Relationships between dioxins in soil, air, ash, and emissions from a municipal solid waste incinerator emitting large amounts of dioxins

Lorber, Matthew; Pinsky, Paul F.; Gehring, P.; Braverman, C.; Winters, Dwain; Sovocool, Wayne

doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(98)00279-3

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“…The lowest concentrations were measured during the summer season (2006/8/3-8/6). This trend matches results compiled by other countries (Lorber et al, 1998;Lohmann et al, 1999;Ok and Moon, 1999;Umlauf et al, 2010). The PCDD/F concentrations in ambient air have been found to be closely correlated with meteorological conditions as well as the emission strength (Yunje and Jaehoon, 1999).…”

Section: Variation In Ambient Pcdd/f Concentrations In Northern Taiwasupporting

confidence: 87%

“…As a result, the rainfall during the summertime is significantly higher than that during wintertime in Taiwan. As wet deposition is the major removal mechanism for most suspended organic compounds, a high rainfall will increase wet deposition and result in lower ambient air PCDD/F concentrations during the high rainfall season (Lorber et al, 1998). In addition, the height of the mixing layer changes significantly with the seasons.…”

Section: Variation In Ambient Pcdd/f Concentrations In Northern Taiwamentioning

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Increase of Ambient PCDD/F Concentrations in Northern Taiwan during Asian Dust Storm and Winter Monsoon Episodes

Hsien¹,

Chou

Peng

et al. 2014

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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In the spring, Asian dust storms that originate in the deserts of Mongolia and China eventually reach the populated areas of East Asia. The dust storm particles usually contain diverse organic matter and nutrients that may have an adverse effect on human health. In winter, northeast monsoon episodes that originate in the mainland China not only bring cold air but also transport dust and air pollutants to Taiwan over long distances. Based on the above, the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), in the suspended particles undergoing long-range transport needs to be investigated. In this study, the atmospheric concentrations of PCDD/Fs were monitored and investigated during an Asian dust storm episode and northeast monsoon episode in northern Taiwan. The sampling results indicate that the atmospheric PCDD/Fs observed at two remote sampling sites ranged from 7.46 ± 0.7 to 37. rd December 2008, respectively. Specifically, higher levels of PCDFs (by 70%-76%) were measured in northern Taiwan during these long-range transport periods. As no specific dioxin emission sources exist within 20 km of our sampling sites, the increase in PCDD/F concentrations observed at these two remote sampling sites is likely to be related to the Asian dust storm and northeast monsoon episodes and the pollutants would seem to have come from mainland China.

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Increase of Ambient PCDD/F Concentrations in Northern Taiwan during Asian Dust Storm and Winter Monsoon Episodes

Hsien¹,

Chou

Peng

et al. 2014

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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“…The identification of the contamination source for an impacted area is necessary before steps can be taken to reduce the emissions and proceed with remedial action. To trace the source of contamination, a comparison of the PCDD/F homologue patterns in environmental samples with those in source emissions is made either by a simple direct comparison [1][2][3] or by using statistical methods such as principal component analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis. [4][5][6][7][8][9] The determination of characteristic homologue patterns in representative environmental samples is essential to evaluate the relationship between sources and impacted areas.…”

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Levels and Characteristic Homologue Patterns of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Various Incinerator Emissions and in Air Collected Near an Incinerator

Chang

Ikonomou

2002

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were monitored in stack gas and fly ash of various Korean incinerators and in air samples collected near the facilities. Concentrations of PCDD/Fs in emissions were investigated, and characteristic PCDD/F homologue patterns were classified using statistical analyses. The PCDD/F emission levels in stack gas and fly ash samples from small incinerators (SIs) were higher than those from municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs). The PCDD/F concentrations ranged between 0.38 and 1.16 pg I-TEQ/m 3 (21.2-75.2 pg/m 3 ) in ambient air samples. The lower-chlorinated furans were the dominant components in most of the stack gas and fly ash samples from SIs, although this was not the case for fly ash from MSWIs. This homologue pattern is consistent with other studies reporting a high fraction of lower-chlorinated furans in most environmental samples affected by incinerator emissions, and it can be used as an indicator to assess the impact of such facilities on the surrounding environment.

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“…In this possible influenced area, there are no inhabitants except the staff of this plant, so the workers had better take strict protection to avoid health risk. (Jiménez et al, 1996;Domingo et al, 2000), Taiwan (Cheng et al, 2003), Italy (Caserini et al, 2004;Capuano et al, 2005), Switzerland (Schmid et al, 2005), Norway (Andersson & Ottesen, 2008), South Korea (Kim et al, 2008), China , USA (Lorber et al, 1998) and Japan (Takei et al, 2000). The present PCDD/Fs level in this studied region is in the normal level as shown in Fig.6. www.intechopen.com Jiménez et al (1996) found a slight PCDD/Fs contamination in soil near a medical waste incinerator in Madrid Spain, but did not clarify whether this plant was the only PCDD/Fs source responsible for the contamination.…”

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Long-Term Monitoring of Dioxin and Furan Level in Soil Around Medical Waste Incinerator

Li¹,

Yan²,

Chen³

et al. 2011

Soil Contamination

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Relationships between dioxins in soil, air, ash, and emissions from a municipal solid waste incinerator emitting large amounts of dioxins

Cited by 85 publications

References 5 publications

Increase of Ambient PCDD/F Concentrations in Northern Taiwan during Asian Dust Storm and Winter Monsoon Episodes

Increase of Ambient PCDD/F Concentrations in Northern Taiwan during Asian Dust Storm and Winter Monsoon Episodes

Levels and Characteristic Homologue Patterns of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Various Incinerator Emissions and in Air Collected Near an Incinerator

Long-Term Monitoring of Dioxin and Furan Level in Soil Around Medical Waste Incinerator

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