• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.317-326
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• 2003

In order to improve our knowledge of the characteristics of organic compounds in coastal waters, water samples were collected from the Incheon coastal region, the Hyungsan River in Youngil Bay and the Busan coastal region. Also, mooring was carried out near the Kanghwa Island and Seo Island. In this study, the relationship between the total organic carbon (TOC) and salinity, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and salinity were evaluated and determined. Riverine end-member of TOC into the Korean coastal area and its COD estimated from these relationships were 5.32 mg C/l and 8.87 mg O$_2$/l, respectively. The oxidation efficiency of COD to TOC estimated using the high-temperature catalytic oxidation method was about 47％. The linear relationship between TOC and COD was derived as COD (mg O$_2$/l)=0.61${\times}$TOC (mg C/l) -0.03, (R$^2$=0.66). Therefore, it is possible to estimate total organic carbon using this equation from previously reported chemical oxygen demand.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.39 no.1 s.115
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• pp.73-84
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• 2006

The objective of this study was to analyze long-term temporal trends of water chemistry and spatial heterogeneity for 10 sampling sites of the Yeongsan River watershed using water quality dataset during 1995 to 2004 (obtained from the Ministry of Environment, Korea). The water quality, based on multi-parameters of biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), conductivity, dissolved oxygen (Do), total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN) and total suspended solids (TSS), largely varied depending on the sampling sites, seasons and years. Largest seasonal variabilities in most parameters occurred during the two months of July to August and these were closely associated with large spate of summmer monsoon rain. Conductivity, used as a key indicator for a ionic dilution during rainy season, and nutrients of TN and TP had an inverse function of precipitation (absolute r values> 0.32, P< 0.01, n= 119), whereas BOD and COD had no significant relations(P> 0.05, n= 119) with rainfall. Minimum values in conductivity, TN, and TP were observed during the summer monsoon, indicating an ionic and nutrient dilution of river water by the rainwater. In contrast, major inputs of total suspended solids (TSS) occurred during the period of summer monsoon. BOD values varied with seasons and the values was closely associated (r=0.592: P< 0.01) with COD, while variations of TN were had high correlations (r=0.529 : P< 0.01) with TP. Seasonal fluctuations of DO showed that maximum values were in the cold winter season and minimum values were in the summer seasons, indicating an inverse relation with water temperature. The spatial trend analyses of TP, TN, BOD, COD and TSS, except for conductivity, showed that the values were greater in the mid-river reach than in the headwater and down-river reaches. Conductivity was greater in the down-river sites than any other sites. Overall data of BOD, COD, and nutrients (TN, TP) showed that water quality was worst in the Site 4, compared to those of others sites. This was due to continuous effluents from the wastewater treatment plants within the urban area of Gwangju city. Based on the overall dataset, efficient water quality management is required in the urban area for better water quality.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.294-297
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• 2007

유기유기물 증가원인의 파악과 근본적인 대책에 대한 연구의 일환으로 부영양화된 연안해역에 대하여 태풍 발생 전후의 수질변동에 대하여 조사하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 용존산소 포화도는 수온과 염분 약층이 형성된 시기에 저층에서 54% 이하로 관측되었다. 태풍이 지나간 직후에는 표층과 저층에서 거의 비슷한 용존산소 포화도$(78{\sim}88%)$가 조사되었다. 그리고, 태풍이 지나간 3일 후 식물플랑크톤이 대량으로 증식한 표층에서 용존산소 포화도가 234%로 아주 높은 값이 관측되었고, 저층(5m)에서도 90%가 조사되어, 태풍과 식물플랑크톤의 이상 증식이 저층의 용존산소 포화도를 높이는 작용을 한 것으로 보인다. 2) 염분이 가장 낮았던 시기에 표층에서 $NA_4-N$, $NO_3-N$, $SiO_2-Si$의 농도가 각각 18.22, 38.90, 52.10uM로 아주 높게 조사되었으며, $NH4-N$, $PO_4-P$, $SiO_2-Si$는 용존산소가 낮은 저층에서도 높게 나타났다. 3) 클로로필은 최고 $311.0{\mu}g/L$가 태풍 후에 관측되었으며, 그 원인 생물은 Scrippsiella trochoidea (42,000cells/mL)였다. 조류성장잠재능력은 태풍발생 후에 아주 높게 조사되었으며, 항상 질소가 부족한 것으로 조사되었다. 4) 화학적 산소요구량은 최고 10.55 mg/L였으며, 태풍으로 저층 퇴적물로부터 부유되는 유기 오탁 물질이 화학적 산소요구량 증가에 미치는 기여도는 크지 않은 것으로 보이며, 화학적 산소요구량 증가의 대부분이 식물플랑크톤의 증식에 기인한 것($r^2=0.612$, p<0.0001)으로 조사되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Marine Environment & Energy
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.63-73
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• 1999

The results of residual currents simulation by a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model showed the water volume transport and the residence time to be about 4km³ per tidal cycle and about 6 years through the line of latitude, 34° 25' N in the Yellow Sea, and to be about 13km³ per tidal cycle and about 2.5 years through the southeastern boundary line of the Yellow Sea, respectively. On the bases of the entire seawater volume of the Yellow Sea and dissolved oxygen (DO) in summer, the environmental capacity of the Yellow Sea for reception of the maximum pollution load without reducing DO concentration below 5.0mg/ℓ in seawater may be estimated to be about 58×10/sup 6/tons of chemical oxygen demand (COD), which is equivalent to the load about 8 times as high as the annual organic pollution load from 14 major rivers. On the bases of DO transports by residual currents calculated on the line of 34° 25' N latitude and on the southeastern boundary line of the Yellow Sea being about 57×10³tons and about 203×10³tons of DO per day, respectively, the environmental capacities of the Yellow Sea for reception of the maximum pollution loads without reducing DO concentration in seawater nay be equivalent to COD loads about 3 times and 10 times, respectively, as high as the existing organic pollution loads from 14 major rivers.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.73.2-77
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• 2000

A possibility of the implementation of a quartz crystal sensor to the detennination of chemical oxygen demand is examined by checking the electrochemical behavior of the sensor in a glucose solution. Since the surface of a quartz crystal has to be oxidized, a relatively active metal is coated on the surface of a usual 9 MHz AT-cut crystal. The electrochemical behavior is investigated by measuring the changes of current, resonant frequency and resonant resistance while a constant potential is applied. The crystal is installed in a specially designed container, and a QUartz crystal analyzer is utilized to measure the frequency and resistance simultaneously. The variations of the measurements are examined at different concentrations of glucose solution and the effect of the concentration is analyzed to find a proper relation between the concentration and the measurements. It is fOlmd that a linear relation between the concentration of less than 900 Dpm and the peak current when a constant potential of -180 m V vs. Ag/ AgCI reference is applied.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.449-458
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• 2011

Illegal waste dumping is one of the major problems that the government agency monitoring water quality has to face. Recently government agency installed COD (chemical oxygen demand) auto-monitering machines in river. In this article we provide an outlier detection algorithm using R based on the time series intervention model that detects some outlier values among those COD time series values generated from an auto-monitering machine. Through this algorithm using R, we can achieve an automatic algorithm that does not need manual intervention in each step, and that can further be used in simulation study.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.825-835
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• 1994

The distributions of temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, chemical oxygen demand, dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphate in the Yellow Sea are described from data collected in June and July, 1994. Based on the observations of water temperature and salinity, the fresh waters originated from the Changjiang River were found to affect the waters adjacent to Cheju Island. In the light of the distributions of dissolved oxygen and chemical oxygen demand, the western part of the Yellow Sea was worse in water quality than the eastern part. Based on data of nutrients, eutrophication indices of the western part were higher than those of the eastern part in summer. It is concluded that the western part of the Yellow Sea appeared to receive high pollution loads from rivers and was evaluated to have high potentiality of red tide occurrence.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Environmental Biology Conference
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• 2005.12a
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• pp.130-130
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• 2005

• Environmental engineer
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• v.23 s.244
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• pp.56-60
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• 2006

최근 수질환경보전법의 개정법률(안)에 의거하여 폐 · 하수종말처리장에 수온, pH, 생물학적산소요구량(BOD), 화학적산소요구량(COD), 총질소(TN), 총인(TP) 및 부유물질(SS)의 자동으로 측정할 수 있는 수질 자동측정기의 부착이 의무화될 예정에 있다. 그러나, 현재 전국적으로 화학적산소요구량 측정장비와 같이 일부 항목에 대한 자동측정장치는 설치 · 운영 중인 곳이 많이 있으나, 수질 TMS 설치 규정에 나와 있는 전 항목을 측정할 수 있는 장비가 설치되어 운영하는 곳은 극히 일부에 불과한 실정이다. 따라서, 수온, ph, 화학적 산소요구량(COD), 총질소(TN), 총인(TP), 부유물질(SS) 자동측정 장치를 설치하고, 무선통신(CDMA)방식을 이용하여 ‘방류수 수질 원격감시체계(TMS) 시범 운영'을 통하여, 측정 장비들에 대한 자료의 정확성, 신뢰성을 파악하여 설치된 장비들에 대한 성능을 사전에 평가하고, 수질 TMS 시스템에 대한 현장 적응 능력 및 안정성을 파악하여 실질적으로 운영되는 시점에 좀 더 정확하고 실용적인 시스템의 적용하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.96-102
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• 2009

The effect of ultrasonic and alkaline pre-treatments on waste activated sludge (WAS) disintegration was investigated for improved anaerobic digestion. As WAS was treated by either methods, longer capillary suction time (CST) was required due to the break-up of cell walls, and its supernatant demonstrated increase in soluble chemical oxygen demand (SCOD), protein content and turbidity. Ultrasonic process combined with alkaline pre-treatment demonstrated higher SCOD and protein content in the supernatant as compared with ultrasonic pre-treatment only. However, the degree of disintegration (DDCOD) of WAS decreased with increasing solid concentration as both WAS disintegration methods employed simultaneously.