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Emission of pollutants generated by combustible waste storage facility fires: associated dissemination processes in air, fire extinguishing water and soil fallout

Summary

The study has two objectives:
1/ to establish a state of the art on the identification of gaseous pollutants and particles resulting from the accidental combustion of a combustible waste storage facility. Identification of source terms and analysis of available documents, notes and bibliographical publications relating to combustible waste storage fires available in the open literature.
2/ Identification of the transfer processes of the pollutants generated in the air, in the extinguishing water and in the soil. Identification (in a general way) of the influence of the source term in the event of waste storage fires on dispersion in the air, in extinguishing water and in deposition on the ground. The importance of these pollutant transfer processes in the case of fires was discussed in the existing literature.

An examination of some feedback from industrial fires that have contaminated the aquatic environment, the soil and the surrounding air [e.g. Sandoz (Switzerland, 1986), South Africa (1995)] has provided concrete support for this analysis.

Keywords: incendie, déchets, retombées, ordures ménagères, résidus de broyage automobile, pneus, papier, bois, produits chimiques, auto-échauffement, décharges, polluants

Publication date: July 2004

Achievement: INERIS

Reference: 02-0128/1A


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