Fast-cycle trace analysis of dioxin in flue gas. Monitoring of the incineration of dioxin-containing waste from seveso

✍ Scribed by Blum, W. ;Szelagiewicz, M.

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 704 KB
• Volume: 11
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0935-6304
• DOI: 10.1002/jhrc.1240110609

✦ Synopsis

The fast trace analysis method used to monitor 2,3,7,8-TCDD in stack gas during the incineration of the waste from Seveso is described. The sampling of volatile organic compoundsf rom flue gases, distributed between all three aggregation states, is based on a micromethod developed for the trace analysis of water using a specially dimensioned adsorptive charcoal filter (1.5 mg charcoal). In conjunction with subsequent GC/MS measurements the rapid "fast cycle trace analysis" ensured specific 2,3,7,8-TCDD detection down to 100 pg per m3 flue gas in cycle times of about 1-2 hours.

') An extended version of this paper giving experimental details will be published in a special issue of Chimia [42 (1988)].