• Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
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• v.55 no.6
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• pp.517-526
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• 2018

In order to remove pollutants from the soil in the Ka-hak mine site, this study investigates optimization of the acid washing conditions for the soil. The soil at the site is presumed to be contaminated by diffused heavy-metal-contaminated tailings. The major heavy metal pollutants in the soil are copper, lead, and zinc. Gravels larger than 5mm in size constitute approximately 38% of the soil, and these are the least polluted by heavy metals. On the other hand, it is difficult to reduce the concentration of heavy metals in fine soils, particularly those whose sizes are less than 0.075 mm. The results of the continuous process using a hydro-cyclone show that fine soil particles consisting of at least 20% of the raw soil must be separated before the chemical soil washing process in order to achieve reliable cleaning.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.281-295
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• 2010

This paper deals with magnetic susceptibility, mineralogy, soil properties (pH, EC, CEC, loss on ignition), iron and manganese oxides, the content and partitioning of heavy metals (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn), and their mutual relationship in the soil samples of an unpolluted, abandoned mine area, and industrial complex area. The various minerals derived from weathered bedrock were identified by X-ray diffraction in the unpolluted soil samples, except for the magnetic minerals. XRD analysis also revealed the existence of hematite and magnetite related to mine tailings and waste rocks in the abandoned mine area samples. The industrial complex area samples had carbonate minerals, such as calcite and dolomite, that might be due to anthropogenic deposition. The sum of the reducible, oxidizable, and residual fractions was over 80% for the abandoned mine area samples and over 50% for the industrial complex area samples using the sequential extraction method. The industrial complex area samples had a relatively high carbonate fraction that was associated with carbonate minerals. The content of aqua regia-extractable Fe, Mn, As, and Zn had a high positive correlation with the content of the dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate (DCB)-extractable method related to Fe/Mn oxide phases. The 54% and 58% of aqua regia-extractable Fe and As content, respectively, acted together with the concentrations of the DCB-extractable phases. Magnetic susceptibility values of total samples ranged from 0.005 to $2.131{\times}10^{-6}m^3kg^{-1}$. The samples including iron oxide minerals, such as hematite and magnetite, had a high magnetic susceptibility. The magnetic susceptibility showed a significant correlation with the heavy metals, Cd (r=0.544, p<0.05), Cr (r=0.714, p<0.01), Ni (r=0.645, p<0.05), Pb (r=0.703, p<0.01), and Zn (r=0.496, p<0.01), as well as Fe (r=0.608, p<0.01) and Mn (r=0.615, p<0.01). The aqua regia-extractable Fe and Mn content had a significant positive correlation with Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn. However, the DCB-extractable Fe and Mn content had a significant positive correlation with As and Ni, indicating that the heavy metals were associated with Fe and Mn oxide minerals.

• Proceedings of the Zoological Society Korea Conference
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• 1995.10b
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• pp.361.1-361
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• 1995

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.225-228
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• 2002

서울 지하철 A설계구간에서의 전체 21개 지하수 시료에 대하여 수질분석을 실시하였다. 배경수질은 주로 Ca-HCO$_3$ type으로 전 지역에서의 물-암석 반응 자체는 큰 차이가 없음을 보인다. 본 조사에서 실시한 분석요소 중, 먹는 물 기준치를 초과하지 않은 시료는 3개이며, 나머지 18개 시료는 중금속과 불소, 황산염 등에 의해 이미 오염되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 지하수 오염도는 BH-l~5 지역에서 보이는 카드뮴에 의한 오염현상과 BH-6~23 지역에서 보이는 다른 중금속 이온들에 의한 오염으로 뚜렷한 지역적인 차이가 보이는데, 이는 자연적인 지하매질과 지하수의 물-암석 반응에 의한 것이기보다는, 이들 지역에 매립된 인위적인 오염물질의 차이에 의해 결정되는 것으로 추정된다.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.127-136
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• 1999

Bench Scale급 기류층 석탄가스화기에서 배출된 슬form의 특성을 파악하기 위해서 Drayton 석탄과 Kideco 석탄으로부터 생성된 슬래그의 조성, 형상, 잔존탄소함량 및 중금속 성분들을 분석하였다. Drayton 석탄 슬래그의 형상은 표면이 매끄럽고 단단하며 다공성을 띄면서 crack이 거의 없고 결정구조가 비정형인 반면에, Kideco석탄 슬래그의 경우는 표면이 거칠고 crack이 상당히 많이 존재하며 주결정상은 pyroxene과 anorthnite 등으로 이루어져있다. 슬래그의 재활용시 판단 기준이 되는 잔존탄소함량은 두 대상탄 모두 1% 이하를 나타내어 재활용이 가능하며, 슬래그의 용출수 분석결과 석탄중에 함유된 중금속은 슬래그중에 용융되어 안정한 화합물로 존재하므로 중금속 유출로 인한 2차적인 환경오염 문제는 없을 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.267-268
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• 2002

연소공정에서 카드뮴과 납과 같은 유해중금속이나 세슘과 같은 방사성 핵종은 고온에서 증기화 하고 배가스의 온도가 낮아짐에 따라 여러 경로를 거쳐 입자 화 하지만 최종적으로는 0.1-0.5$\mu\textrm{m}$ 크기의 미세한 입자로 존재하게 된다. 널리 상용화되고 있는 cyclone, electrostatic precipitator, bag house 등의 집진 설비로는 집진 메커니즘상 이 크기범위의 입자들의 효과적으로 제거할 수 없다. (Barton, 1990). 고온에서 이러한 증기상 유해중금속을 입자화 하기 전에 흡착제거화 하는 기술이 미세한 입자의 생성을 근본적으로 방지하는 효과적인 제어기술로 개발이 기대되고 있다. (중략)

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.365-374
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• 2012

Due to the wide use of feed additives on pig farms, large content of heavy metals and antibiotics have been found in piggery wastes. More than 90 % of piggery wastes were applied to crop field in Korea. The metals and antibiotics originated from piggery waste in the soil may affect plant growth and human health. To examine the adsorption capacity and residual ratio of heavy metals and antibiotics to the soil, a couple of jar test and leaching tests were conducted. While 86.4 % of zinc and 68% of copper applied were adsorbed to soil particles, while over than 60% of antibiotics in pig manure liquid fertilizer were leaked out to effluent.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.808-811
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• 2007

본 연구는 3톤/일급 이하 가스화 용융로에서 $1,400{\sim}1,500^{\cdot}C$, $7.5{\sim}8.0$ kg/$cm^2$의 안정적인 운전조건일 때, 시료로 Kideco 탄을 사용하고 이때 발생한 슬랙의 특성 및 슬랙의 재활용을 위한 벽돌제조 특성을 고찰하였다. 발생된 슬랙은 $Fe_2SiO_4$와 $SiO_2$가 결정상태로 일부 존재하거나, 중금속들이 결합되어 엉킨 구조인 비결정상태의 치밀한 형태로 이루어져 있었으며, 잔존탄소 함량이 0.06%로 미량 존재하였다. 또한 슬랙에는 중금속 농도가 Kideco탄보다 고농도로 존재하지만, 용출되는 중금속의 농도는 매우 낮아 환경적으로 안정한 물질로서 재활용이 가능한 특성을 지니고 있다. 슬랙 첨가 점토벽돌의 적합성을 평가하기위해 슬랙을 0%, 10%, 30% 첨가하여 벽돌을 제조하고 KS 산업규격에 따라 시험을 실시하였다. 분석결과 슬랙을 첨가할수록 제조한 벽돌의 흡수율이 낮아져 기존 제품에 비하여 우수한 것으로 측정되었다. 또한 압축강도와 휨강도는 기존 제품의 $80{\sim}86%$ 정도인 것으로 측정되었지만 KS 산업규격의 기준치보다 높은 수치를 나타내였고, 내산성, 내알칼리성, 열충격강도 또한 양호한 것으로 나타나, 슬랙을 이용하여 벽돌로 재활용하여 충분히 사용 가능한 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.153-161
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• 2014

The purpose of this study is to evaluate effect of heavy metals (i.e., $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Cr^{6+}$, $Cd^{2+}$, $Hg^{2+}$, and $Pb^{2+}$) to toxicity of Triclosan as binary mixture. The individual toxicity and combined toxic effects of Triclosan with heavy metals were evaluated by Vibrio fischeri assay. In individual toxicity, the $Hg^{2+}$ was found to be most toxic followed by Triclosan, $Pb^{2+}$, $Cr^{6+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, and $Cd^{2+}$, respectively. To evaluate combined toxic effect, correlation analysis of 'predicted value' calculated by Concentration addition (CA) model and Independent action (IA) model with 'experimental value' were performed based on the toxicity of individual compound. As a result, all of the combinations showed that IA model were more correlated with experimental value than CA model. On the basis of the median effect concentration of combination ($EC_{50mix}$) predicted by IA model, experimental $EC_{50mix}$ of Triclosan + Cu, Triclosan + Zn, Triclosan + Pb, Triclosan + Hg, Triclosan + Cd, and Triclosan + Cr were 191%, 226%, 138%, 137%, 209%, and 138% of $EC_{50mix}$ predicted by IA model, respectively, indicating that all of the combinations produced antagonistic effect.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.29-50
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• 2003

Physicochemical Properties of acid mine water of the Chonam-ri Creek and the Sagok-ri Creek in the Kwangyang Au-Ag mine area were determined using geochemical approaches. Metal contamination (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn) is more serious in the Chonam-ri Creek than in the Sagok-ri Creek. However, the contents of Al and Fe is higher in the Sagok-ri Creek. Such differences between the two creeks probably reflect the abundance and composition of ore minerals. The attenuation processes for acid mine water in both creeks were investigated. In the Chonam-ri Creek, a small retention pond which contains limestone plays an important role in the removal of heavy metals by adsorption or coprecipitation due to increase of pH. The capacity of metal scavenging in this pond depends on the seasonal variation of inflow volume. Reddish yellow precipitates sampled in the Chonam-ri Creek were analyzed by XRD, SEM-EDS, EPMA, and chemical decomposition. The precipitates mainly consist of goethite and are also enriched in Al, Mn, Cu and Zn. This inditates that precipitation of goethite is important for scavenging those trace elements, possibly due to adsorption or coprecipitation. In the Sagok-ri Creek, on the other hand, hydrologic mixing of uncontaminated tributaries results in removal of heavy metals with iron hydroxides precipitation due to the pH increase. The mechanisms proposed for metal attenuation at the confluence between contaminated mine water and uncontaminated tributary water are also explained by the property-property plots.