• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.259-268
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• 2022

In this study, seeds of Festuca ovina var. coreana growing in waste coal landfills exposed to heavy metal contamination for a long time were collected, and growth characteristics and heavy metal accumulation capacity were evaluated through greenhouse cultivation experiments with germinated seedlings, and was conducted for the applicability of phytoremediation technology. Concentration gradients of arsenic-treated artificial soil were 25, 62.5, 125, and 250 mg/kg, respectively, lead concentrations were 200, 500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg, and cadmium concentrations were 15, 30, 60, and 100 mg/kg, respectively In the arsenic, lead, and cadmium-treated experimental groups, the number of leaves of F. ovina var. coreana decreased in all compared to the control group except for the lead-treated groups (200, 500, and 1000 mg/kg). Length growth of the shoot part was increased in all of the arsenic treatment groups compared to the control group, but decreased in all of the root parts. In the 1000 and 2000 mg/kg lead treatment groups, lengths increased compared to the control group, but in the other treatments, they were shorter than the control group. In the case of the cadmium treatment group, all of the shoot parts were increased compared to the control group, and all of the root parts were decreased. In the case of arsenic treatment, the biomass was decreased at all parts and all concentrations compared to the control group. The 200, 500, and 1000 mg/kg lead treatments showed larger biomass than the control group in both shoot and root parts. In the cadmium treatment group, the biomass of both shoot and root parts decreased compared to the control group. As the concentration of heavy metal treatment increased, both the number of leaves and the biomass by plant parts tended to decrease, and the length growth of the shoot part tended to increase slightly, but the root part tended to decrease slightly. The arsenic accumulation concentrations of the shoot and root parts of the 62.5 mg/kg arsenic treatment area were 9.4 mg/kg and 253.3 mg/kg, respectively. While the shoot part of the 250 mg/kg arsenic treatment area withered away, the arsenic accumulation concentration in the root part was analyzed to be 859.1 mg/kg, In the 2,000 mg/kg lead treatment area, the shoot and root parts accumulated 10,308.1 and 11,012.0 mg/kg, which were 1.1 times higher than the root parts. At 100 mg/kg cadmium treatment, the shoot and root parts were 176.0 and 287.2 mg/kg, and the root part accumulated 1.6 times higher than the shoot part. As a result of tolerance evaluation of F. ovina var. coreana, multi-tolerance to three heavy metals was confirmed by maintaining growth without dying in all treatment groups of arsenic, lead, and cadmium. Plant extraction (phytoextraction) of F. ovina var. coreana was verified as a species that can be applied up to 2,000 mg/kg of soil lead contamination.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.238-241
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• 2006

CCA 처리 방부 목재로부터 용출되는 크롬, 구리 및 비소는 주변의 토양을 오염시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이 연구에서는 방부 목재를 사용하여 설치한 방음벽 주변의 토양을 채취하여 분석하였다. 방음벽은 4차선의 자동차 도로와 마을 사이에 1m 높이의 콘크리트 구조물 위에 설치되었다. 수평 및 수직 시료와 더불어 대조 토양 시료를 채취하여 목재 방음벽으로 인한 주변의 토양 오염도를 평가하였다. 방음벽 인접한 곳의 토양이 대조시료에 비해 10-13mg/kg 더 높은 것으로 나타났고, 1년 전에 채취하여 분석한 자료와 비교했을 때, 시설물 인접 토양에서 크롬과 비소의 농도가 더 낮은 것으로 보아, 구성 성분의 용출 속도는 감소하고 토양에 용출된 성분은 강우 등에 의해 주변으로 이동한 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.234-237
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• 2006

방부 목재는 일반 목재에 비해 사용 수명이 20-40년 정도 길기 때문에 사용이 점차 증가하고 있다 국내에서 가장 널리 사용되는 방부제는 chromate copper arsenate(CCA)이다 CCA 성분인 구리, 크롬 및 비소는 생태계 및 인체에 대한 위해성 때문에 많은 나라에서 처리 목재의 사용을 금지하거나 제한하고 있는 실정인 반면에, 국내에서의 사용은 늘어만 가고 있는 실정이다. 이 연구에서는 방부 목재를 사용하여 지은 3년 된 통나무집 한 곳과 8년 된 통나무집 두 곳에 인접한 토양시료를 채취, 분석하여 방부 목재 사용으로 인한 토양 오염도를 평가하였다. 건물에 인접한 지점부터 수평 방향으로 25cm 간격으로 100cm까지 5개의 표토 시료를 채취하였다. 또한 배경 농도를 알아보기 위해서 건물에서 조금 떨어진 곳에서 토양시료를 2개 채취하였다. 토양시료는 입도, 전기전도도, pH, 유기물 함량 등의 물리 화학적 성질에 대해 분석하였으며, CCA성분은 microwave oven을 이용하여 추출한 후 분석하였다. 0cm에서 CCA성분은 배경 농도보다. 높게 나타났다. 용출양은 3년 된 통나무집의 경우 크롬(67.2mg/kg)>구리(20.3mg/kg)>비소(4.14mg/kg)의 순으로 측정되었으며, 8년 된 통나무집의 경우 크롬(36.6mg/kg)>구리(21.3mg/kg)>비소(1.93mg/kg)의 순으로 측정되었다. 구리를 제외하고 크롬과 비소의 경우 3년 된 통나무집에서 많이 용출되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 3년 된 통나무집의 구리와 크롬은 100cm농도가 배경농도보다. 높게 나타났으며, 비소의 경우는 100cm농도가 배경농도보다. 낮게 나타났다. 이는 구리와 크롬이 100cm이상으로 이동을 한다는 것을 알려주며, 8년 된 통나무집의 경우는 크롬과 비소가 100cm이상으로 이동한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이 연구를 통해 CCA로 처리된 방부목재에서는 CCA성분이 용출되는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 크롬과 비소의 경우는 초기에 많이 용출되고, 구리의 경우는 꾸준히 용출되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 3년 된 통나무집이 8년 된 통나무집보다. 용출양이 더 컸으며, 이는 CCA성분이 초기에 많이 용출된다는 것을 의미한다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.39 no.6 s.181
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• pp.689-697
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• 2006

Distribution and speciation of arsenic in water resources was investigated in the Ulsan mine area. In 62% of uoundwater samples from the mine area, total As concentrations exceeded 0.05 mg/l, the Korean Drinking Water Standard. As(V) was the major type in groundwater with minor As(III). Arsenic species appeared to be in transition stages following redox changes after exposure to the air through the monitoring wells. In areas around the mine, the mine and Cheongog spring appeared to be the sources of arsenic contamination of water resources. The spring showed 0.345 mg/1-As, as much as seven times of the Korean standard. Groundwater and stream samples showed As-concentrations greater than 0.05 mg/l in 30% and 33% samples, respectively, and 60 and 67% of samples exceeded 0.01 mg/l of WHO guideline, respectively. Again, As(V) was a dominant species, however, several samples had As(III) in appreciable levels. In one stream sample, organic species including DMA and AsB were detected in low levels, probably resulted from transformation or related biogeochemical processes.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.38 no.5 s.174
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• pp.535-545
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• 2005

Environmental survey from some abandoned metal mine areas was undertaken on to assess the risk of adverse health effects on human exposure to arsenic influenced by past Au-Ag mining activities. Elevated levels of As were found in tailings from the studied mine areas. This high concentration may have a impact on soils and waters around the tailing piles. In order to perform the human risk assessment, chemical analysis data of soils, rice grains and waters fur As have been used. The HQ values fer As via the rice grain and groundwater consumption were significantly higher compared with other exposure pathways in all metal mine areas. However, there were minimal soil and water dermal contact risks. The resulting Hl values of As from the Dongil, Okdong and Hwacheon mine areas were higher than 5.0, and their toxic risk due to drinking water and rice grain was strong in these mine areas. The cancer risk of being exposed to As by the rice grain route from the Dongil, Okdong and Hwacheon mine areas was $5.2\times10^{-4},\;6.0\times10^{-4}\;and\;8.1\times10^{-4}$, respectively. The As cancer risk via the exposure pathway of drinking water from these mine areas exceeded the acceptable risk of 1 in 10,000 fer regulatory purposes. Thus, the daily intakes of groundwater and rice grain by the local residents from the Dongil, Okdong and Hwacheon mine areas can pose a potential health threat if exposed by long-term arsenic exposure.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.355-359
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• 2006

토양에 누적된 오염물질은 지하수 유동과 연계하여 점차 주변지역으로 확산된다. 본 조사는 오염의 개연성이 높은 산업단지를 선정하고 그 중에서도 유해화학물질의 사용이 많은 지역을 대상으로 토양과 지하수의 오염도조사를 수행하였다. 토양오염도 조사는 160개 지점에서 토양시료를 채취하여 오염물질을 분석하였으며 분석결과 TPH물질은 최고 23,151mg/kg, BTEX는 최고 1,657mg/kg로 검출되었다. 오염특성은 유류(TPH, BTEX) 물질 이외에도 TCE, PCE◎물질과같은 염소계 유기용제에 의한 오염도 확인할 수 있었으나 중금속 물질에 의한 오염은 우수 방류구와 같은 일부 지역에서 검출되었다. 지하수 수질의 경우 페놀, 비소, 납, BTEX, TCE, PCE 물질들이 복합적으로 오염되어있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Magazine of korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.40-50
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• 2014

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.54 no.1
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• pp.21-33
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to determine the order of priority for the use of amendments, matching the optimal amendment to the specific site in Korea. This decision-making process must prioritize the stabilization and economic efficiency of amendment for heavy metals and metalloid based on domestic site contamination scenarios. For this study, total 5 domestic heavy metal contaminated sites were selected based on different pollution scenarios and 13 amendments, which were previously studied as the soil stabilizer. Batch extraction experiments were performed to quantify the stabilization efficiency for 8 heavy metals (including As and Hg) for 5 soil samples, representing 5 different pollution scenarios. For each amendment, the analyses using XRD and XRF to identify their properties, the toxicity characteristics leaching procedure (TCLP) test, and the synthetic precipitation leaching procedure (SPLP) test were also conducted to evaluate the leaching safety in applied site. From results of batch experiments, the amendments showing > 20% extraction lowering efficiency for each heavy metal (metalloid) was selected and the top 5 ranked amendments were determined at different amount of amendment and on different extraction time conditions. For each amendment, the total number of times ranked in the top 5 was counted, prioritizing the feasible amendment for specific domestic contaminated sites in Korea. Mine drainage treatment sludge, iron oxide, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcite, iron sulfide, biochar showed high extraction decreasing efficiency for heavy metals in descending order. When the economic efficiency for these amendments was analyzed, mine drainage treatment sludge, limestone, steel making slag, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide were determined as the priority amendment for the Korean field application in descending order.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.9-16
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• 2012

Standardized remediation process for the soil contaminated with arsenic is insufficient due to characteristics of its anion-mobility and speciation changed by Eh-pH of soil. One of the well-known efficient remediation processes is the modified soil washing that particle separation process by only water. However, it is required that the treatment plan for the fine soil what was discharged after modified soil washing. Therefore, this research suggests the treatment plan that the recycling method using arsenic immobilization by FeS-$H_2O_2$. The batch experiments results for the arsenic immobilization showed that the water content was at least 50%, the injection of FeS and $H_2O_2$ (assay-35%) were 8% (w/watdrybase) and 0.2 mL/10 g of fine soil respectively. Arsenic concentration with KSLT was decreased about 95.4%. The results indicated that the mixing of FeS-$H_2O_2$ was highly efficient on the immobilization of As-contaminated soil. The mixing ratio as 13% of bentonite with 3% of cement (at based on 100% of immobilized fine soil) was satisfied with standard of liner for landfill construction.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.157-162
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• 2006

Objective of this research was to evaluate optimal conditions of arsenic adsorption in water by zero-valent iron (ZVI). Batch experiment showed that adsorption of arsenic by ZVI followed a Langmuir isotherm model. The masses of As(V) adsorbed onto ZVI were increased as decreasing pH of the reacting solution (pH 3: 2.05, pH 5: 1.82, pH 7: 1.24, pH 9: 1.03 mg As/g $Fe^0$) and as increasing the temperature ($15^{\circ}C$ : 1.59, $25^{\circ}C$ : 1.81, 35 : $1.93^{\circ}C$ mg As/g $Fe^0$). The SEM and EDS (energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer) analysis of morphology and structure of ZVI before and after reacting with arsenic in water revealed that a relatively smooth and large surface of ZVI was transformed into a coarse and small surface particle after the reaction. The EDS spectra on the chemical composition of ZVI demonstrated that arsenic was incorporated into ZVI by adsorption mechanism. The XRD analysis also identified that the only peak for $Fe^0$ in the ZVI before the reaction and confirmed that $Fe^0$ was transformed into $Fe_2O_3$ and FeOOH, and As into $FeAsO_4{\cdot}2H_2O$.