PMID: 15253038Jul 16, 2004Paper

Formation of polychlorinated naphthalenes, dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, biphenyls, and organochlorine pesticides in thermal processes and their occurrence in ambient air

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Takumi TakasugaKurunthachalam Senthil Kumar

Abstract

Mono- through octachlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) were measured in start-up, steady operation, and shutdown of machinery operation flue gas and fly ash generated during different stages of MSWI and other incineration thermal processes. Besides, electroprecipitator fly ash (EP-ash) was dechlorinated using the Hagenmeier process and analyzed for congener profiles. In addition to PCNs, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), biphenyls (PCBs), and major organochlorine pesticides were determined in ambient air samples from three different sites of western Japan in the summer and winter of 1992. The PCNs from flue gas contained 15,000, 4300, and 13,000 ng/m3 during start-up, steady operation, and shutdown conditions, respectively. Whereas fly ash contained 470, 370, and 1400 ng/g PCNs under start-up, steady operation, and shutdown condition, respectively. The dechlorination process reduced PCN concentrations considerably. Concentrations of PCNs and PCDD/PCDFs in air samples collected in winter were slightly higher than in summer. PCBs, organochlorine pesticides such as chlordanes, DDTs, and HCHs were higher in summer air samples. WHO toxic equivalency (WHO-TEQ) concentrations in air samples were 0.3-0.9 pg/m...Continue Reading

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