Chlorine emissions from a medical waste incinerator.
Chloride/chlorine emissions from a hospital's medical waste incinerator were quantified in conjunction with a particulate emission stack test. Chlorine emissions averaged 100.5 mg/m3 with a standard deviation of 72 mg/m3 for five sample runs. It was estimated that the plastic content of the waste burned varied up to about 30%. Since, in general, emission standards for chlorine from medical waste incinerators do not exist, a simple diffusion model technique is suggested to estimate a safe distance to locate a medical waste incinerator from occupied buildings.
D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002712:Chlorides / Q000032:analysis; D002713:Chlorine / Q000032:analysis; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009515:New Jersey; D010969:Plastics; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000379:methods*