• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.243-257
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• 2023

This study was conducted to investigate the distribution characteristics, source identification, and health risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in particulate matter 10 (PM-10), in Gwangju. PM-10 samples were collected from September 2021 to August 2022 from three sampling sites, one located in each of the following areas: green, residential, and industrial. The average concentrations of PAHs were found to be higher in the industrial area (9.75±6.51 ng/㎥) than in the green (6.90±2.41 ng/㎥) and residential (6.74±2.38 ng/㎥) areas. Throughout the year and across all sites, five-ring PAHs accounted for the largest proportion (29.8-34.5%) of all PAHs. The concentrations of PAHs showed distinct seasonal variations, with the highest concentration observed in winter, followed by autumn, spring, and summer. Source apportionment analyses were performed using diagnostic ratios and principal component analyses, which indicated that coal/biomass combustion and vehicle emissions were the primary sources of PAHs in PM-10. The incremental lifetime cancer risk was estimated for all age groups at all sampling sites, and the results revealed a much lower risk level than the standard acceptable risk level (1×10^-6).

• 한국환경과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경과학회 2019년도 정기학술대회 발표논문집
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• pp.134-134
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• 2019

Utilization of organic waste as a renewable energy source is promising for sustainability and mitigation of climate change. Pyrolysis converts organic waste to gas, oil, and biochar by incomplete biomass combustion. Biochar is widely used as a soil conditioner and adsorbent. Biochar adsorbs/desorbs metals and ions depending on the soil environment and condition to act as a nutrient buffer in soils. Biochar is also regarded as a carbon storage by fixation of organic carbon. Phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) are strictly controlled in many wastewater treatment plants because it causes eutrophication in water bodies. P and N is removed by biological and chemical methods in wastewater treatment plants and transferred to sludge for disposal. On the other hand, P is an irreplaceable essential element for all living organisms and its resource (phosphate rock) is estimated about 100 years of economical mining. Therefore, P and N recovery from waste and wastewater is a critical issue for sustainable human society. For the purpose, intensive researches have been carried out to remove and recover P and N from waste and wastewater. Previous studies have shown that biochars can adsorb and desorbed phosphates implying that biochars could be a complementary fertilizer. However, most of the conventional biochar have limited capacity to adsorb phosphates and nitrate. Recent studies have focused on biochar impregnated with metal salts to improve phosphates and nitrate adsorption by synthesizing biochars with novel structures and surface properties. Metal salts and metal oxides have been used for the surface modification of biochars. If P removal is the only concern, P adsorption kinetics and capacity are the only important factors. If both of P and N removal and the application of recovery are concerned, however, P and N desorption characteristics and bioavailability are also critical factors to be considered. Most of the researches on impregnated biochars have focused on P removal efficiency and kinetics. In this study, coffee waste is thermally treated to produce biochar and it was impregnated with Mg/Al to enhance phosphates and nitrate adsorption/desorption and P bioavailability to increase its value as a fertilizer. Kinetics of phosphates and nitrate adsorption/desorption and bioavailability analysis were carried out to estimate its potential as a P and N removal adsorbent in wasewater and a fertilizer in soil.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.475-489
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• 2010

In order to verify the enhancement of ozone and carbon monoxide (CO) during springtime in East Asia, we investigated weather conditions and data from remote sensors, air quality models, and air quality monitors. These include the geopotential height archived from the final (FNL) meteorological field, the potential vorticity and the wind velocity simulated by the Meteorological Mesoscale Model 5 (MM5), the back trajectory estimated by the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model, the total column amount of ozone and the aerosol index retrieved from the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS), the total column density of CO retrieved from the Measurement of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT), and the concentration of ozone and CO simulated by the Model for Ozone and Related Chemical Tracers (MOZART). In particular, the total column density of CO, which mightoriginate from the combustion of fossil fuels and the burning of biomass in China, increased in East Asia during spring 2000. In addition, the enhancement of total column amounts of ozone and CO appeared to be associated with both the upper cut-off low near 500 hPa and the frontogenesis of a surface cyclone during a weak Asian dust event. At the same time, high concentrations of ozone and CO on the Earth's surface were shown at the Seoul air quality monitoring site, located at the surface frontogenesis in Korea. It was clear that the ozone was invaded by the downward stretched vortex anomalies, which included the ozone-rich airflow, during movement and development of the cut-off low, and then there was the catalytic photochemical reaction of ozone precursors on the Earth's surface during the day. In addition, air pollutants such as CO and aerosol were tracked along both the cyclone vortex and the strong westerly as shown at the back trajectory in Seoul and Busan, respectively. Consequently, the maxima of ozone and CO between the two areas showed up differently because of the time lag between those gases, including their catalytic photochemical reactions together with the invasion from the upper troposphere, as well as the path of their transport from China during the weak Asian dust event.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.237-250
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• 2013

At Gosan ABC superstation in Jeju Island, we measured organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in $PM_{2.5}$ from October 2009 to June 2010 using a Sunset Laboratory Model-4 Semi-Continuous OC/EC Field Analyzer. It employs TOT (Thermal-Optical-Transmittance) method with NIOSH 5040 protocol and enables to continuously monitor OC and EC concentrations with 1-hour time resolution. The mean values of OC and EC for the entire period of measurements were $2.1{\pm}1.4{\mu}g/m^3$ and $0.7{\pm}0.6{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively. The OC/EC ratio was 3 and EC accounted $25{\pm}2.1%$ of total carbon (TC, TC=OC+EC). Although OC and EC showed similar trend in seasonal variation, the ratio of OC to EC was the highest in early summer when temperature was the highest and the air was affected by biomass burning in the southern part of China. In winter, the high OC and EC concentrations were likely influenced by increased coal combustion from residential heating. The high OC and EC concentrations were observed during events such as haze, dust, and the combination of the two. During the haze events, OC and EC were enhanced with increase in $PM_{10}$, $PM_{2.5}$, $SO_2$, and $NO_2$ with broad maxima. When dust occurred, both OC and EC started decreasing after reaching their maxima a couple of hours before $PM_{10}$ maximum. The peak separation of carbonaceous species and aerosol masses with time was more noticeable when haze event was followed by dust plume. These results confirm that OC and EC are key components of haze occurring in the study region.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2008

헤미셀룰로오스는 자일로스(xylose)와 만노스(mannose)와 같은 5당류(pentose)로 이루어져 있기 때문에 분해하면 고옥탄가의 연료 물질이나 연료첨가제로서 사용할 수 있는 가능성이 높다. 본 연구에서는 헤미셀룰로오스의 열화학적 전환방법으로 열분해 액화반응을 실시하여 반응온도의 영향, 전환율, 분해특성, 분해생성물질 및 에너지효율 등을 조사하였다. 실험은 튜브반응기로 반응시간 40 min에서 반응온도 $200{\sim}400^{\circ}C$로 변화시켜 가면서 수행하였다. 헤미셀룰로오스의 열분해 액화반응에 의해 생성된 액체 생성물은 주로 케톤류가 많았으며, 2,3-dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one, 2,3,4-trimethyl-2-cyclopentan-1-one, 2-methyl-cyclopentanone과 같은 케톤류는 고옥탄가를 가진 연료 및 연료첨가제로 사용이 가능하였으나 페놀류는 연료로서의 가치가 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 헤미셀룰로오스의 열화학적 전환공정에 의해 생성된 액체 생성물의 발열량은 6680~7170 cal/g이었으며 셀룰로오스의 열분해 액화반응에서 에너지 효율과 질량수율은 $400^{\circ}C$에서 40 min 반응시켰을 때 각각 72.2%, 41.2 g oil/100 g raw material로 가장 좋았다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2010

고기구이 스모크와 같은 바이오매스 소각에서 발생하는 스모크는 도시의 미세먼지중 유기성 탄소물질을 구성하는 주요 오염원이다. 미세먼지의 오염원 기여도를 산출하기 위한 화학수지모델(Chemical Mass Balance:CMB)에서는 배출원 오염물분포자료(Source Profile)가 필수이다. 바이오매스를 비롯한 고기구이 스모크의 오염물분포자료를 작성하기 위하여 유기성 지표물질들을 분석하였다. 고기구이에서 발생한 스모크를 PM10 채취기로 채취하여 용매추출, 유도체화반응, 중수소가 함유된 표준물질을 투입하여 Gas chromatography/Mass Spectrometry(GC/MS)로 팔미트산, 스테아르산, 올레인산과 같은 지방산과 콜레스테롤, 다환방향족탄화수소를 측정하였으며, 동시에 PM10 필터시료의 유기성(OC) 및 원소성 탄소(EC)를 OCEC 분석기에 의하여 측정하였다. 쇠고기구이 스모크로부터 채취한 PM10시료의 OC에서 콜레스테롤, 총포화지방산, 불포화지방산의 함량은 0.056 wt%, 2.727 wt%, 0.278 wt%이며, 돼지고기 구이 스모크로부터 채취한 PM10시료의 OC에서는 0.062 wt%, 2.022 wt%, 0.438 wt%를 차지하고 있었다. 쇠고기와 돼지고기 구이 스모크 OC에서 총 PAH화합물의 함량은 0.116 wt%와 0.044 wt% 이었는데, 그중에 단일 화합물로서 benzo(a)pyrene은 0.0071 wt%와 0.0023 wt%이었다. 콜레스테롤을 기준으로 각 지표물질의 무게 비율은 외국에서 발표된 고기구이 배출원 오염물분포자료와 거의 일치하여 유기성 에어로솔의 오염원 기여도를 산출하는 배출원 오염물분포자료로서 사용할 수 있음이 확인되었다.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.129-144
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• 2023

The PM_1.0 and PM_2.5 samples were collected synchronously using a single channel particulate sampler equipped with PM_1.0 and PM_2.5 cyclones, respectively, and seasonal mass concentration and chemical composition of PM_1.0 and PM_2.5 were quantified in Seoul and Gwangju in 2021-2022. The mass concentrations of PM_1.0 and PM_2.5 were 17±11 and 22±14 ㎍/m³ in Seoul, and 16±9 and 19±12 ㎍/m³ in Gwangju, respectively. The average ratios of PM_1.0/PM_2.5 were 83±16% in Seoul and 83±7% in Gwangju. The chemical compositions of PM_1.0 and PM_2.5 were similar at both sites with OC component being the most dominant, and NO₃^- increasing from summer to winter, while, the difference of chemical distribution at the two sites was most distinct in the autumn. Gwangju showed a higher proportion of OC and a lower proportion of NO₃^- compared to Seoul during the autumn. Both sites appear to reflect their urban characteristics, with Gwangju also reflecting the impact of biomass combustion as a part of rural activities.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.656-664
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 낙동강 수계 내 하천 및 호소의 퇴적물을 대상으로 16종의 다환방향족탄화수소(PAHs), 다염화바이페닐(PCBs), 유기염소계 농약(OCPs)류를 분석하였다. 하천 퇴적물에 존재하는 16종의 PAHs와 12종의 Co-PCBs 농도 수준은 각각 N.D.~969.3 ng/g-dry, 4.2~7716.5 pg/g-dry(0.0~10.1 pg-TEQ/g-dry)이었다. 호소 퇴적물에 존재하는 16종의 PAHs류는 5.8~2987.2 ng/g-dry, 12종의 Co-PCBs는 4.3~461.1 pg/g-dry(0.0~0.6 pg-TEQ/g-dry), OCPs의 농도 수준은 N.D.~1.5 ng/g-dry이었으며, OCPs 중 DDT류만 검출되었다. 이는 환경질 평가를 위한 가이드 라인보다 훨씬 낮은 수준이었다. 낙동강 수계 내 하천 퇴적물에 존재하는 16종의 PAHs 중 저분자 PAHs의 비율이 높은 반면, 호소에서는 중 고분자 PAHs의 비율이 높았다. 그리고 PCBs는 모든 퇴적물 시료에서 PCB-118과 PCB-105의 비율이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 이는 이전의 연구와도 일치하는 결과이다. 검출된 PAHs와 Co-PCBs의 배울원 추정 결과, PAHs의 경우 일부 지점들을 제외한 대부분의 지점들이 석탄 및 바이오매스의 연소와 관련 있었으며, Co-PCBs의 경우 상업적인 PCBs와 관련이 있음을 알 수 있었다.