• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2006

Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) are characterized by being relatively heavier and denser than that of ambient air due to the various reasons such as higher molecular weight, low temperature and other complicated chemical transformations (Witlox, 1994). In an effort to investigate transport and diffusion from instantaneous emission of heavy gas, Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model (LPDM) coupled with the RAMS output was employed. Both deposition process and buoyancy term were added on the atmospheric diffusion equations of LPDM, and the locations and concentrations of dense gas particle released from instantaneous single point source (emitting initially for 10 minutes only) were analyzed. The result overall shows that adding deposition process and buoyancy terms on the diffusion equation of LPDM has very small but detectable effect on the vertical and horizontal distribution of Lagrangian particles that especially transported for a fairly long traveling time. Also the slumping of dense gas can be found to be ignored horizontally compared to the advection by the horizontal wind suggesting that it was essential to couple the Lagrangian particle dispersion model coupled with the RAMS model in order to explain the dispersion of HAPs more accurately. However, during the initial time of instantaneous emission, buoyancy term play an important role on the vertical locations of dense particles for near surface atmosphere and around source area, indicating the importance of densities of HAPs in the beginning stage or short duration for the risk assessment of HAPs or management of heavy vapors during the explosive accidents.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.73-86
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• 1999

This study was performed to find out factors affecting degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment. The study subjects were 165 workers who were working at painting process of twelve furniture manufacturing factories in Incheon area. We used self-administered questionnaire containing general characteristics, working conditions, the degree of satisfaction with working environment, and the degree of satisfaction with working condition. In addition, we measured the exposure levels of occupational hazardous agents. The results were as follows; 1. Correlations between the degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment and the measured of occupational hazardous agents did not affect the degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment. 2. Factors affecting the degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment were not the exposure levels of occupational hazardous agents, but the degree of satisfaction with working condition, size of industry, health status, and types of ventilation system. As the degree of satisfaction with working condition was increased, the degree of satisfaction with working environment was increased. Also, for the workers who had good health status, the degree of satisfaction with work environment was appeared to be high. To increase the degree of satisfaction, with workers' working environment, firstly, effective work management and production control are required. Also, the worker's effort to negotiate continuously with top manager on improving working conditions is required. Secondly, developing heath promotion program to be appropriate for the characteristics of worksite is required. Moreover, leading worker's participation in health promotion program is very important to increase the degree of satisfaction with workers' working environment.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.473-478
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• 2012

To protect human health and manage increasing hazardous chemicals in stream area, it is necessary to expand water quality hazardous items based on risk assessment with proper monitoring data. Also, it is essential to set up the suitable monitoring frequency to produce reliable exposure data to derive water quality guidelines. However, there has been no harmonized monitoring frequency for risk assessment in both domestic and international monitoring systems. In addition, the monitoring frequency for risk assessment has been selected as 'Research needs' in the International Conference on Deriving Environmental Quality Standards for the Protection of Aquatic Ecosystems (EQSPAE) of 2011. In this study, Cases of UNEP/WHO, EU, European countries, USEPA, ANZECC/ARMCANZ, CCME, Japan, and Korea were analyzed to propose the monitoring frequency for risk assessment. Monitoring frequencies depending on environmental conditions, monitoring object, measurement parameters, and monitoring duration were extensively collected. We observed that a monthly monitoring has been applied at most of organizations including EU, USEPA, and UNEP/WHO. In this study, monitoring frequency of minimum 6 times during 3 years were proposed to conduct the risk assessment based on the current domestic status. However, it is necessary to make agreements among interested parties, and perform additional studies about optimal monitoring frequency to protect the aquatic ecosystem and human health in Korean rivers and streams.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.268-277
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• 2012

Objectives: 1) To determine mercury levels in urine samples from garbage workers in Southern Thailand, and 2) to describe the association between work characteristics, work positions, behavioral factors, and acute symptoms; and levels of mercury in urine samples. Methods: A case-control study was conducted by interviewing 60 workers in 5 hazardous-waste-management factories, and 60 matched non-exposed persons living in the same area of Southern Thailand. Urine samples were collected to determine mercury levels by cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometer mercury analyzer. Results: The hazardous-waste workers' urinary mercury levels (10.07 ${\mu}g/g$ creatinine) were significantly higher than the control group (1.33 ${\mu}g/g$ creatinine) (p < 0.001). Work position, duration of work, personal protective equipment (PPE), and personal hygiene, were significantly associated with urinary mercury level (p < 0.001). The workers developed acute symptoms - of head-aches, nausea, chest tightness, fatigue, and loss of consciousness at least once a week - and those who developed symptoms had significantly higher urinary mercury levels than those who did not, at p < 0.05. A multiple regression model was constructed. Significant predictors of urinary mercury levels included hours worked per day, days worked per week, duration of work (years), work position, use of PPE (mask, trousers, and gloves), and personal hygiene behavior (ate snacks or drank water at work, washed hands before lunch, and washed hands after work). Conclusion: Changing garbage workers' hygiene habits can reduce urinary mercury levels. Personal hygiene is important, and should be stressed in education programs. Employers should institute engineering controls to reduce urinary mercury levels among garbage workers.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.96-100
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• 2020

산업단지내 위험물 저장탱크 기초의 결함으로 인한 위험물질의 유출사고는 인근 지역의 대형 인명사고 및 대형화재를 일으킬 수 있으므로 기초의 설계 및 시공단계에서 세심한 주의를 기울여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 기존 위험물탱크 단지가 건설된 대표지반을 선정하여 3차원 모델링에 의한 유한요소 수치해석을 수행하였으며, 위험물 저장탱크 기초의 안정성 평가를 위하여, 대표적인 탱크 기초 유형을 4종류로 분류하고 각 유형에 대한 해석을 수행하였다. 결과적으로, 탱크기초의 응력 및 침하량 크기와 분포 특성은 링월기초의 경우 옆판 직하부분이 탱크 중심부에 비해 40배 이상의 응력이 집중되는 경향을 보였으며, 침하영향범위는 수평방향으로 탱크 반경만큼, 수직방향으로 탱크 직경만큼으로 나타났다. 본 분석결과를 활용하여 각 기초 유형별로 위험물 저장탱크의 설계 및 품질관리 가이드라인을 제시하였다.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.346-358
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• 2016

한반도 주변의 일본, 중국(대만 포함) 및 러시아 캄차카의 활동적인 화산에 대한 289개의 화산DB를 구축하였으며, 이들 중 잠재적으로 폭발적인 분화를 하여 한반도에 광역화산재해를 유발할 수 있는 위험 화산체 29개(백두산과 울릉도, 일본 화산 27개)를 선정하였다. 이들의 선정 기준은 화산의 활동성 유무, 폭발적 분화 위험 암종 포함 여부, 서울과의 거리, 그리고 화산폭발지수(VEI) 4 이상의 플리니식 분화이력을 가진 화산체 등이다. 본 연구 결과는 광역화산재해를 유발하여 국내에 영향을 줄 가능성이 높은 위험화산을 선별하는데 활용할 것이다. 그리고 이들 위험화산 활동에 의해 발생한 화산재의 확산 범위를 예측하고 한반도에 미치는 영향을 분석하는 화산재해 피해 예측을 위한 방재 차원의 대응 연구에 도움을 줄 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.293-301
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• 2024

연구목적: 환경부 통계에 의하면 2014년부터 2023년까지 국내 화재·폭발사고가 132건 이상에 이르는 것을 알 수 있다. 이중 화재·폭발사고는 발생 시 규모나 영향이 상대적으로 매우 커서 주의가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 인화성의 유해화학물질 취급 시 실내 취급시설의 적정 환기율을 계산하는 새로운 합리적인 방법을 제안하였다. 연구방법: 취급시설의 바닥면적만을 기준으로 한 현행 화학물질관리법 상 계산방법과 비교하여 보다 합리적인 새로운 방법은 취급하는 유해화학물질의 물리화학적인 특성을 기반으로 계산하는 방법이다. 연구결과:물리화학적 특성을 고려하여 계산한 결과 인화성물질 178종 중 168종인 약 94%이 환기량 기준에 적합하였다. 그러나 일부 물질은 과소환기 및 과대환기를 요구하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론:본 연구를 통해 합리적인 필요환기량 산정방법을 제안하였고 이를 통해 근로자의 안전을 확보하고 생명을 보호해야 할 것이다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.527-537
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• 2012

The increasing consumption of pseudo-petroleum products (PPP) has been disturbing the national petroleum market. The use of PPP lead to tax evasion, disturbance of sound trading principles, component corrosion of cars, and explosion accident. Also, PPP have emitted hazardous air pollutants (HAP) including the carcinogenic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs and aldehydes more than regular-petroleum products. It thus has potentials to cause many environmental and health care problems. In this study, benzene, toluene and xylene emissions from road transport vehicles due to the use of pseudo-gasoline are estimated for the year 2008. The results of our study provide emission estimates of benzene, toluene and xylene for the year as 405, 1,711, 717 tonne/yr, respectively for regular-gasoline. BTX emissions are calculated as 452~515, 1,882~2,264 and 732~752 tonne/yr when the amount of pseudo-gasoline is estimated to account for 6~13% for regular-gasoline consumption. BTX emissions increased as much as 12~27, 10~32, 2~5% by using pseudo-gasoline. It is found that the pseudo-gasoline should be the key component to produce HAP in urban area.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제7권7호
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• pp.15-23
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• 1999

In recent years, environmental damage to urban area becomes serious problem due to the exhaust emissions by increasing the number of vehicle . Especially, diesel particulate matters(DPM) are hazardous air pollutant s to human health and environment. The reduction technologies of exhaust emissions from diesel engines are improvement of engine combustion, fuel quality and development of diesel exhaust aftertreatment. In this study, a diesel oxidation catalyst(DOC) that is one of diesel exhaust aftertreatments was made for performance evaluation . It was tested for NA and turbocharged engine by D-13 mode that currently be used for regulation driving test mode in Korea Scanning mobility particle sizer (SMPS) was used for the analysis of the particle size distribution with and w/o DOC. As the results , for NA and tubochartged engine, CO, THC, DPM was respectively reduced 85.7, 40.7,3.3% and 79.1, 53.1, 11.6% by DOC. Test results of particle size distribution was showed that particle number is 107 ~108per ㎤ , 2 $\times$105 ~5$\times$105$\mu\textrm{g}$/㎥ for weight concentration and 100~200nm for particle mean size in diesel engine and there is no effect to reduce the particle concentration by the DOC.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.606-611
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• 2018

산업현장과 열병합발전 등 다양한 장소에 사용되는 도시가스는 산업안전보건법 정의에 따라 인화성 가스에 해당되며 한국산업표준 KS C IEC에 의해 가스 폭발위험장소가 설정되어 안전하게 관리가 되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 일반 화학공장에 적용되는 KS C IEC 표준을 저압 도시가스 사용설비 폭발위험성 예측에 합리적으로 적용하기 위해누출공 크기, 환기 등급, 환기 유효성 등의 주요 변수를 도입하였다.CFD 시뮬레이션 적용의 타당성을 평가하기 위해 전산유체역학 (CFD) 시뮬레이션, 가스누출실험, KS C IEC 표준 계산 통해 얻어진 폭발하한계가상 체적을 이용하여 네 가지 다른 조건에서 폭발 위험성을 평가하였다.