• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.144-154
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• 1995

울산지역내 23개의 배나무 조사구를 선정하여 조사장소의 재배환경과 배나무잎의 수용성 황 함량, 광합성 속도 및 가시피해도지수를 측정, 분석하여 울산지역의 대기오염 평가를 시도할 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 배나무잎의 평균 수용성 황 함량은 0.201%였으며, 오염지역 조사구는 $0.220{\sim}0.496%$로 높았다. 또한 오염배출원을 중심으로 거리가 멀어짐에 따라 수용성 황 함량은 감소되었다. 2. 배나무의 광합성 속도는 수용성 황 함량이 축적됨에 따라 감소되었고, 오염배출원을 중심으로 반경 5km까지는 거리가 멀어짐에 따라 광합성 속도가 증가되었다. 3. 1993년 배나무의 가시피해도를 산정한 결과 오염배출원으로부터 5km 이내에서는 60% 이상의 피해율을 나타냈으며, 피해도지수 각 항목간에는 고도의 정의 상관이 인정되었다. 또한 1988년과 비교해 보면, 1988년에는 여천동과 야음동을 중심으로 피해율이 높았으나 1993년에는 용잠동과 부곡동을 중심으로 피해의 중심지가 이동하였다. 4. 수용성 황 함량과 피해도지수, 수용성 황 함량과 광합성속도 간에는 고도의 상관이 인정되어 배나무를 이용한 대기중 $SO_2$평가에 활용될 수 있는 가능성을 보였다.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.167-173
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• 2018

빛이 부족하고 공기 순환이 원활하지 않은 실내에서 식물의 지상부와 지하부를 활용한 공기 정화 시스템을 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 식물의 공기정화 효과를 극대화하고자 지상부는 청색과 녹색의 LED를 조합한 혼합광과 자연광에 가까운 고연색 LED를 각각 조사하고 지하부의 토양을 필터로 활용하고자 팬을 이용하여 강제 순환하였다. 광원과 팬이 결합된 실내공기정화 시스템이 식물만 배치된 경우보다 오염된 공기를 단시간에 가장 많이 제거하였다. 실내 공기정화 시스템의 혼합광과 고연색광 두 가지의 경우에서 식물만 배치된 경우보다 미세먼지는 각각 14%, 14.2%, TVOC는 7.5%, 9.4% 로 더 크게 감소하였다. 팬을 15분 동안만 가동한 실험에서도 TVOC가 97.8%로 크게 감소하였다. 식물의 광합성과 토양을 필터로 활용하는 것이 오염된 공기를 짧은 시간에 정화시킬 수 있었고 팬의 일시적인 가동으로도 지속적인 가동의 효과를 얻었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.617-627
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• 2010

Although many researches for heat island study have been developed, there is little attempt to link the findings to actual and hypothetical scenarios of urban developments which would help to mitigate the Urban Heat Island (UHI) in cities. The aim of this paper is to analyze the UHI at urban area with different geometries, land use, and environmental factors, and emphasis on the influence of different geometric and environmental parameters on ambient air temperature. In order to evaluate these effects, the parameters of (i) Air pollution (i.e. Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT)), (ii) Green space Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), (iii) Anthropogenic heat (AH) (iv) Building density (BD), (v) Building height (BH), and (vi) Air temperature (Ta) were mapped. The optimum operational scales between Heat Island Intensity (HII) and above parameters were evaluated by testing the strength of the correlations for every resolution. The best compromised scale for all parameters is 275m resolution. Thus, the measurements of these parameters contributing to heat island formation over the study areas of Hong Kong were established from mathematical relationships between them and in combination at 275m resolution. The mathematical models were then tabulated to show the impact of different percentages of parameters on HII. These tables are useful to predict the probable climatic implications of future planning decisions.

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2003년도 Challenges and Achievements in Environmental Health
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• pp.183-186
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• 2003

To evaluate the effect of air pollution on respiratory health in children, we conducted a longitudinal study in which children were asked to record their daily levels of peak expiratory flow rate using potable peak flow meter (mini-Wright) far 4 weeks. The relationship between daily PEFR and ambient air particle levels was analyzed using a mixed linear regression models including gender, age in you, weight, the presence of respiratory symptoms, and relative humidity as an extraneous variable. The daily mean concentrations of PM$\_$10/ and PM$\_$2.5/ over the study period were 64.9$\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥ and 46. l$\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥, respectively. The range of daily measured PEFR in this study was 170-481 l/min. Daily mean PEFR was regressed with the 24-hour. average PM$\_$10/ (or PM$\_$2.5/) levels, weather information such as air temperature and relative humidity, and individual characteristics including sex, weight, and respiratory symptoms. The analysis showed that the increase of air particle concentrations was negatively associated with the variability in PEFR. We estimated that the IQR increment of PM$\_$10/ or PM$\_$2.5/ were associated with 1.5 l/min (95% Confidence intervals -3.1, 0.1) and 0.8 l/min (95% Cl -1.8, 0.1) decline in PEFR. Even though this study shows negative findings on the relationship between respiratory function and air particles, it is worth noting that the findings must be interpreted cautiously because exposure measurement based on monitoring of ambient air likely results in misclassification of true exposure levels and this is the first Korean study that PM$\_$2.5/ measurement is applied as an index of air particle quality.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제86권1호
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• pp.98-104
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• 1997

대기오염의 장기화에 따라 토양오염이 심화된 것으로 추측되는 서울 남산의 토양을 대기오염이 심하지 않은 것으로 판단되는 계방산 토양의 화학적 특성과 비교하여 남산토양의 오염도를 평가하며, 질소 및 황의 무기화에 관여하는 미생물을 동시에 정량하여 질소 및 황의 무기화에 관여하는 미생물군을 토양오염도 평가기준으로 활용할 수 있는지 알아보았다. 남산의 토양은 계방산에 비하여 10배 이상 수소이온의 농도가 높아 토양 산성화가 상대적으로 심하였다. 특히, 남산토양은 양이온의 용탈이 심하고 치환성 알루미늄은 많아져 남산지역 토양 생태계에 큰 문제가 발생하였음을 나타냈다. 토양 산성화의 주요인은 황산화물의 집적으로 추정되지만 황산환원균의 활성은 지역간에 유의차를 발견할 수 없어서 미생물 동태가 단순한 인자만이 아닌 복합적인 요인에 의하여 조절됨을 짐작할 수 있었다. 반면, 탈질기작에 관여하는 세균의 동태는 남산의 소나무림에 비하여 계방산의 소나무림에서 활발한 것으로 평가되어 토양생태계의 전반적인 미생물 활성도나 건전도의 지표로 질소의 무기화에 관여하는 미생물의 정량기법을 검토해 볼만하다.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제34권10호
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• pp.1351-1357
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• 2010

우리나라 주요하천의 수질오염감시를 목적으로 물벼룩을 이용한 생물감시장치가 설치, 운용되고 있다. 기기 목적상 유해물질에 대해 신뢰성 있는 신속한 독성경보를 내릴 수 있어야 하고, 무인원격측정기기이므로 계절별, 연간 하천의 물리적인 변화에도 측정의 신뢰성이 확보되어야 한다. 국내에 운영중인 장비는 물벼룩의 단위시간당 뛰는 횟수(Impulse)를 측정하는 방법과 유영형태를 분석하여 독성지수(Toxicity)로 나타내는 방법이 있다. 두 장비가 동일한 조건에서 운전되었음에도 가동률과 긴급점검횟수가 다르게 나타났으며 원인은 용기 내 기포발생과 압력차이 등 여러 가지가 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 기포와 미시적인 압력의 영향을 감소시켜 측정의 불확실성을 줄이는 것이고, 나아가 생물감시장치가 어떤 환경에 설치되더라도 수질오염감시의 목적을 정상적으로 달성하는 데 기여하는 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture International Edition
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• 제1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2001

The tremendous growth of population and physical development in the largest urban agglomeration in Indonesia -the Jakarta Metropolitan Region, also known as Jabotabek (Jakarta, Bogor, Tanggerang, Bekasi)- has created many environmental problems, such as land use conversion, increasing urban temperature, water and air pollution, intrusion of seawater, and flooding. These problems have become more serious as the urban green space (trees, shrubs, and groundcovers) has decreased rapidly with the urbanization process. Urban green space directly benefits the urban environment through ameliorating air pollution, controlling temperature, contributing to the balance of the hydrological system, and providing space for recreation and relaxation. Because there is little hard data to support the claim of decreasing greenery in Jabotabek, it is necessary to measure the amount of urban green space. The paper describes the spatial analysis of urban green space within Jabotabek through the use of a geographical information system (GIS). We used GIS and remote sensing to determine land cover change and predicted greenery percentage. Interpretation of Landsat data for 1972, 1983, 1990, and 1997 showed that Jabotabek has experiences rapid development and associated depletion of green open space. The proportion of green open space fell by 23% from 1972 to 1997. We found a low percentage of urban green space in the center of Jakarta but a high percentage in fringe area. The amount of greenery is predicted by the Ratio Vegetation Index (RVI) model: predicted greenery (%) = [146.04] RVI - 134.96. We consider that our result will be useful for landscape planning to improve the environment of Jabotabek.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.51.1-51.15
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• 2023

Background: Recently, there has been increasing worldwide concern about outdoor air pollution, especially particulate matter (PM), which has been extensively researched for its harmful effects on the respiratory system. However, sufficient research on its effects on cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, remains lacking. In this study, we examine the associations between PM levels and hypertension and hypothesize that higher PM concentrations are associated with elevated blood pressure. Methods: A total of 133,935 adults aged ≥ 40 years who participated in the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study were analyzed. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to investigate the short- (1-14 days), medium- (1 and 3 months), and long-term (1 and 2 years) impacts of PM on blood pressure. Logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the medium- and long-term effects of PM on blood pressure elevation after adjusting for sex, age, body mass index, health-related lifestyle behaviors, and geographic areas. Results: Using multiple linear regression analyses, both crude and adjusted models generated positive estimates, indicating an association with increased blood pressure, with all results being statistically significant, with the exception of PM levels over the long-term period (1 and 2 years) in non-hypertensive participants. In the logistic regression analyses on non-hypertensive participants, moderate PM₁₀ (particulate matter with diameters < 10 ㎛) and PM_2.5 (particulate matter with diameters < 2.5 ㎛) levels over the long-term period and all high PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 levels were statistically significant after adjusting for various covariates. Notably, high PM_2.5 levels of the 1 year exhibited the highest odds ratio of 1.23 (95% confidence interval: 1.19-1.28) after adjustment. Conclusions: These findings suggest that both short- and long-term exposure to PM is associated with blood pressure elevation.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.301-308
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• 2011

International Maritime Organization (IMO) proposed the Energy Efficiency Operation Indicator (EEOI) in 2005 and the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) in 2008 so as to address emission concern and regulation. Likewise, Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) monitoring and management are also becoming an issue lately. This paper introduces the energy efficiency design index (operation indicator) monitoring system (EDiMS) software can continuously monitor $CO_2$, $NO_x$, $SO_x$, and PM values emitted from ship. The accurate inventory of ships GHG can be obtained from base of emission result during the engine shop test trial and the actual monitoring of shaft power and ship speed. In addition, the ability to store all exhaust emission and engine operation data can be applied as the useful tool of the inventory work of air pollution and ship energy management plan for the mitigation or reduction of ship emissions.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.199-208
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• 2011

Environment standards can be used as a foundation of environment administration (specific expression of political goals or quantitative evaluation standards of political effects). When environment adminstration improves severe air or water pollution rapidly, the environment standard can work effectively to show the goals specifically and clearly. The environment index which is designed to evaluate environment systems, should be established to express the environment system generally. To realize sustainable development, the sustainable indexes usually consisting of these three areas in that harmony of environment, economy and society are required. In this research, sustainable environmental indicators to understand the characteristics and to compare likes theme of environmental conditions in international and national level indicators, regional environmental management plan to promote the management by objectives are to provide the basic data. It is desirable for the environmental policies to work harmoniously with direct control, use of economic means and voluntary methods. Regarding the evaluation of environmental index, the action results of civilian's or individual's activities are needed to be reflected into the evaluation.