ATMOSPHERIC LEVELS, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION Air Quality impact of the shut-down of a Hospital Waste Incinerator in the Oporto Region
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Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are injected into the atmosphere by various combustion processes and dispersed throughout the environment by atmospheric transport. These combustion processes include the incineration of municipal solid wastes (MSW). The construction of a MSW incinerator in the Portuguese region of Oporto in 1998 led to the development of an external air quality monitoring program. Since that year, the collection of a total of 89 samples has provided a characterization of PCDD/PCDF levels in the Oporto region.
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تاریخ انتشار 2004