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An Analysis of the Determinants of the Collection Rate of Agricultural Plastic Waste (영농폐비닐 수거율 결정요인 분석)

  • Yi, Wooell;An, Donghwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.11-18
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    • 2019
  • It is widely known that agricultural plastic waste incineration by farmers may cause big forest fire or fine dust in rural areas. Hence, how to increase the rate of collection and recycling of the agricultural plastic waste is of concern to policy makers especially for rural environment. The purpose of this study is to find the determinants of the collection rate of agricultural plastic waste. This study used the data from 'Research on Agricultural Waste' by the Korea Environment Corporation from year 2012 to 2015 for 163 regions. This study found that the compensation rate for collection, the frequency of collecting services, and the quality of waste are important to increase the collection rate. And the regions with more elderly and low income people are more likely to have higher collection rate. Finally, the chief producing regions that are specialized in a certain crop shows higher collection rate.

Experimental investigation of wind flow characteristics over hills and escarpments - A review

  • Wani, Abdul Haseeb;Varma, Rajendra K.;Ahuja, Ashok K.
    • Wind and Structures
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.393-403
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    • 2021
  • A comprehensive knowledge of the wind flow in hilly terrains is of great interest in many engineering applications, be it wind energy distribution for suitable site selection for wind farms, pollution dispersion, forest fire propagation or agrometerological studies. Several researchers have shown that wind flow over a hilly terrain may be significantly different when compared with the wind flow over a flat terrain. Complex hilly terrains may alter the wind speed to a great extent. Therefore, this effect of terrain must be properly assessed by designers and planners to arrive at a proper wind flow distribution. This paper reviews the work done in this area over the past three decades. Wind flow over two-dimensional hills and two-dimensional escarpments investigated in wind tunnels by various researchers is presented in this paper.

Introduction of Artificial Intelligence System for Forest Fire Response (산불대응을 위한 인공지능 시스템 도입을 위한 방안)

  • Deok-Jin Kim;Min-Ji Seo;Kwang-Young Park
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2023.05a
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    • pp.612-614
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    • 2023
  • 대규모 산불로 인한 재해가 최근 급증하고 있어 이에 대한 예방과 대응이 중요해지고 있다. 기존 산불 화재 예방에 대한 다양한 연구와 기술 적용이 있어 왔다. 그러나 예방과 대응에 한계가 있어 필요성과 기존 사례연구를 통해 인공지능 기반의 산불대응 재난 안전관리시스템 구축을 위한 제안을 7 단계로 구분하여 제시한다. 향후 제안시스템의 고도화를 위해 지속적인 다양한 연구와 데이터 수집과 분석 등 기술적인 연구와 함께 법과 제도에 대한 개선 논의도 필요하다.

A Design of Forest Fire Monitoring System Based on Sensor Network (센서네트워크 기반 산불감시시스템의 설계)

  • Zhang, Kai;Park, Jaebok;Park, Yoonhwan;Cho, Gihwan
    • Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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    • 2007.11a
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    • pp.843-845
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    • 2007
  • 본 논문은 저비용 센서네트워크를 이용하여 효율적으로 산불을 감시할 수 있는 시스템설계 방법을 제안한다. 제안된 산불감시시스템은 기존의 문제점들을 보안하여 정확한 산불 감지를 위해 여러 센서들을 사용하고, 추가적으로 정확성을 의해 카메라모듈을 이용하여 산불을 감지한다. 따라서 본 논문은 산불감시를 위한 센서의 선택방법과 저전력을 고려하여 센서노드와 카메라모듈의 설계방안을 제시한다. 마지막으로 산불감시시스템의 효율적인 데이터 전달을 위한 프로토콜을 제안한다.

Heat of Combustion Experiment Based on the Ratio of Moisture Content of Infected and Non-Infected Bursaphelenchus Xylophilus (재선충 감염 소나무와 비 감염 소나무의 수분함유율에 따른 연소열 실험)

  • Kwon, Hyuk;Kong, Ha-Sung
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.443-451
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    • 2021
  • This study compared and analyzed the thermal characteristics based on the ratio of moisture content of infected and non-infected Bursaphelenchus Xylophilus by heat of combustion experiment. The experiment results are as follows. The analysisresult of the ratio of water content shows that 19.92% on average for infected Bursaphelenchus Xylophilus and 26.27% for non-infected which decreases water content as the size of conduction, convection, and radiant heat increases in case of fire. As the vaporization of the moisture content accelerates, the average moisture content is reached, and the result is contrary to the thermal characteristics of the wood that the moisture content is not ignited by a heat source when the moisture content is under 15%. The combustion heat analysis result showed that infected and non-infected Bursaphelenchus Xylophilus had no significant difference in combustion heat at about 3%. However, it shows that combustion heat is higher than other species. In conclusion, decreasing in moisture content based on the increasing conduction, convection, and radiant heat is one of the direct causes of ignition, and the lower the moisture content, the faster the fire spreads.

Environmental Interpretation on soil mass movement spot and disaster dangerous site for precautionary measures -in Peong Chang Area- (산사태발생지(山沙汰發生地)와 피해위험지(被害危險地)의 환경학적(環境學的) 해석(解析)과 예방대책(豫防對策) -평창지구(平昌地區)를 중심(中心)으로-)

  • Ma, Sang Kyu
    • Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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    • v.45 no.1
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    • pp.11-25
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    • 1979
  • There was much mass movement at many different mountain side of Peong Chang area in Kwangwon province by the influence of heavy rainfall through August/4 5, 1979. This study have done with the fact observed through the field survey and the information of the former researchers. The results are as follows; 1. Heavy rainfall area with more than 200mm per day and more than 60mm per hour as maximum rainfall during past 6 years, are distributed in the western side of the connecting line through Hoeng Seong, Weonju, Yeongdong, Muju, Namweon and Suncheon, and of the southern sea side of KeongsangNam-do. The heavy rain fan reason in the above area seems to be influenced by the mouktam range and moving direction of depression. 2. Peak point of heavy rainfall distribution always happen during the night time and seems to cause directly mass movement and serious damage. 3. Soil mass movement in Peongchang break out from the course sandy loam soil of granite group and the clay soil of lime stone and shale. Earth have moved along the surface of both bedrock or also the hardpan in case of the lime stone area. 4. Infiltration seems to be rapid on the both bedrock soil, the former is by the soil texture and the latter is by the crumb structure, high humus content and dense root system in surface soil. 5. Topographic pattern of mass movement spot is mostly the concave slope at the valley head or at the upper part of middle slope which run-off can easily come together from the surrounding slope. Soil profile of mass movement spot has wet soil in the lime stone area and loose or deep soil in the granite area. 6. Dominant slope degree of the soil mass movement site has steep slope, mostly, more than 25 degree and slope position that start mass movement is mostly in the range of the middle slope line to ridge line. 7. Vegetation status of soil mass movement area are mostly fire field agriculture area, it's abandoned grass land, young plantation made on the fire field poor forest of the erosion control site and non forest land composed mainly grass and shrubs. Very rare earth sliding can be found in the big tree stands but mostly from the thin soil site on the un-weatherd bed rock. 8. Dangerous condition of soil mass movement and land sliding seems to be estimated by the several environmental factors, namely, vegetation cover, slope degree, slope shape and position, bed rock and soil profile characteristics etc. 9. House break down are mostly happen on the following site, namely, colluvial cone and fan, talus, foot area of concave slope and small terrace or colluvial soil between valley and at the small river side Dangerous house from mass movement could be interpreted by the aerial photo with reference of the surrounding site condition of house and village in the mountain area 10. As a counter plan for the prevention of mass movement damage the technics of it's risk diagnosis and the field survey should be done, and the mass movement control of prevention should be started with the goverment support as soon as possible. The precautionary measures of house and village protection from mass movement damage should be made and executed and considered the protecting forest making around the house and village. 11. Dangerous or safety of house and village from mass movement and flood damage will be indentified and informed to the village people of mountain area through the forest extension work. 12. Clear cutting activity on the steep granite site, fire field making on the steep slope, house or village construction on the dangerous site and fuel collection in the eroded forest or the steep forest land should be surely prohibited When making the management plan the mass movement, soil erosion and flood problem will be concidered and also included the prevention method of disaster.

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Thermal Stability of Polypropylene-Based Wood Plastic Composites by The Addition of Ammonium Polyphosphate (폴리인산염 첨가에 의한 폴리프로필렌 기반의 Wood Plastic Composites 열안정성)

  • Chun, Sang-Jin;Lee, Sun-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.42 no.6
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    • pp.682-690
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    • 2014
  • In order to improve the thermal stability of wood plastic composites (WPC), thermal degradation behavior of WPC in this study was investigated by the addition of wood flour and fire retardant after hybridization of wood flour and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) into polypropylene (PP) matrix. Thermal degradation behavior of all formulations was analyzed with thermogravimetric analyzer under nitrogen environment at heating rate of $10^{\circ}C/min$. As the thermal degradation temperature of wood flour is lower than that of PP, char layer formed by the wood flour decreases the speed of heat transfer to PP. In addition, the char layer increases the 2nd thermal degradation temperature and decreases the 2nd thermal degradation speed. The WPC treated with APP increases the 1st and 2nd degradation temperatures. In the case of WPC with high loading level of wood flour, the 1st thermal degradation temperature and 2nd thermal degradation rate were increased by the addition of APP, and then the amount of remnants at high temperature was increased by the increase of the APP loading level. In the case of WPC treated with APP, the amount of the remnants at high temperature was increased with the increase of wood flour content from 10 wt% to 50 wt%, indicating that char formation of the APP and wood flour occurred at the same time, resulting in high thermal stability effect by the increase of wood flour content.

Combustion Characteristics of Bamboo Charcoal Boards (대나무숯 성형보드의 연소특성)

  • Park, Sang-Bum;Park, Joo-Saeng
    • Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.19-25
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    • 2012
  • The fire retardant bamboo charcoal (BC) boards were manufactured for interior building materials in this study, The BC boards were manufactured by mixing and pressing of the bamboo charcoal, expanded vermiculite, and inorganic binder. The combustion behaviors of the BC boards were investigated using a cone calorimeter at an incident heat flux of 50 kW/$m^2$. Three building materials (plywood, BC board of Japan, and gypsum board) were used to observe the burning behaviors of weight loss, total heat release rate, and maximum heat release rate. Surface test and toxicity evaluation of the BC board were also conducted. The weight loss of the BC board (12.0%) was lower than the nonflammable gypsum board (15.6%) after burning of 10 min. Total heat release of the BC was 3 MJ/$m^2$ (KS standard 8 MJ/$m^2$) and total heat release rate of the BC was 20 kW/$m^2$ (KS standard 200 kW/$m^2$). Therefore, the BC boards were adjustable for the third-grade flame retardant building materials. External appearance change and mouse toxicity were not found in the BC boards after the combustion test.

Assessment of Environmental Impact on the Severely Soil-Eroded Area by heavy Rainfall (집중호우로 인한 토양침식 우심지역 환경영향평가)

  • Hyun, Byung-Keun;Song, Kwan-Cheol;Jung, Sug-Jae;Sonn, Yeon-Kyu;Kim, Lee-Yeol;Kim, Sun-Kwan;Kwak, Han-Kang;Jung, Ji-Ho;Choi, Jung-Won;Jung, Ki-Yeol;Kim, Chun-Sig;Hyun, Geun-Soo;Pyeon, In-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.118-130
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    • 2007
  • The steep-sloped agricultural land was severely damaged by rainfall events during July and August every year. The objective of this study was to investigate an effects of intensive rainfall to the soil properties of the steep-sloped agricultural land. Survey sites including the Sacheon myeon area were located in Gangneung, those were severely damaged from a forest fire in April 2000. Surveys were taken at these sites after two years of forest fire and severe rainfall events in August 2002, which included an event that poured with 870 mm of rainfall in a day. After this storm, soil erosion, burying, and flooding were observed. Severe soil loss was found at lower soil-depths, greater slopes, longer slope lengths, and concave landscapes. Soil loss and land slides were often found at areas with having a coarser textures, higher bulk densities, lower water holding capacity, and lower rates of soil aggregation. Crop growth stagnation was found at the site of crop restoration because of low soil fertility and poor drainage caused by the abrupt textural changes. In conclusion, it is necessary to manage the steep-slope agricultural land based on environmental impact assessment data of macro morphological and physical characteristics by intensive rainfall.

섭제골 지역의 산화지 및 비산화지의 군락구조 비교

  • Sim, Hak-Bo;Kim, Woen
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.16 no.4
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    • pp.429-438
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    • 1993
  • This is a report on the early vegetation and the secondary succession in the burned area of SeobJe-Go1 of $IIwasan-MY\v{o}n,\;Y\v{o}ngch\v{o}n-Gun,\;Ky\v{u}ngsangbuk-do$ Province. The forest fire occurred on April 8, 1982 and the pine forest and its floor vegetation were burned down. The investigation was done six times from August 20, 1982 to August 13, 1983. The results are summarized as follows: the floristic composition of burned areas $B_1,\;B_2$, and unburned areas $U_1,\;U_2$ were composed of 25, 23, 32, and 27 kinds of vascular plants. respectively. The biological spectra showed the $H-D_1-R_5-e$ type in both the burned and unburned areas. The species of Arundinella hirta, Miscanthus simnsis var. purpurascens and Cares hurnilis var. nana were dominant species in the burned area, while Pinus densiflorrr, Corex humilis var. nana and Rhododendron mucronulatum var. ciliafum were dominant species in the unburned area. Degree of succession of the unburned area was comparatively higher than that of the burned area. Species diversity index and evenness index of the burned area were similar to those of the unburned area. Indices of similarity in sampling sites showed that $B_1\;and\;B_2$ stands were the most similar. pH, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and exchangeable potassium of soil increased but organic matter and total organic carbon decreased after fire.

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