• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.36 no.11
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• pp.725-732
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• 2014

Phytoremediation is a technology to mitigate the pollutant concentrations such as metals, pesticides, solvents, oils, or others in contaminated water and soils with plants. The plants absorb contaminants through the root and store them in the root, stems, or leaves. Rapid growth trees such as poplar are used to remove low concentrated contaminants eco-friendly and economically in a wide contaminated region. This study was practiced to evaluate an activated carbon production system by using poplar wood discarded after phytoremediation. Life cycle assessment methodology was used to analyze environmental impacts of the system, and the functional unit was one ton of harvested poplar. It was estimated that the small size rotary kiln for activated carbon production from poplar wood had an environmental benefit in optimized conditions to minimize energy consumptions. The results of an avoided environmental impact analysis show that the system contribute to reduce environmental impacts in comparison with activated carbon production from coconut shell.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.83-84
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• 2014

This study evaluated the effectiveness of biostimulating agent in contaminated coastal sediment. The study was conducted via column tests in coastal sea wherein two separate columns were employed for two different polymers used and another column for a blank. The biostimulating agent was made by mixing sea sediment with biostimulants viz acetate, nitrate, sulfate. The biostimulating agent was then rolled into balls, dried and coated with either Cellulose Acetate (CA) or Polysulfone (PS) to control the release of the biostimulants. The pH was around 7.6~8 for 4 months while COD, TP and TN were significantly lower in the column containing biostimulating agents. Heavy metal(Fe, Zn, Cd, Cr, Pb, Cu) was converted to stable forms and PS coated biostimulating agent had a high efficiency of heavy metals distribution.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.17-22
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• 2006

This paper presents preliminary field investigations on the electrokinetic (EK) remediation coupled with permeable reactive barrier (PRB) system. unregulated and old-fashioned landfills are one of the primary contributors to various contaminated soil problems. In-situ EK remediation technology has been successfully applied to the environs of unregulated landfill site, located in Kyeong-Ki province, Korea. Atomizing slag was adopted as a PRB reactive material for the remediation of groundwater contaminated with inorganic and/or organic substances. From the preliminary investigations, the coupled technology of EK with PRB system would be effecitve to remeidate contaminated grounds without the extraction of pollutants from subsurface due to the reactions between the reactive materials and contaminants.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.89-110
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• 2003

The limitations of conventional soil and groundwater contamination remediation technologies have motivated a search for innovative technologies; particularly in situ technologies that do not require extraction of contaminants from the subsurface. All engineered in situ remediation systems require that the contaminant be mixed with a remedial compound. Horizontal flow treatment wells (HFTWs), an innovative technology that consists of a pair of dual-screened treatment wells, were used at a trichloroethylene (TCE) contaminated site to efficiently achieve this mixing of contaminant and remedial compound in order to effect in situ bioremediation (McCarty et al., 1998). In this paper, the potential of HFTWs to treat chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) as well as other soil and groundwater contaminants of concern, such as nitroaromatic compounds (NACs), perchlorate, and methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE), is examined. Through a combination of laboratory studies, model analyses, and field evaluations, the effectiveness of this innovative technology to manage these contaminants is investigated.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.87-98
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• 1995

Laboratory tests were performed on modeling of in situ remediation of contaminated soils by aqueous solution extraction, thus investigating the feasibility of in situ treatments of soil to promote desorption of organic hazardous wastes. The investigation was conducted using phenol, aniline, quinoline, and 2-napthol adsorbed onto a UH40 soil, and various aqueous solutions were used to desorb, or otherwise remove, these organic contaminants. Decontaminants consisted of deionized water as a reference, hydrogen peroxide, acidy, bases, and surfactants. In situ conditions were modeled in the laboratory by permeating potential extracting liquids through reconstituted, contaminated soil specimens under controlled hydraulic gradients and stress condition through flexible wall permeameter tests. Sodium hydroxide desorbed phenol effectively. Aniline was effectively descorbed by nonionic surfactant. Anionic surfactant remediated quinoline and 2-napthol.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.112-122
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• 2023

To restore the ecological function of contaminated soil and maximize the ecological services provided by the soil, besides the toxicity orrisk caused by pollutants, the functional aspects of the soil ecosystem should be considered. In this study, a method for evaluating the health of cleaned soil was presented, and the applicability of the proposed evaluation method was examined by applying it to soil treated with washing and landfarming. Productivity, habitat, water retention capacity, nutrient cycling, carbon retention capacity, and buffering capacity were used as soil health evaluation indicators. The results showed that the soil health was not completely recovered after remediation, and even in the case of the washed soil, the health was lower than before remediation. On the other hand, there was no significant change in soil quality due to oil pollution, but soil health deteriorated. Unlike the slightly improved soil quality after landfarming treatment, soil health was not completely restored. Therefore, the results of this study indicate that it is desirable to consider both soil quality and health when evaluating the remediation effect. The soil health evaluation method proposed in this study can be usefully utilized for the sustainable use of cleaned soil and to promote ecosystem services.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2005.04a
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• pp.155-158
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 현장규모의 biopile을 제작하여 유류로 오염된 토양을 정화하였다. 오염토양의 TPH농도는 평균 2,800mg/kg(최고 3,590mg/kg)이었으며, 오염토양의 양은 $746m^3$이었다. Biopile $(17{\times}20{\times}2.5m)$을 약 3개월간 운전하며 일정 시간 간격으로 토양가스($O_2,\;CO_2)$ 및 VOCs) 및 토양의 TPH농도를 분석하였다. 지속적인 공기의 주입/추출에 의해 biopile내부는 호기조건을 유지하였으며, 미생물의 활성도 증가에 따라 이산화탄소의 농도가 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 또한 토양가스 분석결과 휘발성 유기오염물질(VOCs)은 약 40일 경과 후 90% 제거되었으며, 90일 경과 후 토양의 TPH 제거율은 98%로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.610-613
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• 2005

물리 화학적 원리에 의한 환경오염 정화방법은 종종 낮은 효율을 보이면서 공사비 부담은 큰 것으로 나타나고 있다. 그러나 생물학적 방법들은 이러한 단점들을 극복하면서 토양과 지하수를 정화할 수 있는 대안으로서 그 가능성을 입증하고 있는 실정이다. 그 중에서 생물학적 통풍법은 유류오염지역에 적용하고 있으며 그 원리는 지중 오염지역에 충분한 산소를 공급함으로서 오염성분이 토착 미생물에 의해 제거되도록 하는 것이다. 본 발표는 유류오염 지역에 적용된 생물학적 통풍법의 효율을 평가하여 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 1991.07a
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• pp.240-246
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• 1991

하천의 오염이 날로 심각해 지면서 이에따라 연안해역의 오염도 날로 증대되고 있다. 현재 도시생활 오수를 저화시키고 있지만 완전히 정화시키기는 매우 어려운 실정이다. 본 연구는 도시하천의 오염이 연안해역에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 유한요소법을 도입하여 파랑의 흐름이 공존하는 해역에 대한 수치계산을 실행하여 각종 오염물질이 연안해역에 미치는 오염도를 예측하고자 하였다.

• Venture DIGEST
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• s.130
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• pp.25-27
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• 2009

보이지 않지만 우리의 건강을 좀먹는 오염된 공기. 특히 환기가 어려운 실내의 오염된 공기는 건강한 삶의 적이다. 공기청정기가 등장하고, 공기 오염에 대한 규제도 생겼지만 여전히 실내 공기 오염 문제는 완벽하게 해결되지 않고 있다. 하지만 무슨 문제든 해결할 방법은 있는 법. 획기적인 시도로 새로운 실내공기 정화 기술을 개발한 벤처기업이 등장했다. 전북 진안의 마이산 자락에 자리를 잡은 (주)세인테크가 그 주인공. 기분 좋은 녹색 바람이 불어오는 그곳을 찾았다.