• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Biology Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.15-24
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• 2002

Polychloinated biphenyls (PCBs) 및 유기염소계 농약은 UNEP에서 지속성유기오염물질(POPs)로 규정하고 있는 화합물로서 환경내 잔류성이 강하고 먹이사슬을 딸라 생물증폭되는 화합물로 알려지고 있다. 광양만의 유기염소계화합물의 오염현황을 파악하고자, 표층퇴적물, 생물, 해수 중의 농도를 정량ㆍ정성분석하였다. 해수의 용존상을 제외한 모든 매질에서 PCBs와 DDT 화합물이 주요 유기염소계 화합물로 검출되었다. 퇴적물 중의 총 PCBs, DDTs, CHLs(클로르단 화합물), HCHs (헥사클로르사이클로헥산)의 농도는 각 각 0.61-1.97 ng/g, 0.16-1.16 ng/g, nd-0.51 ng/g, 0.05-0.79 ng/g의 농도 범위를 나타냈다. 퇴적물 중의 유기염소계화합물의 농도수준은 우리나라 주요 만 (부산만, 영일만, 울산만, 경기만)에서 조사된 퇴적물 중의 농도와 비교할 때 낮은 수준이며, 저서생물에 독성학적 위해를 일으킬 수 있는 수준에 미치지 못한다. 이매패류 중의 유기염소계화합물의 농도는 총 PCBs (4.42-19.ng/g), 총 BBTs (7.54-22.6ng/g), CHLs (0.49-2.0ng/g), HCHs (0.82-7.32ng/g)의 범위를 나타었다. PCBs의 경우 산업시설 및 도시 주변에서 상대적으로 높았으나 전반적으로 비슷한 수준을 나타냈다. 해수 중의 PCBs 농도는 제철소 인근에서 상대적으로 높았으며, 해수의 용존상에서는 입자상에서와 달리 DDTs보다 HCHs가 상대적으로 높은 농도로 검출되었다. 이는 두 상에 분배되는 이들 화합물의 성향에 따르는 것으로 파악된다.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.228-234
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to predict environmental distribution of anthracene, benzene, benzo[a]pyrene, 1-methylphenanthrene and phenanthrene in a four phase biopile system - air, water, soil and non aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) phase using level I fugacity model. Soil samples used for this study were collected from three sites in the United Kingdom which were historically contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons. The level I fugacities (f) for the five contaminants were markedly different, however, the fugacities of each contaminant in three soil samples did not show significant difference. NAPL and soil were the dominant phases for all five contaminants. Results of this study indicated that difference in percentage of organic carbon strongly influenced the partitioning behavior of the cntaminants. The presence of benzene calls for an urgent need for risk-based management of air and water phase. Whereas insignificant amount of chemicals leached in the water phase for other organic contaminants showing greatly reduced potential of groundwater contamination. Furthermore, this study helped us to confirm the association of risk critical contaminants with the residual saturation in treated soils. They also can be used to emphasize the importance of accounting for the partitioning behavior of both NAPL and soil phases in the process of the risk assessment of the sites contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.221-229
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• 2023

Extracted from the metropolitan area, the Paldang Lake, which supplies approximately 8 million tons of water, has achieved a BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) of 1.1 mg/L as a result of water quality preservation policies. However, concerning the COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) component that encompasses refractory organic matter, there has been an observable upward trend in concentration. The introduction of refractory organic matter into the water source of Paldang Lake brings potential increments in BOD, generates off-putting tastes and odors in tap water, increases THM (Trihalomethane) formation, and triggers algae proliferation. Moreover, if residual hazardous refractory pollutants persist in aquatic environments, they may induce endocrine disruption and phenomena such as antibiotic resistance. In this study, a monitoring campaign was executed to discern the concentration of refractory organic matter emissions from point and non-point sources within Paldang Lake and its upstream region, with the aim of managing refractory organic matter in Paldang Lake. By comparing refractory organic matter emission concentrations across monitored areas, the elimination efficiency at wastewater treatment plants was assessed. Additionally, employing the Pearson correlation correlation analysis technique, correlations among refractory organic matter indices, antecedent wet days, and antecedent dry days were explored. The concentrations of refractory organic matter in rivers and Paldang Lake exhibited a similar pattern. Wastewater treatment plant effluents exhibited higher concentrations compared to rivers and Paldang Lake. The assessment of refractory organic matter removal at wastewater treatment plants indicated a removal efficiency of 65.73%. However, no significant correlation emerged between refractory organic matter emission concentration and antecedent wet days or priory antecedent dry days. This absence of correlation is attributed to data scarcity, underscoring the need for long-term monitoring and data accumulation.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.185-193
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• 2004

A physical model experiment was conducted using a sand and gravel-filled tank model, to investigate the influence on the GPR response of LNAPL vapor phase effects in the unsaturated zone and of residual phase of LNAPL trapped in the saturated zone. Background measurements of GPR were made with only water in the tank using a fluctuating water table model. Gasoline was, then, injected into the bottom of the model tank to simulate a subsurface discharge from a leaking pipe or tank at depth, obtaining GPR data with rising and lowering of water table. Results from the experiment show the GPR sensitivity to the changes in the moisture content in the vadose zone and its effectiveness for monitoring minor fluctuation of the water table. The results also demonstrate a potential of GPR for monitoring possible vapor phase effects of volatile hydrocarbons in the vadose zone as a function of time, and for detecting the effects of residual phase of hydrocarbons in the water saturated system. In addition, the results provide the basis for a strategy that has the potential to successfully detect and delineate residual LNAPL contamination in the water-saturated system at field sites where the conditions are similar to those simulated in the physcial models described herein.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.22
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• pp.30-37
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• 2004

Peysistent oyganochlorine compounds (OCs) weve determined in sediments and bivalves from Gwangyang Bay. The concentrations of ∑PCB, ∑DDT, ∑HCH and ∑CHL in sediments were in the range of f 2.25∼11.4 ng g$\^$-1/, 0.16∼1.16 ng g$\^$-1/, nd∼0.51 ng g$\^$-1/, and 0.05∼0.79 ng g$\^$-1/, respectively. The overall OCs concentrations in sediments were below the effect range -median (ER-M) values toy benthic organisms suggested by NOAA (1991). Levels of PCB compounds a re relatively lower than other industrialized bays (Pusan Bay, Ulsan Bay, and Youngil Bay). OCs accumulated in bivalves were higher than those in sediments. In bivalves, the concentration ranges of ∑PCB, ∑DDT, ∑HCH and ∑CHL were 9.97∼31.7 ng g$\^$-1/, 7.54∼22.6 ng g$\^$-1/, 0.49∼2.0 ng g$\^$-1/, and 0.82∼7.32 ng g$\^$-1/, respectively. Relatively high PCB concentrations in both environmental matrices are found at the inner bay than the outer part, indicating that the sources of PCBs were located inside the bay. DDT compound showed relatively high concentrations in the vicinity of the mouth of river and urban area, whereas other organochlorine pesticides show homogeneous distributions over the bay. Homologue profile of PCB compounds shows that low-chlorinated congeners (especially, di-, tyi- and tetra-) are abundant in Gwangynng Bay, which is diferent from other areas in Korea.

• Proceedings of the Korean Printing Society Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.45-45
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• 2001

자료의 보존에 있어서 종이의 열화로 인해 자료의 분석, 열화메커니즘의 해석, 종이의 보존이란 측면 하에서의 관심이 서서히 집중되고 있는 실정이며, 그 중요성도 크게 대두되고 있는 실정이다. 산성지를 중성화하는 화학적시스템, 즉, 탈산성화처리는 알카리계금속(Ca, Mg, Zn, Na)과 유기용매, 수용성용매를 이용하여 이들 약품을 종이내에 침투시켜 중성화(pH 6-8) 함으로써 종이의 주성분인 cellulose를 보다 안정화시키는 방법으로 산을 중화하여 보존성을 향상시킬 수 있는 것이다. 즉, 탈산처리란 화학적으로 종이속에 생기는 산 또는 산을 발생하는 물질을 알칼리물질로 중화하는 것이다. 또한 중화후 알칼리 물질이 종이에 잔류하면 장래에 내부적으로 발생하는 산이나 외부(대기중의 오염물질 등) 로부터 침입하는 산도 중화하여 보존성을 향상시킬 수가 있다. 따라서, 본 연구는 산성초지법에 의해 제조된 용지들의 열화특성과 알카리 토금속을 처리한 후에 알카리도를 상승시킨 용지의 열화특성을 물리·화학적 변화를 통하여 종이의 보존성을 비교 검토·규명함으로써 문(도)서의 보존체계를 마련하고자 하며, 보존과 관련된 기초자료를 얻고자 실시하였다.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.23-37
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• 2008

The vertical distribution of dioxins and hexachlorobenzene(HCB) in a sediment core was investigated to elucidate historical trends of dioxins and HCB deposited into Upo wetland. The total concentration of dioxin ranged from 8.7 to 66.27 pg/g-dw in Upo sediments deposited, and from 17.64 to 97.03 pg/g-dw in Mokpo. Dioxin fluxes increased from the first-1990s and then reached a maximum in the mid-1990s. The major source of dioxin by comparing the congeners pattern was pentachlorophenol(PCP) used of agrochemicals. The HCB concentration in most of samples was detected below the MDL(Method Detection Limit of 0.5ng/g), except a few samples.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.113-132
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• 2003

In May 2001, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) for phasing out and eliminating POPs was signed by 90 countries at the Diplomatic Meeting in Stockholm. In 1998, three years before the Convention, the protocols on POPs and heavy metals were adopted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe under the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution. Growing attention on POPs and heavy metals during the past 10 years is primarily due to their toxicity in minute quantities. POPs and some metal compounds are even more toxic because of their bioaccumulation potentials associated with a high lipid solubility. Furthermore, owing to their persistence and semi - volatility, they are widely distributed in the environment, traveling great distances on wind and water currents. Recent international cooperation to address POPs and heavy metals has focused on these issues. Long -range transport of those pollutants are particularly concerned since Korea is located downwind of prevailing westerlies from China. In this paper, a review is provided to assess the properties, sources, emissions, and atmospheric concentrations on POPs and heavy metals.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.393-398
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• 2006

As ratification of the Stockholm Convention to eliminate or reduce the release of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) into the environment draws near, the Government and industries are actively developing appropriate management and control measures. However, considerable work is needed in order to clarify vast uncertainties imposed in management and control of POPs while handling POPs is extremely difficult because of their toxicity and low levels in the environment. In this note, some major factors to be considered for effective management and control of POPs are reviewed on the basis of recent findings.