• 대한지하수환경학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.85-89
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• 1994

폐기물 매립지로부터의 침출수의 유출에 의한 지하수와 토양의 오염은 심각한 환경문제중의 하나 이며, 일반적으로 매립지에서는 폐기물의 생화학적 자연분해 또는 강우 침투에 의하여 침출수가 형성된다. 대전시 신대동 일반 폐기물 매립지 역 주변토양의 Cu, Pb와 Zn 함량은 대부분의 우리나라 토양내의 평균 함량보다는 높은 것으로 나타났으나 농작물을 통하여 인류에 해를 끼칠 수 있는 정도는 아닌 것으로 나타났다. 지하수의 경우 Cu, Pb와 Zn이 검출되지는 않았으나 특정 시료의 pH가 5.6으로 나타나 음용수로는 부적합한 것으로 판명되었다. 토양오염이 발견된 지역에서는 심토내의 중금속 원소 함량이 표토보다 높은것으로 나타나 지하수를 통한 오염체의 영향이라고 판단된다. 전기 비저항 탐사를 행한 결과 토양오염이 진행된 지역에 함수층이 존재하고 있었으며 침술수의 배출에 의한 오염체의 이동에 의해 전기 비저항값이 더욱 낮게 나타났다. 한편 침출수의 배출지점에서 멀어질수록 오염물질의 감소에 의해 전기 비저항치가 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며 실제로 토양내의 중금속원소 함량도 감소한다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.82-87
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• 2016

This study investigates effects of an aging period on arsenic (As) chemical forms in soils and phytotoxicity using artificially As-contaminated soils with a range of As concentrations (0-300 mg/kg) and aging periods (0 and 3 months). A sequential extraction procedure showed that the increasing As concentration in soils increased the ratio of non-specifically and specifically bound As, which are known to be bioavailable. This resulted in increasing As uptake by tomatoes with increasing As concentration (R²=0.87 for exponential fitting); however, the seed germination was not sensitive to the As concentrations of the soil samples. The seed germination was also statistically similar in the soils with 75 and 150 mg-As/kg regardless of the aging period. The time taken until the seed germination (i.e., lag phase), on the other hand, decreased from 10 d to 3 d with aging for 3 months. This can be attributed to the decreased amount of bioavailable As with aging. Overall, this study shows that when the toxic effects of the As-contaminated soils are assessed using tomato plants, it is better to use more sensitive methods than seed germination such as the As accumulation or the lag phase for seed germination.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.35-44
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• 2014

In this study, the bio-phytoremediation and phytoremediation technologies were applied to the soils contaminated with total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) and heavy metals to evaluate the remediation efficacy from May 2012 to December 2013. Poplar (Populus bonatii Levl.) and Sun Hemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) were selected and planted in phytoremediation practice. These plants were also utilized in the bio-phytoremediation practice, with the addition of earthworm (Eisenia fetida) and petroleum-degrading bacteria (Pseudomonos sp. NKNU01). Furthermore, physiological characteristics, such as photosynthesis rate and maximal photochemical yield, of all testing plants were also measured in order to assess their health conditions and tolerance levels in adverse environment. After 20 months of remedial practice, the results showed that bio-phytoremediation practice had a higher rate of TPH removal efficacy at 30-60 cm depth soil than that of phytoremediation. However, inconsistent results were discovered while analyzing the soil at 100 cm depth. The study also showed that the removal efficiency of heavy metals was lower than that of TPH after remediation treatment. The results from test field tissue sample analysis revealed that more Zinc than Chromium was absorbed and accumulated by the tested plants. Plant height measurements of Poplar and Sun Hemp showed that there were insignificant differences of growth between the plants in remediation plots and those in the control plot. Physiological data of Poplar also suggested it has higher tolerance level toward the contaminated soils. These results indicated that the two testing plants were healthy and suitable for this remediation study.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2011

Risk based pollution level of Pb and Cd in metal contaminated soils depending on physicochemical properties of soil in a target site was assessed using biotic ligand model. Heavy metal activity in soil solution defined as exposure activity (EA) was assumed to be toxic to Vibrio fischeri and soil organisms. Predicted effective activity (PEA) determined by biotic ligand model was compared to EA value to calculate risk quotient. Field contaminated soils (n = 10) were collected from a formes area and their risk based pollution levels were assessed in the present study using the calculated risk quotient. Concentrations of Pb determined by aqua regia were 295, 258, and 268 mg/kg in B, H and J points and concentrations of Cd were 4.73 and 6.36 mg/kg in G and I points, respectively. These points exceeded the current soil conservation standards. However, risk based pollution levels of the ten points were not able to be calculated because concentrations of Pb and Cd in soil solution were smaller than detection limits or one (i.e., non toxic). It was because heavy metal activity in soil solution was dominant toxicological form to organisms, not a total heavy metal concentration in soil. In addition, heavy metal toxicity was decreased by competition effect of major cations and formation of complex with dissolved organic carbon in soil solution. Therefore, it is essential to consider site-specific factors affecting bioavailability and toxicity for estimating reliable risk of Pb and Cd.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.565-571
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• 2012

This study was conducted to investigate the tolerance of some resistant fungal strains from soils contaminated with heavy metals. Various fungal strains were isolated from soil samples collected from studied sites which heavy metals and other pollutants have been emitted in effluents for several years. Fungi isolated belong to different genera; however, Penicillium spp. showed the most frequent species. The microbial number was remarkably higher in the control soil than contaminated soil samples collected from mining areas. $Pb^{2+}$ and $Zn^{2+}$ had the highest concentration in the polluted soils ranging from 89 - 3,521 ppm and 98 - 4,383 ppm, respectively. The minimum inhibition concentrations (MICs) of $Pb^{+2}$ and $Zn^{+2}$ showed the highest values against the fungal strains. $Ni^{+2}$ and $Co^{+2}$ were the lowest contaminants in the polluted soils with the concentration of 5 to 12.1 ppm and 1.8 to 4.8 ppm, respectively. The tested resistant strains showed the strongest inhibition for $Ni^{+2}$ and $Co^{+2}$ up to 200-400 ppm. Cadmium was the most highly toxic heavy metal for most of strains, however, 1 mM of $Cr^{3+}$, $Cu^{2+}$ and $Pb^{2+}$ accelerated the growth of Penicillium verrucosum KNU3. $Cu^{+2}$ and $Zn^{+2}$ at concentration of 1 mM did not affect the growth rate P. funiculosum KNU4. Tolerance of fungal species to heavy metals appears to be strain and origin dependent.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2011

오염지반 복원을 목적으로 사용한 연직배수시스템의 적용성 평가를 위하여 영향 인자에 대한 지반공학적 특성을 기초로한 파일럿 규모의 실내 오염복원 실험시 오염물질의 복원 효율을 분석하였다. 또한, 도출된 결과를 바탕으로 유한요소 및 유한차분방법에 의한 수치해석을 수행하였으며, 해석시 적용된 물성값에 대한 매개변수를 평가하였다. 오염복원 모형실험과 수치해석에서 최소한계농도비를 기준으로 하여 오염복원율 해석 결과, 지반이 조밀한 경우 최소한계 농도비 도달시간이 더 길어지며, 지속시간에 따른 농도분포를 살펴보았을 때, 농도는 주입배수재를 중심으로 그 주변에서 더 빠르게 제거되고, 반면에 추출배수재 주변에서는 농도가 더 높게 나타남을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.83-91
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 동전기초음파정화기술을 이용하여 오염지반내의 중금속 및 유기물질을 제거하는 연구를 수행하였는데, 지반내 오염물질의 이동 및 제거에 대한 동전기기술과 초음파기술의 복합효과 분석에 초점을 두었다. 일반적으로 오염지반내에서 동전기기술은 중금속을 제거하는데 탁월하며 초음파기술은 유기물질을 제거하는데 탁월한 것을 보고되어 있는바 이들 두 기술의 장점을 이용한 복합기술을 고안하게 되었다. 특수하게 고안된 실험장비를 이용하여 동전기기술과 초음파기술을 결합한 실내토양세척실험을 실시하였다. 본 실험에서는 단순, 동전기, 초음파, 동전기&초음파의 4조건에 대하여 토양세척실험을 실시하였다. 오염물질로는 중금속으로는 납, 유기물질로는 에틸렌글리콜을 사용하였다. 실험결과 동전기기술과 초음파기술을 도입한 경우 유출량, 투수계수, 오염물질 제거율이 단순기술에 비하여 상대적으로 크게 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 동전기초음파정화기술을 현장에 적용할 수 있는 가시적인 결과를 얻게 되었다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2013

Due to the fact that possible risk associated with soil-crop-food chain transfer, metal contamination in croplands has become a major topic of wide concern. Accumulation of toxic metals in edible parts of crops grown in contaminated soils has been reported from number of crops including rice, soybean, wheat, maize, and vegetables. Therefore, in order to ensure food safety, measures are needed to be taken in mitigating metal pollution and subsequent uptake by crop plants. Present paper critically reviewed some of the cost effective remediation techniques used in minimizing metal uptake by crops grown in contaminated soils. Liming with different materials such as limestone ($CaCO_3$), burnt lime (CaO), slaked lime [$Ca(OH)_2$], dolomite [$CaMg(CO_3)_2$], and slag ($CaSiO_3$) has been widely used because they could elevate soil pH rendering metals less-bioavailable for plant uptake. Zn fertilization, use of organic amendments, crop rotation and water management are among the other techniques successfully employed in reducing metal uptake by crop plants. However, irrespectively the mitigating measure used, heterogeneous accumulation of metals in different crop species is often reported. The inconsistency might be attributed to the genetic makeup of the crops for selective uptake, their morphological characteristics, position of edible parts on the plants in respect of their distance from roots, crop management practices, the season and to the soil characteristics. However, a sound conclusion in this regard can only be made when more scientific evidence is available on case-specific researches, in particular from long-term field trials which included risks and benefits analysis also for various remediation practices.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.396-406
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• 2004

Current physical and chemical methodologies, conventionally used to clean up metal contaminated soils, are generally too expensive to apply in large hazardous waste sites including agricultural lands adjacent to closed or abandoned metal mines. Phytoremediation using plants to extract, sequester and detoxify environmental pollutants is one of the cost-effective and aesthetically-pleasing alternatives, compared with environmentally destructive remedial methods currently being practiced. But, phytoremediation has some limitations such as time consuming and low performance: in general, it is seasonally dependent and slower in removing metals than other methods, and metal accumulating plants are slow growers. Improvement of plants for metal tolerance, accumulation, and translocation using genetic engineering techniques recently opened up new possibilities for phytoremediation. In this paper, we have discussed about recent developments in conventional and genetically engineered phytoremediation. For the conventional phytoremediation, focuses are on the natural hyperaccumulator and the chemically assisted phytoremediation. Some pros and cons on the phytoremediation using transgenic plants, coupled with focusing on the mechanistic view points, are also discussed. It might be concluded that the transgenic plants will be effective tools in the practical application of phytoremediation especially for the highly contaminated soils but mechanisms involved should be deeply understood in advance.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2000

In this study, we tested hybrid pilot system combined with soil vapor extraction and bioventing methods on the contaminated railroad soil. So, we found out the remediability and operating conditions. Air permeability(k) and gas phase(O$_2$/CO$_2$/VOCs) level trend are very important to determine the remediation rate of the contaminated sites. Throughout hybrid pilot test on different conditions, the range of air permeability(k) was 1985∼1194 darcy. The tests results in hybrid system was appropriate on this test sites, and the suitable injection air flow rate was 3.5㎥/hr. So, we suggested a basic data for the remediation and management of contaminated railroad soil.