Experiments were conducted to analyze the concentration of sulfur compounds present in ambient air at the pg or ppt level. The compounds were estimated using GC/PFPD (Gas Chromatography with Pulsed Flame Photometric Detector) analyses with a Thermal Desorber (TD). The analytical results showed very stable and precise retention time values (RSD: ＜ 0.22%), peak area (RSD: ＜ 3.9); the coefficients of the calibration curves were also determined (r²: ＞ 0.991). Also, with respect to the recovery rates of the sulfur compounds from dry air, those for H₂S, MM, DMS and DMDS were 94, 100, 113 and 114%, respectively. In order to evaluate the sulfur chemicals in humid air, a study was conducted at RH of 55 and 100%. The recovery rate at a relative humidity of 55% was similar to that under dry conditions. However, recovery rates of H₂S and MM at RH 100% were reduced to 70 and 77%, respectively.

In this study, the environmental behavior of malodor pollutants (MPs:　H2S, CH3SH, DMS, and DMDS) was investigated around areas influenced by strong anthropogenic processes based on observations and modeling study (a CALPUFF dispersion model). The MP emission concentrations were measured from 8 industrial source regions (tire plants (S1-S3), waste water disposal plant (S4), and oil refinery (S5) in an urban center area and paper mill/incineration plant (S6) and livestock feedlots (S7-S8) in Ungsang area) in Yangsan city during a fall period in 2008 (21 October 2008). Overall, the most MPs emitted from the urban center area were found to affect the malodor pollution in their downwind areas during early morning (06:00 LST) and nighttime (18:00 and 21:00 LST), compared with those in the Ungsang area. For malodor intensity, the most MPs in the urban center area (especially S1 and S2) were found to be a significant contributor, whereas CH3SH and H2S in the Ungsnag area (especially S6) were the dominant contributor. The model study showed agreement in the spatial distributions of simulated MPs with those of the observations. The largest impact of MPs in the urban center area on the malodor pollution in its residential areas occurred at S1, S2, and S3 sites during nighttime, while that of MPs in the Ungsang area occurred at S6 and S8 sites. This may be caused mainly by the high MP emissions and in part by wind conditions (prevailing northeasterly winds with low wind speeds of 2-3 m/s).