Concentrations and Profiles of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Air and Soil Samples in the Proximity of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Plant

Liu, Wenbin; Zhang, Wenjing; Li, Sumei; Meng, Chao; Fang, Tao; Li, Haifeng; Zhang, Bing

doi:10.1089/ees.2011.0297

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“…It can be seen that the PCDD/F concentrations in ambient air near the SeAl plants in our study were similar to those found near a crematory by Wang et al (2003), near a SeAl plant by Chen et al (2004), and near MSWIs (Oh et al, 2002;Xu et al, 2009;Liu et al, 2012b). However, the PCDD/F concentrations in ambient air near the SeCu smelters in our study were higher than those of industrial thermal processes listed in Table 3, so it is essential that intensive studies are performed to investigate the potential impacts of SeCu plants on their surrounding environments.…”

Section: Comparison Of Atmospheric Up-pops Concentrations With Some Isupporting

confidence: 83%

“…The PCDD/F concentrations in ambient air around SeAl plant and plants performing other industrial thermal processes have been studied previously, and the results are summarized in Table 3 (Oh et al, 2002;Wang et al, 2003;Chen et al, 2004;Shih et al, 2006;Xu et al, 2009;Liu et al, 2012b). It can be seen that the PCDD/F concentrations in ambient air near the SeAl plants in our study were similar to those found near a crematory by Wang et al (2003), near a SeAl plant by Chen et al (2004), and near MSWIs (Oh et al, 2002;Xu et al, 2009;Liu et al, 2012b).…”

Section: Comparison Of Atmospheric Up-pops Concentrations With Some Isupporting

confidence: 73%

“…Intensive studies have been performed to investigate PCDD/F concentrations in environments surrounding municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs) (Oh et al, 2002;Shih et al, 2006;Liu et al, 2012b). Liu et al (2012b) determined PCDD/F concentrations in a series of air and soil samples collected around a typical MSWI and found that the MSWI had potentially influenced the PCDD/F concentrations in the environment.…”

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“…Liu et al (2012b) determined PCDD/F concentrations in a series of air and soil samples collected around a typical MSWI and found that the MSWI had potentially influenced the PCDD/F concentrations in the environment. Shih et al (2006) found that the average PCDD/F concentration (0.0828 pg WHO-TEQ/Nm 3 ; WHO ¼ World Health Organization, TEQ ¼ toxic equivalent) in air samples collected from around two MSWIs was 6.5 times higher than the concentration in air at a remote site (0.0132 pg WHO-TEQ/ Nm 3 ).…”

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Characterization of polychlorinated dibenzo- p -dioxins and dibenzofurans, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls, and polychlorinated naphthalenes in the environment surrounding secondary copper and aluminum metallurgical facilities in China

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a b s t r a c tUnintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants (UP-POPs) were determined in ambient air from around five secondary non-ferrous metal processing plants in China, to investigate the potential impacts of the emissions of these plants on their surrounding environments. The target compounds were polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (dlPCBs), and polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs). The PCDD/F, dl-PCB, and PCN concentrations in the ambient air downwind of the plants were 4.70e178, 8.23e7520 and 152e4190 pg/m 3 , respectively, and the concentrations upwind of the plants were lower. Clear correlations were found between ambient air and stack gas concentrations of the PCDD/Fs, dl-PCBs, and PCNs among the five plants, respectively. Furthermore, the UP-POPs homolog and congener patterns in the ambient air were similar to the patterns in the stack gas samples. These results indicate that UP-POPs emissions from the plants investigated have obvious impacts on the environments surrounding the plants.

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Section: Comparison Of Atmospheric Up-pops Concentrations With Some Isupporting

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Section: Comparison Of Atmospheric Up-pops Concentrations With Some Isupporting

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“…And the D/F ratios for stack gas samples were in the range of 0.085-0.31 (mean 0.20), which were in accordance with previous studies. Liu et al (2012) found that the D/F ratios in the stack gas samples usually less than 1, which indicated the emission characteristics of PCDD/Fs during thermal processes. However, the D/F ratios in the soil samples were different from the air samples and increased in the soil environment (Liu et al 2012).…”

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Concentrations of and health risks posed by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans around industrial sites in Hebei Province, China

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Sintering and steel production as the main emission sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) may affect environment and human health. The concentrations, profiles, and distributions of PCDD/Fs in soil samples from around four typical sintering and steel production plants in Hebei Province, China, were determined. Forty-six soil samples were collected at distances from 500 to 9000 m from industrial plant chimneys. The concentrations of total 17 2,3,7,8-substituted PCDD/F congeners in the soil samples from sites A, B, C, and D were in the range 11-130, 13-284, 2.6-378, and 21-231 pg/g, respectively, and the internationally accepted toxic equivalent (I-TEQ) concentrations were 0.37-13.2, 0.31-12.1, 0.13-13.7, and 1.60-22.7 pg I-TEQ/g, respectively. Soil ingestion was estimated the major exposure pathway to PCDD/Fs. At current PCDD/F concentrations, the local population will be exposed to low amounts of PCDD/Fs in soil from around the industrial sites, and this exposure will pose potential health risks for the local population living at distances of less than 1000 m from nearest stack but will have no high health risks for people living further away. These results will be helpful when planning measures to control PCDD/F sources. The data will also benefit local environmental monitoring studies and be useful when assessing the risks posed by PCDD/Fs around the industrial sites to the environment and humans.

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Spatial distribution of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in soil around a municipal solid waste incinerator

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Tian

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Environ Geochem Health

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Municipal solid waste incinerators (MSWIs) are usually considered to be important sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs). To examine the influence of PCDD/Fs emissions from a MSWI on the surrounding environment, 21 soil samples were collected from various sampling sites distributed at distances of 300-1,700 m away from the stack of a MSWI. International Toxic Equivalent (I-TEQ) concentrations ranged from 0.47 to 2.07 pg I-TEQ g -1 , with average and median concentrations of 1.08 and 1.05 pg I-TEQ g -1 , respectively. Comparison of the results presented herein with other worldwide studies suggested that the concentrations of PCDD/Fs in the ambient soil were relatively low, indicating a limited impact on the surrounding environment. The emission concentrations from the incinerator were the critical factor in generating an environmental impact on the surrounding environment. An exponential function was developed, indicating a slight decline in TEQs of PCDD/Fs with increasing distance from the MSWI stack. The ordinary kriging interpolation technique was selected to create a contour map, which intuitively showed that a limited surrounding area (B1,000 m from the stack) was obviously influenced by the MSWI.

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Concentrations and Profiles of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans in Air and Soil Samples in the Proximity of a Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Plant

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References 29 publications

Characterization of polychlorinated dibenzo- p -dioxins and dibenzofurans, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls, and polychlorinated naphthalenes in the environment surrounding secondary copper and aluminum metallurgical facilities in China

Characterization of polychlorinated dibenzo- p -dioxins and dibenzofurans, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls, and polychlorinated naphthalenes in the environment surrounding secondary copper and aluminum metallurgical facilities in China

Concentrations of and health risks posed by polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans around industrial sites in Hebei Province, China

Spatial distribution of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in soil around a municipal solid waste incinerator

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