ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF EMISSIONS FROM WASTE INCINERATORS

Authors
EIKMANN T
Citation
T. Eikmann, ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF EMISSIONS FROM WASTE INCINERATORS, Fresenius environmental bulletin, 3(4), 1994, pp. 244-249
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Fresenius environmental bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184619
Volume
3
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
244 - 249
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(1994)3:4<244:ETAOEF>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Based on calculated immission concentrations near waste incineration p lants, the fact is shown that inhalation of carcinogenic substances (m etals and PCDD/PCDF) causes only minor additional body burden, and the refore the risk of cancer for the population living near those plants is not significantly increased. Concerning the assessment of health ri sk, highly more attention has to be paid to soil pollution since the o ral intake of relevant pollutants (in food) dominates.