• In situ Repetitive Synthesis of Fe Oxides for Enhanced Cd Stabilization in Soil: Field Demonstration

  • Hosub Lee1, Seulki Jeong2*, Jinsung An3, Daeho Kim4, Kwangjin Park4, and Kyoungphile Nam1

  • 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea
    2Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
    3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea
    4Daeil Engineering & Consulting Co., LTD

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  • 1서울대학교 건설환경공학부
    2세종대학교 환경융합공학과
    3한양대학교 ERICA 건설환경공학부
    4(주)대일이앤씨

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This Article

  • 2025; 30(5): 30-40

    Published on Oct 31, 2025

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2025.30.5.030
  • Received on Aug 8, 2025
  • Revised on Aug 18, 2025
  • Accepted on Sep 8, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Seulki Jeong

  • Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea

  • E-mail: sjeong@sejong.ac.kr