PCDDs/Fs Pollution from Metallurgical Processes in the Town of Sisak, Croatia

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Author: Tahir Sofilić
• Author: J. Jendričko
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Metallurgy
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary Technical Sciences; Environmental Engineering

Abstract (english)

In order to calculate the emission of polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins and polychlorinated ibenzofurans from metallurgical processes located in the town of Sisak, Croatia, this research has built on experiences from developed countries, where the emission factor values from individual etallurgical processes have been taken from the reference data and used for the estimate of the emission of these pollutions in the European countries. The calculation of the emission polychlorinated dibenzo- p- ioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans from metallurgical processes located in the town of Sisak took into account annual outputs of sinter, pig iron, steel blooms and steel billets, as well as steel casts.
The metallurgical processes installed in the town of Sisak between 1950 and 2010 emitted from QI- TEQ =17 mg a-1 PCDDs/Fs in 2001 to QI-T EQ =5823 mg a-1 in 1989, depending on the activity of these processes. Within the observed period, the largest source of PCDDs/Fs emission was the iron ore sintering plant. Within the observed timeframe, the town of Sisak did not experience any excessive air, soil or water pollution by polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans from the local metallurgical processes.

Abstract (polish)

W celu obliczenia emisji wielochlorowych dibenzo-[1,4]-dioksyn (PCDD) i wielochlorowych dibenzofuranów (PCDF) z
technologii metalurgicznych w miejscowosci Sisak, Chorwacja, badaniaprzedstawione w tej pracy oparte zostały nadoswiadczeniach
z krajów rozwinietych, gdzie wartosci wskaznika emisji z poszczególnych technologii metalurgicznych, zostały wziete
z danych referencyjnych i uzyte w celu oszacowania emisji tych zanieczyszczen w krajach europejskich. W obliczeniach emisji
wielochlorowych dibenzo-[1,4]-dioksyn i wielochlorowych dibenzofuranów z technologii metalurgicznych w miejscowosci
Sisak wzieto pod uwage roczna produkcje spieku, surówki i odlewów.
Technologie metalurgiczne zainstalowane w miescie Sisak pomiedzy 1950 a 2010 rokiem emitowały od QI-TEQ =
17 mg a-1 PCDD/PCDF w 2001 r. do QI-TEQ = 5823 mg a-1 w 1989 roku, w zaleznosci od aktywnosci tych procesów.
W obserwowanym okresie, najwiekszym zródłem emisji PCDD/PCDF było spiekanie rudy zelaza. W obserwowanym czasie,
miasto Sisak nie odczuwało nadmierne zanieczyszczenia powietrza, gleby lub wody przez polichlorowane dibenzo-p-dioksyny
i polichlorowanych dibenzofuranów z lokalnych technologii metalurgicznych.

• Keywords (english): dioxin; furan,; emission; metallurgical processes
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• Numbering: vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 293-297
• p-ISSN: 1733-3490
• e-ISSN: 2300-1909
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amm-2014-0048
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:115:756967
• Publication: 2014
• Document URL: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/amm.2014.59.issue-1/amm-2014-0048/amm-2014-0048.xml
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2017-03-08 13:23:53