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The Occurrence and Treatment Status of Off-site Contaminated Soils in Korea (국내 오염토양 반출정화사업 현황)

  • Han, SuHo;Jung, MungChae;Kim, JeongWook;Jeon, SoonWon;Nguyen, Quoc Tuan;Yoon, KyungWook;Min, SeonKi
    • Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2020
  • Recently, ex-situ remediation technologies has been emerging to clean up contaminated soils mainly because the in-situ techniques have limited applicability and technical difficulties in relatively small contaminated sites. Accordingly, implementation of off-site treatment and disposal have been continuously increased in soil remediation and restoration projects in Korea. However, in many cases, reclaimed soil is still not properly recycled or reused. Therefore, there is an urgent need to document the current status of soil management practices in soil remediation projects in the nation. This study presents a survey of soil contamination status and remedial approaches in Korea based on soil cleanup projects completed in 2015 - 2019, and proposes the possible options of the recycling or reusing the reclaimed soils under compliance with related regulations. The results of the soil survey showed soil contamination was most severe in gas stations, industrial facilities, and military areas. The major types of pollution were related to the petroleum-contaminated site (TPH and BTEX) with 77.0% occurrence in all the contaminated sites. The reclaimed soils were mostly reused as a ground filling-up soils in industrial facilities (60.0%) and warehouses (37.0%).

Analysis of Composition and Diversity of Natural Regeneration of Woody Species in Jebel El Gerrie Dry Land Forest East of Blue Nile State, Sudan

  • Abuelbashar, Ahmed Ibrahim;Ahmed, Dafa-Alla Mohamed Dafa-Alla;Siddig, Ahmed Ali Hassabelkreem;Yagoub, Yousif Elnour;Gibreel, Haithum Hashim
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.90-101
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    • 2022
  • The study aims to assess composition, diversity and population indices of natural regeneration of woody species in Jebel El Gerrie forest reserve, Blue Nile State, Sudan. We conducted field work between December 2018 and January 2019. We used random sampling to collect vegetation data in the forest where we made a total of 90 circular sample plots (radius 17.84 m) and distributed them proportionally to the area of each of the four density-based vegetation classes of the forest i.e. high density (C1), medium density (C2), low density (C3) and crop land (C4). In each sample plot we identified all regenerating tree species and counted their regeneration frequencies. We calculated ecological metrics of regeneration frequency, density, abundance, richness, evenness, diversity and importance value index (IVI) and drew abundance rank curve. Results revealed that out of fifteen mature tree species present, natural regeneration of 8 species, which belong to 6 families, was observed. The relatively most frequently naturally regenerating and abundant species were Anogeissus leiocarpa and Combretum hartmannianum. Richness, evenness and diversity of regenerating species were 1.33, 0.82 and 1.7, respectively. One-way ANOVA (α=0.05) of mean regeneration densities disclosed that there were significant differences (F3,86=16.77, p=0.000) between C2 & C3 (p=0.000) and C2 & C4 (p=0.000). While regeneration of seven tree species were absent, two, two and four species were of good, poor and fair regeneration status, respectively. A comparison of mean density of natural regeneration with that of parent trees reflects a poor regeneration status of the forest. The study provides empirical results on the regeneration status of species and signifies the need for management interventions for species conservation and restoration, maintenance of biodiversity and sustainable production.

Application of Equilibrium Partitioning Approach for the Assessment of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Contamination in Sediments from Kyeonggi Bay, Namyang Bay, and Lake Shihwa, West Coast of Korea

  • Lee, Kyu-Tae;Tanabe, Shinsuke;Koh, Chul-Hwan
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.34 no.1
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    • pp.36-42
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    • 1999
  • To assess present status of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contamination in Kyeonggi Bay, Namyang Bay, and Lake Shihwa, 63 sediment samples were analyzed and applied to equilibrium partitioning approach. Sediment quality criteria (SQC) for exposure to Kanechlor mixture (KC-mix) was calculated as a value of 16 ${\mu}$g/g-organic carbon (OC). Two sites (Sites Kl8 and Kl9) within Incheon North Harbor (INH) with total PCBs concentrations 48 and 38 ${\mu}$g/g-OC, respectively, exceeded SQC, indicating a potential of adverse biological effects. The advantage and disadvantage of equilibrium partitioning approach has been discussed.

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Study on the Process of manufacture of Standard Acu-Figure (표준침구동인(標準鍼灸銅人) 제작(製作) 과정(過程) 소고(小考))

  • Son, In-Cheol
    • Journal of Acupuncture Research
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.13-25
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    • 2000
  • According to development of acu-figure which has been existed in Korea, China and Japan through successive generation and conservation status, I classified the process of manufacture of Standard Acu-Figure that is the first manufactured form in Korea historically. And conclusion was as follows. In history, the first acu-figure was manufactured in Song(宋) Dynasty by Wang Yu Il(王維一). after that acu-figure had been made various type in the each countries. In japan, Cheon Seong Acu-Figure(天聖銅人) was imported and preserved and similar shape acu-figure was manufactured. In Korea, Chim Geum Acu-Statue(鍼金銅像) is unique acu-figure that is conservated and exhibited in museum. Standard Acu-Figure was manufactured after the model of standard human body. First step process of standard acu-figure manufacture undertook at my lab, next step, investigation, discussion, reform was proceeded along with other chief professors major in meridian and acupuncture point.

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Integration of Numerical Model and GIS for the Construction of Groundwater Management System (지하수관라시스템 구축을 위한 전산모형과 지리정보시스템의 통합)

  • Kim, Joon Hyun;Kim, Jung Wook;Han, Young Han
    • Journal of Industrial Technology
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    • v.20 no.A
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    • pp.83-92
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    • 2000
  • GIS is linked with Numerical Model(PM5) for the effective conservation and management of groundwater resources. All the relevant system was systematically constructed to analyze the field status by means of precise understanding of the surface and subsurface environment and by accumulating large amounts data and attribute data into developed system. The necessity of integrated management of the groundwater information was demonstrated and the general direction of the construction of groundwater management system was suggested. The proposed system will guide a method for the rational decisions of groundwater development via the establishment of the appropriate database management and accurate prediction of future change.

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A Study on Lee Han-Cheol's Career in the Field of Historic Building Surveying, Repairing and Writings (이한철(李漢哲)의 고건축 실측·수리 활동과 저술에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Joung-Ah
    • Journal of architectural history
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.83-92
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    • 2017
  • This paper studied Lee Han-Choel's career who was known as the first Korean who had participated in several survey and repair projects of Korean historic buildings as a field engineer during the Japanese colonial era. This paper investigated documents and drawings to find out what he had done specifically in the field, and distinguished the records he had written by handwriting comparison method. In addition, the author analyzed the contents of the articles he published and clarified their significance in Korean architectural history. Through this study, the author expected to clarify Lee's historical status as the first Korean modern expert in the field of historic building conservation, and to supplement the research for the history of Korean during the Japanese colonial era.

Rare and Endangered Plants of Oesorak in Soraksan National Park (설악산 국립공원 외설악의 멸종위기 식물)

  • 김용식;김선희;강기호
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.205-210
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    • 1997
  • The twenty eight taxa of rare and endangered plant species of Oesorak were investigated in the field, and the results were compiled according to the literature by Lee et al.(1996). Most of the populations of the investigated plants are located in the vicinity from the mountain trails which is the destruction pressures high. Also these plants are envisaged from the possible collections for both edible and medicinal purposes by local peoples, so the conservation strategies at the levels of habitat and species must be prepared. Taxuscaespitosa of Taxaceae has very few individuals and the status of the habitats envisaged serious problems from tramplings.

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Development and Roles of Landscape Ecology as An Emerging Opportunity for Ecology (생태학의 새로운 분야로서 경관생태학의 발전과 역할)

  • 홍선기;이창석
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.20 no.3
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    • pp.217-227
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    • 1997
  • Landscape ecology is an emerging interdisciplinary ecology field to understand the holistic human and natural systems on the basis of concept and database obtained from pure ecology. Landscape ecology is an integrated ecology widely available for environmental science such as nature conservation and sustainable land-use planning. It is also a practical study as an applied ecology to restore and to manage local environment. Landscape ecological study is realized by embodiment of human disturbance system which is rigorously extending on natural system. Considering Korean status without landscape ecological studies, we briefly reviewed establishing process, study goal and methodology of landscape ecology as well as the related several concepts through current landscape ecological studies in the world. We hope that this paper will be helpful to ecologists having interest in landscape ecology.

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A Case Study on the Utilization of Underground Building (지중건축의 활용에 관한 사례연구)

  • Suh, Eung-Chul;Lim, Sang-Hoon;Jang, Moon-Seok;Yoo, Heon-Hyung
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.17-26
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study is to develop an underground Building. Population tends to concentrate in large cities. In result, the cities lacks housings. Underground space may be a attractive space by being able to gain alternative energy and get a cheap site, protect environment at the same time. The earth or ground is a useful medium for a long-term heat source and storage of it's heat. Also the underground space has the status of stabilization, the lower heating load and the similar heat transfer coefficient of the inside wall surface comparing to that of residential space. Utilization of underground space has many advantages to cope with lack of building sites and energy conservation, etc. As a result, it is expected to provide a useful information for the practical use of Underground building.

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