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Method development and implementation for co-planar polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

C E Riley1

  • 1US Environmental Protection Agency, Emission Monitoring and Analysis Division, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA. riley.gene@epamail.epa.gov

Waste Management (New York, N.Y.)
|April 3, 2001
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Analytical methods were developed to measure specific polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sewage sludge incinerator emissions, sludge, and scrubber water to support environmental regulations.

Area of Science:

  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Air Pollution Control

Background:

  • Sewage sludge incinerators are a source of concern for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
  • Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standards require monitoring of specific PCB congeners.
  • Co-planar PCBs, particularly the 13 "WHO PCBs," are of toxicological interest due to their dioxin-like properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop, evaluate, and implement analytical methods for measuring co-planar PCBs.
  • To quantify co-planar PCBs in incinerator stack gases, sewage sludge, and scrubber water effluents.
  • To support the establishment of MACT standards for sewage sludge incineration.

Main Methods:

  • Development of analytical protocols for detecting 13 specific co-planar PCB congeners.

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  • Application of these methods to analyze samples from incinerator emissions, sewage sludge, and scrubber water.
  • Method validation and implementation for a MACT emissions test program.

    • Main Results:

    • Successful development of analytical methods capable of measuring co-planar PCBs in the target matrices.
    • Data collected from a sewage sludge incineration facility in July 1999 are summarized.
    • The study provides a foundation for routine monitoring of these specific PCBs in incineration processes.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed analytical methods are suitable for measuring co-planar PCBs in environmental samples from sewage sludge incinerators.
    • The findings contribute to the understanding and regulation of PCB emissions from these facilities.
    • This work supports the implementation and enforcement of MACT standards for air toxics.