Distribution of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations in Large Industrial Complexes in Korea
This paper reports the results of a field evaluation which used sampling and analytical methods to determine the levels of airborne hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) in major industrial complexes in Korea over a seven year period (2007-2013). Cr(VI) concentrations were determined using cellulose filter sam...
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| description | This paper reports the results of a field evaluation which used sampling and analytical methods to determine the levels of airborne hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) in major industrial complexes in Korea over a seven year period (2007-2013). Cr(VI) concentrations were determined using cellulose filter sampling and ion chromatography analysis. In order to validate the analytical performance of these methods, studies were also carried out to investigate data quality control (QC) parameters, such as the method detection limit (MDL), repeatability, and recovery efficiencies. The average concentrations of Cr(VI) for the nine industrial complexes in Korea were in the range of 0.09 to 1.40 ng/m3, which is similar to of the concentrations in other industrial areas around the world. The impacts of Cr(VI) emissions from industrial areas on Cr(VI) concentrations in neighboring-residential areas were considerably low, and the dispersion of Cr(VI) from industrial areas to residential areas was estimated to be ‘not-significant’. Cr(VI) levels were not affected by seasonal variation, which suggests that chromium was emitted continuously from the industrial sources throughout the year. The concentration of Cr(VI) measured accounted for 0.7 to 9.4 percent of the total chromium level, which is a low percentage compared to those in other urban areas around the world. This is the first report in an international journal of a field study conducted in Korea to determine the concentration of Cr(VI) in the ambient air of industrial and residential areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f531eb38d4044c8a8e2e562e1cac7d12023-09-02T16:09:24ZengSpringerAsian Journal of Atmospheric Environment1976-69122287-11602016-12-0110420821610.5572/ajae.2016.10.4.208Distribution of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations in Large Industrial Complexes in KoreaByung-Wook Kang 0Hak-Sung Lee1Jong-Ho Kim2Ji-Hyung Hong3Rok-Ho Kim4Young-Kyo Seo5Jin-Seok Han6Kyung-Min Baek7Min-Ji Kim8Sung-Ok Baek9Department of Environmental Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Hanseo University, Republic of KoreaNational Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of KoreaNational Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of KoreaNational Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Environmental and Energy Engineering, An-yang University, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, Republic of KoreaThis paper reports the results of a field evaluation which used sampling and analytical methods to determine the levels of airborne hexavalent chromium Cr(VI) in major industrial complexes in Korea over a seven year period (2007-2013). Cr(VI) concentrations were determined using cellulose filter sampling and ion chromatography analysis. In order to validate the analytical performance of these methods, studies were also carried out to investigate data quality control (QC) parameters, such as the method detection limit (MDL), repeatability, and recovery efficiencies. The average concentrations of Cr(VI) for the nine industrial complexes in Korea were in the range of 0.09 to 1.40 ng/m3, which is similar to of the concentrations in other industrial areas around the world. The impacts of Cr(VI) emissions from industrial areas on Cr(VI) concentrations in neighboring-residential areas were considerably low, and the dispersion of Cr(VI) from industrial areas to residential areas was estimated to be ‘not-significant’. Cr(VI) levels were not affected by seasonal variation, which suggests that chromium was emitted continuously from the industrial sources throughout the year. The concentration of Cr(VI) measured accounted for 0.7 to 9.4 percent of the total chromium level, which is a low percentage compared to those in other urban areas around the world. This is the first report in an international journal of a field study conducted in Korea to determine the concentration of Cr(VI) in the ambient air of industrial and residential areas.http://asianjae.org/_common/do.php?a=full&b=11&bidx=1492&aidx=19057chromiumion chromatographyhazardous air pollutantsindustrial complex |
| spellingShingle | Byung-Wook Kang Hak-Sung Lee Jong-Ho Kim Ji-Hyung Hong Rok-Ho Kim Young-Kyo Seo Jin-Seok Han Kyung-Min Baek Min-Ji Kim Sung-Ok Baek Distribution of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations in Large Industrial Complexes in Korea Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment chromium ion chromatography hazardous air pollutants industrial complex |
| title | Distribution of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations in Large Industrial Complexes in Korea |
| title_full | Distribution of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations in Large Industrial Complexes in Korea |
| title_fullStr | Distribution of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations in Large Industrial Complexes in Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Distribution of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations in Large Industrial Complexes in Korea |
| title_short | Distribution of Airborne Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations in Large Industrial Complexes in Korea |
| title_sort | distribution of airborne hexavalent chromium concentrations in large industrial complexes in korea |
| topic | chromium ion chromatography hazardous air pollutants industrial complex |
| url | http://asianjae.org/_common/do.php?a=full&b=11&bidx=1492&aidx=19057 |
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