UK Study on Particulate Exposure

There is public concern regarding potential hazards to health of Waste-to-Energy Plants. A new study conducted by the Imperial College London, estimates particulate exposure from modern municipal Waste Incinerators in Great Britain.

The study shows that particulate concentration, in particlar PM₁₀, is only a fraction of the ambient concentration:

 Yearly average modeled PM₁₀ concentrations were 1.00 × 10^–5 to 5.53 × 10^–2 μg m^–3, a small contribution to ambient background levels which were typically 6.59–2.68 × 10¹ μg m^–3, 3–5 orders of magnitude higher.

You will find the full study here.

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