Dioxins and furans in the Jordanian environment Part 1: Preliminary study on a municipal landfill site with open combustion nearby Amman - Jordan

Alawi, Mahmoud A.; Wichmann, Hubertus; Lorenz, W.; Bahadir, Müfit

doi:10.1016/0045-6535(95)00355-x

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“…This has created a significant new source of dioxins that are emitted, and have left communities highly exposed on an unknowingly and continuous basis (Garcia-Nieto et al, 2009). Several marginalized economies have reported that dioxins and furans are a contaminant in several environmental matrixes including: food (Muntean et al, 2003;Schecter et al, 2003), fly ash (Aristizabal et al, 2008;Wyrzykowska et al, 2009), soil (Minh, et al, 2003;Takazawa et al, 2004;Alawi et al, 1996) and sediment (Tundo et al, 2004).…”

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Feasibility of Establishing an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Laboratory for the Detection of Dioxins in Economically Marginalized and Developed Countries

Lee¹

2023

Preprint

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Finding a low cost and accessible means of detecting for dioxins in contaminated soil is a necessary step to ensure the health and safety of humans and the environment worldwide. Conventional technologies based on mass spectrometry are expensive and inaccessible. A minimally resourced laboratory and the use of ELISA will be discussed as a feasible, accessible, low cost alternative. The correlation between a minimally resourced laboratory (Ryerson University) and a fully resourced laboratory (Ontario Ministry of the Environment) was strong (n=13, r²=0.888, slope=0.87). To demonstrate the functionality of the minimally resourced laboratory, a supplemental site was characterized using ELISA. Results from the Ryerson and OMOE laboratories produced similar dioxin concentrations of undetectable to 120.26pgTEQg⁻¹ and 32.38 to 163.2pgTEQg⁻¹, respectively. This study illustrates an alternative for evaluating contaminated soil that could serve as a technology transfer for marginalized economies, and provide an accessible form of sample analysis in developed countries.

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Feasibility of Establishing an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Laboratory for the Detection of Dioxins in Economically Marginalized and Developed Countries

Lee¹

2023

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“…In addition, over 3450 unlicensed landfills have been reported in the EU countries and 3091 landfills under operation were in US at 1996 [2]. Furthermore, in developing countries, landfills constitute a continuous source of atmospheric and groundwater pollution because the combustion of organic matter in an uncontrolled manner leads to atmospheric and soil contamination [3].…”

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Determination of Organic Contaminants in Landfill Leachates: A Review

Jiménez¹,

Alzaga²,

Bayona³

2002

International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry

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“…After that the total landfill area of 4-5 km 2 was covered with a soil layer of 30-50 cm depth, but the combustion of the solid waste was not completed. Therefore, the burning process and pyrolysis continues still in an oxygen depleted atmosphere, highly suitable for the formation of environmentally problematic toxic substances such as dioxin, furans and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (Alawi, Wichmann et al 1996).…”

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Solid Waste Management in Jordan

Aljaradin

Persson

2014

IJARBSS

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Solid waste became one of the major environmental problems in Jordan, which has been aggravated over the past 15 years by the sharp increase in the volume of waste generated as well as qualitative changes in its composition. The challenges face solid waste management (SWM) in Jordan are numerous. Financial constraints, shortage of proper equipment and limited availability of trained and skilled manpower together with massive and sudden population increases due to several waves of forced migration.In this work we discussed these challenges; the main problems which stand against developing this sector to sustainable levels in the coming future are identified. Suggestions and recommendations that should be taken in consideration for developing the sector are also presented.

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Dioxins and furans in the Jordanian environment Part 1: Preliminary study on a municipal landfill site with open combustion nearby Amman - Jordan

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Feasibility of Establishing an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Laboratory for the Detection of Dioxins in Economically Marginalized and Developed Countries

Feasibility of Establishing an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Laboratory for the Detection of Dioxins in Economically Marginalized and Developed Countries

Determination of Organic Contaminants in Landfill Leachates: A Review

Solid Waste Management in Jordan

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