Communications to the Editor
Possible Remediation of Dioxin-Polluted Soil by Steam Distillation
2001 年 49 巻 8 号 p. 1050-1051
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2001 年 49 巻 8 号 p. 1050-1051
2, 7-Dichlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (DCDD) was found to evaporate easily with water vapor from a heated solution. Steam distillation was also effective for the removal of DCDD from DCDD-applied soil; its concentration (250 μg/50 g soil) in the original soil decreased to less than 5% after steam distillation for only 20 min. Actual dioxin-polluted soil in Tokorozawa City was partially decontaminated using the same method. These results suggest that steam distillation could be a new remedial method for soils contaminated with persistent environmental pollutants, such as dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls.
