Rapid determination of PCDD's and PCDF's in municipal waste incinerator fly ash by one-step jar extraction followed by low resolution capillary gas chromatography-tandem mass spectroscopy (flash GC/MS/MS)

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Chemosphere; (United States)

OSTI ID:5010762

Shushan, B; Tanner, S D; Clement, R E; Bobbie, B

The incineration of municipal waste has been inextricably linked to the production of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF). Significant quantities of these toxic substances have been found in fly-ash samples obtained from municipal waste incinerators in all parts of the world. Of particular concern is the fact that PCDD/PCDF appear to remain, to a significant degree, in the vapor phase after their production and are thus expelled directly into the environment. A representative proportion of these contaminants, however, is believed to remain adsorbed onto the fly-ash and the analysis of this matrix may be considered a fair indicator of the rate of PCDD/PCDF production during incineration. The ultimate objective of this study is the development of a rapid (<0.5hr/sample) analytical procedure for the quantitative analysis of PCDD/PCDF in fly-ash which can be carried out at the incinerator site in order to quickly assess incinerator operating conditions with respect of PCDD/PCDF production.

• Research Organization: SCIEX, Thornhill, Ontario
• OSTI ID: 5010762
• Journal Information: Chemosphere; (United States), Journal Name: Chemosphere; (United States) Vol. 14:6-7; ISSN CMSHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring &amp; Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOL WASTES
AROMATICS
ASHES
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
FLY ASH
FURANS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INCINERATORS
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
MUNICIPAL WASTES
OPERATION
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERFORMANCE
RESIDUES
SAMPLING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROSCOPY
WASTES