• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.983-991
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• 2019

This study investigated the use of a hydroxyl-radicals-generated microbubble/catalyst (MB/Cat) system for removing organic pollutants, nitrogen, and phosphorous from liquid fertilizer produced by livestock wastewater treatment. Use of the MB/Cat system aims to improve the quality of liquid fertilizer by removing pollutants originally found in the wastewater. In addition, a reduction effect has been reported for antibiotics classified as representative non-biodegradable matter. Samples of liquid fertilizer produced by an aerobic biological reactor for swine wastewater treatment were first analyzed for initial concentrations of pollutants and antibiotics. When the MB/Cat system was applied to the liquid fertilizer, TCOD, TOC, $BOD_5$, and $NH_3-N$, and $PO_4-P$ removal efficiencies were found to be approximately 52%, 51%, 30%, 21%, and 66%, respectively. Additionally, Amoxicillin hydrate was removed by 10%, and Chlortetracycline HCl and Florfenicol were not present at detectable levels These findings confirm that the MB/Cat system can be used with livestock wastewater treatment to improve liquid fertilizer quality and to process wastewater that is safe for agricultural re-use.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.256-263
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• 2010

본 논문은 염분농도가 호기성 생분해도에 미치는 영향을 파악하고, 그 결과를 수산물 가중 폐수 처리 위한 기초자료로 사용하기 위하여 수행되었다. $Cl^-$농도(1,400~18,000 mg/L)에 따른 유기물 제거효율 검토결과, $Cl^-$ 6,000 mg/L 이하에서 미생물들은 염분에 적응하였으나 $Cl^-$ 12,000 mg/L 이상에서는 반응시간이 길어져도 처리효율이 개선되지 않는 것으로 조사되었다. 생물학적 분해불가능한 용존성 유기물 함유계수 $Y_I$와 미생물 신진대사에 의한 inert 물질 생성계수 Yp는 염분농도가 증가할수록 증가하였으며, $Cl^-$ 농도(0~18,000 mg/L)에 따른 용존성 유기물 비율은 10.8~13.1%로, 미생물 신진대사에 의한 inert 물질 생성비율은 7.0~24.6%로 조사되었다. $NH_3$-N 제거효율은, 원폐수는 HRT 18 hr에서 96.2%의 제거효율을 보였으나, $Cl^-$ 6,000 mg/L, HRT 22 hr에서 96.5%, $Cl^-$ 12,000 mg/L, HRT 30 hr에서 90.2%, $Cl^-$ 18,000 mg/L, HRT 45 hr에서 90.3%의 제거효율을 나타내, 질산화 과정이 유기물 제거 보다 염분농도에 더 민감한 것으로 조사되었으며, 폐수내 $Cl^-$ 6,000 mg/L 이상부터는 $NO_2$-N에서 $NO_3$-N로의 전환율도 낮게 조사되었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2014

In India, disposal of vegetable market waste along with municipal solid waste in landfills or dumpsites is creating much nuisance in terms of odor nuisance, leachate production, and greenhouse gas emission into the atmosphere. Therefore, vegetable waste with high biodegradable and nutrient content is composted in a 550-L batch scale rotary drum composter to study the degradation process and its compost properties for its potential reuse as high quality compost. A total 150 kg of working volume was fixed for composting studies with two different ratios, trial A (6:3:1) of C/N 24 and trial B (8:1:1) of C/N 30, respectively. A maximum of $63.5^{\circ}C$ and $61.2^{\circ}C$ was observed in trials A and B; an average of $55^{\circ}C$ for more than 5 days, which helped in the degradation of organic matter and reduction of total and fecal coliform. The temperature dropped suddenly after the thermophilic stage in trial B, and leachate was observed due to insufficient amount of bulking agent. Mesophilic bacteria dominated during the initial stages of composting, and reduced considerably during the thermophilic stage. During the thermophilic stage, the rise in spore-forming organisms, including spore-forming bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes and streptomycetes, increased and these were predominant until the end of the composting process. By examination, it was observed that moisture and leachate production had adverse effects on the compost parameters with higher loss of micronutrients and heavy metals.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2002

This study was carried out to evaluate the Physicochemical characteristics of mined waste(separated waste and soil) and to predict environmental effect of an old landfill site located at north of Seoul. Municipal solid waster(MSW) had been disposed of at the old landfill site used in this study for about 2 years(1990-1992). The old landfill site selected for this study had accepted mainly municipal solid waste. The landfill-mined waste contained separated waste (40.9%) and soil(59.1%) by wet weight basis. The separated waste consisted of combustible(91.0%) and non-combustible(9.0%). The combustible waste was mainly non-biodegradable plastics. The low heating value of the separated combustible waste, which is calculated by Dulong's equation, was as high as 3,470kcal/kg. According to the Korean Extraction Procedure, separated waste and soil were proved to be not hazardous. The total content of heavy metal in the separated waste and soil met standard of California State, USA. Therefore the separated waste may be relandfilled at a sanitary landfill site and/or burned up at an incinerator, and the separated old soil may be used ad landfill cover-soil at a sanitary landfill site. Water quality of two streams was grade IV, of which water could be used as industrial and agricultural water. The streams near the landfill site might not be contaminated by leachate from the old landfill site. It was estimated that organic matter in the old landfill site would not be actively biodegraded within a short period of time.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.893-899
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 낙엽과 토양에서 추출한 용존 자연유기물질(DOM)을 대상으로 생분해 과정 중 변화하는 분광특성과 pyrene 결합 반응성을 조사하였다. 유기물질 특성 변화 분석을 위해 용존 유기탄소(DOC), 용존 자연유기물질 내 방향족 탄소성분을 나타내는 고유흡광도(Specific UV absorbance: SUVA), synchronous 형광 스펙트럼과 유기탄소결합계수(pyrene organic carbon-normalized binding coefficient: K$_{oc}$) 분석을 실시하였다. 3주간의 배양기간 동안 낙엽 추출 DOM과 토양 DOM의 DOC는 각각 61%, 51% 감소하였다. 배양 전과 후의 분광특성을 비교해 보면 단백질/아미노산 계 형광특징(PLF)은 점차 감소된 반면 SUVA, 펄빅산계 형광 특징(FLF)과 휴믹산 계 형광 특징(HLF)은 점차 증가하였다. 이러한 자연유기물질의 분광특성 변화는 생분해 과정을 통해 휴믹화가 진행되며 자연유기물질 내 비방향족 생분해성 탄소성분이 단단한 구조의 방향족 탄소구조로 변화됨을 시사한다. SUVA 값과 유기오염물질과의 결합정도를 나타내는 K$_{oc}$ 값 사이에서는 시료의 종류와 상관없이 1차 상관관계(r = 0.97)를 보여 주어 생분해가 진행되는 동안 방향족 탄소구조 분포가 자연유기물질의 소수성 오염물질과의 결합 정도에 큰 영향을 미침을 보여주었다. 또한 형광특징 중 FLF와 HLF가 K$_{oc}$ 값과 높은 상관관계를 보였으며 자연유기물질의 기원에 따라 다른 상관관계식을 보여주었다. 본 연구를 통해 생분해가 진행되는 동안 자연유기물질 성분변화 및 소수성 유기오염물질의 거동 예측에 자연유기물질의 분광특성이 좋은 모니터링 지표로 사용될 수 있음을 보여 주었다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제68권3호
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• pp.207-215
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• 2023

농업 현장에서 많이 사용되고 있는 생분해성 멀칭필름 2종(BFI, BFII)이 토양환경과 동계작물인 양파(Allium cepa L.)의 생육과 수량에 미치는 영향을 무처리(NM)와 PE필름(PEF)과 비교하기 위하여 수행되었다. 1. 생분해 필름은 150일 차부터 필름 표면의 붕괴가 모두 육안상 관찰되었다. 2. BFII 자재 내 투광률은 150일 차부터 증가하였고, 180일차 이후에는 중량 유지율이 90% 이하로 가장 낮게 나타났고, 경운 후 분해율도 가장 빨랐다. 3. 토양수분함량은 NM 처리구에서 -14 kP~0 kPa까지 가장 변동 폭이 컸고 토양 최소온도는 BFI 처리구에서 가장 높게 유지되었다. 4. 토양 유기물 함량은 멀칭구에서 낮은 수준을 보였고, 토양 내 무기성분 및 용적밀도, 세균 수는 처리 간에 통계적으로 유의적인 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 5. 양파의 뿌리신장은 생육 초기인 60일 차까지는 PEF와 BFI 처리에서 증가 폭이 컸고 줄기는 150일 차부터 PEF와 BFI에서 가장 많이 신장되었다. 6. 180일 차에 양파의 직경과 길이 및 무게, 그리고 도복율도 PEF와 BFI에서 가장 높은 수준을 보였다. 7. 230일 차에 양파 구근을 크기별로 분류한 결과, 양파 "특"의 수량은 BFI 처리에서 ha당 55.3톤으로 가장 많아 상품성이 높았고, PE (49.3톤), NM (9.4톤), BFII (2.7톤) 순으로 조사되었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.36-44
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• 2010

광주지역 하천수와 하수처리장 방류수를 대상으로 유기물 분포 특성과 분해 특성을 파악하고자 하였다. 영산강 수계에서 TOC에서 DOC가 차지하는 비율은 평균 73.9% 정도를 보였다. DOC중 RDOC의 평균 농도는 3.7 mg/L였으며, 비율은 80.9%로 나타나 생분해성유기물에 비해 난분해성유기물의 비율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 유기물 오염도 지표간 산화율을 비교한 결과 하천수에서는 BOD-C/TOC는 45.0%, $COD_{Mn}$-C/TOC는 63.0%, CODcr-C/TOC는 106.5%로 나타났다. 하수처리장 방류수의 경우는 각각 33.6%, 65.7%, 136.1%로 나타나 하천수에 비해 BOD의 산화율이 낮았다. 하천수 중의 DOC의 평균 분해속도($K_d$)는 영산강 본류에서 $0.042\;day^{-1}$, 지류하천에서 $0.043\;day^{-1}$로 조사되었으며 본류구간과 지류하천간에 유의적인 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 하수처리장 방류수에서는 $K_d$가 $0.028\;day^{-1}$로 하천수에 비해 낮은 분해속도를 나타냈다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2015

In recent years, immobilization agents were introduced into organic contaminated soil remediation and more and more materials were screened and used as the immobilizing carrier. However, effect of the decomposition of the immobilizing carrier on the bioremediation was rarely concerned. Therefore, the decomposition experiment of immobilizing carrier -corncob was carried out in the lab with the efficient degradation fungi - Mucor mucedo (MU) existing, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) residues E4/E6 of the dissolved organic matter and microbial diversity during the decomposition process were studied. The results showed that: a) during the decomposition, the degradation of pyrene (Pyr) was mainly in the first 28 d in which the content of extractable Pyr decreased rapidly and the highest decrease was in the treatment with only MU added. b) Anslysis of E4/E6 changes showed that rich microorganisms could promote aromatization and condensation of humus. c) From the diversity index analysis it can also be seen that there is no significant difference in effects of PAHs on the uniformity of microorganisms. These results will not only be useful to have a better understanding of the bioavailability of contaminants adsorbed to biodegradable carriers in PAHs contaminated soil remediation, but also be helpful to perfect the principle of immobilized microbial technique.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2006

Biosorption technology was used to remove hazardous materials from wastewater, herbicide, heavy metals, and radioactive compounds, based on binding capacities of various biological materials. Biosorption process can be explained by two steps; the first step is that target contaminants is in contact with microorganisms and the second is that the adsorbed target contaminants is infiltrated with inner cell through metabolically mediated or physico-chemical pathways of uptake. Until recently, no information is available to explain the definitive mechanism of biosorption. The purpose of this study is to evaluate biosorption capabilities of organic matters using activated sludge and to investigate affecting factors upon biosorption. Over 49% of organic matter could be removed by positive biosorption reaction under anoxic condition within 10 minutes. The biosorption capacities were constant at around 50 mg-COD/mg-MLSS for all batch experiments. As starvation time increased under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, biosorption capacity increased since higher stressed microorganisms by starvation was more brisk. Starvation stress of microorganisms was higher at aerobic condition than anaerobic one. As temperature increased or easily biodegradable carbon sources were used, biosorption capacities increased. Consequently, biosorption can be estimated by biological -adsorbed capability of the bacterial cell-wall and we can achieve the cost-effective and non -residual denitrification with applying biosorption to the bio-reduction of nitrate.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.470-486
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• 2018

This study is to investigate the allochthonous load and water quality of a typical river-reservoir, Paldang during spring (March ~ May) of 17 years (2001 ~ 2017). Phosphorus loading from point sources seems to have been reduced by 74 % in the 2010s. As a result, trophic state of the Paldang reservoir, eutrophic during the 2000s, has returned to the lmesotrophic state. Along with decrease in phosphorus concentration, standing crops of algae (Chl.a) decreased, and concentration of biodegradable organic material decreased to the past level. Concentration of total suspended solids has decreased, and it is due to the decrease of phytoplankton standing crops since the mid-2000s. As transparency increased, it is estimated that euphotic area increased by 22 % and euphotic capacity expanded by 27 %. In the river/transition zone of Paldang, concentration of organic matter increases slightly due to algal growth, but concentration of all water quality items decreases in the lacustrine zone. Although algal growth rate revealed positive correlation with concentration of phosphorus, it was insignificant. Algal growth appeared to be dependent on renewal of phosphorus by flow, than either flow rate or phosphorus concentration. The empirical model including inflow phytoplankton concentration fit well with observed values, and indicates the Paldang reservoir is greatly influenced by allochthonous loads.