PRODUCTION OF DIBENZOFURAN FUMES DURING SPLICING OF PCB CONTAMINATED ELECTRICAL CABLE

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作者
CLEGHORN, HP [1 ]
CATON, RB [1 ]
GROSKOPF, NW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO,DEPT CHEM ENGN & APPL CHEM,TORONTO M5S 1A1,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1016/0045-6535(90)90306-E
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In the course of evaluating worker exposure during the hot splicing of underground electrical cable, it was discovered that the insulating tape used to make the original joints contained a high percentage (up to 10%) of PCB in the surface varnish. The heating of this PCB by a propane torch flame and molten solder as part of the normal operation of joint breakdown and remake resulted in a composition of airborne fume with a significant fraction (up to 1.3%) of the PCB that was converted to polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) with the tetra- and penta- chlorinated compounds as the predominant cogeners. No polychlorinated dibenzodioxins were detected. © 1990.
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页数:8
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