Strontium leaching from municipal waste subjected to incineration
Journal: Environmental Geochemistry and Health
Year: 2024

The aim of the study was to determine the content and leachability of Sr in ashes obtained through combusting municipal waste in household furnaces. The waste had been collected as a mixed stream and as separate fractions (i.e. furniture, sponges, waste paper, PCV packaging, plastic-coated paper cartons, imitation leather, rubber, textiles and polystyrene). Using single-step chemical extractions, (HCl + HNO<sub>3</sub>, H<sub>2</sub>O, 0.01 M CaCl<sub>2</sub>, 0.1 M CH<sub>3</sub>COOH), we deter