• Stabilization Characteristics of Pb-Contaminated Soil at a Clay-Pigeon Shooting Range using Clam Shell Treatment

  • Il-Ha Koh*, Su Gyeong Lee, and Hyo-Joon Lee

  • National Environment Lab. (NeLab), Seoul 02841, Korea

  • 백합조개 껍질 처리 비교를 통한 클레이 사격장 납 오염 토양의 안정화 특성 규명

  • 고일하*ㆍ이수경ㆍ이효준

  • 환경기술정책연구원 (NeLab)

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This Article

  • 2026; 31(2): 41-48

    Published on Apr 30, 2026

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2026.31.2.041
  • Received on Mar 8, 2026
  • Revised on Mar 31, 2026
  • Accepted on Apr 22, 2026

Correspondence to

  • Il-Ha Koh

  • National Environment Lab. (NeLab), Seoul 02841, Korea

  • E-mail: ilha@nelab.re.kr