Exposure and Risk Assessment to Airborne dl-PCBs and Dioxins in the Population Living in the Neighborhood of a Cement Plant: A Pilot Study in the Valencian Region of Spain
Abstract:Emissions from cement manufacturing facilities may increase health risks in nearby populations. For this reason, dioxin-like PCB (dl-PCB), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD), and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) concentrations in PM10 samples were assessed in the vicinity of a cement manufacturing plant located in the Valencian Region (eastern Spain). The total concentrations of the sum of dl-PCBs, PCDDs, and PCDFs ranged between 1.85 and 42.53 fg TEQ/m3 at the assessed stations. The average daily inha… Show more
“…Cheruiyot et al [76] observed that MSWIs utilizing activated carbon injection exhibited lower EF of 0.711 µg I-TEQ tonwaste -1 . Pham et al [77] reported the EF ranging from 0.011 -374 ng TEQ kg-waste -1 while recently, Ruiz et al [78] reported the lower EF of 1.85 ng TEQ kg-waste -1 . The comparison of our EF findings with Pham et al [77] and Ruiz et al [78] supports the hypothesis highlighted by Cheruiyot et al [76] that the combination of dry scrubber and baghouse is effective for simultaneous reduction of EF in flue gas emissions.…”
Section: Pcdd/fs Emission Factors and Potential Released To The Envir...mentioning
“…Cheruiyot et al [76] observed that MSWIs utilizing activated carbon injection exhibited lower EF of 0.711 µg I-TEQ tonwaste -1 . Pham et al [77] reported the EF ranging from 0.011 -374 ng TEQ kg-waste -1 while recently, Ruiz et al [78] reported the lower EF of 1.85 ng TEQ kg-waste -1 . The comparison of our EF findings with Pham et al [77] and Ruiz et al [78] supports the hypothesis highlighted by Cheruiyot et al [76] that the combination of dry scrubber and baghouse is effective for simultaneous reduction of EF in flue gas emissions.…”
Section: Pcdd/fs Emission Factors and Potential Released To The Envir...mentioning
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