• Feasibility of Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films for Monitoring Heavy Metals in Groundwater

  • Kyu-Young Shim1, Kwangjin Park2, Seungwoo Lee2, Jongmin Choi2, Subin Choi2, Jinsung An1,3*, Kyoungphile Nam4

  • 1Department of Smart City Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
    2Daeil Engineering & Consulting Co., LTD
    3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
    4Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea

  • 지하수 내 중금속 모니터링을 위한 diffusive gradients in thin films의 적용 가능성 평가

  • 심규영1·박광진2·이승우2·최종민2·최수빈2·안진성1,3*·남경필4

  • 1한양대학교 ERICA 스마트시티공학과
    2(주)대일이앤씨
    3한양대학교 ERICA 건설환경공학과
    4서울대학교 건설환경공학부

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This Article

  • 2024; 29(4): 12-20

    Published on Aug 30, 2024

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2024.29.4.012
  • Received on Jul 19, 2024
  • Revised on Jul 25, 2024
  • Accepted on Aug 16, 2024

Correspondence to

  • Jinsung An

  • 1Department of Smart City Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
    3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea

  • E-mail: jsan86@hanyang.ac.kr