TPM-related Activities in each Priority Research Area and Future Collaborations

TPM8 - Session 4

The 8rd Tripartite Presidents Meeting (TPM)The 8rd Tripartite Presidents Meeting (TPM)Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21~25, 2011Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 21~25, 2011

Sun Kyoung SHINSun Kyoung SHINResource Recirculation Research DivisionResource Recirculation Research Division

Environmental Resource Research DepartmentEnvironmental Resource Research DepartmentNational Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of KoreaNational Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea

1.1. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

2.2. CURRENT STATUS OF COOPERATIVE PROJECT CURRENT STATUS OF COOPERATIVE PROJECT

3.3. FUTURE OUR CHALLENGEFUTURE OUR CHALLENGE

11--1. New Threat : Climate Change1. New Threat : Climate Change

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Lacking ResourcesLacking Resources Rising TemperatureRising Temperature

Exhaustion of Exhaustion of Natural ResourcesNatural Resources

Water shortageWater shortageProblemProblem

Continuous Emission Continuous Emission of Green House Gasof Green House Gas

Natural resources to their limits

(Petroleum: 40Y, Natural gas 58Y, Copper 28Y)

Expected 30% reduction of fresh water supply per capita in 25

years• Shortage of

agricultural water

Reduction rate of World’s GDP 5~20% per year

under the current GHG emission industry structure(Possible threat to

the 2nd Great Depression)

11--2. New Threat : Climate Change2. New Threat : Climate Change

World Resource Institute UN, Water Development ReportStern Review(G.B. Gov.)

Frequent DroughtFrequent Drought

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33rdrd : : RRecycleecycle

11--3. Promotion of 3R Initiative by the Government3. Promotion of 3R Initiative by the Government

NaturalNaturalResourceResource

ProductionProduction

ConsumptionConsumption

DiscardDiscardRecovery of Recovery of

Materials/EnergyMaterials/Energy

LandfillLandfill

Reduction of the natural resources consumption

Prevention of the originalproperty alteration

Reduction of theEnvironmental Impact

Reduction of the waste to be landfilled

11stst Priority: Priority: RReduceeduce

22ndnd : : RReuseeuse

44thth: : Energy RecoveryEnergy Recovery

55thth: : Appropriate DisposalAppropriate Disposal

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Reduce Consumption of Natural

Resources

Should be satisfied with Environmental Standards for Soil, Water, etc...???Control of disruption of nature

by natural resources collection

Reduce Consumption of landfill

capacity

Or, environmentally sound quality for recyclable materials themselves?

11--4. Recycling and Environmental Safety4. Recycling and Environmental Safety

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History of cooperative projectsHistory of cooperative projects

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20092009

20102010

20112011

20122012

The 6th TPM in Seoul for safe society - Agreement for performing the cooperative project on Risk management of Recycling product

- Focal point : NIER(Lee Dong Jin), CRAES(Huang Ze Chun), NIES(Sakanakura Hirofumi)

8.30~9.2 : NIER visited to NIES to share the information on cooperative research and planed the project

9.12~9.17 : 7th TPM in China

1.17 in NIER : Seminar(6 topics) and discussed on new project (Japan Proposal)

6.21 in NIES : Seminar(4 topics) and discussed on projects (Japan Proposal)

12.2 in NIER : Will be discussed mere detailed research project which proposed in NIES

Will be performed the project among three institutes-Standardization of test method (environmental exposure tests, characterization leaching tests)

1.1. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

2.2. CURRENT STATUS OF COOPERATIVE PROJECT CURRENT STATUS OF COOPERATIVE PROJECT

3.3. FUTURE OUR CHALLENGEFUTURE OUR CHALLENGE

TitleTitle Study on Methodology of Risk Assessment and Establishment of Safety Guideline on Recycled Products

PeriodPeriod 2010. 1 ~ 2017. 12 (8 yr)

Activated charcoalActivated charcoal Plastic productsPlastic products Rubber matRubber mat

BudgetBudget US$ 100,000 per year

OutputOutput 1. To establish the appropriate risk assessment methodology on each recycling product

2. To set up the regulation standard levels for recycling products

3. Consequently, to promote the material re-circulation byenvironmentally sound development of waste recycling

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VOCsVOCs AldehydeAldehyde MetalsMetals

Sample IDSample IDBenzeneBenzene TolueneToluene Methyl benzeneMethyl benzene m,pm,p--xylenexylene oo--xylenexylene FormaldehydeFormaldehyde PbPb CdCd

BariumBarium(inhalation)(inhalation)

RfDRfD

BariumBarium(mouthing)(mouthing)

MRLMRLO-1-1 - 0.0132 - - - 0.0003 - - 0.2296 0.14O-1-2 - 0.0181 0.0015 0.0020 0.0009 0.0002 - - 0.2094 -O-1-3 2.4088 0.0052 0.0011 0.0004 0.0004 0.0003 - - 0.2165 0.13O-3-1 - 0.0138 - - - 0.0002 0.0103 0.3503 0.2441 0.08O-3-2 - - - - - - - - - -O-4-1 2.0147 0.0096 0.0010 0.0004 0.0004 0.00005 - - 0.2036 0.02O-5 - - - - - - - - - -O-6 18.2499 0.0661 0.0066 0.0055 0.0033 0.0001 0.0013 0.6228 0.2115 0.05O-7 - 0.0139 - - - 0.0001 0.0051 - 0.2252 -O-8 - 0.0578 0.0119 0.0027 0.0035 0.0001 0.0336 1.8695 0.2148 -O-9 16.3397 0.0471 0.0048 0.0036 0.0026 0.0005 - - 0.2021 -O-10 - - - - - - - - - -O-11 - 0.0119 - 0.0005 0.0005 0.00004 0.0205 0.9926 0.2252 -

※ “-” : Not calculated

22--2. Risk assessment of recycling products2. Risk assessment of recycling products

Step 2Step 2

Step 1Step 1 Step 3Step 3

Proposed Regulation standard (draft)Proposed Regulation standard (draft)

ProductsProductsnumbernumber

Hazardous Hazardous regulation regulation

standard(mg/kg)standard(mg/kg)CompoundCompoundHazardous Hazardous

quotientquotient(HQ)(HQ)

1>HQ1>HQ≥≥0.10.1 HQHQ≥≥11 HQ=0.1HQ=0.1 HQ=1HQ=1

Benzene 2.0-18.2 0 4 0.00006 0.0006

Cd 0.3-1.8 3 1 1 4

HQ (Hazardous Quotient) is defined as

Measured Daily Intake AmountsTolerable Daily Intake

22--3. Risk assessment of recycling products3. Risk assessment of recycling products

HQ =

Ba is additive to increase the set on fire as ignite agent, therefore Ba concentration need to control in the activated charcoal.

BUT, Cd already regulated in Waste Management Law. Benzene can be controlled by ventilation.

LeafletLeaflet

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Ba 0.2-0.3 10 0 31,000 310,000

CompoundCompoundHazardous Hazardous

quotientquotient(HQ)(HQ)

ProductsProductsnumbernumber

Hazardous Hazardous regulation regulation

standard(mg/kg)standard(mg/kg)

1>HQ1>HQ≥≥0.10.1 HQHQ≥≥11 HQ=0.1HQ=0.1 HQ=1HQ=1

22--4. Present Research in NIES4. Present Research in NIES

Finalized Research ProjectFinalized Research Project

Management of Hazardous and valuable Substances in Life Cycles of Materials and Products

New Research Project New Research Project

Environmentally Sound Quality of Chemicals for the Promotion of Recyclingof By-products and Wastes

Project : Establishment of Environmentally Sound Quality Control Method of Wastes and By-Products Toward East Asian Standard,H. Sakanakura (FY2011-2013)

Guideline for adaptation of environmentally sound quality of chemicals in the Japanese Industrial Standard of steel slag, non-ferrous slag and waste molten slag for concrete and road materials

Project : Surveys of hazardous chemicals at life-cycle stages of articles/products,Hidetaka Takigami (FY2006-2010)

To investigate behavior of hazardous chemicals and related environmental/health risks in manufacturing, use, treatment/disposal and recycling processes of the products for theManagement of the chemicals and promotion of recycling of valuable materials.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Slag

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22--5. Content of New Research project in NIES5. Content of New Research project in NIES

Subtheme 1. Subtheme 1. Common Frame in East Asia Concerning Environmentally Sound QualiCommon Frame in East Asia Concerning Environmentally Sound Quality (ESQ)ty (ESQ)

Spread of the common principle and inspection method Toward east Asian StandardStrengthening of Researcher Network (Workshop in 2012)Grasp of the Situation (Production and Utilization, Related Registrations)Adoption of Inspection Method (Steel Slag, Coal ash, MSWI BA, ...)

Subtheme 2. Subtheme 2. Development of Testing and Model Analyzing Method Development of Testing and Model Analyzing Method (Confirmed in NIER)(Confirmed in NIER)

Evaluation based on weather and geology in each east Asian countryAccumulation of test data with research labs in each countryDevelopment and standardization of test method (Environmental Exposure Tests, Characterization Leaching Tests)

Subtheme 3. Subtheme 3. Technique for Production and Quality Control of Recyclable MateTechnique for Production and Quality Control of Recyclable Materials rials

Development of a stable production technique- Pretreatment of MSWI BA for the high quality slag production- Adaptability of east Asian MSWI BA for melting and cement feed

Establishment of Quality Control Technique- Appropriate Sample number and Sampling Method

1.1. INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION

2.2. CURRENT STATUS OF COOPERATIVE PROJECT CURRENT STATUS OF COOPERATIVE PROJECT

3.3. FUTURE OUR CHALLENGEFUTURE OUR CHALLENGE

Future Our ChallengeFuture Our Challenge

KKOORREEAA

JJAAPPAANN

20102010 20112011 20122012 20132013 20142014 20152015

Risk Assessment for Hazardous Substance Contained in Korean Recycling Products (Activated charcoal, plastic products, etc.)

Environmental impact assess-ment of By-products

Standardization of analytical method of waste(By-products)

Management of Hazardous and valuable Substances in Life Cycles of Materials and Products

Environmentally sound quality of chemicals for the promotion of recycling of waste and By-products (3 Subtitle)

Korea-Japan Cooperative project

Japan-KoreaCooperative project

Korea & Japan Shared the res-earch results and meet 3 times in NIER & NIES

Recycling Recycling is important!is important!

Environmental Environmental safety safety

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11--5. Cooperative Projects5. Cooperative Projects

2010 ~ 20112010 ~ 2011 2012 ~20132012 ~2013

Finding cooperative research project among TPM institutes

Increasing synergy effect and sharinginformation on risk assessment of recycled products

-Shared the research result with NIES onhazardous chemicals in articles and products

Normalizing cooperative meeting & Seminar

- January 17, 2011 in NIER

- June 21, 2011 in NIES

- December 2, 2011 in NIER

- Securing a Budget of Research Project in Each Country

Using and developing together to establish

- A guideline of recycled product manage-ment (Standard level etc.)

- Standardization of test method (Environ-mental Exposure Tests, Characterization Leaching Tests)

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