Air pollution emission factors for medical waste incinerators
- Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando (United States)
This paper presents the results of an extensive literature survey and data analysis conducted to determine uncontrolled and controlled pollutant emission factors (mass pollutant emitted per mass waste incinerated) for medical waste incinerators (MWI). Pollutant emission factors were calculated separately by type of medical waste and add-on air pollution control (APC) equipment. Pollutants for which emission factors were determined are particulate matter, carbon monoxide, hydrogen chloride, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, various metals, dioxins/furans, and selected volatile organic compounds. In addition, the combustion gas produced per mass of waste incinerated was determined in order to compute expected pollutant concentrations in the exhaust gases based on the pollutant emissions factors. Data from 40 MWIs burning various forms of medical waste and equipped with or without add-on air pollution control equipment were used to develop pollutant emission factors. Technical reports of emission tests were reviewed in detail, and calculations were made to convert reported outlet stack gas concentrations to pollutant emission rates. Reported waste feed rates were combined with the pollutant emission rates to produce emission factors. The emission factors were then grouped and averaged within appropriate groups to give best-estimate emission factors for various pollutants. Also, air pollution control equipment efficiencies were determined for each pollutant.
- OSTI ID:
- 7271514
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association; (United States), Vol. 42:6; ISSN 1047-3289
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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