• Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.267-272
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• 2018

Objective: This study aimed to test the accuracy of self-reported information used in indirect estimation of pesticide exposure. Methods: To do so, self-reported values on the duration of pesticide application per day were compared with observed values. The number of days of pesticide application per year as recorded in self-administered logs was compared with recalled values. Results: It was found that participants underestimated the duration and frequency of actual pesticide use. High correlations were found between self-reported values and observed values, as well as between recalled values and recorded values. Conclusions: The reason might be that farmers unconsciously under-recall the application of pesticide since many customers prefer eco-friendly agricultural products. Farmers thought the task of applying pesticides to be essential, and this may explain why the participants in this study tended to accurately recall their pesticide-related work.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.113-125
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• 2013

According to 2012 OECD environmental report, Korea was ranked as the first country of water stress. Water footprint is a method to calculate water usage during the life cycle of a product from material procurement through production to disposal to recycle and to quantify the load to water resources. In water footprint calculation, water consumption unit is used. Agricultural water use is over 48% so it is urgent to mange that area Korea needs to spread the discussion about water footprint as quickly as possible, for the study to prevent social and environmental problems due to water shortage. This paper, through water footprint calculation and comparison in Chungju and Geochang areas, looks to counter measures for water risk, targeting domestically-produced apple.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.12b
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• pp.584-586
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 도로 건설현장에서 발생하는 임목폐기물을 도로 보호길 어깨 포설에 재활용 하는 친환경 방안을 제시하였다. 기존에는 임목폐기물을 폐기물로 분류하여 폐기물 전문업체를 통해 위탁 처리하였으나, 임목폐기물의 효율적인 자원 낭비를 방지하고자 도로 보호길 어깨에 임목폐기물을 파쇄하여 포설하고자 한다. 포설 방법은 보호길 어깨를 굴착하여 파쇄칩을 포설 및 다짐한 후 친환경성 접착제를 살포한다. 위 활용 방안의 가능성을 입증하기 위해 우수 침식시험기를 자체 제작 후 실내시험을 실시하였다. 침식 시험기를 이용한 시험 결과 현장 적용이 가능하다는 결론을 얻었다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.474-477
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 내진보강공법의 내진성능향상을 평가하기 위하여 진동대실험을 실시하였다. 실험 구조체는 비보강, 보강 구조체로 각각 실규모 크기의 구조체를 2개 제작하였다. 기둥 상, 중, 하부 및 보에 각각 Strain게이지, 가속도계를 설치한 후 설계펙트럼가속도 0.15g의 30~150%까지 가속도를 증가 시키면서 실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과 비 보강 구조체는 0.2g에서 최대 80cm균열이 발생하였으나 보강 구조체는 균열이 발생하지 않았다. Strain의 변화량에서는 비 보강이 보강보다 최대 1700%크게 나타났다. 가속도의 변화량은 비 보강이 176%크게 나타났다. 진동대 실험결과 본 내진보강공법이 내진성능향상에 지대한 영향을 주고 있음이 증명되었다.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.181-184
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• 2007

본 논문에서는 수경재배의 비중이 늘어난 만큼 새로운 친환경 저자 정밀 급액관리의 개발이 시급함을 언급하고 현재의 한계를 극복 할 수 있는 배액 제어법을 개발 하고자 한다. 급액관리 임베디드 시스템은 정확한 시간 제어, 일사량 제어 전자 방식으로서 수동식 배액 제어법의 문제점을 해결할 수 있으며 뿐만 아니라 사용자가 온실의 없을 경우에도 급액관리를 할 수 있도록 web기반으로 구현하여 편의를 도모하였다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.73-78
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• 2023

Currently, Hyphantira cunea Drury, the fall webworms (FWW), is one of the most severe insect pest for various landscaping trees and mulberry trees. In this study, we investigated whether FWW might be managed by Sodium saccharin (SAC) which is a food additive and not toxic to humans and environment. We found that FWW larvae treated with various concentrations of SAC showed dose-dependent delayed development and low survival rates. The lethal-concentration 50% of FWW larvae to SAC was 0.03 M. We also confirmed that SAC can be used to control FWW larvae attacking mulberry trees in the field. Compared to not-treated or tap-water-spraying control groups, SAC-spraying groups showed significantly higher mortality rates of FWW larvae (56.2%). Thus, SAC can be used for control FWW larvae in mulberry trees.

• Journal of the Ergonomics Society of Korea
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.311-317
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• 2011

Objective: The present study was intended to identify (1) the intra- and inter-rater reliabilities of a visual sensibility evaluation protocol and (2) the effects of NaCOC color and scouring method on the visual sensibility of NaCOC. Thirty female participants(20s & 30s) were participated in the visual sensibility evaluation of NaCOC. Background: Interests in naturally colored organic cotton(NaCOC) increase rapidly in parallel with the social trend of eco-friendly living and wellbeing. Method: Three color sets (ivory, green, and coyote-brown) of NaCOC specimens including one untreated and four treated specimens($Na_2CO_3$; NaOH; enzyme; boiling water) were examined in the study. The visual sensibility evaluation was conducted by the test-retest method using nine pairs of bipolar visual sensibility adjectives(bright-dark; clear-murky; heavy-light; vivid-subdued; warm-cool; fresh-stale; strong-weak; showy-plain; and luxurious-cheap). Results: As a result of reliability of a visual sensibility evaluation protocol, inter-rater variability(average SD=1.06) of visual sensibility evaluation was more than 1.4 times the intra-rater variability(average SD=0.74). However, both the sensibility evaluation reliabilities did not show any systematic pattern of changes. Lastly, ANOVA and post-hoc analysis showed that preferred scouring methods for a visual sensibility adjective pair significantly vary depending on NaCOC color. Application: Both the reliability of visual sensibility evaluation protocol and the analysis of proper scoring method of NaCOC in the study would be useful information to design the affective textile.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.611-615
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• 2013

Vanadium oxide ($VO_2$) and tungsten-doped vanadium oxide (W-$VO_2$) powder, well known as thermochromic materials, were prepared from vanadium pentoxide ($V_2O_5$) and oxalic acid dihydrate by hydrothermal and calcination process. The crystal structure and thermochromic property of samples were analyzed using FE-SEM, XRD, XPS, DSC, and UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy. With increasing the doping amount of W, the phase transition temperature of W-$VO_2$ sample decreased from $70^{\circ}C$ to $42^{\circ}C$. When heating W-$VO_2$ sample above the phase transition temperature, the UV-Vis-NIR spectrum was not changed in the visible range and shifted towards a low transparency in the full name (NIR) region.

• Clean Technology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.406-411
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• 2011

A detailed database of waste heat is built to propose energy exchange networks to recover waste energy in Pohang Steel Industrial Complex. A visualized technique is used to figure out the status of waste heat energy and to suggest potential energy exchange networks. Several energy networks are proposed in terms of temperature level, the amount of available energy, distance, and construction cost. A simple economical assessment is applied to the energy exchange networks which have higher economic potential. Their average payback period is estimated to be 2.8 years. The total amount of energy saving by constructing the proposed energy exchange networks is 4,778 TOE per year. It corresponds to 11,160 ton $CO_2$ reduction with the assumption that the recycled waste energy replaces the use of LNG in energy-demanding companies.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.127-138
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• 2024

The river ecosystems are influenced by numerous human activities such as agriculture and industrial operations, and benthic macroinvertebrates are utilized as important biological indicators. In this study, we aimed to assess the impact of land use surrounding rivers on river ecosystems in two industrial areas and two agricultural areas in Pyeongtaek city. We measured water temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO), and pH for physicochemical water quality assessment, and conducted water environment evaluation using benthic macroinvertebrates, cluster analysis, BMI, and ESB. Through water environment assessment, the environmental condition of rivers in agricultural areas was found to be more favorable compared to those in industrial areas. Consequently, it was observed that the impact on river ecosystems varied depending on the differences in anthropogenic activities.