• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.174-190
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• 1996

Damage assessment based on in situ surveys for oil spills in marine environment is limited by fundamental difficulties as well as tremendous expenses. Except for intertidal zones, the damage is not preserved well. Also such surveys are usually confined to adult organisms. To overcome these limitations a computer model, NRDAM/CME, was developed in the case of USA (Reed et al., 1989), where an acute toxicity data base was used to assess indirect damages through food webs and loss due to recruitment as well as adult losses. In the present study damage assessment of natural biological resources for hypothetical oil spills is attempted using a computer model for hypothetical spills of Bunker C and heavy crude oil. In the model, the logical structure of NRDAM/CME was adopted, and biomass and productivity database were compiled for the Korean waters. The results showed that the damage increased in a nonlinear fashion as the spill amount increased. The magnitude of the damage depended upon the chemical properties of oil viscosity and solubility in particular, which implies that usage of oil dispersant might increase the damage by dispersing oil. The results also indicate that long term damage due to recruitment loss could be greater than short term damage.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.18-24
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• 2007

Paddy fields are apparently nonpoint source pollution and influence water environment. In order to improve water quality in rivers or lakes, to low nutrient load from paddy fields are required. To establish comprehensive plan to control agricultural non-point source pollution, it is imperative to get a quantitative evaluation on pollutants and pollution load from paddy fields. A field monitoring study was carried out to investigate the water balance and losses of nutrients from fields in Sumjin river basin. The size of paddy fields was 115 ha and the fields were irrigated from a pumping station. The observed total nitrogen loads from paddy fields were larger than those of the unit loads determined by Ministry of Environment data (MOE). It is because the nitrogen fertilization level at the studied field was higher than the recommended rate and the high irrigation and subsequent drainage amount. On the contrary, total phosphorus loads were less than those addressed by MOE since phosphorus fertilization level was lower than that of standard level. Therefore, it was found that fertilization, irrigation, and drainage management are key factors to determine nutrient losses from paddy fields. When the runoff losses of nutrients were compared to applied chemical fertilizer, it was found that 42 to 60% of nitrogen lost via runoff while runoff losses of phosphorus account for 1.3 to 7.6% of the total applied amount during the entire year.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.159-167
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• 2000

In recent years, combined and separated sewer overflows (CSOs, SSOs) have been recognized as a significant pollution problem. To solve this problem a series of experiments were performed in a small scale Rapid Floc Settler (RFS) device to determine its ability in removing micro particles and dissolved materials from polluted waters. The RFS device is a compact physico-chemical wasterwater treatment system. Polyacrylamide (PAM) is used as a coagulant for treating stormwater in the RFS. The results of Jar test showed that PAM could be an excellent coagulant as compared with aluminum sulfate. and ferric chloride. In several experimental conditions, the influence of different variation parameters was tested to measure the efficiency of the RFS. Tests have been carried out with typical CSOs concentrations (50~1.000mg SS/L). The treatment efficiency with regard to SS and COD, which can be obtained at an overflow rate of $130m^3/m^2/day$, are 90% and 80%, respectively. Comparing other sedimentation technologies with RFS, the overflows rate of RFS is ten times faster. The distribution of particle size and number were analyzed. The RFS is suitable for the treatment of CSOs and also the removal of settleable and dissolved materials in urban stormwater runoff.

• The Sea:JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN SOCIETY OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.411-419
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• 2003

Dredged material during Masan Bay cleaning in 1990-1994 was deposited in Gapo area. The site provides an ideal experimental condition to monitor environmental remediation and benthic ecosystem stabilization processes after the disturbance. Sea water samples were taken during one tidal cycle in one hour interval from Oct. 2001 to Apr. 2002 (4 times) to estimate the organic matter and nutrient fluxes in Gapo area. Hourly material fluxes were estimated from the water balance estimated from 3 dimensional topography of Gapo area and from material concentration. Net material fluxes were estimated from the difference between total influx and total outflux during one tidal cycle. Chemical oxygen demand showed net outflux in Nov. 2001, Dec. 2001 and Apr. 2002 (2.2∼3.9 g m$\^$-2/ h$\^$-1/) and showed net influx in Mar. 2002 (1.4 g m$\^$-2/ h$\^$-1/). Ammonium showed net outflux during the study (0.1∼118 mg m$\^$-2/ h$\^$-1/m-2h-I). According to this investigation, Gapo area was a source rather than a sink of organic matter. However, the variability of the material fluxes was high so that a long term study may be required.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.424-431
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• 2018

Stormwater runoff containing considerable amounts of pollutants such as particulates, organics, nutrients, and heavy metals contaminate natural bodies of water. At present, best management practices (BMP) intended to reduce the volume and treat pollutants from stormwater runoff were devised to serve as cost-effective measures of stormwater management. However, improper design and lack of proper maintenance can lead to degradation of the facility, making it unable to perform its intended function. This study evaluated an infiltration trench (IT) that went through a series of maintenance operations. 41 monitored rainfall events from 2009 to 2016 were used to evaluate the pollutant removal capabilities of the IT. Assessment of the water quality and hydrological data revealed that the inflow volume was the most relative factor affecting the unit pollutant loads (UPL) entering the facility. Seasonal variations also affected the pollutant removal capabilities of the IT. During the summer season, the increased rainfall depths and runoff volumes diminished the pollutant removal efficiency (RE) of the facility due to increased volumes that washed off larger pollutant loads and caused the IT to overflow. Moreover, the system also exhibited reduced pollutant RE for the winter season due to frozen media layers and chemical-related mechanisms impacted by the low winter temperature. Maintenance operations also posed considerable effects of the performance of the IT. During the first two years of operation, the IT exhibited a decrease in pollutant RE due to aging and lack of proper maintenance. However, some events also showed reduced pollutant RE succeeding the maintenance as a result of disturbed sediments that were not removed from the geotextile. Ultimately, the presented effects of maintenance operations in relation to the pollutant RE of the system may lead to the optimization of maintenance schedules and procedures for BMP of same structure.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1997.04b
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• pp.56-58
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• 1997

최근 polyolefin계열의 고분자 분리막이 많이 사용되고 있는데 특히 그 중 polypropylene막은 특성상 내약품성 및 내열성이 뛰어나 막 손상이나 성능 저하가 비교적 적은 고분자 막으로 평가되고 있다. 그러나 재질의 소수성 특성 때문에 심각한 fouling을 유발하게 되어 이를 방지하기 위해 막 표면을 hydrophilic agent로 개질 시켜 fouling을 제어하는 기술이 진행되고 있다. 일반적으로 막 재질을 개질 시키기 위하여 sulfonating agents, ozone, 그리고 hydrophilic monomer등을 grafting하는 방법들이 사용되고 있는데, 이는 공정상의 어려움이 있고 완벽한 친수성의 부여를 기대하기가 어렵다. 또한 막 기공 구조의 변화와 붕괴를 초래한다는 단점이 있다. 이밖에 hydrophilizing agent 등을 이용하여 wetting시킴으로써 일시적인 친수화 처리를 하는 방법이 있다. 그러나 이 방법은 membrane matrix로 부터 hydrophilizing agent가 새어 나가므로 영구적으로 사용할 수 없으며, 특히 의료용 분리막으로 이용될 경우 유출된 hydrophilizing agent가 cell membrane을 공격하여 cell 분해와 같은 인체에 해로운 결과를 초래하기 때문에 부적당하다. 최근 들어 저온 plasma를 이용한 표면 개질의 방법이 연구되고 있는데, 이는 plasma가 고분자 물질의 구조나 화학적 반응성과는 상관없이 모든 고분자 물질의 표면을 일정하게 개질 시킬 수 있으며 여타의 다른 방법들과는 달리 막 제조시 residual solvent의 문제점과 swelling의 문제점들이 발생하지 않는 장점 때문에 최근 각광받고 있는 기술 중의 하나이다. 또한 다른 방법에 비해 막과 plasma와의 강한 흡착력 때문에 영구적 친수성을 가지게 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 저온 plasma를 이용한 표면 개질이 막의 친수성 향상 및 fouling 방지에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.245-257
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• 2016

Although rivers cover only 0.5% of the total land area on the Earth, they are windows that show the integrated effects of watershed biogeochemistry. Studies on the loads and properties of riverine carbon have been conducted because they are directly linked with drinking water quality, and because regional or global net ecosystem production (NEP) can be overestimated, unless riverine carbon loads are subtracted. Globally, ${\sim}0.8-1.5Pg\;yr^{-1}$ and ${\sim}0.62-2.1Pg\;yr^{-1}$ of carbon are transported from terrestrial ecosystems to the ocean via rivers and from inland waters to the atmosphere, respectively. Concentrations, ${\delta}^{13}C$, and fluorescence spectra of riverine carbon have been investigated in South Korea to understand the spatiotemporal changes in the sources. Precipitation as well as land use/land cover can strongly influence the composition of riverine carbon, thus shifting the ratios among DIC, DOC, and POC, which could affect the concentrations, loads, and the degradability of adsorbed organic and inorganic toxic materials. A variety of analyses including $^{14}C$ and high resolution mass spectroscopy need to be employed to precisely define the sources and to quantify the degradability of riverine carbon. Long-term data on concentrations of major ions including alkalinity and daily discharge have been used to show direct evidence of ecosystem changes in the US. The current database managed by the Korean government could be improved further by integrating the data collected by individual researchers, and by adding the major components ions including DIC, DOC, and POC into the database.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.732-738
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• 2008

Simulated moving bed (SMB) process is a continuous chromatographic technology used to separate a large amount of petrochemicals, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and so on, drawing a great attraction of related industries. With the recent development of biotechnology, the SMB process has been adopted for the separation of various useful bio-products. Attempts to understand the separation mechanism of the SMB process in many aspects are reported in many publications. These researches have dealt with the improvement of SMB for easier operation and solving problem in process. The feed mixture fed into the SMB process may be of different concentration batch by batch rather than in uniform concentration. Retention behaviors of feed (psicose (A) and fructose (B) mixture) existing in the SMB unit in dynamic steady-state and feed (psicose (C) and fructose (D) mixture) newly injected into the SMB were analyzed. It was observed that the existing components, (A) and (B), were eluted relatively faster as the injection time of new feed was earlier during the port-switching period. In addition, the components (C) and (D) were eluted earlier as fresh feed was injected earlier in a port-switching time.

• The Microorganisms and Industry
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.44-47
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• 1990

Avery, MacLeod, McCarty가 1944년에 세균에서 유전적 재조합이 이루어진다는 사실을 발견한 후 세균은 진화 학자들과 미생물 학자들로 부터 주목을 받기 시작했다. 왜냐하면 세균은 자연생태계에서 또다른 형태의 유전적 적응성을 지니고 그러한 돌영변이 중 일부는 모세포(parent cell)보다도 주변환경에 더 잘 적응되었기 때문이다. 이제까지 GEM들이 생태계에서 유전자들 전이시키는 빈도가 대부분 낮았고, 토양이나 다른 자연생태계애서 유전자의 전이가 지속적으로 일어난다는 실험적 증거는 없었지만 이들을 생태계에 방출한 결과 유전자 전이가 몇몇 실험에서 확인된 적이 있어 토양에서의 유전적 전이의 가능성을 강하게 암시하고 있다. 하지만 어떻게 전이되고 토양의 물리, 화학및 전이에 필요한 최소한의 donor와 recipient의 수와 정확한 감지 방법등이 아직까지 밝혀져 있지 않은 상태이다. 더우기 토양환경에서 미생물의 활성과 생태, 군집 동태에 영향을 줄 수 있는 기능을 나타내려면 얼마만큼의 재조합 세균이 단위면적당 필요한지도 밝혀지지 않은 상태이다. 따라서 이러한 여러가지 문제점을 밝히는 것은 학문적인면 뿐만 아니라 진화론적인 이론에도 도움이 되며 GEM들이 토양이나 다른 생태계에 유출되었을 때의 환경영향평가나 규제를 하는데에도 도움이 될 수 있다고 본다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.1262-1264
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• 2015

최근 국내 재난발생의 빈도가 잦고 이를 해결하기 위한 재난대응 담당자들의 역량에 대한 관심이 높아지면서 재난역량을 강화하기 위한 교육 및 훈련에 대한 체계 정립이 강화되고 있다. 본 연구는 실제 재난발생사례 및 추이 분석을 통한 대규모 국가재난으로 전개 가능한 시나리오를 개발하고, 시나리오 전개에 따른 현대비수준과의 갭을 분석하여 재난관리책임기관의 대응역량 강화 방안을 마련하는 것을 연구 목표로 하고 있다. 이를 위해 여러 가지 재난 유형 중 최근 위험성이 커지고 있는 "화학유해물질 유출사고"에 관한 재난 상황 시나리오를 개발하여 시나리오의 재난요인 변수 데이터가 재난책임 담당자의 대응에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 살펴보고, 재난요인 변수 DB를 활용하여 재난대응역량 강화에 대한 방안을 제공한다.