Unintentional production of persistent chlorinated and brominated organic pollutants during iron ore sintering processes
Unintentional production of persistent chlorinated and brominated organic pollutants during iron ore sintering processes
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铁矿石烧结过程中无意产生持久性氯化和溴化有机污染物
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.02.027
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发表时间:
2017-06-05
影响因子:
13.6
通讯作者:
Chen, Yuan
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作者:
Li, Sumei;Liu, Guorui;Chen, Yuan
Iron ore sintering (SNT) processes are major sources of unintentionally produced chlorinated persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs). However, few studies of emissions of brominated POPs, such as polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), during SNT have been performed. Stack gas and fly ash samples from six typical SNT plants in China were collected and analyzed to determine the concentrations and profiles of PCDD/Fs, PCBs, PCNs, PBDD/Fs, and PBDEs, as well as any correlations among these compounds. The PCDD/F, PCB, PCN, PBDD/F, and PBDE emission factors were 2.47, 0.61, 552, 0.32, and 107 mu g t(-1), respectively (109, 4.07, 10.4, 4.41 and 0.02 ng toxic equivalents t(-1), respectively). PCBs were the most abundant compounds by mass, while PCNs were the next most abundant, contributing 51% and 42% to the total POP concentration, respectively. However, PCDD/Fs were the dominant contributors to the chlorinated and brominated POP toxic equivalent concentrations, contributing 89% to the total toxic equivalent concentration. The PCDD/F and other chlorinated and brominated POP concentrations were positively correlated, indicating that chlorinated and brominated POP emissions could be synergistically decreased using the best available technologies/best environmental practices already developed for PCDD/Fs. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.