21. Izmit, Turkey - ASIA

The sludge and ashes resulting from the waste incineration facility are being disposed to a dump which is constructed near the incineration plant as an integrated disposal facility located at Izmit.

Source categories of waste contamination by POPs:

  Waste Incineration
  Landfilling/dumping/open burning of wastes

Data about POPs levels in different environment compartments:

  Waste residue
  Food (milk, eggs)

POPs - Persistent Organic Pollutants:

  Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (dioxins)
  Polychlorinated Biphenyls
  Hexachlorobenzene