• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.881-889
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• 2020

본 연구는 건물의 저층과 고층에서 환기와 공기정화 식물을 통한 라돈의 농도 변화를 정량적으로 측정하고자 하였다. 건물의 저층과 고층에서 라돈 농도 측정을 위해 시간을 설정하고 라돈 측정기를 이용하여 실내를 폐쇄 했을 때와 환기, 공기정화식물을 배치했을 때의 라돈 농도를 각각 측정하여 비교하였다. 폐쇄, 환기, 공기정화식물 배치에 따라 라돈 농도 변화에 유의한 차이를 보이는지 검증하고자 일원배치 분산분석(One-way ANOVA)를 시행하였다. 실험 결과 건물의 저층과 고층에서 환기와 공기정화식물 배치를 통한 라돈 농도의 감소는 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였으며, 환기와 공기정화식물을 배치 했을 때에는 통계적으로 유의한 차이점을 나타내지 않았다. 따라서 건물내 환기 뿐만 아니라 공기정화식물을 적절히 활용하면 라돈 농도를 효과적으로 감소시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2008

본 연구는 남부상록수종 중 내음성과 내한성이 강하고 자생 송악(Hedera rhombea)에 대한 적정 실내광원과 광도를 알아보고자 가로 1m${\times}$세로 1m${\times}$높이 1m 크기의 목제프레임에서 실험을 실시하였다. 광원의 선정기준은 현재 지하철에 가장 많이 활용되는 인공광인 형광등, 삼파장형광등, 할로겐등으로 하고, 광도는 200Lux, 700Lux, 1,000Lux로 설정하여 실험을 실시한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1.송악(Hedera rhombea) 초장은 광원과 광도별 뚜렷한 통계적 유의성이 나타나지 않았으나, 할로겐등>형광등>삼파장형광등 순으로 광도별로는 1,000Lux>700Lux>200Lux 순으로 길었다. 분지수는 형광등이 삼파장형광등이나 할로겐등보다, 광도가 높을수록 많아지는 경향을 보였다. 엽수는 삼파장형광등 1,000Lux>형광등 1,000Lux>할로겐등 1,000Lux 순으로 나타났다. 엽장과 엽폭은 광원에 관계없이 광도가 낮을수록 넓어지는 경향을 나타났다. 엽록소함량은, 삼파장형광등과 할로겐등은 광도에 따른 차이를 볼 수 없었으나, 형광등에서는 200Lux>700Lux>1,000Lux 순으로 증가되었다. 송악의 전체적인 생육은 인공광원보다는 광도에 의해 확연한 차이를 보여, 지하철 실내식물로 200Lux라는 낮은 광도에서도 도입이 가능하나 원활한 생육을 위해서는 700Lux 이상으로 광도를 조절하는 것이 바람직하다. 2. 바위취(Saxifraga stolonifera)형광등이 광원인 경우, 광도와 무관하게 80% 이상이 고사하거나 생육 상태가 좋지 않았다. 광도가 200Lux에서는 광원에 무관하게 생육 상태가 매우 불량하였다. 초장, 엽수, 분지수, 엽장, 엽폭 등 생육은 할로겐 1,000Lux>삼파장형광등 1,000Lux>삼파장형광등 700Lux순으로 증가하였다. 엽록소함량은 삼파장형광등 700Lux>삼파장형광등 1,000Lux>할로겐등 1,000Lux순으로 높았다. 따라서, 본 실험에서 바위취는 할로겐등에서 가장 좋은 생육을 나타내었으며, 형광등의 광원과 700Lux 이하 광도에서는 현장적용이 불가능한 수종임이 확인되었다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2010

Ten numbers of plants, based on their medicinal value, were used to test their efficacy against virosis (caused by cytoplassmic polyhedrosis virus) in tasar silkworm, Antheraea mylitta Drury. in indoor rearing conditions. The aqueous extracts of leaf of Azadirichita indica (neem), Acharanthus aspera, Psoralea corylifolia, Asparagus racemosus, Adhatoda zelanica (Basak), Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh), Moringa oilephera (sahjan), whole plant of Phyllanthus urinaria (Bhuiamla), Centella asiatica (Veng sag) and Curcuma longa (Haldi powder) in different concentrations were used for containment of virosis in silkworm larvae. The tasar silkworm larvae were orally inoculated with PIBs ($1\times10^6$) of AmCPV in $2^{nd}$ instar and treated with plant extracts in each instar ($2^{rd}$ instar onwards). The mortality due to virosis was recorded during larval period. The plant extracts, irrespective of their concentrations, were found effective in suppressing the virosis where P. urinaria reduced the virosis to 56.90% followed by A. paniculata (53.82%) and least in C. asiatica (5.15%). The lowest pooled larva mortality 36.99% was recorded in the treatment of P. urinaria. Comparatively higher larva mortality 39.91% was observed with the treatment of A. paniculata. The highest larva mortality in treatment was with C. asiatica (81.99%). In treated control larva mortality was 86.50%.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.517-525
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• 2010

Horticultural therapy is a complementary therapy by trained professionals utilizing plant and horticultural activities as media to pursue the positive change of clients, which resulting from stimuli of plant nature, activities, and interaction with other people. Outdoor horticultural activities provide clients with the opportunities of the contact to nature such as fresh air and sunlight as well as plants. But the importance of plant nature to client's health has not been fully acknowledged compared to that of therapist's role and activities in horticultural therapy in Korea. In horticultural therapy it is possible for client to participate on the various levels from passive viewing to active gardening according to the client's ability. Therefore it is necessary for horticultural therapists to consider the therapeutic factors of plant nature to maximize the therapeutic effect of horticultural therapy. The purpose of the research is to clarify the therapeutic factors in the contact of client with plant nature and to emphasize those importance in horticultural therapy. From the review of the experimental researches five therapeutic factors were revealed: Natural light, plant natural view, natural sound, aroma(volatile oils of plants), and plant itself. This paper raises the importance of outdoor activities in horticultural therapy and the necessity for severely handicapped clients to the contact with plant nature, though passively.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.99-110
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• 2018

Compared to yellow dust coming from China or particulate matter created naturally in spring due to Total Suspended Particulate(TSP), particulate matter in winter season have much more serious effect on human body as they penetrate cell membranes. Although such particulate matter are becoming a social issue, there are no concrete plans on how to reduce them. Air-purifying plants are limited in maintaining the indoor air quality of large area because it is usually difficult to quantify their performance. In order to improve this, a bio-filter that can be connected to air conditioner is suggested as an option. This study seeks to improve air conditioning model-based monitoring method for bio-filters from prior studies and objectify correlations between applied vegetation and growing environment into quantitative indicators. By doing so, this study seeks to provide criteria on plants applied to artificial soil-based vegetation bio-filters and basic information to set air-conditioning features. The study results confirmed significant tendency on the growing stability of each purifying plant in mechanical air-conditioning environment. Among three models selected for bio-filter vegetation models, epipremnum aureum showed high performance in quantitative indicators, including soil moisture, EC, and leaf temperature, etc., indicating that it would assure the highest growing stability in this test air-conditioning environment.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.102-108
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• 2008

In China, energy and environmental problems are becoming serious owing to rapid economic development. Coal is the most problematic energy source because it causes indoor and outdoor air pollution, acid rain, and global warming. One type of clean coal technology that has been developed is the coal-biomass briquette (or bio-briquette, BB) technique. BBs, which are produced from pulverized coal, biomass (typically, agricultural waste), and a sulfur fixation agent (slaked lime, $Ca(OH)_2$) under high pressure without any binder, have a high sulfur-fixation effect. In addition, BB combustion ash, that is, the waste material, can be used as a neutralization agent for acidic soil because of its high alkalinity, which originates from the added slaked lime. In this study, we evaluated the suitability of alternative biomass sources, namely, aquatic plants, as a BB constituent from the perspective of their use as a source of energy. We selected three types of aquatic plants for use in BB preparation and compared the fuel, handling, and environmental characteristics of the new BBs with those of conventional BBs. Our results showed that air-dried aquatic plants had a higher calorific value, which was in proportion to their carbon content, than agricultural waste biomass; the compressive strength of the new BBs, which depends on the lignin content of the biomass, was high enough to bear long-range intracontinental transport in China; and the new BBs had the same emission control capacity as the conventional BBs.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2019

This study was designed to examine agro-healing services and programs provided and operated by farms in Korea. The results of the analysis of the agro-healing programs and operation of farms were as follows. The purpose of the operation of farms was to raise productivity by managing farms in a cooperative way through agricultural production, education and healing, and to raise income by processing and selling agricultural products. It was difficult to access farms by public transport and thus visitors had to use their own cars. The size of farms varied. The main resources utilized in the surveyed programs were plants, rural environments and landscapes, and agricultural products. The programs were conducted using resources that were commonly found in rural areas. Facilities on each farm were equipped with facilities (indoor and outdoor learning place, gardens, vegetable gardens, orchards, etc.) and convenience facilities (parking lots, drinking fountains, kiosks, etc.) to support program operation. However, facilities for the handicapped and accommodation facilities were insufficient. The programs operated on each farm utilized agricultural resources, farm produce, and rural resources and were classified into activities such as making, feeling, and growing. The average number of people who operated the family-centered program was 2-3, having qualifications such as welfare horticultural therapists, forest interpreters, experience instructors, and social workers. In addition, they had expertise in medicinal food, dietary life, and social welfare, and they also had essential expertise required to operate programs.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.73-76
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• 2004

This study was conducted to investigate the growth responses of Polystichum lepidocaulon as influenced by 4 different shadings(Control, 50%, 70%, 90%). Under 50 or 70% shading, plant height, stipe length, blade length, blade width, and number of spores increased compared with the other shadings, except the number of frond and shoots. The plants grown under control was shown as smaller with more yellowish green leaf color, and under 90% shading the growth was slightly inferior to those under the 50 or 70% shading. Fresh weight and segment area of frond was better in increased shade levels, but they decreased in under 90% shading. Dry weight and segment thickness decreased as shading increased. Chlorophyll contents increased in proportion to lowered light intensity. Thus, 50 or 70% shading of Polystichum lepidocaulon seemed to maintain the highest growth.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.3314-3318
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• 2021

This paper presents a mode-matching analysis of the electromagnetic coupling between open cable trays in an indoor structure when an electric-line current is generated as an electromagnetic source. We validated the mode-matching method by comparing the mode-matching results with those computed from a commercial electromagnetic simulator and then investigated the strength of the electric-field coupled in a victim cable tray while varying the distances between cable trays and architectural surfaces. The results of this study provide geometrical information on the placement of open cable trays to avoid electromagnetic interference problems.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.219-224
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• 2019

In this study, we evaluated the energy production from plant-microbial fuel cells using representative indoor plants, such as Scindapsus aureus and Clatha minor. The maximum power density of microbial fuel cell (MFC) using S. aureus ($3.36mW/m^2$) was about 2 times higher than that of the MFC using C. minor ($1.43mW/m^2$). It was confirmed that energy recovery is possible using plant-MFCs without fuel. However, further research is needed to improve the performance of plant-MFCs. Nevertheless, plant-MFCs have proved their potential as a novel energy source to overcome the limitations of the conventional renewable energy sources such as wind power and solar cells, and could be employed to a power source for the sensor in charge of the fourth industrial revolution.