• 국제초고층학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.113-145
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• 2024

Bamboo is seen as a low cost, lightweight, widely available and environmental-friendly material. In Vietnam, it also connects deeply to our culture. However, it wasn't seen as a viable material for large structures before VTN Architects. Furthermore, Vietnamese cities are facing the same environmental problems as many developing metropolises in the world. Globally, climate change is a serious issue. The need for sustainable construction material is clear. The increasing development of eco-tourism in Vietnam and Asia is also a background. These become the background to the foundation and the development of bamboo architecture by VTN Architects. The journal analyses our development of bamboo construction, joints, structures, and how to use them to realise space and to create eco-friendly architecture. We will talk about our process of bamboo procurement, our construction methods, our unique joint system, how we make a frame unit and how we construct VTN bamboo structures from units.

• 분석과학
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.212-220
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• 2001

본 연구는 감마선 분광분석법을 이용하여 환경시료에 함유되어 있는 천연방사성 핵종인 라듐($^{226}Ra$) 및 라돈($^{222}Rn$)의 직접분석법의 개발을 목표로 수행되었다. 감마선 분광분석법에 의한 라듐 및 라돈의 분석에서는 주변환경조건에 따라서 변화의 폭이 큰 대기중의 라돈 및 딸핵종에 의한 백그라운드 영향을 소멸시키거나 보정해 주어야만 한다. 본 고에서는 측정함 내부로 질소가스를 흘려주어 측정함 내부를 질소가스 분위기로 바꾸어 줌으로서 대기중의 라돈 및 딸핵종에 의한 불안정한 백그라운드를 소멸시키고자 하였다. 질소가스를 검출기 주위로 흘려주었을 때, 1 MeV 이하의 에너지 영역에 대해서는 80% 그리고 1 MeV 이상에서는 20~50% 정도까지 백그라운드를 감소시킬 수 있었다. 즉, 검출기 주위를 질소분위기로 바꾸어 줌으로서 백그라운드를 소멸, 안정화시킴으로서 검출감도를 약 10배 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.861-869
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• 2010

The present study aims to evaluate the characteristics of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution in roadside and residential areas of two Korean metropolitan cities (Seoul and Incheon) and a background area (Seokmolee). This purpose was established by analyzing temporal and spacial concentration distribution of total and 7 individual PAHs, which were extracted from ambient particulate matters, and by utilizing a multivariate statistical method (principal component analysis, PCA) for the qualitative determination of potential PAH sources. Target PAHs included benzo(a)anthracene (BaA), benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF), benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkF), chrysene (Chr), dibenzo(a,h)anthracene (DahA), and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene (IcdP). For all surveyed sites, the concentrations of total PAHs were higher in winter season than in other seasons. However, the concentrations of individual PAHs varied with surveyed sites. In both residential and roadside sites of Seoul and Incheon, BbF revealed the highest atmospheric levels. For all 7 target PAHs, the ambient concentrations were higher in Seoul and Incheon than in a background area (Seokmolee). In both residential and roadside areas, the concentrations of 4 target PAHs (BaA, BbF, BkF, DahA) were higher in Incheon than in Seoul. However, both the residential and roadside Chr concentrations were comparable in Seoul and Incheon. In addition, the residential IcdP concentrations were higher in Incheon than in Seoul, whereas the roadside concentrations were higher in Seoul. The roadside and residential BaP concentrations exhibited the reverse result to the IcdP concentrations. An PCA analysis suggested that atmospheric PAHs in both residential and roadside areas would be due to combined effects of several potential sources such as gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles, coal/oil combustion, and waste incineration.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2009

우리나라 토양 중 중금속 자연배경농도를 비교 평가함으로써 토양오염기준 설정을 위한 과학적 근거를 마련하고자 전국 주요 지질단위인 대동층군, 백악기화강암, 옥천층군, 조선누층군, 평안층군, 경상누층군, 쥬라기화강암, 화산암, 변성암등 산림지역 총 92개 지점에 대한 표토를 0.1N 염산 가용성 시험방법 및 왕수 시험방법으로 분석한 결과, 왕수시험방법에 의한 자연함유량 평균값(mg/kg)은 Cd 0.287, Cu 15.26, Pb 18.43, Cr 25.36, Zn 54.27, Ni 17.68, As 6.83으로 조사되었으며, 가용성 시험결과 평균농도(mg/kg)는 Cd 0.040, Cu 0.48, Pb 3.06, Cr 0.09, Zn 1.54, Ni 0.27, As 0.089로 나타났다. 이들 시료의 가용성 평균 농도는 왕수 시험방법의 평균농도에 비하여 각각 Cd 13.9%, Cu 3.1%, Pb 16.6%, Cr 0.4%, Zn 2.8%, Ni 1.5%, As 1.3% 수준으로 낮게 평가되었다. 또한 가용성 시험방법과 왕수 시험방법에 의한 중금속 측정값 간의 상관계수는 0.24~0.88의 범위로 나타났으며 Cd > Pb > Cu > Ni > Cr > Zn $\approx$ As의 순으로 감소하였다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2019

Objective: The objective of this study was to propose a method using population risk to assess the local background exposure effect of harmful pollutants from chemical accidents in Ulsan. Methods: The benzene was selected as representative harmful pollutant. The concentrations of benzene were measured and analyzed at 40 sites in Ulsan city in September, 2018. The data from National Statistics office in Korea were used for population density, and the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) data from US EPA were used for unit risk. Results: The risk assessment can be carried out by considering the background population risk. The background population risk was calculated as 5.01 persons per million for exposure to benzene in Ulsan, and therefore may be used as a adjusted background method in case of chemical accident caused by benzene. Conclusions: This study may provide the evidence that background exposure effect and risk to harmful pollutants from chemical accidents would be useful.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.330-338
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• 2021

Background: This study was conducted to provide background information for the proper management of radon contamination in apartments using mechanical ventilation facilities in residential environments. Objectives: To this end, this study compared and evaluated changes in radon concentrations based on different operating intensities of mechanical ventilation with or without natural ventilation. Methods: For the continuous measurement of radon concentrations, an RAD7 instrument was installed in four apartments equipped with a ventilation system. The measurements were done for comparison of ventilation types and different ventilation intensities ("high", "middle", "low"). Results: The results confirmed that both mechanical and natural ventilation sufficiently reduced the radon concentration in the apartments. In particular, mechanical ventilation at "high" intensity was the most effective. Natural ventilation combined with mechanical ventilation and then natural ventilation alone were the second and the third most effective, respectively. Conclusions: When using ventilation to reduce indoor radon concentrations, it is most effective to operate mechanical ventilation ("high") or natural ventilation and mechanical ventilation at the same time. In cases where mechanical ventilation is available alone, it is recommended to operate it at a minimum of "middle" intensity.

• 대기
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.137-147
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• 2012

The technique of Brightness Temperature Difference (BTD) between 11 and $12{\mu}m$ separates yellow sand dust from clouds according to the difference in absorptive characteristics between the channels. However, this method causes consistent false alarms in many cases, especially over the desert. In order to reduce these false alarms, we should eliminate the background noise originated from surface. We adopted the Background BTD (BBTD), which stands for surface characteristics on clear sky condition without any dust or cloud. We took an average of brightness temperatures of 11 and $12{\mu}m$ channels during the previous 15 days from a target date and then calculated BTD of averaged ones to obtain decontaminated pixels from dust. After defining the BBTD, we subtracted this index from BTD for the Yellow Sand Index (YSI). In the previous study, this method was already verified using the geostationary satellite, MTSAT. In this study, we applied this to the polar orbiting satellite, MODIS, to detect yellow sand dust over Northeast Asia. Products of yellow sand dust from OMI and MTSAT were used to verify MODIS YSI. The coefficient of determination between MODIS YSI and MTSAT YSI was 0.61, and MODIS YSI and OMI AI was also 0.61. As a result of comparing two products, significantly enhanced signals of dust aerosols were detected by removing the false alarms over the desert. Furthermore, the discontinuity between land and ocean on BTD was removed. This was even effective on the case of fall. This study illustrates that the proposed algorithm can provide the reliable distribution of dust aerosols over the desert even at night.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 다양한 환경변수가 존재하는 실내에서 효율적인 객체를 검출하기 위한 방법을 제안한다. 일반적으로 실내 환경은 조명의 변화와 객체에 의해 발생된 그림자, 바닥면에 반사된 조명성분 등으로 인하여 정확한 객체 검출이 이루어지기 어려운 환경이다. 먼저 객체검출을 위한 배경영상을 생성한다. 영상 내에 객체가 존재하는 경우 이전에 생성된 배경영상과 현재 입력영상간의 유사도 비교를 통해 보정된 배경영상을 생성한다. 배경영상과 입력영상으로 생성한 평균영상과 보정된 배경영상을 이용하여 혼합영상을 생성한다. 마지막으로 혼합영상을 이용하여 입력된 영상으로부터 객체를 검출한다. 검출된 객체를 보완하기 위해 레이블링 과정을 통해 잡음 성분을 제거한 후 모폴로지 기법을 적용하여 객체영역 보완한다. 따라서 조명의 변화나 그림자와 같은 환경변수로부터 강인한 객체를 검출한다. 본 논문에서 제안한 시스템은 변형된 조명성분과 그림자 성분이 포함되어 있는 혼합영상을 사용하기 때문에 기존시스템보다 객체영역 검출이 더욱 효과적이다.

• 한국환경교육학회지:환경교육
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.114-126
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is to identify the theory of inquiry and to suggest an example of teaching/learning strategy through inquiry for effective environmental education. This study was based on the review of literature in the area of background of inquiry, inquiry in school subjects-social science, science, and environment and activities for inquiry. The teaching/learning strategy which was developed in this study included several inquiry activities focusing on recent social issue. And it can be used in environmental class.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제33권spc호
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• pp.729-738
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• 1998

Under background of global change, regional and local environmental changes in short-term are significantly influenced by human activities in recent time. This paper deals with serious environmental problems which has become a barrier of sustainable development in the lower reach of Yellow River due to over use of diverted water from Yellow River and underground water from coastal plain. Some countermeasures for improving local environment and economic development are introduced in the paper.