• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.183-185
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• 2005

영산강 유역 생활하수처리장의 방류수의 분석 결과, 일일 처리량이 타지점들에 비해 다량이며 인구수가 많고 산업이 발달되어 있는 광주지역에 위치해 있는 광주 하수처리장과 송대 하수처리장에서 다종의 유기화합물이 검출되었다. 특히 polycyclic compounds, phenols, phthalates, pesticides는 여름철에 다종 고농도로 검출되어 여름철 영산강 유역 방류수의 주 오염물질로 판단된다. 이들 광주 하수처리장 방류수와 송대 하수처리장 방류수에서는 내분비계 장애물질인 diethylph thalate와 bis(2-ethyhexyl)phthalate가 4회 이상 검출되었다. 또한 송대, 장성 하수처리장에서 고농도로 검출된 물질이 대부분 산업용 화학물질이나 반응에 의해 2차로 생성되는 화학물질들이 다종으로 검출되었다. 따라서 이들 지점의 영향은 산업폐수에 의한 것으로 판단된다. 현재 각 하수처리장에서 실시하는 표준활성오니법, 회전원판접촉식 처리공정으로는 본 연구에서 검출된 물질과 같이 생태계나 인간의 건강에 유해한 유기화합물을 처리하기에는 역부족이라고 판단된다. 따라서 영산강 유역 수질 안정성을 확보하기 위해서는 polycycli compounds, phenols, phthalates, pesticides와 같은 난분해성 유기 화합물질을 처리할 수 있는 고도산화처리 시스템 도입이 필요하다.

• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.33-56
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• 2007

Use of chemicals has greatly increased along with development of human civilization. Concerns about potential effects of chemicals on human health and environment have also grown accordingly. Due to the enormous number of chemicals being used, however, it is neither practical nor feasible to regulate all the chemicals. Therefore, it is necessary to identify chemicals that deserve more immediate attention, based on the effects on receptors to be protected. This study was initiated by the need for developing management policies for Shihwa-Banwol Techno Valley and its vicinities of korea, where complaints and concerns on environmental contamination have been raised for long time. This study to identifies major chemicals that deserve most immediate attention in environmental health management in this area. For this purpose, the study employed CHEMS-1(Chemical Hazard Evaluation for Management Strategies), and used chemical data from Toxics Release Inventory(TRI) and environmental contamination data from the environmental pollution monitoring network. Top priority pollutants identified in Shihwa-Banwol Techno Valley area were metals and volatile organic compounds, such as dichloromethane, trichloroethylene, diazinon, tetrachloroethylene, chromium compounds, tin compounds, chloroacetic acid, ethyl acetate, and zinc compounds, in an order of decreasing importance. An evaluation of physicochemical properties of the priority chemicals and the environmental pollution monitoring network database in Shihwa-Banwol Techno Valley suggested that the media that are of potential concern would be the atmosphere and aquatic environment.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.16 no.4 s.50
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• pp.351-357
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• 2006

Recently there is increasing the flow of hazardous chemical substances caused by industrial waste waters into a main river. It is needed to make the high treatment in drinking water treatment plants for reducing a health risk. Therefore, the monitoring of trace hazardous chemical substances by the industrial waste water inflow is available increasing economical efficiency of river management as well as reduction of risk. In this study, the most important substance among numerical and quantitative trace hazardous chemicals is Hexachlorobutadiene in an effluent of industrial wastes. However all items of GroupII which was included with semiconductor, electricity/electron and metal assemble was not detected. It means that we must consider the characteristics and behavior of load pollutants to water resources to select monitoring items. That was called 'preparatory monitoring'. We can reduce an economical consumption as well as risks from these pollutants using the preparatory monitoring.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.24-29
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• 1993

I. 서론 : 식생활은 인간의 가장 원초적인 욕구이며 생존을 위한 기본조건입니다. 그러므로 식생활의 기본이 되는 식품은 사람에게 가식성, 영양성, 안전성을 충족시켜야 하며 여기에 생산자의 입장에서는 높은 생산성이 요구되고 있습니다. 이러한 식품의 구비조건은 과거 자급자족의 농경시대에는 생산자가 바로 소비자로서 커다란 문제를 제기하지 않았으나 도시화, 산업화된 현대사회에서는 생산자와 소비자가 다르며 식품은 상품으로서 판매되므로 소비자는 고품질의 안전한 식품을 요구하고 생산자는 수익성이 높은 고생산성의 식품을 상품으로서 생산하기에 이르렀습니다. 축산식품이 상품으로 생산되면서 생산자들은 더 높은 생산성을 요구하게 되었고 이러한 요구에 따라 축산분야에서는 가축 품종의 육종 개량과 함께 생산성을 저해하는 각종 질병의 예방과 치료약제 및 성장촉진과 사료효율을 개산할 수 있는 물질들을 사료첨가제로 개발하여 사용하게 되었습니다. 그러나 이러나 의도적으로 사용한 물질들은 대부분 항생제물질이나 화학적 합성품들로서 가축자체는 물론 생산물에 잔류되어 그 축산물을 이용하는 사람에게 유해작용의 우려를 갖게 하였습니다(의도적 오염). 또한 농작물의 생산성을 높이기 위하여 사용되는 농약들은 경우에 따라서는 샤료곡물에 잔류되어 사료를 통한 오염원ㅇ니이 될 수도 있고 목초지에 산포한 잔류성 농약이 목초를 오염시켜 뜻하지 않게 가축과 축산물을 오염시킬 수도 있습니다. 축산분야에서 잘 알려진 아플라톡신 같은 곰팡이 독소류는 오염된 사료원료에 의하여 가축에 피해를 일으킬 수 있으며 또 우유나 축산물을 통하여 사람에 피해를 줄 수 있습니다. 과학기술의 발달은 많은 공해요인들을 유발시켰으며 산업체에서 요구하는 고순도의 중금속류(수은, 납, 카드뮴 등)는 각종의 과학기계를 제작하는데 필수소재로써 우리의 생활을 윤택하게 하였지만 그 폐기물들은 우리의 생활주변을 오염시켜 그 환경에서 자라는 식물과 동물을 오염시키고 사람의 생활환경도 위태롭게 하고 있습니다.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.40-47
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• 2002

The practices of the construction and management of the petroleum and hazardous chemical compound storage facilities in Korea were investigated extensively, and the problems were identified. The advanced technologies in the U.S.A were comparatively studied. Considering the effectiveness of leak prevention and applicability, the following measures were suggested. To prevent corrosion of a tank, a clad tank, an interior lining tank, or a double-wall tank were thought to be the most cost effective. For piping. use of non-metalic materials was suggested. A catchment basin seemed to be effective for preventing spills. For monitoring of leaks, constructions of more than one of detection systems, such as an automatic leak detection device. a vapor detection system, a groundwater monitoring system, or a double-wall monitoring system, were recommended.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.16 no.2 s.48
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• pp.145-152
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• 2006

Industry development caused numerical and quantitative increase of noxious chemical substances that contain risk assessment in water resources. For use of efficient water resources a pre-treatment of contaminant source which is flowed in water resources is recognized in essential process. Therefore, the discharged water quality from discharged company began to control contaminant by total amount of pollutant in domestic. However, to estimate closely chemical substances it is not proved up to now, monitoring is very important. This study achieved a monitoring of micro noxious chemical substance by fiber and chemistry industrial wastewater inflow to examine risk assessment of the water system of Nakdong river. Chloroform was measured highest among volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that the results of water quality of influent and effluent are detected from 7 companies of study area. The other side, because measured value of detected chloroform is indefinite detection level in the same company, it is difficulty in management of water quality. However it may not be much effects of the water system of Nakdong river because these company's effluent is high treatment efficiency of chloroform (more than 88%) in sewage treatment plant. On the other hand, in the investigated results for the European Union specified priority substance that is detected to relationship influent and effluent from fiber/chemistry associated industries, these substances were not detected and domestic data was hardly referred. Therefore, data construction of continuous monitoring about this water quality may have to be achieved certainly to utilize as country policy.

• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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• 2006.11a
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• pp.221-237
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• 2006

Domestic laws such as Korea Marine Pollution Prevention Law which has been made and amended according to the conclusions and amendments of various international conventions, especially by MARPOL 73/78, were reviewed and compared with major contents of international conventions, and several alternative measures for legislating new laws or amending existing laws such as Korea Marine Pollution Prevention Law in accordance with new contents and recent amendments of existing and new international conventions were proposed. Annex VI of MARPOL 73/78 has been recently accepted in Korea Marine Pollution Prevention Law which should be applied to ships which are the moving point sources of air pollution at Sea rather than in Korea Air Environment Conservation Law which should be applied to automobiles and industrial installations which are the line and/or point sources of air pollution in land. International Convention for Ship's Ballast Water/Sediment Management should be accepted in Korea Marine Pollution Prevention Law or by a new law in order to prevent domes marine ecosystem and costal environment from the invasion of harmful exotic species through the discharge of ship's ballast water. International Convention for the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on the Ships should be accepted in Korea Marine Pollution Prevention Law which should be applied to ships which are navigating in open sea and coastal waters rather than in Korea Noxious Chemicals Management Law. Basel Convention which shall regulate and prohibit inter-nations movements of noxious chemical substances should be accepted in Korea Marine Pollution Prevention Law in order to prevent the movement and transfer of scrap-purpose tanker ships containing bilge water of oil/water mixtures and chemicals remained on board from advanced countries to developing and/or underdeveloped countries and to conserve global marine environment after all.

• Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.61-67
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• 2007

With an entering into force of OPRC-HNS started in June 14th 2007, establishment of response system in a nationwide scale to take care of accidents is required to respond rapidly and effectively. This necessities drove us to analyze national contingency plan for chemicals including national response system against accidents, which is in operation in the US. Main characteristics of the system are well described as an integrated incident command system with a cooperation of responsibilities facilities, manpower, and technical support. In addition, state anψor local authorities tend to have responsibilities on management of disaster with its response activities. Polluters are also charged to pay expenses 3 times expensive provided state or local authorities are conducted. In general, response activities are conducted by private sectors. However, the government will take action with Superfund if the response capacity is over than the polluters can. However, safety are regarded as a primary factor to be considered in the response activities, and try not to recover any pollutants. Personals belonging to USCG and EPA are required to complete specialized courses to promαe professional skills, and are also welcomed to participate in "certification program"

• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.67-90
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to develop indoor air quality management strategies regarding indoor air pollutants while considering various factors affecting indoor pollutants concentration. The Integrated Indoor Air Quality model(IIAQ) developed by Seoul National University is used for this study. The IIAQ model is a tool that can provide an integrated view to indoor environmental pollution by simulating suggested scenarios. The results of the modeling are used to assess health risk. The concentrations that are used for the risk characterization are weighted concentrations based on the period of time in each place and existing Indoor Air Quality(IAQ) standards. The estimated concentration of toluene and formaldehyde for 10 years through the IIAQ model was 207.3 $ug/m^3$ and 36.4 $ug/m^3$ in indoors, and 55.9 $ug/m^3$ and 8.62 $ug/m^3$ in outdoors. These concentrations are lower than the existing IAQ standards. The estimated carcinogenic risk of formaldehyde is up to 1.05E-03 for the adult male group and exceeds 1E-06 for all receptor groups. This value means that cancer could affect one person out of 1000. The estimated non-carcinogenic risk of toluene was lower than 1, which means that there was no serious non- carcinogenic risk. The result of modeling shows that using low emitting indoor sources is the most effective strategy for both formaldehyde and toluene. This risk assessment suggests that the total exposure levels of existing IAQ standards may cause serious carcinogenic risk. In order to avoid uncontrolled risk, it is suggested that the current IAQ standards should be adjusted by taking into account the total amount of exposure from all exposure pathways from indoor and outdoor sources.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.14-24
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• 2016

Information on the lists of pollutants from industrial wastewater discharge are essential not only to specify the key pollutants to be managed in permission process but to design the treatment facilities by the dischargers. In this study, wastewater quality analysis was conducted for three industrial categories including the specified hazardous water pollutants. The general description of the wastewater occurrence, major sources, treatment facilities are also investigated to obtain integrated database on the pollutant inventories for the industrial categories. In addition Based on the analysis of raw wastewater and final effluent, the detected pollutant items are confirmed by analyzing their presence in the raw or supplement materials, the potential of formation as byproducts, and the possibility of inclusion as impurities. The three industrial categories include petrochemical basic compounds, basic organic compounds, and thermal power generation. The water pollutants emitted from petrochemical basic compound manufacturing facilities are 31 items including 16 specified hazardous water pollutants. Basic organic compound manufacturing facilities discharge 30 kinds of pollutants including 14 specified hazardous water pollutants. Thermal power generation facilities emit 20 pollutants, 8 specified hazardous water pollutants among them. These substances were decided as emission inventories of water pollutants finally through the probability evaluation. The compounds detected for each categories are screened through investigation on the possible causes of their occurrence and confirmed as the final water pollutant inventories.