Abstract
PCBs had numerous uses such as hydraulic fluid, heat exchange fluid, sealant, lubricant, and carbonless copy paper. They are most likely found in electric utilities, power stations, industrial facilities, electronic manufacturing plants, petrochemical plants, railroad systems, electric equipment repair facilities, mining sites (active or abandoned), and military camps. Due to its outstanding chemical and thermal stabilities and electrical insulation properties, the commercial and industrial products of PCBs, such as Aroclors, Kaneclors, Clophens, Phenaclors etc., had been widely used as thermal oil and transformer oil from 1930s until the 1970s. The transformer oils were analyzed as a main source of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) emission into the environment. Qualitative estimation of oil extracts as carried out with Aroclor 1242, 1248, 1254, 1260. The transformer oils contained the pure and mixed of Aroclor 1242, Aroclor 1254, and Aroclor 1260. Also, commercial screening kit of 20 ppm and 50 ppm were applied to the transformer oil samples.
PCBs는 뛰어난 물리 화학적, 열적 안전성과 전기 절연성으로 인해 윤활유, 열교환유체, 복사지 등 많은 용도로 사용되어 왔으며, 1930년대에서 1970년대까지 Aroclors, Kaneclors, Clophens, Phenaclors 등과 같은 상업적 PCBs 생산품들이 절연유로 사용되었다. 본 연구에서는 PCBs의 주된 배출원인 변압기 절연유를 채취하여 Aroclor 1242, 1248, 1254, 1260의 표준물질을 사용하여 정성분석을 하였다. 제작년도 및 제작사별로 채취 분석한 결과 절연유는 Aroclor 1242, Aroclor 1254, Aroclor 1260의 단일 제품을 함유하거나 이들이 혼합되어 함유되어 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한, 시판되는 스크리닝 키트(20 ppm, 50 ppm)를 이용한 절연유 시료 분석방법의 적용성을 검토하였다.
