• Advances in environmental research
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2013

There is a significant demand to make various dissolved gases in water. However, the conventional aeration method shows low gas mass transfer rate and gas utilization efficiency. In this study, a novel rotating wheel entraining gas method was developed for making high dissolved $O_2$ and $O_3$ in water. It produced higher concentration and higher transfer rate of dissolved $O_2$ and $O_3$ than conventional bubble aeration method, especially almost 100% of gas transfer efficiency was achieved for $O_3$ in enclosed reactor. For application of rotating wheel entraining gas method, aerobic bio-reactor and membrane bio-reactor (MBR) were successfully used for treatment of domestic and pharmaceutical wastewater, respectively; and vacuum ultraviolet $(VUV)/UV+O_3/O_2$ reactors were well used for sterilization in air/water, removal of dust particles and toxic gases in air, and degradation of pesticide residue and sterilization on fruits and vegetables.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.846-850
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• 2006

The biological nutrient removal from domestic wastewater with low C/N ratio is difficult. Therefore, this study was performed to increase influent C/N ratio by ammonia stripping without required carbon source and for improving treatment efficiencies of sewerage by the combination process of ammonia stripping and BNR (StripBNR). The results of this study were summarized as follows. BOD removal efficiencies of BNR and StripBNR were 95.3% and 93.2%, respectively. T-N and T-P removal efficiencies of BNR were 53.3% and 40.8%, respectively. T-N and T-P removal efficiencies of StripBNR were 72.8% and 62.9%, respectively. Concentrations of $NH_3-N$, $NO_2-N$ and $NO_3-N$ at BNR effluent were 0.03 mg/L, 0.08 mg/L and 9.12 mg/L, respectively. On the other hands, concentrations of $NH_3-N$, $NO_2-N$ and $NO_3-N$ at StripBNR effluent were 5.79 mg/L, 0.01 mg/L and 0.14 mg/L, respectively. Consequently, influent C/N ratio of BNR process was increased by ammonia stripping. Removal efficiency of T-N and T-P was improved about 20% by the process of StripBNR.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.337-344
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• 1990

미국 뉴저지주에 있는 10개의 회전원판 처리장에서 생물막 시료를 채취하여 사상세균에 대해 현미경적 연구를 실시하였다. 활성오니에서 부유형 성장을 하며 흔히 출현하는 Type 1701, Type 0041. Type 021N, Nocardia, Beggiatoa 및 Sphaerotilus가 회전원판체 생물막에서도 출현하였으나 수도(abundance)는 크게 달랐다. 여기서는 Beggiatoa의 출현빈도가 가장 높았으며, Sphaerotilus, Type 0041, Type 1701, Type 021N, Nocardia의 순이었다. 회전원판 생물막에서 발견된 Beggiatoa는 형태적으로 뚜렷히 구별되는 2가지 Type이 존재하였다. 회전원판체의 중심축으로 100cm 깊이에 존재하는 생물막과 외부의 생물막에 존재하는 사상세균의 군집에 대해 인자분서법에 의한 통계처리를 수행한 결과 대부분의 경우, 내부의 군집과 외부의 군집이 통계적으로 유의하게 달랐으며 장소(내부, 외부)와 단(stage) 사이에도 많은 경우 통계적으로 유의한 상호작용이 있었다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2006

Excess sludge treatment and disposal currently represent a rising challenge for domestic or wastewater treatment plants due to economic, environmental and regulation factors. Conventional gravity sedimentation process has been widely used in sludge thickening. The operation method of the process is very simple, but the process requires long detention time for sludge thickening, uses polymers, and shows low sludge thickening efficiency. To solve the problems, we studied on DAF (Dissolved Air Flotation) system. We use bulking sludge of a paper manufacturing plant. The effects of parameters such as SVI (Sludge Volume Index), storage time, initial concentration and wet density of excess sludge were examined. The results showed that the more SVI was low, the more sludge was thickened. As storage time goes by, SVI was increased and thickening performance was deteriorated. In order to improve flotation performance at high concentration, high recycling ratio and pressure did not increase the concentration due to thickening limitation. The addition of 0.8 g/L of loess was increased flotation efficiency of 1.41 times.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.77-86
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• 2017

The valorization of domestic wastes becomes a very important research axis that can reduce the energy consumption and protect our environment. The objective of this study is to remove zinc ions from wastewater by using banana peels after their activation as sensor in the working electrode for an environmental application. Banana peels were dried, crushed and treated with sulfuric acid then mixed with polyaniline to improve their electrical conductivity. Cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry were used for electrochemistry tests. The obtained voltammogramms at well optimized conditions of applied potential of -1.3 V/SCE and initial zinc concentration of 0.2M during 2 hours of electrolysis, showed the reduction peak of the zinc at a potential of -1.14 V/SCE, which confirmed the activity of this electrode. The modeling of experimental data revealed that the adsorption was fitted by the Langmuir isotherm with a maximal adsorption capacity of 3.4188 mg/g. Changes in the structure of the powder after the electrosorption was noticed by SEM and EDX. Finally, the dosage of the electrolytic solution showed a diminution of the zinc concentration with yield of 99.99%.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.348-354
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• 1988

폐수에서 분리한 Tetrahymena sp. 는 크기는 50~$70{\mu}m$이고, 타원형이며, 앞부분은 약간 뽀죽한 형태였다. 구강, Kineto some, 대핵, 수축포와 식포 등을 선명히 광학현미경으로 관찰 할 수 있었다. 이분법에 의하여 세포분열을 했고, 대장균세균을 먹이로 이용했다. 분리한 Tetrahymena sp. 는 $20^{\circ}C$, $25^{\circ}C$, 그리고 pH7에서 9, 그리고 담수에서 증식이 제일 높았다. $Zn^{++}/l$은 0.7mg/l 농도까지는 증식억제를 거의 하지 않았고, $Cd^{++}/l$농도가 0.3mg/l 그리고 $Cu^{++}/l$가 0.1mg/l 이상에서는 증식을 억제하였다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2014

Aim of this study was to investigate biofilms attached in pipeline of water reuse from the MBR system treating sewage without chlorination in correlation to the outflow water quality. Two general pipe materials: polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyethylene (PE) were employed in the experiment. The peak growths were found at week 4 in both pipes. The maximum biofilms in PE pipe was $33mgVSS/cm^2$ with the growth rate of $4.75mgVSS/cm^2-d$ which was significant higher than that of PVC pipe. Biofilms examined by PCR-DGGE technique revealed five bacterial species in PE biofilms namely Sinorhizobium medicae WSM419, Sinorhizobium fredii NGR234, Geobacter sp. M18, Parachlamydia acanthamoebae UV-7, and Mycobacterium chubuense NBB4. The VSS concentrations in outflow had directly correlated to the biofilm attachment and detachment. High COD concentrations of outflow appeared during biofilm detaching phase. In summary, water quality of reuse water corresponded to the biofilms attachment and detachment in the pipeline.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.141-150
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• 2002

Two-stage membrane bioreactor using submerged hollow fiber membrane was applied in laboratory scale to treat nitrogen and phosphorus of domestic wastewater. Alum as the flocculant and adsorbent was added into the anaerobic basin of two-stage membrane bioreactor and mixed liquid of aerabic basin was recycled to the anaerobic basin for the purpose of nitrogen removal. Experiment was carried out to find removal efficient of phosphorous and nitrogen components in the mixed liquid, and the stability of the permeate flux and pressure of two-stage membrane bioreactor. In case of alum was added as the flocculant and adsorbent into the anaerobic basin, soluble phosphorus removal efficient was relatively higher and total permeate resistance(Rtot) was more increased out nitrogen removal efficient was lower as the result of lack of alkalinity and insufficient nitrification process than the case of alum was not added.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2014

To data, there was no systematic basis for establishing the content and allowed levels of general contamination substances in the Korean groundwater quality standards for non-drinking water. Recently, use of specific procedures for deriving valid groundwater quality standards have become mandatory. This study first investigated the methodology for deriving groundwater quality standards in the European Commission (EC), considering background groundwater quality and domestic and international standards related to water quality. Furthermore, this study investigated the existing specified procedure of standards related to water quality (e.g. surface water, drinking water, and wastewater). Our findings showed that EC and Member States presented the methods for deriving groundwater threshold values for general chemicals. Finally, we have proposed the following procedures of deriving Korean groundwater quality: (1) Selection of groundwater pollutant population, (2) selection and monitoring of priority substances, (3) monitoring, (4) selection of groundwater quality standard candidates, (5) selection of new substances and values for groundwater quality standards.

• 청정기술
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2021

미세플라스틱으로 인한 생태환경에 미치는 부정적인 영향들이 보고되면서 이의 발생현황 및 처리효율에 대한 연구가 하·폐수처리장을 중심으로 수행되어 왔다. 처리공정 내의 미세플라스틱은 대부분 슬러지에 침전되어 제거되므로 적절한 관리가 필요하나 이와 관련한 국내 연구는 제한적이다. 본 연구에서는 공공하수처리장 및 공공폐수처리장을 대상으로 슬러지의 발생 및 처리현황과 관련 법률 조사 및 정책 동향 파악을 통해 미세플라스틱의 환경노출을 최소화할 수 있는 적절한 관리방안을 검토하였다. 슬러지 처리방법의 조사·분석 결과, 공공하수처리장 슬러지는 재활용 > 소각 > 매립 등 순으로 비율이 높게 나타났으며 이중 재활용은 연료화 > 건축소재 > 퇴비화 순으로 확인되었다. 공공폐수처리장의 경우는 재활용 > 연료화 > 매립 순으로 비율이 높게 나타났으며, 재활용은 소각 후 > 퇴비화 후 > 고형화 후 > 지렁이 사육 순으로 확인되었다. 미세플라스틱의 생태계 노출을 가중 시킬 수 있는 슬러지 처리방법은 매립 및 농업분야의 이용 용도로 판단되며, 해당 방법은 국내 매립장의 수용 용량 부족 현상과 화학비료 및 가축분뇨 비료 등의 충분한 공급 현황을 고려할 때 그 필요성이 낮아 보인다. 대신 신재생에너지 정책과 연계하여 연료화, 에너지화 이용 방안을 확대하고 이외 건축자재 부원료 등의 활용을 적극적으로 모색하는 것이 지속가능한 환경보전 측면에서 보다 합리적일 것으로 예상된다. 향후 동 계획의 실효성과 관련 법 개정을 위한 주요 기초 자료를 확보하기 위해서는 국내 슬러지 수요-공급 현황과 관리 계획의 환경적 영향 및 경제적 효과 등을 심도 있게 연구하는 과정이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.