| Main Title |
Comparison of Organic Emissions from Hazardous Waste Incinerators versus the 1990 Toxic Release Inventory Air Releases. |
| Author |
Dempsey, C. R. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab. |
| Publisher |
1993 |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-93/453; |
| Stock Number |
PB94-112836 |
| Additional Subjects |
Hazardous materials ;
Incinerators ;
Organic compounds ;
Combustion products ;
Waste disposal ;
Toxicity ;
Air pollution monitoring ;
Exhaust emissions ;
Risk assessment ;
Public health ;
Reprints ;
Emission inventories ;
Toxics Release Inventory
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB94-112836 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
8p |
| Abstract |
Incineration is often the preferred technology for disposing of hazardous waste and remediating Superfund sites. The effective implementation of the technology is frequently impeded by strong public opposition to hazardous waste incineration (HWI). One of the reasons cited for this opposition is the perception that the emission of organics pose an unreasonable threat to human health. In order to put organic emissions in perspective, the mass of these emissions from the incineration of hazardous waste on a national scale has been estimated using 'reasonable worst-case' assumptions and compared to the 1990 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) air releases. Comparisons were made for 15 carcinogenic organic compounds and 17 non-carcinogenic organic compounds. (Copyright (c) 1993 - Air and Waste Management Association.) |
