1. Na Yeong Kim, Hyeonju Jung, Mingu Kang, Gi Beum Kim (2026)

Is a linear low-density polyethylene passive sampler suitable for long-term monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in seawater? A case study of Masan Bay with bioavailability assessment. Environmental Pollution, 397, 127987.

2. Jin-Su Oh, Hyeonju Jung, Mingu Kang, Gi Beum Kim (2026)

Determination of passive sampler-water partition coefficients of emerging polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and a field application in a Korean industrialized bay. Environmental Pollution, 401, 128342.

3. Jin-Su Oh, Hyeonju Jung, Mingu Kang, Gi Beum Kim (2026)

Evaluation First determination of 1, 4-dioxane and chlorinated solvents in sediment of Masan Bay in Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 223, 118946. 

4. Jin-Su Oh, Mingu Kang, Hyeonju Jung, Gi Beum Kim (2025).

Evaluation of Bioavailable Tributyltin in the Sediment−Porewater System of Industrialized Korean Bays Using Ex Situ Passive Sampling and Partitioning Models. Environmental Science & Technology Water, 5 (11), 6440-6450.

5. Joonhyeong Park, Jin-Su Oh, Na Yeong Kim, Gi Beum Kim (2025). 

Application of low-density polyethylene with advanced passive sampling device for measuring freely dissolved tributyltin in Korean coastal waters. Science of The Total Environment, 990, 179859. 

6. Na Yeong Kim,  Joonhyeong Park, Seongjin Hong, Youngnam Kim, Taeha Kim, Gi Beum Kim (2025). 

Spatial Distribution and Potential Toxicity of PAHs in Contaminated Sediments in Korea Using a Passive Sampler-Based Approach. Environmental Pollution, 368, 125811. 

7. Jin-Su Oh, Na Yeong Kim, JoonHyeong Park, Hyeonju Jung, Gi Beum Kim (2024). 

Nationwide monitoring of freely dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using high speed rotation-type passive sampling device in Korean coastal waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 209, 117175.

8. Wenjian Lao, Gi Beum Kim (2024). 

Principles of passive sampling for ex situ measurement of hydrophobic organic compounds in sediment: Key considerations on dilution, depletion, and equilibrium. Science of The Total Environment, 954, 176277.

9. Na Yeong Kim, Bommanna G. Loganathan , Gi Beum Kim (2024). 

Assessment of toxicity potential of freely dissolved PAHs using passive sampler in Kentucky Lake and Ohio River. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 207, 116833.

10. Hyeonju Jung, Mingu Kang, Junhyeong Park, Na Yeong Kim, Gi Beum Kim (2024)

Utilizing Room-Temperature Ioponic Liquids in the Analysis of Volatile Hazardous and Noxious Substances in Marine Sediments. Ocean Science Journal, 59 (5).

11. Kees Booij, Steven Crum, Branislav Vrana, Roman Grabic, Nicolas A. O. Morin, Koen Parmentier, Cecile Kech, Petra Krystek, Kazushi Noro, Benjamin Becker, Rainer Lohmann, Laure Malleret, Sarit L. Kaserzon, Cecile Miège, Fabrice Alliot, Fabienne Pfeiffer, Denis Crowley, Magdalena Rakowska, Tomas Ocelka, Gi Beum Kim, Laura Rohler (2024)

Ongoing Laboratory Performance Study on Chemical Analysis of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Compounds in Three Aquatic Passive Samplers. Environmental Science & Technology, 58 (15), 6772-6780.

12. Na Yeong Kim, Bommanna G. Loganathan, Gi Beum Kim (2023). 

Determination and comparison of freely dissolved PAHs using different types of passive samplers in freshwater. Science of The Total Environment, 892, 164802.

13. Je Hyeok Kang, Hyeonju Jung, Na Yeong Kim, Moonkoo Kim, Gi Beum Kim (2023).

Assessing the Potential Marine Environmental Impacts of Heavy Metal Leaching from Ship Cleaning Residues. Ocean Science Journal, 58, 26. 

14. Hyo Jin Lee, Yu Lee Jang , Haejin Jeong, Da Yeong Jeong, Gi Beum Kim (2022).  

Techniques for monitoring bioavailable organic pollutants in sediment: Application of poly(methyl methacrylate) as a passive sampler. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 185, 114271.

15. Yu Lee Jang, Haejin Jeong, Na Yeong Kim, Gi Beum Kim (2022).

Distribution of Freely Dissolved Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Yellow Sea: Application of Improved Passive Sampling Technique. Ocean Science Journal, 57, 314–323.

16. Yu Lee Jang, Hyo Jin Lee, Haejin Jeong, Gi Beum Kim (2021).

Possibilities of poly (methyl methacrylate) as a passive sampler for determination of bioavailable concentrations in seawater. Science of The Total Environment, 776, 146005. 

17. Hyo Jin Lee, Haejin Jeong, Yu Lee Jang, Gi Beum Kim (2018). 

Distribution, accumulation, and potential risk of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the marine environment receiving effluents from a sewage treatment plant. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 129 (1), 364-369. 

18. Hyo Jin Lee, Gi Beum Kim (2017). 

Removal rate and releases of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in two wastewater treatment plants, Korea. Ocean Science Journal, 52, 193-205. 

19. Shin Yeong Park, Hyo Jin Lee, Jong Seong Khim, Gi Beum Kim  (2017). 

Identification of genotoxic compounds in crude oil using fractionation according to distillation, polarity and Kow. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 114 (2), 1159-1163. 

20. Yu Lee Jang, Hyo Jin Lee, He Jin Jeong, Shin Yeong Park, Won Ho Yang, Heung-Yun Kim, Gi Beum Kim (2016). 

Restoration and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons after the Wu Yi San oil spill, Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 111 (1-2), 463-467. 

21. Hyo Jin Lee, Gi Beum Kim (2015). 

An overview of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in the marine environment. Ocean Science Journal, 50, 119-142. 

22. Hae Jin Jeong, Hyo Jin Lee, Seongjin Hong, Jong Seong Khim, Won Joon Shim, Gi Beum Kim (2015).

DNA damage caused by organic extracts of contaminated sediment, crude, and weathered oil and their fractions recovered up to 5 years after the 2007 Hebei Spirit oil spill off Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 95 (1), 452-457. 

23. Seongjin Hong, Sangwoo Lee, Kyungho Choi, Gi Beum Kim, Sung Yong Ha, Bong-Oh Kwon, Jongseong Ryu, Un Hyuk Yim, Won Joon Shim, Jinho Jung, John P. Giesy, Jong Seong Khim (2015).

Effect-directed analysis and mixture effects of AhR-active PAHs in crude oil and coastal sediments contaminated by the Hebei Spirit oil spill. Environmental Pollution, 199, 110-118. 

24. Hyo Jin Lee, Chang Joon Kim, Gi Hoon Hong, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim, Gi Beum Kim (2014). 

Congener-specific accumulation and environmental risk assessment of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in diverse Korean sewage sludge types. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 21, 7480-7488. 

25. Hyo Jin Lee, Soonmo An, Gi Beum Kim (2014).

Background level and composition of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in creek and subtidal sediments in a rural area of Korea. Science of The Total Environment, 470, 1479-1484. 

26. Hannelore Waska, Guebuem Kim, Gi Beum Kim (2013). 

Comparison of S, Se, and 210 Po accumulation patterns in common squid Todarodes pacificus from the Yellow Sea and East/Japan Sea. Ocean Science Journal, 48, 215-224. 

27. Changkyu Joo, Won Joon Shim, Gi Beum Kim, Sung Yong Ha, Moonkoo Kim, Joon Geon An, Eunsic Kim, Beom Kim, Seung Won Jung, Young-Ok Kim, Un Hyuk Yim (2013).

Mesocosm study on weathering characteristics of Iranian Heavy crude oil with and without dispersants. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 248, 37-46. 

28. Hyo Jin Lee, Gi Beum Kim, Richard F. Lee (2012). 

Genotoxicity and development effects of brominated flame retardant PBDEs and UV-exposed PBDEs on grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) embryo. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 64 (12), 2892-2895. 

29. Sung Yong Ha, Gi Beum Kim, Un Hyuk Yim, Won Joon Shim, Sang Hee Hong, Gi Myung Han (2012). 

Particle-size distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban road dust of Masan, Korea. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 63, 189-198. 

30. Hyo Jin Lee, Won Joon Shim, Jonghyun Lee, Gi Beum Kim (2011). 

Temporal and geographical trends in the genotoxic effects of marine sediments after accidental oil spill on the blood cells of striped beakperch (Oplegnathus fasciatus). Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62 (10), 2264-2268. 

31. Bu-Kyeong Park, Gyum-Joon Park, Yong-Rock An, Hee-Gu Choi, Gi Beum Kim, Hyo-Bang Moon (2010). 

Organohalogen contaminants in finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) from Korean coastal waters: contamination status, maternal transfer and ecotoxicological implications. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60 (5), 768-774. 

32. Gi Beum Kim, Heather M. Stapleton (2010). 

PBDEs, methoxylated PBDEs and HBCDs in Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus) from Korean offshore waters. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 60 (6), 935-940. 

33. Jong Ho Won, Sang Hee Hong, Won Joon Shim, Un Hyuk Yim, Gi Beum Kim (2009).

Persistent organochlorine pollutants in Korean offshore waters: Squid (Todarodes pacificus) as a biomonitor. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 58 (8), 1238-1244. 

34. Gi Beum Kim, Mi Ran Kang, Jae Won Kim (2008). 

Specific accumulation of heavy metals in squid collected from offshore Korean waters: preliminary results for offshore biomonitoring and food safety assessment. Fisheries Science, 74, 882-888. 

35. Hannelore Waska, Seolwon Kim, Guebuem Kim, Mi Ran Kang, Gi Beum Kim (2008). 

Distribution patterns of chalcogens (S, Se, Te, and 210Po) in various tissues of a squid, Todarodes pacificus. Science of the total environment, 392(2-3), 218-224. 

36. Jin-Young Seo, Jin-Woo Choi, Won Joon Shim, Gi Beum Kim (2008). 

Field application of a method for measuring DNA damage in polychaete blood cells exposed to Masan Bay sediment extracts. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 56 (2), 354-358. 

37. Gi Beum Kim, Richard F. Lee (2004). 

Effects of genotoxic compounds on DNA and development of early and late grass shrimp embryo stages. Marine Environmental Research, 57 (5), 329-338. 

38. Richard F. Lee, Gi Beum Kim (2002). 

Comet assays to assess DNA damage and repair in grass shrimp embryos exposed to phototoxicants. Marine Environmental Research, 54 (3-5), 465-469. 

39. Koh, C. H., Kim, G. B., Maruya, K. A., Anderson, J. W., Jones, J. M., Kang, S. G. (2001). 

Induction of the P450 reporter gene system bioassay by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Ulsan Bay (South Korea) sediments. Environmental Pollution, 111 (3), 437-445. 

40. Kim, G. B., Lee, R. F., Mitchell, D. L. (2000). 

Damage to grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) embryo DNA by summer sunlight followed by DNA repair in the dark. Marine Biology, 137, 675-682. 

41. Kim, G. B., Maruya, K. A., Lee, R. F., Lee, J. H., Koh, C. H., Tanabe, S. (1999). 

Distribution and source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the vicinity of Incheon Harbor, Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 38, 7-15. 

42. Kim, G. B., Nakata, H., Tanabe, S. (1998). 

In vitro inhibition of hepatic cytochrome P450 and enzyme activity by butyltin compounds in marine mammals. Environmental Pollution, 99 (2), 255-261. 

43. Kim, G. B,, Anderson, J. W., Bothner, K., Hyeon Lee, J., Hwan Koh, C., Tanabe, S. (1997). 

Application of P450RGS reporter gene system as a bioindicator of sediment PAH contamination in the vicinity of Incheon Harbor, Korea. Biomarkers, 2 (3), 181-188. 

44. Kim, G. B., Tanabe, S., Iwakiri, R., Tatsukawa, R., Amano, M., Miyazaki, N., Tanaka, H. (1996). 

Accumulation of butyltin compounds in Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) from the Pacific coast of Japan: comparison with organochlorine residue pattern. Environmental Science & Technology, 30 (8), 2620-2625. 

45. Kim, G. B., Tanabe, S., Tatsukawa, R., Loughlin, T. R., Shimazaki, K. (1996). 

Characteristics of butyltin accumulation and its biomagnification in Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: An International Journal, 15 (11), 2043-2048. 

46. Kim, G. B., Lee, J. S., Tanabe, S., Iwata, H., Tatsukawa, R., Shimazaki, K. (1996). 

Specific accumulation and distribution of butyltin compounds in various organs and tissues of the Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus): comparison with organochlorine accumulation pattern. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 32 (7), 558-563. 

1. Kang M.G., H. Jung, J-S. Oh, G.B. Kim. (2025) 

Optimization of Phenolic Compound Analysis in Marine Sediments Through Improvement of USEPA Mehods. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 28 (3), 141-149

2. Jung, H., Kang, J.H., Kim, N.Y., Kim, G.B. (2023). 

Development of Analytical Method for Hazardous and Notorious Substances from Marine Industrial Facilities into Seawater Application of Purge and Trap/GC-MS, Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 26, 248-255.

3. Jang, Y.L., Lee, H.Y., Jeong, H.J., Jeong, D.Y., Kim, N.Y., Kim, G.B. (2021).

Determination of Freely Dissolved PAHs in Seawater around the Korean Peninsula Using High Speed Rotation-Type Passive Sampling Device. The Journal of The Korean Society of Oceanography, 26, 37-48.

4. Kim, N.Y., Jang, Y.L., Jeong, H., Jeong, D.Y., Kim, G.B. (2020).

Applicability of Vinyl Wrap (Linear Low Density Polyethylene) as a New Passive Sampler : Measurement of Freely Dissolved Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Offshore. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 23 (4), 277-285.

5. Jeong, D.Y., Jang, Y.L., Lee, H.J., Jeong, H.J., Kim, N.Y., Won, J.H., Kim, G.B. (2020).

Optimization of Ex-situ Experiment and Application in Contaminated Sediment for Determination of the Freely Dissolved Concentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 23, 109-116.

6. Jang, Y.L., Lee, H.Y., Jeong, H.J., Kim, G.B. (2019).

Application of Passive Sampling in Marine Environment: 2. Modified Method for Shortening of Deployment Time in a Field. The Journal of The Korean Society of Oceanography, 24, 249-265.

7. Lee, H.Y., Jang, Y.L., Jeong, H.J., Kim, G.B. (2019).

Application of Passive Sampling in Marine nvironment: 1. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).  Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 22, 95-104.

8. Son, H.D., An, J.G., Ha, S.Y., Kim, G.B., Yim, U.H. (2018).

Development of real-time and simultaneous quantification of volatile organic compounds in ambient with SIFT-MS. Journal of Korean Society For Atmospheric Environment, 34, 393-405.

9. Yang, W.H., Lee, H.J., Kim, G.B. (2016).

Distribution of organic matter and trace metals in surface sediments and ecological risk assessment in Tongyeong coast. The Journal of The Korean Society of Oceanography, 21, 125-133.

10. Han, K.M., Hong, S.H., Shim, W.J., Ra, K.T., Kim, K.T., Ha, S.Y., Jang, M., Kim, G.B. (2016).

Assessment of Persistent Organic and Heavy Metal Contamination in Busan Coast: Application of Sediment Quality Index. Ocean and Polar Research, 38, 171-184.

11. Yang, W.H., Lee, H.J., Lee, S.Y., Kim, S.G., Kim, G.B. (2016).

Heavy metal contents and food safety assessment of processed seaweed and cultured lavers. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 19, 203-210.

12. Jang, Y.L., Lee, H.J., Moon, H.B., Lee, W.C., Kim, H.C., Kim, G.B. (2015).

Marine environmental characteristics in the coastal area surrounding Tongyeong cage-fish farm. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 18, 74-80.

13. Kim, E., An, J.G., Kim, G.B., Shim, W.J., Joo, C.K., Kim, M. (2012).

Identification of major crude oils imported into Korea using molecular and stable carbon isotope compositions. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 15, 247-256.

14. Kim, B., Kim, G.B., Shim, W.J., Yim, U.H. (2012).

Effects of evaporation on the weathering rate and chemical composition of Iranian Heavy crude oil. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 15, 238-246.

15. Lee, H.J., Kim, G.B., Choi, Y.S. (2011).

Proposal of standard method for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine sediments. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 14, 163-175.

16. Lee, H.J., Kim, G.B. (2010).

Concentration of heavy metals in Octopus minor in Seosan, Chungnam and food safety assessment. Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 43, 270-276.

17. Lee, H.J., Kim, G.B., Stapleton, H. (2010).

Concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers(PBDEs) and their composition in Octopus minor collected from Seosan intertidal zone. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 13, 68-74.

18. Won, J.H., Hong, S.H., Shim, W.J., Yim, U.H., Kim, G.B. (2010).

Understanding of accumulation features of POPs in squid from the southeast offshore waters of Korea. Fisheries Science, 76, 325-331.

19. Kang, M.R., Lim, D.I., Jang, P.G., Kim, H.S., Kim, G.B. (2009).

Tidal variation of nutrient concentration in Hampyeong Bay, West coast of Korea. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 12,  202-208.

20. An, J.G., Yim, U.H., Shim, W.J., Kim, G.B., Kim, S.K., Yi, H.I. (2009).

Seasonal Variation of Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Anmyeon Island. Ocean and Polar Research, 31, 189-198.

21. Park, P.S., Kim, N.S., Yim, U.H., Shim, W.J., Kim, G.B. (2009).

Spatial and vertical distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments of the shipyard area in Gohyeon Bay. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 12, 68-74.

22. Cho Y.G., Kim, G.B. (2007).

Bioaccumulation of Cd and Pb in blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) and oliver flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) exposed to rearing media. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 10 (1), 21-28.

23. Seo, J.Y., Kim, G.B., An, J.G. (2006).

Biological effect of effluents from shipyard and the adjacent stream water on four cultured organisms. Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy, 9 (4), 187-192.

24. Sung, C.G., Lee, C.H., Kim, G.B. (2006).

Effect of heavy metals on embryonic development in the mussel, Mytilus edulis. The Korean Journal of Malacology, 22 (2), 167-173.

25. Seo, J.Y., Sung, C.G., Choi, J.W., Lee, C.H., Ryu, T.K., Han, G.M., Kim, G.B. (2005).

Evaluation of Genotoxicity in blood cells of a polychaetous worm (Perinereis aibuhitensis), using Comet Assay. Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology, 20 (4), 333-341.

26. Kim, G.B., An, J.G., Kim, J.W. (2005).

Use of comet assay as a biomarker in marine organisms exposed to genotoxicants. Journal of Environmental Science, 14 (11), 1071-1079.

27. Sung, C.G., Kim, G.B., Seo, J.Y., Lee, C.H., Ryu, T.K., Han, G.M., Choi, J.W., Kim, Y.H. (2005).

Optyical conditions for the embryonic development of mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. The Malacological Society of Korea, 21 (1), 25-31.

28. Kim, G.B., Ha, S.Y., Ahn, I.Y., Choi, H.S. (2004).

Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon at Kongsfjorden in Spitsbergen, Svalbard Islands. Journal of Environmental Science International, 13 (9), 819-826.

29. Kang, J., Kim, G.B., Lee, C.B. (2004).

Atmospheric particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the East Sea, Korea: Relation to Air Mass Trajectory. Journal of The Korea Society For Environmental Analysis, 7 (2), 53-60.

30. Kim, G.B., Lee, R.F., Maruya, K.A. (2003).

Application of single cell gel electrophoresis to detect DNA single strand breaks in DNA of fish blood cell. Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 36, 346-351.

31. Kim, G.B., Bae, S.J. (2003).

Use of the Comet assay to assess DNA damage in hemocytes and gill of oyster exposed to pyrene and benzo(a)pyrene. Journal of Aquaculture, 16, 196-201.

32. Kim, G.B., Tanabe, S., Koh, C.H. (1998).

Butyltins in surface sediments of Kyeonggi Bay. Korea. Journal of The Korean Society of Oceanography, 33, 64-70.