Persistent Organic Pollutants in Smoke Particles Emitted During Open Burning of Municipal Solid Wastes

2003 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. O. Barakat
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Municipal Solid Wastes ◽  
Open Burning ◽  
Smoke Particles

scholarly journals Environmental Impact of Open Burning of Municipal Solid Wastes Dumps in Parts of Jos Metropolis, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 30-43
Author(s):  
R. E. Daffi ◽  
A. N. Chaimang ◽  
M. I. Alfa
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Municipal Solid Wastes ◽  
Open Burning ◽  
Oxygen Levels ◽  
Reduction Measure ◽  
Refuse Dumps ◽  
Public Health Hazards ◽  
Harmful Effects

Refuse dumpsites are found scattered within and outside cities in Nigeria and the open burning of these dumps is a common practice mainly as a waste and odour reduction measure. Open incineration of wastes emits dangerous gases into the atmosphere. The environmental and public health hazards related to open burning of wastes dumps have often been overlooked in most parts of Nigeria and there is limited documentation on this for the study area. This study is aimed at investigating the environmental effect of the burning of open refuse dumps at five locations within Jos Metropolis, Nigeria. Air quality in and around the study area were measured. The results showed that the oxygen levels for all the locations for the different conditions tested ranged between 14.2% and 17.5%. This showed that whether the dumpsites were burning or not the oxygen levels within the vicinity were below the comfortable level of 19.5%. CO levels ranged between 2ppm – 9ppm with the maximum value of 9ppm measured at Apata when the refuse containing some plastics was burning. The values of CO may not be significant but the duration of exposure may make a difference on public healthas most of the dumpsites are located within residential and commercial areas. CO2 values, which ranged between 361ppm to 700ppm, are all higher than standard acceptable levels of 350ppm. The implication is that burning refuse in the open increases the quantity of CO and CO2 in the atmosphere which will likely be of adverse health implication to the residents living close to such areas. It can be concluded that existence and burning of open refuse dumps contributed to the increase in values of air quality parameters measured around the dumpsites. To avert the harmful effects of indiscriminate dumping and burning of solid wastes within residential, commercial and other areas, it is recommended that there should be improvement in solid wastes management in Jos city and environs among other necessary measures.

Unintentional persistent organic pollutants in cement kilns co-processing solid wastes

2019 ◽  
Vol 182 ◽  
pp. 109373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Yang ◽  
Minghui Zheng ◽  
Yuyang Zhao ◽  
Yuanping Yang ◽  
Cui Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Cement Kilns

scholarly journals Release of Harmful Air Pollutants from Open Burning of Domestic Municipal Solid Wastes in a Metropolitan Area of Korea

2013 ◽  
pp. 1365-1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young Koo Park ◽  
Wooram Kim ◽  
Young Min Jo
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Solid Wastes ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Municipal Solid Wastes ◽  
Open Burning ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Survey

Open burning of solid wastes, a potential nonpoint emission source, has recently become a topic of interests, particularly in the metropolitan area of Seoul, Korea. To estimate the effects of irregular open burning on local air quality, we evaluated the emission levels of harmful substances from test combustion of individual types of domestic municipal solid waste (MSW), including paper, wood, and plastics. The emission factors of PM10, PM2.5, PAHs, and heavy metals obtained from laboratory tests differed depending on the combustion material. A brief survey of residents and local government officials showed that more than 10.6% of homes in the metropolitan area have eliminated waste by irregular burning. Based on the public survey in the test area, the average annual emissions of hazardous materials from frequent open burning was estimated to be 71 tons for PM10, 46.6 tons for PM2.5, 914 kg for heavy metals, and 67 kg for PAHs. Open burning creates nearly 0.44% of regional air pollution from PM10.

Emissions of unintentional persistent organic pollutants from open burning of municipal solid waste from developing countries

Chemosphere ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 84 (7) ◽  
pp. 994-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Zhang ◽  
Heidelore Fiedler ◽  
Gang Yu ◽  
Gustavo Solorzano Ochoa ◽  
William F. Carroll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Municipal Solid Waste ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Open Burning

Evaluating Risk After a Hazardous Waste Treatment Plant Released Persistent Organic Pollutants: Part 3, Aboriginal Health Risk and Impact

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tee L. Guidotti
Keyword(s):  
Health Risk ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Treatment Center ◽  
Hazardous Waste Treatment ◽  
Waste Treatment Plant ◽  
Health Canada

On 16 October 1996, a malfunction at the Swan Hills Special Waste Treatment Center (SHSWTC) in Alberta, Canada, released an undetermined quantity of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) into the atmosphere, including polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins, and furans. The circumstances of exposure are detailed in Part 1, Background and Policy Issues. An ecologically based, staged health risk assessment was conducted in two parts with two levels of government as sponsors. The first, called the Swan Hills Study, is described in Part 2. A subsequent evaluation, described here in Part 3, was undertaken by Health Canada and focused exclusively on Aboriginal residents in three communities living near the lake, downwind, and downstream of the SHSWTC of the area. It was designed to isolate effects on members living a more traditional Aboriginal lifestyle. Aboriginal communities place great cultural emphasis on access to traditional lands and derive both cultural and health benefits from “country foods” such as venison (deer meat) and local fish. The suspicion of contamination of traditional lands and the food supply made risk management exceptionally difficult in this situation. The conclusion of both the Swan Hills and Lesser Slave Lake studies was that although POPs had entered the ecosystem, no effect could be demonstrated on human exposure or health outcome attributable to the incident. However, the value of this case study is in the detail of the process, not the ultimate dimensions of risk. The findings of the Lesser Slave Lake Study have not been published previously and are incomplete.

Low doses of persistent organic pollutants (PFOA and PCB153) increase the tumor aggressiveness of hormone-dependent cancer cells

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurelie Charazac ◽  
Charlotte Hinault ◽  
Frederic Bost ◽  
Stephan Clavel ◽  
Nicolas Chevalier
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Persistent Organic Pollutants ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Tumor Aggressiveness
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