• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.63-83
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• 2001

하천, 고속도로 주변, 광산지역으로부터 채취된 시료를 대상으로 용출법과 산분해법, 완전용해법의 세가지 전처리 방법을 적용하여 중금속을 추출하고 그 결과를 비교하였다. 전처리방법으로 용출법 사용시 중금속 추출량에 비해 산분해법 사용시의 중금속 추출량이 Cu는 2.0∼221배, Pb는 2.4∼2806배, Cd는 1.3∼121배, Fe는 14.1∼1300885배, Mn은 1.2∼272배, Zn은 1.3∼373배, Cr은 2.2∼1735배 높게 나타났다. 용출법에 의한 중금속 추출량과 산분해법에 의한 중금속 추출량간에 특별한 상관관계가 없다. 이에 반해 산분해법 사용시 중금속 추출량과 완전용해법 사용시 중금속 추출량간에는 다소 상관관계가 있을 가능성이 있다. 국내와 국외의 비농경지 및 공장·산업지역 토양오염 기준치를 비교하여 볼 때 중금속(Cd, Cu, Pb)이 상대적으로 적게 추출되는 용출법을 사용하는 국내의 기준치가 중금속이 상대적으로 많이 추출되는 산분해법을 사용하는 외국의 기준치 보다 낮아야 함에도 불구하고 국내의 기준치가 외국보다 대부분 높게 책정되어있다. 개선책으로 용출법을 계속 적용하되 기준치를 낮추거나 아니면 전처리방법을 산분해법으로 바꾸고 기준치를 재조정하는 것이 필요하다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.22-27
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• 1999

This study was performed to investigated the contamination levels of harmful heavy metals were sampled from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31, 1997, at 9 areas in Cheonbuk area. The heavy metal contents were determinated by ICPS(Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer) method. The levels of total lead, cadmium, aluminum, iron and copper were determined and the results were summarized as follows: The minimum and maximum values(ppm) of 9 areas of Carassius auratus were Pb: 2.03~6.19, Cd: 0.06~ 0.76, Al: 8.84~23.5, Zn: 10.68~48.71, Cu: 0.60~1.51ppm. Among the five heavy metals contents, the highest was zinc and the lowest was cadmium. The results showed that the contents of Pb, Cd, Al, Zn and Cu in Carassius auratus were lower than the FAO/WHO maximum allowance.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2015

국내 주요 국가산업단지인 여수국가산업단지, 울산국가산업단지 및 시화 반월산업단지 주변 토양에 대해서 2006년부터 2008년까지 3년 동안 상반기와 하반기로 각각 나누어 시료를 채취한 다음 중금속 농도와 분포특성을 파악하고, 부화지수를 이용한 토양 중금속 오염도를 평가하였다. 여수국가산업단지의 토양 중 Cd, Hg, Pb, Zn 및 Ni 농도가 다른 두 국가산업단지에서의 농도보다 더 높게 나타났으며, 시화 반월산업단지의 토양에서는 Cu, As 및 Cr의 농도가 높게 나타났으나 토양오염우려기준은 초과하지 않았다. 대체적으로 여수국가산업단지의 토양 중 중금속 오염이 다른 두 국가산업단지지역에 비하여 더 높게 나타난 것은 종합석유화학공업기지인 여수국가산업단지에는 입주해있는 석유화학공장들에서 발생하는 오염물질과 또한 이들을 수송하는 자동차 등의 비점오염원의 영향을 더 많이 받았기 때문인 것으로 판단되었다. 연구대상 지역별로 각각 구분하여 토양 중금속 결과를 이용한 주성분 분석결과 세 지역 모두 고유치가 1 이상인 주성분 2개를 각각 추출할 수 있었다. 여수 및 시화 반월국가산업단지에서는 Cd, Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn 및 Ni이 요인 1로, 그리고 As 및 Hg이 요인 2로 설명되었으며, 이는 두 지역 모두 석유화학과 기계, 철강, 전기전자 등의 배출원 영향을 받는 것으로 판단되었다. 울산국가산업단지은 Cd, Pb, Cr 및 Ni이 요인 1로, 그리고 Cu, As, Hg 및 Zn이 요인 2로 설명되었으며, 이는 기계, 석유화학, 운송장비, 비제조 등의 배출원 영향을 받는 것으로 판단되었다. 부화지수(EF)에 의한 오염도 평가 결과 3개 지역 모두 Cd, Pb 및 Zn의 EF값이 1 이상으로 나타나 이들 항목들의 오염개연성이 타 항목들에 비하여 높은 것으로 판단되었다. Cr은 시화 반월국가산업단지에서 1을 초과한 것으로 나타났으며, 3개 지역 모두 Zn의 부화지수가 상당히 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 미루어 볼 때, 국가산업단지 토양의 중금속 오염은 토양환경 및 주변 농업환경에 악영향을 미칠 수 있으므로 다양한 중금속 배출원을 파악하여 각 배출원별로 철저한 관리가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.287-293
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• 2007

Heavy metal contamination and biological toxicity of mine drainages and sediments in abandoned mines were studied. Mine drainages had pH at a range of 2.94~7.86, and contained heavy metals at a toxic level. For coal mines, toxicity of mine drainage to Daphnia magna was attributable to acidic pH. In addition to the low pH, suspended heavy metals such as Zn and Cu contributed to toxicity of mine drainages at abandoned metalliferous mines. All mine sediments studied in this work showed biological toxicity to Chironomus riparius, having mortality at a range of 15~60%. However, its relationship with physicochemical properties including heavy metal content of the sediments was not statistically explained. Exceptionally clay ($< 2{\mu}m$ particle) content was negatively correlated with the biological toxicity for sediment samples collected at the same abandoned mines.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2010

Recently, heavy metals contamination of the agricultural soil and crops surrounding mining areas has been identified as one of the most serious environmental problems in South Korea. The Ministry of the Environment in Korea conducted a Preliminary National Environmental Health Survey (PNEHS) in abandoned metal mines in 2007. The priority for a subsequent detailed examination was ranked from the results of PNEHS. The studied mine which was ranked as being of the highest priority is located in the midwestern part of Korea and was operated from 1911 to 1985. In this study, the contamination levels of the heavy metals in the abandoned metal mine were investigated. From the results, the average daily dose (ADD), target hazard quotient (THQ) and target cancer risk of the heavy metals were evaluated. The concentration of arsenic (As) in all of the tailings from the mine was higher than its countermeasure standard of Korea. In particular, the highest concentration of As, 330 mg/kg, was up to 15 times higher than its countermeasure standard. The average concentration of As in agricultural soils was higher than the warning standard of Korea, and higher than its countermeasure standard at six sites. The average concentrations of the analyzed heavy metals in agricultural soil were below the warning standard, but concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) at 4 sites were higher than its warning standard. The average concentration of As in surface water exceeded the warning standard of Korea. The value of the THQ of As for the tailings was higher than the health protection standard 1. The value of THQ of As for the farmlands was lower than the standard, while the hazard index (HI) of As was higher than the standard. The value of target cancer risk (TCR) of As, $6.44{\times}10^{-4}$, were higher than the health protection standard of a lifetime risk for TCR at $1{\times}10^{-6}$. This suggests that the residents around the metal mines are exposed to As pollution with a carcinogenic risk.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.89-104
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• 2001

전주시내에는 전주천과 삼천천이 흐르고 있으며 그 주변에는 여러 오염원이 분포하고 있다. 삼천천은 고사평 쓰레기 매립장에서 전주천과 합류하고 전주천은 최종적으로 만경강에 합류된다. 본 연구에서는 중금속과 음이온에 대한 전주천과 삼천천의 오염현황과 오염원 그리고 이들 하천이 만경강 수질에 미치는 영향을 연구하였다. 전주천과 삼천천에 대한 연구를 위한 시료채취지점을 선정하기 위하여 하천 구간을 오염정도가 다를 것으로 예상되는 여러 구간으로 나누고 각 구간에서 난수표를 이용하여 대표적인 시료를 채취하는 층화랜덤추출 방법을 이용하였다. 연구결과 시료 채취 당시 전주천과 삼천천은 중금속이나 음이온에 대해서 전반적으로 음용수 기준치 이상으로 오염되지는 않았다. 그러나 중금속과 음이온은 현재 하천으로 계속 공급되고 있으며 가뭄 동안에는 하천을 오염시킬 가능성이 있다. 본 연구에서 두 쓰레기 매립장은 Fe, Mn, Al, Zn, Cl￣, SO$_4$$^{2-}$ , NO$^2$-N, NH$_3$-N, 그리고 미처리된 하수는 Al, Zn, Mn, Cl￣, SO$_4$$^{2-}$ , NH$_3$-N, PO$_4$$^{3-}$ 의 오염원인 것으로 나타났다. 또한 전주천은 Fe, Mn, $Cl^{-}$, $SO_{4}^{2-}S$ 성분에 대한 만경강 오염에 중요한 영향을 미치고 있다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2020

The effectiveness of in situ sediment capping as a technique for heavy metal risk mitigation in Hyeongsan River estuary, South Korea was studied. Sites in the estuary were found previously to show moderate to high levels of contamination of mercury, methylmercury and other heavy metals. A 400 m x 50 m section of the river was selected for a thin layer capping demonstration, where the total area was divided into 4 sections capped with different combinations of capping materials (zeolite, AC/zeolite, AC/sand, zeolite/sand). Pore water concentrations in the different sites were studied using diffusive gradient in thin film (DGT) probes. All capping amendments showed reduction in the pore water concentration of the different heavy metals with top 5 cm showing %reduction greater than 90% for some heavy metals. The relative maxima for the different metals were found to be translated to lower depths with addition of the caps. For two-layered cap with AC, order of placement should be considered since AC can easily be displaced due to its relatively low density. Investigation of methylmercury (MeHg) in the site showed that MeHg and %MeHg in pore water corresponds well with maxima for sulfide, Fe and Mn suggesting mercury methylation as probably coupled with sulfate, Fe and Mn reduction in sediments. Our results showed that thin-layer capping of active sorbents AC and zeolite, in combination with passive sand caps, are potential remediation strategy for sediments contaminated with heavy metals.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.32-39
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• 2013

This research focused on the effects of heavy metals on the biomonitoring activity of genetically engineered bioluminescent bacteria, Pseudomonas putida mt-2 KG1206. KG1206 was exposed to single or binary mixtures of different heavy metals as well as soils contaminated with heavy metals. In case of single exposure with different inducer pollutant, the toxicity order was as followings : As(III) > Cd, As(V) >> Cu, Cr(VI). The toxic effects of the binary mixtures was compared to the expected effect based on a simple theory of probabilities. The interactive effects were mostly additive, while in few cases antgonistic and synergistic mode of action was observed for some concentration combinations. No considerable correlation was found between the total metal contents in soils and the bioluminescence activity of each sample. However, statistically significant differences (p = 0.0102) were observed between two groups, classified based on arsenite contamination. These results demonstrate the usage of recombinant bioluminescent microorganism in biomonitoring and the complex interactive effects of metals.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제59권5호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2017

This study was aimed to investigate the influence of cation exchange capacity (CEC) and application amounts of zeolite on the stabilization of heavy metals (As, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in upland soils. The upland soils were sampled from field near mines located in Gyeonggi Province. The CEC of zeolite was treated at three different levels, ie, low, medium, and high, while zeolite was amended with soils at the ratio of 0.1 % and 0.5 % as to soil weight. A sequential extraction was performed for the soil sampled at 1, 2 4, and 8 week after zeolite was added to the soil. The concentrations of Pb and Zn appeared to be high in the sampled soils. The mobility of heavy metals obtained from sequential experiments was as follows: Pb > Zn > Ni >As. Addition of zeolite to contaminated soils effectively reduced exchangeable and carbonate fractions but increased organic and residual fraction, indicating that zeolite is effective for immobilizing heavy metals in soils. The influence of incubation time on the metal stabilization was rather pronounced as compared to the application amount and CEC of zeolite.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2011

Germination tests were conducted to determine the practical concentration levels at which plants can reproduce naturally during the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with a high concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals. The effects of humic acids on plant growth and soil physicochemical properties were also investigated. The results show that phytoremediation can be applied in soils contaminated by multiple contaminants at the former soil contamination potential level of Korean soil quality standards considering successful natural reproduction. It was observed that germination rates of Helianthus annuus and Festuca arundinacea were high after all treatments, and transplantation was more appropriate for Phragmites communis in phytoremediation. Humic acids had a positive effect on the growth of both aboveground and belowground biomass of herbaceous plants. Growth inhibition by multiple contaminants is more severe in the case of aboveground biomass. Germination and growth tests suggest that Helianthus annuus is a suitable phytoremediation plant for soils contaminated with a high concentration of petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals. The addition of humic acids also caused changes in the physicochemical properties of contaminated soils. An increase in the carbon and nitrogen content due to the addition of humic acids and a correlation between cation exchange capacity(CEC) and the organic matter content were observed.