• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.37-46
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• 2013

Leakage of leachate from animal carcass disposal is a significant issue because disease can easily spread to humans and other livestock. In this study, we analyzed the physicochemical properties of leachate and tested for the presence of aerobic bacteria in leachate using molecular biology methods, for 16 animal carcass disposals in the first stage (after burial for 5 months). Leachate physicochemical analysis revealed higher total coliforms, TOC, $NH^{4+}$, and $NO^{3-}$ concentrations compared with previously published data. In most leachate samples, the concentrations of $NH^{4+}$ and $NO^{3-}$ exceeded the Korean guideline values for drinking water. In 16S rRNA sequence analysis of the distribution of leachate under aerobic conditions, Bacillus pumilus, Lysinibacillus sphaericus, and B. sphaericus were observed with high frequency, whereas no food-poisoning-related bacteria such as B. cereus or Salmonella were detected. The present findings improve our knowledge of the transport of leachate from animal carcass disposal sites through geologic media, and are useful in risk analysis and for subsequent studies.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.64-69
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• 2014

For the recovery of Co and Cu, bioleaching behavior of Co, Cu, Fe, Mg, Al by Aspergillus niger culture from the molasses growth medium was investigated. Series of leaching tests have been conducted by varying Aspergillus niger's type, molasses concentration in the growth medium, pulp density and reaction time. The results showed that increase of the molasses concentration in the growth medium from 1% to 4% increased the leaching percentage of Co and Cu and the optimal molesses concentration was found to be 4% in the growth medium. Maxinum 90% of Co and 70% of Cu were dissolved from the leaching test at the 10 g/L pulp density, 4 % of molasses concentration in the growth medium after 21 days by Aspergillus niger KCTC 6985. But in case of using Aspergillus niger KCTC 6144, the maxium leaching percentage of Co and Cu was reached 90% respectively at a pulp density 5 g/L and 4% of molasses concentration.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.3-15
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• 2008

Different toxic wastes are disposed of in our surroundings and these will ultimately threaten the existence of living organisms. Biohydrometallurgy, which includes the processes of bioleaching and bioremediation through the activities of microorganisms such as bacterial or fungal species, is a technology that has the potential to overcome many environmental problems at a reasonable economic cost. Bioleaching were carried out for dissolution of metals from different materials using most important metal mobilizing bacteria such as Thiobacillus ferrooxidans, Thiobacillus thiooxidans and Laptospirillum ferrooxidans. According to the reaction, bioleaching is parted as direct and indirect mechanism. In direct mechanism the bacteria oxidize the sulphides minerals by accepting electron and producing sulphuric acid in leaching media for their growth and metabolism. In other hand the indirect bioleaching is demonstrated as the oxidation of sulphides mineral by the oxidant like $Fe^{3+}$ produced by the iron oxidizing bacteria. Through this process, substantial amount of metal can be recovered from low-grade ores, concentrates, industrial wastes like sludge, tailings, fly ash, slag, electronic scrap, spent batteries and spent catalysts. This may be alternative technology to solve the high deposition of waste, which moves toward a healthy environment and green world.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.427-434
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• 2013

The leachate from landfill (Andong city) contaminated by foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) contains 44%-50% hydrophilic organic matter, compared with 22%-27% in natural water bodies such as ground water, lake water, and river water. In such natural water, the organic matter content is reduced by the metabolism of microbes in the water. However, in the case of leachate-1 and -2, the concentrations of RTOC (refractory total organic carbon) and RDOC (refractory dissolved organic carbon) were higher than the initial TOC and DOC after burial. According to time elapsed after burial, the concentrations of RTOC and RDOC were decreased below the initial TOC and DOC. In the case of leachate-6 (386 days after burial), RDOC made up 91% of RTOC. This result shows that organic matter in the leachate was composed dominantly of RDOM, most of which was not removed by the metabolism of microbes. Hence, the presence and characteristics of RDOM provide a valuable indication of the effect of leachate on the quality of surface water and ground water. Such information is useful in understanding leachate environments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.09a
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• pp.241-246
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• 2004

매립지 차수층에는 다짐점토층이 사용되고 있지만 건조/수축, 동결/융해 등의 환경적인 영향에 대한 내구성을 향상시키기 위한 기능성 복합차수층에 대한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 원지반토양에 고화재를 첨가한 BLT층과 벤토나이트와 미생물 배양액을 첨가한 BLM 층으로 구성된 복합차수층의 차수기능과 BLM층에서 미생물 배양액 첨가에 따른 Bio-barrier 기능을 평가하였다. 원지반토양에 고화재와 벤토나이트를 각각 8, 10%(w/w)를 첨가하였r고, 미생물 배양액은 1%(v/w)을 첨가하였다. 실험결과 원지반토양은 SC계열의 토양으로 분류되었고, BLT, BLM 차수층의 8% 혼합비율에서도 1$\times$ $10^{-7}$cm/sec 보다 낮은 투수계수를 나타내었다. BLM 층에 첨가된 미생물 배양액에 의한 Bio-barrier 기능 실험결과 미생물 배양액 첨가에 의하여 침출수에 대한 내구성이 향상된 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.345-350
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• 2013

In this study, the physicochemical properties of leachate and the bacteria existence in leachate using molecular biology methods for 4 animal carcass disposals on the disposal lapse time was analyzed. The result of leachate physicochemical analysis in the middle stage (been buried 20 months) showed higher EC, DO, $HCO_3{^-}$, TOC, T-N and $SO_4{^{2-}}$ concentration compared to the first stage data (been buried 5 months). For identification of leachate using 16S rRNA method, Lysinibacillus sphaericus, Bacillus pumilus, Pseudoclavibacter helvolus, Pseudochrobactrum saccharolyticum and Corynebacterium callunae in the first stage, Bacillus cereus, Lysinibacillus sphaericus, Bacillus circulans and Corynebacterium glutamicum in the middle stage was observed, while there were detections of pathogenicity bacteria such as B. cereus and L. sphaericus. This study improves our knowledge of the fate and transport in geologic media, treatment, risk analysis on the leachate from animal carcass disposal sites.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.09a
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• pp.455-457
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• 2004

환경동위원소 기법을 쓰레기 매립장의 침출수 및 주변 지하수에 적용해본 결과 미생물의 활동에 의한 유기물의 분해과정에 대한 정보를 얻을 수 있었다. 특히 유기물 분해로 생성된 이산화탄소는 일차적으로 침출수의 알칼리도를 높이고 이차적으로 일어나는 이산화탄소의 환원작용에 의하여 메탄가스가 형성되었다. 이러한 과정에서 침출수에 잔류하는 용존무기탄소(DIC)의 탄소 동위원소 조성이 크게 부화되었으며, 아울러 생성된 메탄과의 수소동위원소 교환반응에 의하여 물의 수소 동위원소 조성이 크게 부화되는 특징이 국내에서 처음 관찰되었다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.17-25
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• 2005

In order to recover valuable metals from the waste electronic scrap, bioleaching of Cu, Zn, Al, Co, Ni, Sn and Pb was carried out using Thiobacillus ferrooxidans as a leaching microorganism in a shaking flask. In a preliminary study, to obtain the data on the leaching of Cu, Zn, Al, Co and Ni, the metal leaching was accomplished using metal powers instead of electronic scrap. The leaching percentaga of Cu, Zn, Co, Al and Ni powers was reduced with the increase of metal power concentration in solution. Below the metal concentration of 0.5 g/L, more than 85% of Cu, Co and Zn powers was leached out. At the electronic scrap concentration of 100 g/L, Thiobacillus ferrooxidans were able to leach more than 90% of the available Cu and Co while Al, Zn and Ni were able to leach less than 40%. Pb and Sn were not detected in the leachate. Pb was precipitated as PbSO$_4$, whereas Sn precipitated probably as SnO.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.127-133
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• 2001

It can be known that from leachate generated in the initial stage of landfill there are a lot of undecomposed orgainc materials, its sulfur component reduces to sulfide ion by sulfur reducing microorgarnisms as an anaerobic digestion proceeds, the sulfide ion makes the leachate discolor to black by forming metal sulfide sol, on condition that much more equivalent of sulfide ion than that of metal ion is present, and the metal sulfide sol can be generated to the precipitates by forming black-colored particulates. Therefore, we can confirm the important possibility for the economic and efficient treatment of leachate that it can be passivated, provided that much more equivalent of sulfide ion is present in the reaction of sulfide ion and metal ion.

• The Microorganisms and Industry
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.40-43
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• 1990

미생물을 이용하여 광석더미에서 광물을 침출하고 금속을 선광하는 방법(microbial leaching)은 자원고갈현상에 대한 대비책으로 1950년 이후 각광을 받고 있다. Microbial leaching은 hydrometallurgy의 한 분야로 저렴한 비용및 간단한 기술로도 순도가 낮은 광석에서 금속을 여과해낼 수 있고 또 recycling system이라 환경을 오염시키지 않는다는 등의 많은 장점을 지니고 있다. 현재에는 생물공학의 발달과 함께 금속선광에 중요한 미생물의 유전자를 전이시켜 다양한 광석및 금속에 대한 선광능력을 증가시킬 수도 있다. 본 고에서는 선광에 적합한 미생물의 생태, 생리학적 특이성과 leaching에 있어서의 생물공학의 상업적 중요성에 대해 간단히 논의하고자 한다.