Emission of chlorinated organic compounds from waste incinerator.

Environmental Burden of Disease from Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator

Formation of toxic chemicals including dioxin-related compounds by combustion from a small home waste incinerator.

We investigated combustion in a small home waste incinerator and analyzed both flue gas and residual ash for formation of the dioxin-related compounds polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls and their precursors polychlorinated benzenes, polychlorinated phenols, polychlorinated diphenyl ethers, and polychlorinated biphenyls. Parti...

Co2 Emission from Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator: Ipcc Formula Estimation and Flue Gas Measurement

Although most of the air pollutants can be removed with air pollution control facilities, the greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide) is unavoidably released into the atmosphere from the flue gas during waste incineration. The amounts of CO2 emitted from municipal solid waste incinerators are usually estimated following the guidelines set down by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Ho...

Measurements of chlorinated volatile organic compounds emitted from office printers and photocopiers

Office devices can release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) partly generated by toners and inks, as well as particles of paper. The aim of the presented study is to identify indoor emissions of volatile halogenated organic compounds into the office workspace environment. Mixtures of organic pollutants emitted by seven office devices, i.e. printers and copiers, were analyzed by taking samples i...

Emission of airborne bacteria from a hospital incinerator.

Only five studies have been found in the literature which provide any indication of the effectiveness of incineration for rendering infectious hospital waste innocuous. Although there is an indication from these studies for release of bacteria in stack gas, none of the studies identified the bacteria or determined the source of bacteria. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the p...