Field Survey of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans (PCCDD/Fs) in Sewage Biosolids Treated Ontario Agricultural Soils

Submitted to the
Biosolids Utilization Committee 1998
Revised June 2009

Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Executive Summary
  4. Introduction
  5. Field Survey
  6. Analytical Results
  7. Interpretation of Analytical Results
  8. Conclusions
  9. References

List of Tables

Table 1. Number of Samples by Region/County
Table 2. Descriptions of Paired Sites - Sewage Biosolids Treated and Non-Treated Soils
Table 3. I-TEQs (ng/kg) for Sewage Biosolids and Soils
Table 4. H-TEQs (ng/kg) for Sewage Biosolids and Soils
Table 5. Analytical Results (ng/kg) for PCDDs and PCDFs in Sewage Biosolids Treated and Non-treated Soils
Table 6. Analytical Results (ng/kg) for PCDDs and PCDFs in Sewage Biosolids
Table 7. Analytical Results and Mean PCDDs and PCDFs (ng/kg) for Southampton Sewage Biosolids
Table 8. Percentage (%) of Sewage Biosolids and Soils with PCDD/F Concentrations Above Method Detection Limits

List of Figures

Figure 1. Molecular structures of some PCDD/Fs
Figure 2. Site Locations

 


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Author: L. W. Schut/OMAFRA; M. H. Marsh/MOE; M.D. Webber/Water Technology International Corporation
Creation Date: 01 April 1998
Last Reviewed: 01 June 2009