• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.11 no.9
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• pp.844-848
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• 2001

This paper introduces unmaned fully automation systems, which are applied for the CSTR(Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor) and SBR (Sequencing Batch Reactor) wastewater treatment system. The pilot plant is constructed in the country side which is little far from a main city. So networks and wireless modules are employed for the data transmission. The SBR plant has a local control and the remote monitoring system which is contained communication parts which consist of ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) network and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) Wireless module. Remote control and monitoring systems are constructed at laboratory in a metropolis.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2018.05a
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• pp.53-57
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• 2018

고도의 산업화에 따라 도시의 성장과 인구의 밀집으로 인하여 물의 수요가 증가하고 이에 따라 각종 오염원의 유입이 증가함에 따라서 적절한 수질 관리에 대한 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 그리고 산업이 다양화됨에 따라 배출되는 하 폐수의 특성도 다양해져 기존의 수질처리장은 효율적인 처리를 하는데 있어 많은 어려움이 발생되고 있다. 굴 패각은 하수처리의 담체로 이용할 경우 살수여상의 문제점 중 하나로 나타나는 막힘 현상을 다소 감소시킬 수 있고, 다공질체로서 표면적이 불규칙하고 비표면적이 크기 때문에 반응기내에 공기를 원활하게 공급할 수 있으며, 중금속 이온과 유기물에 대한 흡착 효율이 뛰어나 미생물이 쉽게 부착, 성장할 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 천연광물질은 전 세계적으로 발견되어 활용된 역사가 짧지만, 그 특징은 산소결핍보충, 유해원소 흡착 성능, 반도체 작용, 인체 면역력 강화, 바이러스성 질병의 예방, 중금속 해독 등의 다양한 특징으로 환경호르몬 제고, 음이온 원적외선 발생으로 세포의 노화방지, 인체 노폐물 제거와 같은 특징을 지닌 매우 유용한 자원으로 확인되고 있으며, 수질정화 능력이 탁월한 것으로 보고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 어촌폐기물인 굴 패각과 수질정화에 탁월한 천연 광물질을 혼합하여 경제적이고, 효율성이 높은 다공성 수질개선 담체를 개발하고, 수목여과용 비점오염시설 장치에 적용하여 혼합 담체가 수처리 시설의 담체로서 사용이 가능한지, 수목여과용 비점오염시설 장치에 적용할 수 있는지 검토하고자 수행하였다. 이 연구는 2017년 중소기업청 기술개발사업에서 연구지원을 받아 연구되었습니다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.545-545
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• 2015

금호강은 포항시 북구 죽장면에서 발원하여 낙동강으로 합류하는 낙동강 제1지류로 유로연장은 114.6km이며, 영천과 경산지역의 생활 및 공업용수, 대구지역의 공업용수로 사용된다. 금호강의 평균 BOD는 1983년 191.2mg/L로 하수도나 산업폐수 처리 전 원수 정도의 수준이었으나, 2014년에는 3.6mg/L로 낮아져 수질개선율이 98.1%를 나타냈다. 이를 위해서 하 폐수 처리장 건설과 아울러 포항철강산업단지의 공업용수 공급을 위한 영천댐에 임하댐과 도수터널 52km를 연결하여 2001년부터 금호강에 하천유지용수로 $3.463m^3/s$를 공급하였다. 금호강 유역에서 오염총량제 목표수질은 금호B 지점이 BOD 3.8mg/L, TP 0.236mg/L이며, 금호C 지점은 BOD 4.0mg/L, TP 0.254mg/L이다. 분석기간인 2013년에서 2014년의 평균 수질은 모두 기준을 만족하고 있으나, 수질악화시에 금호B 지점에서 최대 BOD 8.6mg/L, TP 0.511mg/L, 금호C 지점에서 최대 BOD 8.5mg/L, TP 0.449mg/L을 나타내었다. 이에 영천댐의 탄력적인 유량방류로 수질악화시에 추가 방류를 수행하여 수질을 안정화시키고, 물공급의 안정화가 필요한 상황이다. 본 연구에서는 갈수기 및 이수기에 영천댐에서 하천유지용수보다 많은 유량을 탄력적으로 방류하는 가상조건을 설정하여, 하천유지유량과 목표수질을 만족하는 유량분석을 수행하였다. 이를 위해 QUALKO2 모형을 적용하였으며, 상류단 경계조건을 영천댐으로 설정하고 낙동강에 합류하기까지 약 86km 구간에 대해서 유량과 수질모의를 수행하였다. 모형적용을 위해서는 23개의 reach와 86개 element를 사용하였으며, 주요지류로는 신령천, 청통천, 부기천, 오목천, 남천, 동화천, 신천, 팔거천, 달서천, 이언천를 적용하고, 주요 하 폐수 처리시설을 점오염원으로 입력하였다. 실측자료는 2013년과 2014년의 월자료를 사용하였으며, 유량시나리오는 상류단 영천댐 방류량 조건을 반영하여, 실방류량 조건과 하천유지용수 방류조건, 유지용수 외 추가 25%, 50% 방류조건, 목표수질을 달성하는 방류조건으로 총 5가지의 시나리오를 수행하였다. 상류단 유량이 증가하면 금호강 전반적으로 수질이 개선되나 수질 악화시에는 과도한 방류량을 요구하게 되어, 수질 악화시를 위한 구조적 비구조적 대책도 필요한 상황으로 분석된다.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.56 no.4
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• pp.281-302
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• 2023

Carbon is not only an essential element for life but also a key player in climate change. The radiocarbon (¹⁴C) analysis using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is a powerful tool not only to understand the carbon cycle but also to track pollutants derived from fossil carbon, which have a distinct radiocarbon isotope ratio (Δ¹⁴C). Many studies have reported Δ¹⁴C of carbon compounds in streams, rivers, rain, snow, throughfall, fine particulate matter (PM_2.5), and wastewater treatment plant effluents in South Korea, which are reviewed in this manuscript. In summary, (1) stream and river carbon in South Korea are largely derived from the chemical weathering of soils and rocks, and organic compounds in plants and soils, strongly influenced by precipitation, wastewater treatment effluents, agricultural land use, soil water, and groundwater. (2) Unprecedentedly high Δ¹⁴C of precipitation during winter has been reported, which can directly and indirectly influence stream and river carbon. Although we cannot exclude the possibility of local contamination sources of high Δ¹⁴C, the results suggest that stream dissolved organic carbon could be older than previously thought, warranting future studies. (3) The ¹⁴C analysis has also been applied to quantify the sources of forest throughfall and PM_2.5, providing new insights. The ¹⁴C data on a variety of ecosystems will be valuable not only to track the pollutants derived from fossil carbon but also to improve our understanding of climate change and provide solutions.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.37-42
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• 1985

Recently the method using fixing biological contactor in treatment of sewage and wastewater has been propelling on the ground that it has advantages of reducing both motive and man power and applied treatment plants of this method are increasing gradually in Korea. After analysing the results from which real structure pilot plant had operated in the field with RBC sewage wastewater system-one of the fixing biological contact methods-for five months, this study was performed to investigate how to apply the standard of establishment that provided in article of sewage disposal facilities notified (act 8 of art 84) by the office of environment on May 16, 1984, to real treatment plant. The rotating velocity and the staying time of rotating disc have interrelation on removal efficiency of BOD. When circumferential velocity of rotating disc was ranged from 18 to 20 m per minute, economical price was the best. When the staying time was even about 120 minutes for that of home RBC facilities showed 90% or above of BOD removal efficiency of high concentration sewage also showed excellent efficiency ranged from about 85% to 90%.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.488-494
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• 2012

This study was conducted to determine the optimal ratio of sludges from milk processing industry (MPS), paper-mill industry (PMS) and night-soil treatment plant (NSS) for vermicomposting. Five different ratios, 0 : 80 : 20 (MPS-0), 25 : 60 : 15 (MPS-25), 50 : 40 : 10 (MPS-50), 75 : 20 : 5 (MPS-75), and 100 : 0 : 0 (MPS-100 : control) MPS : PMS : NSS by wet weight were tested in a small plot experiment. The experiment for each mixing ratio was performed for 2 weeks with the three replications. MPS-100 (100 : 0 : 0) only had the highest decomposition rate with 19.9%, followed by MPS-25, MPS-50, MPS-75 and MPS-0 with 19.5, 19.1, 17.6 and 16.7%, respectively. Except for MPS-100, Vermicomposting resulted in increase in ash, T-P, $NO_2{^-}-N$, $NO_3{^-}-N$, Mg, K, As, Cd and Cu, whereas moisture, VS (Volatile Substance), TKN (Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen), $NH_4{^+}-N$, Ca, Hg and Pb were lower in the final cast than the initial feed mixture. Meanwhile Zn showed very slight difference and Cr and Ni did not show any tendency between the feed mixture and the final cast. In the case of MPS-100, where the decomposition rate was the highest, all the heavy metals in the final cast except for Hg were increased. All the vermicomposts produced from five different mixing ratios of the vermicomposting sludges met the Korea Standard as by-product compost.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.11-18
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• 2015

As the seriousness of water pollution resulted from nitrogen is being magnified, research has been conducted to reduce nitrogen in sewage as well as wastewater. Particularly research on innovative nitrogen removal methods that are based on the reaction of nitritation and are economically feasible and eco-friendly has been receiving attention. However, research on the applicability and efficiency of the methods based on the reaction of nitritation has not been completely done yet. Accordingly, the current study has analyzed the characteristics of sewage flowing into municipal wastewater treatment plants, primary clarifier supernatant, recycled water, and livestock wastewater and also operated a laboratory-level reactor. The result shows that recycled water and livestock wastewater contain higher-concentration nitrogen than other kinds of sewage, so they increase nitrogen loading in the water treatment line. And the result of operating a reactor shows that because of ammonium nitrogen low concentration, sewage and primary clarifier supernatant do not induce the reaction of nitritation. Also, there exist differences in the conditions of retention time inducing the reaction of nitritation by the types of sewage, and this seems to be attributed to organic compound and ammonium nitrogen concentration. Among the kinds of sewage inducing the reaction of nitritation, anaerobic digester supernatant indicates the highest efficiency.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.1939-1943
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• 2008

저수지 수질은 유역의 점오염원 배출부하와 강우시 발생하는 비점오염부하 발생에 의한 유역유출수의 저수지 유입과 저수지내 상황 및 기상등에 많은 영향을 받는다. 이와같이 저수지 수질은 저수지 내외의 다양한 요인에 따라 그 특성을 달리함으로 수질관리를 위해서는 기상, 수리 수문, 수질, 지형, 오염원, 처리시설 등 많은 자료를 필요로 하게 된다. 따라서 각종자료의 입력, 수정 및 분석을 하는 자료관리시스템, 수질모의를 수행하는 모델시스템 그리고 분석결과를 표나 그래프로 표현하는 체계를 하나의 시스템으로 통합 구축하여 필요한 분석을 실시함으로서 여러 가지 대안에 대한 평가를 시각적으로 쉽게 할수 있게 되어 관리자는 보다 정확하고 신속하게 의사결정을 할 수 있게 된다. 본 논문에서는 UML(Unified Model Language)기반 하에서 Visual $C^{++}$ 언어를 사용하여 Class diagram, 화면명세, Database명세 등을 생성하는 체계적인 시스템을 구축하였으며, 수질모의를 위해 유역모델로 HSPF 모형을 선정하였고 저수지 모델로는 CE-QUAL-W2를 적용하였다. 구축된 시스템의 활용을 위해 유역관리 시나리오 4개(하폐수처리장 운영에 따른 수질변화모의, 점오염원 제거시 수질모의, 비점오염원 제거시 수질모의, 개발지 관리에 의한 수질모의)와 저수지관리 시나리오 4개(저수지 운영조건 변화에 따른 수질모의, 조류 차단막 설치에 의한 수질모의, 조류제거선 운영에 따른 수질모의, 빈도강우시 탁수관리 모의)를 적용하여 수질변화를 모의하였으며, 다양한 새로운 시나리오를 원활한 적용할수 있도록 설계하였다. 이상의 적용결과로 평가해 볼 때 본 시스템은 저수지 수질관리에 활용할 수 있는 효율적인 시스템으로 평가되었다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.23-30
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• 2012

In the state that re-evaluation of calculating optimum amount of incineration in the future is needed, as considering the amount of waste, increase of heat value and change in floating population in each area in city B, the purpose of this research was to predict optimum available capacity in incineration plant and to study alternatives for the amount of disposal in each incineration plant based on the available capacity that was predicted. As a result of predicting the change in population based on progress of population in city B in the past, it is expected that an overall population is decreasing, but in some areas, population is concentrated due to increased apartment complexes, showing similar figures as the present. Moreover, when predicting the amount of waste through forecasting population, it is considered that the amount of waste by decreased population is also decreasing. However, the amount of combustible component among a total amount of waste is expected to increase, so it is predicted that the amount of incineration and combustible component will be reasonable except D incineration plant, Therefore, D incinerating plant showed 72.7% of rate of utilization of incineration facility compared to 59.1% of national rate. However, if shortfall of waste in the future can be used wisely in other areas, the use of renewable energy using burner useless heat can be maximized.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.177-183
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• 2005

The effluent quality is directly affected by the separation of biological solids in a final clarifier because the majority of discharged $BOD_5$ and SS are virtually dependent on the results of biological solids in the sedimentation tank effluent. If a final clarifier is effectively designed and operated, the desired goal of clarification for wastewater can be achieved together with the cost reduction in the treatment of wastewater. To this end flow characteristics and the removal efficiency of SS are numerically investigated especially by the change of the inlet position and the installation of baffle to improve the performance of a rectangular final clarifier. The 2-D computer program developed in a rectangular coordinates has been successfully validated against experimental residence time distribution(RTD) curves obtained by tracing radio-isotope. The lowering of the inlet position weakens the density current and induces the settling of SS in the front zone of a clarifier. Thus the decreased traveling distance of the sludge increases the removal efficiency of SS in the effluent. The inlet baffle installed in the front region of clarifier prevents the short circuiting flow and induces to flow into the dense underflow, which eventually improves the effluent quality. In the case of lower inlet position, however, installation of baffle results in degradation of effluent quality. Consequently it is strongly recommended that in-depth numerical study be performed in advance for optimizing a clarifier design and retrofitting to improve effluent quality in a final clarifier.