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Table of sites where incinerators exist or are proposed
Note that in 2002 there were only 13 municipal waste incinerators in the whole of the UK. Now in 2010 we can see that there are 25 existing MW incinerators, and over 75 proposed sites.
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The deadliest air pollution isn't being regulated or even measured (2007)
Report by Peter Montague.
Dr Montague has co-authored two books on toxic heavy metals in the natural environment. From 1980 to 1983 he served as project administrator of the Hazardous Waste Research Program in the School of Engineering/Applied Science at Princeton University. During 1991-1992 he was employed by Greenpeace USA as a senior research analyst in the Toxics Reduction Campaign. Since then he has been director of Environmental Research Foundation (ERF) in New Brunswick, where he is active in the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance. He is presently writing a book about decision-making with the precautionary principle.
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Dioxins
Links to a huge number of resources regarding dioxins, including issues specific to incineration and emissions monitoring of dioxins.
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Leachates of municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash from Macao: heavy metal concentrations and genotoxicity.
This research abstract gives an indication of the types of metals you can expect to find in incineration bottom ash.
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Influence of start-up on PCDD/F emission of incinerators.
This research abstract discusses the higher levels of dioxins released from an incinerator start-up compared to normal operations.
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Environmental release and mass flux partitioning of PCDD/Fs during normal and transient operation of full scale waste to energy plants.
This research abstract discusses the levels of dioxins produced by incinerators, and states that 'during transient operating conditions the dioxin total release may increase by 50% with comparison to steady-state functioning'.
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Formation and removal of PCDD/Fs in a municipal waste incinerator during different operating periods.
Research abstract discussing the issue of dioxins at start-up and shut down periods. It states 'the PCDD/F removal efficiency achieved with SCR was only 42% during the 19-h start-up period due to the low SCR operating temperature (195 degrees C).'
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