With the recent development of the chemical industry and the growing dependence of other industries on the chemical industry, the use and transportation of chemicals also steady rise. So, the number of chemical accidents that occur during the handling...
With the recent development of the chemical industry and the growing dependence of other industries on the chemical industry, the use and transportation of chemicals also steady rise. So, the number of chemical accidents that occur during the handling or transportation of chemicals has been risen. When chemical accidents occur, a portion of chemicals are released into the atmosphere by volatility and non-volatile chemicals flow into water systems or soil environments. Released hazardous chemicals can cause pollution in the ecosystem, especially hazardous chemicals that residue in sediment can’t be treated using the chemical accident response manual so far. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a treatment technique for residual hazardous chemicals in sediment after chemical accident. Using Fenton oxidation degradation of hazardous organic materials contaminated sediment was evaluated in this study. Bisphenol A(BPA) and Nitrobenzene(NB) were selected as model compounds, and sediment dredged from HyungSan river was used as a model sediment for artificial contamination. Adsorption and desorption studies showed that both BPA and NB have residual properties on sediment. Experimental conditions include the presence of contaminants in the aqueous solution, the presence of NAPL in the aqueous solution, the presence of contaminants on the sediment and aqueous solution, and contamination on the sediment with the presence of NAPL. Decomposition studies were performed in the presence of salt at sea water level assuming the occurrence of a chemical accident in sea, and the tendency of the degradation of the target substance to the elapsed time after the occurrence of the chemical accident was also studied. Both target substances could be decomposed about 95% within 10 minutes when dissolved in water, and with 2~20 mM of H2O2 and 0.5~4 mM ferrous iron or more could be decomposed within 30 minutes if they were in NAPL state. If salt existed in the aqueous phase at 30 g/L similar to sea water conditions, the decomposition efficiency was reduced to about 52% by chlorine ions, and when NaCl decreased to 3 g/L and 0.3 g/L, the decomposition efficiency was reduced by about 37% and 20%. In sediment, 95% or more could be decomposed within 10 minutes when the target is in dissolved state, and 90% or more of the target compounds could be decomposed within 30 minutes as they exist in NAPL. Furthermore, the decomposition efficiency of the target material tends to decrease as the elapsed time other the chemical accident increases. As a result of decomposition using a scale-up reactor about 20 L, BPA showed a decomposition efficiency of approximately 90% within 30 minutes and NB within 60 minutes. In addition, the results of the daphinia magna ecological toxicity test before and after the Fenton oxidation for contaminated sediment showed that both BPA and NB had a toxic reduction rate of 100 percent and a daphinia magna survival rate of 90 percent or more. Therefore, we can conclude that contaminated sediment dredged in the event of a chemical accident can be treated quickly with chemical oxidation process and harmless could be achieved the oxidation.