Identification and quantification of volatile organic components in emissions of waste incineration plants

A combination bf different sampling techniques was applied to cover the wide range of volatility of the various organic compounds in the emission of incineration plants: The sampling steps consist of a condensation of the water vapor, adsorption/thermodesorption and adsorption/elution on selected XAD-resins. In total ica. 250 individual compounds were identified at concentrations above 50 ng/m3. These represent ca. 42% of the total organic carbon (TOC) of the emission. Additionally ca. 58% of the TOC could be shown to consist of non-identified aliphatic hydrocarbons.