• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.61-68
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• 1984

공기 중에는 benzo(a)pyrene을 위시한 여러 가지 polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons(PNAs)가 존재하고 있으며, 그 측정방법이 매우 복잡하여 아직 통일된 적절한 방법이 없다. 본 연구는 공기 중의 PNAs를 측정하기 위한 적절한 방법을 개발하기 위하여 여러 가지 실험을 실시하였고 또 실제로 근로자들을 대상으로 공기를 채취하여 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. (1) 공기 중 PNAs의 채취방법으로는 Teflon filter와 Polyurethane foam 또는 XAD-2를 연결하여 사용하는 것이 가장 좋은 효과를 보였다. (2) 검체에서 PNAs를 추출하는 방법으로는 methylene chloride를 이용한 초음속진동법 (ultra sonication)이 효과적이었다. benzene과 cyclohexane은 추출효과가 methylene chloride보다 적었으며, 초음속진동시간은 15분이 가장 적절하였다. (3) 분석법으로는 high pressure liquid chromatograph(HPLC)가 적절하였다.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.102-112
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• 1998

The fate of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons(PAMs) in soil has drawn increasing concern due to their toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic effects. These compounds have been most commonly carried into the soil in solvent, as in a coal tar or cresote. This study has been focused on the applicability of microwave treatment of soils contaminated by PAHs. Studies have been conducted with soil(particle diameter $150~500{\mu}m$), which was spiked with naphthalene, acenaphthene, fluorene, anthracene and pyrene, with different moisture contents. According to the results of the research, up to 95% removal efficiency of naphthalene was observed in 10% moisturized soil for five minutes microwave inducing And the removal efficiency of acenaphthene and fluorene were observed to be 88.9%, 67.2% in 30% moisturized soil, respectively. Due to the low vapor pressure, anthracene and pyrene showed the low removal efficiency. In case the powdered activated carbon was added to the soil as a sensitizer, anthracene and pyrene were decomposed into a various by-products. Decomposition rates of anthracene and pyrene were increased with incresing addition of a PAC to the soil. It is concluded that the developement of a microwave process to remediate soils contaminated with PAHs is foreseeable. But additional studies are also needed regarding continuous microwave heating process.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.47-56
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• 1988

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons $(PAH_s)$ in Seoul atmosphere were isolated and identified. PAH fraction was isolated from airborne suspended particulates by solvent extraction, fractionation and thin layer chromatography. PAHs were identified by GC-MS, capillary GC, retention index and so on. About 70 major $PAH_S$ were seperated in capillary GC and 41 $PAH_s$ of those were identified.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.229-239
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• 1992

A receptor model application was performed by using a chemical mass balance (CMB) model to identify and apportion the specific source of airborne organic pollutants, particularly polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Source profiles of PAHs produced from the combustion of fossil fuels for CMB modeling were prepared by measuring them in emission gases. The emission sources which were examineed for the development of PAH source profiles are a coal-fired furnace using Yontan, a bunker-C iol heating boiler, and gasoline-and diesel engine automobiles. The ambient concentrations of PAHs were determined at four sites in Daejon city in 1991 with a seasonal variation. Wintertime air samples contained more extractable organic matter than summertime samples. The results of CMB modeling were various depending on the sampling sites and seasons, but the emission from bunker-C oil heating boliers was the predominant factor to affect local air quality throughout the year.

• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.37-53
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• 1993

The polynuclear hydrocarbons (PAHs) emitted from coke oven standpipe were sampled using three sampling systems, including glass fiber filter+silver membrane filter, glass fiber filter+silver membrane filter+XAD-2 adsorbent tube, PTFE membrane filter+XAD-2 adsorbent tube, extracted by methylene chloride and analysed by gas chromathography using flame ionization detector. The results of this study were as follows. 1. Because the amounts of coke oven emissions(COE) were large, the analyses of PAHs were simple and possible without evaporation and concentration. Although the generation of COE was high during early stage of coking, the airborne concentration of PAHs was low and increased during late coking. 2. The contents of PAHs in COE were 1.35-2.81%. 3. The index components of PAHs were fluoranthene and pyrene. Their correlation coefficient to total PAHs were 0.96, 0.95, respectively. 4. The particulate PAHs were sampled by filter and gaseous PAHs by adsorbent tube. The collection efficiency of glass fiber filter+silver membrane filter was 20% of total amount sampled by filters+adsorbent and PTFE membrane filter 50%. Adsorbent tube must be attached to the filter to collect light and small PAH components. 5. The generation of acenaphthene and indeno (1,2,3-cd) pyrene were low and concentrations of fluorene and anthracene were $20-40ug/m^3$ throughout coking time. Other PAH eoncentrations were sometimes high. The generation of PAHs was low at 4-6 hours of coking time. The gaseous PAHs were generated earlier than particulate PAHs.

• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.219-224
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• 2016

Objectives: Lung cancer occurred with worker working in an urban bus garage. A survey was conducted to investigate whether lung cancer had causal relationship with work. Exposure to asbestos and diesel engine exhaust were suspected. Methods: Airborne asbestos was sampled on membrane filter and analyzed using phase-contrast microscopy. Airborne diesel exhaust was sampled using quartz filter and analyzed with thermal-optical analyzer. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons was sampled using PTFE filter and XAD-2 tube and analyzed with gas chromatography-mass selective detector. Results: Airborne asbestos concentration was under 0.01 fiber/cc. Worker who warmed up an engine of urban bus for 2 hours was exposed to elemental carbon concentration, $15.5{\mu}g/m^3$. Only naphtalene among polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons was detected. Conclusions: It was difficult to conclude about worker exposure to asbestos because working hour related asbestos was too short. In reviewing papers, the exposure to asbestos over 0.01 fiber/cc during exchange brake lining was found. It was identified that worker's occupational exposure to diesel exhaust based on elemental carbon was higher than the other occupational exposure to diesel exhaust.

• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.71-80
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to assess the ambient level of Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs), oil mist of the metalworking fluids(MWFs), especially in heat treat industry and non heat treat industry. And we assessed the relationship of the pattern of exposed PAHs with oil mist during survey day. The study population of heat treat industries contained 98 workers, non-heat treat industry contained 40 workers. Personal samples were taken for ambient monitoring of PAHs and oil mist. PAHs was to analyze the relationship of airborne oil mist. The geometric mean of airborne total PAHs was $3.44{\mu}g/m^3$ in heat treat industry and $0.13{\mu}g/m^3$ in non heat treat industry, Pyrene and Benzo(a)pyrene was detected from heat treat industry and Naphthalene in heat treat industry was significantly detected higher than in non heat treat industry. The geometric mean of airborne oil mist was $0.19{\mu}g/m^3$ in heat treat industry and $0.70{\mu}g/m^3$ in non-heat treat industry. The correlation between oil mist and total PAHs was shown below, total PAHs in workers of non heat treat industry and heat treat industry were not significantly correlated with oil mist

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.323-328
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• 1986

This paper describes on the distribution of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in various size of atmospheric particulate matter (A.P.M.). A.P.M. in Seoul city were collected on guartz fiber filter according to particle size using an Andersen high volume air sampler from Feb. 1983 to March 1984. And 7 PAHs [benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(ghi)perylene, benzo(e) pyrene, perylene, chrysene, and pyrene] were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. The concentration of A.P.M. showed spring-winter maxima and summer-autumn minia. The A.P.M. was lowest in the concentration at the 1.1~3.3$\mu\textrm{m}$ particulates, and the concentration increased as the particle size increased or decreased. But the concentrations of PAHs increased with the decrease in the particle size, and were predominant in winter. The correlations among the PAHs were high. And there fore, benzo(a)pyrene concentration could be considered as the representive of PAHs.

• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.53-67
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• 2000

Coke-oven workers are regularly exposed to coke oven emissions (COE), which consist primarily of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and volatile organic components. This study assessed the exposure of coke-oven workers to COE and PAH. The results of this study are as follows. 1. Among the 136 samples on coke-oven workers 33.1% exceeded the occupational exposure limit to the Coal Tar Pitch Volatiles ($0.2mg/m^3$) established by the Korean Ministry of Labor and American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists(ACGIH). 2. The coke-oven workers were classified into twelve job categories and there was statistically significant difference among the airborne concentrations of COE and PAH in twelve job categories(p<0.001). 3. There was no significant difference of the airborne concentrations of COE between NIOSH method and OSHA method applied. 4. There was a significant correlation between the airborne concentrations of total PAH and COE(r=0.733, p<0.01). 5. The percentage of naphthalene in total PAH was 55.9% and the highest among those of 16 PAHs. There was a significant correlation between the airborne concentrations of naphthalene and total PAH(r=0.90, p<0.01) and this study recommends naphthalene as the index component of PAH.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.22-30
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• 1990

The contents of benzo(a)pyrene (Bap.), Pyrene(Py) and Perylene(Pery) were determined by one-dimensional dual band thinlayer chromatogragphy and spectrofluorophotometer in soil samples from road at 36 places of Ulsan and 6 places of Seoul from April to May, 1984. The concents were as follows: 1. Ulsan city : Bap. 0.05-3.66 $\mu$g/g ; mean 1.07 $\mu$g/g Py. 0.60-11.01 $\mu$g/g ; mean 4.34 $\mu$g/g Pery. 0.94-5.48 $\mu$g/g ; mean 1.83 $\mu$g/g 1) Industrial area : Bap. 0.03-3.66 $\mu$g/g ; mean 5.28 $\mu$g/g Py. 2.34-9.07 $\mu$g/g ; mean 5.28 $\mu$g/g Pery. 1.01-3.69 $\mu$g/g ; mean 2.09 $\mu$g/g 2) Commercial area : Bap. 0.15-2.27 $\mu$g/g ; mean 0.29 $\mu$g/g Py. 0.06-11.0 $\mu$g/g ; mean 4.04 $\mu$g/g Pery. 1.03-5.48 $\mu$g/g ; mean 1.84 $\mu$g/g 3) Residential area : Bap. 0.05-0.05 $\mu$g/g ; mean 0.29 $\mu$g/g Py. 1.34-5.53 $\mu$g/g ; mean 2.74 $\mu$g/g Pery. 0.94-2.15 $\mu$g/g ; mean 1.18 $\mu$g/g 2. Commerical area in Seoul : Bap. 0.35-1.01 $\mu$g/g ; mean 0.74 $\mu$g/g Py. 9.37-24,44 $\mu$g/g ; mean 18.64 $\mu$g/g Peay. 1.47-2.24 $\mu$g/g ; mean 1.87 $\mu$g/g 3. The areas that had high contents of Benzo(a)pyrene had also high contents of Pyrene and Perylene. 4. The industrial area had the highest contents of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, followed by commercial area and residential area. 5. The contents of Bap. and Pery. in the commercial area were similar in Seoul and Ulsan, while the content of Py. in Seoul was 4 times higher than in Ulsan.