Re: PCB's in incineration

["Jon Campbell" <jon@cqs.com>]

My understanding of what is known about this is that aromatic carbon
emissions are recombined with chlorine while in the stack gases, and that
often a hot catalytic converter increases this recombination. Dioxins (2
oxygens between the benzene rings), furans (1 oxygen) and PCBs (no oxygen)
are formed.

Jon Campbell
----- Original Message -----
From: etl <etl@unv.ernet.in>
To: Multiple recipients of list DIOXIN-L <dioxin-l@essential.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 12:56 AM
Subject: PCB's in incineration


>
> Hi,
>
> my name is samir. I am working for Srishti a Delhi (india) based NGO.
Could
> someone tell me how PCB is formed during the process of incineration.
>
> i know that the PCB molecule has one less oxygen atom when compared to the
> dioxin molecule.
>
> my email address is etl@unv.ernet.in
> thanks
>
> samir nazareth
>
>
> c/o Srishti
> #1001 Antariksh Bhawan
> 22, K.G. Marg
> New Delhi - 110001
> ph: 3328006, 3725325
> Fax 4632727
>