title: An emerging pollutant contributing to the cytotoxicity of MSWI ash wastes: strontium.
abstract: In this study, we used the multiple toxicity characteristic leaching procedure to test the long-term leaching behavior of bottom ash, scrubber residue, and baghouse ash from a municipal solid waste incinerator (MSWI). We used the short-term viability percentage of African green monkey kidney cells (Vero cells) as a bioindicator to investigate the cytotoxicity of the leachates from the MSWI ash wastes. We found that strontium was a significant contributor to the cytotoxicity of the bottom ash.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering and Science, National Ping-Tung University of Science and Technology, 912 Ping-Tung, Taiwan. wjhuang@mail.npust.edu.tw
authors.forename: Wu-Jang
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Hsing-Chuan
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Kae-Long
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ming-Huei
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D002470:Cell Survival; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D060729:Coal Ash; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D017745:Incineration; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D012037:Refuse Disposal; D013324:Strontium / Q000032:analysis / Q000633:toxicity*; D013624:Taiwan; D014709:Vero Cells; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D060729:Coal Ash; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D052638:Particulate Matter; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002244:Carbon; D013324:Strontium