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h-index: 67
Works: 248
Citations: 19K

Most-cited papers

Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type.
Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Mi Jang, G. Han +2 more
2017Environmental Science and Technology1,317 citations
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The physical oceanography of the transport of floating marine debris
E. van Sebille, Stefano Aliani, K. Law, N. Maximenko +34 more
2020Environmental Research Letters807 citations Open access
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Identification methods in microplastic analysis: a review
W. Shim, Sang-Hee Hong, Soeun Eo
2017777 citations
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A comparison of microscopic and spectroscopic identification methods for analysis of microplastics in environmental samples.
Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Mi Jang, G. Han +3 more
2015Marine Pollution Bulletin765 citations
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Nanoplastics in the Aquatic Environment. Critical Review
A. Koelmans, E. Besseling, W. Shim
2015561 citations Open access
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Identification and quantification of microplastics using Nile Red staining.
W. Shim, Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Mi Jang
2016Marine Pollution Bulletin513 citations
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Sorption capacity of plastic debris for hydrophobic organic chemicals.
Hwang Lee, W. Shim, J. Kwon
2014Science of the Total Environment505 citations
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Spatiotemporal distribution and annual load of microplastics in the Nakdong River, South Korea.
Soeun Eo, Sang-Hee Hong, Young Kyoung Song, G. Han +1 more
2019Water Research491 citations
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Abundance and characteristics of microplastics in market bivalves from South Korea.
Youna Cho, W. Shim, Mi Jang, G. Han +1 more
2019Environmental Pollution419 citations
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Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine-atmosphere environment
Deonie Allen, S. Allen, S. Abbasi, A. Baker +29 more
2022Nature Reviews Earth & Environment405 citations Open access
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Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in Korean Coastal Waters.
Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Soeun Eo, Mi Jang +3 more
2018Environmental Science and Technology289 citations
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Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics in the Sea Surface Microlayer in Jinhae Bay, South Korea
Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Mi Jang, G. Han +1 more
2015Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology250 citations
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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 +2 more
2018Environmental Pollution216 citations
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Microplastics in the Ocean
W. Shim, R. Thomposon
2015Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology212 citations Open access
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Rapid Production of Micro- and Nanoplastics by Fragmentation of Expanded Polystyrene Exposed to Sunlight.
Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Soeun Eo, G. Han +1 more
2020Environmental Science and Technology209 citations
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Marine Microplastics: Abundance, Distribution, and Composition
W. Shim, Sang-Hee Hong, Soeun Eo
2018208 citations
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Marine neustonic microplastics around the southeastern coast of Korea.
Jung-Hoon Kang, O. Kwon, Kyun-Woo Lee, Young Kyoung Song +1 more
2015Marine Pollution Bulletin207 citations
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Nationwide monitoring of microplastics in bivalves from the coastal environment of Korea.
Youna Cho, W. Shim, Mi Jang, G. Han +1 more
2020Environmental Pollution197 citations
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A close relationship between microplastic contamination and coastal area use pattern.
Mi Jang, W. Shim, Youna Cho, G. Han +2 more
2019Water Research192 citations
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Styrofoam Debris as a Source of Hazardous Additives for Marine Organisms.
Mi Jang, W. Shim, G. Han, M. Rani +2 more
2016Environmental Science and Technology187 citations
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Microplastics as a vector of hydrophobic contaminants: Importance of hydrophobic additives
J. Kwon, Sein Chang, Sang-Hee Hong, W. Shim
2017Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management185 citations
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Qualitative Analysis of Additives in Plastic Marine Debris and Its New Products
M. Rani, W. Shim, G. Han, Mi Jang +3 more
2015Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology181 citations
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Microplastic contamination of table salts from Taiwan, including a global review
Hyemi Lee, A. Kunz, W. Shim, B. Walther
2019Scientific Reports178 citations Open access
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Benzotriazole-type ultraviolet stabilizers and antioxidants in plastic marine debris and their new products.
M. Rani, W. Shim, G. Han, Mi Jang +2 more
2017Science of the Total Environment170 citations
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Ecological risk assessment of microplastics in coastal, shelf, and deep sea waters with a consideration of environmentally relevant size and shape.
J. Jung, June-Woo Park, Soeun Eo, Jinsoo Choi +4 more
2020Environmental Pollution167 citations
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Abundance and Distribution Characteristics of Microplastics in Surface Seawaters of the Incheon/Kyeonggi Coastal Region
Doo-Hyeon Chae, In-Sung Kim, Seung-Kyu Kim, Young Kyoung Song +1 more
2015Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology157 citations
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Distribution and Size Relationships of Plastic Marine Debris on Beaches in South Korea
Jongmyoung Lee, Jongsu Lee, Y. Jang, Sunwook Hong +7 more
2015Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology155 citations
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Widespread detection of a brominated flame retardant, hexabromocyclododecane, in expanded polystyrene marine debris and microplastics from South Korea and the Asia-Pacific coastal region.
Mi Jang, W. Shim, G. Han, M. Rani +2 more
2017Environmental Pollution140 citations
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Microplastic emission characteristics of stormwater runoff in an urban area: Intra-event variability and influencing factors.
Youna Cho, W. Shim, Yong-Ha Sung, G. Han +2 more
2023Science of the Total Environment126 citations
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A comparison of spectroscopic analysis methods for microplastics: Manual, semi-automated, and automated Fourier transform infrared and Raman techniques.
Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Soeun Eo, W. Shim
2021Marine Pollution Bulletin106 citations
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Potential Threat of Microplastics to Zooplanktivores in the Surface Waters of the Southern Sea of Korea
Jung-Hoon Kang, O. Kwon, W. Shim
2015Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology105 citations
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Prevalence of small high-density microplastics in the continental shelf and deep sea waters of East Asia.
Soeun Eo, Sang-Hee Hong, Young Kyoung Song, G. Han +2 more
2021Water Research101 citations
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An interlaboratory comparison exercise for the determination of microplastics in standard sample bottles.
A. Isobe, Nina T. Buenaventura, S. Chastain, S. Chavanich +22 more
2019Marine Pollution Bulletin100 citations Open access
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The fragmentation of nano- and microplastic particles from thermoplastics accelerated by simulated-sunlight-mediated photooxidation.
Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Soeun Eo, W. Shim
2022Environmental Pollution99 citations
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Formation of microplastics by polychaetes (Marphysa sanguinea) inhabiting expanded polystyrene marine debris.
Mi Jang, W. Shim, G. Han, Young Kyoung Song +1 more
2018Marine Pollution Bulletin83 citations
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Releasing of hexabromocyclododecanes from expanded polystyrenes in seawater -field and laboratory experiments.
M. Rani, W. Shim, Mi Jang, G. Han +1 more
2017Chemosphere82 citations
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Enrichment of hexabromocyclododecanes in coastal sediments near aquaculture areas and a wastewater treatment plant in a semi-enclosed bay in South Korea.
N. Al-Odaini, W. Shim, G. Han, Mi Jang +1 more
2015Science of the Total Environment76 citations
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Spatial distribution of microplastic in the surface waters along the coast of Korea.
O. Kwon, Jung-Hoon Kang, Sang-Hee Hong, W. Shim
2020Marine Pollution Bulletin75 citations
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Characteristics of meso-sized plastic marine debris on 20 beaches in Korea.
Jongsu Lee, Jongmyoung Lee, Sunwook Hong, Sang-Hee Hong +2 more
2017Marine Pollution Bulletin71 citations
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A practical review on photooxidation of crude oil: laboratory lamp setup and factors affecting it.
R. Shankar, W. Shim, J. An, U. Yim
2015Water Research69 citations
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eDNA-based bioassessment of coastal sediments impacted by an oil spill.
Yuwei Xie, Xiaowei Zhang, Jiang-Hu Yang, Seon-Jin Kim +6 more
2018Environmental Pollution61 citations
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Endocrine disrupting potential of PAHs and their alkylated analogues associated with oil spills.
Sang-Woo Lee, Seongjin Hong, Xiaoshan Liu, Cheolmin Kim +6 more
2017Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts57 citations
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A Call to Include Plastics in the Global Environment in the Class of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants.
J. Alava, A. Jahnke, M. Bergmann, G. Aguirre-Martínez +18 more
2023Environmental Science and Technology52 citations Open access
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Characterization of the contribution of road deposited sediments to the contamination of the close marine environment with trace metals: Case of the port city of Busan (South Korea).
Hyeryeong Jeong, Jin-Young Choi, Jaesoo Lim, W. Shim +2 more
2020Marine Pollution Bulletin50 citations
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Corrections to "Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type".
Young Kyoung Song, Sang-Hee Hong, Mi Jang, G. Han +2 more
2018Environmental Science and Technology50 citations
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Sources, fate and effects of microplastics in the environment: a global assessment
Alison J Anderson, A. Andrady, C. Arthur, J. Baker +16 more
201549 citations
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Spatial and vertical distributions of sedimentary halogenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in moderately polluted areas of Asia.
T. Ohura, H. Sakakibara, I. Watanabe, W. Shim +2 more
2015Environmental Pollution49 citations
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Levels and profiles of persistent organic pollutants in resident and migratory birds from an urbanized coastal region of South Korea.
Sang-Hee Hong, W. Shim, G. Han, Yong-Ha Sung +4 more
2014Science of the Total Environment49 citations
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Distribution of butyltins and alternative antifouling biocides in sediments from shipping and shipbuilding areas in South Korea.
N. Kim, Sang-Hee Hong, J. An, K. Shin +1 more
2015Marine Pollution Bulletin48 citations
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Effect-directed analysis and mixture effects of AhR-active PAHs in crude oil and coastal sediments contaminated by the Hebei Spirit oil spill.
Seongjin Hong, Sang-Woo Lee, Kyungho Choi, G. Kim +8 more
2015Environmental Pollution44 citations
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