Methodological approach for an integrated environmental monitoring system relative to heavy metals from an incineration plant.
The use of an Integrated Environmental Monitoring System is an innovative and very important approach for the determination of environmental impacts due to a contamination source. In the present work, the methodological approach is described and applied to the case study of a MSW incineration plant. Heavy metals were chosen as Environmental Indicators. Gaseous emissions were measured and correlated to wet and dry depositions, soil and vegetation samples. Results show a good correlation between stack emissions and atmospheric depositions; less with soil and vegetation, but these results are important in order to design a standard procedure for an Integrated Monitoring System.
Morselli
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Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale e dei Materiali, Facoltà di Chimica Industriale, Università di Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy. morselli@ms.fci.unibo.it
Passarini
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Zamagni
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Brusori
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D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D017745:Incineration / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D007558:Italy; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D012984:Software; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D014197:Trees / Q000737:chemistry; D014675:Vegetables / Q000737:chemistry
D000393:Air Pollutants; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012989:Soil Pollutants