• KSBB Journal
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.234-238
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• 2003

Biofilm process is preferred to activated sludge process in small domestic wastewater treatment plant because of its simplicity in operation and maintenance. Column reactor filled with waste ceramics and with waste plastics was used to remove pollutants in restaurant wastewater. COD removal at 18 hours of hydraulic retention time (HRT) gave 93.7%, COD removal during the experimental period, where maximum COD removal was observed. Under same condition, average removal of total nitrogen and total phosphorus were 82.3% and 25.9%, respectively Organic and nitrogen were efficiently removed with the HRT of 18 hours or more.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.659-668
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• 2006

The optimization of supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) process for decomposing nitromethane was studied by means of a design of experiments. The optimum operating region for the SCWO process to minimize COD and T-N of treated water was obtained in a lab scale unit. The authors had compared the results from a SCWO pilot plant with those from a lab scale system to explore the problems of scale-up of SCWO process. The COD and T-N in treated waters were selected as key process output variables (KPOV) for optimization, and the reaction temperature (Temp) and the mole ratio of nitromethane to ammonium hydroxide (NAR) were selected as key process input variables (KPIV) through the preliminary tests. The central composite design as a statistical design of experiments was applied to the optimization, and the experimental results were analyzed by means of the response surface method. From the main effects analysis, it was declared that COD of treated water steeply decreased with increasing Temp but slightly decreased with an increase in NAR, and T-N decreased with increasing both Temp and NAR. At lower Temp as $420{\sim}430^{\circ}C$, the T-N steeply decreased with an increase in NAR, however its variation was negligible at higher Temp above $450^{\circ}C$. The regression equations for COD and T-N were obtained as quadratic models with coded Temp and NAR, and they were confirmed with coefficient of determination ($r^2$) and normality of standardized residuals. The optimum operating region was defined as Temp $450-460^{\circ}C$ and NAR 1.03-1.08 by the intersection area of COD < 2 mg/L and T-N < 40 mg/L with regression equations and considering corrosion prevention. To confirm the optimization results and investigate the scale-up problems of SCWO process, the nitromethane was decomposed in a pilot plant. The experimental results from a SCWO pilot plant were compared with regression equations of COD and T-N, respectively. The results of COD and T-N from a pilot plant could be predicted well with regression equations which were derived in a lab scale SCWO system, although the errors of pilot plant data were larger than lab ones. The predictabilities were confirmed by the parity plots and the normality analyses of standardized residuals.

• International Journal of Highway Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.75-82
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• 2007

Washed wastewater generated from the intermittent cleaning process of the three tunnel sites located in the Seoul area showed high concentrations of SS, $COD_{Cr}$, T-N, $NH_3-N$, $NO_3-N$, Zn, Cu, Cr(+6), Mn, Mg, Phenol, $CN^-$ and E-Coli based on the water quality analysis. These characteristics of the deteriorative wastewater depend on the sampling method, cleaning frequency, released amount of washing water, inner material of tunnel wall, traffic volume, and type of drainage systems. Gravitational separation experiment of SS with collected tunnel wastewater showed considerable removal of pollutants such as 80% of $COD_{Cr}$, 30% of T-N and 90% of T-P simultaneously. GAC isotherm test was conducted to remove dissolved portion of the pollutants, and resulted in high removal efficiencies above 80% of $COD_{Cr}$, T-N, Zn, Cu, Mn, Phenol, CN in the experimental condition of GAC dosage of $50g/1/{\ell}$.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.55 no.3
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• pp.244-250
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• 2022

The changes in COD, TOC, T-P, and T-N concentrations were investigated for 2 years in the constructed wetland of Sookcheon, which was installed to improve the water quality of Daecheong reservoir in South Korea. In order to evaluate the pollution level of sediments in the wetland, settling velocity of particulate material (4 times) and sedimet material contents (6 times) were measured. COD and TOC concentrations increased slightly as they passed through wetlands, and T-N and T-P concentration tended to decrease. The material content (COD, T-P, T-N) of aquatic plants was higher in floating-leaved and free-floating macrophytes than emergent macrophytes. As a result of measuring the sedimentation rate of suspended materials, most of the suspended materials introduced into constructed wetlands were sedimented at a rapid rate in the first sedimentation site. In addition, sediment pollution of T-P and T-N in constructed wetland was in severe pollution. The sediments containing a large amount of T-P and T-N were eluted by physical and chemical environmental changes, which is likely to act as internal pollution sources in wetlands.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.241-249
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• 2013

Ethanolamine (ETA) is widely used for alkalinization of water in steam cycles of nuclear power plants with pressurized water reactor. When ETA contained wastewater was released, it could increase COD and T-N. The treatment of the COD and T-N from ETA wastewater was investigated using the GAC as particle electrodes in three-dimensional electrode reactor (TDE). This study evaluated the effectiveness of GAC as particle electrode using different packing ratio at 300 V. The results showed that GAC-TDE could reduce ETA much more efficiently than ZVI-TDE at the mass ratio of GAC to insulator, 1:2. Additionally, The effect of applied electric potential to COD and T-N reduction was investigated. The results showed the high COD, T-N reduction and current efficiency at the low electric potential. Using the GAC-TDE will provide a better ETA reduction with reducing electrical potential dissipation.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.865-869
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• 2007

본 논문의 목적은 설마천 시험유역을 대상으로 2006년의 신뢰성 있는 수문 수질자료를 바탕으로 유역의 유출거동에 따른 수질인자와의 상관관계를 분석하는데 있다. 시험유역에서는 10분 단위의 연속적인 우량 및 수위관측과 연간 30회 이상의 유량측정성과를 통하여 수위-유량관계곡선식을 개발하여 유량을 산정하고 있으며, 수질분석을 위한 시료는 유량측정시 전적비교, 사방교 지점에서 샘플을 채취하여 실험실에서 분석하였다. 실험실에서 분석한 항목은 pH, DO, BOD, COD, T-N, T-P, SS로 총 7개 항목으로 수질측정은 우기가 시작된 시기인 7월에 집중적으로 측정 분석하였으며, 7월 이후에도 각 지점당 6회의 추가 측정으로 각각 22회의 시료를 채취하여 분석하였다. 분석된 수질자료를 이용하여 2개 측정지점에 대하여 각 항목간의 상관관계를 분석하였으며, 홍수기 및 갈수기로 기간을 구분하여 각 항목간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 2개 지점의 상관관계 분석결과 BOD는 T-P와 SS, COD는 T-N과 SS가 공통적으로 상관관계가 높은 것으로 나타나 전적비교와 사방교의 유기물 농도가 SS와 비례하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 전적비교와 사방교간 홍수기의 상관관계를 살펴보면 COD는 T-N, SS와 그리고 SS는 COD와 공히 상관관계가 높으며 갈수기도 COD와 SS의 상관관계가 같이 높은 것으로 분석되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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• 1999.10c
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• pp.715-720
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• 1999

When it rains, soil erosion occurs and soil particles move into the reservoirs or stream . Nutrients and contaminants, which are adsorbed on soil particles, flow into waterbody and are leached into water. Then they effect on water quality and eutrophicaltion of reservoirs. In this study , corrleation of SS to COD was surveyed , and that of SS to T-P was also done. R2 values in wet period were almost over 0.8, but were very low in dry period . THis shows that concentrations of COD and T_P will be assumed by using SS concentrations in wet period in stream.

• Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.123-130
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• 2002

Bench scale experiments were carried out with two biological nutrient removal(BNR) units, A/O and $A^2O$ processes, to investigate the behavior of phosphorus in the system and to compare the characteristics of phosphorus removal in two BNR processes. To achieve this goal, COD/T-P and COD/TKN ratios of the influent was varied in the range of 23~64 and 5~24, respectively. In A/O process, influent COD/T-P ratio should be kept higher than 44mg/L to meet the final effluent T-P concentration lower than 1mg/L and in $A^2/O$ process, influent COD/T-P and COD/TKN ratios higher than 56 and 10, respectively, were required for good phosphorus release and uptake with no influence of nitrate nitrogen in return sludge. At this conditions, the rate of phosphorus release in the anaerobic basin should be kept higher than 0.1 kg S-P/kg MLVSS d In A/O process, the phosphorus content of anaerobic and aerobic sludges was increased as SRT of total system was becoming longer resulting in decreasing the difference of phosphorus content between two sludges while phosphorus release in anaerobic basin and phosphorus uptake in aerobic basin was not incident. In $A^2/O$ process, the phosphorus content of anaerobic and aerobic sludges were not increased with higher SRT of total system due to the relatively high nitrate concentration in return sludge. However, the difference of phosphorus content between anaerobic and aerobic sludges was incident when phosphorus release and uptake was observed.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.332-338
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• 1999

To treat livestock wastewater effectively by electrochemical method using a stainless steel electrode or au aluminum electrode, the effects of voltage, distance of electrodes and PACS(Poly Aluminum Chloride Silicate) dosage on removals of pollutants in batch experiment for investigation the optimum treatment conditions of livestock wastewater were investigated. The results were summarized as follows ; On the effect of voltage, temperature and pH in electrochemical reactor were increased with increase in voltage but EC was a reverse in both electrodes. Removals of COD and T-N were increased with increase in voltage in both electrodes. SS removal was greater than 90% regardless of voltage without doing electrochemical reaction over 15min at 20V or 12min at 30V in both electrodes. T-P removal was over 90% regardless of voltage in both electrodes. On the effect of distance between two electrodes, removals of COD, T-N and T-P were increased with closeness in distance between two electrodes, and SS removal was greeter than 90% regardless of distance between two electrodes in both electrodes. On the effect of PACS dosage, removals of COD, T-N and T-P were increased with increased in PACS dosage up to 200㎎/l in both electrodes. SS removal was greater than 90% regardless of PACS dosage in both electrodes.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.285-295
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• 2014

In this study, we analyzed probability distribution of EMCs (Event Mean Concentration) of COD, TOC, T-N, T-P and SS from rice paddy fields and compared the mean values of observed EMCs and the median values of estimated EMCs ($EMC_{50}$) through probability distribution. The field monitoring was conducted during a period of four crop-years (from May 1, 2008, to September 30. 2011) in a rice cultivation area located in Emda-myun, Hampyeong gun, Jeollanam-do, Korea. Four probability distributions such as Normal, Log-normal, Gamma, and Weibull distribution were used to fit values of EMCs from rice paddy fields. Our results showed that the applicable probability distributions were Normal, Log-normal, and Gamma distribution for COD, and Normal, Log- Normal, Gamma and Weibull distribution for T-N, and Log-normal, Gamma and Weibull distribution for T-P and TOC, and Log-normal and Gamma distribution for SS. Log-normal and Gamma distributions were acceptable for EMCs of all water quality constituents(COD, TOC, T-N, T-P and SS). Meanwhile, mean value of observed COD was similar to median value estimated by the gamma distribution, and TOC, T-N, T-P, and SS were similar to median value estimated by log-normal distribution, respectively.