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Improvement on Handling System of Spilled Chemical from Hazardous Chemical Storage Tanks

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2016, 12(7), pp.25-35
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general

신창현 1 Park, Jai-hak 2

1환경부 화학물질안전원
2충북대학교

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ABSTRACT

According to the chemical accident statistics over the recent three-year period, there were 45 cases of accidental release of hazardous chemicals in storage tanks. A proper dike must be installed to reduce the damage from massive chemical spills from tanks. The dike is considered as a passive safety measure to safely detain spilled chemicals while being carried from the storage tank to waste-chemical treatment equipment. However, such function can cause another damage by spreading chemicals into neighboring environments from the surface of spilled chemicals. In response to active safety measures installed under the Chemicals Control Act implemented in 2015, the retention function of a dike and the handling system of spilled chemicals are needed to be improved. Thus, this study contributes to minimizing the spill risk from storage tanks effectively by optimizing safety measures installed in a storage tank and emitting spilled chemicals quickly into a wastewater treatment plant.

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