• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.405-412
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• 2011

Environmental impact by proposed pump and treatment remediation of groundwater contaminated with TCE over 0.6 mg/L down to 0.005 mg/L was assessed for 30 years operation in an industrial park. Total amount of groundwater treated was $2.96{\times}10^7m^3$ and the amount of TCE removed was 17.6 kg at most. The life cycle assessment was used to estimate the environmental cost and environmental benefit and their effects on the environment could be analyzed. Most of the environmental cost was accrued from electricity generation for 30 years pump operation, which includes energy consumption, resources consumption such as coal, crude oil, emission of global warming gas and acid gas into air, waste water production, and waste generation. Environmental impact could be quantified with a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) model for soil and groundwater remediation and normalized based upon consumption and emission quantities per capita in the world. Among the normalized values, acidification material release was the most significant.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.103 no.2
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• pp.240-247
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• 2014

This study was conducted as a restoration research in a mountain stream of hydrologic cycle system, which is a type of microsites purposely changing vegetation. The status of vegetation in the three experimental sites, water purification site, small dammed pole site, and aquatic plant restoration site, and one control site within the area of the mountain forest stream were investigated in three different periods, namely before sites restoration, year of sites restoration, and year after sites restoration. After one year of restoration, number of vegetation was increased in the small dammed pool and control site respectively. Vegetation coverage ratio of Zizania latifolia was increased at the water purification area. The effects of habitats restoration appeared to be good a year after the restoration of the experimental sites, in terms of families and species composition of the introduced vegetation, and stream flow. Therefore, the results of the study strongly suggest that fairly effective ways to restore and reproduce degrading mountain hydroecological habitats are by way of forming pool sites and small dams in intermittent mountain streams and re-vegetating with selected plants.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.147-153
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• 2006

Photocatalyst reaction has limit of its usage because application range mostly centered on atmosphere purification area. Thus, it is true that an alternative plans are necessary to increase usage of $TiO_2$ as photocatalyst material. (1) The result of flow felt according to $TiO_2$ replacement rate has shown that both of anatase type and rutile type over 12% deviated from desired flow, $110{\pm}5mm$. Consequently, the range below 9% will be suitable when the anatase type $TiO_2$ if used for functional additives if workability is considered. (2) After compressive strength test, replacement rate 6-9% is estimated as suitable range if $TiO_2$ is used as compressive strength material. Rutile type and anatase type are suitable for in early-age strength and long-age strength respectively. (3) It was revealed that bending strength was dramatically decreased when replacement rate was increased. The main reason were the increase of $TiO_2$ doesn't influence hydration reaction and the decrease of bending strength. (4) The result from the water purification properties test using ion-chromatograhpy has shown that the condition with anatase type $TiO_2$ was normally better than rutile type on the same replacement rate.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.35 no.3 s.99
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• pp.198-212
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• 2002

A numerical variation and abnormalities were studied on egg bags and embryos of Korean salamander, Hynobius leechii from agricultural habitat. The teratogenic and toxic effects of fungicide benomyl were also investigated with early embryos from non-agricultural habitat. We collected 144 egg bags from agricultural region, and 3418 of early embryos were contained. The lengths of egg bags were varied from 10 to 23 cm and the most frequent length was 19 cm. The number of embryos was varied from 7 to 43, and the most frequent range was 22 to 26. Spontaneous abnormalities were occurred in 406 embryos among 116 egg bags, and 24 kinds of external abnormalities were found. Individuals showing severe external defect were histologically studied and they showed optic dyspalsia, thyroid carcinoma, somatic muscular dysplasia, partial biaxial structure, decrease of red blood cells in the heart, cephalic degeneration and intestinal dysplasia. 385 embryos from non-agricultural region were exposed to 200 nM${\sim}$ 1 ${\mu}$M of benomyl at blastula or gastrula for 12 days. All embryo were dead in the concentration of 1 ${\mu}$M (LD$_{100}$) and 75% of embryos were dead in 800nM of benomyl. Speciflc effect due to benomyl was acrania or cephalic dysplasia and this restult suggests that the benomyl inhibit stongly to the development of neural tissue. These abnormal developments may be caused by antimitotic action, inhibition of tubulin complex, destruction of microtubule, inhibitions of neurulation and closing of neural fold, and by the inhibition of the movement of neural crest cells.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.35 no.3 s.99
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• pp.152-159
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• 2002

The seasonal variations of nitrifying bacterial population sampled from 3 sites in Moon-Chon reservoir were analyzed by in situ hybridization with fluorescently labeled rRNA-targeted oligonucleotide probes from August 2000 until July 2001. In addition, physico-chemical parameters such as temperature, pH, chi-a and DOC were measured to determine correlations between those factors and the size of nitrifying bacterial populations. Total bacterial numbers varied in the range of $0.8{\sim}1.5{\times}10^6\;cells/ml$ independent of sites and had the maximal values in March at all 3 stations. The ratio of eubacteria to total bacteria ranged from 44.9% to 79.5%, and the ratio of each nitrifying bacteria to eubacterial numbers reached only $1.0{\sim}7.4%$. The variations of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria ranged from $1.1{\times}10^4$ to $3.0{\times}10^4\;cells/ml$ without noticeable peak values whereas those of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria varied in $1.3{\sim}5.7{\times}10^4\;cells/ml$ with the increasing tendency in winter regardless of the sites. Moreover it was observed that the numbers of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria were higher than those of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Total bacterial numbers correlated with water temperature (r = 0.355, p<0.05) and DOC (r = 0.58G, p<0.01) positively whereas nitrite-oxidizing bacteria correlated with temperature (r = -0.416, p<0.05) and pH (r = -0.568, p = 0.001) negatively. In addition, DOC represented good correlations with eubacterial numbers (r = 0.448, p<0.01). These results indicate that temperature, DOC and pH might be one of the main factors affecting variations of bacterial populations in the aquatic ecosystem. It was also suggested that FISH method is a useful tool for detection of slow growing nitrifying bacteria.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.329-337
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• 2013

This study was performed to evaluate the temporal and spatial variations of the water quality at stream flowing into the Suncheon bay in Suncheon city from October 2008 to August 2009 and to estimate the pollutant sources from the streams using multivariate analysis. Water qualities from Seo stream, Dong stream, Ok stream were evaluated as I grade(very good) that compared to the Water Quality Standard. But Haeryong stream and inlet site of Suncheon Bay in BOD were evaluated as a little bad and fair. Water quality at the stream flowing into the Suncheon Bay was could be explained up to 92.8% by three factors which were included in loading of nutrients, organic matter and total coliform group by the allochthonous matters(53.7%), Topographic Factors(25.0%), seasonal variation(14.2%). The concentrations of total nitrogen and phosphorus at sewage treatment plant and organic matters at Haeryong stream were higher than that of others, respectively. From principal component analysis and factor analysis, it could be suggested that it is very important to make an effort to reduce the nutrients and organic matters from sewage treatment plant and Haeryong stream to be in good conservation of the Suncheon bay.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.353-359
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• 2013

The objectives of this study were to investigate effectiveness of the Compressed Air Jet (CAJ) System for cleaning up shorelines contaminated with crude oils and to examine effects of the system on total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal and microbial community changes before and after remediation of the oil-contaminated shorelines. These data will lead to better understanding of optimized remediation process. About 66% of TPH reduction was observed when the contaminated site was treated with the CAJ System 2, 3, 4, and 5 times. This treatment system was more efficient than the seawater pumping system under similar treatment conditions (by 40%). By the way, little oil degrader communities were observed despite a potential function of the air jet system to stimulate aerobic oil degraders. The apparent low population density of the oil degraders might be as a result of low concentration of TPH as a carbon source and limiting nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. It was proposed that the CAJ System would contribute significantly to removal of residual oils on the shorelines in combination with addition of these limiting nutrients.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.263-270
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• 2010

This is a research on development of water purification equipment called artificial floating island (=AFI) for the stagnant water area which can secure exuberant landscape and water-friendility. The equipment devised in this study is designed to make up the weakness of conventional AFIs and improves the removal efficiency of pollutants using the mixture of media and plants. The air compressor positioned at the inlet releases air with inflow continuously, the water pump at the outlet sprays as a form of fountain with causing a disturbance on stable water column, then, both of them contribute improvement of water quality over a large area. We applied Bio-stone as a media in this system and performed an experiment of pre-efficiency test, and we concluded that the higher pollutants concentration of inflow, the higher removal efficiency we obtained. At the result of lab-scale experiment, in the case of high-concentration inflow, in the removal efficiency of SS is 62.2%, BOD is 50.2%, COD is 55.1%, T-N is 31.6%, T-P is 38.4%. In addition, to evaluate the field application, we set up the facilities in Sin-gal lake located in Yongin-Si Gyeonggi-Do, and researched on the removal efficiency of outflow relative to the inflow. As a result, SS is 53.5%, BOD is 32.8%, COD is 36.9%, T-N is 22.6%, T-N is 33.2%.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2005.05b
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• pp.250-254
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• 2005

국내의 상수원수 확보는 대부분을 표류수에 의존하고 있으나, 표류수의 경우 수질오염의 증가와 돌발 수질 오염 사고에 대한 대응 등의 취약점을 가지고 있다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 근본적으로 깨끗한 상수원수를 확보하기 다양한 방법이 모색되어지고 있다. 수량적으로 안정적이고, 수질적으로 안전한 상수원수 취득 방법으로 강변여과수, 지하댐, 인공함양기법 등이 실질적으로 계획되어 시행되어지고 있다. 특히 강변 충적층의 자연정화 기능을 이용한 강변여과수 개발은 지하수 개발과 달리 수량적으로 안정적이고, 수질적으로 안전한 강변여과수 개발 방안이 적극적으로 진행되고 있다. 낙동강 하류 지역인 함안군, 창원시, 김해시 등은 대부분 하천 표류수에 의존하였으나, 유역내 충적층 발달 지역이 분포해 있고, 하상경사, 하상계수 등의 하천공학적 측면에서 강변여과수 개발에 유리한 입지조건을 가지고 있어 강변여과수 개발이 진행되고 있다. 현재 창원시 대산면 일대에서 국내최초로 방사형집수정을 이용한 강변여과수 개발이 진행되고 있으며, 현재 방사형 취수정 1기가 시공 완료되어 시험 가동 중에 있다. 본 연구에서는 창원시 대산면 일대에서 진행되고 있는 방사형 집수정 설치에 따른 양수시험을 실시하여 양수량에 따른 수위하강 겋항 등을 분석하여 적정 산출량을 결정하였고, 계획단계에서 적정 산출량 예상시 사용한 경험식(Petrovic, Milojevic 경험식)의 적합성 여부에 중점을 두어 진행 되었다. 연구대상 지역인 창원시 대산면 일대는 지하수위가 하천수위보다 높은 이득하천의 형태로 건기시 하천특성을 뚜렷하며, 양수실험을 위한 대용량 양수펌프 설치, 유량검증을 위한 대형 웨어 설치, 수위변화 측정을 위한 디지털 수위계 등을 설치하여 실험을 수행하였다. 단계/장기양수시험을 통하여 양수량-수위하강 경향을 분석하여 방사형 집수정 1기의 적정 양수량은 약 $16,000m^3/day$로 예상하였으며, 계획 시 사용한 경험식(Milojevic)으로 산정된 산출예상량과 유사한 특성을 나타내었다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.489-489
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• 2018

최근 기후변화의 영향으로 가뭄의 발생빈도 및 규모가 증가하고 있다. 이에 지자체를 중심으로 대체 수자원 확보를 목적으로 지하수의 개발이 늘어나고 있는 추세이다. 국내에서는 지하수 개발 이용시설로 관정(管井)을 활용하는 것이 일반적이나, 최근에는 낙도를 중심으로 대규모 지하수자원 확보를 위한 지하수댐 건설이 논의되고 있다. 현재 우리나라에는 6개의 지하수댐이 설치 운영되고 있는데, 가장 최근에 건설된 지하수댐도 20여 년이 지난 1998년에 건설되었다. 게다가 국내에 건설된 지하수댐은 지하수맥을 이용하기 보다는, 건천화된 시기에도 하천수를 이용하기 위해 하천의 지하에 건설되어 있어 일반적인 개념의 지하수댐이라고 보기 어렵다. 지하수댐의 활용을 통해 지하수자원을 효율적으로 확보하기 위해서는 첫째, 지하수에 대한 기초자료의 확보가 필요하다. 현재 지하수법 제5조에 따라 전국 지하수에 대한 기초조사를 실시하고 10년마다 보완조사를 실시하여야 한다. 그러나 1997년부터 실시되고 있는 기초조사는 예산 및 인력 부족 등으로 아직까지 전국 전체에 대한 자료가 마련되지 못하고 있으며, 보완조사는 아직까지 실시된 바가 없는 실정이다. 조속히 지하수 기초조사를 완료하여 전국에 대한 수문지질도(水文地質圖)를 작성하고, 이를 바탕으로 체계적인 지하수댐 조성계획을 수립할 필요가 있다. 둘째, 지하수댐 건설기술에 대한 체계적인 연구가 필요하다. 현재 조성된 하천 지하에 건설된 지하수댐이 아닌, 지하수맥을 이용하는 본래의 용도에 적합한 지하수댐을 건설하기 위한 세부기술의 확보가 필요해 보인다. 셋째, 현행 지하 충전수에 대한 수질기준을 확대할 필요가 있다. 현재 하수 폐수 및 온배수 재처리수로 지하수를 함양할 경우의 수질기준은 시 도지사가 관할 구역에 대하여 수립하는 '지역지하수관리계획'에 포함된 경우로만 되어 있어, 국가 또는 개인이 지하수를 함양할 경우에 적용되는 수질기준이 부재한 상태다. 또한 지하수 충전 깊이에 따라 토양에서 발생하는 정화능력에 차이가 있으므로, 수질기준에 차등을 두어 합리적으로 적용할 필요가 있다.