Wan K Jo

Summary

Affiliation: Kyungpook National University
Country: Korea

Publications

  1. ncbi Applicability of a continuous-flow system inner-coated with S-doped titania for the photocatalysis of dimethyl sulfide at low concentrations
    Wan K Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sankeok dong, Buk Gu, Daegu 702 701, Korea
    J Environ Manage 91:2059-65. 2010
  2. ncbi Actual commuter exposure to methyl-tertiary butyl ether, benzene and toluene while traveling in Korean urban areas
    Jin-Woo Lee
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, South Korea
    Sci Total Environ 291:219-28. 2002
  3. ncbi Exposure to volatile organic compounds for individuals with occupations associated with potential exposure to motor vehicle exhaust and/or gasoline vapor emissions
    W K Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Bukgu Taegu, South Korea
    Sci Total Environ 269:25-37. 2001
  4. ncbi Workplace exposure to bioaerosols in pet shops, pet clinics, and flower gardens
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sankeok dong, Bukgu, Daegu 702 701, Republic of Korea
    Chemosphere 65:1755-61. 2006
  5. ncbi Exposure levels of airborne bacteria and fungi in Korean swine and poultry sheds
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    Arch Environ Occup Health 60:140-6. 2005
  6. ncbi Head-space, small-chamber and in-vehicle tests for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from air fresheners for the Korean market
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, Republic of Korea
    Chemosphere 70:1827-34. 2008
  7. ncbi Application of visible-light photocatalysis with nitrogen-doped or unmodified titanium dioxide for control of indoor-level volatile organic compounds
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, Republic of Korea
    J Hazard Mater 164:360-6. 2009
  8. ncbi Naphthalene emissions from moth repellents or toilet deodorant blocks determined using head-space and small-chamber tests
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, Korea
    J Environ Sci (China) 20:1012-7. 2008
  9. ncbi Airborne fungal and bacterial levels associated with the use of automobile air conditioners or heaters, room air conditioners, and humidifiers
    Wan Kuen Jo
    The Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
    Arch Environ Occup Health 63:101-7. 2008
  10. ncbi Feasibility of a tandem photocatalytic oxidation-adsorption system for removal of monoaromatic compounds at concentrations in the sub-ppm-range
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Bukgu, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    Chemosphere 77:236-41. 2009

Collaborators

  • Ki Dong Kwon
  • Ho Jin Lim
  • Woo Sik Jeong
  • Ho-Jin Lim
  • Ki-Dong Kwon
  • Woo-Sik Jeong
  • Mo-Keun Kim
  • Ji-Hyun Lee
  • Jin-Woo Lee

Detail Information

Publications31

  1. ncbi Applicability of a continuous-flow system inner-coated with S-doped titania for the photocatalysis of dimethyl sulfide at low concentrations
    Wan K Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sankeok dong, Buk Gu, Daegu 702 701, Korea
    J Environ Manage 91:2059-65. 2010
    ..79 ppm = 790 ppb), generated over the photocatalytic process with the highest dimethyl sulfide input concentration, exceeded the odor threshold value of 0.1-3.6 ppb for dimethyl disulfide...
  2. ncbi Actual commuter exposure to methyl-tertiary butyl ether, benzene and toluene while traveling in Korean urban areas
    Jin-Woo Lee
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, South Korea
    Sci Total Environ 291:219-28. 2002
    ..Meanwhile, some spurious gasoline sold during the experimental periods appears to have elevated the in-car and in-bus exposures to toluene compared with those reported by some previous studies conducted in the same study area...
  3. ncbi Exposure to volatile organic compounds for individuals with occupations associated with potential exposure to motor vehicle exhaust and/or gasoline vapor emissions
    W K Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Bukgu Taegu, South Korea
    Sci Total Environ 269:25-37. 2001
    ..For all the target compounds except toluene, storekeepers exhibited similar levels of exposure for all store types. Print shopkeepers recorded the highest toluene exposure...
  4. ncbi Workplace exposure to bioaerosols in pet shops, pet clinics, and flower gardens
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sankeok dong, Bukgu, Daegu 702 701, Republic of Korea
    Chemosphere 65:1755-61. 2006
    ..The microbial concentration ratio of indoor air to outdoor air depended upon the facility and season...
  5. ncbi Exposure levels of airborne bacteria and fungi in Korean swine and poultry sheds
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    Arch Environ Occup Health 60:140-6. 2005
    ..Another finding was that the use of a sanitary mask may reduce stock farmers' exposure to bioaerosols...
  6. ncbi Head-space, small-chamber and in-vehicle tests for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from air fresheners for the Korean market
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, Republic of Korea
    Chemosphere 70:1827-34. 2008
    ..Consequently, it was suggested that unlike limonene, the emission strength for aromatic compounds identified in the chamber tests was not strong enough to elevate in-vehicle levels...
  7. ncbi Application of visible-light photocatalysis with nitrogen-doped or unmodified titanium dioxide for control of indoor-level volatile organic compounds
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, Republic of Korea
    J Hazard Mater 164:360-6. 2009
    ..Consequently, it is suggested that with appropriate photocatalytic conditions, a visible-light-assisted N-doped photocatalytic system is clearly an important tool for improving IAQ...
  8. ncbi Naphthalene emissions from moth repellents or toilet deodorant blocks determined using head-space and small-chamber tests
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, Korea
    J Environ Sci (China) 20:1012-7. 2008
    ..The emission factor for naphthalene was nearly 100 times higher for a ball MR than for a gel or a paper MR. For the ball MR, the lower ACH level resulted in higher emission rate...
  9. ncbi Airborne fungal and bacterial levels associated with the use of automobile air conditioners or heaters, room air conditioners, and humidifiers
    Wan Kuen Jo
    The Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
    Arch Environ Occup Health 63:101-7. 2008
    ..The use of automobile heaters and household humidifiers could suppress in-vehicle and in-room microbial concentrations...
  10. ncbi Feasibility of a tandem photocatalytic oxidation-adsorption system for removal of monoaromatic compounds at concentrations in the sub-ppm-range
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Bukgu, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    Chemosphere 77:236-41. 2009
    ..Consequently, it is suggested that the PCO-adsorption hybrid system has a synergistic advantage of photocatalysis and adsorption in regards to the BTEX elimination process...
  11. ncbi Visible-light-activated photocatalysis of malodorous dimethyl disulphide using nitrogen-enhanced TiO2
    W K Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sankeok dong, Buk Gu, Daegu, 702 701, Korea
    Environ Technol 31:575-84. 2010
    ..Methanol was identified as a gaseous by-product. In addition, the backup adsorption unit could be effectively utilized to remove methanol, under a broad indoor pollution level (0.027-5.4 ppm), as well as DMDS exiting from the PCO units...
  12. ncbi Photocatalytic decomposition of mobile-source related pollutants using a continuous-flow reactor
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Sankeokdong, Bukgu, Daegu, 702 701, South Korea
    J Environ Sci (China) 22:460-6. 2010
    ..Moreover, it was confirmed that trichloroethylene at urban-ambient level also could enhance the degradation efficiency of naphthalene when applying the PCO technology inside vehicles...
  13. ncbi Personal exposure of graduate students attending the college of natural sciences or social sciences to volatile organic compounds on campus
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, Republic of Korea
    Chemosphere 81:1272-9. 2010
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  14. ncbi Removal of dimethyl sulfide utilizing activated carbon fiber-supported photocatalyst in continuous-flow system
    W K Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    J Hazard Mater 191:234-9. 2011
    ..Consequently, the continuous-flow ACF/TiO(2) system could effectively be applied to control DMS without any significant functional deterioration...
  15. ncbi Feasibility of light-emitting diode uses for annular reactor inner-coated with TiO2 or nitrogen-doped TiO2 for control of dimethyl sulfide
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
    Photochem Photobiol 87:1016-23. 2011
    ..Consequently, it was suggested that LEDs can still be energy-efficiently utilized as alternative light sources for the PD of DMS, under the operational conditions used in this study...
  16. ncbi Analysis of roadside inhalable particulate matter (PM10) in major Korean cities
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702 701, Korea
    Environ Manage 36:826-41. 2005
    ..Finally, the current results confirmed that attention should be given to the PM10 exposure of residents living near roadways...
  17. ncbi Exposure to volatile organic compounds in residences adjacent to dyeing industrial complex
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 77:113-20. 2004
    ..The present study was designed to evaluate residential exposure to selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs) relative to the proximity of the Daegu dyeing industrial complex (DDIC)...
  18. ncbi Evaluation of CO exposure in active smokers while smoking using breath analysis technique
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sankeok dong, Bukgu, Daegu 702 701, South Korea
    Chemosphere 53:207-16. 2003
    ..Accordingly, most of the current results indicated that CO was accumulated in the human body with repeated active smoking...
  19. ncbi In-vehicle exposure to aldehydes while commuting on real commuter routes in a Korean urban area
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu 702 701, Korea
    Environ Res 88:44-51. 2002
    ..Similarly, the mean in-bus concentrations were 21.2 and 9.1 ppb for formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, respectively. Furthermore, the in-vehicle formaldehyde levels were higher than those of a previous California study...
  20. ncbi Evaluation of exposure to carbon monoxide associated with passive smoking
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, South Korea
    Environ Res 94:309-18. 2004
    ..In addition, workplace exposure to CO from passive smoking was found to be the most important contributor to the daily CO exposure of nonsmoking recreation workers...
  21. ncbi Heterogeneous photocatalysis of aromatic and chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for non-occupational indoor air application
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sankeok dong, Bukgu, Daegu 702 701, South Korea
    Chemosphere 57:555-65. 2004
    ..Accordingly, a PCO reactor would appear to be an important tool in the effort to improve non-occupational indoor air quality...
  22. ncbi Exposure to methyl tertiary butyl ether and benzene in close proximity to service stations
    W K Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea
    J Air Waste Manag Assoc 51:1122-8. 2001
    ..05). In addition, the breathing zone concentrations were significantly higher during summer than during winter for both drivers and attendants (p < 0.05)...
  23. ncbi Multi-route trihalomethane exposure in households using municipal tap water treated with chlorine or ozone-chlorine
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, Korea
    Sci Total Environ 339:143-52. 2005
    ..The THM exposure estimates from tap water ingestion were similar to those from showering...
  24. ncbi Public bus and taxicab drivers' work-time exposure to aromatic volatile organic compounds
    W K Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, 702 701, Korea
    Environ Res 86:66-72. 2001
    ..Meanwhile, based on comparison of the calculated in-vehicle concentrations with those from a previous study, the VOC levels inside public buses and taxicabs were found to be lower than those inside automobiles...
  25. ncbi Characteristics of roadside air pollution in Korean metropolitan city (Daegu) over last 5 to 6 years: temporal variations, standard exceedances, and dependence on meteorological conditions
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sankeok dong, Bukgu, Daegu 702 701, Korea
    Chemosphere 59:1557-73. 2005
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  26. ncbi Indoor and outdoor bioaerosol levels at recreation facilities, elementary schools, and homes
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    Chemosphere 61:1570-9. 2005
    ..Consequently, the current findings suggest the need for reducing strategy for indoor microorganisms at the surveyed microenvironments...
  27. ncbi Comparison of outdoor and indoor mobile source-related volatile organic compounds between low- and high-floor apartments
    Wan Kuen Jo
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702 701, South Korea
    Environ Res 92:166-71. 2003
    ..05). Plus, the outdoor and indoor VOC concentrations were significantly different between the daytime and nighttime data sets for both low- and high-floor apartments, with a P value of less than or close to 0.05...
  28. ncbi Characteristics of indoor and outdoor bioaerosols at Korean high-rise apartment buildings
    Ji-Hyun Lee
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
    Environ Res 101:11-7. 2006
    ..The difference in the total bacterial concentrations was not significant among the surveyed five rooms. The GM total fungal and Cladosporium concentrations, however, were significantly higher for the kitchen than for the other rooms...
  29. ncbi Elemental composition and source characterization of airborne PM(10) at residences with relative proximities to metal-industrial complex
    Mo-Keun Kim
    Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 702-701, Daegu, Korea
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 80:40-50. 2006
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  30. ncbi Volatile pollutants emitted from selected liquid household products
    Ki Dong Kwon
    Department of Indoor Environment, National Institute of Environment Research, Incheon, South Korea
    Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 15:521-6. 2008
    ..Consequently, the current study evaluated the emission composition for 42 liquid household products sold in Korea, focusing on five product classes (deodorizers, household cleaners, color removers, pesticides, and polishes)...
  31. ncbi Characterization of emissions composition for selected household products available in Korea
    Ki Dong Kwon
    Department of Indoor Environment, National Institute of Environment Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea
    J Hazard Mater 148:192-8. 2007
    ..2%), ethanol (30.5%), acetone (18.6%), alpha-pinene (18.6%), o,m,p-xylenes (18.6%), decane (17.0%), toluene (17.0%), beta-myrcene (11.9%), ammonia (10.2%), ethylbenzene (10.2%), and hexane (10.2%)...