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Hyo-Bang Moon

Hyo-Bang Moon

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Chemistry

D-Index
63
Citations
12262
World Ranking
8554
National Ranking
144

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
67
Citations
14109
World Ranking
2006
National Ranking
14

Overview

Hyo-Bang Moon is affiliated with Hanyang University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Process Chemistry and Technology.

Their work primarily focuses on topics such as Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Moon has published in a range of scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Chemosphere
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Research
  • Environment International

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the coastal environment of Korea: Occurrence, spatial distribution, and bioaccumulation potential (2020, Chemosphere)
  • Human exposure to legacy and emerging flame retardants in indoor dust: A multiple-exposure assessment of PBDEs (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in sediment and bivalves along the Korean coast: Occurrence, geographical distribution, and a potential for bioaccumulation (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Phthalates and non-phthalate plasticizers in sediment from Korean coastal waters: Occurrence, spatial distribution, and ecological risks (2020, Marine Pollution Bulletin)
  • Exposure to organophosphate esters, phthalates, and alternative plasticizers in association with uterine fibroids (2020, Environmental Research)

Moon collaborates frequently with several researchers including:

  • Sunggyu Lee
  • Jae-Eun Lim
  • Kyungho Choi
  • Sori Mok
  • Jeongim Park

The scientist's publication record reflects ongoing investigations into the impacts of various environmental pollutants and toxic substances, especially focusing on their occurrence, distribution, bioaccumulation potential, and associated health risks. The presence of multiple papers on flame retardants, plasticizers, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances indicates a sustained interest in chemical pollutants affecting coastal environments and human health.

Best Publications

  • Bisphenol S in Urine from the United States and Seven Asian Countries: Occurrence and Human Exposures

    Chunyang Liao;Fang Liu;Husam Alomirah;Vu Duc Loi

  • Occurrence of eight bisphenol analogues in indoor dust from the United States and several Asian countries: implications for human exposure.

    Chunyang Liao;Fang Liu;Ying Guo;Hyo Bang Moon

  • Bisphenol A and other bisphenol analogues including BPS and BPF in surface water samples from Japan, China, Korea and India.

    Eriko Yamazaki;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Sachi Taniyasu;James Lam

  • Bisphenol analogues in sediments from industrialized areas in the United States, Japan, and Korea: spatial and temporal distributions.

    Chunyang Liao;Fang Liu;Hyo-Bang Moon;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

  • Effects of TDCPP or TPP on gene transcriptions and hormones of HPG axis, and their consequences on reproduction in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Xiaoshan Liu;Kyunghee Ji;Kyunghee Ji;Areum Jo;Hyo-Bang Moon

  • Bisphenol A distribution in serum, urine, placenta, breast milk, and umbilical cord serum in a birth panel of mother-neonate pairs.

    Jangwoo Lee;Kyungho Choi;Jeongim Park;Hyo Bang Moon

  • A comparative assessment of human exposure to tetrabromobisphenol A and eight bisphenols including bisphenol A via indoor dust ingestion in twelve countries.

    Wei Wang;Khalid O. Abualnaja;Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos;Adrian Covaci

  • Benzotriazole, benzothiazole, and benzophenone compounds in indoor dust from the United States and East Asian countries

    Lei Wang;Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos;Hyo Bang Moon;Haruhiko Nakata

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediment and bivalves from Korean coastal waters

    Hyo-Bang Moon;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Su-Jeong Lee;Minkyu Choi

  • Occurrence and Human Exposure of p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Esters (Parabens), Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether (BADGE), and Their Hydrolysis Products in Indoor Dust from the United States and Three East Asian Countries

    Lei Wang;Chunyang Liao;Fang Liu;Qian Wu

  • Emission of bisphenol analogues including bisphenol A and bisphenol F from wastewater treatment plants in Korea.

    Sunggyu Lee;Chunyang Liao;Geum-Ju Song;Kongtae Ra

  • Association between maternal exposure to major phthalates, heavy metals, and persistent organic pollutants, and the neurodevelopmental performances of their children at 1 to 2 years of age- CHECK cohort study

    Sunmi Kim;Soyong Eom;Hai Joong Kim;Jeong Jae Lee

  • Organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) in water and sediment: Occurrence, distribution, and hotspots of contamination of Lake Shihwa, Korea

    Sunggyu Lee;Hyun-Jin Cho;Woosik Choi;Hyo-Bang Moon

  • Concentrations and Profiles of Urinary Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites (OH-PAHs) in Several Asian Countries

    Ying Guo;Kurunthachalam Senthilkumar;Husam Alomirah;Hyo Bang Moon

  • Occurrence and exposure assessment of organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) through the consumption of drinking water in Korea

    Sunggyu Lee;Woochang Jeong;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Hyo-Bang Moon

  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in marine sediments from industrialized bays of Korea.

    Hyo-Bang Moon;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Minkyu Choi;Hee-Gu Choi

  • Contamination and potential sources of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in water and sediment from the artificial Lake Shihwa, Korea.

    Hyo-Bang Moon;Minkyu Choi;Jun Yu;Rae-Hong Jung

  • Urinary paraben concentrations among pregnant women and their matching newborn infants of Korea, and the association with oxidative stress biomarkers

    Sungeun Kang;Sunmi Kim;Jeongim Park;Hae Joong Kim

  • Distribution, Fate, Inhalation Exposure and Lung Cancer Risk of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Some Asian Countries

    Wen Jun Hong;Hongliang Jia;Wan Li Ma;Ravindra Kumar Sinha

  • Organophosphate esters in indoor dust from 12 countries: Concentrations, composition profiles, and human exposure

    Wenhui Li;Wenhui Li;Yu Wang;Yu Wang;Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos;Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos;Adrian Covaci

  • Parabens in sediment and sewage sludge from the United States, Japan, and Korea: spatial distribution and temporal trends.

    Chunyang Liao;Sunggyu Lee;Hyo-Bang Moon;Nobuyoshi Yamashita

  • Does wet precipitation represent local and regional atmospheric transportation by perfluorinated alkyl substances

    Sachi Taniyasu;Nobuyoshi Yamashita;Hyo-Bang Moon;Karen Y. Kwok

Frequent Co-Authors

Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York
Sunmi Kim
Sunmi Kim Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Haruhiko Nakata
Haruhiko Nakata Kumamoto University
Chunyang Liao
Chunyang Liao Chinese Academy of Sciences
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Yi-Fan Li
Yi-Fan Li Harbin Institute of Technology
Adrian Covaci
Adrian Covaci University of Antwerp
Seongjin Hong
Seongjin Hong Chungnam National University
Tu Binh Minh
Tu Binh Minh Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Jong Seong Khim
Jong Seong Khim Seoul National University

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