| Main Title |
Emissions of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons from the open burning of household waste in barrels / |
| Author |
Lutes, Christopher C.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, air Pollution and Control Division, National Exposure Research Laboratory, |
| Year Published |
1997 |
| Report Number |
EPA 600-A-98-114 |
| OCLC Number |
813311143 |
| Subjects |
Air--Pollution--Research ;
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons--Environmental aspects--Research ;
Refuse and refuse disposal--Combustion--Research ;
Organic compounds--Combustion--Research
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| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-A-98-114 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
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| Collation |
[13] p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
"Paper to be presented at 13th Annual International Symposium on the Measurement of Toxic and Related air Pollutants, Cary, NC, September 1-3, 1998." "EPA/600/A-98/114." "PB99-102238." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
Backyard burning of household waste in barrels is a common waste disposal practice that produces emissions of numerous pollutants. Previous studies to characterize these emissions investigated a limited number of pollutants, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) emissions were not evaluated. PAHs are a ubiquitous class of compounds that result from the incomplete combustion of organic matter. Exposure to materials containing PAHs can cause several types of cancer in humans. The U.S. EPA and the International Agency for Research on Cancer recognize the carcinogenicity of several PAHs by inhalation and ingestion. Using a waste mixture designed to simulate waste generated by an "avid recycler" and a "non-recycler," the emissions of volatile and semivolatile organic compounds, metals, acid gases, and respirable particulates were measured from a 55-gal. (208 L) burn barrel at EPA's open burning test facility. Total measured PAH emissions ranged from 23 mg/kg of waste burned (avid recycler) to 83 mg/kg (non-recycler). This study provides important data on a potentially significant source of emissions of air toxics. |
| Place Published |
Research Triangle Park, NC |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
ARCADIS Geraghty & Miller, Inc.; National Risk Management Research Laboratory (U.S.); New York (State). Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessment.; Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research.; United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1997 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130723134610 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02980cam 2200409Ka 45020 |
