Technical Development of Waste Sector in Sweden: Survey

MASTER’S THESIS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES RESEARCH
ecotox. 11 13 11
Marine aquatic
ecotoxicity
2.62E-
10 3.8E-12
1.24E-
11 -2.5E-11
2.71E-
10
Terrestrial ecotoxicity
4.41E-
11 4.36E-11
1.18E-
12 -2.4E-12
1.77E-
12
Photochemical oxidation
-5.6E-
13 6.29E-13
1.22E-
12 -2.5E-12
5.15E-
14
Table A 5: Comparative characterization table of P-G and Incineration of MSW
Pyrolysis-
Gasification of
MSW
Incineration of
MSW
Impact category
Unit
Abiotic depletion kg Sb eq -0.13644 -0.04563
Acidification kg SO2 eq 0.191525 0.584653
Eutrophication kg PO4--- eq 0.2632 1.751102
Global warming (GWP100) kg CO2 eq 378.6286 424.4022
Ozone layer depletion (ODP) kg CFC-11 eq -1.6E-05 -1.9E-05
Human toxicity kg 1,4-DB eq 146.3751 1178.666
Fresh water aquatic ecotox. kg 1,4-DB eq 34.80127 323.0821
Marine aquatic ecotoxicity kg 1,4-DB eq 29741.86 281106.3
Terrestrial ecotoxicity kg 1,4-DB eq 2.080998 0.703079
Photochemical oxidation kg C2H4 -0.00463 -0.00778
Table A 6: Comparative normalization value
Pyrolysis-
Gasification of
MSW
Incineration of
MSW
Impact category
Unit
Abiotic depletion -9.2E-12 -3.1E-12
Acidification 7.01E-12 2.14E-11
Eutrophication 2.11E-11 1.4E-10
Global warming (GWP100) 7.88E-11 8.83E-11
Ozone layer depletion (ODP) -1.9E-13 -2.3E-13
Human toxicity 1.93E-11 1.56E-10
Fresh water aquatic ecotox. 6.89E-11 6.4E-10
Marine aquatic ecotoxicity 2.62E-10 2.48E-09
Terrestrial ecotoxicity 4.41E-11 1.49E-11
Photochemical oxidation -5.6E-13 -9.4E-13
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