Burning tire tube is posing high level risk for environment and wild life: (case study)
A boy carries a freshly killed goat through the smoke and haze of burning tires © Ed Kashi/VII Photo.
Introduction :
Research
worldwide indicates that tire burning kilns have a serious detrimental impact
on community health and the integrity of the surrounding environment. Kiln
emissions have been found to cause cancer and respiratory illness.
Environmental degradation ranges from physical alteration to heavy
metal,mercury, and chemical contamination. Chemicals from the air and ground
water entering the river, can accumulate to toxic quantities in wildlife
and degrade the river ecosystem. As the river becomes polluted the entire
ecosystem is at risk: human health is compromised, wildlife is threatened and
the environment is in peril.
Impact :
The
study shows that emissions from the burning of tires are a serious threat to
human health. Specifically, emissions from burning tires are highly mutagenic
(more mutagenic than emissions from the burning of all other bulk materials
that researchers have tested). Emissions from burning tires contains
significant amounts of the following known human carcinogens: benzene,
1,3-butadiene, and benz[a]pyrene. What follows are quotes from the study:
"Two
to three billion scrap tires are in landfills and stockpiles across the United
States, and approximately one scrap tire per person is generated every year.
Scrap tires represent both a disposal problem and a resource opportunity (e.g.,
as a fuel and in other applications). Of the many potential negative
environmental and health impacts normally associated with scrap tire piles, the
present study focuses on (1) examining air emissions related to open tire fires
and their potential health impacts, and (2) reporting on emissions data from
well designed combustors that have used tires as a fuel.
"Air
emissions from open tire fires have been shown to be more toxic (e.g.,
mutagenic) than those of a combustor, regardless of the fuel. Open tire fire
emissions include "criteria" pollutants, such as particulates, carbon
monoxide (CO), sulfur oxides (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and volatile
organic compounds (VOCs). They also include "non-criteria" hazardous
air pollutants (HAPs), such as polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
dioxins, furans, hydrogen chloride, benzene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs);
and metals such as arsenic, cadmium, nickel, zinc, mercury, chromium, and
vanadium. Both criteria and HAP emissions from an open tire fire can represent
significant acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) health hazards to
firefighters and nearby residents.
Depending on the length and degree of
exposure, these health effects could include irritation of the skin, eyes, and
mucous membranes, respiratory effects, central nervous system depression, and
cancer. Firefighters and others working near a large tire fire should be
equipped with respirators and dermal protection. Unprotected exposure to the
visible smoke plume should be avoided.
Open tire fire emissions are
estimated to be 16 times more mutagenic than residential wood combustion in a
fireplace, and 13,000 times more mutagenic than coal-fired utility emissions
with good combustion efficiency and add-on controls. reference : http://www.elaw.org/node/276
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| A boy carries a freshly killed goat through the smoke and haze of burning tires © Ed Kashi/VII Photo. |
Introduction :
Research worldwide indicates that tire burning kilns have a serious detrimental impact on community health and the integrity of the surrounding environment. Kiln emissions have been found to cause cancer and respiratory illness. Environmental degradation ranges from physical alteration to heavy metal,mercury, and chemical contamination. Chemicals from the air and ground water entering the river, can accumulate to toxic quantities in wildlife and degrade the river ecosystem. As the river becomes polluted the entire ecosystem is at risk: human health is compromised, wildlife is threatened and the environment is in peril.
Impact :
Research worldwide indicates that tire burning kilns have a serious detrimental impact on community health and the integrity of the surrounding environment. Kiln emissions have been found to cause cancer and respiratory illness. Environmental degradation ranges from physical alteration to heavy metal,mercury, and chemical contamination. Chemicals from the air and ground water entering the river, can accumulate to toxic quantities in wildlife and degrade the river ecosystem. As the river becomes polluted the entire ecosystem is at risk: human health is compromised, wildlife is threatened and the environment is in peril.
Impact :
The
study shows that emissions from the burning of tires are a serious threat to
human health. Specifically, emissions from burning tires are highly mutagenic
(more mutagenic than emissions from the burning of all other bulk materials
that researchers have tested). Emissions from burning tires contains
significant amounts of the following known human carcinogens: benzene,
1,3-butadiene, and benz[a]pyrene. What follows are quotes from the study:
"Two
to three billion scrap tires are in landfills and stockpiles across the United
States, and approximately one scrap tire per person is generated every year.
Scrap tires represent both a disposal problem and a resource opportunity (e.g.,
as a fuel and in other applications). Of the many potential negative
environmental and health impacts normally associated with scrap tire piles, the
present study focuses on (1) examining air emissions related to open tire fires
and their potential health impacts, and (2) reporting on emissions data from
well designed combustors that have used tires as a fuel.
"Air
emissions from open tire fires have been shown to be more toxic (e.g.,
mutagenic) than those of a combustor, regardless of the fuel. Open tire fire
emissions include "criteria" pollutants, such as particulates, carbon
monoxide (CO), sulfur oxides (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and volatile
organic compounds (VOCs). They also include "non-criteria" hazardous
air pollutants (HAPs), such as polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs),
dioxins, furans, hydrogen chloride, benzene, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs);
and metals such as arsenic, cadmium, nickel, zinc, mercury, chromium, and
vanadium. Both criteria and HAP emissions from an open tire fire can represent
significant acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) health hazards to
firefighters and nearby residents.
Depending on the length and degree of exposure, these health effects could include irritation of the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes, respiratory effects, central nervous system depression, and cancer. Firefighters and others working near a large tire fire should be equipped with respirators and dermal protection. Unprotected exposure to the visible smoke plume should be avoided.
Depending on the length and degree of exposure, these health effects could include irritation of the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes, respiratory effects, central nervous system depression, and cancer. Firefighters and others working near a large tire fire should be equipped with respirators and dermal protection. Unprotected exposure to the visible smoke plume should be avoided.
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Open tire fire emissions are estimated to be 16 times more mutagenic than residential wood combustion in a fireplace, and 13,000 times more mutagenic than coal-fired utility emissions with good combustion efficiency and add-on controls. reference : http://www.elaw.org/node/276
Open tire fire emissions are estimated to be 16 times more mutagenic than residential wood combustion in a fireplace, and 13,000 times more mutagenic than coal-fired utility emissions with good combustion efficiency and add-on controls. reference : http://www.elaw.org/node/276
15 Reasons NOT to Burn Tires:
Here are couple of ecowings solutions :
After going through the extensive research in various dimension, ecowings team has developed several ideas and executed them in a finished product for life style purpose. Ecowings strongly believes, these meaningful innovation can bring positive difference in environment and help to save our planet from environmental disasters.
We advise to all the people to adopt upcycled products and green living to cast green impact and contribute to save our planet.
Happy Green Living :)
1 The International Paper Plant at Ticonderoga lacks the basic pollution control device, an electrostatic precipitator, needed to minimize the risk from pollutants released from burning tires. Saving money on fuel by burning tires should not take precedence over public health. Industries have the responsibility to be good corporate neighbors.
2 Burning tires releases a toxic soup of pollutants. Children are especially at risk. Hundreds of different toxic pollutants are created by burning tires as well as a tremendous number of small particles that settle deep in the lungs.
3 Breast milk contaminated by the organic pollutants on the particles released from burning tires will be transferred from a nursing mother to her baby.
4 Children, fetuses, nursing babies, elderly, asthmatics, immune suppressed individuals are all much more vulnerable to the pollutants released burning tires. Small particulates released by burning tires worsen asthma and may contribute to heart disease.
5 Shouldn’t we intervene to protect children before the toxic damage done? Time after time we have learned too late.
6 Fine particles have been found to cause excess mortality and hospitalizations for heart disease and cancer by the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Environmental Health.
7 International Paper Ticonderoga’s plant has out-dated pollution control equipment that will not capture the fine particles emitted from burning tires. IP’s own application for a permit to burn tires estimates only 76% of the particles will be captured.
8 IP’s type of wet scrubber has been found to be inadequate by the EPA for capturing the emissions released from burning tires. The EPA recommends that an electrostatic precipitator be used instead.
9 International Paper Company has a poor record of disclosing information and compliance with environmental regulations, including dumping toxic sludge and dioxins into Lake Champlain.Find out more about the IP Environmental Record.
10 International Paper Company’s application to the NYDEC for a permit to conduct a test burn of tires at the Ticonderoga plant states that burning tires will increase emissions of toxic metals from the plant including: chromium, arsenic, zinc, barium, cobalt, copper, iron, aluminum, manganese and vanadium.
11 Current air pollution exposure standards are based on healthy adults and do not take infants, nursing mothers, and the elderly into consideration.
12 Not all pollutants released during the tire burn will be monitored. The EPA monitors only a few criteria air pollutants which may not be representative of all pollutants released. Many unknown pollutants with unknown health effects will be released from burning tires.
13 Tires are not designed to be burned as a fuel and contain hazardous ingredients (the rubber in tires contains 25% extender oils derived from benzene, 25% styrene, a derivative of benzene, and 25% 1,3 butadiene. - both benzene and 1,3 butadiene are suspected human carcinogens). Tire-derived fuel (TDF) also contains remnants of wire that is difficult to totally remove when tires are processed for fuel.
14 Fine particulates are significantly more hazardous to human health than larger particulates. Toxins collected on the surface of fine particulates are aspirated by humans and lead to lung disease. The pollution control device on the IP power boiler is insufficient to remove fine particulate matter and heavy metals from flue gases.
15 If tires are burned, the IP plant will release high levels of small particles containing zinc oxide. Inhaling small particles containing zinc produces inflammation in the lungs. Lung damage has been documented in animal studies at levels lower than OSHA and EPA standards. Asthmatics would be at particular risk from zinc exposure. There is also evidence of fetal damage from zinc exposure reference : http://www.lesspollution.org/learn.html
Here are couple of ecowings solutions :
We advise to all the people to adopt upcycled products and green living to cast green impact and contribute to save our planet.
Happy Green Living :)
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| I-slim Pouch : Made out of recycled tire tube |
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| Black buck : Men's wallet made out of recycled tire tube |
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| Rocklane Bag : Made out of recycled tire tube |
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