Table 1 Mean concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, and dust in municipal solid waste facilities around the world.
Location | Sampling site | Independent variables | PM2.5 (µg m−3) | PM10 (µg m−3) | Dust (µg m−3) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canada | MSW recycling plant | Sorting | ||||
Summer | – | – | 1,100.0 | |||
Winter | 400.0 | |||||
South Korea | MSW management plant | Collection and sorting | ||||
Driver | – | – | 600.0 | |||
Waste handler | 900.0 | |||||
Finland | MSW management plant | Optic sorting process hall | – | – | 1,200.0 | |
Optic sorting control room | 300.0 | |||||
Waste receiving plant | 1,800.0 | |||||
United Kingdom | MRFs | Sorting | – | – | 2,090.0 | |
3,600.0 | ||||||
South Korea | MSW processing plant | Collection | 73.3 | 300.2 | – | |
Sorting | 61.6 | 458.1 | ||||
Summer | 93.1 | 247.3 | ||||
Fall | 145.1 | 384.0 | ||||
Portugal | Waste-sorting plants | WSP with mechanical ventilation | 27.5 | 149.0 | – | |
WSP without mechanical ventilation | 108.0 | 1,390.0 | ||||
Brazil | MRF | Sorting and processing | Present study | |||
Winter | 23.7 | 211.8 | – | |||
Spring | 35.5 | 584.5 | ||||
Summer | 27.4 | 562.4 | ||||
