DIOXINS AND OTHER PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN RESIDUE OF SOLID MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATION: TYPES, CONTENTS, FORMATION, AND DETOXIFICATION

Based on domestic and foreign publications, the classes and main characteristics of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including dioxins and furans(PCDD/Fs), their formation and content in bottom ash and fly ash(FA) from the combustion of municipal solid waste(MSW) are described. The role of total organic carbon content as a key parameter influencing the formation of PCDD/Fs during the combustion of MSW is considered. Modern incineration technologies that prevent the formation of POPs and methods for detoxification FA before disposal are presented.