A study of volatile organic compounds evolved in urban waste disposal bins

Statheropoulos, M; Agapiou, A; Pallis, G

dc.contributor.author	Statheropoulos, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Agapiou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Pallis, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:21:47Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:21:47Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	1352-2310	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16366
dc.subject	Garbage	en
dc.subject	Household	en
dc.subject	Odour	en
dc.subject	Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)	en
dc.subject	Waste bins	en
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en
dc.subject.classification	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	en
dc.subject.other	Climatology	en
dc.subject.other	Concentration (process)	en
dc.subject.other	Desorption	en
dc.subject.other	Ethanol	en
dc.subject.other	Gas chromatography	en
dc.subject.other	Health hazards	en
dc.subject.other	Mass spectrometry	en
dc.subject.other	Odors	en
dc.subject.other	Waste disposal	en
dc.subject.other	Garbage	en
dc.subject.other	Household	en
dc.subject.other	Urban waste disposal	en
dc.subject.other	Waste bins	en
dc.subject.other	Volatile organic compounds	en
dc.subject.other	acetic acid ethyl ester	en
dc.subject.other	alcohol	en
dc.subject.other	alkane derivative	en
dc.subject.other	alkylbenzene	en
dc.subject.other	benzene derivative	en
dc.subject.other	decane	en
dc.subject.other	limonene	en
dc.subject.other	nonanoic acid	en
dc.subject.other	terpene	en
dc.subject.other	volatile organic compound	en
dc.subject.other	domestic waste	en
dc.subject.other	odor	en
dc.subject.other	volatile organic compound	en
dc.subject.other	waste disposal	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	chemical composition	en
dc.subject.other	gas chromatography	en
dc.subject.other	health hazard	en
dc.subject.other	odor	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	thermal analysis	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	waste disposal	en
dc.subject.other	weather	en
dc.title	A study of volatile organic compounds evolved in urban waste disposal bins	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.04.013	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.04.013	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) evolved in urban waste disposal bins in different situations were studied. Waste of various loads (full, empty, partially filled bins), remained uncollected in the containers for variable time and under different weather conditions. Analysis of VOCs was carried out by thermal desorption/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (TD/GC/MS). Over 150 compounds have been identified and the 30 most abundant were quantified. Generally, VOCs were determined in the range of micrograms per cubic meter. Median concentrations of the most prominent VOCs were: decane (694.9 mu g m(-3)), acetic acid ethyl ester (353.1 mu g m(-3)), limonene (334.9 mu g m(-3)), nonane (257.4 mu g m(-3)), ethanol (216.1 mu g m(-3)), benzene 1,2,4-trimethyl (212.6 mu g m(-3)) and undecane (159.1 mu g m(-3)). High levels of alkanes, alkylbenzenes and terpenes are responsible for undesirable odours. The variety and concentration of VOCs evolved depends on the prevailing conditions such as time of waste exposure, load and weather. When waste accumulates in bins under unforeseen circumstances, some compounds produced may exceed olfactory and safety thresholds representing a source of potential health impact. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Atmospheric Environment	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.04.013	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000231848900004	en
dc.identifier.volume	39	en
dc.identifier.issue	26	en
dc.identifier.spage	4639	en
dc.identifier.epage	4645	en