Prof. Kyoung-woong Kim

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

Email: kwkim@gist.ac.kr

Qualifications

1993 Ph.D., University of London

1989 M.Sc., Seoul National University

1987 B.Sc., Seoul National University

Publications (Selected)

1. Hoang, A. T., & Kim, K. W. (2025). Sustainable acid dye removal: A biocatalytic approach using glyoxal-immobilized oxidase enzymes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13(3), 116236.
2. Ha, N. T. H., Hieu, D. T., Anh, H. T. P., Hien, P. T., Nga, T. T. H., Anh, B. T. K., ... & Kim, K. W. (2025). Arsenic and Heavy Metals in Soils and Plants near Sulfide Mines: Implications for Phytoremediation and Phytomanagement. Environmental Management, 75(2), 376-391.
3. Jeon, H. G., Choi, S., Kim, J. S., Lee, K. H., Shin, J., Chon, K., ... & Lee, S. H. (2024). Mechanistic insights into selenite and selenate immobilization using brucite-rich magnesium precipitate derived from seawater electrochlorination facility. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(5), 114081.
4. Hoang, A. T., Do, M. C., & Kim, K. W. (2024). Environmental risk assessment of selected pharmaceuticals in hospital wastewater in nothern Vietnam. Chemosphere, 356, 141973.
5. Tsogbadrakh, O., Sukhbaatar, G., Ganbaatar, B., Batchuluun, B., Altanjin, D., Kim, K. W., ... & Oyuntsetseg, B. (2024). Tree canopy area-dependent changes in soil properties: a comparative study in the southern limit of boreal forest distribution. Forest Science and Technology, 20(1), 58-66.
6. Lee, H. W., Jeon, H. G., & Kim, K. W. (2023). Removal of cobalt and strontium by adsorption using Brewer’s spent grain formed by pyrolysis. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 45(10), 7131-7144.
7. Soroush, S., Ronsse, F., Park, J., Ghysels, S., Wu, D., Kim, K. W., & Heynderickx, P. M. (2023). Microwave assisted and conventional hydrothermal treatment of waste seaweed: Comparison of hydrochar properties and energy efficiency. Science of The Total Environment, 878, 163193.
8. Razak, M. R., Aris, A. Z., Yusoff, F. M., Yusof, Z. N. B., Abidin, A. A. Z., Kim, S. D., & Kim, K. W. (2023). Risk assessment of bisphenol analogues towards mortality, heart rate and stress-mediated gene expression in cladocerans Moina micrura. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 45(6), 3567-3583.
9. Le, T. T., Kim, K. W., Nguyen, D. Q., & Ngo, H. T. T. (2023). Trace element contamination in rice and its potential health risks to consumers in North-Central Vietnam. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 45(6), 3361-3375.
10. Mandal, S., Bakaruddin, B. R. B., Jeon, S., Lee, Y., & Kim, K. W. (2023). Assessment of the recycling potential of valuable metals by mapping the elemental composition in discarded light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Journal of Environmental Management, 328, 116900.
11. Razak, M. R., Aris, A. Z., Zainuddin, A. H., Yusoff, F. M., Yusof, Z. N. B., Kim, S. D., & Kim, K. W. (2023). Acute toxicity and risk assessment of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) in tropical cladocerans Moina micrura. Chemosphere, 313, 137377.
12. Ko, M. S., Jeon, Y. J., & Kim, K. W. (2022). Novel application of xanthan gum-based biopolymer for heavy metal immobilization in soil. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(5), 108240.
13. Tran, T. S., Dinh, V. C., Nguyen, T. A. H., & Kim, K. W. (2022). Soil contamination and health risk assessment from heavy metals exposure near mining area in Bac Kan province, Vietnam. Environmental geochemistry and health, 44(4), 1189-1202.
14. Phan, K., Chek, S., Eav, C., Sieng, H., & Kim, K. W. (2021). Assessing salinization and water quality in Koh Kong Coastal Areas of Cambodia: potential impacts of climate change. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 232(12), 510.

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