The influence of electrodialytic remediation on dioxin (PCDD/PCDF) levels in fly ash and air pollution control residues

Fly ash and Air Pollution Control (APC) residues collected from three municipal solid waste incinerators in Denmark and Greenland were treated by electrodialytic remediation at pilot scale for 8-10 h. This work presents for the first time the effect of electrodialytic treatment on polychlorinated di...

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Published in:Chemosphere
Main Authors: Dias-Ferreira, Celia, Kirkelund, Gunvor Marie, Jensen, Pernille Erland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
APC residues
Dioxins
Electrokinetic
Fly ash
PCDD
PCDF
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Greenland
Online Access:https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/916fd956-fe79-4f00-941b-90a4c1b4298a
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.061
https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/128791999/Dioxin_chemosphere_pos_publication.pdf
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Summary:Fly ash and Air Pollution Control (APC) residues collected from three municipal solid waste incinerators in Denmark and Greenland were treated by electrodialytic remediation at pilot scale for 8-10 h. This work presents for the first time the effect of electrodialytic treatment on polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF), and how these levels impact on the valorization options for fly ash and APC residue.PCDD/PCDF levels in the original residues ranged between 4.85 and 197 ng g -1 , being higher for the electrostatic precipitator fly ash. The toxic equivalent (TEQ) varied ten fold, ranging 0.18-2.0 ng g -1 I-TEQ with penta and hexa-homologs being most significant for toxicity.After the electrodialytic treatment PCDD/PCDF levels increased in the residues (between 1.4 and 2.0 times). This does not mean PCDD/PCDF were synthesized, but else that soluble materials dissolve, leaving behind the non-water soluble compounds, such as PCDD/PCDF. According to the Basel Convention, PCDD/PCDF levels in these materials is low (<15 mg WHO-TEQ kg -1 ) and the fly ash and APC residue could eventually be valorized, for instance as construction material, provided end-of-waste criteria are set and that a risk assessment of individual options is carried out, including the end-of-life stage when the materials become waste again.

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