Airborne mercury pollution from a large oil spill accident on the west coast of Korea SCIE SCOPUS

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dc.contributor.author Pandey, S.K. -
dc.contributor.author Kim, K.-H. -
dc.contributor.author Yim, U.-H. -
dc.contributor.author Jung, M.-C. -
dc.contributor.author Kang, C.-H. -
dc.date.accessioned 2020-04-20T09:40:37Z -
dc.date.available 2020-04-20T09:40:37Z -
dc.date.created 2020-01-28 -
dc.date.issued 2009-05 -
dc.identifier.issn 0304-3894 -
dc.identifier.uri https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/4294 -
dc.description.abstract Atmospheric mercury pollution was recognized after a large oil spill on the west coast of Korea on 7 December 2007. In this study, the concentrations of gaseous elemental mercury (GEM: Hg0) in air were measured both shortly after the oil spill (∼100 h) and 1 month after the accident near the accident site. When the Hg concentration levels were compared between two seashore sites and two parallel sites offshore, the values tend to decrease further offshore. The unusual rise in Hg concentration levels observed on the seashore area shortly after the accident (mean of 16.4 ± 9.85 ng m-3) dropped dramatically after 1 month with active cleanup activities (2.99 ± 1.40 ng m-3). Because of the connection between crude oil and Hg (one of the major impurities), the unusual rise in the atmospheric Hg after the oil spill can be explained by the active evasion of Hg from the spilled crude oil. Although Hg levels determined a few days after the accident did not exceed the reference exposure limits (REL) proposed by several agencies, the early build-up of elemental mercury level due to the oil spill might have exerted certain impacts on the surrounding environments. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. -
dc.description.uri 1 -
dc.language English -
dc.publisher Elsevier BV -
dc.title Airborne mercury pollution from a large oil spill accident on the west coast of Korea -
dc.type Article -
dc.citation.endPage 384 -
dc.citation.startPage 380 -
dc.citation.title Journal of Hazardous Materials -
dc.citation.volume 164 -
dc.citation.number 1 -
dc.contributor.alternativeName 임운혁 -
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation Journal of Hazardous Materials, v.164, no.1, pp.380 - 384 -
dc.identifier.doi 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.126 -
dc.identifier.scopusid 2-s2.0-61349145576 -
dc.identifier.wosid 000264667200051 -
dc.type.docType Article -
dc.description.journalClass 1 -
dc.description.isOpenAccess N -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Airborne pollution -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Crude oil -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Evasion -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Gaseous elemental mercury -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Spill -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Accidents -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Beaches -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Coastal zones -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Crude petroleum -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Marine pollution -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Oil spills -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Pollution -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Mercury (metal) -
dc.subject.keywordPlus accident -
dc.subject.keywordPlus atmospheric pollution -
dc.subject.keywordPlus crude oil -
dc.subject.keywordPlus environmental impact -
dc.subject.keywordPlus mercury (element) -
dc.subject.keywordPlus oil spill -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Air Pollutants -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Environmental Exposure -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Environmental Pollution -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Korea -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Mercury -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Petroleum -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Volatilization -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Water Pollutants, Chemical -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Asia -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Eurasia -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Far East -
dc.subject.keywordPlus Korea -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Airborne pollution -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Crude oil -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Evasion -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Gaseous elemental mercury -
dc.subject.keywordAuthor Spill -
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass scie -
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass scopus -
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