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Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from medical waste incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: A comparison between higher emission levels of MWIs and lower emission levels of MWIs.
Environ Pollut. 2017 Feb; 221:437-444.EP

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Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from 12 medical waste incinerators (MWIs) which have a total yearly capacity of 523 440 ton medical waste and accounted for 8.1% of total yearly capacity of 246 MWIs in China were studied. The congeners profile, emissions and toxic equivalent concentrations (TEQ) indicators of PCDD/Fs in stack gas from two groups of MWIs were researched, and the possible formation mechanisms of PCDD/Fs from MWIs were preliminarily discussed. The results of present study were summarized as follows. (1) The total concentrations and TEQ of PCDD/Fs in stack gas from MWIs were 0.516-122.803 ng Nm-3 and 0.031-3.463 ng I-TEQ Nm-3, respectively. (2) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-H7CDF, O8CDD, O8CDF and 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-H7CDD were the indicatory PCDD/Fs of MWI source, which could be used to apportion the sources of PCDD/Fs in environmental medium in China. (3) The emission factors of PCDD/Fs from MWIs ranged from 32.7 to 4900.0 ng I-TEQ ton-1 with a mean of 1923.6 ng I-TEQ ton-1. (4) The gas emissions of PCDD/Fs from researched 12 MWIs and all of MWIs in China in 2016 were 37.742 and 465.951 mg I-TEQ year-1, respectively. (5) 1,2,3,7,8,9-H6CDF and 1,2,3,4,7,8-H6CDF were effective TEQ indicators for the real-time monitoring of the PCDD/Fs emission. (6) The congeners profile and factor composition of PCDD/Fs in stack gas from two groups of MWIs were researched based on positive matrix factorization (PMF) model, and the possible formation mechanisms of PCDD/Fs from MWIs were preliminarily discussed.

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School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.

School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.

School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China; School of Marine Science and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. Electronic address: nzg@tju.edu.cn.

MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China. Electronic address: zhangying@nankai.edu.cn.

MeSH

Air PollutantsAir PollutionBenzofuransChinaDibenzofuransDibenzofurans, PolychlorinatedEnvironmental MonitoringIncinerationMedical WasteMedical Waste DisposalPolychlorinated Dibenzodioxins

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eng

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27939438

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Li, Jiafu, et al. "Emission Characteristic of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) From Medical Waste Incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: a Comparison Between Higher Emission Levels of MWIs and Lower Emission Levels of MWIs." Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), vol. 221, 2017, pp. 437-444.

Li J, Lv Z, Du L, et al. Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from medical waste incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: A comparison between higher emission levels of MWIs and lower emission levels of MWIs. Environ Pollut. 2017;221:437-444.

Li, J., Lv, Z., Du, L., Li, X., Hu, X., Wang, C., Niu, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2017). Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from medical waste incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: A comparison between higher emission levels of MWIs and lower emission levels of MWIs. Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 221, 437-444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.009

Li J, et al. Emission Characteristic of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) From Medical Waste Incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: a Comparison Between Higher Emission Levels of MWIs and Lower Emission Levels of MWIs. Environ Pollut. 2017;221:437-444. PubMed PMID: 27939438.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from medical waste incinerators (MWIs) in China in 2016: A comparison between higher emission levels of MWIs and lower emission levels of MWIs. AU - Li,Jiafu, AU - Lv,Zhiwei, AU - Du,Lei, AU - Li,Xiaonan, AU - Hu,Xuepeng, AU - Wang,Chong, AU - Niu,Zhiguang, AU - Zhang,Ying, Y1 - 2016/12/09/ PY - 2016/09/04/received PY - 2016/11/28/revised PY - 2016/12/06/accepted PY - 2016/12/13/pubmed PY - 2017/2/17/medline PY - 2016/12/13/entrez KW - Emissions KW - Medical waste incinerators KW - PCDD/Fs KW - Stack gas KW - TEQ indicators SP - 437 EP - 444 JF - Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) JO - Environ Pollut VL - 221 N2 - Emission characteristic of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) from 12 medical waste incinerators (MWIs) which have a total yearly capacity of 523 440 ton medical waste and accounted for 8.1% of total yearly capacity of 246 MWIs in China were studied. The congeners profile, emissions and toxic equivalent concentrations (TEQ) indicators of PCDD/Fs in stack gas from two groups of MWIs were researched, and the possible formation mechanisms of PCDD/Fs from MWIs were preliminarily discussed. The results of present study were summarized as follows. (1) The total concentrations and TEQ of PCDD/Fs in stack gas from MWIs were 0.516-122.803 ng Nm-3 and 0.031-3.463 ng I-TEQ Nm-3, respectively. (2) 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-H7CDF, O8CDD, O8CDF and 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-H7CDD were the indicatory PCDD/Fs of MWI source, which could be used to apportion the sources of PCDD/Fs in environmental medium in China. (3) The emission factors of PCDD/Fs from MWIs ranged from 32.7 to 4900.0 ng I-TEQ ton-1 with a mean of 1923.6 ng I-TEQ ton-1. (4) The gas emissions of PCDD/Fs from researched 12 MWIs and all of MWIs in China in 2016 were 37.742 and 465.951 mg I-TEQ year-1, respectively. (5) 1,2,3,7,8,9-H6CDF and 1,2,3,4,7,8-H6CDF were effective TEQ indicators for the real-time monitoring of the PCDD/Fs emission. (6) The congeners profile and factor composition of PCDD/Fs in stack gas from two groups of MWIs were researched based on positive matrix factorization (PMF) model, and the possible formation mechanisms of PCDD/Fs from MWIs were preliminarily discussed. SN - 1873-6424 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/27939438/Emission_characteristic_of_polychlorinated_dibenzo_p_dioxins_and_polychlorinated_dibenzofurans__PCDD/Fs__from_medical_waste_incinerators__MWIs__in_China_in_2016:_A_comparison_between_higher_emission_levels_of_MWIs_and_lower_emission_levels_of_MWIs_ L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0269-7491(16)31150-2 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -