Comparative analysis of health risk assessments for municipal waste combustors

摘要: Abstract Quantitative health risk assessments have been performed for a number of proposed municipal waste combustor (MWC) facilities over the past several years. This article presents results comparative analysis total 21 assessments, focusing on seven most comprehensive methodologies. The concentrates stack emissions noncriteria pollutants and is rather than critical in nature. Overall, assessment methodologies used were similar whereas assumptions input values varied from study to study. Some this variability directly differences site-specific characteristics, but much it due absence data, lack field validation, specific guidelines regulatory agencies, reliance professional judgment. indicate that carcinogenic risks are more significant chronic non-carcinogenic risks. In instances polychlorodibenzodioxins, polychlorodibenzofurans, cadmium contribu...