In Korea the method of disposition of PCB containing waste is incineration. The Korea environment management corporation, Hwa Sung branch office takes charge of this task. The condition of incineration is as follows ; at first rotation, the waste must be incinerated at about 800. And at second rotation, the incinerating temperature is 1200-1300, and it should last more than 3 seconds.

Incomplete combustion of PCBs produce polychlorinated dibenzo furan, (PCDF), anther persistent organic pollutant (POPs) and it is highly toxic chemical

The most important regulation in Korea regarding to PCB is 'Wastes Control Act';
In that Act,

-PCBs in electric transformers should be disposed according to regulations of the Waste Control Act
-A disposer of a certain waste bears responsibility to analyze the contents of waste with PCBs.

This can make problem. Because if they do not do their responsibility, who knows?
(Ministry of Environment, Chemical Management Division, 2000.11.10)

Electronic Business Act:
- allowed transformer containing PCB which were installed before '79.8.30. So, in old buildings or old equipments, there are the possibilities that source of PCB pollution remains.

PCB Permissible Quantity (ppm)

1. Clean Area (First class): ND
   -it means that the area of head or source of water, PCB should not be detected.
2. Residence Area (Second class): under 3ppm
3. Other Area (3,4,5 class): under 3ppm
4. Special Area (Farm & Industrial Area): under 3ppm

In Korea, there are no materials on how much PCBs had been used until 1976; neither are materials on how much PCB remnants should be recollected and treated. I mean that we, CACPK had asked a question how Korean government could cope with the threat of PCB residues, and more specific materials about PCB. Till now, we are still waiting their answer. I suppose that Korean Government do not have exact data to open to public.

But in the academic world, there are some remarkable studies reported. And mass media reports theses studies as PCB, a dangerous endocrine disruptor.

The task of CACPK is;

1. To push the government to cope with PCBs problem and open the data they have to the public.
2. To push the government to test not only the soil pollution but also the air pollution.
3. To raise public awareness. Actually, PCBs issue is new problem to Korean. They do not know what is PCB, and why it should be eliminated. So we will continue to inform this issue to the public, and raise public awareness.