A componential approach for evaluating the sources of trace metals in municipal solid waste

Chemosphere
Emily L TuckerTimothy G Townsend

Abstract

Trace metals concentrations of 25 elements were determined for 22 subcomponents of biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste samples representing the United States municipal solid waste (MSW) stream collected during three separate waste sorts. The subcomponent trace metal concentrations and estimated composition results were used to predict trace metal concentrations present in the overall MSW stream along with MSW compost and waste to energy (WTE) ash, which were compared to health-based standards (i.e., US EPA regional screening levels) and to values previously reported in the literature. These estimates for potentially problematic elements like As and Sb could be attributed to abundant base materials in MSW, while other elements, such as Pb, were calculated at much lower concentrations than other published studies. This suggests that trace metals measured in actual MSW compost and WTE ash could originate not only from MSW base components but also from other sources, such as highly concentrated low-mass wastes (e.g., e-waste). While the removal of small quantity components with high metal concentrations may reduce concentrations of some potentially problematic metals (e.g., Pb), others (e.g., As and Sb) are likely to persist ...Continue Reading

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