• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2001

This present study was aimed to investigate the characteristics of dissoloved organic matter (DOC) in sewage. The results are summarized as follows ; The plateaux reached in 3~4 days by the biodegradability test on sewage samples based on DOC. 쏭 rations of BDOC to DOC were 48, 21, 13 and 11% for raw sewage, primary treatment effluent, secondary treatment effluent and final treatment effluent, respectively. As the SUVA values ranged less 3L/m.mg for the effluent of sewage treatment plant, the DOC is composed largely of non-humic materials, hydrophilic, less aromatic as compared to waters with higher SUVA values. Through the biodegradability test, Dissolved organics showed that the quantity of LMW(Low Molecular Weight) less than 1,000 daltons was decreased, HMW(High Molecular Weight) more than 30,000 daltons had a tendency to increase. Large portion of UV$^{254}$ in final treatment effluent was increased of MMW(Medium Molecular Weight). Also, average removal efficiency of DOC was 32% during sewage treatment.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.671-675
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• 2007

The objective of this study was to clarify the characteristics of the removed micropollutant since the breakthrough of adsorption ability was occurred in biological activated carbon(BAC) process. The removal efficiency of DOC (Dissolved Organic Carbon) was 36 % in the breakthrough of BAC occurred by NOM (Natural Organic Matter). The most of removal DOC was found out the adsorbable and biodegradable DOC (A&BDOC). But it was not clear to remove by any mechanism because A&BDOC have simultaneously the adsorption of activated carbon and biodegradation by microorganism in BAC. The removal of bromophenol was examined with BAC and rapid sand filter, for investigation of DOC removal mechanism in the breakthrough of BAC. In this experiment, BAC filter has been operated for 20 months for the treatment of reservoir water. The BAC filter was already exhausted by NOM. Bromophenol, adsorbable and refractory matter, was completely removed by BAC filter. Therefore, it might be removed by the adsorption in BAC. Adsorption isotherms of bromophenol were compared to two BACs which was preloaded with 500 daltons and 3,000 daltons of NOM. BAC preloaded with 3,000 daltons of NOM was not decreased to the adsorbability of bromophenol but BAC preloaded with 500 daltons of NOM was greatly decreased to it. These result indicated that NOM of low molecular weight can be removed by adsorption after a long period of operation and the breakthrough by NOM in BAC. Therefore, micropollutants might be removed through adsorption by saturated BAC.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2005

The aim of this study is to quantify and characterize the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from paddy fields and crop fields in Tottori, Japan. DOC and ultraviolet (UV) absorption were measured in the filtrated water of each sample. The DOC concentration and the SUVA (specific UV absorption) of biodegradation analysis samples were determined around 50 days after their incubation. In the Fukui paddy fields, DOC concentration varied seasonally from 1.1 to $10.1mg\;Cl^{-1}$, becoming higher during heavy runoffs in April, a non-agriculture period. Variations in DOC concentration did not always correspond to rainfall, though. The Obadake paddy fields showed a DOC concentration pattern similar to that of the Fukui paddy fields. The daily DOC discharge per area in the Fukui (up), Fukui (down), Obadake (south) and Obadake (north) paddy fields influent from paddy fields were 0.02, 0.0161, 0.0135 and $0.0027kg\;a^{-1}day^{-1}$, respectively. These differences resulted from differences in agricultural types and customs of farmers according to paddy fields and other kinds of fields. Also, the SUVAs [which are indirect means to evaluate humic substances (hydrophobic fractions)] of the studied influent waters from paddy fields were generally lower than those of the influent waters from crop fields. Nonbiodegradable DOC accounted for 50.2 - 98% and 46.8 - 85.5% of the total DOC in the paddy fields and in the crop fields, respectively.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2002년도 생물공학의 동향 (X)
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• pp.361-364
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 오존과 생물활성탄을 연계시킨 공정을 통하여 용존 유기물질의 제거 경향을 살펴보았다. 오존 처리를 거치면서 원수중의 난분해성 용존 유기물질과 같이 생물학적 분해 속도가 느린 화합물의 상당량이 저분자 형태로 전환되었음을 파악할 수 있었으며, 오존 처리후의 생분해성의 향상에 의해 흡착의 부담이 경감되어 활성탄의 수명이 연장되는 것으로 조사되었다. 생물활성탄 반응조 내에서 여층 깊이에 따른 DOC 제거 경향을 알아본 결과, 전체 제거량의 약 50%가 column 상단에서 제거되었으며, 따라서 짧은 EBCT 에서도 용존 유기탄소의 제거는 용이한 것을 사료된다. 또한 유기 오염에 대한 지표로서 국내외에서 일반적으로 고도정수처리의 처리 대상물질로 선정되어 있는 암모니아성 질소의 제거는 75.9%로 상당히 높은 제거율을 나타내었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2005

The effect of ozone oxidation on biodegradability of leachate was studied. Ozone oxidation process was used as pre-treatment process to enhance performance of biological process in treating landfill leachate. Optimum ozone dosing rate and contact time in this experiment was $160mg\;O_3/L$ hr and 45 minutes, respectively. Biodegradability was enhanced 5.08% by ozone oxidation. The ratio of ozone demand/DOC concentration was $0.049{\sim}0.091mg\;O_3/mg$ DOC. The increase of biodegradability depending on ozone dosing rate(D) and contact time(T) can be expressed as follows ; ${\Delta}E=0.00479{\cdot}D^{0.773}{\cdot}T^{0.800}$ The biodegradation rate of DOC was increased proportionally with the increase of ozone dosing rate and contact time irrespective of landfill site age. The increase of biodegradability by ozone addition was not satisfactory. It is hard to expect significant increase in biodegradability by ozone treatment only. Thus, it is evaluated that ozone oxidation can not increase biodegradability significantly in concentrated wastewater composed of complex organic compound such as leachate.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 수 환경 내에서 일어나는 주요 자연분획변환 과정 중 생분해 시 변화하는 용존 유기물질의 특성이 중금속 결합특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 하였다. 각각 호수와 하천 기원을 대표하는 Pony lake fulvic acid와 Suwannee river fulvic acid를 포함한 다양한 유기물을 대상으로 2주간 배양실험을 하여 변화하는 농도, 성상 및 중금속 구리 결합특성을 조사한 결과 각 시료 내 DOC농도는 감소하고 SUVA 값은 증가하였다. 특히 포도당 및 단백질계 탄소구조 함유비율이 높을수록 미생물에 의한 DOC 농도 분해율은 증가하였다. 포도당과 휴믹물질의 혼합비를 고려한 경우 배양 후 예측되는 혼합액의 DOC 감소율은 실제 측정값과 유사하였다. 그러나 SUVA값은 오히려 더 높게 나타나 생분해성 물질과 휴믹물질이 혼재할 경우 탄소 구조 변화로 인한 휴믹화의 진행이 더 크게 나타날 수 있음을 보였다. Synchronous 형광스펙트럼 결과 배양 후 Pony lake fulvic acid의 경우 휴믹산계 형광특성이, Suwannee river fulvic acid에서는 펄빅산계 형광특성이 크게 증가하였다. 포도당 시료에서는 배양 전 관찰되지 않았던 단백질계와 펄빅산계 형광특성이 관찰되었다. 중금속 구리와의 결합정도를 나타내는 log K 값은 미생물 배양 전과 후 휴믹물질 종류에 따라 변화가 없거나 혹은 약간 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 본 실험 결과는 미생물에 의한 휴믹물질 관련 형광구조의 증가가 중금속 결합력 강화에 영향을 미치지 않거나 오히려 감소시키는 것으로 보인다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.419-424
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• 2009

Characteristics of humic substances on the changes in dissolved organic matter (DOM) characteristics by biodegradation was investigated using three types of the artificial water samples composed of glucose and Suwannee River fulvic acid (SRFA). Some selected DOM characteristics including the specific UV absorbance (SUVA), the synchronous fluorescence spectra and the molecular weight (MW) were compared for the artificial water samples before and after 28-day microbial incubation. The changes of the DOM characteristics were minimal for SRFA during the incubation whereas they were significant for glucose. SUVA, dissolved organic carbon (DOC)-normalized fluorescence intensity, and MW values of glucose increased, suggesting that such labile organic compounds could be exclusively transformed into more humidified materials by biodegradation. For glucose-SRFA mixture, the selected DOM characteristics were greater than those estimated using the assumption that the individual changes of either glucose or SRFA are conservative for the mixture of the two materials. Our results suggest that the presence of humic substances (HS) may lead to the enhancement of the formation of refractory organic materials during biodegradation of labile compounds. Detailed analyses of size exclusion chromatography (SEC) revealed that the enhancement occurred for the DOM mixture with a MW range between 500 Da to 4000 Da.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.205-213
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• 2007

입상활성탄 및 생물여과 공정에서 활성탄 종류별 DOC(dissolved organic carbon) 흡착능은 석탄계가 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났고, 다음으로 야자계, 목탄계 순으로 조사되었으며, 활성탄 종류별 부착 미생물의 생체량과 활성도는 석탄계에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 다음으로 목탄계, 야자계, 안트라사이트 순으로 나타났다. 안트라사이트를 이용한 생물여과 공정에서 OM(natural organic matters)의 생분해율은 15분 이상의 EBCT(empty bed contact time)가 주어져야 bed volume에 따라 평균 $10\sim17%$, 최대 $18\sim24%$ 정도의 생분해율을 얻을 수 있었다. NOM의 활성탄 흡착은 주로 친수성 보다 소수성 유기물질과 10,000 Da 이하의 유기물질의 제거가 용이하였으며 HAA5FP(haloacetic acid 5 formation potential) 보다 THMFP(trihalomethane formation potential), BDOC(biodegradable dissolved organic carbon)$_{rapid}$ 보다는 $BDOC_{slow}$의 제거가 용이한 것으로 조사되었다. 생물여과 공정에 의한 유기물질 제거 특성은 주로 친수성과 1,000 Da 이하의 유기물질 제거가 용이하였으며, THMFP 보다는 HAASFP, $BDOC_{slow}$ 보다는 $BDOC_{rapid}$의 제거가 용이한 것으로 조사되었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.1035-1042
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• 2005

입상활성탄 공정은 수처리에서 널리 사용되고 있으며, S와 B정수장은 기존의 급속여과지의 여재를 활성탄으로 교체하여 F/A 공정으로 운영하고 있다. 소독부산물의 제어를 위해 F/A가 도입된 금강수계 S정수장과 낙동강 수계 B정수장의 운영결과를 토대로 용존유기물질(DOC)과 소독부산물(DBPs) 등의 효율평가와 F/A공정 운영인자 등에 대하여 검토하였다. 두 정수장 원수의 용존유기물질 특성은 친수성과 소수성이 유사한 범위를 보이고 있으며, F/A공정에서 운영 초기 흡착능에 의한 빠른 파과특성을 나타내었다. F/A에서 소독부산물의 제거특성은 운영초기에 THM과 HAA 모두 제거효율이 우수하였으나, 운영기간이 경과되면서 THM제거율은 급격히 감소하였으며, HAA의 제거율은 동절기 저수온 시기를 제외하고는 생물학적 제거기작에 의해 높은 제거효율을 나타냈다. F/A공정은 활성탄흡착지(Post GAC) 공정과 비교하여 높은 유기물 부하, 잔류염소, 응집제 또는 응집보조제, 망간, 빈번한 역세척 등의 여러 가지 이유로 인해 여재 물성치 및 흡착능의 감소가 빠르게 나타났다. F/A공정이 실공정으로 도입되어 1년 이상 운영되어진 결과를 보면 활성탄 여재의 물성치 및 흡착능의 빠른 감소 경향이 있지만, 소독부산물 중 $HAA_5$항목이 문제시되는 정수장의 경우 기타여과지로 인증을 받은 F/A공정은 향후 점점 더 강화되는 수질기준의 만족을 위한 대안공정의 하나로서 적용이 가능하리라 판단된다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.159-168
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• 2018

Climate change is believed to increase the amount of dissolved organic matter in surface water, as a result of the release of bulk organic matter, which make difficult to achieve a high quality of drinking water via conventional water treatment techniques. Therefore, the natural water treatment techniques, such as managed aquifer recharge (MAR), can be proposed as a alternative method to improve water quality greatly. Removal of bulk organic matter using managed aquifer recharge system is mainly achieved by biodegradation. Biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC) and assimilable organic carbon (AOC) can be used as water quality indicators for biological stability of drinking water. In this study, we compared the change of BDOC and AOC with respect to pretreatment methods (i.e., ozone or peroxone). The oxidative pretreatment can transform the recalcitrant organic matter into readily biodegradable one (i.e., BDOC and AOC). We also investigated the differences of organic matter characteristics between BDOC and AOC. We observed the decreases in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and the tryptophan-like fluorescence intensities. Liquid chromatographic - organic carbon detection (LC-OCD) analysis also showed the reduction of the low molecular weight (LMW) fraction (15% removed, less than 500 Da), which is known to be easily biodegradable, and the biopolymers, high molecular weight fractions (66%). Therefore, BDOC consists of a broad range of organic matter characteristics with respect to molecular weight. In AOC, low molecular weight organic matter and biopolymers fraction was reduced by 11 and 6%, respectively. It confirmed that biodegradation by microorganisms as the main removal mechanism in AOC, while BDOC has biodegradation by microorganism as well as the sorption effects from the sand. $O_3$ and $O_3+H_2O_2$ were compared with respect to biological stability and dissolved organic matter characteristics. BDOC and AOC were determined to be about 1.9 times for $O_3$ and about 1.4 times for $O_3+H_2O_2$. It was confirmed that $O_3$ enhanced the biodegradability by increasing LMW dissolved organic matter.