• Advances in environmental research
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.105-117
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• 2015

The groundwater is a very important part of the environment and must be protected for the benefit of the present and future generation. The contamination of soil and groundwater by chemicals has become an increasing concern in the recent past. These chemicals enter the groundwater system by a wide variety of mechanisms, including accidental spills, land disposal of domestic and industrial wastes and application of agricultural fertilizers. Once introduced into an aquifer, these contaminants will be transported by flowing groundwater and may degrade water quality at nearby wells and streams. For improving the management and protection of groundwater resources, it is important to first understand the various processes that control the transport of contaminants in groundwater. Predictions of the fate of groundwater contaminants can be made to assess the effect of these chemicals on local water resources and to evaluate the effectiveness of remedial actions. In this study, an attempt has been made to investigate the behaviour of solute transport through porous media using laboratory experiments. Sodium chloride was used as a conservative chemical in the experiment. During the experiment, pulse boundary condition and continuous boundary conditions were used. Experimental results have been presented for conservative solute transport in the sand. The pattern of the break through curve remains almost same in all the cases of varying flow rate and initial concentration of conservative chemical.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.368-371
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• 2003

Accidental release of petroleum products from underground storage tank(USTs) is one of the most common causes of groundwater contamination. BTEX is the major components of fuel oils, which are hazardous substances regulated by many nations. In addition to BTEX, other gasoline consituents such as MTBE(methyl-t-buthyl ether), anphthalene are also toxic to humans. Natual attenuation processes include physic, chemical, and biological trasformation. Aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation are believed to be the major processes that account for both containment of the petroleum-hydrocarbon plum and reduction of the contaminant concentrations. Aerobic bioremediation has been highly effective in the remediation of many fuel releases. However, Bioremediation of aromatic hydrocarbons in groundwater and sediments is ofen limited by the inability to provide sufficient oxygen to the contaminated zones due to the low water solubility of oxygen. Anaerobic processes refer to a variety of biodegradation mechanisms that use nitrate, ferric iron, sulfate, and carbon dioxide as terminal electron accepters. The objectives of this study was to conduct laboratory-scale microcosm studies in assessing enhanced bioremediation potential of BTEX and MTBE under various electron accepters(aerobic, nitrate, ferric iron, sulfate) in contaminated Soil. these results suggest that, presents evidence and a variety pattern of the biological removal of aromatic compounds under enhanced nitrate-, Fe(III)-, sulfate-reducing conditions.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.23-34
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• 2022

유독성 물질로 인한 환경오염사고 방지 및 수환경 보호를 위해 정부에서는 완충저류시설의 설치를 제도적으로 추진하고 있다. 완충저류시설은 사고유출수 및 초기우수를 저류하여 수질오염을 방지하는 긍정적인 역할에도 불구하고 관련연구 및 시설의 설계를 위한 구체적인 가이드 라인은 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 완충저류시설 설계 도서를 분석하여 어떠한 항목을 설계에 반영하였는지 분석하였다. 분석결과를 바탕으로 설계항목을 도출하고, 완충저류시설 관계자의 의견을 반영하여 완충저류시설의 설계에 필요한 항목을 제안하였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2000

벼의 방사성 핵종 직접오염 경로를 분석하기 위하여 동위원소 실험온실내에서 $^{54}Mn,\;^{57}Co,\;^{85}Sr,\;^{134}Cs$의 혼합용액을 벼의 생육중 여섯 차례에 걸쳐 작물체 지상부에 처리하였다. 작물체 차단계수는 핵종 간에 차이가 없었고 처리시기가 수확기에 가까울수록 증가하여 최고 약 0.94에 달리하였다. 작물계에 침적한 각 핵종의 수확시 잔류율은 방사능 붕괴가 없다고 가정할 예 처리시기에 따라 각각 $19{\sim}47%,\;17{\sim}43%,\;19{\sim}42%,\;23{\sim}61%,\;11{\sim}69%$였다. 종실 전류계수는 처리시기에 따라 각각 $6.9{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}3.8{\times}10^{-2},\;3.6{\times}10^{-3},\;1.6{\times}10^{-1}{\sim}5.8{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}3.2{\times}10^{-2},\;1.6{\times}10^{-4}{\sim}7.6{\times}10^{-5},\;3.2{\sim}10^{-2}{\sim}2.0{\times}10^{-1}$의 범위였고 모두 종실의 발육성기 처리시 가장 높았다. 강우 빈도의 차이가 2배 이내일 때는 강우빈도가 잔류율과 전류계수에 큰 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 벼의 생육중 사고침적시 쌀알 내 핵종농도 예측에 활용될 수 있다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.108-115
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• 2012

국제원자력기구(IAEA)에서 주관하는 국제비교프로그램 EMRAS-2($\underline{E}$nvironmental $\underline{M}$odelling for $\underline{RA}$diation $\underline{S}$afety, Phase 2)의 도시오염평가분과에서는 도시지역의 방사성핵종 거동 모델에 대한 평가능력의 시험과 향상을 위해 방사능사고 시나리오를 설계하였다. 모델간 예측결과의 비교를 위해 선정된 도시지역에서 방사능오염 사건이 발생한 계절(여름철, 겨울철) 및 사건이 발생한 당일의 강우조건(강우 없음, 약한 강우, 강한 강우)을 고려하였고, 각기 다른 피폭자 위치에서의 다양한 대응행위에 대한 공기중 흡수선량률의 시간에 따른 변화를 분석하였다. 국내모델 METRO-K를 사용한 예측결과가 모델간 비교를 위해 도시오염평가분과에 제출되었다. 본 논문에서는 동 시나리오에 대해 METRO-K로 예측한 결과의 일부로써 대상 도시지역에 위치한 24층 상업용 건물의 1층 실내에서의 대응행위에 따른 선량저감의 효과를 제시하고 분석하였다. 평가 결과, 방사능오염 사건이 발생한 당일의 강우강도 및 계절에 따른 대응행위별 피폭저감 효과는 분명한 차이를 나타냈다. 이는 방사성핵종의 각기 다른 표면으로의 침적량과 침적 후 거동, 적용되는 대응 행위에 대한 저감효과의 차이에 기인한 것으로 분석된다. 이러한 결과로 부터 만일의 원자력발전소 사고나 방사능분산장치의 폭발 등과 같은 불의의 사건이 발생하여 도시지역에서 방사능오염이 발생될 경우, 방사능피폭에 따른 인체위해 뿐 아니라 경제 사회적 영향을 최소화하기 위해서는 사건이 일어난 시점의 계절 및 강우조건을 고려한 대응행위의 선택이 중요한 것으로 확인되었다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.202-209
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• 1993

지난 1991년 3월 16일 대구지역에서 발생한 상수도 페놀오염이 인체에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 대구지역의 상수도 공급분포와 초 중 고등학교 지역적 분포를 비교하여 대상학교 10개교를 선정하여 이를 폭로군과 비폭로군으로 나누어 학생들의 가족구성원 전체를 대상으로 하여 설문지를 통하여 자기기입법으로 조사하였다. 분석내용은 노출지역과 비노출지역에서의 증상호소의 차이, 음용수 유형의 변화형태 등이다. 노출지역과 비노출지역에서 수도물만 먹은 사람을 비교하였을 때 페놀의 영향으로 볼 수 있는 증상으로 노출지역에서 3배 이상의 호소율을 나타낸 증상은 구역질, 구토, 설사, 복통, 두통, 입 목이 따끔거림, 피부증상으로 나타났다. 유관증상을 한가지 이상 호소한 경우는 노출군이 비노출군보다 약 3.5배(39 9% 대 9.4%)였으며 의료기관 이용율은 노출군에서 18.5%인 반면 비노출군에서는 4.7%로 약 4배의 차이를 보였다. 유관증상은 노출정도가 심할 수록 호소율이 높아지는 용량-반응 현상을 나타내었다. 그리고 이번 사건이후 생수. 혹은 약수를 찾거나 정수기를 설치하는 가구가 늘어났음을 관찰할 수 있었다. 노출지역에서 사건 전에 65.4%를 차지하던 수도물 사용이 페놀확인 후 32.2%로 떨어졌으나 비노출군에서는 57%에서 46.2%로 떨어졌다.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.77-97
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• 2018

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has been adjudicating on sports-related disputes since 1984. CAS can be regarded as world supreme court for sports settling down about 4200 cases including doping issues. Doping disputes are generally processed by CAS Appeals division and Anti-Doping Division. An appeal against the decision by sports-related bodies may be filed with CAS Appeals Division. Doping issues concerning Olympic games are on Anti-Doping Division, introduced from 2016 Olympic games and invested with complete authority by IOC. The Award of Maria Sharapova finds a player is responsible if found to have committed any Anti-Doping Rule Violation regardless of his/her intention or fault. It offers detailed jurisprudence on imposing such a specific period of ineligibility in view of the totality of the circumstances. The award of Xinyi Chen also confirms the Strict Liability Rule on anti-doping disputes. The player appealed there could be either accidental contamination of drinks, or doping laboratories' mistakes that affected the test results. But, all of them were rejected. Though dealing with doping disputes in a timely manner is important for seasonal sports events like Olympic games, it is necessary to prepare the acceptable and fair process for the players in the future.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제30권
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• pp.5.1-5.8
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• 2015

Objectives We aimed to assess the radiation exposure for epidemiologic investigation in residents exposed to radiation from roads that were accidentally found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium-137 ($^{137}Cs$) in Seoul. Methods Using information regarding the frequency and duration of passing via the $^{137}Cs$ contaminated roads or residing/working near the roads from the questionnaires that were obtained from 8875 residents and the measured radiation doses reported by the Nuclear Safety and Security Commission, we calculated the total cumulative dose of radiation exposure for each person. Results Sixty-three percent of the residents who responded to the questionnaire were considered as ever-exposed and 1% of them had a total cumulative dose of more than 10 mSv. The mean (minimum, maximum) duration of radiation exposure was 4.75 years (0.08, 11.98) and the geometric mean (minimum, maximum) of the total cumulative dose was 0.049 mSv (<0.001, 35.35) in the exposed. Conclusions An individual exposure assessment was performed for an epidemiological study to estimate the health risk among residents living in the vicinity of $^{137}Cs$ contaminated roads. The average exposure dose in the exposed people was less than 5% of the current guideline.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.161-165
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• 2016

Background: Radiation accidents having occurred in recent containing the accident in Fukushima nuclear power plants of Japan were resulted to the increase in some public concern, anxiety and confusion for radiation or nuclear safety. The public anxiety for radiation is not being decreased though the announcements done in radiation research institutes in Korea. Therefore, this study aims at providing an effective system for radiation publicity to the public members by the clipping analysis for the radiation articles reported in the media. And, the relation between those radiation issues and the radiation perception to the public members is analyzed. Materials and Methods: The radiation articles reported by them in 2013 and 2014 have been collected, and they are then classified with the article characteristic, field and tendency. Classified articles have been reviewed by dividing as two year. The 210 articles have been compared for their tendencies, characteristics and fields by year reported, and their characteristic comparison by reported year are then reviewed. Results and Discussion: Though the frequency that the radiological accidents have occurred in worldwide is far low compared to the accidental frequencies occurred in the general industrial fields, the radiation perception is being still deteriorated because of its special problem, which is defined as exposure, contamination or radioactivity, about radiation. The basic principles for radiation communication were suggested for preventing some unnecessary misunderstanding due to the variation of understanding for radiation issues. Conclusion: It is necessary to perform a variety of strategies for the publicity in improving the radiation perception, to build a relationship with the press or the media and then to consistently interact with them. Radiation communication must be performed by radiation experts or complete charge department, and must be consistently performed and be taken predictable patterns.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.3-10
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• 2003

Soil and groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbon products is only one of many environmental problems in Korea. However, many environmental consulting companies have been targeted their business on this subject because the petroleum-oil-lubricant (POL) products have been widely used product and accidental releases of the products from storages resulted numerous small and large contaminated sites throughout Korea. Therefore, many small and large companies are actively participating in environmental assessment and remediation projects for the POL contaminated sites. Remedial technologies for the POL contaminated sites have been developed for many years by government and private institutions throughout the world. Development of a new decontamination technology for the POL contaminated sites is no longer attractive issue in research community because scientific bases of most cost-effective remedial technologies are well understood and have been used in the field by commercial sector. Numerous sites contaminated by underground tanks at gas stations have been remediated by relatively small companies in this country. We should appreciate their noticeable contributions as a frontier under very difficult market environment in Korea. We heard many successful stories as well as a few failure stories. Soil-groundwater remediation of POL contaminated site is not a simple task as shown in the text books or protocols. Therefore, failure risk is always with us, which requires continuous efforts for improvement of the technologies by the users and developers. In this presentation, author will discuss technical problems encountered and improvement made during implementation of several remedial technologies applied by Samsung Environmental Team. This is not a presentation about research or case study. We want to share our thought and experience with environmental engineers actively engaged in soil and groundwater remediation projects in Korea.