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Title: Nitep, phase IIb: Assessment of contaminant leachability from the residues of a mass burning incinerator

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5735836

The National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program was established in 1984 to assess the impact of municipal solid waste (MSW) incinerator emissions on the environment. Laboratory testing was begun to determine the chemical and leaching properties of the residues generated from different Canadian MSW generators. This report describes the results of the third study in the series, which examined 3 different types of ash (bottom, boiler/economizer and electrostatic precipitator), collected under 5 different operating conditions, from the Quebec Urban Community mass burning incinerator facility. Samples were collected during each of the 14 performance test runs under 5 different sets of operating conditions. Representative sub-samples of 1.5 kg of each type of ash from 4 'good' and 2 'poor' operating condition runs were acquired for characterization testing. Tests and analyses were conducted for total and fixed solids content, acid neutralization capacity, and organic and inorganic composition and leachability.

Research Organization:
Environnement Canada, Ottawa, ON (Canada). Conservation et Protection
OSTI ID:
5735836
Report Number(s):
MIC-91-02059/XAB
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Cover title: National Incinerator Testing and Evaluation Program: The combustion characterization of mass burning incinerator technology, Quebec City, vol. VI: Assessment of contaminant leachability from residues
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English