Interactive Pollutant Mapping Powered by SMW – Part 1 Franz Borrmann Alexander Gesinn
Jun 26, 2015
Our Fields of Work
Radiation Protection Hazardous Substances Clean-up after Fires
Industrial HygieneProcess & Knowledge
ManagementWork Safety
Overview
• Setting the Scene
• Regulatory Requirements
• Current Solutions
• Our Aims
• Ontology Development
• Features
• Technical Details – Part 2
Setting the Scene
• Indoor pollution is resulting from buildingmaterials– Asbestos used as fire proof insulation
– Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) used in elasticseals, mainly between concrete parts
– Polyarmatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) used in adhesives and elastic seals in floors
– Pesticides (i.a. HCH) used as wood protectives
Example PCB
• Chlorinated hydrocarbons
• Group of 211 congeners
• Used in elastic material
• Used in many prefabricated concretebuildings, mainly in seals
• Fire resistant, very stable
• Widely applicated in the 1960s till 1980s
Examples
RICHTLINIE PCB-haltige Fugendichtungsmassen Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft BUWAL Bern, 2003Die sachgemässe Entfernung und Entsorgung PCB-haltiger Fugendichtungsmassen und Anstriche; Werkzeuge, Verfahren, Schutzmassnahmen Amt für Umweltschutz und Energie Fachstelle Stoffe und Chemikalien Liesthal
Toxicology
• Neuro-patholotical effects
• Oxidative stress by degradation products
• Contain dioxins and furans due to synthesisbyproducts these are ultimative cancerinducing substances
Metabolism
Harald Esch, Uni Würzburg: Toxikologie von polychlorierten Biphenylen (PCB)in der Atemluft, Vortrag an der Uni Bochum, 21.02.2014
Regulations
• Usage in open systems banned in 1973
• Production banned in 1993, small amounts(condensors) allowed until 2010
• Part of the Rotterdam Convention(„The dirty dozen“)
• Rubble < 50 mg/kg
• PCB directives on state- but not on federallevel, slight differences from state to state
Regulatory Limits
<300 µg/m³ (approx 10% tolerable daily intake TDI)
No Adverse Effect Level
300-3000 µg/m³Observation Level
Source Removal, if AppropriateAir Management
3000 µg/m³ (approx TDI within 24 h)
Immediate Action Required
Current solutions
• Excel Sheets
• Access Databases
• Usually static reports to stakeholders
• Static Webpages
Summary
• Approach for displaying any semantic dataon related to images (i.a. floor plan etc)
• Display filtered to current values
• Correct display of– Measurands
– Measurement units
– Measured values
– Limit values