Journal of Korea Society of Waste Management (한국폐기물자원순환학회지)

Korea Society of Waste Management (한국폐기물자원순환학회)
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Hazardous Characteristics of Waste Timber from Rail Road

폐목재 침목의 유해물질 함량특성

  • Chung, David (Resource Recirculation Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Yoon, Jung-In (Resource Recirculation Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Kim, Min-Sun (Resource Recirculation Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Yu, Hye-Young (Resource Recirculation Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Im, Jin-Hong (Korea Environment Corporation) ;
  • Kim, Young-Jun (Resource Recirculation Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Park, Ho-Yeun (Resource Recirculation Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Cho, Jun-Ho (Hanyang Women's University) ;
  • Kim, Kyeo-Keun (Cheongju University) ;
  • Han, Sang-Oh (Korea Testing & Research Institute) ;
  • Shin, Sun-Kyoung (Resource Recirculation Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research) ;
  • Oh, Gil-Jong (Resource Recirculation Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
  • 정다위 (국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) ;
  • 윤정인 (국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) ;
  • 김민선 (국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) ;
  • 유혜영 (국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) ;
  • 임진홍 (한국환경공단) ;
  • 김용준 (국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) ;
  • 박호연 (국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) ;
  • 조준호 (한양여자대학) ;
  • 김교근 (청주대학교) ;
  • 한상오 (한국화학융합시험연구원) ;
  • 신선경 (국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과) ;
  • 오길종 (국립환경과학원 자원순환연구과)
  • Published : 2012.01.31
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Abstract

Waste timber from railroad is usually discarded or recycled as material for landscaping after 10 to 15 years. In order to extend the life of timbers, creosote oil is used which is a liquid, black-brown substance. This oil extracted from coal tar or vapor gas from wood combustion has been used as antiseptics long before 1900. In Korea, creosote oil is regulated as a wood preservative in the notice of the National Forest Research Institute. It is very effective and consists of a variety of organic compounds which are mostly Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). In this study, the hazardous substances like oil, BTEX, PAHs, phenols, etc. have been analyzed. Oil is a substance which is extracted by n-hexane. It is basically used to quantify the extract of waste timber and to establish a relationship to other substances like PAHs. BTEX are benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. PAHs is the abbreviation for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons which are well known to occur in high concentration in creosote oil. In this study, we analyzed 16 compounds of PAHs including Benzo(a)pyrene(BaP). Phenols comprised 21 compounds including PCP (PentaChloroPhenol) which is regulated as soil contaminant. We hope this study will be helpful to understand hazardous substances in waste timber and will contribute to an appropriate management before recycling the waste.

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