• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제16권E호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2000

Particle Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE) and Elemental Analysis Syztem (EAS) were applied to the investiga-tion of the Characteristics and sources of wintertime atmospheric aerosols in Seoul. Atmospheric aerosols were collected by both fine and coarse fractions using a two-stage filter pack sampler from Kon-Kuk university during the winter season of 1999. PIXE was applied to the analysis of the middle and heavy elements with atomic numbers greater than 14(Si) and EAS was applied to the measurement of the light elements such as H, C and N. The fact that 64.2% of mass of fine particles in Seoul consists of the light elements (N, C , and H) suggests that the measurement of light elements is extremely important. The average mass concentration is Seoul was 38.6$\mu\textrm{g}$m(sup)-3. Elements such as Ca, Fe, Mg, and Ti appeared to have very low Fine/Coarse ratios(0.1∼0.4), whereas che-mical components related to anthropogenic sources such as Br, V, Pb, and Zn were observed to accumulate in the fine fraction. In the Asian Dust Storm(ADS) event, the concentation of soil components increased dramatically. Reconstruction of the fine mass concentrations estimated by a newly revised simple model was fairly in good agreement with the measured ones. Source identification was attempted using the enrichment factor and Pearsons coefficient of correlation. The typical elements derived from each source could be classified by this method.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.1753-1759
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• 2009

기상현상을 분석하기 위한 원격탐지 센서의 하나인 기상 레이다에서는 비, 구름 및 먼지 입자 등에 하여 산란되는 전자파 신호를 수신하여 분석함으로서 여러 가지 특징적인 기상정보를 추출하게 된다. 이와 같은 기상 레이다에서 추출하는 정보중의 하나인 풍속은 돌풍 등 국지적인 기상재해를 예방하기 위한 매우 유용한 자료이다. 이러한 풍속추정은 일반적으로 펄스페어 방법을 이용하여 이루어지게 된다. 펄스페어 추정방식은 연산 양 측면에서 매우 효율적이면서도 신뢰성이 우수한 기법으로 인정되고 있다. 그러나 기상신호의 도플러 스펙트럼이 비대칭적인 가우시안 형태를 보이는 경우나 스펙트럼의 첨두치가 두개 이상 나타나는 멀티 피크 도플러 신호인 경우 이러한 기존의 방법으로는 정확한 정보를 추출하는데 여러 가지 문제가 발생할 수 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 멀티피크 현상을 포함한 비대칭 기상 스펙트럼에서의 펄스페어 추정방식의 문제점을 분석하고 개선방법을 제안하였다.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.58-66
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• 2012

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to review clinical characteristics and working environments of sudden cardiac death (SCD) cases associated with a tire manufacturer in Korea, and review possible occupational risk factors for cardiovascular disease including nanoparticles (ultrafine particles, UFPs). Methods: We reviewed (i) the clinical course of SCD cases and (ii) occupational and non-occupational risk factors including chemicals, the physical work environment, and job characteristics. Results: Possible occupational factors were chemicals, UFPs of rubber fume, a hot environment, shift work, overworking, and noise exposure. The mean diameter of rubber fume (63-73 nm) was (larger than diesel exhaust [12 nm] and outdoor dust [50 nm]). The concentration of carbon disulfide, carbon monoxide and styrene were lower than the limit of detection. Five SCD cases were exposed to shift work and overworking. Most of the cases had several non-occupational factors such as hypertension, overweight and smoking. Conclusion: The diameter of rubber fume was larger than outdoor and the diesel exhaust, the most well known particulate having a causal relationship with cardiovascular disease. The possibility of a causal relation between UFPs of rubber fume and SCD was not supported in this study. However, it is necessary to continue studying the relationship between large sized UFPs and SCD.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1641-1648
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• 2016

기상 레이다는 해당 영역에서의 비, 구름이나 먼지 입자 등에 의해 반사되어 나타나는 기상신호로부터 신호의 도플러 주파수 및 도플러 스펙트럼 폭 값들을 추정한다. 이러한 값들은 평균풍속, 대기교란 정도 등의 정보와 직접적으로 연관된 중요한 변수들이다. 따라서 정확한 기상정보를 얻기 위해서는 이러한 추정 값들에 대한 매우 높은 신뢰성이 요구 된다. 그러나 기상 레이다에서는 기상현상에 의한 수신 신호뿐만 아니라 지표면 반사나 이동하는 물체 등에 의한 반사파들, 즉 클러터가 포함되어 나타나게 된다. 이러한 클러터들의 존재는 기상정보 추출을 위한 변수 값들을 추정하는데 심각한 오차를 유발하게 된다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 강력한 클러터들에 의한 추정 오차를 분석하기 위하여 기상 수신신호 및 클러터들에 대한 도플러 스펙트럼 모델들을 각각 도출하였다. 이러한 모델들을 이용하여 기상 신호 및 클러터 전력에 따른 다양한 수신신호들을 모의 구현하고 처리함으로서 클러터에 의한 영향을 분석하였다.

• 대기
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.407-420
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• 2007

Optical characteristics of aerosols in Seoul are investigated from the measurements of sky radiance by Skyradiometer at Yonsei University from December 2005 to November 2006. Aerosol optical depth (AOD) shows a maximum in June due to weak ventilation and particle growth by aging process and hygroscopic effect. Single scattering albedo (SSA) and Angstrom Exponent (AE) show the lowest value in spring due to the Asian dust. It is clear that coarse mode is dominant in spring and fine mode is dominant in summer from the volume size distribution measured in this study. The explanations on the changes of aerosol loadings are provided through the correlation between AOD and AE, while the pattern of wavelength dependency related to particle size is shown through the correlation between SSA and AE. Backward trajectory analysis by HYSPLIT provides information about origin of aerosol, which allows us to classify the case according to the source region and the path distance. Although the direction of backward trajectory traces back mostly to west, coarse mode particle is dominant in the case of long pathway and fine mode particle is dominant in the case of short pathway. This discrepancy is caused by the regional difference of emitted particles.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.64-73
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• 2013

Because some particulate matter emission sources may inherently produce soluble species, or some soluble species may be produced during atmospheric transport, it is important to understand the origin of a particles's solubility when water-soluble tracers are used in source apportionment studies. Laboratory experiments were performed on three types of soils (Mongolia grassland, Mongolia desert, and Korean rural soils), to study the impact of acidification by nitric acid vapor on the solubility of metals in the soils. To achieve this goal, concentrations of water-soluble metals (Na, Mg, Al, K, Ca, Mn, and Fe) in the soils measured before and after acidification. Contributions of concentrations of water-soluble metal species before and after acidification attack to their total concentrations varied little with soil type. Concentrations of water-soluble Mg, Al, K, Ca, Mn, and Fe from the soils after interaction with nitric acid vapor increased, with significant increases in soluble Ca and Mn for all soil types suggesting soil acidification enhances the amount of leachable metal species in soil dust. There was little increase in water-soluble Na and K after acidification for each soil type. This experiment demonstrates that quantities of water-soluble metal species in particulate matter are produced under high gaseous nitric acid conditions.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.254-261
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• 2006

In activity areas of subway workers and passengers in Seoul metropolitan subway lines 1-4, mein concentrations of airborne bacteria were relatively higher in workers' bedroom and station precinct whereas concentrations of particulate matters, $PM_{10}$ and $PM_{2.5}$, were relatively higher in platform, inside train and driver's seat as compared with other activity areas. This result indicates that little correlation between airborne bacteria and particulate matters was found, which assumed that most airborne particulate matters distributed in subway consisted of mainly inorganic dust like a metal particles. Mean concentrations of $PM_{10}$ and $PM_{2.5}$ in station precinct and platform exceeded the threshold limit value ($PM_{10}:150{\mu}g/m^3,\;PM_{2.5}:65{\mu}g/m^3$) but those in station office and ticket office were below it. The genera identified in all the activity areas of subway over 5% detection rate were Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, Bacillus and Corynebacterium, of which Staphylococcus and Micrococcus covered over 50% of total airborne bacteria and were considered as predominant genera distributed in subway.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.10-16
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• 2005

고속도로 건설 및 유지관리 과정에서 발생되는 폐콘크리트의 현장파쇄 및 재활용을 위하여 파쇄시스템 선정, 순환골재 생산, 도로용 재료의 시방기준 준수여부를 평가하였다. 그 결과 순환골재에 부착된 모르터의 영향으로 천연쇄석에 비하여 낮은 물성값을 나타내었으며, 입도시험결과 임팩트 크러셔 또는 죠, 큰크러셔 조합형은 소요입도에 적합한 순환골재를 생산할 수 있었다. 동상방지층에 적용할 경우 함수비 변동에 의한 건조밀도 변화가 작으므로 천연골재에 비하여 관리가 쉬운 장점이 있으나, 빈배합콘크리트 기층은 시멘트에 의한 미분량 증가로 흡수율의 영향이 감소하였다. 또한 재령 7일 압축강도는 순환골재의 종류에 관계없이 10MPa를 상회하므로 현장적용에는 큰 문제가 없음을 알 수 있었다.

• 자원ㆍ환경경제연구
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.545-564
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• 2016

최근 우리나라는 미세먼지 및 초미세먼지 문제가 크게 대두되면서 대기오염문제에 대한 효과적인 해결책이 중요해진 시점에 있다. 본 연구는 대기오염의 원인을 계량경제모형을 통해 찾아보고, 경유가격 인상정책이 경유소비 감소와 대기오염의 저감에 기여하는지를 분석해보았다. 대기오염물질로는 TSP, PM10, $NO_X$, $SO_X$, CO, VOC가 포함되었다. 분석 결과 CO를 제외하고 모든 오염물질에서 경제성장은 역U자형의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났고, 소비자 물가지수, 화력발전설비, 경유소비, 황사발생일수, 천연가스버스, 운수업체 사업장수, 평균기온, 제조업체 사업장수 등이 대기오염에 영향을 미치는 변수로 나타났다. 또한 경유가격이 1% 상승하면 대기오염물질은 단기적으로는 0.07~0.12% 감소하고, 장기적으로는 0.31~0.53% 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 환경개선부담금의 형태로 경유가격을 올리고, 그 수입원을 바이오디젤 보급 지원에 사용한다면 보다 효과적인 대기오염 개선을 기대할 수 있다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.87-103
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• 1996

The purposes of this research are to investigate the pollution level of heavy metals due to the urbanization and industrialization in the satellite cities of Seoul, and to assess the chemical species and the sources of heavy metals in highly contaminated soils and dusts. Soil and dust samples were collected from the Uijeongbu and the Koyang cities, which are northern and the northwestern satellite cities of Seoul metropolitan city, respectively. Relatively high pH values($6.3{\sim}9.9$) were found in roadside soils compared with agricultural and forest soils. Difference in pH values of soils was not identified between before and after rainy seasons. In spite of no specific pollution sources in the above cities, the contents of Cu, Pb, and Zn in soils and dusts were much higher than the world average contents. The metal levels in dusts were higher than those in soils, but the metal concentration in dusts was significantly decreased after rainy season. Pollution index was high(> 1.0) in the areas of heavy traffic, industrial complex, and city centres. There is an appreciable proportion of total Zn in exchangeable/water-acid soluble fraction. Copper is predominantly associated with reducible and oxidizable phases, whereas Pb is largely in reducible association. It is concluded that the mobility and bioavailability of metals are high in the order of Zn >> Cu > Pb, on the basis of characteristic particle morphology and chemical composition, Pb-containing particles are originated probably from the automobile exhaust, particularly in heavy traffic areas. The metallic forms and iron-oxide associated forms of Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb can be assessed as industrial origin.