Systematic Selection of Priority Industrial Complexes and Sampling Sites for the Monitoring of Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)

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Research article

Journal of the Korean Society for Environmental Analysis 2014;17(2):63-72.

유해대기오염물질 모니터링을 위한 우선순위 산업단지와 측정지점의 체계적인 선정 방법

권혜옥¹, 김영성², 김상균³, 홍지형³, 최성득⁴

¹울산과학기술대학교
²한국외국어대학교
³국립환경과학원
⁴울산과학기술원

Abstract

Industrial complexes are considered as a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) which include volatileorganic compounds (VOCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and heavy metals, etc. Therefore,the comprehensive monitoring and management of HAPs in the industrial complexes are required. In this study,the basic information of the industrial complexes (e.g., location, area, emission of air pollutants, meteorologicalconditions, and population) was used as input data for a geographic information system (GIS) software. On thebasis of these GIS data, we proposed a systematic method for determining priority industrial complexes for themonitoring of HAPs. We identified 28 priority industrial complexes and classified them into four groups fromlevel 1, whose HAPs should be continuously monitored, to level 4, whose HAPs do not have to be monitored. Furthermore, the case study of Ulsan was presented to demonstrate the selection procedure for sampling sites. The results of this study can be practically used to establish a long-term plan of the monitoring and managementof HAPs.

Key Words: Hazardous air pollutants, Priority industrial complexes, Sampling sites, Monitoring