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Korea
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
57
Citations
15386
World Ranking
3387
National Ranking
26

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Korea Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Sang Hee Hong is affiliated with the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a strong emphasis on pollution and marine-related studies. The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as microplastics and plastic pollution, recycling and waste management techniques, and marine biology and environmental chemistry.

The scientist's subfields of study include pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, ocean engineering, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and nature and landscape conservation. Their main topics of work cover several specialized areas, including biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, turtle biology and conservation, toxic organic pollutants impact, and the effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Recent publications illustrate the scope and range of their research interests. These include:

  • Rapid Production of Micro- and Nanoplastics by Fragmentation of Expanded Polystyrene Exposed to Sunlight (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Nationwide monitoring of microplastics in bivalves from the coastal environment of Korea (2020), Environmental Pollution
  • Ecological risk assessment of microplastics in coastal, shelf, and deep sea waters with a consideration of environmentally relevant size and shape (2020), Environmental Pollution
  • Prevalence of small high-density microplastics in the continental shelf and deep sea waters of East Asia (2021), Water Research
  • Microplastic emission characteristics of stormwater runoff in an urban area: Intra-event variability and influencing factors (2023), The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent coauthors working alongside Sang Hee Hong include:

  • Won Joon Shim
  • Gi Myung Han
  • Youna Cho
  • Mi Jang
  • Young Kyoung Song

They have published regularly in several academic journals, particularly:

  • Environmental Pollution
  • Marine Pollution Bulletin
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Best Publications

  • Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

    Young Kyoung Song;Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • Identification methods in microplastic analysis: a review

    Won Joon Shim;Won Joon Shim;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Soeun Eo Eo;Soeun Eo Eo

  • A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples.

    Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • Large Accumulation of Micro-sized Synthetic Polymer Particles in the Sea Surface Microlayer

    Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang;Jung-Hoon Kang

  • Identification and quantification of microplastics using Nile Red staining.

    Won Joon Shim;Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang

  • Spatiotemporal distribution and annual load of microplastics in the Nakdong River, South Korea

    Soeun Eo;Sang Hee Hong;Young Kyoung Song;Gi Myung Han

  • Relationships among the abundances of plastic debris in different size classes on beaches in South Korea.

    Jongmyoung Lee;Sunwook Hong;Young Kyung Song;Young Kyung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong

  • Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in market bivalves from South Korea.

    Youna Cho;Won Joon Shim;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • Toxicological effects of irregularly shaped and spherical microplastics in a marine teleost, the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus).

    Jin Soo Choi;Youn-Joo Jung;Nam-Hui Hong;Sang Hee Hong

  • Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in Korean Coastal Waters.

    Young Kyoung Song;Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Soeun Eo;Soeun Eo;Mi Jang;Mi Jang

  • Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics in the Sea Surface Microlayer in Jinhae Bay, South Korea

    Young Kyoung Song;Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Mi Jang;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • Abundance, composition, and distribution of microplastics larger than 20 μm in sand beaches of South Korea.

    Soeun Eo;Sang Hee Hong;Young Kyoung Song;Jongsu Lee

  • Distribution of small plastic debris in cross-section and high strandline on Heungnam beach, South Korea

    Nak Won Heo;Sang Hee Hong;Gi Myung Han;Sunwook Hong

  • Horizontal and vertical distribution of PCBs and chlorinated pesticides in sediments from Masan Bay, Korea.

    Sang Hee Hong;Un Hyuk Yim;Won Joon Shim;Jae Ryoung Oh

  • A close relationship between microplastic contamination and coastal area use pattern

    Mi Jang;Won Joon Shim;Youna Cho;Gi Myung Han

  • Rapid Production of Micro- and Nanoplastics by Fragmentation of Expanded Polystyrene Exposed to Sunlight.

    Young Kyoung Song;Sang Hee Hong;Sang Hee Hong;Soeun Eo;Soeun Eo;Gi Myung Han

  • Spatio-temporal distribution and characteristics of PAHs in sediments from Masan Bay, Korea.

    U.H. Yim;S.H. Hong;W.J. Shim;J.R. Oh

  • Styrofoam Debris as a Source of Hazardous Additives for Marine Organisms

    Mi Jang;Won Joon Shim;Won Joon Shim;Gi Myung Han;Manviri Rani

  • Qualitative Analysis of Additives in Plastic Marine Debris and Its New Products.

    Manviri Rani;Won Joon Shim;Won Joon Shim;Gi Myung Han;Mi Jang;Mi Jang

  • Nationwide monitoring of microplastics in bivalves from the coastal environment of Korea

    Youna Cho;Won Joon Shim;Mi Jang;Gi Myung Han

  • Microplastics as a vector of hydrophobic contaminants: Importance of hydrophobic additives

    Jung Hwan Kwon;Sein Chang;Sang Hee Hong;Won Joon Shim

Frequent Co-Authors

Won Joon Shim
Won Joon Shim Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Un Hyuk Yim
Un Hyuk Yim Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology
Narayanan Kannan
Narayanan Kannan Taylor's University
Shim Sung Lee
Shim Sung Lee Gyeongsang National University
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan
Pham Hung Viet
Pham Hung Viet Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Jong Seong Khim
Jong Seong Khim Seoul National University
Youn-Joo An
Youn-Joo An Konkuk University
Changhoon Lee
Changhoon Lee Yonsei University
Kyu Tae Lee
Kyu Tae Lee Seoul National University

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