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Mutafela, Richard N.,1984-Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM),Environmental Science and Engineering Group
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Radiometrical and physico-chemical characterisation of contaminated glass waste from a glass dump in Sweden
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:gup.ub.gu.se/289721
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https://gup.ub.gu.se/publication/289721URI
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124964DOI
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-57949URI
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-89504URI
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Around former glass factories in south eastern Sweden, there are dozens of dumps whose radioactivity and physico-chemical properties were not investigated previously. Thus, radiometric and physico-chemical characteristics of waste at Madesjö glass dump were studied to evaluate pre-recycling storage requirements and potential radiological and environmental risks. The material was sieved, hand-sorted, leached and scanned with X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF). External dose rates and activity concentrations of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials from 238U, 232Th series and 40K were also measured coupled with a radiological risk assessment. Results showed that the waste was 95% glass and dominated by fine fractions (<11.3 mm) at 43.6%. The fine fraction had pH 7.8, 2.6% moisture content, 123 mg kg−1 Total Dissolved Solids, 37.2 mg kg−1 Dissolved Organic Carbon and 10.5 mg kg−1 fluorides. Compared with Swedish EPA guidelines, the elements As, Cd, Pb and Zn were in hazardous concentrations while Pb leached more than the limits for inert and non-hazardous wastes. With 40K activity concentration up to 3000 Bq kg−1, enhanced external dose rates of 40K were established (0.20 μSv h−1) although no radiological risk was found since both External Hazard Index (Hex) and Gamma Index (Iγ) were <1. The glass dump needs remediation and storage of the waste materials under a safe hazardous waste class ‘Bank Account’ storage cell as a secondary resource for potential future recycling. © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
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Mantero, JuanGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för radiofysik,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Radiation Physics,University of Gothenburg, Sweden;University of Seville, Spain(Swepub:gu)xmanju
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Jani, Yahya,1975-Mälardalens universitet,Framtidens energi,Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM), Sweden,Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM),Environmental Science and Engineering Group(Swepub:lnu)yajaaa
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Thomas, RimonGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för radiofysik,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Radiation Physics,University of Gothenburg, Sweden(Swepub:gu)xthrim
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Holm, ElisGothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Avdelningen för radiofysik,Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Radiation Physics,University of Gothenburg, Sweden(Swepub:gu)xhoelk
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Hogland, William,1952-Linnéuniversitetet,Institutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM),Vatten,Environmental Science and Engineering Group(Swepub:lnu)thowi
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LinnéuniversitetetInstitutionen för biologi och miljö (BOM)
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