Gyojin Choo

TL;DR: Brominated flame retardants, including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), were investigated in bivalve, sediment, and seawater samples collected from aquaculture areas in South Korea to identify their occurrence, sources, and bioaccumulation.

TL;DR: Investigating the concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) in 44 tap water samples, collected from eight major cities in South Korea, found significantly higher PFAS levels were found in river-originating tap water than in lake/reservoir-origination tap water.

TL;DR: The occurrence, species- and habitat-dependent distribution of brominated flame retardants and PBDE metabolites comprising 27 polybrominated diphenyl ethers, some of PBDEs, and 6-MeO-BDE47 were determined in marine environments and 20 biota species in food web in the southern part of Korea, suggesting strong bioaccumulation and biomagnification.

TL;DR: The TNBP had remarkable accumulation potential among nine OPFRs, which the TNBP concentrations in muscle increased with increased total length and body weight, and the concentration of TNBP in female muscle began to decrease near maximum growth as a sexually dimorphic difference in crucian carp.

TL;DR: In this study, the fate of organophosphate esters in conventional and advanced drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) was investigated in field scale and the first comparison of OPE removal efficiencies achieved inventional and advanced DWTPs is believed to be achieved.