Identification of chemical substances in industrial wastes and their pyrolytic decomposition products

In order to quantify the sources of chemical pollutants in the leachate from reclaimed wastes, chemical substances in 11 different types of industrial wastes were identified. Their elution behaviors were also investigated. Alkanes (5.3–890 ng g−1), benzenes (8.1–110 ng g−1), polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (3.2–560 ng g−1), alcohols, steroids, phenol (7.1 ng g−1), ketones, furans (190–210 ng g−1), phthalates (8.9–560 ng g−1), benzoquinones, dibenzothiophene (190 ng g−1), benthiocarb (4.2 ng g−1), sulfur, nitrile compounds, amino compounds, amido compounds, pyridines, quinolines (1.8–15 ng g−1), isoquinolines, carbazoles, acridines, chlordenes (1.5–1.6 ng g−1) and nonachlors (1.1–1.6 ng g−1) were detected in 9 types of industrial wastes. The chemical substances detected in waste at the highest concentrations were alkanes, PAHs and phthalates. Water supply sludge, dust and brick garbage contained many kinds of chemical substances. The elution behaviors of specific chemical substances, COD and nutrients varied by characteristic and production process of each waste.