Table 6.
Ambient concentrations (ppb) of carbonyl compounds in urban and industrial areas in Korea.
| Sites | Data | Formaldehyde | Acetaldehyde | Acetone+Acrolein | Propionaldehyde | MEK | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road-side | Seoul commercial (2000) | 12 | 8.32 | 3.38 | 3.74 | 0.41 | - | [17] |
| Gyeongsan commercial (2000) | 12 | 8.43 | 3.98 | 4.60 | 0.42 | - | ||
| Urban area | Seoul residential (2000) | 12 | 4.06 | 2.49 | 2.14 | 0.09 | - | [17] |
| Gyeongsan sub-urban (2000) | 12 | 5.62 | 3.41 | 4.34 | 0.32 | - | ||
| Ulsan sub-urban (2000) | 12 | 5.35 | 4.35 | 4.19 | 0.55 | - | ||
| Seoul residential (2001∼2003) | 259 | 4.61 | 1.87 | 4.07 | 0.17 | 1.43 | [26] | |
| Seoul residential (2001) | 62 | 4.55 | 4.01 | 5.08 | 0.27 | 1.54 | ||
| Incheon residential (2002∼2003) | 131 | 4.91 | 1.89 | 2.88 | 0.38 | 1.18 | ||
| Bucheon suburban (2001) | 63 | 4.59 | 2.72 | 3.87 | 0.23 | 2.22 | ||
| Gumi commercial (2004) | 74 | 3.36 | 2.05 | 2.68 | 1.03 | 1.71 | This study | |
| Gumi residential (2004) | 75 | 3.46 | 2.34 | 2.74 | 1.21 | 1.80 | ||
| Industrial area | Siheung industrial (2006) | 24 | 4.13 | 2.02 | 1.73 | 0.47 | 4.53 | [27] |
| Ansan industrial (2006) | 25 | 3.92 | 2.22 | 2.95 | 0.41 | 6.26 | ||
| Yeosu industrial (2008) | 80 | 7.40 | 2.75 | 4.05 | 0.29 | 2.57 | [28] | |
| Gwangyang industrial (2008) | 79 | 5.99 | 1.97 | 2.79 | 0.14 | 2.74 | ||
| Gumi the 1st industrial (2003∼2004) | 172 | 3.40 | 7.35 | 3.28 | 0.80 | 2.40 | This study | |
| Gumi the 2nd industrial (2004) | 78 | 3.87 | 2.52 | 4.27 | 1.01 | 4.81 | ||
| Gumi the 3rd industrial (2004) | 77 | 3.86 | 4.22 | 3.59 | 1.04 | 3.32 | ||