• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.87-94
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• 2015

High voltage pulsed electric fields (PEF) treatment is one of the more promising nonthermal technologies to fully or partially replace thermal processing. The objective of this research was to investigate the microbial inactivation mechanisms of PEF treatment in terms of intra- and extracellular changes in the cells. Saccharomyces cerevisae cells treated with PEF showed cellular membrane damage. This resulted in the leakage of UV-absorbing materials and intracelluar ions, which increased with increasing treatment time and electric fields strength. This indicates that PEF treatment causes cell death via membrane damage and physical rupture of cell walls. We further confirmed this by Phloxine B staining, a dye that accumulates in dead cells. Using scanning and transmission electron microscopy, we observed morphological changes as well as disrupted cytoplasmic membranes in PEF treated S. cerevisae cells. In addition, PEF treatment led to damaged chromosomal DNA in S. cerevisiae.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.9-19
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• 2006

The accurate estimation of groundwater recharge is important for the proper management of groundwater systems. The widely used techniques of groundwater recharge estimation include water table fluctuation method, baseflow separation method, and annual water balance method. However, these methods can not represent the temporal-spatial variability of recharge resulting from climatic condition, land use, soil storage and hydrogeological heterogeneity because the methods are all based on the lumped concept and local scale problems. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to present an effective method for estimating groundwater recharge with spatial-temporal variability using the SWAT model which can represent the heterogeneity of the watershed. The SWAT model can simulate daily surface runoff, evapotranspiration, soil storage, recharge, and groundwater flow within the watershed. The model was applied to the Musimcheon watershed located in the upstream of Mihocheon watershed. Hydrological components were determined during the period from 2001 to 2004, and the validity of the results was tested by comparing the estimated runoff with the observed runoff at the outlet of the catchment. The results of temporal and spatial variations of groundwater recharge were presented here. This study suggests that variations in recharge can be significantly affected by subbasin slope as well as land use.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 1995

A lot of water soluble proteins and lipids are released from minced mackerel meat and lost into the washing waste during the leaching process of Kamaboko or surimi manufacture. The removed proteins and lipids are not only an edible things but also a big burden for treating the wastewater. In order to recover the proteins from the effluent and to use as food stuff, the "pH-shifting" treatment, a modified isoelectric point precipitation method, was tried. This method is based on a myogen-aggregation phenomenon, which occurs when a solution of sarcoplasmic proteins is acidified or alkalified beyond the critical pH zone of 2∼3 or 12∼13 respectively and then neutralized. The maximum amount of precipitation was obtained by shifting the pH of the wastewater from original pH to isoelectric point (pH 4) or alkali pH 12 and then changing to neutral pH. The precipitates were easily collected by filteration or centrifuging at 10,000rpm. The oils which were only floating in the washing wastewater are easily recovered by seperating with oil separator after pouring. The recovered proteins were slightly denaturated during this pH shifting precipitation process, while the composition of amino acids was good balance as a food.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.491-493
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• 2012

우리나라는 농업용수, 생활용수 등의 목적으로 여러 개의 호소 등을 설치하여 운영 중에 있다. 하지만 몇몇 호소들은 인구증가 및 산업발달로 인하여 매년 오염도가 증가하는 것으로 알려져 있으며, 특히 부영양화 현상으로 인하여 남조류가 과다번식 할 경우 호소 수질 및 수생태계에 악영향은 미치는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 호소의 부영양화 현상을 제어하기 위한 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있으며, 부영양화 현상을 발생시킬 수 있는 여러 제한인자 중 인(P)에 대한 관심이 많아지고 있는 실정이다. 부상분리의 일종인 DAF는 침전공정의 대안으로서 25년 전부터 유럽과 미국을 중심으로 정수 및 하수처리 공정에서 이용되어 왔다. 가압부상공법에서 발생되는 기포의 크기는 $50{\sim}100{\mu}m$ 정도로 부상물질인 스컴이 파괴될 가능성이 낮고 기포의 크기가 작아 공기의 용해효율이 높으며 대전작용, 물리적 흡착효과 등의 특징을 가진다고 알려져 있다. 또한 공기와 물 뿐만 아니라 Al 성분의 응집제인 PAC를 이용하여 버블을 발생시킬 경우 인의 제거 효율이 크다고 알려져 있다. 가압부상공법의 경우 응집 침전 공정과는 달리 발생되는 처리과정에서 발생되는 부산물을 외부로 유출 시킬 수 있기 때문에 호소 수질정화에 이용될 수 있다고 판단된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 저수지의 형태와 유사한 반응조를 설계하여 DAF를 주입하는 실내실험을 진행하였으며, 이를 통해 호소수질 정화를 위한 DAF의 타당성에 대해 평가하기 위해 이루어졌다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.304-313
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• 2022

There is evidence that the presence of active pharmaceutical ingredient (APIs) are a danger for aquatic ecosystems and the human health. The presence of APIs such as tetracycline, an antibiotic, in water causes antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in microorganisms inflicting enormous costs on individuals and society. Membranes embedded with catalysts such as TiO₂ or bismuth based catalysts degrade and separate the organic effluents from wastewater. The photocatalytic activity of the catalysts can be enhanced with noble metal doping and addition of carbonaceous materials and formation of heterojunction with other semiconductors. The recollection of photoctalysts is possible through the immobilization of the photocatalysts in polymeric membranes. In this review, the degradation of antibiotics in water is discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2020.06a
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• pp.276-276
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• 2020

공유하천유역에서의 수자원 관리는 두 국가의 제도적 및 기술적 차이로 인하여 다른 유역에서의 수자원 관리보다 복잡하고 어렵다. 특히 두 국가 사이의 공유하천에서의 유량의 변화는 실질적인 측정을 이용하여 면밀하게 측정됨으로써 신뢰도 높은 자료를 통해 지속적으로 분석되어야 궁극적으로 공유하천에 대한 두 국가 간의 이해관계를 바탕으로 한 대책을 수립할 수 있다. 북한강 유역의 상류유역은 북한에 속해 있고, 특히 임남댐 건설 이후 화천댐 유입량은 지속적으로 감소하고 있어 이에 대한 물순환 영향을 면밀히 분석하고 대책을 수립할 필요가 있다. 물순환에 영향을 미치는 원인과 결과를 분석하는 기존의 연구들은 대부분 강우-유출모형을 사용하고 있어 모형의 구축 및 매개변수의 보정과 검증에 많은 노력이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 수문기상자료만을 이용하여 유량의 변동성분을 정량화할 수 있는 수문학적 민감도 분석기법을 화천댐 상류유역에 적용하고 화천댐 유입량에 대한 1967년~017년 동안의 변동량을 자연적 요인과 인위적 요인으로 분리하여 제시하였다. 다양한 변동점 탐색기법을 사용한 결과 1999년이 통계적으로 유의한 변동점으로 탐색되었으며, 이를 활용하여 수문학적 민감도 분석을 5가지의 Budyko 함수를 이용하여 산정한 결과 평균적으로 18.99 억 ㎥/y의 유입량 감소가 임남댐 건설로 인하여 발생된 것을 알 수 있었다. 이와 같은 결과는 기존 연구자들의 화천댐 유입량 감소량에 비해 다소 크게 산정된 결과이며, 이는 2000년대 이후 증가된 강우량 및 화천댐유입량의 감소가 주된 영향을 미친 결과로 추정된다. 향후 월별, 계절별 단위의 분석이 추가로 연구될 필요가 있으며, 미래의 기후변화 상황을 고려한 예측을 통한 실효성 있는 계획이 수립될 필요가 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.35-43
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• 2015

A method is proposed to estimate groundwater usage for water curtain cultivation (WCC) using a rating curve, and it is applied to field measurements of groundwater discharge used for WCC in Wangjeon-ri, Nonsan. During the winter season, the hydraulic components of irrigation ditches in the study area consist mainly of direct run-off and groundwater discharged from nearby pumping wells. Changes in stage of the ditches were monitored, and a baseflow separation method was applied to remove increments in stage due to direct run-off. The resulting records of stage were translated to groundwater discharge by applying the-stage-discharge relation. The estimated average groundwater discharge for the WCC in Wangjeon-ri was 10,900 m³/d or 420 m³/d/ha when the estimation is normalized by the total area for WCC facilities of this region. Applying this estimation (420 m³/d/ha) to the entire area of the WCC in Korea (10,746 ha),and considering the number of pumping days for the WCC (120 days/year), the total ground water usage for the WCC nation-wide is estimated to be 0.54 billion m³. This is equivalent to 32% of the total groundwater discharge for agricultural use in Korea (1.7 billon m³).

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.12
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• pp.2205-2213
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• 2000

To investigate removal efficiency of dissolved matter by NF and RO, a pilot plant was operated for six months using groundwater treated by UF membrane. After the pilot plant operation, we performed autopsy test to identify characteristics of foulant attached on the membrane surface applying the used NF and RO in the pilot plant test. In autopsy test, we measured permeate flux and recovery rate of flux by chemical cleaning in each membrane. We also analyzed chemical cleaning disposal to examine component of foulant. Permeate flux of NF and RO1 showed rapid decline after 100 days of operation. Especially, reduction of specific flux in RO1 was more serious than in NF. Specific flux of RO2 with a low recovery rate resulted in gradual flux decline. Removal efficiencies of dissolved inorganic matters as a conductivity were 76.3%, 88.2% and 95.3% respectively for NF, RO1 and RO2, and RO2 presented the highest removal efficiency. And those of dissolved organic matters as TOC were about 80% for both NF and RO. The specific flux of membranes declined gradually from the feed water inlet to outlet of the membrane module and it showed that membrane fouling increased along the feed flow direction. Namely, concentration of pollutants became higher and volume of feed water was less as the feed flow approached to the outlet. It seemed that major foul ants were Ca consolidated into inorganic material and Si consolidated into organic material on the membrane surface. Fe was a great contribution to irreversible fouling. The SEM results indicated that the organic matter was attached to the first layer, closer to the membrane, and then inorganic matter with tetragonal shape layered over them. We could not observe biofouling because microorganism, which was cause of biofouling, was almost pretreated in UF membrane.

• Proceedings of the Ginseng society Conference
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• 1988.08a
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• pp.81-86
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• 1988

The effect of three polyacetylene compounds. panaxydol. panaxynol and panaxytriol isolated from Korean ginseng on $CCI_4-induced$ lipid peroxidation in vitro and in vivo hepatic microsomal lipid peroxidation were investigated. Lipid peroxide levels both in serum and liver and serum enzyme (GOT. GPT. LDH) activities of normal or $CCI_4-treated$ mice and rats were also determined after administration of polyacetylenes. Hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 content and activities of aniline hydroxylase and aminopyrine demethylase were measured after treatment of polyacetylenes with or without carbon tetrachloride. As results. treatment with polyacetylenes to control mice did not influence the levels of lipid peroxides and serum enzyme activities while panaxynol did. Panaxynol itself inhibited liver lipid peroxidation in normal mice. Polyacetylene compounds protected hepatic lipid peroxidation and lowered serum lipid peroxide levels induced by $CCI_4$ Polyacetylenes prevented leakage of LDH to serum but elevated GOT and GPT levels caused by $CCI_4$ were not changed by polyacetylene pretreatment. $CCI_4$ caused losses in the content of cytochrome P-450 and activities of aniline hydroxylase and aminopyrine demethylase. When polyacetylenes were treated without $CCI_4$ panaxydol and panaxynol induced aniline hydroxylase and all three polyacetylenes induced aminopyrine demethylase. Cytochrome P-450 contents were not affected by polyacetylenes. In vitro hepatic microsomal lipid peroxidation was inhibited by polyacetylenes and $DL-{\alpha}-tocopherol$ in a concentration-dependent manner.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.39-45
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• 1983

One of Streptomyces sp. was screened as an antibiotic producing strain against Gram positive bacteria specifically from about one hundred Actinomycetes collections. The isolated KM-48 strain, indexed in our collection, was secreted an anbitiotic in nutrient broth culture. The active principle was extracted with acetone from the lyophilized solid of cultured filtrate. The nonadsorbed elute in aluminium oxide was isolated as a purified homogeneity which revealed a sing1e spot under ultra-violet beam on avicel thin layer chromatography. The isolated antibiotic was sensitive specifically against the Gram positive bacteria and fungi. About fifty percent inhibition of the control growth on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens was 18$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$. The antibiotic was lavile against thermotreatment and stabled in acidic condition remarkably. The KM-48 was identified as a similar strain to Streptomyces tsusimaensis on its morphological and cultural characteristics.