Posts from ‘December, 2011’
Govt committee backs incinerator plan
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20111231/news_20111231_56_808516.htm 31-12-2011 Government-appointed advisers have endorsed an Environmental Impact Assessment report on an administration plan to build an incinerator to burn Hong Kong’s municipal solid waste. The government is considering building an incinerator at either Tuen Mun or Shek Kwu Chau, as a way to dispose of waste, because Hong Kong is running out of landfill sites. The Chairman [...]
INCINERATION OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE
“However, it is the presence of pollutants in the gases emitted from MSWI chimneys that attracts most concern, and in particular, the presence of dioxins (Box 3) because they are suspected of causing cancer and are widely distributed throughout the food chain. Of other air pollutants, acid gases and particulates, for instance, can harm people [...]
Small area study of mortality among people living near multiple sources of air pollution
Abstract Objective—In the area of Malagrotta, a suburb of Rome (Italy), a large waste disposal site, a waste incinerator plant, and an oil refinery plant became operational in the early 1960s and have represented three major sources of air pollution. To evaluate the potential health risk due to airborne contamination around these point sources, a [...]
INCINERATORS – WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION?
INCINERATORS – WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION? by Dr. Dick van Steenis MBBS Summary of paper at the RIBA Conference 31st Jan – 2nd Feb 2005 Presented on 31 January 2005 – RIBA, London. HISTORICAL AND THE TAXPAYER. 1853 Dr, John Snow proves cholera from Broard St pump not “ODOURS” (used by EA 1996-) 1920s & [...]
Advisory council gives green light to incinerator
South China Morning Post – 31 Dec. 2011 Residents and environmentalists opposing the construction of a super incinerator off Lantau have been dealt a blow after the government’s environmental advisory body officially endorsed the plan yesterday. However, the endorsement has fuelled momentum for a looming legal challenge against the massive project to be built on [...]
Community Campaign Stops Proposed Incinerator In Western Australia
http://www.no-burn.org/community-wins-campaign-to-stop-incinerator-proposal-in-western-australia Community Campaign Stops Proposed Incinerator In Western Australia Australia – The Alliance for a Clean Environment (ACE) is celebrating their win in convincing the WA Government that it should not approve incinerator technologies for the Eastern Region of Perth, Western Australia. The East Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) had submitted four potential incinerator technologies to the [...]
THREAT OF JUDICIAL REVIEW FOR SHEK KWU CHAU SUPER-INCINERATOR
30 DECEMBER 2011 : Formal notice was today issued that the Government will face a judicial review of its proposal to build a mass-burn super-incinerator on Shek Kwu Chau island if endorsed by the Advisory Council on Environment (ACE) at its committee meeting today without further and fuller investigation of issues raised by objectors to [...]
Inquiry is ordered into incinerators and health hazards they may pose
http://www.tribunemagazine.co.uk/2011/06/inquiry-is-ordered-into-incinerators-and-health-hazards-they-may-pose/ . Inquiry is ordered into incinerators and health hazards they may pose by Mark Metcalf, Tribune Magazine June 8th, 2011 A team from Imperial College, London, has been commissioned to carry out the inquiry by the Health Protection Agency after fears were raised about the health risks of incinerators, particularly for young children. Dozens [...]
Evaluation of municipal waste incinerator fly ash toxicity and the role of cadmium by two aquatic toxicity tests
So, should Hong Kong move to old technology incineration bonfires ? http://www.mendeley.com/research/evaluation-municipal-waste-incinerator-fly-ash-toxicity-role-cadmium-two-aquatic-toxicity-tests/ Abstract Fly ash from a municipal solid waste incinerator in Japan is regulated under the hazardous waste regulation “Waste under Special Control” according to the Amendment of the Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Law, because it contains high concentrations of heavy metals which are [...]