• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.107-113
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• 2017

This study describes (1) the impact of positive sampling artifacts caused by not only a filter-based sampling, but also a denuder-based sampling in the determination of particle-phase organic carbon (POC), (2) the effect of sample flow rate on positive artifacts, and (3) an optimum flow rate that provides a minimized negative sampling artifact for the denuder-based sampling method. To achieve the goals of this study, four different sampling media combinations were employed: (1) Quartz filter-alone (Q-alone), (2) quartz filter behind quartz-fiber filter (QBQ), (3) quartz filter and quartz filter behind Teflon filter (Q-QBT), and (4) quartz filter behind carbon-based denuder (Denuder-Q). The measurement of ambient POC was carried out in an urban area. In addition, to determine gas-phase OC (GOC) removal efficiency of the denuder, a Teflon filter and a quartz filter were deployed upstream and downstream of the denuder, respectively with varying sample flow rates: 5, 10, 20, and 30 LPM. It was found that Q-alone sampling configuration showed a higher POC than QBQ, Q-QBT, and Denuder-Q by 12%, 28%, and 23%, respectively at a sample flow rate of 20 LPM due to no correction for positive artifact caused by adsorption of GOC onto the filter. A lower quantity of GOC was collected from the backup quartz filter on QBQ than that from Q-QBT. This was because GOC was not in equilibrium with that adsorbed on the front quartz filter of QBQ during the sampling period. It is observed that the loss of particle number and mass across the denuder increases with decreasing sample flow rate. The contribution o f positive arti facts to POC decreased with increasing sample flow rate, showing 29%, 25%, and 22% for 10, 20, and 30 LPM, respectively. The 20 LPM turns out to be the optimum sample flow rate for both filter and denuder-based POC sampling.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.397-410
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• 1997

An annular denuder filter pack sampling system (ADS) was used to collect acidic air pollutants in Pusan. During the study period (from June 1995 to November 1995), forty eight samples were collected every 12 hours starting from 6:00 in the morning. These samples were devided into two sets of data for day (6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.) and night (6:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.). The chemical species were analyzed for HN $O_3$, HN $O_2$, S $O_2$ and N $H_3$ in the gas Phase, and N $O_3$$^{[-10]}$ , S $O_4$$^{2-}$ and N $H_4$$^{+}$ in the particulate phase. The mean concentrations measured from this study were 0.24, 1.91, 30.07 and 4.24 $\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥ for HN $O_3$, HN $O_2$, S $O_2$ and N $H_3$, respectively. The mean concentrations of N $O_3$$^{[-10]}$ , S $O_4$$^{2-}$ and N $H_4$$^+{\ulcorner}$ were 1.95, 7.36 and 3.48 $\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥, respectively. The mean concentrations of gaseous species except for HN $O_2$ were higher in daytime than in nighttime, but the reverse was true in the particulates except for N $H_4$$^{+}$. +/..

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.74-83
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• 2007

Artifacts due to inter-particle and gas-particle interactions during PM2.5 sampling were quantified by comparing the measurement results between the annular denuder-filterpack system and the filterpack system without denuder. Measurements were carried in Seoul for 10 days in each season; Nov. 2004, Jan. 2005, Mar. 2005, and Jul. 2005, respectively. In each day, two 12-h samples were obtained. The concentrations of nitrate and chloride showed seasonal variations mainly due to the availability of ammonium to neutralize nitrate or chloride. Nitrates and chloride losses were prominent in summer. Since most of ammonia was used to neutralize sulfuric acid and formed ammonium sulfate in summer, nitrate and chloride could not exist in particles and ammonium loss was smaller than other seasons.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.388-389
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• 2003

Nitrous acid는 태양광선의 존재 하에 광분해 되어 히드록실 라디칼(hydroxyl radical, OH)을 발생시키는 대류권 오존생성 원인 물질이다. 대기화학에 있어서 Nitrous acid의 중요성을 보면, 야간에 농도가 증가된 Nitrous acid는 태양광이 존재하는 아침부터 광분해 (<390nm)로 히드록실 라디칼을 생성하여 오존생성반응을 일어나게 하는 것으로 대기 중 오존의 생성에 중요한 역할을 한다. 반면에 Nitric acid는 reactive nitrogen compounds(즉 NO, NO$_2$ 그리고 $N_2$O$_{5}$)의 주된 최종 생성물질이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2017.10a
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• pp.82-82
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• 2017

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.273-274
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• 2003

산업의 발전과 인구의 과밀, 자동차의 증가는 오염물질의 배출을 크게 증가시켰지만, 최근 관련 규제의 강화로 각 도시의 대기질은 많이 개선되어 왔다. 그러나 중국으로부터 유입되고 있는 많은 대기오염물도 국내 산성비의 8∼42% 정도나 영향을 미친다고 하며, 국내 산업체에서 배출되는 오염물질의 양도도 같은 규모의 여전히 선진국에 높아서 환경 기준치를 넘는 경우도 자주 나타내고 있다. 질산염, 황산염 등의 산성오염물질은 대기중에 에어로졸과 산성가스 형태로 존재하고 있다. 이러한 산성물질들은 건성강하라는 형태로 지표면에 자연 침강되거나, 눈이나 비 또는 안개와 같은 습성강하 형태로 지표면으로 침적되어 대기중에서 제거되기도 한다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.271-272
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• 2003

다환방향족 탄화수소(PAHs)는 도시 대기입자상물질 중에 광범위하게 존재하고 있으며 그들의 발암성 및 변이성으로 인하여 건강과 관련하여 많은 주목을 받고 있다(Kado et at., 1996; Nielsen et al., 1996; Kao, 1994; Manzie et al., 1994). 다환방향족 탄화수소는 탄소나 수소를 함유한 유기물질의 불완전연소나 열분해에 의해서 생성된다. 연소과정에서 배출되는 다환방향족 탄화수소는 배출원에서 초기에 가스상태로 배출되나 상당량은 대기중의 입자상물질에 흡착된다. 산불이나 화산 등에서도 다환방향족 탄화수소에 기여하나 대기로 유입되는 대부분은 인위적인 배출원에서 배출된다. (중략)

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.329-332
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• 1999

An automated method is developed for simultaneous determination of water soluble gases at parts per trillion level in the environmental air. The method involves temperature-humidity control of sample air using a thermostated humidifier, collection of analyte gases by condenser-type effluent diffusion denuder and subsequent effluent analysis by ion chromatography. The detection limits (3(σ) of the method for CH3COOH, HNO2 and SO2 gases are 0.022, 0.019 and 0.009 ppbv, respectively. The precisions range from 0.3 to 3.0% RSD. The method has been successfully applied to urban air analysis and some results for nitrous acid and SOx, in Seoul air are presented.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.86-87
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• 1995

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.613-621
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to understand the impact that temperature and relative humidity have on the volatilization loss of particulate nitrate $(NO_3^-)$ from Teflon filters during measurements of ambient fine particles $(PM_{2.5})$. Fine particles $(d_p<2.5{\mu}m)$ were measured using an annular denuder system (ADS) at four representive areas in Seoul. The measurements were made during 28 different days at 24-hr sampling intervals from February 14 to October 15, 1997. In this study, nitrate losses. calculated by the ratio of nitrate on the nylon filter to their sum in both Teflon and nylon titters, varied seasonally in the following order: summer (45.5%) > spring (23.8%) > fall (20.6%) > winter (19.7%). The results showed strong correlations with temperature, but we did not observe any significant effects of relative humidity. However, we observed that both temperature and relative humidity influenced the ambient gas/particle nitrate ratio in a different case study using a denuder.