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A Study on the Improvement of the Management of Environmental Education Model School (지속가능 발전교육 활성화를 위한 환경교육 시범학교 운영 개선 방안)

  • Nam, Young-Sook;Jang, Ho-Chang;Ji, Seung-Hyun
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to evaluate an environmental education model school and to devise proper plans for school management through the school eco-audit. The results of this study are as follows. Firstly, environmental education model school is analysed from view point of planning and executing. So that, environmental education model school put emphasis on executing rather than planning. It requires to emphasis planning, for example, establishing environment management system, ecological measures, environment reporting. Secondly, environmental education model school is in the incipient stage as the environment prevention. The preparation for planning is inefficient compared to the ecological pretest of school eco-audit. In the aspect of ecological measures and education, the participant of all the school staff is unsatisfactory. In conclusion, the school eco-audit could be presented as a key role for establishing basic organizational conditions, ecological measures and education for sustainable development, It is necessary to drive environmental education model school to achieve extended effect for sustainable society.

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Insecticidal Efficacy of Porteresia coarctata (Roxb.) on Bio-chemical Alteration of Spodoptera litura (Fab.)

  • Bhattacharyya Atanu;Goswami Arunava;Dihidar Shankar;Adhikari Sujit;Banerjee Sudip Kumar;Talapatra Soumendra Nath;Barik Bikas Ranjan;Bhattacharya Subir Kumar;Chandra Asit Kumar
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.9-13
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    • 2007
  • Hexane extract of Porteresia coarctata (Roxb.) exhibits a toxic effect on the tissues of Spodoptera litura (F) while fed at the dose of 1000 and 2000 ppm thoroughly mixing with castor leaves (Ricinus communis L) after dissolving in DMSO at late fourth instar whereas only DMSO treated castor leaves were fed to control group. The larvae were put to rear at $28^{\circ}C{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, $76{\pm}4%$ R.H. under 12 L + 12 D photoperiodic regime. In test group insects substantial reduction of protein and DNA content was marked in fat body and midgut tissues compared to DMSO treated control group. The significant biochemical alterations in the midgut tissues and fat body of test group insects indicate the insecticidal property of the said plant extract that could be tested in facilitating the phenomenal stride in Integrated Pest Management.

Efficacy of Different Nematicidal Compounds on Hatching and Mortality of Heterodera schachtii Infective Juveniles

  • Kim, Jeongeun;Mwamula, Abraham Okki;Kabir, Faisal;Shin, Jin Hee;Choi, Young Hwa;Lee, Jae-Kook;Lee, DongWoon
    • The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.293-299
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    • 2016
  • Effect of nematicidal compounds on hatchability of sugar beet cyst nematode, Heterodera schachtii and its infective juveniles was investigated. The sugar beet cyst nematode was isolated from Chinese cabbage field in Samcheok in Korea. Acute toxicity of nematicidal compounds against infective juveniles was also tested to find the $LC_{50}$ by exposing juveniles to given dilutions of each compound. Hatchability and mortality of infective juveniles of H. schachtii were influenced by nematicidal compounds (Fluopyram 40% SC, imicyafos 30% SC, fosthiazate 30% SC, abamectine 1.68% SC, terthiophene, and Eclipta prostrata extract). Fluopyram and imicyafos yielded the lowest rates of hatching. Total hatched infective juveniles were significantly different among nematicidal compounds. Positive correlation in percentage reduction of hatching was observed in fluopyram. Furthermore, the highest mortality was also observed in the treatments of fluopyram and imicyafos ($LC_{50}$ of 0.0543 and 0.0178 ppm respectively). The study, therefore, demonstrated available alternative nematicidal compounds which could be used in the control of H. schachtii.

A Study on the Assessment Method for Eco Design of School Facilities (학교시설의 에코 디자인 평가방법에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Tong-So;Han, Jong-ku
    • KIEAE Journal
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    • v.4 no.3
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 2004
  • In recent years, the objective information for the environmental effect of architecture will be furnished to the designer and inhabitant in order to minimize an excessive energy consumption and environmental loads by buildings. In addition, an environmental friendly architectural certification program for a residence, office, and school facilities have been operated to spread and supply environmental friendly architecture. Most of the environmental friendly architectural certification programs proposed in the country are focused on the aspect of the physical environments of architecture in its certification ranges. In the case of a foreign country, however, the certification ranges of an environmental friendly architectural certification program for the school facilities among the programs will be extended not only to the standards for architectural design, environmental aspect, and maintaining and management basis by considering the characteristics of educational effects for students but also to the curriculum, policy of environment, and roles of local community facilities by reflecting a social aspect. Therefore, this study proposes a design and evaluation method by considering an ecological element that will satisfy the requirement for educational well-being that includes not only the requirement for school facilities according to the development of a new curriculum like a space for teaching and learning but also the improvement of the quality of educational environments and the objective of an ecological school.

Implementing Family-Based Intervention Program at Healthy Family-Support Center: An Ecological Approach for Empowerment of Families with Mildly Handicapped Children (건강가정지원 서비스에서 가족-중심 개입 프로그램의 개발 및 실시: 통합 장애아 가족의 능력강화를 위한 생태학적 접근)

  • Yoon, Chong-Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.44 no.4 s.218
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    • pp.191-205
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of the study was to develop family-based intervention program to be implemented and disseminated via "Healthy Family-Support Center." This preventive-empowerment program was designed to intervene with parenting mildly handicapped children enrolled at integrated kindergarten. The theoretical backgrounds employed were ecological theory, preventive family-based intervention approach, and theraplay theory. The pretest-posttest control-group design with random assignment was applied. The research model yielded a significant intervention effect(t=-1.294, p<0.05) on mothers' parenting stress. With proven effectiveness of family-based intervention program, the study further discussed why an ecological, family-based intervention model was a relevant alternative to investigate issues in family welfare, and why an individualized family service plan was a relevant tool to deliver services-in-context for the families who needed supports from exo-and macrosystems.

Radiation Treatment of Terephthalic Acid and Ethylene Glycol by using Gamma-rays (감마선을 이용한 테레프탈산과 에틸렌글리콜의 방사선처리)

  • Lee, Sun-Mi;Jo, Hun-Je;Kim, Jeong-Gyu;Jung, Jinho
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.20 no.5
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    • pp.452-456
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    • 2004
  • Gamma-rays effectively decomposed TPA and EG, thus removal of $1.0{\times}10^{-3}$ M pollutants was near 65 and 95%, respectively, at an absorbed dose of 10 kGy. However, TOC removal in the radiation treatment was less than 5% due to a low transformation of both TPA and EG to $CO_2$. For TPA, gamma-ray treatment largely reduced biodegradability($BOD_5/COD$) by degrading TPA to non-biodegradable organic acids. This implies that the change of biodegradability should be considered when the radiation treatment is combined with conventional biological techniques. A weight-loss wastewater containing TPA and EG was also purified by gamma-ray treatment. Extraordinarily, biodegradability of the wastewater was increased at a low dose of 1 kGy. Though underlying mechanism was not clearly identified, this result stresses the effect of wastewater composition and absorbed dose on the biodegradability change.

Analysis of Various Ecological Parameters from Molecular to Community Levels for Ecological Health Assessments (생태 건강성 평가로서 분자지표에서 군집지표 수준까지의 다양한 변수분석)

  • Lee, Jae-Hoon;An, Kwang-Guk
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.43 no.1
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    • pp.24-34
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    • 2010
  • This study was carried out to analyze some influences on ecological health conditions, threaten by various stressors such as physical, chemical and biological parameters. We collected samples in 2008 from three zones of upstream, midstream and downstream, Gap Stream. We applied multi-metric fish assessment index (MFAI), based on biotic integrity model to the three zones along with habitat evaluations based on Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index (QHEI). We also examined fish fauna and compositions, and analyzed relations with MFAI values, QHEI values, and various guild types. Chemical parameters such as oragnic matter (BOD, COD), nutrients (TP, $NH_3$-N), coli-form number (as MPN), and suspended solids (SS) were analyzed to identify the relationship among multiple stressor effects. Using the sentinel species of Zacco platypus, the population structures and condition factors were analyzed along with DNA damages related with genotoxicant effects by comet assay. This study using all these parameters showed that stream condition was degraded along the longitudinal gradient from upstream to downstream, and the downstream, especially, was impacted by nutrient enrichment and toxicant exposure from the point source, wastewater treatment plant. Overall results indicated that our approaches applying various parameters may be used as a cause-effect technique in the stream health assessments and also used as a pre-warning tool for diagnosis of ecological degradation.

Effects of the Wetland Field Trip on the Pro-Environmental Attitudes of Elementary School Students (습지 생태 체험 학습이 초등학생의 환경 친화적 태도에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Seung-Hyun;Hong, Seung-Ho
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.32-45
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of the present study is to develop ecological experience learning program for the wetland so that elementary school students can recognize the significance and values of wetland and have the attitudes to protect it through their ecological experience learning, and investigate changes in elementary school students' perception for wetland. The experimental class was composed of 26 elementary school students and took the ecological experience learning. The comparison class was also composed of 26 students who took theoretical learning for wetland. It was found that knowledge and attitudes for wetland of the experimental class were significantly high not only in the knowledge area but also in the affective area than those of the comparison class. And it was found that interest and curiosity into wetland were elevated also in the results of the qualitative evaluation, suggesting that we could get the effect of ecological experience learning. Therefore, it is thought that above all, more experience learning programs for wetland are needed to develop for elementary school students' right view of nature and minds to love it by continuously finding and providing materials of experience learning like those of this research in the future.

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Effects of Copper (II) Treatment in Soil on Tetracycline Toxicity to Growth of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) (토양에서 상추의 생장에 대한 Tetracycline의 독성에 미치는 구리 (II)의 효과)

  • Lee, Byeongjoo;Min, Hyungi;Kim, Min-Suk;Kim, Jeong-Gyu
    • Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.63-70
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    • 2017
  • Tetracycline (TC) groups, widely used veterinary antibiotics, can enter into environment through animal manure application. TC forms a ligand complex with multivalent metal cations via chelation that can affect sorption and mobility of TC in soil. So far, however, it has been confirmed through the reaction of the soil outside in the aqueous solution and the evaluation of the performance in the soil cultivation process is insufficient. The purpose of this study was to examine effects of copper on TC toxicity to lettuce growth. In this research, $750mg\;kg^{-1}$ of TC and 2.5, 7.5, $17.5mg\;kg^{-1}$ of Cu are treated in soil and lettuce was cultivated in the treated soil. Growth difference of lettuce by treatment was observed. As a result, $750mg\;kg^{-1}$ of TC treated soil showed toxic effect to lettuce and the effect is alleviated by copper treatment.

The Relationship Analysis between Smartphone Addiction and Ecological Factors of Elementary Students (초등학생의 스마트폰 중독과 환경적 요인의 관계)

  • Cho, Kwonhyung;Kim, Soohwan;Han, Sungwan
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.491-498
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    • 2014
  • This study verified the effect that the ecological factor had on the smartphone addiction, and then validated the difference related to current smartphone addiction with actual state of dysfunction. To substantiate the results of this study, the 6th graders at five elementary schools located in Incheon, were surveyed and a total of 672 questionnaires were analyzed. In the results of this study, the school district as the ecological factors had a significant effect on smartphone addiction of elementary students. Through the results of analysis, we found that a smartphone addiction is not cased by the personal inclinations, but has to cooperate individual, home, school and society.