Characteristics of air pollution control residues of MSW incineration plant in Shanghai.

A unique type of waste--air pollution control (APC) residues--has received increasing attention in China since the first large-scale incinerator, Shanghai Yuqiao municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant, was installed in the country in 2002. The APC residues of this particular plant are similar to other residues that will be produced in other incineration plants under construction in China. This work examines for the first time the benchmark contaminants of APC residues from the Yuqiao Plant, with reference to soluble salts, heavy metals and dioxins.