• A Comprehensive Review of Contamination, Regulatory Trends and Remediation Technologies for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Soil Environments

  • Choi Jongbok, Na Iseul, Lee Dukyoung, and Son Younggyu*

  • Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Korea

  • 토양 환경 내 과불화화합물(PFAS)의 오염 현황, 규제 및 정화 기술 동향

  • 최종복ㆍ나이슬ㆍ이덕영ㆍ손영규*

  • 국립금오공과대학교 환경공학과

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This Article

  • 2025; 30(4): 23-36

    Published on Aug 28, 2025

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2025.30.4.023
  • Received on Jul 5, 2025
  • Revised on Jul 17, 2025
  • Accepted on Aug 8, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Son Younggyu

  • Department of Environmental Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Korea

  • E-mail: yson@kumoh.ac.kr