Table S1

Worldwide regulations for management of PCB waste

Country / Act / Regulatory Standards of PCBs
US / 40CFR761 (1979) / ≥ 50 ppm
EU / 75/439/EEC (1975) / > 50 ppm
Directive 76/796/EEC (1976) / > 50 ppm
Directive 96/59/EC (1996) / > 50 ppm
Netherlands / PCB control (1984) / ≥ 50 ppm
PCB regulation (1988) / PCB28,52,101,118,138,153,180: ≥ 0.5ppm
Japan / The enforcement ordinance for disposal and cleaning of waste (1976) / 0.003 mg/L (in leachate)
The enforcement ordinance for disposal and cleaning of waste (1998) / > 2 ppm
Germany / Executive order to the Federal waste act of 1987 / 20 ppm (in waste oil)
PCB Waste Ordinance(2000) / 50 mg/kg (in containing waste)
France / The government ordinance (1987) / 100 ppm (regulation for disposal)
The government ordinance (Correspond to 96/59/EC) (2001) / 50 ppm
UK / Environment Protect Act (2000)
(Correspond to SI2000 No. 1043 and 96/59/EC) / 50 ppm
Italy / Decreto legislativo 22 maggio 1999 / 50 ppm
Denmark / Statutory Order No. 925 / 50 ppm
Norway / National Regulation / 50 ppm
Poland / Act of Parliament on Waste
Act of Parliament on Environmental Protection
Regulation of the Minister of Economy / 50 ppm
Czecho / Act on Waste (No.185/2001 Coll) / 50 ppm
Korea / Waste management act; enforcement regulations (1987) / 0.003 mg/L (in leachate)
Waste management act; enforcement ordinance (1991) / 50 mg/L (in liquid waste and leachate)
Waste management act; enforcement ordinance(1999) / 2 mg/L (in liquid waste)
0.003 mg/L (wastes except for liquid )

Table S2

The ratio (%) of congener for total PCB in insulating oil (containing one or more PCB products)

Congener / Ar1254 / Ar1242+Ar1254 / Ar1254+Ar1260
- / - / - / 1:1 / 1:2 / 6:1 / 1:1
5/8 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
18/15/17 / 0.3 / 1.2 / 0.8 / 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.8 / 0.4 / 0.8 / 1.9
16/32 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.7 / 0.9 / 1.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
28/31 / 0.8 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 5.1 / 5.9 / 8.3 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 1.2
20/33/53 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.8 / 2.1 / 2.1 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
22 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.4 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
52 / 3.4 / 3.7 / 3.6 / 4.0 / 4.2 / 4.5 / 3.3 / 1.5 / 1.9
43/49 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 3.3 / 3.5 / 3.7 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
44 / 1.5 / 1.7 / 2.0 / 5.5 / 6.1 / 5.8 / 1.3 / 1.0 / 2.5
37/42 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 2.6 / 2.9 / 2.6 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
41/64 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 6.6 / 7.2 / 9.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
74 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 4.2 / 4.1 / 3.9 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
70/72/102 / 3.0 / 3.1 / 3.6 / 9.2 / 8.8 / 7.9 / 2.7 / 1.5 / 1.2
66/95 / 7.1 / 6.5 / 6.6 / 10.8 / 10.5 / 9.2 / 6.4 / 3.0 / 1.9
56/60/92 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 9.1 / 8.8 / 7.5 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0
84/89/90/101 / 10.5 / 9.2 / 9.7 / 5.4 / 5.1 / 4.3 / 9.9 / 5.3 / 3.1
99 / 3.1 / 3.3 / 4.2 / 2.4 / 2.3 / 8.4 / 2.8 / 1.3 / 1.2
86/97 / 2.7 / 2.8 / 3.0 / 2.2 / 2.1 / 1.6 / 2.3 / 1.3 / 1.2
87/115/117 / 5.5 / 5.6 / 5.8 / 3.8 / 3.6 / 2.9 / 4.7 / 2.0 / 1.9
77/110/154 / 10.9 / 10.6 / 10.5 / 6.6 / 6.1 / 4.7 / 10.0 / 4.8 / 5.6
151 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 2.1 / 2.5 / 2.5
118/123/139/149 / 14.5 / 12.9 / 13.6 / 6.1 / 5.3 / 4.0 / 13.8 / 10.8 / 9.3
153 / 6.9 / 6.9 / 6.6 / 5.7 / 5.3 / 3.8 / 6.5 / 8.8 / 9.3
105/132 / 7.2 / 7.0 / 7.4 / 1.5 / 1.3 / 0.9 / 6.3 / 5.0 / 2.5
141 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 2.2 / 3.8 / 3.7
138/163/164 / 13.5 / 13.5 / 12.7 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.1 / 12.6 / 11.8 / 9.9
187 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.1 / 4.3 / 4.3
183 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 2.3 / 1.9
167/128 / 3.3 / 3.6 / 3.4 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 2.7 / 1.5 / 1.9
174 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 1.0 / 3.3 / 4.3
177 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 1.8 / 2.5
180 / 2.9 / 3.4 / 2.4 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 2.5 / 9.8 / 9.9
170/190 / 2.2 / 2.4 / 1.9 / 0.0 / 0.1 / 0.0 / 2.1 / 5.8 / 8.1
199 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.4 / 1.8 / 1.2
196 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.6 / 1.8 / 1.9
194 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.0 / 0.2 / 2.0 / 3.1

Table S3

The ratio (%) of congener for total PCB in insulating oil (containing three PCB products)

Congener / Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
1:3:2 / 1:4:1 / 1:8:4 / 1:6:3 / 6:1:1 / 1:15:9 / 17:4:1 / 7:1:1
5/8 / 0.5 / 0.1 / 0.2 / 0.5 / 0.3 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.9 / 0.1 / 2.4 / 2.3
18/15/17 / 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.1 / 1.2 / 0.8 / 0.4 / 0.5 / 4.0 / 0.2 / 7.6 / 6.8
16/32 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 1.0 / 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 1.3 / 0.1 / 4.2 / 3.9
28/31 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.3 / 2.7 / 2.1 / 0.9 / 1.0 / 17.4 / 0.4 / 15.7 / 16.6
20/33/53 / 1.3 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.7 / 1.3 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 5.0 / 0.2 / 6.1 / 7.2
22 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 1.7 / 0.5 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 2.3 / 0.1 / 4.3 / 4.6
52 / 1.9 / 1.7 / 1.8 / 2.2 / 2.0 / 1.7 / 1.5 / 4.6 / 1.4 / 3.2 / 4.1
43/49 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 4.5 / 0.5 / 3.1 / 3.2
44 / 1.5 / 0.9 / 1.2 / 1.5 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 0.8 / 2.9 / 0.6 / 4.0 / 3.6
37/42 / 0.3 / 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.2 / 0.3 / 2.9 / 0.1 / 3.6 / 3.3
41/64 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 0.7 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.6 / 0.5 / 2.9 / 0.3 / 4.5 / 3.8
74 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.4 / 0.7 / 0.5 / 0.5 / 0.4 / 3.1 / 0.3 / 2.5 / 2.0
70/72/102 / 1.4 / 1.5 / 1.7 / 2.2 / 2.0 / 1.6 / 1.3 / 5.6 / 1.3 / 4.6 / 4.1
66/95 / 4.0 / 4.0 / 4.8 / 3.9 / 4.2 / 4.1 / 4.0 / 6.9 / 4.0 / 5.4 / 4.6
56/60/92 / 1.4 / 1.6 / 1.6 / 1.7 / 1.7 / 1.5 / 1.4 / 3.6 / 1.2 / 4.6 / 2.7
84/89/90/101 / 6.3 / 5.7 / 5.8 / 5.7 / 6.2 / 5.8 / 5.6 / 3.4 / 6.0 / 2.6 / 2.3
99 / 1.4 / 1.3 / 1.3 / 2.0 / 1.8 / 1.5 / 1.1 / 1.3 / 1.3 / 1.0 / 1.0
86/97 / 1.1 / 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.2 / 1.4 / 1.1 / 0.7 / 1.1 / 0.8 / 1.0
87/115/117 / 2.7 / 2.6 / 3.1 / 2.9 / 2.9 / 3.1 / 2.3 / 1.2 / 2.3 / 1.6 / 0.7
77/110/154 / 6.6 / 6.1 / 6.7 / 7.6 / 6.8 / 6.3 / 6.3 / 2.8 / 6.1 / 3.0 / 2.7
151 / 1.9 / 2.5 / 2.9 / 1.7 / 2.1 / 2.4 / 2.7 / 0.9 / 2.6 / 0.7 / 0.9
118/123/139/149 / 10.2 / 9.3 / 9.3 / 14.0 / 10.2 / 9.0 / 9.6 / 5.0 / 10.8 / 3.6 / 4.9
153 / 7.2 / 7.3 / 6.5 / 5.7 / 6.5 / 6.6 / 6.9 / 2.7 / 8.5 / 1.4 / 2.3
105/132 / 5.4 / 4.6 / 5.4 / 4.7 / 5.3 / 5.0 / 5.2 / 1.7 / 4.6 / 2.1 / 1.0
141 / 3.2 / 4.0 / 3.2 / 2.5 / 3.2 / 4.0 / 4.2 / 0.8 / 3.9 / 0.6 / 0.9
138/163/164 / 13.7 / 12.2 / 12.2 / 9.6 / 11.3 / 12.6 / 12.6 / 4.0 / 13.9 / 2.7 / 2.6
187 / 2.7 / 3.1 / 2.6 / 3.4 / 2.8 / 2.7 / 3.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 0.4 / 0.9
183 / 1.4 / 1.9 / 1.6 / 1.5 / 1.6 / 1.8 / 2.0 / 0.4 / 1.8 / 0.2 / 0.7
167/128 / 2.4 / 2.4 / 2.4 / 1.7 / 3.2 / 2.7 / 2.2 / 0.3 / 2.2 / 0.3 / 0.4
174 / 2.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 1.5 / 2.5 / 2.9 / 3.3 / 0.7 / 3.1 / 0.2 / 0.6
177 / 1.1 / 1.8 / 1.7 / 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.7 / 1.9 / 0.3 / 1.8 / 0.8 / 0.4
180 / 5.4 / 6.8 / 6.0 / 4.2 / 5.0 / 7.1 / 8.0 / 1.7 / 7.8 / 0.6 / 0.4
170/190 / 4.8 / 5.1 / 4.7 / 4.7 / 4.4 / 5.3 / 5.4 / 1.0 / 5.0 / 0.2 / 1.2
199 / 0.5 / 0.9 / 0.8 / 0.2 / 0.7 / 1.1 / 0.9 / 0.7 / 0.9 / 0.1 / 0.4
196 / 0.6 / 1.2 / 0.9 / 0.7 / 0.9 / 1.4 / 1.2 / 0.8 / 1.2 / 0.3 / 0.7
194 / 1.0 / 1.3 / 1.0 / 1.0 / 1.1 / 1.4 / 1.2 / 0.6 / 1.2 / 0.5 / 0.9

Table S4

Correlation among isomers and total PCB in PCB containing waste and PCB contaminated waste

Congener / PCB containing Waste(n=20) / PCB contaminated Waste(n=17)
5/8 / 0.650 / 0.7890
18/15/17 / 0.824 / 0.732
16/32 / 0.648 / 0.722
28/31 / 0.795 / 0.719
20/33/53 / 0.807 / 0.716
22 / 0.829 / 0.694
52 / 0.973 / 0.951
43/49 / 0.956 / 0.809
44 / 0.974 / 0.846
37/42 / 0.869 / 0.749
41/64 / 0.921 / 0.750
74 / 0.955 / 0.847
70/72/102 / 0.973 / 0.913
66/95 / 0.994 / 0.999
56/60/92 / 0.987 / 0.916
84/89/90/101 / 0.974 / 0.920
99 / 0.970 / 0.703
86/97 / 0.979 / 0.703
87/115/117 / 0.965 / 0.876
77/110/154 / 0.973 / 0.849
151 / 0.943 / 0.702
118/123/139/149 / 0.973 / 0.808
153 / 0.955 / 0.954
105/132 / 0.974 / 0.927
141 / 0.883 / 0.703
138/163/164 / 0.952 / 0.851
187 / 0.877 / 0.700
183 / 0.855 / 0.704
167/128 / 0.916 / 0.628
174 / 0.802 / 0.704
177 / 0.900 / 0.703
180 / 0.901 / 0.947
170/190 / 0.812 / 0.703
199 / 0.891 / 0.703
196 / 0.907 / 0.702
194 / 0.921 / 0.704

*Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed), Spearman

Table S5

Factors by various methods in PCB containing waste

Mixture type / Factor by CEN/TC19/WG22 / Factor by
DIN 51527 / Factor by
Ocean method / Factor by proposed new method 1 / Factor by proposed new method 2
Ar1254 / 1.56 / 2.61 / 1.90 / 2.44 / 4.94
Ar1254 / 1.55 / 2.58 / 1.94 / 2.52 / 4.89
Ar1254 / 1.59 / 2.66 / 1.99 / 2.50 / 5.19
Ar1242+Ar1254(1:1) / 2.72 / 6.04 / 3.72 / 2.18 / 4.86
Ar1242+Ar1254(1:2) / 2.69 / 5.88 / 3.81 / 2.26 / 4.97
2.79 / 5.46 / 3.97 / 2.62 / 5.69
Ar1254+Ar1260(6:1) / 1.67 / 2.82 / 2.03 / 2.66 / 5.36
Ar1254+Ar1260(1:1) / 1.58 / 2.93 / 2.05 / 2.86 / 4.33
1.59 / 3.50 / 2.24 / 3.35 / 4.35
Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
(1:3:2) / 1.63 / 2.91 / 2.15 / 3.02 / 5.37
1.72 / 3.07 / 2.24 / 3.01 / 5.05
1.76 / 3.07 / 2.33 / 2.97 / 5.23
Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
(1:4:1) / 1.73 / 3.45 / 2.27 / 3.31 / 6.26
1.75 / 3.14 / 2.31 / 3.04 / 5.65
Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
(1:8:4) / 1.75 / 3.02 / 2.29 / 2.99 / 5.12
Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
(1:6:3) / 1.70 / 2.96 / 2.22 / 2.95 / 4.91
Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
(6:1:1) / 1.85 / 3.05 / 2.58 / 3.32 / 6.30
Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
(1:15:9) / 1.65 / 2.93 / 2.05 / 2.87 / 4.60
Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
(17:4:1) / 1.99 / 3.70 / 3.34 / 4.05 / 9.37
Ar1242+Ar1254+Ar1260
(7:1:1) / 1.85 / 3.70 / 3.00 / 4.64 / 8.75

Table S6

Factors by various methods in PCB contaminated waste

EWC
code / Sample
name / Factor by CEN/TC19/WG22 / Factor by
DIN 51527 / Factor by
Ocean method / Factor byproposed new method 1 / Factor byproposed new method 2
1301 / 13-CO-1 / 2.18 / 3.14 / 2.80 / 2.36 / 4.98
13-WMO-01 / 1.90 / 3.45 / 3.05 / 2.70 / 6.01
1302 / 13-IO-01 / 1.86 / 2.96 / 2.79 / 2.72 / 4.22
13-MO-501 / 2.06 / 3.49 / 3.13 / 2.98 / 6.04
13-WMO-11 / 1.93 / 3.73 / 2.99 / 2.71 / 6.11
13-WO-07 / 2.06 / 3.62 / 3.27 / 3.01 / 6.07
13-WO-08 / 2.04 / 3.68 / 3.36 / 2.54 / 5.39
1303 / 13-OCB-01 / 1.94 / 3.30 / 2.58 / 2.66 / 6.26
13-OCB-35 / 1.96 / 3.32 / 2.60 / 2.67 / 6.28
13-WO-31 / 1.99 / 3.16 / 2.58 / 2.56 / 6.06
13-WOS-10 / 2.06 / 3.74 / 3.45 / 3.39 / 6.42
1305 / 13-WO-01 / 2.20 / 4.00 / 3.59 / 2.44 / 5.72
13-WS-200 / 1.61 / 2.42 / 2.24 / 1.83 / 2.79
1308 / 13-WO-04 / 2.06 / 3.76 / 3.50 / 3.31 / 6.45
1502 / 15-WF-02 / 2.00 / 3.11 / 2.85 / 2.23 / 4.15
1601 / 16-MO-01 / 2.10 / 4.16 / 3.92 / 2.84 / 6.26
1605 / 16-OWOS-11 / 1.92 / 3.20 / 2.57 / 2.50 / 5.56