• Selection of Management Measures for Heavy Metal Pollution and Human Health Risk Assessment in Soil Environments Near Abandoned Coal Mines

  • Park Pansoo1, Chae Doohyun1,2*, Park Seungho3, and Sung Changyoung4

  • 1Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul 02504, Korea
    2Gyeonggi Research Institute of Environmental Sciences 12982, Korea
    3Department of Energy & Mineral Resources Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
    4Oceanic Co., Ltd., Gangneung-si 25491, Korea

  • 폐석탄광산 인근 토양 환경 내 중금속 오염 및 인체위해성평가를 통한 관리방안 선정

  • 박판수1ㆍ채두현1,2*ㆍ박승호3ㆍ성찬경4

  • 1서울시립대학교 환경공학부,
    2재단법인 경기환경과학연구원,
    3세종대학교 에너지자원공학과,
    4주식회사 오셔닉

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This Article

  • 2025; 30(5): 58-66

    Published on Oct 31, 2025

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2025.30.5.058
  • Received on Aug 30, 2025
  • Revised on Sep 5, 2025
  • Accepted on Oct 3, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Chae Doohyun

  • 1Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul 02504, Korea
    2Gyeonggi Research Institute of Environmental Sciences 12982, Korea

  • E-mail: doohyun.chae1@gmail.com