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Environmental Sciences
Korea
2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
71
Citations
15202
World Ranking
1624
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Korea Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Korea Leader Award

Overview

Yoon-Seok Chang is affiliated with the Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science with significant contributions in related subfields.

Their work spans several subfields including:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Food Science
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology

Main topics addressed in their publications cover:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Food Supply Chain Traceability
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Recent published papers include:

  • COVID-19, asthma, and biological therapies: What we need to know (2020) - World Allergy Organization Journal
  • Occurrence, distribution, and bioaccumulation of new and legacy persistent organic pollutants in an ecosystem on King George Island, maritime Antarctica (2020) - Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Fe(III) adsorption on graphene oxide: A low-cost and simple modification method for persulfate activation (2020) - Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Acute asthma management during SARS-CoV2-pandemic 2020 (2020) - World Allergy Organization Journal
  • In situ chemical oxidation of contaminated groundwater using a sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron-persulfate system: Insights from a box-type study (2020) - Chemosphere

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Chang include:

  • Myo Min Aung
  • Bryan Martin
  • Ignacio J. Ansotegui
  • Motohiro Ebisawa
  • Manana Chikhladze

Chang has frequently published in venues such as:

  • World Allergy Organization Journal (5 publications)
  • Chemosphere (5 publications)
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials (4 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (3 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (2 publications)

In terms of book publications, Chang has contributed a book titled Cold Chain Management published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Fe/FeS Nanoparticles for Environmental Applications

    Eun-Ju Kim;Jae-Hwan Kim;Abdul-Majeed Azad;Yoon-Seok Chang

  • Hierarchically structured manganese oxide-coated magnetic nanocomposites for the efficient removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous systems.

    Eun-Ju Kim;Chung-Seop Lee;Yoon-Young Chang;Yoon-Seok Chang

  • Effects of forest fire on the level and distribution of PCDD/Fs and PAHs in soil

    Eun-Jung Kim;Jeong-Eun Oh;Yoon-Seok Chang

  • Magnetite graphene oxide encapsulated in alginate beads for enhanced adsorption of Cr(VI) and As(V) from aqueous solutions: Role of crosslinking metal cations in pH control

    Huong Chi Vu;Amarendra Dhar Dwivedi;Thao Thanh Le;Sung-Hee Seo

  • Photocatalytic Degradation of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins on TiO2 Film under UV or Solar Light Irradiation

    Wonyong Choi;Soo Jin Hong;Yoon-Seok Chang;Youngmin Cho

  • Association of low-dose exposure to persistent organic pollutants with global DNA hypomethylation in healthy Koreans.

    Keon Yeop Kim;Dong Sun Kim;Sung Kook Lee;In Kyu Lee

  • Decolourization of reactive black 5 by laccase: Optimization by response surface methodology

    Kumarasamy Murugesan;Ankur Dhamija;In Hyun Nam;Young Mo Kim

  • Effect of metal ions on reactive dye decolorization by laccase from Ganoderma lucidum.

    Kumarasamy Murugesan;Young Mo Kim;Jong Rok Jeon;Yoon Seok Chang

  • Rapid dechlorination of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins by bimetallic and nanosized zerovalent iron.

    Ji Hun Kim;Paul G. Tratnyek;Yoon Seok Chang

  • Remediation of Trichloroethylene by FeS-Coated Iron Nanoparticles in Simulated and Real Groundwater: Effects of Water Chemistry

    Eun Ju Kim;Kumarasamy Murugesan;Jae Hwan Kim;Paul G. Tratnyek

  • Biodegradation of diphenyl ether and transformation of selected brominated congeners by Sphingomonas sp. PH-07

    Young Mo Kim;In Hyun Nam;Kumarasamy Murugesan;Stefan Schmidt

  • Passive air sampling of polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides at the Korean Arctic and Antarctic research stations: implications for long-range transport and local pollution.

    Sung-Deuk Choi;Song-Yee Baek;Yoon-Seok Chang;Frank Wania

  • Strong associations between low-dose organochlorine pesticides and type 2 diabetes in Korea.

    H.-K. Son;S.-A. Kim;J.-H. Kang;Y.-S. Chang

  • Triclosan susceptibility and co-metabolism – A comparison for three aerobic pollutant-degrading bacteria

    Young Mo Kim;Kumarasamy Murugesan;Stefan Schmidt;Varima Bokare

  • Purification and characterization of laccase produced by a white rot fungus Pleurotus sajor-caju under submerged culture condition and its potential in decolorization of azo dyes

    Kumarasamy Murugesan;Kumarasamy Murugesan;Manavalan Arulmani;In Hyun Nam;Young Mo Kim

  • Biodegradation of 1,4-dioxane and transformation of related cyclic compounds by a newly isolated Mycobacterium sp. PH-06.

    Young Mo Kim;Jong Rok Jeon;Kumarasamy Murugesan;Eun Ju Kim

  • Influence of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on the Korean general population: 10-year trend and health effects.

    Sung-Hee Seo;Min-Hui Son;Sung-Deuk Choi;Duk-Hee Lee

  • Influence of a municipal solid waste incinerator on ambient air and soil PCDD/Fs levels.

    Jeong-Eun Oh;Sung-Deuk Choi;Se-Jin Lee;Yoon-Seok Chang

  • Distribution of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human serum from urban areas in Korea

    Jung-Ho Kang;Hyokeun Park;Yoon-Seok Chang;Jong-Woo Choi

  • Relative importance of polychlorinated naphthalenes compared to dioxins, and polychlorinated biphenyls in human serum from Korea: Contribution to TEQs and potential sources

    Hyokeun Park;Jung-Ho Kang;Song-Yee Baek;Yoon-Seok Chang

  • Three-year atmospheric monitoring of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in polar regions and the South Pacific.

    Song-Yee Baek;Sung-Deuk Choi;Yoon-Seok Chang

  • Degradation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by a sequential treatment with nanoscale zero valent iron and aerobic biodegradation

    Young Mo Kim;Kumarasamy Murugesan;Yoon Young Chang;Eun Ju Kim

  • Detection of Dechlorane Plus in fish from urban-industrial rivers

    Jung-Ho Kang;Jong-Chul Kim;Guang-Zhu Jin;Hyokeun Park

  • Gas/particle partitioning of polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in atmosphere; evaluation of predicting models

    Jeong-Eun Oh;Jin-Soo Choi;Yoon-Seok Chang

  • Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans, and polychlorinated biphenyls in human blood samples from Korea.

    Byung-Hoon Kim;Michael G. Ikonomou;Se-Jin Lee;Hee-Sun Kim

  • Use of grape seed and its natural polyphenol extracts as a natural organic coagulant for removal of cationic dyes

    Jong Rok Jeon;Eun Ju Kim;Young Mo Kim;Kumarasamy Murugesan

Frequent Co-Authors

Sung-Deuk Choi
Sung-Deuk Choi Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Jeong-Eun Oh
Jeong-Eun Oh Pusan National University
Douglas A. Gage
Douglas A. Gage Michigan State University
Michael G. Ikonomou
Michael G. Ikonomou Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Keun Hwa Chae
Keun Hwa Chae Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Sang-Hyup Lee
Sang-Hyup Lee Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Myeong Hee Moon
Myeong Hee Moon Yonsei University
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Kitack Lee
Kitack Lee Pohang University of Science and Technology
Sungmin Hong
Sungmin Hong Inha University

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