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Voltammetric methods for the determination of heavy metals in domestic waste and compost produced from it

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Methods of sampling an preparation of waste and compost samples for analysis are described. A voltammetric method has been used for the determination of the contents of toxic heavy metals (one of the most important criterion for compost quality evaluation) in domestic waste and in compost produced from it. A novel method was proposed for the UV mineralisation of water extracts obtained during leaching of waste and compost samples. Copper, lead, zinc and cadmium were determined in wet-digested samples of domestic waste, compost and its extracts by anodic stripping voltammetry. Nickel and cobalt were determined by adsorption voltammetry. The determination of five metals in one sample over a wide range of concentrations and the low cost of the apparatus used are the main advantages of the analytical method described. This has been shown by the determination of the metals in fractions of domestic waste, in compost produced of that waste and in compost mixed with sewage sludge. Special attention has been paid to investigations of the mobilisation of metals from waste and compost during the leaching test.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteura 1, 02-093, Warsaw, Poland

    Jerzy Golimowski

  2. Research and Experimental Center of Utilisation and Neutralisation of Waste, Municipal Cleaning Enterprise, Kampinoska 1, 01-934, Warsaw, Poland

    Agnieszka Tykarska

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Golimowski, J., Tykarska, A. Voltammetric methods for the determination of heavy metals in domestic waste and compost produced from it. Fresenius J Anal Chem 349, 620–624 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00323467

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