• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1153-1165
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• 2011

Decision making for gas boiler consumers depends on the characteristics of products such as the price and quality as well as the brand image. Although a gas boiler is a high involvement product in terms of price, in fact, it is a low involvement product which is greatly affected by installers. This study examined variables which affect the level of satisfaction and repurchase intention by surveying about 1,000 housewives through an on-line questionnaire. The results were as follows: first, gas boiler users' general knowledge of gas boilers showed a correct-answer rate of 54.5%. The average satisfaction score of product quality (mean=5.61 out of 7) was higher than that of the satisfactionscore of the company's service (mean=5.46). Second, the level of repurchase intention was above the mid-point (mean=4.72). Multivariate regression found that product satisfaction, service satisfaction, household size, and information sources explained repurchase intentions for gas boilers to be about 50.7%. Gas boiler marketers should pay attention to the survey result in that the level of repurchase intention depends mainly on both consumer satisfaction and information sources.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.566-574
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• 2010

본 연구는 대전시 도시숲을 대상으로 산림식생과 토양특성을 분석하여 도시숲의 현황을 파악하고 바람직한 도시숲관리방안을 마련하기 위한 기초 자료 제공을 목적으로 수행되었다. 연구는 대전시의 대표적인 도시숲 3곳을 조사하여 도시숲의 입지에 따라 식생 및 토양 특성이 어떻게 다른지를 분석하였다. 연구 결과 도시의 중심에 위치한 남선공원, 도시 내부에 위치하지만 비교적 보전이 양호한 월평공원, 도시 외곽에 위치하여 상대적으로 교란을 덜 받은 보문산 순으로 종다양도 및 최대종다양도가 증가하는 등 생태적 건강성이 양호해지는 것으로 나타났다. 인간 간섭의 강도가 큰 남선공원의 경우 토양 유기물층의 두께가 0.5cm로 매우 낮고, 답압에 의한 토양의 경도 또한 $0.5{\sim}3.7kg/cm^2$로 다른 두 곳에 비하여 높게 나타나 인간의 간섭이 도시숲의 건강성에 영향을 미치고 있었다. 토양의 화학적 특성분석 결과에서 는 월평공원의 아까시나무림을 제외한 모든 곳에서 5.0 이하의 $pH_{1:5}$ 값을 보였고, 세 곳 모두에서 낮은 치환성양이온 값을 보여 토양의 산성화가 심각하게 진행되고 있으며, 이로 인하여 치환성양이온의 용탈이 심화되는 것으로 나타났다. 토양 내 유기물 및 유효인산의 함량도 우리나라 산림토양의 평균치보다 낮은 값을 보여 식생에 대한 영양 공급이 원활하게 이루어지지 못하고 있었다. 따라서 대전시 도시숲은 산림 식생과 토양이 회복될 수 있는 방향의 적절한 도시숲 관리방안 마련이 필요하다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2010

This study was done to recommend a method for conserving the habitat of Amblyotropis verna grown naturally in campus of the Kyungpook National University at Daegu city. Vegetation characteristics and morphological characteristics of each individual were analyzed for the condition of the population at the growing season from May to June in 2010. Totally 11 vegetation data were collected and analyzed, and one vegetation community including Amblyotropis verna (Amblyotropis verna-Zoysia japonica community) was found. We found that the growing condition was not good with severe stamping and disturbance. The location-determining method by PCoA analysis showed the physical texture in soil was a critical factor determining the spatial distribution of the Amblyotropis verna-Zoysia japonica community. And the analysis of morphological characteristics found that light condition and soil hardness were the main ecological factor determining the size and form of each individual. Finally, this study recommend that minimizing impacts by human stamping and artificial disturbance and reducing the water stress were the best ways for the conservation of Amblyotropis verna habitats.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.137-147
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• 2008

This study evaluated the effects of the human activity and outdoor air on concentrations of size-selective particulate matters (PM) by conducting a realtime measurement in classrooms and on roofs at 4 elementary schools, 3 middle schools and 3 high schools in Incheon City. PM concentrations featured repetitive pattern of increasing during break time (including lunch hours) and cleaning time while decreasing during class hours. This trend was more prominent with inhalable PM and PM10 than fine PMs (PM2.5, PM1.0). The indoor/outdoor (I/O) ratio of inhalable PM and PM10 exceeded 1 while that of fine PMs was close to or below 1. The PM2.5 (out)/PM10 (out) ratio stood at 0.59 (${\pm}0.16$) and the PM2.5 (in)/PM10 (in) ratio was 0.29 (${\pm}0.09$), suggesting that occupant activity had a greater effect upon coarse particles (PM10-PM2.5) than upon fine particles (PM2.5, PM1.0). The correlations between the indoor and the outdoor PM concentrations showed a stronger positive correlation for fine particles than that of coarse particles. The linear regression analysis of PM concentrations indoor and outdoor indicated a higher determinant coefficient ($r^2>0.9$), and consistency for fine particles than in case of coarse particles. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that the indoor coarse particle concentration is more attributed to occupant activity and the indoor fine particle concentration is more influenced by outdoor air pollution.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.109-118
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• 1983

Near future dynamics of water qualities (nutrient concentration) of the Han River was predicted, based on a mathematical model representing the relationship between the nutrient concentration in th river wagter and environmental factors (population density, land-use types, rock compositions and nutrient accumulation) in the basin. The population density and land-use types were forecasted to change distinctly in the downstream area, especially in Seoul City area in 1985~1990 whereas any environmental factor was not expected to change its level significantly in both upstream and middle reaches areas. It was indicated by the model that the nutrients concentration in the up- and mid-streams would keep its level in future as it was, but it would increase drastially in the downstream area. For the preservation of the water qualities in the downstream at least to keep its level as it was in 1980, practical countermeasures were proposed, based on the assessment of the contribution of each environmental factor to the water qualities.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 1999년도 정기총회 및 춘계 공동 학술발표회
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• pp.149-156
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• 1999

In the United States (U.S.), the monitored natural attenuation (MNA) approach has been used as an alternative remedial option for organic and inorganic compounds retained in soil and dissolved in groundwater. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines the MNA as“in-situ naturally-occurring processes include biodegradation, diffusion, dilution, sorption, volatilization, and/or chemical and biochemical stabilization of contaminants and reduce contaminant toxicity, mobility or volume to the levels that are protective of human health and the environment”. The Department of Soil Environment. National Institute Environmental Research (NIER) is in the process for demonstrating the MNA approach as a potential remedial option for the BTEX contaminated site in Uiwang City. The project is charactering the research site in terms of the nature and extend of contamination, biological degradation rate, and geochemical and hydrological properties. The microbial-degradation rate and effectiveness of nutrient and redox supplements will be determined through laboratory batch and column tests. The geochemical process will be monitored for determining the concentration changes of chemical species involved in the electron transfer processes that include methanogenesis, sulfate and iron reduction, denitrification, and aerobic respiration. Through field works, critical soil and hydrogeologic parameters will be acquired to simulate the effects of dispersion, advection, sorption, and biodegradation on the fate and transport of the dissolved-phase BTEX plume using Bioplume III model. The objectives of this multi-years research project are (1) to evaluate the MNA approach using the BTEX contaminated site in Uiwang City, (2) to establish a standard protocol for future application of the approach, (3) to investigate applicability of the passive approach as a secondary treatment remedy after active treatments. In this presentation, the overall picture and philosophy behind the MNA approach will be reviewed. Detailed discussions of the site characterization/monitoring plans and risk-based decision-making processes for the demonstration site will be included.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.4853-4862
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• 2012

현대도시에서 문화공간은 곧 도시생활의 중심역할을 하는 곳이라고 할 수 있다. 문화공간은 삶의 질을 높이고, 가치의 폭을 넓히는 거점인 것이다. 이러한 점에서 문화공간이 대도시 지역에 집중된 현실은 문화적 수혜의 불평등을 초래하고 있으므로, 각 지역의 기능적, 공간적인 중심인 중소도시에 문화공간과 시설을 확보해야 할것이다. 이러한 시대적 과제를 수행하기 위해 선결되어야 하는 것이 그 확보의 적정수준을 모색하는 것이며, 이릉 위해 본 논문에서는 국내의 현황을 분석하고 선진사례의 비교분석을 기반으로 확보의 필요성을 확인하고 적정한 확보의 수준을 모색해 보고자 하였다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2008

Human activity has been the major threat to wetlands. Agriculture, industrial development, and urban and suburban sprawl have caused the greatest losses of coastal wetlands. In fact, riceland agriculture, because of the flooding that goes with it, provides some additional wetland habitat not otherwise available. The biggest current source of loss for freshwater coastal wetlands is from urban sprawl. In this study, spatial analysis method such as landscape index were applied to Sihwa area in Ansan city. The SMA (Spectral Mixture Analysis) method using Landsat image showed the change distribution of wetland vegetation from 1996 to 2004. The southern part of Sihwa wetland have been changed with Suda japonica of 24% and reed vegetation of 34% on coastal wetland which were covered with tidal flat.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.80-86
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• 1998

Seom River was major branch of Namhan river, consist of primary basin that Wonjoo-city, Hoingsung-gun and primary contamination source was sewage from human lives. This study was evaluated production contamination loading of each branch basin and water quality grade and water quality simulation by QUAL2E to provide efficient contaminations source control. Rusult of survey, production loading of BOD, T-N, T-P were 26,591 kg/day, 4,560 kg/day, 731 kg/day resectively. Water quality analysis in 17 points of main stream were appeared that 1st grade(BOD 1 mg/l under) was 6 point, 2nd grade was 9 point and 3rd grade was 2 point. And result of water quality analysis for branch steram, first grade was evaluated 68.7%. Based of field data, calibration and verification result were in good agreement with mesured value within coefficient of variance were from 2.59% to 18.73%, from 6.39%, to 28.46%, respectively.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.11-24
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• 2023

This study aimed to provide preliminary data for the improvement of the tree doctor qualification test (first written test), which was newly created by enforcing the Forest Protection Act on June 28, 2018., The high demand for system improvement accelerated this study. The results were analyzeds through literature and questionnaire surveys. Writing test questions and the license of the tree doctor qualification exam are currently managed by the Korea Forestry Research Institute, and it is deemed that the test should be entrusted to Human Resources Development Service of Korea for fair and transparent management. Additionally, the plan for the improvement of the subject-wise scope of examination questions writing, difficulty of test questions, and acceptance rate of the first test should be prepared after public hearings or seminars related to the examination questions.