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Reference Details

Citation
Awad et al 2021
Author
Awad, R., Johann Bolinius, D., Strandberg, J., Yang, J. J., Sandberg, J., Adeoye Bello, M., and Gobelius, L.
Title
PFAS in waste residuals from Swedish incineration plants: A systematic investigation
Source
IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
Publication Year
2021
Reference Category
Primary Sources
Reference Type
Non-Peer Reviewed, Non-Government Reports (Includes Books and Book Chapters)
Source Details
https://www.ivl.se/english/ivl/publications/publications/pfas-in-waste-residuals-from-swedish-incineration-plants.html
Non-Targeted Analysis Flag
No
Notes
Results (summary statistics only) from sampling fly ash, bottom ash, and condensate water from 27 household and industrial waste incineration plants. Concludes that "...high incineration temperatures or a high proportion of a particular type of waste did not guarantee low concentrations of PFAS."

Scope

Open ScopeMatrix DetailScope Detail
Open ScopeIncinerationFullOtherHousehold and industrial wasteSummary statistics for total PFAS, plus a few other target compounds, in fly ash, bottom ash, and condensate water. Additional data for groups of compounds (e.g., PFCAs and PFSAs) are available in Table 1 and Section 3, but not recorded here.

Condition

Thermal Treatment Results

FtS 6:2Incineration | Full | Other 850 °C µg/kg Concentrations in eight pooled fly ash samples from 0.57 to 19.67 µg/kg
FtS 6:2Incineration | Full | Other 850 °C µg/kg Concentrations of 0.94 to 1.28 ug/kg in 4 bottom ash samples.
FtS 8:2Incineration | Full | Other 850 °C 0.21 µg/kgDetected in one pooled fly ash sample.
PFHxAIncineration | Full | Other 850 °C µg/kg Concentrations in four pooled bottom ash samples between 0.22 to 0.39 ug/kg.
PFOSIncineration | Full | Other 850 °C µg/kg Concentration of 3.44 to 3.74 µg/kg in 2 fly ash samples
Total PFASIncineration | Full | Other 850 °C µg/kg 27 PFAS chemicals in pooled fly ash samples from 15 furnaces; Concentrations from 0.18 to 37.71 ug/kg
Total PFASIncineration | Full | Other 850 °C µg/kg 27 PFAS chemicals in pooled bottom ash samples from 9 furnaces; Concentrations from 0.22 to 12.76 ug/kg
Total PFASIncineration | Full | Other 850 °C µg/kg 27 PFAS chemicals in pooled condensate water samples from 13 furnaces; Concentrations from 0.28 to 182.95 ug/kg