• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.295-296
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• 1998

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.438-439
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.383-385
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• 2009

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.734-743
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• 2007

Polyurethane foam-disk passive air samplers (PAS) were deployed in a southern area of Korea for three months. The target compounds were 12 coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The congener profiles measured in this study were the same as those in ambient air and emission gas from the incinerator. A gradient of the total PCBs in different regions (industrial>residential>rural) was observed, suggesting the industrial complex may be an important source of coplanar PCBs. In general, only gas-phase compounds are mainly sequestrated by PAS. In order to estimate the concentration of particle-phase PCBs, a gas/particle partition model was used. A combined result (gas+particle-phase PCBs) was compared with previous results, indicating that the level of coplanar PCBs in our study area is comparable to those in other urban sites in the world. The validation of this method for estimating the total concentration is required through additional backup studies.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.9 no.E
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• pp.373-381
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• 1993

To understand the human exposure levels of volatile halogenated hydrocar-bons in ambient air, a new rapid and convenient analytical method for determination of the compounds in gaseous phase was evaluated and established. The method is based upon passsive diffusion to personal sampler containing adsorbent and solvent extraction followed by purge trap/ on-column cryof-ocusing method. A new method needs no special instrumentation for gas collection because it is based upon the passive diffusion principle. The typical chromatogram obtained in this study proved that rapid and simultaneous determination of target analytes was possible with good resolution. The developed method was successfully applied to determine the volatile halogenated hydrocarbons in indoor air and the values obtained by this new method were compared with those by direct suction method. The concentration of carbon tetrachloride, 1,1,2-trichloroethylene, chloroform showed the values below 400$\mug/m^3$ except the maximum of 1,513$\mug/m^3$ of chloroform. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane showed approximately 1,000 to 5,000$\mug/m^3$ range of diurnal fluctuation in indoor air.

• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.261-269
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• 2005

To investigate the field applicability of a diffusive sampler (3M OVM #3500, passive sampling method) authors conducted a simultaneous measurement of personal organic solvents exposure in the air of the workplaces by charcoal tube with low volume sampler (active sampling method) and diffusive sampler. Samples were collected and analyzed by NIOSH method ($NMAM^{(R)}$) from thirty-eight workers in 12 factories who work in 6 different processes. Geometric mean (GM) and geometric standard deviation (GSD) were used to describe the result. To compare the results of the two methods, paired t-test was used. According to the manual of the exposure assessment of the mixed organic solvents (Ministry of Labor, Korea), Em was calculated. Simple linear regression was used to evaluate the relationship between the two methods. Results were as follows; 1. Eight different solvents (ethyl acetate, n-hexane, toluene, xylene, acetone, isopropyl alcohol, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), and methyl isobutyl ketone) were detected simultaneously in the two methods and the concentrations of the personal exposure were lower than 0.5 TLV level. The concentration of the charcoal tube method was higher than that of a diffusive sampler in n-hexane and MEK (p<0.05). 2. Em of the charcoal tube method was higher than that of diffusive sampler method but not significantly different and was lower than the OEL (Occupational Exposure Limit) in all 6 processes. 3. There was a significant correlation between the two methods in low concentrations of the 8 organic solvents (p<0.05). In conclusion, there was no difference in charcoal tube method and diffusive sampler method in low concentrations of some organic solvents, diffusive sampler can be applied to assess the personal monitoring in low level exposure.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.332-343
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• 2007

The concentrations of major volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured using a passive sampler in the leather industries, Shihwa and Banwol industrial complex. The leather industries were classified into four groups in raw materials and main product. The concentrations of total VOCs measured in process for ${\ulcorner}$ manufacture of reconstituted leather and special treated leather${\lrcorner}$was highest. The main VOCs measured in the leather industries was found to be toluene with a average concentration of 1,200 ppb. The major group selected in the leather industries was divided into three groups by the fingerprint analysis and the principal component analysis. The major VOCs in the groups classified by fingerprint analysis were found to be dependent on the characteristics of raw materials and main products.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.337-338
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• 2003

대도시의 대기질은 1960년대 이후 지속되어온 국토개발과 성장위주의 경제모델이 각 도시 지형적 특성을 고려하지 못한 채 일률적으로 적용되면서 점차 심화되어 가고 있는 실정이다. 특히 1990년대 이후 연료정책 등 가시적인 효과를 거두고 있는 황산화물(SOx)도 도시권의 일부 지역에서는 인구유입에 따른 주택건설, 산업시설과 교통시설의 확충 등으로 절대량에 있어서 점차 증가추세를 나타내고 있다. 이러한 대도시에서의 대기질 현상을 규명할 수 있는 가장 객관적인 방법은 자동측정망의 활용이라 할 수 있으나, 수도권을 제외한 대도시에서의 대기측정망 수는 운영비용, 지역면적 및 인구밀도 등을 고려 할 때 현실적으로 부족한 실정이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.123-124
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• 2000

오존($O_3$)은 이산화질소, 일산화탄소, 휘발성유기화합물 둥을 포함하는 다양한 물질과 광화학반응에 의하여 생성되는 2차적인 오염물질로 사람과 식물에 영향을 미치고 있는 중요한 오염물질로 알려지고 있으며, 국내에서는 이와 관련하여 오존예보제, 경보제 둥을 운영하여 오존에 의한 피해 영향을 줄이고자 노력하고 있다. 현재 오존을 측정할 수 있는 방법은 환경오염공정시험방법과 정부에서 운영하고 있는 대기오염 자동측정망의 오존 측정방법인 자외선광도법(Ultra Violate Photometric Method)으로 구분되어 지고 있으나, 자동측정장비는 매우 고가의 장비이며, 관리를 위하여 전문적인 지식이 요구되고 있고, 측정소의 개수가 매우 부족한 실정이기 때문에 대기중 오존농도의 지역적인 자료와, 실내공기 측정, 그리고 공간적인 분포 해석을 위해서는 다른 측정방법이 요구된다고 하겠다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.342-343
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• 2000

다양한 배출원을 통해 외부로 발산되는 악취유발물질이 생활환경에 미치는 영향을 객관적으로 조사하고 평가하기 위해서는 인간의 감각기관을 이용하는 관능측정법과 화학성분을 분석하는 기기분석법을 동시에 적용하는 것이 필요하다. 그러나 인간의 감각기관을 이용하여야 하는 관능측정법의 경우 판정인이 장시간에 걸쳐 악취현상을 평가할 수 없다는 한계를 갖고 있으며, 기기분석법의 경우도 측정방법의 특성상 장시간 동안 시료를 채취하기 어려운 문제점을 갖고있어 풍향 및 풍속 등 기상조건에 따라 순간적으로 감지되는 취기수준이 다른 악취현상을 명확하게 규명하는데 일정부분의 한계를 갖게된다. (중략)