• Estimation of Regional Background Concentrations of Heavy Metals and Assessment of Soil Contamination in South Korea

  • Lee Yeji1,2ㆍNa Iseul1,2ㆍSon Younggyu1,2*

  • 1Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology
    2Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology

  • 국내 중금속 데이터를 이용한 지역별 배경농도 산정 및 오염도 평가

  • 이예지1,2ㆍ나이슬1,2ㆍ손영규1,2*

  • 1국립금오공과대학교 환경공학과, 2국립금오공과대학교 에너지공학융합전공

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This Article

  • 2024; 29(6): 107-115

    Published on Dec 31, 2024

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2024.29.6.107
  • Received on Oct 25, 2024
  • Revised on Nov 25, 2024
  • Accepted on Dec 10, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Son Younggyu

  • 1Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology
    2Department of Energy Engineering Convergence, Kumoh National Institute of Technology

  • E-mail: yson@kumoh.ac.kr