Heavy metals in Kuala Lumpur municipal solid waste

Considering the advantages of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration over other alternatives for MSW generated by the residents of Kuala Lumpur, a study was carried out to determine the loads of heavy metals in the MSW. Direct determination from collected MSW samples was carried out using Atomic Absorpt...

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Main Author: Steven, Anthony Nyangson
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2003
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description Considering the advantages of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration over other alternatives for MSW generated by the residents of Kuala Lumpur, a study was carried out to determine the loads of heavy metals in the MSW. Direct determination from collected MSW samples was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. In this project, arsenic, cadmium, lead, chromium and mercury were determined by AAS for the period of one year, beginning from July 2001 until June 2002. As the result, average heavy metal loads, in g per ton refuse (dry basis) are: Cd: 5.9 &on. Cr: 46.7 &on., Hg: 3.7 &on., Pb: 1 1 1.1 g/ton, and As : 3.4 &on The heavy metals emission for MSW incineration is expected to be lower than the referred standards for this project
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spelling utm.eprints-43752018-01-28T03:34:56Z http://eprints.utm.my/4375/ Heavy metals in Kuala Lumpur municipal solid waste Steven, Anthony Nyangson TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering Considering the advantages of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration over other alternatives for MSW generated by the residents of Kuala Lumpur, a study was carried out to determine the loads of heavy metals in the MSW. Direct determination from collected MSW samples was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. In this project, arsenic, cadmium, lead, chromium and mercury were determined by AAS for the period of one year, beginning from July 2001 until June 2002. As the result, average heavy metal loads, in g per ton refuse (dry basis) are: Cd: 5.9 &on. Cr: 46.7 &on., Hg: 3.7 &on., Pb: 1 1 1.1 g/ton, and As : 3.4 &on The heavy metals emission for MSW incineration is expected to be lower than the referred standards for this project 2003-03 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/4375/1/AnthonyNyangsonStevenMFChE2003.pdf Steven, Anthony Nyangson (2003) Heavy metals in Kuala Lumpur municipal solid waste. Masters thesis, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Chemical and Natural Resources Engineering.
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Heavy metals in Kuala Lumpur municipal solid waste
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title_full Heavy metals in Kuala Lumpur municipal solid waste
title_fullStr Heavy metals in Kuala Lumpur municipal solid waste
title_full_unstemmed Heavy metals in Kuala Lumpur municipal solid waste
title_short Heavy metals in Kuala Lumpur municipal solid waste
title_sort heavy metals in kuala lumpur municipal solid waste
topic TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
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