Selection of Priority Chemicals and Areas for the Response to Chemical Accidents in National Industrial Complexes |
Seong-Joon Kim1, Hye-Ok Kwon1, Yu Sik Hwang2,3, Sung-Deuk Choi1 |
1School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, 44919, Korea 2Future Environmental Research Center, Korea Institute of Toxicology (KIT), Jinju, 52834, Korea 3Human and Environmental Toxicology Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejoen, 34113, Korea |
국가산업단지 화학사고 대비를 위한 우선순위 화학물질과 관리지역 선정 |
김성준1, 권혜옥1, 황유식2,3, 최성득1 |
1울산과학기술원 도시환경공학부 2안전성평가연구소 미래환경연구센터 3과학기술연합대학원대학교 인체 및 환경독성학 |
Correspondence:
Sung-Deuk Choi, Tel: 82-52-217-2811, Fax: 82-52-217-2809, Email: sdchoi@unist.ac.kr |
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Abstract |
Recently, hazardous chemical accidents have increased in Korea due to large amounts of chemicals used for industrial purposes and deterioration of individual facilities in national industrial complexes. However, there is no information on which chemicals and areas should be preferentially managed on a local scale. In this study, we developed a systematic method to select priority chemicals and areas for the response to chemical accidents in national industrial complexes. This method was applied to Ulsan as a case study. The priority chemicals (top 10%) in Ulsan were listed as xylenes, ethylbenzene, toluene, ethylene, benzene, methanol, ethylene oxide, and propylene. In addition, local areas of Yecheon, Joenha, and Gosa were expected as vulnerable areas for chemical accidents. The method developed in this study can be applied to other cities and used for chemical accident management systems by national and local authorities. |
Key Words:
Chemical accident, Response system, National industrial complex, Ulsan |
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