Distribution and Sources of PAHs in Saemangeum Reclaimed Tidal Lands of Central Korea

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Soils and Crops After Irrigation of Wastewater Discharged from Domestic Sewage Treatment Plants

“…There are numerous ways in which PAHs are introduced into the environment. It is generally accepted that industrial activities are the main sources of PAHs, but it is difficult to identify which PAHs have been introduced from pyrolytic or petrogenic origins (Cho et al 2003). The anthropogenic release of the PAHs can be attributed to petrogenic and pyrogenic origins.…”

“…All of the samples were stored in foil-wrapped vials at 4°C until extraction. More details concerning the analytical procedure, extraction, separation, cleanup, and analysis of PAHs in the samples were previously provided by Cho et al (2003) and EPA method 3540 (1992).…”

Degradation of Naturally Contaminated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Municipal Sewage Sludge by Electron Beam Irradiation

“…More details concerning the materials, analytical procedure, extraction, separation, cleanup, and analysis of PAHs in the samples were previously provided by Cho et al (2003) Concentrations of 16 individual PAHs were determined by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) on a device that was also equipped with a mass selective detector (electronic impact mode: 70 eV) as described in the previous paper (Cho et al 2003;Chung et al 2007). The detection limits of this method for 16 individual PAHs ranged from 0.33 to 3.21 ng/g.…”

Distribution and pollution sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in reclaimed tidelands and tidelands of the western sea coast of South Korea

“…Strong sorption, coupled with very low water solubility and very low vapor pressures, render leaching and volatilization an insignificant pathways with regard to the dissipation of PAHs (Park et al 1990). Although several hundreds of PAHs have been identified thus far, the majority of studies have focused specifically on the 15 to 17 better-known EPA priority PAHs due to their toxicological significance (Black 1983;Bauman 1984;Angerer et al 1997;Cho et al 2003;Ma et al 2005, Qiao et al 2006.…”

“…Recently, Cho et al (2003) reported on the concentration and profile of PAHs in the Saemangeum reclaimed tidelands region in South Korea. As a result, the overall distribution of PAHs was determined to be closely related with the sources of pollution, the size of the city, and the type of industry involved.…”