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Table 1 MSW plant emissions of Total Suspended Particulates (TSP), Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd), and Dioxins (PCDD+PCDF) in 1994/1996 and in 2008.

From: Mortality and morbidity among people living close to incinerators: a cohort study based on dispersion modeling for exposure assessment

Period

Unit of measurement

1994-1996

2008

ratio

TSP

mg/Nm3

4.6

0.991

0.214

Hg

μg/Nm3

23.2

0.476

0.020

Cd*

μg/Nm3

21.0

0.422

0.020

PCDD+PCDF**

ng/Nm3

128.7

0.018

0.0001

  1. * Cd only in 1994-96, Cd+Tl in 2008
  2. ** Total dioxins in 1994-96, TEQ dioxins in 2008