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Analysis of the wastewater characteristics variation in sewerage by rehabilitation (관거 정비에 따른 하수발생특성 분석)

  • Jung, SiMon;Park, InHyeok;Park, JungHa;Ha, SungRyoung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.287-293
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    • 2009
  • The study involved the measurement of flowrate and BOD in the Yeoju area and analyzed annual sewerage data by the I/I analysis technique which is common in Korea. The results of this study are as follows. The I/I for the Y-1 site before maintenance and after the completion of the whole process was reduced from 62% to 16.1% respectively with respect to maximum sewage flow per day. The average quality of water increased. The study measured the Y-2 site from a point of time corresponding to an 80% process rate and its I/I rate went up a little from 8.5% to 11.5%. At the Y-3 site, the I/I rate went up a little from 11% to 13.8%, while little change was noted in the average water quality. At the Y-4 site, the I/I rate was reduced from 43% to 16.9% and its average water quality went up. At the Y-5 site, the I/I quantity went up a little however its average water quality also went up largely. Therefore, it was concluded that the Y-5 site showed great improvement due to the sewer pipe maintenance.

Properties of Water-based Paint mixed with Photocatalyst for Indoor Air Quality Improvement (실내 공기질 개선을 위한 광촉매를 혼입한 수성도료의 특성)

  • Choi, Byung-Cheol;Park, Chae-Wool;Kyoung, In-Su;Lee, Sang-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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    • 2020.06a
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    • pp.29-30
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    • 2020
  • As the modern society enters, the building becomes sealed and the public's interest in the environment increases, so the interest in indoor air pollution increases and the environmental pollution is raised as an important issue not only outdoors but also indoors. In addition, the emergence of sick house syndrome (SHS) has increased the interest in formaldehyde and is a cause of deteriorating indoor air quality. Accordingly, this study prepared a functional paint by incorporating a photocatalyst in an aqueous paint, and conducted formaldehyde adsorption experiments and functional evaluation. As a result of the experiment, as the photocatalyst was added, the formaldehyde adsorption performance tended to increase. In addition, as a result of measuring the impact resistance and alkali resistance according to the KS standard, there is no difference in residual cracks and cracks between the water-based paint without the photocatalyst and the water-based paint with the photocatalyst added. Therefore, it is considered that the water-based paint added with a photocatalyst can improve the indoor air quality by adsorbing formaldehyde and can be used as a functional paint because the functionality is not different from that of a general water-based paint.

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Development of Pollutant Removal Model in the Artificial Wetland (인공습지의 수질개선 효과 분석모델 개발)

  • Choi, Ji-Yong
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.51-61
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    • 2002
  • The wetland is a biologically integrated system consisting of water, soil, bacteria, plants, and animals. The wetland helps sustain the ecosystem, control the micro-climate and flood, maintain the ground water level, and provide fishing grounds. From the environmental standpoint, the wetland plays a vital role in reducing water pollution by filtering out sand and other polluted matters, producing oxygen, absorbing chemicals and nutrients. For these reasons, interest in restoring the wetlands has been steadily increasing. Artificial wetland, which is also referred to as created wetland or constructed wetland, is an alternative to natural wetland. Like natural wetland, artificial wetland is environmentally friendly and can effectively lower pollutant levels. The Korea government is actively reviewing the construction of artificial wetlands in mining and water supply areas to decrease nonpoint pollutant sources. This paper attempts to develop a pollutant removal model for the water quality improvement function of artificial wetlands. Artificial wetland can improve the quality of the water; however, depending on the type of water inflow, vegetation and hydrology, its effect can be different.

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Water Quality Impact Assessment Due to Dredging in the Downstream of the Nakdong River (낙동강 하류부에서의 오니준설에 따른 수질영향 분석)

  • Cho, Hong-Je;Han, Kun-Yeun;Kim, Sang-Ho
    • Water for future
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.177-186
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    • 1996
  • QUAL2E model was applied to assess the water quality variations due to dredging of the bottom deposit in the downstream of the Nakdong River. A variedflow analysis was performed for the reach of Namji to Nakdong Estuary to estimate the hydraulic parameters. BFGS (Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno) method was applied to determine the optimum reaction parameters and model verrification was performed based on these. Water quality modeling of dredging effects for BOD and DO in the reach was performed under low and average flow conditions and alternatives. It revealed that dredging had significant effedcts on the improvement of water quality in the reach.

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Potential for Augmentation of Fruit Quality by Foliar Application of Bacilli Spores on Apple Tree

  • Ryu, Choong-Min;Shin, Jung-Nam;Qi, Wang;Ruhong, Mei;Kim, Eui-Joong;Pan, Jae-Gu
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.164-169
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    • 2011
  • Previous studies have addressed the management of phyllosphere pathogens by leaf and root-associated microbes. The present study evaluated the effect of the foliar application of three strains of Bacillus spp. on plant growth and fruit quality. The application of a bacilli spore preparation significantly improved leaf growth parameters such as leaf thickness and photosynthesis capacity, indicating that bacilli treatment directly promoted leaf growth. In addition, foliar treatment resulted in an improvement in the key indicators of fruit quality including water, glucose, and sucrose contents. The present results suggest that foliar spraying of beneficial bacilli is a potential treatment of wide application for the improvement of apple quality. Foliar application of bacilli preparation as effective plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria broadens the spectrum of their availability for orchard application.

Improvement of tap water corrosivity by lime and carbon dioxide (액상소석회와 이산화탄소를 이용한 수돗물 부식성 개선)

  • Kim, Jinkeun;Lee, Junghoon
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.28 no.6
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    • pp.725-733
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    • 2014
  • 16 water treatment plants(WTPs) in Jeju province were investigated to evaluate the corrosivity of tap water. In addition, the impacts of lime and carbon dioxide on LI changes at ES WTP were analyzed. The average of LI in Jeju tap was -1.78 which was similar to that of in-land multi-regional WTPs. The recommended process to improve LI of ES WTP which has high corrosivity(i.e., LI = -2.61) was to combine lime and carbon dioxide with the dosages of 20 mg/L and 5 mg/L respectively to meet LI of -1.0 ~ 0. pH was confirmed to be a major water quality parameter that determined LI based on the correlation results among LI and water quality parameters. Precaution on turbidity increase by lime addition should given to minimize particle breakthrough in the distribution system. Turbidity increase can be controlled by the addition of lime prior to filters.

The Assessment on the Effect of Discharge and Variation of Water Quality from the Sewage Treatment Plants in Seoul (서울시 하수처리장 수질의 변동 및 방류수의 영향 평가)

  • Kwak Mi-Ae;Jung Jong-Heub;Eo Soo-Mi;Lee Hong-Keun
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.19 no.3 s.53
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2004
  • This study was conducted to evaluate the variation characteristics of influent and effluent quality from sewage treatment facilities using activated sludge processes and to assess the impact caused by discharge of treated sewage on the receiving water Monthly data of five water quality items (BOD, COD, SS, T-N, T-P) were used to understand the water quality at three sewage treatment plants in Seoul for five years from 1999 to 2003. Concentration differences of water quality parameters were observed between upstream and downstream site at the sewage treatment plant outfall to investigate the impact of discharge in Tan stream and Han river basin. 1. Due to the effect of continuous improvement in sewer system, the concentrations of influent went on increasing generally. 2. Effluent concentrations of BOD, COD and SS showed the trend of a little decreasing, but the trend of increasing in T-N and T-P. 3. In Tan stream basin, the impact of sewage treatment plant discharge was not observed directly, because concentration of discharge was lower than stream water's. But discharges from sewage treatment plants affected water quality at downstream site in Han river, concentration of T-P especially.

A Study on Environmentally Friend Counter Facilities for Improvement of Harbor Water Quality (항내수질 개선을 위한 친환경 외곽시설에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Kang-Min;Kang, Suk-Hyong;Ryu, Ha-Sang;Kim, Sang-Hoon
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.233-238
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    • 2003
  • Due to the impermeability of outer wall facilities such as Breakwaters which dissipates the wave energy and keeps harbor tranquility, the enclosed area of harbor becomes partially blocked and the water exchange can be reduced. Recent trends of port development protect water quality and emphasize Water-Front, so the method which enhances the circulation of harbor waters and the dilution of the water pollutants are studied. The best improvement of water quality is a remove of pollutant source on land, but an enclosed port must be enhanced the tidal exchange. For this end, the best improvement may be made a drain-route on the existing outer wall facilities. In this study, the numerical computations were carried out to predict the circulation of harbor waters and the tidal exchange through the drain-rout in the polluted harbor(Samchonpo-guhang) located at the east coast of South Sea. Computational models adopting FDM(Finite Difference Method) were used here and were already verified from the previous studies und ocean survey. As a result of this study, circulation and the tidal exchange at the harbor before and after introduction of drain-route were assessed.

Determination of Focused Control Pollutant Source by Analysis of Pollutant Delivery Characteristics in Unit Watershed Upper Paldang Lake (팔당호 상류의 단위유역별 오염물질 유출특성 분석을 통한 중점관리 오염원 선정)

  • Kim, Dong Woo;Jang, Mi Jeong;Han, Ihn Sup
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.367-377
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    • 2014
  • Paldang lake which is the most important water resource in Korea is classified as a stream type reservoir and water quality of Paldang lake can be significantly influenced by external pollutant source. So this study was aimed to determine focused control BOD and TP sources of each unit watershed upper Paldang lake through analysis of pollutant source distribution and pollutant runoff characteristics. Generated load, discharge load, delivery load and each load density of 11 unit watersheds upper Paldang lake were calculated using data of water quality and flow rate from pollutant sources and 74 small streams. As a result of generated load, discharge load and delivery load of BOD and TP from pollutant sources, the most BOD generated load was taken by livestock with 66% of total BOD discharge load and domestic had the most BOD discharge load, 42.7%. The ratio of delivery load of livestock and domestic was 36.4% and 34.3%, respectively. Livestock occupied high ratio of TP generated load, discharge load and delivery load with 82.5%, 44.4% and 46.7%, respectively. Gyeongan watershed which had high population density showed the highest BOD delivery load density of $14.6kg/km^2/d$ and the highest TP delivery load density with $1.23kg/km^2/d$ was analyzed in Cheongmi watershed including the biggest number of livestock. From these results, management of domestic sewer and livestock excrement was determined as a focused control pollutant source. And intensive management about domestic sewer in Gyeongan stream and livestock excrement in Cheongmi stream is required for water quality improvement of Paldang lake.