Emission of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs from metallurgy industries in S. Korea
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- Title
- Emission of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs from metallurgy industries in S. Korea
- Authors
- Yu, BW; Jin, GZ; Moon, YH; Kim, MK; Kyoung, JD; Chang, YS
- Date Issued
- 2006-01
- Publisher
- PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Abstract
- The metallurgy industry and municipal waste incinerators are considered the main sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) in many countries. This study investigated the emission factors and total emissions of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) emitted from metallurgy industries (including ferrous and nonferrous foundries) in Korea. The toxic equivalency (TEQ) emission factor of PCDD/Fs was the highest for secondary copper production, at 24 451 ng I-TEQ/ton. The total estimated emissions of PCDD/Fs from these sources were 35.259 g I-TEQ/yr, comprising 0.088 g I-TEQ/yr from ferrous foundries, 31.713 g I-TEQ/yr from copper production, 1.716 g I-TEQ/yr from lead production, 0.111 g I-TEQ/yr from zinc production, and 1.631 g I-TEQ/yr from aluminum production. The total estimated annual amounts of dioxin-like PCBs emitted from these sources were 13.260 g WHO-TEQ/yr, comprising 0.014 g WHO-TEQ/yr from ferrous foundries, 12.675 g WHO-TEQ/yr from copper production, 0.170 g WHO-TEQ/yr from lead production, 0.017 g WHO-TEQ/yr from zinc production, and 0.384 g WHO-TEQ/yr from aluminum production. The highest emission factor was found for secondary copper smelting, at 9770 ng WHO-TEQ/ton. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Keywords
- PCDD/Fs; PCBs; emission factors; metallurgy industry; Korea
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/24229
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.04.031
- ISSN
- 0045-6535
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- CHEMOSPHERE, vol. 62, no. 3, page. 494 - 501, 2006-01
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