• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1781-1791
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• 2016

This study aimed to analyze the economic effectiveness on environment improvement project that has been implemented in five fishing grounds of Taean-gun which had been damaged by the Hebei Spirit oil spill accident. In the analysis, first, this study performed the survey on residents perceptions about the environment improvement project. Second, the cost-benefit analysis was carried out to evaluate the economic effectiveness of the project. The survey results of residents perceptions indicated that the damage of oil spill was considerable in the target areas. It also showed that residents wanted to continue the environment improvement project and the levels of project satisfaction were quitely high. The economic results showed that 3 areas(Woong-do, Wang-san, and Dang-mi) would have positive values of NPV and B/C ratio, but the other(Nu-dong) would have negative values. The findings of this analysis could be used as the base data for increasing operational efficiency of future environment improvement projects.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2009년도 공동학술대회
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• pp.13-14
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• 2009

2007년 우리나라 서해에서 발생한 Hebei Spirit호 사고와 1997년 일본의 Nakhodka호 유출사고, 2002년 스페인의 Prestige호 유출사고 등 재난적 유류유출사고를 통해서 대형 방제선박의 필요성을 확인하고, 대형 방제선의 도입과 도입이후, 방제 외 활용방안을 제시함으로 빈번하지는 않지만 천문학적 피해를 발생하는 재난적 유류유출사고에 효율적이고 효과적으로 대응하고자 한다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.335-348
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• 2015

Objectives: We aimed to assess the risk of metabolic syndrome one year after the 2007 Hebei Spirit oil spill in Taean, Korea among people exposed to spilt oil during clean-up work. Methods: A total of 6,923 adults, including 3,019 males and 3,904 females, participated in the study. Health examinations and blood tests (total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, fasting blood sugar) were performed. A logistic regression model adjusting for age, gender, smoking history, drinking history, income, education, and marital status was used to estimate the risk of metabolic syndrome associated with the level of oil spill exposure. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 24.9% among males and 18% among females. Compared with people living within 20 km of the coastline, the risk of metabolic syndrome among people living within 0.8 km of the coastline was significantly higher (male OR=1.696, 95% CI=1.320-2.178, female OR=1.992, 95% CI=1.549-2.561), including a significant dose-response relationship for distance from early contaminate coastline (p<0.001). The risk of metabolic syndrome was higher according to the increase of duration of cleaning work. The risk of metabolic syndrome among people who participated in the clean-up work for more than 116 days, compared with people who participated in the cleaning work for or less 14 days, was significantly higher (male OR=1.845, 95% CI=1.448-2.353, female OR=1.752, CI=1.378-2.228), with a significant dose-response relationship for days of clean-up work (p<0.001). Conclusion: This study showed that there is a significant association between exposure to the oil spill during the clean-up work, distance from early contaminate coastline and the risk of metabolic syndrome in a doseresponse manner.

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.164-178
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• 2009

2007년 12월 7일 '허베이 스피리트호' 유류유출 사고 후 약 2개월간의 오염현황 조사 자료와 GIS를 이용하여 GIS 주제도로 제작하고, 해안선 오염정도의 시간적 변화 패턴을 분석하고자 하였다. 오염지도를 제작하기 위한 기초 작업으로 지상기준점을 측정하여 IKONOS 위성영상을 기하보정한 후, 이 영상을 이용하여 수치해도의 해안선을 정밀 편집하여 해안선 형태별 단위구역 해안선을 설정하였다. 네 차례에 걸쳐 조사한 해안오염 평가보고서로부터 추출한 유류오염 인자는 한국해양연구원에서 측정한 해안의 해수 내 총 유분(TPH) 자료(2007년 12월, 2008년 1월)와의 상관성을 분석하여 오염현황을 대표할 인자를 결정하였다. 이러한 대표적인 오염인자를 사용해 오염도를 계산하여 단위구역 해안선에 속성 값으로 입력하였다. 오염도가 포함된 해안선으로 제작한 조사기관별 GIS 유류오염 주제도는 사고 초기 약 2개월간의 오염상황을 어느 정도 반영하였다. 또한 각 기관에서 공통으로 조사한 지역인 만리포 주변해안 13.4km를 세부 연구지역으로 설정하여 해안선 형태별 시기적 오염변화 패턴을 분석하였다. 본 연구를 바탕으로 향후 유류오염사고 발생 시 보다 신속하고 정확한 오염현황도 제작 뿐 아니라, 방제활동이나 과학적인 오염조사 활동 등에 필요한 의사결정 지원에 도움이 되리라 기대된다.

• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2018년도 공동국제학술발표회
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• pp.57-57
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• 2018

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제28권
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• pp.10.1-10.4
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• 2013

Objectives Children are one of the most vulnerable populations to the impact of disasters. We aimed to examine children's mental health in the area affected by the Hebei Spirit oil spill accident on December 7, 2007. Methods A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted using the Korean versions of the Children's Depression Inventory and State Anxiety Inventory for Children on 1,362 children attending elementary schools in the affected area. The information on distances between the nearest contaminated coastline to the child's residential house or attending school were obtained using a web-based map by inputting two address points. The symptom risks of depression and state anxiety were estimated by multiple logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, gender, and other covariates. Results Children with the closest distance (in the fourth quartile) to the school from the contaminated coastline showed a significantly higher symptom risk of depression compared to those with the farthest distance (first quartile)(odds ratio, 2.73; 95% confidence interval, 1.40-5.33), while there was no significant association between anxiety symptoms and distance. Conclusions Children, a vulnerable population for mental health impact by the oil spill accident, should be included in mental health programs in the community along with their family as victims of the disaster.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.795-799
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• 2008

We have studied bioremediation of effective microorganisms on crude oil spill in Taean, west-coast of Korea. Oil contaminated soil samples were collected on December 14, 2007, seven days after the Hebei Spirit oil-spilled accident. Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) was measured to evaluate the effectiveness of effective microorganisms (EM) which were composed with yeast, photosynthetic bacteria and lactic acid bacteria on oil degradation. TPH concentration before EM treatment was 323.8 mg/kg, whereas TPH concentrations on 2 days after EM treatment and that of control (without EM) was 102.1 mg/kg and 170.6 mg/kg, respectively. On six days after EM treatment TPH was 91.3 mg/kg and that of control was 127.7 mg/kg. Percentages of degraded crude oil were 47.3% without EM and 68.5% with EM, 60.6% without EM and 71.8% with EM on 2 and 6 days after EM treatment, respectively. These results clearly showed that the application of effective microorganisms toward oil-contaminated soil was quite useful to degrade crude oil spill. These results were derived from the effects of biostimulation of microbial media nutrients and bioaugmentation of effective microorganisms. If we carefully apply these effective microorganisms, it can be a useful bioremediation method to recover oil-contaminated marine ecosystems.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.145-156
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• 2014

Macrobenthic biodiversity in the rocky intertidal areas of the Tae-an region, Republic of Korea, has decreased since the Hebei Spirit oil spill in December 2007. We aimed to investigate ecological roles of Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) because recruitment and growth of oysters are critical to the recovery of damaged rocky shore ecosystem. We surveyed two sites monthly: natural rocky substrate and farming substrate, from July 2012 to January 2013 to identify and compare the changes in macrobenthic fauna. The abundance of young oysters was higher at the natural site. On the other hand, the mean height of oyster on the farming substrate was more than twice as great. The abundance of oyster at the natural site increased until October and then continuously decreased until end of study period. However, the abundance of oyster at the farming site constantly decreased from the beginning of study period. These different growth patterns might be attributable to spatial competition between oyster and a barnacle species (Balanus albicostatus) and environmental factors. At the natural site, physical stress factors including dramatic temperature changes and desiccation a few of the major factors limiting growth during aerial exposure. In addition, motile macrobenthos could be detrimental to oysters because they interrupt filter-feeding activities and hence hamper the growth of oysters. We show the higher recruitment of oysters at the natural site and healthy growth in the farming substrate are due to complicated differences in physical and biological stress factors.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제26권
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• pp.7.1-7.9
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• 2011

Objectives: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between crude oil exposure and physical symptoms among residents participating in clean-up work associated with the Hebei Spirit oil spill, 2007 in Korea. Methods: A total of 288 residents responded to a questionnaire regarding subjective physical symptoms, sociodemographic characteristics and clean-up activities that occurred between two and eight weeks after the accident. Additionally, the urine of 154 of the respondents was analyzed for metabolites of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals. To compare the urinary levels of exposure biomarkers, the urine of 39 inland residents who were not directly exposed to the oil spill were analyzed. Results: Residents exposed to oil remnants through clean-up work showed associations between physical symptoms and the exposure levels defined in various ways, including days of work, degree of skin contamination, and levels of some urinary exposure biomarkers of VOCs, metabolites and metals, although no major abnormalities in urinary exposure biomarkers were observed. Conclusions: This study provides evidence of a relationship between crude oil exposure and acute human health effects and suggests the need for follow-up to evaluate the exposure status and long-term health effects of clean-up participants.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.111-123
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• 2009

허베이스피리트호의 원유유출로부터 오염된 해안이 어떻게 변화되어 가는지를 조사하는 것을 목적으로 하여, 태안군 이원면 만대(가로림만)로부터 소원면 파도리 해변까지 11개 정점에서 현장조사를 실시한 결과, 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1년이 경과한 시점에서 관측한 결과 관측지점 10개 정점 모두에서 잔존유는 발견되지 않았으나, 구름포 해변의 경우 아직도 토양중에 잔존유가 존재하고 있는 것으로 파악되었다. 오염된 태안 해안의 조속한 복원은 100만이 넘는 자원봉사자와 지역주민의 방제노력이 이루어낸 성과라고 판단되며, 또한 파도의 반복적인 작용에 의해서 조간대에 표착한 표착유가 제거되었으리라 판단된다. 조간대에 표착해 있던 원유의 일부는 물리화학적 그리고 생물학적 풍화작용으로 분해되었고, 나머지 기름은 모래입자나 미세토립자(minerals)와 부착되어 기름과 미세토립자의 합체물(OMA)의 형태로 조간대나 조하대에 분산되었으리라 판단된다.