International Symposium on POPs & PCBS in Japan,November 1, 2013

Current Status of POPs & PCBsManagement in Korea

1. POPs Management in Korea
2. Current Status of PCBs Management
3. Safe Treatment of PCBs containing Waste
4. Future Direction of POPs Policy

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1. POPs Management in Korea
2. Current Status of PCBs Management
3. Safe Treatment of PCBs containing Waste
4. Future Direction of POPs Policy

1-1. Introduction

1-2. Implementation of POPs Convention

1-3. Mission of Related Ministry in Korea

1-4. Current Status of POPs Management in Korea 1[ Control Act for 12 old POPs]
Regulation
Chemicals

Annex
Pesticide control Act

Toxic Chemicals Control
Acts (content)

Specific Exemption* Electricity Industry Act

1-4. Current Status of POPs Management in Korea 1[ Control Act for 10 New POPs]
Related Act
Chemicals

Domestic usage

Annex

Pesticide Control
Toxic Chemicals
POPsAct
Control Act (content) Control Act

1-5. Major Policy Products on POPs

1-6. Introduction of POPs management Law

1-7. Environmental Management of POPs

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1. POPs Management in Korea
2. Current Status of PCBs Management
3. Safe Treatment of PCBs containing Waste
4. Future Direction of POPs Policy

2-1. A Brief History of PCBs Management
1970

1995
2000
20000052005

201520101501

2-2. Major Problem of PCBs Waste Management

2-3. Effort of Social Consensus for PCBs Phase out

2-4. Current Status of Policies for the Phase-out PCBs

2-5. Contents of PCBs Regulation in Korea

2-6. Current Status of PCBs containing Transformer (‘08~’11. 7 )

Items

Total

Transformer
In useStoredTransformer> 2ppm(Estimation)

2-6. Current Status of PCBs containing Transformer (‘08~’11. 7 )Amount of disposed Transformer (C : Concentration of PCBs)
Organization

Items
TotalC஖஖2ppm

2&஖50 ppm

C SSP

Official Soil
Test Method

Official Water
Test Method

2-8. PCBs Analytical Methods 1

Item

Official POPs
Test Method

Official Waste
Test Method(liquid type)

Official Waste
Test Method(solid type)2-9. PCBs Analytical Procedure for Solid Wastes

2-10. Action Plan for Phase Out of PCBs Waste

Contentsyear

Organization

Aid Organization

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1. POPs Management in Korea
2. Current Status of PCBs Management
3. Safe Treatment of PCBs containing Waste
4. Future Direction of POPs Policy

3-1. Treatment Process of PCBs containing Waste

3-2. Treatment Process of PCBs containing Oil

3-3. Management of Discharge Facilities

3-3. Management of Discharge Facilities

Enforcement annex 2Containing Level

3-5. Example of Chemical Treatment Process

3-6. High Temperature Incineration

Items

3-6. Injection Site of Waste Insulating OilStandards

3-9. Current Status of PCBs Contamination & Monitoring

Items

PCBs analysis Lab.
(‘11.7)

PCBs Treatment Facilities ‘11.2)
Chemical/washingtreatment

High temperatureincineration

washing
treatment

3-10. PCBs-Free Treatment PlanProductProduction yearManagement plan

3-7. ESM of PCBs containing Waste Treatment

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1. POPs Management in Korea
2. Current Status of PCBs Management
3. Safe Treatment of PCBs containing Waste
4. Future Direction of POPs Policy

4-1. Financial Resource System

4-2. Action Plan & Financial Resources on POPsG

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yearKorea

Foreign Countries

1979

Ordinance of the Electrical Installation Technology
Standard- The first banned to use the electric circuits of mechanicalapparatus manufactured with insulating oil containing PCBsStarting its commercial production PCBs (1929, USA)
Yusho Incident in Japan (1968)
Contamination of PCBs in Taiwan (1979)

1987

Waste Control Act Enforcement
Standard of PCBs : 0.003 mg/L(Leaching)

1993

The Amendment(Revision) of Waste Control Act Enforcement
Liquid : < 50mg/L , Solid: 50mg/L(Leaching)

1995

-

1996

The hazardous chemicals and materials Management Act
The ban on Manufacture, Import, Sale and Use of PCBs

1997

-

The establishment of national emission standard forDioxin in Korea (50T/d, New 0.1,Existing : 0.5)

1999

The Amendment(Revision) of Waste Control Act Enforcement
Liquid : < 2mg/L , Solid : 0.003mg/L(Leaching)

The establishment of Disposal standard for PCBs inJapan(50T/d: 0.5ppm (1998)

2001-The Adoption of Stockholm Convention (2001)

2007-The Ratification of Stockholm Convention (2007)

2008

The Enforcement of POPs Control Act

Starting the Chemical/Washing Treatment of PCBs
containing transformer in Korea(2008)

Basel Convention Agreement(1989)

Social issues of the dioxin problem in Korea- Suspension burning of PCBs

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