Title: Knowledge, attitude and practices toward dioxins in China's waste incineration industry and coking industry

Authors: Jing Geng, Yonglong Lu, Bingnan Ren, Tieyu Wang, Chunli Chen

Addresses: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Business Administration College, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China; Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China. ' Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. ' College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China. ' Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. ' Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China

Abstract: A questionnaire was used to survey the knowledge and attitude of senior managers toward dioxins at five waste incineration plants and seven coking plants. A field survey was performed to verify dioxin control practices at two of the waste incineration plants and one of the coke plants. All the respondents at the waste incineration plants claimed to be knowledgeable about dioxins and had a proactive attitude toward dioxin control. The field survey verified the implementation of various dioxin control measures at their plants. However, the coking plants| respondents were ignorant about dioxins. This study reveals that dioxin emission policies have had a significant effect on industrial practices and knowledge. The differences in economics between the two sites have also contributed to the disparity in their respective knowledge levels. Finally, the paper gives the corresponding recommendations on how to further improve the level of dioxin knowledge and control practices in China.

Keywords: knowledge; attitudes; practices; dioxins; waste incineration industry; coking industry; China; environmental pollution; dioxin control; dioxin emissions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2011.040281

International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2011 Vol.45 No.4, pp.385 - 402

Published online: 29 Apr 2015 *

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