Polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, were used in elastic sealants in buildings during the years1956-1973. Studies of PCB have revealed that it is harmful for humans and animals,especially water-living predators and other top-predators. It is also a persistent organicpollutant and remains in the environment for a very long time. To reduce the levels of PCB inthe environment, it has to be removed from the buildings. According to Swedish law, theproperty holder has to decontaminate sealants with a PCB level of 500 mg/kg or above. Themunicipalities are the supervising authority and they shall follow up the decontaminations toassure that the PCB has been properly removed from the buildings. The PCBdecontaminationin Eskilstuna municipality has not been a prioritised work, hence, there isPCB left in the buildings which need to be removed. To facilitate the decontamination-work,a plan of action has been developed. This plan will assist the inspector in prioritising thedifferent cases.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mdh-6708 |
Date | January 2009 |
Creators | Zetterman, Eric |
Publisher | Mälardalens högskola, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hållbar samhälls- och teknikutveckling |
Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
Language | Swedish |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
Format | application/pdf |
Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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