出版社：Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology
摘要：In the present study,the concentration levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (or PCBs) in the environments in Korea are estimated based on some measured data in Korea,in comparison with the data from the other coun- tries. Even though PCBs were banned as electrical fluids in 1970s in Korea,PCBs are sill detected in the envi- ronment. PCBs levels in Korea are greatly lower than those in other countries,which are gradually decreased as well. However,the measured data are not sufcient in both numbers and quality,to estimate the average PCBs levels in Korea. The regulation limit on polychlorinated biphenyls (or PCBs) is 2 mgkg (ppm),which is too low compared to 50 ppm of many other countries ineluding U.S. With this strict regulation,there are many problems cxpected, for example,in the analysis of PCBs in the transformers using in the field as well as the safe treatment of PCBs. The risk ssessment on the PCBs in the environment is surely necessary prior to the change in the limit. Also the PCBs concentration monitoring in the environmental media (i.e. air,water,soil and sediment) and cxposure assessment will be essential for the accurate risk assessment. If the PCB-waste guideline maintain as 2 ppm after 10 years,the excess cancer risk of PCBs exposure by ambient air,drinking water and soil was 10-8. But if the guideline mitigate as 50 ppm after 10 years,the cancer risk was increased by 10~7. The ecological risk quotient by regulation change was not exceed *1'.
