title: Dioxin levels in fly ash coming from the combustion of bagasse.
abstract: Levels of dioxins (PCDD/Fs) were determined in fly ash samples collected from a power plant burning bagasse for production of electricity. The concentrations ranged from 2.2pgWHO-TEQ/g to 190pgWHO-TEQ/g with samples collected after ESP containing significantly much higher (more than 12 times on average) levels than samples collected before ESP. Our results seem to indicate that both the de novo and the precursor mechanisms are significantly involved in the formation of dioxins the fly ash during combustion of bagasse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Mauritius, Réduit, Mauritius. Robert@uom.ac.mu
authors.forename: Nee Sun
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Choong Kwet Yive
authors.forename: Megalei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tiroumalechetty
mesh_terms: D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis*; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis*; D002482:Cellulose; D060729:Coal Ash; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D011210:Power Plants
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D060729:Coal Ash; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D007220:Industrial Waste; D052638:Particulate Matter; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D002244:Carbon; D002482:Cellulose; C027433:bagasse