Sources of hydrocarbons in urban road dust: Identification, quantification and prediction

Mummullage, Sandya; Egodawatta, Prasanna; Ayoko, Godwin A.

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2016.05.042

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“…According to the Central Statistical Office (CSO), total particulate matter (TSP) emissions in Poland in 2017 were about 2% higher than in 2016. Total particulate matter in 2017 came mainly from stationary combustion processes, including non-industrial combustion processes (about 45% of total emissions) [9,10]. Emissions from road transport and other vehicles and equipment (including rail transport) accounted for about 10% of national TSP emissions [11,12,13] A significant portion of emissions in this category came from processes other than fuel combustion, i.e.…”

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Experimental Investigation on the Properties of Street and Sidewalk Cleaning Waste

Gronba-Chyła

2023

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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One of the municipal waste streams is street cleaning waste, classified under code 20 03 03. They are not considered hazardous waste. Due to the lack of other management technology, they are sent to landfills. This waste, among other things, by its high chloride content especially after winter, can contribute to changes in the salinity of surface and groundwater and soil salinization, which consequently contributes to changes in the local environment and entire ecosystems. As it is deposited entirely in landfills, it also contributes to the salinity of leachate generated here. The Regulation of the Minister of Economy of July 16, 2015, on allowing waste to be deposited in landfills, the total organic carbon in waste deposited in non-hazardous and inert waste landfills must not exceed 5% of dry weight. The purpose of this article is to present a study of the quality of the waste on parameters like water content, organic and mineral fraction in the dry weight of the waste, and fractional separation. The water content of the waste ranged from 12–27%, while the mineral fraction in the dry weight was 91–94%. The smallest fraction below 0.05 mm accounted for 0d 1.8 to 4.5%.

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Experimental Investigation on the Properties of Street and Sidewalk Cleaning Waste

Gronba-Chyła

2023

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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“…Traction sand is usually contaminated and needs to be chemically analysed for harmful substances before any re-use options can be contemplated. Inorganic and organic contaminants associated with traction sand particles as well as in road dust, are derived from various emission sources and are in addition dependent on factors such as weather, traffic characteristics, soil characteristics and other land-use related activates in the proximity (Mummullage et al 2016). Used traction sand is classified as a waste, because it may include heavy metals and organic compounds, which may cause environmental contamination during the re-use of this residue.…”

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Characterisation of used traction sand for utilization aspects in earth construction based on the requirements of Finnish environmental legislation

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Grönvall²,

Watkins³

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Finland launched a new Government Decree, the so-called MARA-regulation, on the utilization of certain wastes in earth construction on 1.1.2018. This statutory regulation sets limit values for the solubility of heavy metals (Sb, As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Mo, Ni, Se, Zn, V, Hg), chloride, sulphate, fluoride and dissolved organic carbon, as well as for organic substance (petroleum hydrocarbons, benzene, naphthalene, TEX (toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene), PAH-, phenolic-and PCB-compounds). In this case study, the concentrations of these harmful substances in the used traction sand collected in the city of Kemi, Northern Finland, were lower than their limit values set in the MARA-regulation. Therefore, this residue is a potential material to be used at earth construction sites such as in roads and roadways, in field and embankment structures, as well as in floor structures of industrial or storage buildings. However, if the used traction sand is to be utilized for these kinds of civil engineering purposes, an environmental permit is still needed because this material is not yet included in the scope of the MARA-regulation. This paper also gives an overview of the relevant Finnish environmental legislation on the utilization of wastes as an earth construction material.

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“…Motor oil is also recognised as a major source of PAHs which contribute to pollution (Napier et al 2008;Budai and Clement 2011;Aryal et al 2013;Mummullage et al 2016;Markiewicz et al 2017). Other contaminants include Zn and to a lesser degree Pb and Cu, with PAHs being the key contaminant (Napier et al 2008;Budai and Clement 2011).…”

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“…Studies vary in their priority ordering of PAH sources. Both Napier et al (2008) and Mummullage et al (2016) rank vehicle sources of PAH as Oil > exhaust > tyre, however Markiewicz et al (2017) assert the rank exhaust > tyre > oil > road wear > brakes. There appear to be two main reasons for this difference, the first of which again revolves around urban and highway driving.…”

Section: Motor Oilmentioning

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“…There appear to be two main reasons for this difference, the first of which again revolves around urban and highway driving. Oil loss usually occurs while the vehicle is standing, a situation more likely to occur in urban rather than highway situations (Budai and Clement 2011), Markiewicz et al (2017) focus on highway driving as opposed to Napier et al (2008) and Mummullage et al (2016).…”

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Sources of hydrocarbons in urban road dust: Identification, quantification and prediction

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Experimental Investigation on the Properties of Street and Sidewalk Cleaning Waste

Experimental Investigation on the Properties of Street and Sidewalk Cleaning Waste

Characterisation of used traction sand for utilization aspects in earth construction based on the requirements of Finnish environmental legislation

Developing motorway balancing ponds with long-term net ecological value

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