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Estimating Particulate Exposure from Modern Municipal Waste Incinerators in Great Britain

Philippa Douglas, Anna Freni Sterrantino, Maria Leal Sanchez, Danielle Ashworth, Rebecca Ghosh, Daniela Fecht, Anna Font, Marta Blangiardo, John Gulliver, Mireille B. Toledano,

Environmental Science & Technology · 2017 · 36 citations · 21 references

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Public HealthEnvironmental SciencesAir PollutionEnvironmental HealthWaste ManagementAir Pollutant EmissionsAir PollutantsAir Pollution ModelingAir QualityExposure AssessmentParticulate MatterAirborne Particulate ExposureIndustrial Air EmissionsMunicipal Waste RegulationParticulate Matter ExposureParticulate Matter Exposure AssessmentPollutant Exposure AssessmentPollution Dispersion ModelingWaste Incineration Emissions

Abstract

and heavy metal compounds (other heavy metals (r = 0.43, p = <0.001)), PAHs (r = 0.20, p = 0.050), and PCBs (r = 0.19, p = 0.022). No clear change points were detected following EU-WID implementation, possibly as incinerators were operating to EU-WID standards before the implementation date. Results will be used in an epidemiological analysis examining potential associations between MWIs and health outcomes.