• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.55-62
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• 1998

Soils contaminated with hydrocarbons and residual metals can be effectively treated by soil washing. In developing the soil washing process several major effects for separating contaminants from coarse soils progressively improved upon combinations of mining and chemical processing approaches. The pilot-scale soils washing process consists of the four major parts : 1) abrasive scouring, 2) scrubbing action using a washwater that is sometimes augmented by surfactants or other agents, 3) rinsing, and 4) regenerating the contaminated washwater. The plant was designed based upon the treatment capacity > 5 ton/hr on site. The lumpy contaminated soil fractions first experience deagglomeration and desliming passing through a rolling mill pipe. In the second unit the attrition scrubbing module equipped with paddles uses high-energy to remove contaminants from the soils. And a final rinsing system is assembled to separate the washwater containing the contaminants and very fine soils from the washed coarse soils. For recycling the contaminated washwater passes through a washwater clarifier specifically designed for flocculation, sedimentation and gravity separation of fine as well as flotation and separation of oils from the washwater. In order to more rapidly assess the applicability of soil washing at a potential site while minimizing the expense of mobilization and operation, a mobile-type soil washing process which is self-contained upon a trailer will be further developed.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.185-195
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• 2006

Phytoremediation is an economical and environmentally friendly bioremediation technique using plants which can increase the microbial population in soil. Unlike other pollutants such as heavy metals, poly-chlorinated biphenyl, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene and so on, petroleum hydrocarbons are relatively easily degradable by soil microbes. For successful phytoremediation of soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons, it is important to select plants with high removal efficiency through microbial degradation. In this study, we clarified the roles of plants and rhizobacteria and identified their species effective on phytore-mediation by reviewing the papers previously reported. Plants and rhizobacteria can degrade and remove the petroleum hydrocarbons directly and indirectly by stimulating each other's degradation activity. The preferred plant species are alfalfa, ryegrass, tall fescue, poplar, corn, etc. The microorganisms with a potential to degrade hydrocarbons mostly belong to Pseudomonas spp., Bacillus spp., and Alcaligenes spp. It has been reported that the elimination efficiency of hydrocarbons by soil microorganisms can be improved when plants were simultaneously applied. For more efficient restoration, it's necessary to understand the plant-rhizobacteria interaction and to select the suitable plant and microorganism species.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.242-242
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• 2004

원자력발전소의 운전과정에서 계획적 혹은 비계획적으로 방출되는 미량의 입자상 방사성 물질들은 대부분 원전 부지내 토양에 침적되게 된다. 이러한 과정 속에서 오염토양이 발생하게 되면 수거되어 단순 격리관리하고 있는 실정이지만 앞으로 원전의 해체과정 등으로 인한 오염토양이 상당량 발생할 것으로 예상되기 때문에 적절한 제염을 통하여 폐기물량을 최소화시킬 필요가 있다. 이를 위해 오염토양 제염공정으로 물을 이용한 토양세척법을 선정하여 제염장치를 제작하였으며 실증시험을 수행하였다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1997.05a
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• pp.17-20
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• 1997

이 연구에서는 국내에 산재되어 있는 금속광산들에 대한 토양환경오염을 조사하고 적절한 환경처리를 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 대표적인 연-아연광산, 동광산 및 금-은광산을 대상으로 As. Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn 등의 오염규모와 분산정도를 규명하고자 하였다. 연구대상지역으로 삼보 연-아연강산, 달성 동-텅스텐광산 그리고 구봉, 삼광, 금왕 금-은광산을 선정하여 이들 광산 주변에서 토양을 채취하여 화학분석을 실시하였다. 그리고 연속추출법을 이용하여 토양중에 존재하는 중금속의 존재형태를 규명하였으며 화학분해방법에 따른 중금속의 추출정도를 고찰하기 위하여 강산을 이용한 분해방법과 토양환경보전법에 제시된 방법을 비교하였다. 화학분석 결과, 삼보광산 주변의 상부토양 (0-15cm 심도)에서는 평균 11.8 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g Cd, 208 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g Cu, 2,700 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g Pb, 8,300 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g Zn이 검출되었으며 일부 농경지에서는 토양환경보전법의 우려기준을 초과하는 중금속이 검출되어 광산활동에 의한 토양오염이 심각함이 조사되었다. 달성광산 주변 토양에서도 다량의 중금속이 검출되었으며 (평균 4.4 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g Cd, 1,950 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g Cu, 1,030 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g Pb, 419 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g Zn) 특히 As (평균 2,500 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g)의 오염이 심각하였다. 그리고 대표적인 금은광산인 구봉, 삼광 및 금왕광산에서는 광미와 선광장 주변에서 다량의 중금속과 As가 검출되었다. 이 연구 결과, 이들 점오염원에 대한 오염정도가 심각하므로 이를 적절하게 처리할 수 있는 오염복구사업이 실시되어야할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.1-8
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• 2005

Fractional compositions and leaching potentials of Cd, Cu and Zn were investigated in the soils which had been disposed with the metal processing wastes, tungsten mine tailings and low quality coal mine area. Total concentrations of metals in these soils were higher than in non-polluted paddy and upland soils. Fractions of Cd, Cu and Zn were mostly reducible, organic and residual forms, but varied with origins of wastes. Residual fraction was a predominant form in the nonpolluted soils. Leaching potentials of metals were higher in polluted soils than in non-polluted soils. Metals leached were higher at pH 4.0 than 7.0 and increased with the duration time. After 25 to 35 hrs, metals released from soils reached a pseudoequilibrium. Leaching potential of metals in non-polluted soils was low due to high percentage of residual fractions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Industrial Safety Conference
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• 1998.05a
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• pp.163-169
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• 1998

휴$\cdot$폐광에 따른 토양오염현상은 폐광의 광미사등에 축적된 중금속이나 화학처리제 등의 오염인자들이 용출수나 지하수, 강수 및 비산분진등에 의해 광범위한 지역으로 확산되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 특히 광산의 갱이나 광미사의 퇴적장으로부터 유출되는 유해 중금속들로 인한 토양오염은 주변하천의 농업용수를 오염시켜 농작물에 피해를 주게 되므로 작물의 생육에 지장을 가져올 뿐만 아니라 수확량이 감소되고 또 오염된 농작물을 섭취한 인간이나 동물들에게 만성적인 장해를 일으키기도 한다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.09a
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• pp.104-107
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• 2004

지반오염을 조사하기 위해서는 시추작업을 통하여 시료를 채취하는 방법이 일반적이지만, 실시간으로 원위치에서 다양한 오염물질들의 오염도 변화를 체계적으로 모니터링하는 것은 대단히 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 Frequency Domain Reflectometry(FDR) 장비를 고안하여 지반의 유류오염을 파악하기 위한 유전율 측정법의 실험적 접근을 시도하였다. 구체적으로 포화 및 불포화 매질에 대한 오염도의 측정 및 오염도와 체적함수비의 관계를 측정하여 유전율 반응으로부터 매질의 물성치를 파악할 수 있는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.101-114
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• 1998

Soil vapor extraction (SVE) is known to be an effective process to remove the contaminants from the soils by enhancing the vaporization of organic compounds using forced vapor flows or applying vacuum through soils. Experiments are carried out to investigate the effects of the organic contaminants, types of soils, and water contents on the removal efficiency with operating time. In the study, simulated soils include the glass bead which has no micropore, sand and molecular sieve which has a large volume of micropores. As model organic pollutants, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, and trichloroethylene are selected. Desorption experiments are conducted by flowing nitrogen gas. Under the experimental conditions, it is found that there are linear relationships between logarithm of removal efficiency and logarithm of number of pore volumes. The number of pore volumes are defined as the total amount of air flow through the soil column divided by the pore volume of soil column. For three organic compounds studied, the removal rate is slow for no water content, while the number of pore volumes for removal of organic compounds are notably reduced for water contents up to 37%. For the removal of dense organic compound, such as trichloroethylene, a large number of pore volumes are needed. Also, the effects of the characteristics of simulated soils on the removal efficiency of organic compounds are studied. After the characterization of soil surface, porosity of soil columns and types of contaminants, the results could provide a basis for the design of SVE process.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.121-131
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• 2004

Removal efficiencies of soil washing and soil improvement processes to remediate farmland soils and stream deposits around Goro abandoned mine were investigated with batch and column experiments. For As-contaminated farm-land soils around Goro mine, batch tests to quantify As extraction rate from contaminated soils and lime treated contaminated soils were performed. The contaminated soil mixed with lime decreased As extraction rate less than one fourth, suggesting that the soil improvement method mixed with lime dramatically decrease As extraction rate. A storage dam will be constructed in the lower part of the main stream connected to Goro abandoned mine and the amount of As extracted from the bottom soils of reservoir could be the main source to contaminate water of reservoir. The decrease of As extraction amount from the bottom in reservoir, caused by the application of the soil improvement method was investigated from the physically simulated column experiment and results showed that As extraction rate decreased to one forty when 1％ lime mixed soil improvement was applied to contaminated soils. For contaminated stream deposits connected Goro mine, the removal efficiency of the soil washing method was investigated with batch experiments. Hydrochloric acid, citric acid, acetic acid and distilled water were used as soil washing solution and 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0 N of washing solution were applied to extract As. When washing with 0.05 N of hydrochloric acid or citric acid, more than 99.9% of As was removed from stream deposits, suggesting that As contaminated stream deposits around Goro mine be successfully remediated with the soil washing process. Total volumes of contaminated soils and deposits needed for remediation were calculated based on three different reme-diation target concentrations and the operation cost of soil washing for calculated soil volumes was estimated. Results from this research could be directly used to make a comprehensive countermeasure to remediate contaminated area around Goro mine and also many contaminated areas similar to this research area.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.52-56
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• 2004

이 연구는 유류에 오염된 토양의 복원과정에서 적용된 열탈착 공법의 타당성과 효율적인 운전을 위해 수행되었다. 여러 열탈착공법 중 로터리킬른을 이용한 저온열탈착 공정을 도입하여 실험하였으며 이와 더불어 토양의 TGA 실험 등을 통해 오염토양의 기본적인 특성을 살펴보았다. 대상 시료는 오염현장에서 채취하였고 sand 와 silt의 두 가지 토양을 가지고 실험하였다. TGA 실험결과 대부분의 유류가 200～30$0^{\circ}C$에서 제거됨을 알 수 있고 40$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 토양내의 유기물질이 탈착됨을 알 수 있었다. 로터리 킬른을 이용한 열탈착 실험에서는 적용온도 30$0^{\circ}C$, 체류시간 7.4분에서 sand 97.4%, silt 94.2%의 제거효율을 40$0^{\circ}C$ 이상에서는 99%이상 탈착되었다.