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Behavior of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in leachate from MSW landfill sites in Japan 总被引:7,自引:0,他引:7
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in landfill leachates and the effluent from leachate treatment facilities have been analyzed by many researchers. However, seasonal and yearly variations and the influence of landfill age are still not clear. In this study, leachate was sampled on four occasions each, at different seasons, from two MSW landfills which receive different waste material. Then, the quantities of alkylphenols (APs), bisphenol A (BPA), phthalic acid esters (PAEs) and organotin compounds (OTs) in leachate were determined. By sampling leachate from landfill cells of different age, the long-term behavior of EDCs was studied. Furthermore, leachate was also sampled at different points in the process of a leachate treatment system, and then the behavior of EDCs in the facility was studied. The concentrations of APs were as low as in surface waters, and OTs were not detected (detection limit was 0.01 microg/l), while BPA and DEHP, which were the most abundant of the four substances measured as PAEs, were found in all the leachates that were measured. Concentrations of BPA and DEHP were almost constant regardless of season, except for a couple of low concentrations observed for BPA. The varying composition of landfilled waste did not influence BPA and DEHP in leachate. Concentration of BPA in raw leachate tends to decrease as the years go by, but the concentration of DEHP was observed to remain at a constant level. BPA was considerably degraded by aeration for leachates from the two landfills, except when the leachate temperature was low. Aeration, coagulation/sedimentation, and biological treatment could not remove DEHP. 相似文献
2.
Yasunori Kawagoshi Isao Fukunaga Hisao Itoh 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》1999,1(1):53-61
Organophosphoric acid triester (OPE) concentration levels in water and bottom sediment at the Osaka North Port Sea-Based Solid
Waste Disposal Site were investigated, and the behavior of OPEs in the water environment of the waste disposal site was examined.
The more highly water-soluble OPEs were frequently detected in raw water. Of the OPEs detected, TCEP and TCPP showed very
high concentrations (1.0–90 μg/l), followed by TEP (0.3–10 μg/l) > TBXP (0.8–6.3 μg/l) > TDCPP (0.6–6.2 μg/l) > TBP (0.2–1.5 μg/l)
> TPP (<0.1 μg/l). Most OPEs detected in water were eluted from the disposal waste to the water phase immediately and behaved
as dissolved forms with no distribution in suspended solids (SS). On the other hand, the less water-soluble OPEs, such as
TCP or TEHP, were detected in bottom sediment but hardly at all in water samples. All OPEs were detected at the waste disposal
site, within which their concentration levels were uniform. It appeared that the less water-soluble OPEs were present as SS-associated
forms and behaved in line with the floating surface sludge at the bottom.
Received: July 6, 1998 / Accepted: February 25, 1999 相似文献
3.
N. Watanabe N. Tanikawa T. Oikawa S. Inoue J. Fukuyama 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2003,5(1):0069-0076
A method of determining the chlorine (Cl) and sulfur (S) in municipal solid waste (MSW) was studied. The quartz furnace method
was improved in two ways: recovery from ash by hot extraction with dilute nitric acid, and avoidance of the volatilization
of alkali (earth) metal chlorides by setting the sample combustion temperature at 600°C. In a comparison with the bomb method,
using nine sets of kitchen garbage and waste plastics, the bomb method yielded a 15%–25% lower value than the improved quartz
furnace method. Combustion in the bomb was frequently incomplete, resulting in recovery losses of Cl and S. The average kitchen
garbage involved 5.2 mg Cl/g, of which at least 24.1% would be converted to HCl. Plastics contained 23 mg Cl/g generating
88.1% HCl on average. In the same way, kitchen garbage contained 3.0 mg S/g, generating 52.3% SO
x
, whereas plastics contained 1.1 mg S/g with 55.1% SO
x
formation.
Received: March 20, 2002 / Accepted: October 13, 2002 相似文献
4.
Pierre Hennebert Astrid Avellan Junfang Yan Olivier Aguerre-Chariol 《Waste management (New York, N.Y.)》2013,33(9):1870-1881
The potential colloids release from a large panel of 25 solid industrial and municipal waste leachates, contaminated soil, contaminated sediments and landfill leachates was studied. Standardized leaching, cascade filtrations and measurement of element concentrations in the microfiltrate (MF) and ultrafiltrate (UF) fraction were used to easily detect colloids potentially released by waste. Precautions against CO2 capture by alkaline leachates, or bacterial re-growth in leachates from wastes containing organic matter should be taken. Most of the colloidal particles were visible by transmission electron microscopy with energy dispersion spectrometry (TEM–EDS) if their elemental MF concentration is greater than 200 μg l?1. If the samples are dried during the preparation for microscopy, neoformation of particles can occur from the soluble part of the element. Size distribution analysis measured by photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) were frequently unvalid, particularly due to polydispersity and/or too low concentrations in the leachates. A low sensitivity device is required, and further improvement is desirable in that field. For some waste leachates, particles had a zeta potential strong enough to remain in suspension. Mn, As, Co, Pb, Sn, Zn had always a colloidal form (MF concentration/UF concentration > 1.5) and total organic carbon (TOC), Fe, P, Ba, Cr, Cu, Ni are partly colloidal for more than half of the samples). Nearly all the micro-pollutants (As, Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, V and Zn) were found at least once in colloidal form greater than 100 μg l?1. In particular, the colloidal forms of Zn were always by far more concentrated than its dissolved form. The TEM–EDS method showed various particles, including manufactured nanoparticles (organic polymer, TiO2, particles with Sr, La, Ce, Nd). All the waste had at least one element detected as colloidal. The solid waste leachates contained significant amount of colloids different in elemental composition from natural ones. The majority of the elements were in colloidal form for wastes of packaging (3), a steel slag, a sludge from hydrometallurgy, composts (2), a dredged sediment (#18), an As contaminated soil and two active landfill leachates.These results showed that cascade filtration and ICP elemental analysis seems valid methods in this field, and that electronic microscopy with elemental detection allows to identify particles. Particles can be formed from dissolved elements during TEM sample preparation and cross-checking with MF and UF composition by ICP is useful. The colloidal fraction of leachate of waste seems to be a significant source term, and should be taken into account in studies of emission and transfer of contaminants in the environment. Standardized cross-filtration method could be amended for the presence of colloids in waste leachates. 相似文献
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Peeranart Kiddee Ravi Naidu Ming H. Wong Laurence Hearn Jochen F. Muller 《Waste management (New York, N.Y.)》2014,34(11):2292-2304
The management of electronic waste (e-waste) is a serious problem worldwide and much of it is landfilled. A survey of four selected landfills in an arid region of South Australia was conducted to determine the proportion of e-waste in municipal waste and the properties of each landfill site. Leachate and groundwater samples were collected upgradient and downgradient of the landfills for analysis of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and 14 metals and metalloids, including Al, As, Ba, Be, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Sb, V and Zn. Our data demonstrate that the selected landfills in South Australia continue to receive municipal waste containing in excess of 6%, or 25,000 tonnes per year, of e-waste. The leachates and groundwater collected from the landfills contained significantly elevated concentrations of Pb with the highest concentration in groundwater of 38 μg/l, almost four times higher than the Australian drinking water guideline of 10 μg/l. The presence of PBDEs was detected in both leachate and groundwater samples. Total PBDEs values of 2.13–59.75 ng/l in leachate samples were 10 times higher than in groundwater samples, which recorded a range of 0.41–6.53 ng/l at all sites. Moreover, the concentrations of metals and metalloids in sampled groundwater contained elevated levels of Al, As, Fe, Ni and Pb that exceeded Australian drinking water guideline values. For these reasons potential leaching of these contaminants is of concern and while difficult to attribute elevated contaminant levels to e-waste, we do not recommend continued disposal of e-waste in old landfills that were not originally designed to contain leachates. The survey also revealed temporal variation in the electrical conductivity and concentrations of As, Cd and Pb present in leachates of landfills in arid Mediterranean climates. These results are consistent with the marked variations in rainfall patterns observed for such climates. The solute concentration (EC and other ions including As, Cd and Pb) declines in the leachates during wet winter months (June to September), in contrast to tropical countries where such changes are observed during wet summer months. 相似文献
6.
Jun Yoshinaga Akiko Kida Osami Nakasugi 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2001,3(1):60-65
Boron has been found in high concentrations in leachates from landfills located throughout Japan. However, the source(s) of
boron in the leachates, i.e., what kind of waste(s) releases this element into the leachate, has not been clarified. In this
study, boron concentrations in leachates from 48 industrial landfills were evaluated, in relation to the categories of waste
constituting the landfill in each of the sites, by multiple regression analysis. The multiple regression analyses were carried
out using the log-transformed boron concentration as a dependent variable and each of 19 categories of industrial waste (according
to the Japanese Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Law) as independent variables. Stepwise variable selection was employed
in the analyses. Although the significant variable(s) selected varied according to the data sets analyzed (viz., data sets from least controlled landfill sites, from controlled landfill sites, and from both), cinders, slag, and waste
plastics emerged as wastes with positive partial regression coefficients that significantly explained the boron levels in
the leachates. These results indicated that cinders, slag, and waste plastics were the sources of high concentrations of boron
in the leachates. The results of the present exploratory statistical analyses warrant a systematic survey of the boron contents
of, and leachability from, cinders, slag, and waste plastics.
Received: January 17, 2000 / Accepted: July 24, 2000 相似文献
7.
Environmental contamination from electronic waste recycling at Guiyu, southeast China 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Anna Leung Zong Wei Cai Ming Hung Wong 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2006,8(1):21-33
The disposal, recycling, and part salvaging of discarded electronic devices such as computers, printers, televisions, and
toys are now creating a new set of waste problems. This study is aimed at identifying the sources and quantifying the pollution
levels generated from electronic waste (e-waste) activities at Guiyu, Guangdong Province, China, and their potential impacts
on the environment and human health. The preliminary results indicate that total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in
soil obtained from a printer roller dump site was 593 μg/kg dry weight (dry wt.) and in sediment from a duck pond, the PAH
concentration was 514 μg/kg (dry wt.). Sediment from the Lianjiang River was found to be contaminated by polychlorinated biphenyls
(743 μg/kg) at a level approaching three times the Canadian Environmental Quality Guidelines probable effect level of 277 μg/kg.
Total mono- to hepta-brominated diphenyl ether homologue concentrations (1140 and 1169 μg/kg dry wt.) in soils near dumping
sites were approximately 10–60 times those reported for other polybrominated diphenyl ether-contaminated locations in the
world. In-house study on the open burning of cable wires showed extremely high levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans resulting in 12419 ng toxic equivalents (TEQ)/kg of waste input and 15 610 ng TEQ/kg for two separate
tests, respectively, which were about three orders of magnitude higher than those for the open burning of household waste.
High levels of Cu (712, 528, and 496 mg/kg), exceeding the new Dutch list action value, were determined for soil near the
printer roller dumping area, sediment from Lianjiang River, and soil from a plastic burn site, respectively. A more thorough
study is underway to elucidate the extent of contamination of toxic pollutants in different ecological compartments to establish
whether these pollutants are bioaccumulated and biomagnified through food chains. Assessments of human health impacts from
oral intake, inhalation, and dermal contact will be subsequently investigated.
An erratum to this article is available at. 相似文献
8.
Yukio Noma Sayuri Yamane Akiko Kida 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2001,3(2):126-134
Adsorbable organic halides (AOX) and AOX formation potential (AOXFP) were investigated in 46 landfill lea-chates as potentially
toxic parameters. AOX in landfill leachate was within the range <10–2200 μg Cl/l, and AOXFP was within 51–15 000 μg Cl/l.
AOX and AOXFP correlated with chemical oxygen demand (COD). AOX discharge from closed landfills was generally lower than that
from operating landfills. The molar ratio of AOXFP/total organic carbon (TOC) suggested that organic compounds in a leachate
have a double bond every 15–190 carbons under the supposition that one chlorine would add to one double bond. The five landfills
discharging high-level AOXFP (>4000 μg Cl/l) were all landfills where sludge had been dumped. The removal efficiencies of
three parameters through leachate treatment processes were as follows: polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins/dibenzo-furans (PCDDs/DFs)
> TOC > AOX. PCDDs/DFs were substantially removed at p.p.t. levels, while AOX was hardly removed at relatively low levels.
Received: February 14, 2000 / Accepted: January 9, 2001 相似文献
9.
PM<Subscript>10</Subscript> and Ultrafine Particles Counts In-Vehicle and On-Road in the Athens Area
E. Diapouli G. Grivas A. Chaloulakou N. Spyrellis 《Water, Air, & Soil Pollution: Focus》2008,8(1):89-97
This work presents the first results of a study concerning on-road and in-vehicle exposure to particulate matter in the area
of Athens. PM10 concentration measurements were conducted by TSI DustTrak, while driving along routes with different characteristics of traffic
density, during September 2003–March 2004. Concurrent measurements of the ultrafine particles (UFPs) number concentration
were also conducted, by condensation particle counter during part of the days. Pedestrian exposure to PM10 and UFPs was also studied through stationary measurements on the kerbside of selected roads on November 2003 and February
2004. A major avenue, a heavy-trafficked road across a children hospital and two central roads, one in a residential and one
in a commercial area were selected for measurement. The results indicate that every day commuters are exposed to significant
concentration levels. Higher exposures were observed in heavy-trafficked areas and during rush hours. Mean PM10 in-vehicle and on-road concentrations ranged from 30–320 μg/m3 and 70–285 μg/m3, respectively. The ultrafine particles number concentrations were in the range of 5.0 × 104–17.3 × 104 particles/cm3 in-vehicle and 3.1 × 104–7.3 × 104 particles/cm3 on the kerbside of a central residential road. Both PM10 and UFPs concentrations presented repeated short-term peak exposures. The results clearly point out the importance of the
road microenvironment (in-vehicle and on kerbside) for population exposure in urban areas. 相似文献
10.
The concentrations of 41 phenols in leachates from 38 municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill sites in Japan were measured. The
main phenols detected in leachates were phenol, three cresols, 4-tert-butylphenol, 4-tertoctylphenol, 4-nonylphenol, bisphenol
A, and some chlorophenols. The concentration levels of phenols were affected by the pH values of the leachates and the different
types of landfill waste. The origins of phenol and p-cresol were considered to be incineration residues, and the major origin of 4-tert-butylphenol, bisphenol A, and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol
was considered to be solidified fly ash. In contrast, the major origins of 4-tert-octylphenol and 4-nonylphenol were considered
to be incombustibles. The discharge of leachates to the environment around MSW landfill sites without water treatment facilities
can cause environmental pollution by phenols. In particular, the disposal of incineration residues including solidified fly
ash and the codisposal of solidified fly ash and incombustibles might raise the possibility of environmental pollution. Moreover,
the discharge of leachates at pH values of 9.8 or more could pollute the water environment with phenol. However, phenol, 4-nonylphenol,
and bisphenol A can be removed to below the con centration levels that impact the environment around landfill sites by a series
of conventional water treatment processes. 相似文献
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《Waste management & research》1996,14(6):553-569
Extensive investigations of leachates and solid waste samples for organic sum parameters and environmentally relevant organic compounds were carried out at the hazardous waste landfill of Raindorf, which is operated in accordance with German Technical Instructions on Waste (TI Waste). The measurements showed that the majority of the waste samples contained only minor amounts of phenols, highly volatile chlorinated organic compounds (VCHC), benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The concentrations ranged from less than 100μg/kg−1up to 1000μg/kg−1of dry substance. Only hydrocarbons were detected in higher concentrations (mg to g kg−1of dry substance). In most leachate and gas samples taken at the landfill, the concentrations of the abovementioned parameters were close to or even below the detection limit. The measurement of organic single compounds underlined the usefulness of the sum parameters, adsorbable organic halogen compounds and phenol index, for the estimation of the total amount of these substances. A comparison of organic sum parameter concentrations measured in leachates from landfills of differing ages indicates that the application of TI Waste leads to a reduction of the organic load in the leachate. 相似文献
12.
Brian K. Gullett William P. Linak Abderrahmane Touati Shirley J. Wasson Staci Gatica Charles J. King 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2007,9(1):69-79
Air emissions and residual ash samples were collected and analyzed during experiments of open, uncontrolled combustion of
electronic waste (e-waste), simulating practices associated with rudimentary e-waste recycling operations. Circuit boards
and insulated wires were handled separately to simulate processes associated with metal recovery. The average emissions of
polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDFs) were 92 ng toxic equivalency (TEQ)/kg [n = 2, relative standard deviation (RSD) = 98%] and 11 900 ng TEQ/kg (n = 3, RSD = 50%) of the initial mass of the circuit boards and insulated wire, respectively. The value for the insulated wire
is about 100 times higher than that for backyard barrel burning of domestic waste. The emission concentrations of polybrominated
dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/PBDFs) from the combustion of circuit boards were 100 times higher than for their polychlorinated
counterparts. Particulate matter (PM) sampling of the fly ash emissions indicated PM emission factors of approximately 15
and 17 g/kg of the initial mass for the circuit boards and insulated wire, respectively. Fly ash samples from both types of
e-waste contained considerable amounts of several metallic elements and halogens; lead concentrations were more than 200 times
the United States regulatory limits for municipal waste combustors and 20 times those for secondary lead smelters. Leaching
tests of the residual bottom ash showed that lead concentrations exceeded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency landfill limits,
designating this ash as a hazardous waste. 相似文献
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J. Y. Kim M.-C. Shin J.-R. Park K. Nam 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2003,5(1):0055-0062
The effect of the soil solids concentration in batch tests on the measured values of the partition coefficient (K
p) of organic pollutants in landfill liner-soil material was investigated. Since this study was based on the results of batch
and column tests conducted independently, there were limitations to the conclusions derived. The organic compounds tested
were benzene, methylene chloride, toluene, trichloroethylene, and p-xylene. The results of this study showed that as soil solids concentrations increased, the measured K
p values of these organic compounds strongly decreased. The observed values of K
p stabilized when the soil solids concentration was above a certain value. Typical K
p values obtained from batch tests conducted under high soil solids concentrations were close to those obtained from column
tests. It was concluded that the K
p values of organic compounds measured under low soil solids concentrations, i.e., less than 100 g/l, may not correctly simulate
the field situation. Consequently, the values of K
p obtained with low soil solids concentrations can result in an overestimation of the retardation factor of the landfill liner
material.
Received: March 14, 2002 / Accepted: August 25, 2002 相似文献
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Trygve Hesthagen Bjørn Walseng Leif Roger Karlsen Roy M. Langåker 《Water, Air, & Soil Pollution: Focus》2007,7(1-3):339-345
We studied the effects of liming on fish and crustaceans in a watershed which is in a region known to have one of the highest
diversity of aquatic biota in Norway. This watershed, Enningdal, is shared between Norway (1/3) and Sweden (2/3) and includes
61 lakes > 1.0 ha in Norway. Liming started on a large scale in the 1980s. Currently, a total of 26 of lakes (43%) are limed,
covering 93% of the total lake area. The mean value ± S.D. of pH and the concentration of inorganic labile Al in these lakes
is 6.62 ± 0.35 and 3 ± 4 μg l−1, respectively. Historical data of fish communities have been obtained from surveys, while test-fishing and sampling of crustaceans
were conducted in 24 lakes in recent years (2002–2004). The present study shows that crustaceans to a greater extent than
fish has responded to improved water quality after more than 20 years of liming. Of a total of 120 fish populations, 42 (35%)
have gone extinct. Only five of the lost fish populations (12%) have been re-established, all due to human re-introductions.
Physical barriers are considered to be the main factor preventing fish from invading limed lakes. In contrast, crustaceans
have been re-established in most limed lakes. This may be mainly due to their good spreading capacity. However, they might
also have survived in refuges within the watershed, or as resting-eggs in the sediment. 相似文献
15.
Atmospherically deposited lead in the upper layer of the heavily eroded peatlands of the Peak District, southern Pennines,
UK, reaches concentrations in excess of 1,000 mg kg−1. Erosion of the upper peat layer in this region is releasing lead, associated with eroded peat particles, into the fluvial
system. Understanding the process mechanisms that control dissolved lead concentrations in contaminated peatland streams is
vital for understanding lead cycling and transport in peatland streams. Many headwater streams of the southern Pennines recharge
drinking water reservoirs. Measurements in the Upper North Grain (UNG) study catchment show that mean sediment-associated
and dissolved lead concentrations are 102 ± 39.4 mg kg−1 and 5.73 ± 2.16 μg l−1, respectively. Experimental evidence demonstrates that lead can desorb from suspended sediments, composed of contaminated
peat, into stream waters. In-stream processing could therefore account for the elevated dissolved lead concentrations in the
fluvial system of UNG. 相似文献
16.
《Waste management & research》1989,7(1):43-56
A method is presented to predict the long-term behavior of element concentrations (non-metals and metals) in the leachate of a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill. It is based on water flux and concentration measurements in leachates over one year, analysis of drilled cores from MSW landfills and leaching experiments with these samples. A mathematical model is developed to predict the further evolution of annual flux-weighted mean element concentrations in leachates after the “intensive reactor phase”, i.e. after the gas production has dropped to a very low level. The results show that the organic components are the most important substances to control until the leachate is compatible with the environment. This state of low emissions, the so-called “final storage quality”, will take many centuries to be achieved in a moderate climate. 相似文献
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N. Saca Al. Dimache L. R. Radu I. Iancu 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2017,19(2):623-630
Demolition wastes may be used in different civil engineering applications as road constructions, concrete, and embankments or landfill. Regardless its application, leaching tests of the waste should be carried out to assess concentrations of pollutants. Concrete, brick and mixture of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics wastes were subject to percolation test—CEN/TS 14405, and batch test—SR EN 12457. The leachates were analyzed with respect to concentration of inorganic elements—arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, mercury, molybdenum, nickel, lead, selenium, zinc, fluoride, chloride and sulfate, and organic compounds (phenol index). The concentrations of elements in leachates were compared with the limit values of European regulation for the acceptance of inert wastes at landfills. Generally, the releases of inorganic species in leachates were below limits values. Some waste leachates obtained by percolation and batch test had high values for phenol index. 相似文献
18.
Shin-ichi Sakai Takahiro Ukai Hiroshi Takatsuki Kazuo Nakamura Sayuri Kinoshita Takumi Takasuga 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》1999,1(1):62-74
Previous reports have focused on the emission of coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (Co-PCBs) which have a toxic mechanism
similar to that of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDDs/DFs) released from municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration. Such emissions
accounted for a small percentage of all the dioxins (PCDDs/DFs and Co-PCBs) recorded at the toxicity equivalent (TEQ) level.
There is, however, very little information about Co-PCBs, such as the quantities being released and their effect on overall
environmental pollution. The aim of this research has been to clarify the substance flow of Co-PCBs from MSW incineration
processes. The results reveal that whereas the input of Co-PCBs into the MSW incineration facilities in Kyoto City was 0.13–0.29 μg-TEQ
per ton waste, the total output of Co-PCBs (the sum of Co-PCBs released from emission gas, fly ash, and bottom ash) was 4.9 μg-TEQ
per ton waste. The total output was therefore found to be higher than the total input. Over 90% of the total PCBs were decomposed
in the incineration process. In comparing the profiles of congeners and homologues, those in the MSW were found to be similar
to those detected in the atmosphere and products containing PCBs, but different from those in the MSW incineration gas.
Received: August 26, 1998 / Accepted: March 2, 1999 相似文献
19.
Incineration of municipal solid waste (MSW) is a waste treatment method which can be sustainable in terms of waste volume reduction as well as a source of renewable energy. In the process fly and bottom ash is generated as a waste material. The ash residue may vary greatly in composition depending on the type of waste incinerated and it can contain elevated levels of harmful contaminants such as heavy metals. In this study, the ecotoxicity of a weathered, untreated incineration bottom ash was characterized as defined by the H14 criterion of the EU Waste Framework Directive by means of an elemental analysis, leaching tests followed by a chemical analysis and a combination of aquatic and solid-phase bioassays. The experiments were conducted to assess the mobility and bioavailability of ash contaminants. A combination of aquatic and terrestrial bioassays was used to determine potentially adverse acute effects of exposure to the solid ash and aqueous ash leachates. The results from the study showed that the bottom ash from a municipal waste incineration plant in mid-Sweden contained levels of metals such as Cu, Pb and Zn, which exceeded the Swedish EPA limit values for inert wastes. The chemical analysis of the ash leachates showed high concentrations of particularly Cr. The leachate concentration of Cr exceeded the limit value for L/S 10 leaching for inert wastes. Filtration of leachates prior to analysis may have underestimated the leachability of complex-forming metals such as Cu and Pb. The germination test of solid ash and ash leachates using T. repens showed a higher inhibition of seedling emergence of seeds exposed to the solid ash than the seeds exposed to ash leachates. This indicated a relatively low mobility of toxicants from the solid ash into the leachates, although some metals exceeded the L/S 10 leaching limit values for inert wastes. The Microtox® toxicity test showed only a very low toxic response to the ash leachate exposure, while the D. magna immobility test showed a moderately high toxic effect of the ash leachates. Overall, the results from this study showed an ecotoxic effect of the solid MSW bottom ash and the corresponding ash leachates. The material may therefore pose an environmental risk if used in construction applications. However, as the testing of the solid ash was rather limited and the ash leachate showed an unusually high leaching of Cr, further assessments are required in order to conclusively characterize the bottom ash studied herein as hazardous according to the H14 criterion. 相似文献
20.
H. Takatsuki 《Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management》2003,5(1):0026-0030
The worst case of illegal dumping of industrial waste in Japan occurred on Teshima Island. The disputes concerning the removal
and treatment of waste material were completely resolved. An outline of the process of arbitration and the terms of the agreement
are given. A technological examination committee was organized to resolve the problem of environmental pollution caused by
industrial wastes. An impermeable wall has been constructed on the north coast of the disposal area to prevent polluted water
from flowing out to sea. A total of 600 000 tons of industrial waste will be excavated and moved to Naoshima Island. This
material will be melted down and transformed into slag at a new melting furnace in Naoshima, with a capacity of 200 tons per
day. The slag will be reused as aggregate in concrete. Comprehensive environmental preservation measures and full environmental
monitoring of sewage and emission gas are planned in Teshima and Naoshima.
Received: June 10, 2002 / Accepted: June 10, 2002 相似文献