Repositori URV

Identifier: TDX:985

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX985

Authors:
Vilavert Castellà, Lolita

Abstract:
Incineration with or without energy recovery is likely to be an option for proper waste management, but public concern about incineration and the importance of developing sustainable strategies for waste has led to the emergence of new technologies. In this study we have determined levels of environmental chemical and microbiological contaminants in different matrices (air, soil and vegetation) in the vicinity of three waste treatment plants in Catalonia (Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator of Tarragona, Hazardous Waste Incinerator of Constantí, and Municipal Waste Organic Fraction Treatment Plant of Montcada i Reixac). Waste energy recovery and mechanical-biological treatment should not mean additional risk to human health when exposing to various chemical and microbiological contaminants. Following Waste Framework Directive, these systems can be appropriate waste management alternatives as the environmental impact caused by emissions of PCDD/Fs, metals, VOCs and bioaerosols is relatively low.