Certification and Quality Control of the Official Test Facilities of Dioxins in Korea

국내 다이옥신 측정분석기관 지정 및 정도관리

  • Received : 2000.07.26
  • Published : 2000.10.25

Abstract

The concentration of dioxins from flue gases of municipal waste incineration facilities with capacities over 50 tons/day are regulated by the guideline: $0.1ng-TEQ/Nm^3$ for new facilities, and $0.5ng-TEQ/Nm^3$ for existing facilities and it will be strengthened to $0.1ng-TEQ/Nm^3$ until 2003 year. Dioxins from these incineration facilities have to be measured more than 2 times annually by the Official Test Facilities of Dioxins. Seven institutions have been certified so far as the Official Test Facilities of Dioxins. These facilities have to be evaluated by the quality control program provided by National Institute of Environmental Research every year. We reported the results of quality control test performed in 1999. Four institutions certified in 1998 sampled flue gases at stack of M incineration facilitiy and analyzed dioxins by Official Methods of Air Pollution. The isokinetic coefficients, the parameter for evaluation of sampling ability were excellent for all four institutions. They were 100.9%, 102.4%, 102.1% and 99.2%, respectively. The criteria required are as follows; resolution over 10,000, mass calibration within ${\pm}5ppm$, ion abundance ratio within 15%, and the recovery of 50-120%. As results, those institutions also met these parameters of Official Method of Air Pollution.

생활폐기물 처리용량이 일일 50톤 이상인 소각시설에 대한 배출가스중의 다이옥신 농도는 신규시설인 경우 $0.1ng-TEQ/Nm^3$, 기존시설인 경우 $0.5ng-TEQ/Nm^3$로 규제하고 있으며, 기존시설인 경우에도 2003년에는 $0.1ng-TEQ/Nm^3$로 강화할 예정이다. 이들 소각시설은 다이옥신 측정분석기관으로부터 년 2회 이상 배출가스중의 다이옥신 농도를 측정하여야 한다. 현재까지 7개 기관이 다이옥신 측정분석기관으로 지정을 받았으며, 이들 기관은 매년 국립환경연구원이 제공하는 정도관리 프로그램에 따라 평가를 받아야 한다. 1999년에는 1998년에 지정받은 4개 기관에 대하여 M 소각시설에서 대기오염공정시험방법에 따라 다이옥신 시료채취 및 분석을 하여 정도관리를 실시하였다. 정도관리 실시결과 등속흡인계수는 각각 100.9%, 102.4%, 102.1%, 99.2%로 4기관 모두 양호하였으며, 분해능 (10,000 이상), 질량검정 결과(${\pm}5ppm$ 이내), 동위원소 존재비 (15% 이내) 및 회수율(50-120%) 모두 대기오염공정시험방법 기준을 만족하였다.

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References

  1. Compilation of EU Dioxin Exposure and Health Data European Commission DG Environment
  2. Enforcement regulation of section 1 of article 24 of Waste Management Ministry of Environment (MOE)
  3. Estabilished rule of National Institute of Environmental Research National Institute of Environment (NIER)
  4. Korean Official Method of Air Pollution Ministry of Environment(MOE)