A Study on the Method of Calculating the Dioxin Emission Factor of Municipal Waste and Medical Waste Incineration Facilities

Dioxin is unintentionally generated during waste incineration and heat treatment processes. The Stockholm Convention conducts research, development, and monitoring to eradicate persistent organic pollutants (POPs), so some countries are currently calculating dioxin emissions. Emissions are also being calculated in Korea, and we would like to improve the dioxin calculation method currently in use. In this study, two different calculation methods were used and compared. Calculation method A is now in use, and data measured on the same day was used as the calculation factor. Calculation method B was developed, where the average of the annual data was used as the calculation factor. The emission factors were calculated using methods A and B for municipal waste incineration facilities with a 2 t/h or higher processing rate. The method A results were 81 ~ 204 ng I-TEQ/ton, and the method B results were 79 ~ 284 ng I-TEQ/t. Also, the emission factors were calculated using both methods for medical waste incineration facilities with a processing rate of 1 t/h or higher. The method A results were 834 ~ 2,737 ng I-TEQ/t, and the method B results were 737 ~ 2,049 ng I-TEQ/ton. The range of fluctuations was small. In the future, if the facility operation data of small incineration facilities are confirmed, it is judged that comparative analysis is also helpful.