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Impact of a large medical waste incinerator on air quality
Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. Series of Monographs. Vol. 2 (2010)
  • Robert Oleniacz
Abstract

In the paper, an assessment of the compliance with air emission limit values and the impact on air quality of one of the largest medical waste incinerators in Poland, with a total capacity of about 300 kg/h (two incineration lines) is presented. The assessment took the results of continuous and periodic measurements of emissions in the plant’s installation over a period of 12 months’ operation into account. For this period, a calculation was performed for the spread of air pollutants emitted by the two operating incineration lines. According to the analysis and calculations, the analysed medical waste incineration plant does not significantly affect air quality. For the location of such facilities in the urban area, an adequate distance from residential buildings is, however, desirable to reduce the risk of elevated concentrations of certain substances in air (especially NO2).

Keywords
  • medical waste,
  • waste incineration,
  • air pollutants,
  • stack emissions,
  • air pollution,
  • air quality,
  • impact assessment
Publication Date
January 1, 2010
Editor
J. Bień, L. Wolny
Publisher
HARD Publishing Company, Olsztyn
ISBN
978-83-61940-32-6
Citation Information
Robert Oleniacz. "Impact of a large medical waste incinerator on air quality" Polish Journal of Environmental Studies. Series of Monographs. Vol. 2 (2010)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/robert_oleniacz/10/