programs Including: in-situ measurements from an industrial-scale rotary kiln located at the Louisiana Division of Dow Chemical USA in Plaquemine, Louisiana; laboratory-scale desorption characterization and klln-slmulator studies; and incinerator modeling efforts. Water-cooled probes have been used to obtain gas samples from the kiln and the afterburner of an Industrial-scale facility. The samples were analyzed using GC and GC/MS techniques. We include In this communication a report on these preliminary measurements.The United States now generates more than 265 million metric tons of hazardous waste per year. Of this amount, approximately 63 million metric tons are treatable by thermal destruction. 1 Because incineration can, in most cases, literally destroy the organic waste constituents and provide a substantial reduction in waste volume where total destruction is not realized, and because it provides a means for energy and material recovery, it has emerged as a preferred method of treatment.Oppelt has reviewed the state-ofthe-art of incineration techniques. 1 Although most existing hazardous waste incinerators have generally been found to comply with recently imposed federal guidelines, and have for several decades operated with proven performance, there is considerable public skepticism about whether incineration is truly an environmentally benign waste-treatment strategy. An improved understanding of incinerator performance is a necessary prerequisite for more informed public comment on future site location. A better understanding of the chemical and physical phenomena that underlie the operation of existing and currently planned units is also needed for the development of a new generation of incinerators. We have, therefore, initiated a multifaceted experimental and theoretical program directed toward the development of a rudimentary understanding of and predictive capability for rotary kiln and afterburner incinerator performance, as influenced by basic design and operational parameters. Presently, these are related largely through empirical guidelines developed from operational experience. The program we have initiated involves university, industry, and government participation.A series of papers discussing individual components and aspects of this overall kiln study will be presented. This communication is the first of that series. In this paper, we present background information followed by a brief description of the overall program goals and objectives along with our general approach to the problem, including a description of defined subprogram objectives. We conclude this paper with a presentation of preliminary results obtained from one unique sub-program of the experimenta...

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“…Additional information concerning experience in incineration of solid materials at Superfund sites has been compiled by the U.S. EPA. 141 An authoritative and comprehensive review of incineration was presented by Oppelt 142 as part of the 1987 A&WMA Critical Reviews program.…”

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Soil Remediation Techniques at Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites

Sims

1990

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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Incineration Of Hazardous Waste

Cited by 155 publications

References 31 publications

Levels of dioxins and furans in plasma of nonoccupationally exposed subjects living near a hazardous waste incinerator

Levels of dioxins and furans in plasma of nonoccupationally exposed subjects living near a hazardous waste incinerator

Rotary Kiln Injection I. An Indepth Study—Liquid Injection

Soil Remediation Techniques at Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites

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