A case study of dioxin monitoring in and around an industrial waste incinerator in Korea.
Many studies have been conducted that monitor and trace the sources of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/furans (PCDD/Fs) by comparing congener patterns of environmental samples with those of possible sources. In this study, we measured PCDD/F concentrations and compared congener patterns of samples of various media found in and around an industrial waste incinerator in Korea, including stack gas, fly ash, bottom ash, ambient air, soil, pine needle, and human blood. We obtained reliable data on the relationship between the PCDD/F distributions in these sources and the environment, and thus found indicators with which to assess the impact of such sources on the surrounding environment. In addition, the difference between the levels of PCDD/Fs in the blood of short-term workers and long-term workers demonstrates that these workers are exposed to the compounds produced by the indicator.
Kim
Byung-Hoon
BH
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, San 31, Hyojadong, Namgu, Pohang 790-784, Korea.
Lee
Se-Jin
SJ
Mun
Su-Jung
SJ
Chang
Yoon-Seok
YS
D000388:Air / Q000032:analysis; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis; D060729:Coal Ash; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D017745:Incineration; D007220:Industrial Waste; D007723:Korea; D052638:Particulate Matter; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis
D001572:Benzofurans; D060729:Coal Ash; D000072338:Dibenzofurans, Polychlorinated; D004147:Dioxins; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007220:Industrial Waste; D052638:Particulate Matter; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins; D012987:Soil; D002244:Carbon