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CHARACTERIZATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION RESIDUALS
Citation:
Buren, D., G. Poe, AND C. Castaldini. CHARACTERIZATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATION RESIDUALS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/2-87/017 (NTIS PB87168159), 1987.
Description:
The purpose of the study was to provide data on the quantities and characteristics of solid and liquid discharges from hazardous waste incineration facilities. A total of 10 facilities were sampled comprising major incineration designs and flue gas treatment devices. All inlet and outlet liquid and solid streams were sampled and subjected to extensive analyses for organic and inorganic pollutant concentrations. Laboratory analyses for solid discharge streams also included leachate evaluations using standard EPA toxicity tests for metals and a draft TCLP toxicity procedure for volatile and semivolatile organics and metals. Monitored data on incinerator facility operation was then used to determine the discharge rates of detected pollutants.