• 핵의학기술
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.3-6
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• 2013

Purpose: The treatment of thyroid cancer patients was continuously increased. According to the increment of thyroid cancer patients, the establishment of iodine therapy site was also increased in each hospital. This treatment involves the administration of radioactive iodine, which will be given in the form of a capsule. Therefore, protections and managements for radioactive source pollution and radiation exposure should be necessary for radiation safety. Among the many problems, the problem of disposing the radioactive wastes was occurred. In this study, The date for self-disposal for radioactive wastes, which were contaminated in clothes, bedclothes and trash, were calculated. Materials and Methods: The number of iodine therapy ward was 15 in Korea Institute of Radiological Medical and Sciences. Recently, 8 therapy wards were operated for iodine therapy patients and others were on standby for emergency treatment ward of any radiation accidents. Radioactive wastes, which were occurred in therapy ward, were clothes, bedclothes, bath cover for patients washing water and food and drink which was leftover by patients. Each sample was hold into the marinelli beaker (clothes, bedclothes, bath covers) and 90 ml beaker (food, drink, and washing water). The activities of collected samples were measured by HpGe MCA device (Multi Channel Analysis, CANBERRA, USA) Results: The storage period for the each kind of radioactive wastes was calculated by equation of storage periods based on the measurement outcomes. The average storage period was 60 days for the case of clothes, and the maximum storage period was 93 days for patient bottoms. The average storage period and the maximum storage period for the trash were 69 days and 97 days, respectively. The leftover foods and drinks had short storage period (the average storage period was 25 days and maximum storage period was 39 days), compared with other wastes. Conclusion: The proper storage period for disposing the radioactive waste (clothes, bedclothes and bath cover) was 100 days by the regulation on self-disposal of radioactive waste. In addition, the storage period for disposing the liquid radioactive waste was 120 days. The current regulation for radioactive waste self-disposing was not suitable for the circumstances of each radioactive therapy facility. Therefore, it was necessary to reduce the leftover food and drinks by adequate table setting for patients, and improve the process and regulation for disposing the short-half life radioactive wastes.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.726-734
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• 2018

최근 3년간 검토된 환경관리해역에서 이루어진 해역이용협의 건수는 총 60건으로 조사되었다. 환경보전해역에서는 지속적으로 감소하였고, 특별관리해역에서는 증가하는 양상을 나타내었다. 환경관리해역의 개별사업유형을 분석한 결과 인공구조물 설치사업이 가장 높은 비율을 차지하였고, 그 외 항만 어항개발, 연안정비 및 해수 인 배수사업유형이 많이 이루어졌다. 환경관리해역에서 국가해양환경정보통합시스템(MEIS) 자료를 활용하여 2006~2017년까지 경년별 수질변화경향을 비교한 결과, COD는 뚜렷한 증감의 변화는 보이지 않았으나 환경보전지역은 다소 증가하였으며, TN과 TP의 농도는 다소 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 특별관리해역인 광양만과 마산만 및 환경보전해역인 가막만에서는 주로 하계에 빈산소수괴가 출현하였다. 이러한 환경관리해역에서의 이용 개발행위가 지속적으로 이루어지고 있으므로, 이에 따른 해양환경부문 환경영향평가(해역이용협의)시에는 충분한 수질변화에 대한 실태분석 및 사업추진에 따른 수질영향과 퇴적물의 오염상태를 철저히 진단해서 오염원관리에 대한 대책이 중점적으로 평가되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. 특히, 각 환경관리해역의 지정 목적에 따른 유지 수질목표를 명확히 설정하여, 오염원 및 연안오염총량관리와 연계하여 오염 부하량 저감대책을 제시하여야 할 것이다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.70-79
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• 2014

본 연구는 발효 소시지의 저장 기간 중 지질 산화를 억제하고, 항산화 활성이 우수하며, 유해 세균의 오염을 방지하기 위해 첨가되는 아질산염을 대체할 수 있는 천연 첨가제로써 자몽 추출물의 활용 가능성을 알아보고자 수행하였으며, 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 자몽 추출물과 김치 유산균을 첨가하여 제조된 발효 소시지에서 우수한 지질 산화 및 유해 세균 억제 효과가 나타났으며, 저장 기간 7일차까지 아질산염과 아스코르빈산을 첨가한 처리구보다 우수한 결과를 나타내었다. 아질산염과 L. acidophilus를 혼합하여 제조된 처리구 A와 아질산염과 김치유산균을 혼합한 처리구 B, 아스코르빈산과 김치 유산균을 혼합한 처리구 C, 그리고 자몽 추출물과 김치 유산균을 혼합한 처리구 D의 제품 특성을 비교한 결과, pH는 처리구 D와 처리구 C에서 가장 낮게 나타났고, 유산균수는 자몽 추출물을 첨가한 처리구 D에서 가장 높았으며, 대장균 출현 억제효과는 아질산염과 L. acidophilus를 혼합한 처리구 A를 제외하고는 모두 시료 g당 100마리 이하로 나타났다. 육색 중 명도의 경우, 처리구 간의 유의차는 인정되지 않았으나, 적색도에서는 처리구 D와 아스코르빈산과 김치 유산균을 첨가한 처리구 C에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났으며, 황색도는 자몽 추출물을 첨가한 처리구 D에서 가장 낮게 나타났다. 조직감의 경우, 자몽 추출물을 첨가한 처리구 D가 다른 처리구에 비해 식감이 우수하였으며, 관능 평가에서는 아스코르빈산을 첨가한 처리구 C와 자몽 추출물이 첨가된 처리구 D에서 우수하게 나타나 자몽 추출물은 발효 소시지를 위한 천연 항산화제로써 활용 가능성이 매우 높았으며, 김치유산균인 L. brevis 또한 발효 과정 중 소시지의 산도를 낮추는데 효과적이며, 저장 기간 동안에도 지속적으로 발효를 유지시켜 유해 세균의 출현 및 성장을 억제하는데 매우 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.201-208
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• 1992

쓰레기 매립장 침출수를 모래, 연탄제, fly ash 및 활성탄을 각각 충전시킨 column에 8주간 매주 통과시켜 오염물질 제거율을 조사한 결과 COD는 활성탄 column에서 8주동안 평균 83%이상 제거되었으며, 연탄재와 fly ash column에서는 시간이 경과함에 따라 제거되는 비율이 낮아지는 경향이었으나 8주 평균 각각 45% 및 43% 제거되었고, 모래 column에서는 거의 제거되지 않았다. $NH_4\;^+$-N는 모든 column에서 8주 평균 60%이상 제거되었으며, Hardness는 활성탄과 fly ash column에서는 8주간 지속적으로 제거된 반면 연탄재 및 모래 column에서는 불규칙적이었고 특히 8주째에는 거의 제거되지 않았다. $PO_4\;^{3-}$는 1주 이후부터 모든 column에서 불규칙적으로 제거되었으며, 특히 fly ash column에서는 4, 5주째 폐기물 침출수 원액에 비해 $PO_4\;^{3-}$가 4배 높게 나타났으며, $CI^-$ 및 $SO_4\;^{2-}$등의 음이온은 1주 이후부터 모든 column에서 제거되지 않았으며, 이는 충전 물질과 침출수의 pH가 높았기 때문인 것으로 사료되었다. 각 column내 각 오염물질 흡착량을 토대로 각 흡착성분간 상관관계를 검토한 결과 활성탄, fly ash 및 연탄재 column에서는 양이온간에 서로 유의적인 정의 상관이 있었으며 모래 column에서는 유의적인 상관이 없었고, 활성탄과 fly ash column에서는 음이온간에 유의적인 상관이 있었다. 그리고 모든 column에서 양이온과 음이온간에는 대부분 유의적인 상관이 없었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.121-121
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• 2004

The groundwater in the Pocheon area occurs from both a fractured bedrock aquifer in igneous and metamorphic rocks and an alluvial aquifer with a thickness of <50 m, and forms a major source of domestic and agricultural water supply. In this study, we performed a hydrogeochemical study in order to identify the control of geochemical processes on groundwater quality. For this study, groundwater level and physicochemical parameters (EC, Eh, pH, alkalinity) were monitored once a month from a total of 150 groundwater wells between June 2003 to August 2004. A total of 153 water samples (13 surface water, 66 alluvial groundwater, 74 bedrock groundwater) were also collected and analyzed in February 2004. Groundwater chemistry in the study area is very complex, depending on a number of major factors such as geology, degree of chemical weathering, and quality of recharge water. Hydrochemical reactions such as the leaching of surficial and near-solace soil salts, dissolution of calcite, cation exchange, and weathering of silicate minerals are proposed to explain the chemistry of natural groundwater. Alluvial groundwaters locally have very high TDS concentrations, which are characterized by their chloride(nitrate)-sulfate-bicabonate facies and low Na/Cl ratio. Their grondwater levels are highly fluctuated according to rainfall event. We suggest that high nitrate content and salinity in such alluvial groundwaters originates from the local recharge of sewage effluents and/or fertilizers. Likewise, high concentrations of nitrate were also locally observed in some bedrock groundwaters, suggesting their effect of anthropogenic contamination. This is possibly due to the bypass flow taking place through macropores. Tile degree of the weathering of silicate minerals seems to be a major control of the distribution of major cations (sodium, calcium, magnesium, potassium) in bedrock groundwaters, which show a general increase with increasing depth of wells. Thermodynamic interpretation of groundwater chemistry shows that the groundwater in the study area is in chemical equilibrium with kaolinite and Na-montmorillonite, which indicates that weathering of plagioclase to those minerals is a major control of hydrochemistry of bedrock groundwater. The interpretation of the molar ratios among major ions, as well as the mass balance calculation, also indicates the role of both dissolution/precipitation of calcite and Ca-Na cationic exchange as bedrock groundwaters evolves progressively.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2012

This paper presents the short-term and long-term measures to determine the fugitive dust concentration in a contaminated site, which is a crucial step for the determination of particulate emission factor (PEF) for risk assessment. As a long-term measure, USEPA method employing Q/C value (inverse of the ratio of the geometric mean air concentration to the emission flux at center of a 0.5-acre square source) seems to be suitable as it reflects regional-specific meteorological conditions. However, it requires nation-wide database collection and interpretation. Use of ASTM method is an alternative as a short-term measure. The method is readily field-applicable as PEF calculation equation is simple and input parameters can be easily derived at the site of interest as well without the nation-wide efforts. Using ASTM method, PEF at the Former Janghang Smelter Site was determined. According to various mode of aggregate size distribution and fractions of vegetative cover, which are the most important factors in PEF calculation, PEF values at the Former Janghang Smelter Site varied greatly. When the mode of aggregate size distribution was set at 0.25 mm, PEF values at the Former Janghang Smelter Site was 5~20 times higher than the default PEF value (i.e., 35 ${\mu}g/m^3$) shown in the current Korean Soil Contamination Risk Assessment Guidance. On contrast, when the mode was set at 2 mm, PEF values at the Former Janghang Smelter Site was 160~640 times lower than the default PEF value in the Korean Guidance.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.205-213
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• 1999

지표에 오염된 방사성핵종의 단위방사능당 유효선량환산계수를 남성과 여성 인형모의피폭체와 MCNP4A 코드를 이용하여 계산하였다. 모사실험은 40 keV에서 10 MeV 영역의 19개 단일 에너지에 대한 유효선량 계산을 수행하였다. 에너지에 따른 단위 선원강도에 대한 유효선량 E를 기존 연구자들의 결과물인 유효선량당량 $H_E$와 비교한 결과, 본 연구의 E값이 USEPA의 FGR에 주어진 $H_E$ 값에 비해 30%의 편차를 보였다. 에너지와 유효선량의 관계를 polynomial fitting을 통해 구한 유효선량 감응함수는 다음과 같다. $f({\varepsilon})[fSv\;m^2]=\;0.0634\;+\;0.727{\varepsilon}-0.0520{\varepsilon}^2+0.00247{\varepsilon}^3$ 여기서, ${\varepsilon}$는 감마선의 에너지(MeV)이다. 감응함수와 ICRP 38의 방사성핵종 붕괴 자료를 이용하여 지표면과 공기 오염의 단위 방사능농도에 대한 유효선량환산계수를 계산한 후 DOSEFACTOR코드를 사용하여 계산한 베타선에 의한 피부선량을 합하여 90개의 중요 핵종들에 대한 환산계수를 평가하여 도표로 제시하였다. 기존 자료들과 비교를 통해 기존 환산계수를 사용할 경우 특히 저에너지 감마선이나 고에너지 베타선을 방출하는 핵종에 대해서 상당한 과소평가가 이루어질 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.561-569
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• 2012

To evaluate the bacteriological water quality in Yongnam-Gwangdo, located in western Jinhae Bay, seawater samples were analyzed using sanitary indicator bacteria at 57 sampling stations. According to survey results from January 2007 to December 2009, the range of the geometric mean and the estimated 90th percentile for coliforms and fecal coliforms in the samples were <1.8-16.5 and 1.8-246.8 MPN/100 mL and <1.8-7.1 and 1.8-74.8 MPN/100 mL, respectively. The samples, including those taken from stations located in Wonmunman, Gwangdo, and Dangdong, showed high levels of microbial contamination caused by the climate and weather patterns in the marine environment. The bacteriological water quality in the area met Korean criteria for a designated shellfish growing area for export and National Shellfish Sanitation Program criteria for an approved shellfish growing area, except at station #49. A total of 24 direct pollution sources were discharged into the shellfish growing area. The radius of impact was calculated for each pollution source to assess the effect on the shellfish growing area. The calculated radius of impact for most of the pollution sources was below 300 m. However, the radius of impact for the combined pollution sources in Kyeonnaeryang was 93-1973 m. There were significant differences between the calculated closed sea area and actual monitoring results. The closed sea area values calculated from the fecal coliform load in drainage water tended to be higher than the actual monitoring results. Tidal currents and environmental factors such as salinity, water temperature, sunlight, and microbiological factors affect the survival of fecal indicator bacteria in seawater.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.45-55
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• 1996

Although the Dongjin Au-Ag-Cu mine had been abandoned since about forty years ago, the results of this study on the dispersion patterns and contamination level of heavy metals in the hydrologic system flowing via the waste rump show that the environmental impacts from the mine wastes are still significant. The stream water in the vicinity of the waste rump is severely acidified (pH 3.8 to 4.4) and highly enriched in various dissolved heavy metals. The heavy metal contents of the stream water and stream sediments are systematically attenuated with increasing distance from the mine area. However, it is worth to note that continuous attenuation of heavy metal contents in both media were reenriched in downstream area more than 800 m apart from the mine because it can be acted as a secondary source of heavy metal pollution. The heavy metals, especially Cd, Cu and Zn of polluted downstream sediments mainly occur in Fe-Mn oxides and organic materials, which indicates that these elements are the main pollutants from the waste rump of the Dongjin mine. The heavy metal contents of crops, such as sesame, perilla, red Pepper and brown rice, collected from the polluted farm land in the downstream area are lower than those of land plants from stream sides, but significantly higher in Cd, Cr, Cu and Zn than those from the unpolluted farm land. Especially, almost all of the crops in polluted farm land have been severly contaminated by Cd (>0.4 ppm). On the other hand, the heavy metal contents of the crops collected from refreshed farm land by means of a soil addition method shows significantly lowered level comparing with those of polluted area, which indicates that a soil addition method was effective for the refreshment of polluted farm land by toxic metallic pollutants. Wormwoods from this area showed very high contents in a11 the heavy metals even in unpolluted area (Cd > 1 ppm, Cr > 1 ppm, Cu > 11 ppm, Pb> 4 ppm, Zn > 55 ppm), indicating that a special caution must be payed when one takes ingest them.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.747-757
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• 2014

건축재료와 생활용품으로부터 방출되는 실내공기 오염물질들로 인한 피해가 증가하고 있는 현시점에서 친환경 제품에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 이러한 관심 속에 피톤치드에 대한 효능이 알려지면서 다양한 방법으로 사용되고 있다. 피톤치드를 다량 함유한 편백잎 증류추출수의 가습시 발생하는 휘발성유기화합물의 방출특성을 GC-MS를 이용하여 그 효과를 조사하였다. 편백잎추출수 가습시 115종의 화합물이 검출되었다. 검출된 화합물들은 aromatic compound, terpenoid, alkane, ketone, ester, aldehyde, alcohol, acid, miscellaneous compound류로 분류하였으며 aromatic compound류(13종, 38%)와 terpenoid류(23종, 33%) 화합물이 다른 화합물류에 비해 높은 비율로 검출되었다. Aromatic compound류 경우 편백잎추출수에 의한 추가 화합물은 검출되지 않아 그 영향이 없는 것으로 판단되며, terpenoid류 경우 편백잎추출수 가습시 10% 정도 증가하였고 7종의 화합물이 추가로 검출되었다. 편백잎추출수 가습시 방출된 terpenoid류 화합물들은 항균, 방충, 방부 효력뿐만 아니라 항고혈압성과 항암에 효과가 있는 것으로 알려져 있어 건강에 도움을 줄 것으로 판단된다.