• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2007

Three kind of ASE (Accelerated Solvent Extraction) and SPMDs (Semi-Permeable Membrane Devices) combined methods (ASE-SPMDs, ASE-accelerated SPMDs and SPMDs without extraction) and general Soxhlet-GPC were compared each other for the analysis of PCDD/FS in sediment. The average recovery rate of three types ASE and SPMDs combined methods (108.1%) were higher than that of the Soxhlet-GPC (79.5%) for three samples in each method using surrogate internal standards. The average coefficient of variation (10%, $2.1{\sim}25.2%$) for each congener of PCDD/Fs shows the reasonable results. Total PCDD/Fs concentrations after SPMDs without extraction were quite low, but those after ASE-SPMDs and ASE-accelerated SPMDs methods were close to the Soxhlet-GPC. Thus, the ASE-SPMDs and ASE-accelerated SPMDs methods are considered as the excellent pre-treatments method because they need less solvent and time without quality degradation.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.481-494
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• 2005

The monitoring of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the atmosphere is a basis for the study of the fate of POPs in multimedia environments. Recently, passive air samplers (PASs) for POPs have been developed. In this paper, we deal with the principle, properties, and applications of the PAS. The principle of PAS, which has no pump, is physical sorption of semi-volatile organic chemicals on various sorbent materials. The PAS is much smaller than a high-volume air sampler and does not need electricity. These properties of the PAS make it possible to conduct various-scaled environmental monitoring all over the world including the Arctic and Antarctic, but the major disadvantage of PAS is its long sampling periods up to 2 years. To date, four kinds of PAS have been developed: polyurethane foam (PUF), polymer-coated glass (POG), semi-permeable membrane devices (SPMDs), and XAD resin-based PAS. Among them, SPMDs have been commercialized and are most widely used now. Meanwhile, the POPs emitted from China have a large potential to influence the levels and fates of POPs in Korea. Since characteristics of PAS are quite useful to monitor long-range transport of POPs, the use of PAS is highly recommended.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.360-368
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• 2012

Objective: This study was carried out to use pine needles as a passive air sampler (PAS) of atmospheric Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs). Methods: PCB concentrations in ambient air ($C_a$, ng/$m^3$) and deposited on pine needles ($C_p$, ng/g dry) were analyzed simultaneously from June 1 to December 31. Air samples were taken using a low volume PUF active air sampler and the overall average air volume was about 900-1,000 $m^3$. Pine needles were collected at the end of August and December near the air sampler. Results: $C_a$ were higher at higher air temperature and lower chlorinated PCB congeners, but $C_p$ showed irregular distribution. The average PCB sampling rates from air to pine needles were 0.116 (0.002-0.389) $m^3$/day - g dry. Conclusions: A poor correlation was shown between $C_a$ and $C_p$. However, a good correlation was shown between the logarithm of octanol-air partitioning coefficient ($logK_{oa}$) and log ($C_p/C_a$), and the interrelation was better with longer sampling time (June to December) than shorter sampling time (June to August). The average PCB sampling rates from air to pine needles were the lowest with respect to PUF disk, XAD-2 resin and semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) PAS. The average ratio ($C_{a-calc}/C_{a-meas}$) of calculated ($C_{a-calc}$) and measured ($C_{a-meas}$) PCB concentration was 0.69 with a shorter sampling time and 1.24 with a longer, so $C_{a-calc}$ was close to $C_{a-meas}$. It was found that pine needles can be used as PAS of atmospheric PCBs, and are especially suitable for long-time PAS.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2015

폴리브롬화 디페닐에테르는 강한 소수성과 큰 분자량을 지닌 물질로 수체에 쉽게 용존되지 않으며, 이로 인해 다른 환경매체에 비해 수환경에 대한 연구는 많지 않다. 그러나 하 폐수처리장으로부터 수환경으로의 질량부하, 침적토에서의 재부유 현상 그리고 부유 입자 및 콜로이드로부터의 분배현상은 무시할 수 없는 영향을 미칠 것이다. 따라서 수환경 중 폴리브롬화 디페닐에테르를 조사하는 것은 중요하면서도 어려운 작업이다. 최근에 수환경에서 소수성물질을 모니터링 할 때의 어려움을 극복하기 위한 방안으로 반투과성막장비와 같은 수동적 시료채취 기법이 사용되고 있다. 수동적 시료채취를 사용하면 시료채취 기간 동안 주변환경인자의 변동을 조절하며 미량으로 존재하는 폴리브롬화 디페닐에테르를 검출하고 장기간에 거쳐 재현성 있는 모니터링 결과를 얻을 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 반투과성막장비(SPMD)를 수질 모니터링 장비로서 활용하는 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 강둑에서 그랩, 혼합 시료채취법과 SPMD를 적용하여 다양한 수질시료 채취기법에 따른 시간적 변동과 농도 차이를 확인하고 SPMD를 사용하여 폴리브롬화 디페닐에테르의 수환경 중 농도를 예측할 수 있는지 평가하였다.