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Using Lead Isotopes to Assess Source and Migration of Lead during Thermal

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Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste Influenced by Air Excess Ratio

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Li-Ming Shao 1,2,3,4, Yang Li 1,2,4, Hua Zhang 1,2,4*, Pin-Jing He 2,3,4

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Shanghai 200092, China

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China

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Towns & Rural Area, Ministry of Housing Urban-Rural Development, Shanghai

State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University,

Institute of Waste Treatment and Reclamation, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092,

Centre for the Technology Research and Training on Household Waste in Small

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200092, China

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China

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* Corresponding to: [email protected]

Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092,

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Abstract

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The behavior of lead (Pb) during thermal treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW)

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is a serious environmental concern. The migration of Pb during pilot-scale thermal

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treatment of MSW with controlled air excess ratio (ER) was studied focusing on Pb

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contents and isotope ratios analysis. Different ERs showed different Pb distribution

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behaviors in fly ash (FA) from MSW incineration, owing to the change of Pb

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migration from different MSW components. Although the Pb contents in FA under the

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oxidizing condition increased significantly with the increase of ER (almost 100%

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from ER = 1.0 to ER = 1.3), the major sources (i.e., papers and plastics) contributing

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Pb to FA were similar based on the Pb isotope identification. This suggested that the

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migration of Pb from these MSW components was promoted in a high oxygen

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environment. In contrast, the Pb contents in FA under the low oxygen condition (ER =

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0.3−0.5) were similar, and rubbers became the major source of Pb in FA in the low

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oxygen environment instead of papers. In the low oxygen environment the migration

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of Pb in rubbers and papers was promoted and inhibited, respectively, as indicated by

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the isotopic analysis combined with the micro-X-ray fluorescence and diffraction

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analyses.

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Keywords: thermal treatment, Pb migration, Pb isotopic approach, source

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identification

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1. Introduction

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Industrial point sources (e.g., coal combustion, metal smelting, and waste

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thermal treatment) are the major anthropogenic lead (Pb) inputs into the environment

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evaporate into flue gas and condense onto the fly ash (FA), a small part of which

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might escape from the precipitators into the environment and cause pollution. Studies

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have focused extensively on the migration of Pb during the high-temperature

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processes for its emission control 2. In laboratory-scale thermal treatment experiments,

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the influencing factors such as temperature, atmosphere, chloride and other

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compounds in the feedstocks have been investigated for their effects on Pb migration

. During such high-temperature treatment processes, Pb in the input materials can

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by controlling the change of other influencing factors and based on the partitioning of

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Pb in the products 3, 4. For example, it was found that the migration of Pb from waste

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to flue gas could be greatly promoted in the presence of chlorine

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ways by which the source speciation and distribution of Pb in various feedstocks

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determine Pb transformation and transfer at different reducing or oxidizing conditions

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are unclear, due to the difficulties in identifying trace Pb compounds and determining

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their respective migration.

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. However, the

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Stable isotope analysis has become a novel and powerful tool to trace process

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and sources of heavy metals and determine their reaction mechanisms as well as the

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influencing factors during many processes by providing characteristic “fingerprint”

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signatures

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multiple chromium (Cr) removal mechanisms were evident by Cr isotope

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measurements

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predominant factor (litter biomass production) in atmospheric Hg inputs to the forest

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floor

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particulate matter, sediments, solid waste, soils, etc. were investigated

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impacts of industrial emission, sediment contamination, etc. to the environment and

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human health were evaluated 15-17. These studies indicated that the variation of stable

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isotopic composition during various processes is a decisive condition for the

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application of the stable isotope analysis method.

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. Jamieson-Hanes et al. reported that during groundwater remediation,

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. Wang et al. used mercury (Hg) isotopes to determine the

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. On the basis of stable Pb isotope ratios, the sources of Pb in atmospheric 12-14

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Thermal treatment of solid waste is one of the major sources of Pb release into the environment

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. The migration of Pb during this process is more complex than

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during other high-temperature processes, such as coal combustion, because various

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forms of heavy metals are contained in the multi-component feedstock. Many

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researchers have studied the parameters influencing the migration of Pb during

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municipal solid waste (MSW) thermal treatment, including redox atmosphere

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temperature 14, and the presence of chloride 15, sulfur 4, and other mineral substances

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significantly under different oxygen conditions, because of different speciation of Pb

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in MSW components, which was affected by the redox atmosphere 17, 18. It is difficult

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to identify the contributions of different MSW components to the Pb migration into

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flue gas or fly ash during the thermal treatment process under the various oxygen

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conditions that may occur in incinerators.

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.Therein, the migration of Pb on a total content basis was found to change

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Our previous study confirmed the feasibility of using the Pb isotopic approach in

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the source identification of Pb during laboratory-scale thermal treatment simulated by

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a tube furnace experiment

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differences in the reaction conditions that occur in laboratory-scale equipment, as well

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as in feedstock waste compositions. In this study, therefore, a pilot-scale incinerator

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was adopted to investigate (using Pb isotopic analysis) the migration of Pb during

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thermal treatment by controlling air excess ratios (ER) of MSW collected from a

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transfer station as the feedstock. The objectives were to determine the major sources

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(contribution of MSW components) of Pb in FA and the influence of different oxygen

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environments on the migration of Pb.

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. Compared to actual waste incinerators, there are great

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2. Material and methods

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2.1 Waste samples and air pollution control residues

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The MSW samples (MSW1, MSW2, and MSW3) were collected from three

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MSW transfer stations in different areas of Shanghai, China from September 2014 to

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April 2015. The transfer stations process above 2000 tons of MSW daily, in which

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MSW was unloaded from the collection vehicles. By means of coning and quartering,

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sub-samples (approximately 15 kg for each) of the collected MSW samples were

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prepared. Food and fruit wastes (FW), glass (GL), metals (ME), papers (PA), plastics

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(PL), rubbers (RU), textiles (TE), and woods (WO) were separated from the

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sub-samples

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overnight and their moisture contents were determined. The physical compositions of

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the three MSW samples are shown in Figure 1, and the characteristics of the MSW1

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sample, which was used in the pilot-scale thermal treatment experiment, are shown in

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Table S1 in the Supporting Information. The dried samples were ground using an

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ultra-centrifugal mill (ZM200, Retsch Technology, Germany) into a particle size < 2

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mm prior to analysis.

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. All of these MSW components were dried in an oven at 65 ºC

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The air pollution control residues (APCR), denoted as A1, A2, and A3, were

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collected from three large-scale (treatment capacities of 1000−3000 t/d) MSW

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incineration plants in Shanghai in 2013, 2015, and 2016, respectively. Those plants

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were equipped with grate furnaces and semi-dry air pollution control systems (lime

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slurry injection + activated carbon + bag filter, or lime slurry injection + activated

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carbon + bag filter + wet scrubber), and the ER was 1.5−2.0. All the APCR samples

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were dried in an oven at 105 ºC for 24 h and ground to a particle size < 150 µm.

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2.2 Pilot-scale thermal treatment experiment

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The thermal treatment simulation experiment was conducted in the pilot-scale

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incinerator illustrated in Figure S1 in the Supporting Information. The incinerator

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consists of four systems: feeding, combustion (two combustion chambers), heat

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exchange, and flue gas treatment. To control the redox atmosphere, the two

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combustion chambers have individual air distribution systems. The waste (MSW1),

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which is more evenly distributed, was continuously fed into the primary combustion

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chamber (equipped with reciprocating grate) by a screw feeder at a rate of 450 kg/h.

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The volatile matters emitted from the primary combustion chamber were further

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combusted in the secondary chamber. In each test, the operating temperature was 900

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ºC, and the stable running time exceeded 2.5 h. The FA samples were collected by an

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FA collector from the top of primary combustion chamber and the front of secondary

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air distribution system. To evaluate the effect of atmosphere on the migration of heavy

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metals during the thermal treatment process, the ERs of the primary air distribution

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system, as a stoichiometric ratio, varied from 0.3 to 1.3 (0 < ER < 1 indicates that the

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combustion occurs under reducing conditions and ER ≥ 1 indicates oxidizing

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conditions) 21.

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2.3 Analysis of heavy metal contents and stable Pb isotope ratios

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The MSW components, APCR, and FA samples were digested in triplicate using

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concentrated HNO3-HF-HClO4-H2O2 in a hot-plate based digestion method 19. Heavy

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metal concentrations in the diluted digestion solutions of the waste and ash samples

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were measured using an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer

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(ICP-OES, 720ES, Agilent Scientific Technologies Ltd., USA) and an inductively

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coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS, Agilent-7700, Agilent Scientific

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Technologies Ltd., USA), respectively.

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Before conducting the stable Pb isotopic analysis, the digestion solutions of the

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waste and ash samples were purified using micro exchange columns with AG1 X8

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(100−200 mesh) anion exchange resin referring to Strelow et al.

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recovery ratios of Pb ranged from 88% to 106%. The total Pb blank for the procedure

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was lower than 100 pg. The Pb isotope ratios in the purified solutions were

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determined using a multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer

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(MC-ICP-MS, Nu Plasma, Nu Instruments Ltd., UK). The Pb isotopic standard

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SRM-981 and Tl standard SRM-997 (203Tl/205Tl = 2.3889) solutions were measured

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every five samples to determine and update the ratio correction factors

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measured

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15.490−15.494 and 36.696−36.707, respectively) of SRM-981 matched the certified

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values of 16.940, 15.496 and 36.722, respectively 24.

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Pb/204Pb,

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2.4 Micro-X-ray fluorescence and diffraction investigation

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Micro-X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF) and diffraction (µ-XRD) analyses were used

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to identify the distribution and speciation of heavy metals in FA, which were glued on

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the surface of Magic Tape 25. The µ-XRD and µ-XRF measurements were carried out

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at the BL15U1 beam line of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF,

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China). The incident X-ray beam was monochromatized to 18 keV (λ = 0.688 Å) and

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focused to a spot size of 3 µm × 3 µm. Depending on the calibration of a pattern of

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cerium dioxide, the µ-XRF point spectra and 2D (two-dimensional) µ-XRD patterns

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were fast-detected at 20 s and 10–20 s, respectively. The µ-XRF point spectra were

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processed using PyMca 4.3.0 (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France)

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FIT2D software (European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, France) was used to

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transform 2D patterns into standard 1D diagrams (2θ scan).

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3. Results and discussion

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3.1 Heavy metal contents and Pb isotope ratios in the MSW components

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To ascertain the contribution of each MSW component to the total heavy metals

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content, the contents of Pb, copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in each component and their

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proportion relative to the corresponding total metals in the MSW samples were

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determined, as shown in Figure 2. The MSW samples from three transfer stations

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were collected to provide the representative ranges of metal contents and Pb isotopic

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compositions in the MSW components. The difference in Pb contents in each

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component among the three MSW samples (Figure 2a) was significant (p < 0.05)

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except for PA, PL, and TE. For example, the Pb contents in GL and RU from MSW1

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were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than those from MSW2 and MSW3. This

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variation of heavy metal contents may be attributed not only to the differences in

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waste matrixes, but also to inter-contamination during waste collection, handling, and

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transportation

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contained elevated heavy metals contents compared to those in source separated waste,

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resulting from the contamination of extrinsic particles having high heavy metal

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contents 28. The MSW components exhibited a wide range of Pb contents. The lowest

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average Pb contents, 0.62 ± 0.56 mg/kg, were found in the ME components, and the

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highest contents, 193 ± 123 mg/kg, were observed in the RU components. In regard to

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the proportion of Pb in each component (Figure 2d), the contributions of PA and PL to

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the total Pb in MSW (37.6%−47.9% and 29.8%−32.9%, respectively) were higher

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than those of the other components. The contribution of FW to Pb in MSW was

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relatively high (4.7%−16.0%), due to the high proportion of FW in MSW. Besides,

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although the mass proportion of RU in MSW was low (1.1%−1.5%, as shown in

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Figure 1), its contribution to the total Pb (5.7%−14.0%) was high because of the high

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Pb content of this material.

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Similar to Pb, the contents of Cu and Zn (Figure 2b and 2c, respectively) in most

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of the components were significantly different (p < 0.05). The highest (77.1 ± 27.9

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mg/kg) and lowest (1.4 ± 0.4 mg/kg) Cu contents were observed in FW and RU,

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respectively. The highest and lowest proportions of Cu in MSW were contributed by

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FW (50.2%−68.8%) and RU (0.02%−0.1%), respectively. The Zn contents in most of

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the components (all exceeding 100 mg/kg) were higher than Pb and Cu contents. As

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with Pb, the contribution of RU to Zn in MSW was relatively high (24.6%−34.3%).

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Thus, RU was one of the main pollution sources of heavy metals in the MSW.

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To understand the variation and sources of Pb in the MSW components, the 207

Pb/206Pb vs

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Pb/206Pb for the MSW components, as well as for coal,

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ratios of

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metallurgic dust, and paint from Shanghai were compared (Figure 3) 29-31. There was a

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significant difference (p < 0.05) in Pb isotope ratios among the MSW components,

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Pb/206Pb, and from 2.0740 to 2.1188 for

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ranging from 0.8478 to 0.8679 for

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additives, and possibly extraneous pollutants. Many additives containing specific

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levels of Pb are added to raw materials during production and the Pb isotopic

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compositions in those additives have a wide range that could influence the Pb isotope

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ratios in MSW components. For example, the isotope ratios in paint range from

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were the lowest (0.8478−0.8529 for

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raw materials, and the variation of Pb isotope ratios in ME from different MSW may

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result from the types of metals and additives that the wastes contain. For most MSW

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components such as GL, PA, PL, and TE, additives from the production process may

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have had relatively little effect, or the Pb isotopic composition of the additives was

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similar, as suggested by the similar contents and isotopic data in these components

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from different MSW. Besides, the difference in the Pb isotope ratios between FW and

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WO was insignificant (p > 0.05). As mentioned above, the Pb contents in the organic

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components were influenced mainly by some unidentified pollution sources, so the

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pollution sources that contributed Pb in FW and WO might be similar. The Pb isotope

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ratios in FW and WO were within the range of those for coal combustion, indicating

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that the pollution sources affecting FW and WO might be related or similar to coal

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combustion 28, 32.

Pb/206Pb. The sources of Pb in MSW components included primary raw materials,

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Pb/206Pb and from 1.3485 ± 0.0103 to

Pb/206Pb.31 As shown in Figure 3, the Pb isotope ratios in ME 207

Pb/206Pb) and close to that of metallurgic dust

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Pb/206Pb). Thus, Pb in ME appeared to be mainly from the

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3.2 Influence of air excess ratio on heavy metal contents and Pb isotope ratios in FA

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The contents of Pb, Cu, and Zn in the FA samples under different ERs are

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displayed in Figure 4. The ER had a great effect on Pb, Cu, and Zn contents in FA,

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which ranged from 102 mg/kg to 196 mg/kg, from 635 mg/kg to 2150 mg/kg, and

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from 744 mg/kg to 1654 mg/kg, respectively. When the thermal reaction occurred

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under reducing atmosphere (0 < ER < 1), Pb and Zn contents in FA tended to reduce

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gradually as ER increased from 0.3 to 1.0. Notably, the Zn content in FA at ER = 0.3

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was more than two times greater than those at ER = 0.7 and 1.0. This suggested that

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increasing the oxygen amount may inhibit the migration of Pb and Zn in MSW under

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reducing atmosphere. However, Cu contents did not show a similar trend to Pb and Zn,

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and ranged greatly from 635 mg/kg to 1504 mg/kg within the ER range 0.3−1.0.

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Because heavy metals were present in various forms (elemental, sulfides, chlorides,

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etc.), their migration was influenced by their speciation in each MSW component 21, 33.

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When the ER was 1.3, the Pb content in FA (exceeding 200 mg/kg) increased almost

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100% compared to those at ER = 0.3−1.0. Besides, Zn and Cu contents in FA (ER =

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1.3) were higher than those at ER = 0.5−1.0. This indicated that the oxidizing

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atmosphere favored the migration of heavy metals such as Pb, Cu, and Zn to fly ash

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and flue gas. Their chlorides are more stable under higher oxygen condition, as a

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result, the transformation into metallic chlorides increased their transfer under

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oxidizing conditions

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higher than oxides or chlorides, so it can be hardly released under reducing conditions.

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MSW, and may change the sources of heavy metals in the thermal treatment fly ashes.

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The transformation and evaporation of heavy metals during thermal treatment

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lead to their transfer. The migration of heavy metals differs from metal to metal, as it

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is affected not only by the thermochemical conditions such as redox atmosphere,

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temperature, retention time, flue gas composition, mixing conditions etc., but also by

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the physicochemical properties and distribution of heavy metal compounds in the

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waste components which influence their evaporation or reaction dynamics kinetics 14,

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In brief, the variation of the ER could influence the migration of heavy metals in

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To understand the sources of Pb in FA from MSW thermal treatment, the Pb

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isotopic compositions in FA were examined (Figure S2 in the Supporting Information).

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The variation of Pb isotope ratios in five FA samples was obvious, and ranged from

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0.8478 to 0.8679 for

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isotope ratios

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linear relationship was greatly significant (R2 = 0.89). In the reducing atmosphere, Pb

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isotope ratios in FA obviously decreased with the increase of the ER from 0.3 to 0.7,

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suggesting that MSW components with relatively lower Pb isotope ratios significantly

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influenced Pb isotope ratios in FA. In contrast, as ER increased from 0.7 to 1.3, Pb

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isotope ratios only slightly increased. The Pb isotope ratios under a low oxygen

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condition were higher than those under a high oxygen condition, which indicated that

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the contribution of MSW components containing the relatively higher Pb isotope

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ratios increased under the low oxygen condition. The change of the ER had an impact

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Pb/206Pb and from 0.8478 to 0.8679 for

Pb/206Pb and

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Pb/206Pb. The

Pb/206Pb exhibited the same trends in FA, and their

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on the migration of Pb in different MSW components so as to influence sources of Pb

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in FA. This observation was supported by the low correlations between

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ratio and Pb contents in FA (Figure S3 in the Supporting Information).

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Pb/206Pb

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The Pb isotope ratios in the FA samples were compared with those in the APCR

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samples, as shown in Figure 5a. The Pb isotope ratios in APCR ranged from 2.1067 to

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ratios in APCR (ER = 1.5−2.0) and FA (ER = 0.7, 1.0 and 1.3) were in a narrow range

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and were far away from those of FA at ER = 0.3 and 0.5. This suggested that sources

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of Pb in fly ashes under oxidizing conditions were similar, but differed from those

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under the reducing conditions. The distinction between MSW incineration fly ash

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samples from different countries was examined by plotting

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(Figure 5b). The Pb isotope ratios in the MSW incineration ashes obtained from

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various countries exhibited a significant difference because of differences in the

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proportion and sources of Pb in MSW components. For example, the 207Pb/206Pb ratio

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of FA in Shanghai was lower than that in Japan (0.8645 ± 0.0025)

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(0.8669 ± 0.0027)

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originally derived Chinese source rocks, which have higher Th/U (206Pb,

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respectively) than those in other countries 38.

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Pb/206Pb, and from 0.8613 to 0.8616 for

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Pb/206Pb. The Pb isotope

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Pb are generated from the radioactive decay chain of

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Pb/206Pb

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Pb, and

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Th

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major source of Pb. Thus, it is likely that the migration of both Zn and Pb in RU could

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evaluated (Figure S4). It was apparent that Pb and Zn in the two FA samples exhibited

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Zn 25. In the present study, the correlation between Zn and Pb in FA at ER = 0.3 was

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higher than that at ER = 1.3, which may be attributed to the fact that the migration of

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Pb and Zn under the reducing condition was influenced more by RU than was

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migration under the oxidizing condition, an explanation supported by the results of Pb

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source identification in FA. Moreover, the compounds of Pb and Zn were identified

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fingerprints, it is possible to use the Pb isotopic approach to trace sources and

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µ-XRF analyses with high-energy light source and precise microscopy, could provide

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the spatial distribution and speciation information of metals in micro-scales. By

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combining Pb isotope ratios with µ-XRD and µ-XRF analyses, the predominant

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sources of Pb in the FA samples under different atmosphere conditions could be

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identified and the variations of Pb migration from different MSW components to FA

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could be revealed. Thus, the Pb isotopic approach was very useful for gaining a better

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understanding of the migration behavior of Pb during the high temperature process.

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Future Pb monitoring programs could use this tool to trace Pb release during different

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waste treatment and disposal processes, and provide a scientific basis on which to

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implement more targeted and appropriate control strategies.

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of

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China (No. 21577102), the National Social Science Fund of China (No.12&ZD236),

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and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

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Supporting Information

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The Supporting Information is available free of charge on the ACS Publications website at DOI:

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10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03387.

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Table S1 Ultimate and proximate analysis of the MSW1 sample; Figure S1 Schematic diagram of

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the thermal treatment apparatus; Figure S2 Effect of air excess ratio on 208Pb/206Pb and 207Pb/206Pb

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Figure S4 The µ-XRF images of lead and zinc in the fly ash samples.

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Figure 1 The physical compositions of the three municipal solid waste samples on a

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wet basis.

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Figure 2 Contents of (a) lead (Pb), (b) copper (Cu), and (c) zinc (Zn), and (d) their

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Figure 3 Lead (Pb) isotopic compositions (208Pb/206Pb vs 207Pb/206Pb) in the

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municipal solid waste (MSW) components (this study) and the reported samples,

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Figure 4 Contents of (a) lead (Pb), (b) zinc (Zn), and (c) copper (Cu) in the fly ash

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(FA) arising from combustion at various air excess ratios (ERs).

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Figure 5 Lead isotope ratios 208Pb/206Pb vs 207Pb/206Pb in the fly ash (FA) and air

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pollution control residue (APCR) samples in (a) this study, and (b) as reported for

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municipal solid waste (MSW) combustion ash samples from Shanghai, Japan, France,

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Figure 6 Lead isotope ratios 208Pb/206Pb vs 207Pb/206Pb (a) in municipal solid waste

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