Title of article :
Life-cycle assessment of selected management options for air pollution control residues from waste incineration Original Research Article
Author/Authors :
Thilde Fruergaard، نويسنده , , Jiri Hyks، نويسنده , , Thomas Astrup، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
دوهفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
Pages :
9
From page :
4672
To page :
4680
Abstract :
Based on available technology and emission data seven selected management options for air-pollution-control (APC) residues from waste incineration were evaluated by life-cycle assessment (LCA) using the EASEWASTE model. Scenarios were evaluated with respect to both non-toxicity impact categories (e.g. global warming) and toxicity related impact categories (e.g. ecotoxicity and human toxicity). The assessment addressed treatment and final placement of 1 tonne of APC residue in seven scenarios: 1) direct landfilling without treatment (baseline), 2) backfilling in salt mines, 3) neutralization of waste acid, 4) filler material in asphalt, 5) Ferrox stabilization, 6) vitrification, and 7) melting with automobile shredder residues (ASR). The management scenarios were selected as examples of the wide range of different technologies available worldwide while at the same time using realistic technology data. Results from the LCA were discussed with respect to importance of: energy consumption/substitution, material substitution, leaching, air emissions, time horizon aspects for the assessment, and transportation distances. The LCA modeling showed that thermal processes were associated with the highest loads in the non-toxicity categories (energy consumption), while differences between the remaining alternatives were small and generally considered insignificant. In the toxicity categories, all treatment/utilization options were significantly better than direct landfilling without treatment (lower leaching), although the thermal processes had somewhat higher impacts than the others options (air emissions). Transportation distances did not affect the overall ranking of the management alternatives.
Keywords :
Residues , APC , Hazardous waste , Waste incineration , Air pollution control , LCA
Journal title :
Science of the Total Environment
Serial Year :
2010
Journal title :
Science of the Total Environment
Record number :
986946
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