Biomedical subjects

H D Kang

Publications and source records attributed to H D Kang.

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PubMed2004

Properties of 137Cs in marine sediments off Yangnam, Korea.

Concentrations of 137Cs in sediment and seawater samples in the East Sea (Japan Sea) adjacent to Yangnam, Korea were measured and data on the physical and chemical properties of the sediments were collected. The concentrations of 137Cs in the sediment samples were in the range of less than the minimum detectable activity (MDA)-7.19 Bq/kg-dry, and the values were linearly correlated with particle size, total organic carbon (TOC), H, N or S content of the sediment. The 137Cs concentrations in the sediment samples were well fitted to a multiple regression equation with TOC contents and particle size distributions. The distribution coefficients, which indicate the degree of adsorption, of 137Cs to the sediments were strongly dependent on particle size and TOC content.

Adsorption↗

PubMed2002

Decomposition of multicomponent mass spectra using Bayesian probability theory.

We present a method for the decomposition of the mass spectra of mixed gases using Bayesian probability theory. The method works without any calibration measurement and therefore applies also to the analysis of spectra containing unstable species. For the example of mixtures of three different hydrocarbon gases the algorithm provides concentrations and cracking coefficients of each mixture component and also their confidence intervals. The amount of information needed to obtain reliable results and its relation to the accuracy of our analysis are discussed.

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PubMed2001

Natural radionuclides contents and radon exhalation rates in building materials used in South Korea.

The natural radionuclide (226Ra, 232Th and 40K) contents of building materials commonly used in South Korea have been determined by a gamma ray spectroscopy system using a high purity germanium detector. The radon exhalation rates and emanation coefficients of building materials have also been studied. The average concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in building materials were in the range of 6.47-271 Bq.kg-1, N.D.-89.9 Bq.kg-1 and 16.8-1081 Bq.kg-1, respectively. The average radon exhalation rates and emanation coefficients were in the range of 0.0061-0.2404 Bq.kg-1.h-1 and 2.39-11.5%, respectively.

Construction Materials↗