자원환경지질 (Economic and Environmental Geology)

  • 제41권6호
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  • Pages.719-729
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  • 2008
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  • 1225-7281(pISSN)
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  • 2288-7962(eISSN)
대한자원환경지질학회 (The Korean Society of Economic and Environmental Geology)
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3차원 지하수 유동과 반응성용질이동 모델을 활용한 우라늄 흡착 및 이동에 관한 개념 모델링

Conceptual Modeling on the Adsorption and Transport of Uranium Using 3-D Groundwater Flow and Reactive Transport Models

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본 연구에서는 지구화학 모델을 활용하여 지하수 환경에서의 우라늄의 존재 형태, 흡착 및 이동 특성을 모사해 보았다. 흡착에 의한 우라늄의 지연 이동을 효과적으로 모사하기 위하여 3차원 지하수 유동 모델과 반응성 용질 이동 모델을 활용하였다. 모사 결과, $pCO_2=10^{-3.6}$조건에서 대부분의 우라늄 흡착(최대 99.5%)은 pH 5.5와 띠에서 발생하였다. $pCO_2$가 $10^{-2.5}$인 경우 우라늄이 대부분 흡착되는 pH범위는 6에서 7사이로 매우 좁았으며, 반면 $pCO_2=10^{-4.5}$인 경우에는 흡착되는 pH가 범위가 상대적으로 넓어 pH 5.5에서 8.5사이에서 대부분 흡착되었다. 음이온 화합물을 고려한 경우에는 pH 6 이하에서는 불소착물의 형성에 의해 우라늄 흡착이 감소하였다. 본 연구를 통하여, 우라늄 이동이 pH, $pCO_2$ 및 음이온의 종류와 농도 등 지하수의 지화학적 조건에 의해 상당히 영향을 받음을 알 수 있었다. 향후 여러 부지 조사 및 평가와 관련하여 우라늄 및 기타 유해성 화합물의 환경 영향을 예측하는데 있어 지구화학 모델이 중요한 도구로 활용되어야 할 것이다.

In this study, the speciation, adsorption, and transport of uranium in groundwater environments were simulated using geochemical models. The retarded transport of uranium by adsortption was effectively simulated using 3-D groundwater flow and reactive transport models. The results showed that most uranium was adsorbed(up to 99.5%) in a neutral pH(5.5$pCO_2(10^{-3.6}atm)$ condition. Under the higher $pCO_2(10^{-2.5}atm)$ condition, however, the pH range where most uranium was absorbed was narrow from 6 to 7. Under very low $pCO_2(10^{-4.5}atm)$ condition, uranium was mostly absorbed in the relatively wide pH range between 5.5 and 8.5. In the model including anion complexes, the uranium adsorption decreased by fluoride complex below the pH of 6. The results of this study showed that uranium transport is strongly affected by hydrochemical conditions such as pH, $pCO_2$, and the kinds and concentrations of anions($Cl^-$, ${SO_4}^{2-}$, $F^-$). Therefore, geochemical models should be used as an important tool to predict the environmental impacts of uranium and other hazardous compounds in many site investigations.

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