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- Title
Spatial distribution of polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in soil around a municipal solid waste incinerator.
- Authors
Liu, Wenbin; Li, Haifeng; Tian, Zhenyu; Xie, Huiting; Li, Changliang
- Abstract
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, with average and median concentrations of 1.08 and 1.05 pg I-TEQ g, 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 (≤1,000 m from the stack) was obviously influenced by the MSWI.
- Subjects
POLYCHLORINATED dibenzodioxins; POLYCHLORINATED dibenzofurans; MUNICIPAL solid waste incinerator residues; ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis; KRIGING; INTERPOLATION
- Publication
Environmental Geochemistry & Health, 2013, Vol 35, Issue 5, p605
- ISSN
0269-4042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10653-013-9543-x