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Characteristics of Heavy Metals in the Industrial Complex Area of Pocheon City

포천시 공단지역 미세먼지 중 중금속농도 특성

  • Shin, Hyung-Soon (Gyeonggio-do Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch) ;
  • Jung, Yeon-Hoon (Gyeonggio-do Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch) ;
  • Kim, Jin-gil (Gyeonggio-do Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch) ;
  • Jung, Jong-Pil (Gyeonggio-do Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Soo (Gyeonggio-do Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch) ;
  • You, Han-Jo (Gyeonggio-do Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch) ;
  • Oh, Jo-Kyo (Gyeonggio-do Institute of Health and Environment in North Branch)
  • 신형순 (경기도보건환경연구원 북부지원) ;
  • 정연훈 (경기도보건환경연구원 북부지원) ;
  • 김진길 (경기도보건환경연구원 북부지원) ;
  • 정종필 (경기도보건환경연구원 북부지원) ;
  • 이상수 (경기도보건환경연구원 북부지원) ;
  • 유한조 (경기도보건환경연구원 북부지원) ;
  • 오조교 (경기도보건환경연구원 북부지원)
  • Received : 2019.09.25
  • Accepted : 2019.10.29
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this survey was to assess the concentrations of heavy metals in the atmosphere of Pocheon City by measuring heavy metals in the industrial complex area and at the city air measuring station, and also to assess the degree of impact that the industrial area has on urban air quality. Methods: Sampling was carried out between February 2018 and November 2018 at two sites in the industrial complex and in the city air monitoring stations. Results: At the industrial complex in Pocheon City, air pollutant emitting businesses were emitting concentrations of fine dust (PM10) between 45 and 60 ㎍/㎥ higher than in the city air. The daily maximum concentrations of lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), and cadmium (Cd) in the industrial complex are below the WHO recommendation standard (annual average), and the impact on the urban atmosphere is judged to be insignificant. Three to five percent of fine dust (PM10) consists of metallic materials, and as the fine dust increased, metals were detected proportionally. Although cadmium (Cd) and beryllium (Be) were not detected in the city air in Pocheon and chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), and arsenic (As) were found to be 50 percent or less, it is deemed that copper (Cu) was detected at unusually high levels due to unknown air pollutants, which requires regular heavy metal measurement and cause verification. Conclusions: An analysis of the heavy metals in the industrial zone and the urban atmosphere in Pocheon City in this study showed that the linear relationship of heavy metals in the industrial zone, or the direct impact relationship, on the heavy metals in the urban atmosphere could not be estimated. The sampling device for equivalent assessment of particulate matter installed at air pollution monitoring stations is highly likely to be used for analysis of fine dust and heavy metals.

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