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| Type |
Symposium |
| Area |
Research Trends in Emerging Contaminants |
| Room No. |
Room 203 |
| Time |
THU 16:50-17:20 |
| Code |
ENVR-3 |
| Subject |
Characteristic Occurrence and Fates of Emerging Contaminants in Korean Water Environment |
| Authors |
Jeong-Eun Oh
Department of Environmental Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea |
| Abstract |
As the industrial development, more than 100,000 kinds of chemicals are being distributed globally and over 2,000 kinds of new chemicals are produced every year. These chemicals are used for variety of applications in everyday life and industry such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, pesticides and surfactants etc. Among these chemicals, PPCPs (pharmaceuticals and personal care products), commonly used for the prevention and treatment of diseases of humans are now regarded as emerging chemicals and reported their wide detection in water environment. Besides PPCPs, Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) that have been widely used in multiple industrial applications such as water repellent on clothing, leather, photolithographic film and surface tension lowering agent are also drawing an big attention due to their toxicity and frequent detection in environment, especially in drinking water.
Therefore, in this study, we investigated the various emerging contaminants like PFASs and PPCPs in Korean water environment to assess their characteristic occurrence patterns. In addition, the spatial and seasonal variation in water environment and the removal efficiency of these chemicals in WTPs (water treatment plants) was examined. All the target chemicals were analyzed by HPLC-MSMS, a high-performance liquid chromatography connected to a mass spectrometer in multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) and The detailed results will be presented in the conference. |
| E-mail |
jeoh@pusan.ac.kr |
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123rd General Meeting of the KCS