Identifiering av lakbara potentiellt farliga ämnen i gummiasfalt

Sammanfattning: The main purpose of the project was to identify potential environmentally harmful substances which can be leached from rubber asphalt. A method for analysing asphalt was developed and three rubber asphalt materials were analysed after being cryogrinded. One of the materials was also tested in a road machine made for testing of asphalt paving. The particles created in the machine were analysed in the same manner as the cryogrinded asphalt materials. The asphalt materials were leached by water during 24 hours. The leachates were extracted with dichloromethane, dried with sodium sulphate and concentrated to a small volume. The extracts were analysed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Due to low concentrations of substances the GC-MS was operated in SIM-mode (Selected Ion Monitoring). Thirteen substances were chosen for the analysis. The substances were aniline, benzothiazole, butyl benzyl phthalate, bisphenol-A, decanoic acid, dibutyl phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalat, phenanthrene, chrysene, naphthalene, 4-n-nonyl phenol and 4-tert-octyl phenol. Benzothiazole and 4-tert-octyl phenol were detected and quantified in the leachates. In addition to the analysis of organic substances, pH was measured too. The leachates produced in this project were also sent to an analysis company for several analyses, for example analysis of metals and sulphur. Toxicity tests were performed on the same leachates within an exam work made by Gro Runeman at Lund University. The results of the metal analysis, sulphur analysis, and toxicity tests are not covered within the scope of this report. For the results of these tests and analyses, see Gro Runeman’s report: Evaluating toxicity of asphalt leachates.