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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 179, Issue 1-3, Pages 197-202Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.02.079
Keywords
Municipal solid waste; Incinerator; Bottom ash; PAHs; PCBs
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- Program for Changjiang Scholars
- Innovative Research Team in University [IRT0536]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were analyzed in bottom ash from municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration in six cities in Zhejiang province, where one-fourth of the MSW incinerators of China are located. Total PAH contents varied from 2222.53 to 6883.91 mu g/kg. The patterns of PAHs were found to be very similar in all the samples, dominated by three-ring and four-ring PAHs. Total PCB concentrations in bottom ash ranged from 1.00 to 1.31 mu g/kg, while the coplanar PCBs in the bottom ash were in the range of 0.08-0.52 mu g/kg. Among PCB congeners, low chlorinated PCBs contributed to the majority of total PCBs. Generally, PAH concentrations in cities with fluidized bed incinerator were less than those in cities with grate furnace incinerator. PAH and PCB levels were affected by both plastic content in MSW incinerator feed and combustion efficiency. However, further study is required to investigate the effect of these two variables deeply, as well as other influencing factors. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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