• Comparison and Validation of Human Health Risk Estimation Methods for the Inhalation Pathway of Soil-Derived Volatile Compounds in Indoor Air at Petroleum-Contaminated Sites

  • Mu Yeol Lee, Young Rang Kim, Yun-ju Jo, Minah Oh, Young Kyu Lee, and So Young Moon*

  • National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management (NICEM), Seoul National University

  • 유류오염부지에서 토양유래 실내공기 휘발성물질 흡입경로 인체 위해도 산정 방법의 비교 및 타당성 평가

  • 이무열ㆍ김영랑ㆍ조윤주ㆍ오민아ㆍ이영규ㆍ문소영*

  • 서울대학교 농생명과학공동기기원

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This Article

  • 2026; 31(2): 64-71

    Published on Apr 30, 2026

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2026.31.2.064
  • Received on Mar 23, 2026
  • Revised on Apr 3, 2026
  • Accepted on Apr 28, 2026

Correspondence to

  • So Young Moon

  • National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management (NICEM), Seoul National University

  • E-mail: moon402@snu.ac.kr