Chlorine content of municipal solid waste from Baltimore County, Maryland and Brooklyn, New York

Technical Report · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6347684

Churney, K L; Ledford, A E; Bruce, S S; Domalski, E S

The total chlorine and water-soluble chlorine contents of the components of municipal solid waste (MSW) were determined from sampling studies carried out at two sites, Baltimore County, MD and Brooklyn, NY for a five-day period. The component which contributed the largest fraction to the chlorine content in Baltimore County, MD was the paper fraction while in Brooklyn, NY, the plastics fraction provided the major contribution (0.46 mass % or 52% of the total chlorine). Chemical analyses for sulfur content were performed on composite samples for each day of sampling at the two sites. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard methods for sulfur, total chlorine, and water-soluble chlorine contents, developed for refuse-derived fuel, were used in performing the analyses.

• Research Organization: National Measurement Lab. (NBS), Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6347684
• Report Number(s): PB-86-109956/XAB; NBSIR-85/3213
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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