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Size Distributions of Amphiboles in Soils from a Closed Asbestos Mine, Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea

충청북도 제천시 폐석면광산 주변 토양에서 검출되는 각섬석의 크기 분포

  • Kwon, Jiwoon (Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency) ;
  • Choi, Sung Won (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Hyunwook (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 권지운 (한국산업안전보건공단 산업안전보건연구원) ;
  • 최성원 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 김현욱 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2014.09.01
  • Accepted : 2014.10.17
  • Published : 2014.10.28
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Abstract

This study is for discrimination between asbestiform and non-asbestiform based on size characteristics of tremolite-actinolite fibers in soils from a closed asbestos mine, Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea. Soils and tremolite asbestos rocks were collected from a closed asbestos mine area. The dimensions of fibers with minimum $5{\mu}m$ in length and 3:1 in aspect ratio were measured using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and compared to the known tremolite populations ranging from asbestiform to non-asbestiform. The geometric means of width of soils, asbestos rocks and National Institute for Standard and Technology (NIST) and Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) reference samples were $1.2{\mu}m$, $0.3-0.6{\mu}m$, $1.3{\mu}m$ and $0.2{\mu}m$, respectively. The geometric means of aspect ratio of soils, asbestos rocks and NIST and HSL reference samples were 7.3, 13.7-30.1, 7.2 and 37.8, respectively. The population of tremolite-actinolite fibers from soils compared to known asbestiform and non-asbestiform tremolite was lack of thin and high aspect ratio fibers. Upper results suggest that tremolite-actinolite fibers in soils cannot be classified into a commercial grade asbestos. The tremolite-actinolite fibers do not mainly appear to be the result of contamination from distance asbestos sources by wind. For the management and control of asbestos in soils, size distributions of amphiboles should be incorporated into asbestos survey results of soils.

본 연구는 석면형태와 비석면형태의 구분을 위하여 충청북도 제천시에 소재한 한 폐석면광산 지역의 토양 중 트레모라이트와 악티노라이트 섬유의 크기 특성을 파악하였다. 폐석면광산 주변지역의 토양과 트레모라이트 석면 암석을 채취하고, 투과전자현미경으로 길이 $5{\mu}m$ 이상이며 길이대너비 비율이 3:1 이상인 섬유의 크기를 측정하여 알려진 석면형태와 비석면형태를 보이는 트레모라이트의 크기 분포와 비교하였다. 연구 결과 섬유의 너비는 기하평균으로 토양시료 $1.2{\mu}m$, 석면 암석 $0.3-0.6{\mu}m$, NIST 트레모라이트 $1.3{\mu}m$, HSL 트레모라이트 $0.2{\mu}m$ 이었다. 길이대너비 비율은 기하평균으로 토양시료 7.3, 석면 암석 13.7-30.1, NIST 트레모라이트 7.2, HSL 트레모라이트 37.8 이었다. 토양시료는 알려진 석면형태의 트레모라이트 뿐만 아니라 비석면형태의 트레모라이트에 비해서도 가늘고 길이대너비 비율이 큰 섬유를 적게 함유하였다. 따라서 연구 대상 토양시료 중의 트레모라이트-악티노라이트는 전형적 석면형태로 분류할 수 없으며, 대부분은 광산 및 채석장으로부터 바람에 의해 비산된 석면으로 인한 오염의 결과가 아닌 것으로 추정된다. 토양 중 석면의 관리를 위해서 석면 오염 여부를 조사 시에는 감섬석의 크기 분포가 함께 고려되어야 한다.

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