Tools for evaluation of impact associated with MSW incineration: LCA and integrated environmental monitoring system.
Waste Manag
; 25(2): 191-6, 2005.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15737717
ABSTRACT
The identification of significant pollutants emitted from the contamination source is the first step in evaluating the impact associated with anthropic activity. Municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerators are still generally perceived as great pollutant sources, in particular due to their gaseous emissions from the stack, which constitute the major effluent from the plant. In this work a life cycle assessment and an integrated environmental monitoring system were applied together, in order to obtain complete information about the incineration process and its environmental impact. The former is a proven methodology, but its application to waste management systems constitutes a relatively new field of application with a great developmental potential. The contribution of the incineration process to the different environmental impact categories was investigated, finding many avoided impacts due to energy recovery. The latter is an innovative approach that allows a remarkable understanding of impact due to a contamination source; interesting correlations were found between heavy metals both in gas emissions and in natural matrices in the surroundings.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Monitoramento Ambiental
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Incineração
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Poluentes Atmosféricos
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Modelos Teóricos
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Waste Manag
Assunto da revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália