• Resources Recycling
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.27-36
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• 2002

The clinker of which main component was calcium-chloroaluminate ($l1CaOㆍ7Al_2$$O_3$ㆍ$CaCl_2$), was synthesized with the bottom ash of municipal solid waste incinerator ash. The hydration mechanism and synthesis temperature of calcium-chloro-aluminate were investigated. The synthesized clinker was blended with a cement. It was substituted with 3～13 wt.% for clinker and $CaSO_4$ of ordinary portland cement. The compressive strength and the content of leached heavy metals of its mortar were measured. Calcium-chloroaluminate was synthesized above $800^{\circ}C$ and its main hydrate was ettringite ($3CaOㆍAl_2$$O_3$ㆍ$3CaSO_4$ㆍ$32H_2$O). The calcium-chloroaluminate was also synthesized above $800^{\circ}C$ with the bottom ash of which size fraction was below 30 mesh mainly. The compressive strength of the blended cement mortar was increased as the additive content of the clinker synthesized from the bottom ash was increased by 11 wt.%. The concentration of heavy metals leached from each mortar was satisfied with the value of the environmental standards and regulations.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.35 no.3
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• pp.533-544
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• 2015

Unlike the concrete structure built on land, that exposed to the marine environment is greatly degraded in durability due to the exposure to not only the physical action caused by sea wind, tide, and wave, but also the harsh conditions, including the chemical erosion and freeze-thaw which result from $SO_4{^{2-}}$, $Cl^-$ and $Mg^{2+}$ ions in seawater. In the process of the large scaled construction of submerged concrete structures, of course environmental hazardous substance, such as alkaline (pH) and heavy metals, may be leached. Thus, this issue needs to be adequately reviewed and studied. Therefore, this study attempted to develop a CSA (Calcium Sulfo Aluminate) activator using electric arc furnace reducing slags, as well as the eco-friendly concrete for artificial reefs using electric arc furnace oxidizing slag as aggregate for concrete. The strength properties of the eco-friendly concrete exposed to the marine environment were lower than those of the normal concrete by curing 28 days. This suggest that additional studies are needed to improve the early strength of the eco-friendly concrete. With respect to seawater resistance of the eco-friendly concrete, the average strength loss against 1 year of curing days reached 8-9%. the eco-friendly concrete using high volume of ground granulated blast furnace slags and high specific gravity of electronic arc furnace oxidizing slag demonstrated the sufficient usability as a freeze-thaw resistant material. With respect to heavy metal leaching properties of the eco-friendly concrete, heavy metal substances were immobilized by chemical bonding in the curing process through the hydration of concrete. Thus, heavy metal substances were neither identified at or below environmental hazard criteria nor detected, suggesting that the eco-friendly concrete is safe in terms of leaching of hazardous substances.

• Journal of the Korean Geosynthetics Society
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.31-38
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• 2012

The recycled aggregate for construction, slag, coal ash and such may elute leachates by chemical reaction when in touch with water, and to confirm this, generally the waste process test is executed. If the test result criteria are met, it can be used as replacement aggregate. In case of steel slag, however, the chemical reaction does not end in a short term, but occurs over a long time, generating eluted leachate. Thus, in this study, the leachate from steel slag were analyzed for heavy metal, and the pH change and environmental characteristics of eluted leachate were analyzed. According to the experiment result, the chemical reaction of free CaO and water within the steel slag occurred more actively when stirred, and the smaller the grain size, the higher the pH was. As the result of waste process test, all test items for the two types of specimen were found to have no heavy metal, but from the ICP test analysis result, heavy metals such as Al, Pb, Zn, Fe were detected. It could be confirmed that chemical reaction would occur upon contact of steel slag and water, and heavy metal may be detected depending on experiment conditions and analysis methods, the long-term environmental characteristics should be examined for utilization of steel slag.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.13-20
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• 2010

Acid mine drainage (AMD) from abandoned mine sites typically has low pH and contains high level of various heavy metals, aggravating ground- and surface water qualities and neighboring environments. This study investigated removal of heavy metals in a biological treatment system, mainly focusing on the removal by adsorption on a substrate material. Bench-scale batch experiments were performed with a mushroom compost to evaluate the adsorption characteristics of heavy metals leached out from a mine tailing sample and the role of SRB in the overall removal process. In addition, adsorption experiments were perform using an artificial AMD sample containing $Cd^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Pb^{2+}$ and $Zn^{2+}$ to assess adsorption capacity of the mushroom compost. The results indicated Mn leached out from mine tailing was not subject to microbial stabilization or adsorption onto mushroom compost while microbially mediated stabilization played an important role in the removal of Zn. Fe leaching significantly increased in the presence of microbes as compared to autoclaved samples, and this was attributed to dissolution of Fe minerals in the mine tailing in a response to the depletion of $Fe^{3+}$ by iron reduction bacteria. Measurement of oxidation reduction potential (ORP) and pH indicated the reactive mixture maintained reducing condition and moderate pH during the reaction. The results of the adsorption experiments involving artificial AMD sample indicated adsorption removal efficiency was greater than 90% at pH 6 condition, but it decreased at pH 3 condition.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.09a
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• pp.252-257
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 인산염을 이용여 납으로 오염된 Clay 사격장과 인위적으로 오염시킨 자연토양의 중금속의 고정화 실험을 수행하였다. 인산염 고정화제로는 DAP (diammonium phosphate)를 사용하였다. DAP를 투입한 중금속 오염토양을 고정화 실험과 TCLP로 용출 하였을 때, 99% 정도 고정화되었다. 인산염 투여양이 증가할수록 고정화 효율은 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 최적 인투입량은 128 mmol as P/kg인 것으로 나타났다. DAP 투입양이 증가할수록 토양의 pH는 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, 토양의 초기 pH 변화에 따라 고정화 효율은 크게 변하지 않은 것으로 나타났으나, pH가 높을수록 고정화 효율은 작은폭으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.380-383
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• 2000

국내에서 생산되는 농산물 통조림 중 황도, 백도, 파인애플, 밀감, 포도, 후르츠칵테일, 김치 통조림을 선택하여 실온에서 1년 동안 저장하면서 3개월 간격으로 개봉하여 pH를 비롯하여 주석, 납 함량을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. pH는 김치통조림을 제외한 모든 통조림에 서 저장기간의 증가에 따른 변화가 거의 없었다. 통조림 검사항목 중 중금속에 해당하는 납과 주석의 경우 저장기간 증가에 따라 함량이 증가하였으며, pH가 비교적 낮은 통조림의 경우 그 용출정도가 다소 높았으며 pH가 4이상인 김치 통조림에서는 타 시료에 비해 주석 함량이 비교적 낮았다. 저장기간이 12개월 경과 후에도 납, 주석함량은 모두 기준치에 비해 상당히 낮아 식품으로서 안전한 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.17-25
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• 2009

The applicability of soil washing/flushing to treat a contaminated soil with cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu) using a mixture of organic/inorganic extractant was evaluated in laboratory-scale batch and column tests. Citric acid was the effective extractant to remove Cd and Cu from the soil among various organic acids except EDTA. Carbonic acid was chosen as inorganic extractant which was not only low toxicity to environment, but also increasing soil permeability. Moreover, the optimum ratio of organic and inorganic extractant to remove Cd and Cu was 10 : 1, and this ratio of organic and inorganic extractant achieved removal efficiencies of Cd (46%) and Cu (39%), respectively. The increasing flow rate of extractant could explain the phenomena of soil packing when carbonic acid was used with organic extractant (i.e. EDTA and citric acid). Therefore, a mixture of organic extractant with inorganic extractant, especially carbonic acid, could resolve a problem of soil packing when this extractant was applied to a field application to remove Cd and Cu using in-situ soil flushing process.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.14-21
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• 1994

This study was carried out to find out the elution characteristics of 4 kinds of sludges and a dust by the variation of pH. Four kinds of sludges were obtained from the Industrial wastes, and the dust, from the iron-and-steel waste. These samples were analyzed by "Official Method for Waste", and the results were summarized as follows. 1. The amounts of heavy metals The concentrations of Cu were 1,940

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 1999

This study was carried out to improve management of wasted home appliances and computers. The generation of wasted home appliances and computers in korea was estimated. Disassembling wasted home appliances and computers according to disassembly procedure, investigate fittings weight and disassembly time. To evaluate hazardous contaminants from televisions and computers, measure heavy metals by leaching test.

• Proceedings of the Korea Concrete Institute Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.564-567
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• 2004

FAs and BAs indicated different chemical compositions and physical properties. Leaching of Pb in FAl and Cu in FA2 were 33.2mg/L and 5.92mg/L, these were high concentration above 30 and 2 times respectively in compared to permit level. Leaching of Hg and Cr were about 1/2 of permit level. When diatom was complexly mixed with portland cement, the 28 days compressive strength of mortar with FA2 was similar with that of control mortar. Furtherfore, leaching of heavy metal ions like as Pb, Cu, Hg, Cr was highly reduced.