• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2011

This paper introduces an approach to identify the total energy consumption with subsequent $CO_2$ emissions, for both industrial and non-industrial sectors. Statistical data for 2005 were compiled in a national account system to construct an energy input-output table for investigating the influence between energy demand and supply activities. The methodological approach was applied to South Korea. Twelve types of energy and fifteen industrial and non-industrial sectors are formed as the compartments of the input-output table. The results provided quantitative details of the energy consumption and identified the significant contributions from each sector. An impact analysis on the $CO_2$ emissions for the demand side was also conducted for comparison with the supply side.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.579-587
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• 2006

최근 지속 가능한 산업 개발을 위한 생태산업단지(eco-industrial park, EIP)의 개발이 각 국가별로 활성화 되고 있다. 생태산업단지(eco-industrial park)는 사업의 특성상 기업 및 정부, 그리고 자치단체가 모두 참여하는 성격을 지니지만 이를 구체적으로 실현하는 데는 공학적인 모델링 과정이 필요하다. 생태산업단지를 위한 주요 기술로는 에너지 교환, 물질흐름분석, 용수 이용 최적화, 전과정 평가를 통한 환경영향평가 등이 있다. 생태산업단지를 공학적으로 설계하는데 있어서 해당 기업들의 물질흐름이 어떻게 진행되고 이것을 어떻게 최적화 하여 모델링 할 것인지가 주요 목적이므로 물질흐름분석(material flow analysis, MFA) 방법론은 생태산업단지 설계에 유용하게 적용될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 물질흐름분석 방법론 기술과 포항 생태산업 시범단지의 사례연구를 바탕으로 물질흐름 분석방법을 생태산업단지 모델링에 적용하는 방법, 그리고 MFA 모델링을 위한 소프트웨어의 활용을 제시한다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to survey the distribution patterns of volatile organic compounds(VOCs) and formaldehyde in the various indoor environments using cluster analysis. We investigated VOCs and formaldehyde in subway stations, underground shopping areas, medical centers, maternity recuperation centers, public childcare centers, large stores, funeral houses, and indoor parking lots from June,2005 to May,2006. Concentration of TVOCs in maternity recuperations was 2,605.7 ${\mu}g/m^3$ that was higher than the guideline and other facilities. TVOCs in public childcare centers was 1,951.6 ${\mu}g/m^3$ also it exceeded the guideline. Moreover, concentration of TVOCs in every facility exceeded the guideline of Department of Environment, Korea. In case of formaldehyde, mean concentration, 336.5 ${\mu}g/m^3$, in only public childcare centers exceeded the 120 ${\mu}g/m^3$ of the guideline. Finally, by applying cluster analysis, three pattterns of the indoor air pollutions were distinguished. In the results of analysis, concentrations of TVOCs and formaldehyde of cluster 3 were higher than cluster 1 and 2 that were 2,561.4 ${\mu}g/m^3$ and 184.9 ${\mu}g/m^3$, respectively.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.445-450
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• 2023

Background: The impact of COVID-19 infection on workers' work function persists even after the acute phase of the infection. We studied this phenomenon in Japanese workers. Methods: We conducted a one-year prospective cohort study online, starting with a baseline survey in December 2020. We tracked workers without baseline work functioning impairment and incorporated data from 14,421 eligible individuals into the analysis. We estimated the incidence rate ratio for new onset of work functioning impairment due to COVID-19 infection during follow-up, using mixed-effects Poisson regression analysis with robust variance. Results: Participants reporting infection between January and December 2021 showed a significantly higher incidence of new work functioning impairment (adjusted incidence rate ratio: 2.18, 95% confidence interval: 1.75-2.71, p < 0.001). The formality of the recuperation environment correlated with a higher risk of work functioning deterioration in infected individuals (p for trend <0.001). Conclusion: COVID-19-infected workers may continue to experience work difficulties due to persistent, post-acute infection symptoms. Companies and society must urgently provide rehabilitation and social support for people with persistent symptoms, recognizing that COVID-19 is not just a transient acute infection.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.277-288
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• 2012

This study investigated exposure to air pollutants in rooms in low-income houses at Shomolu (R1), Mafoluku (R2) and Mushin (R3) in Lagos state. The concentrations of most measured exceeded limits of Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) for indoor air quality. Air quality index (AQI) in rooms studied was unhealthy for sensitive people in terms of CO, unhealthy in terms of $SO_2$ and very unhealthy in terms of $NO_2$ while moderate air quality was obtained in terms of $PM_{10}$ in most rooms. High concentrations of carbontetrachloride, formaldehyde and xylene measured could have been responsible for some of the health complaints of the occupants. Factor analysis shows that cooking with kerosene, use of gasoline generator and insecticide were the major contributors to indoor air pollution in these rooms. Therefore, there is need to urgently tackle poverty as all affected by these pollutants were poor who live in substandard houses without kitchens.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.317-327
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• 2021

산업단지는 국내 경제성장에 큰 역할을 담당해왔으나, 대단위 면적 개발사업 및 제조업 관련 산업시설의 집적지로서 조성 및 운영 과정에서 다양한 환경문제를 초래하기도 한다. 본 연구에서는 2009년~2019년간 이루어진 국내 산업단지 개발사업에 대한 환경영향평가 결과를 활용하여 산업단지 개발 동향 및 입지 특성의 변화, 산업단지 개발로 야기되는 환경 영향을 파악하였다. 특히 산업단지 개발에 따른 산림 훼손 정도를 분석하였으며, 산업단지와 도심지역과의 인접 정도 및 노출 인구의 변화를 정량적으로 도출하여 이를 통한 입지 특성의 변화를 중점적으로 고찰하였다. 연구대상 기간 내 국내 산업단지의 개발은 지속적인 감소 추세에 있으며, 주요 개발지역은 경기, 경남 및 경북, 충남 및 충북으로 확인되었다. 산업단지 개발로 인한 평균 산림 훼손 면적은 감소 추세에 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 산업단지의 영향권 내 주거시설 및 민감계층 이용시설 분포현황과 노출 인구는 지속적으로 증가하는 것으로 도출되었다. 본 연구는 비교적 장기간에 걸친 국내 산업단지 개발사업에 대한 환경영향평가 결과를 토대로 개발사업으로 인한 환경적 영향을 분석하고 특히, 입지 특성변화를 정량적·시계열적으로 도출하였다는 점에서 의의가 있는 것으로 판단된다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제15권1_2호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2000

The purpose of this study is the development of the simple and precise determination method of ethyl isocyanate (EIC) and propyl isocyanate (PIC) through derivatization using secondary aliphatic amines by gas chromatography with flame ionization detector. The urea derivatives are quantitatively and simultaneously derived from EIC and PIC with secondary aliphatic amines such as dipropylamine, dibutylamine. and dipentylamine in methylene chloride, and confirmed by thin layer chromatography and gas chromatography with mass selective detector. For GC/FID, according to the increasing carbon atom of the amines, the retention time and peak area of the urea derivatives are increased. The instrumental detection limits for EIC and PIC were about 23.3∼34.8 $\mu\textrm{g}$ and 21.6∼28.9 $\mu\textrm{g}$, respectively.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.21-31
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• 2020

This paper quantitatively analyzes the investment performance of the environmental improvement fund focusing on the sales effect and the housing benefit effect. The analysis of this study focused on the effects of sales and housing benefits for completed business sites among the business sites supported by the Environmental Improvement Fund. The analysis results are as follows. First, it appears that the sales effect of the completed workplace is effective compared to the amount of investment, so it seems that the purpose of industrial integration of the environment improvement fund is being achieved. Second, it was found that there are variations by workplace and region in housing benefits. This seems to be due to the fact that profitability can be neglected by reflecting the characteristics of residential facilities built by private businesses. The Environmental Improvement Fund is a policy fund that pursues both profitability and publicity. Therefore, it is necessary to transform the structure of the fund to expand support for industrial infrastructure with high publicity. To this end, it is necessary to establish a long-term management plan that equitably considers the profitability and publicity of the environmental improvement fund.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.335-348
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to classify the cities on sustainability assessment score studied in advance using cluster analysis, to present efficient management and policy direction based on analysis of sustainability index in 45 cities of all over Gyeongsangnam and Gyeongsangbuk-do. According to the results of cluster analysis, 45 cities were classed into 4 clusters by "livable-welfare city", "environmental -ecological city", "scientific-technological city", and "industrial-economic city". The livable-welfare cities must keep superior environmental sustainability, promote small and medium sized business on regional characteristic. The environmental-ecological cities have to change agriculture into future environmental industry such as ecotourism, bio-industry and landscape agriculture. The scientific-technological cities are going to need support of government scale such as income enlargement of citizen and stable job security. Finally, the industrial-economic cities must increase environmental management plants and improve quality of life through securing green spaces, maintaining public peace and applying UIS because of low quality of environment and life.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.417-429
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• 2012

In this study, a diagnostic wind model, CALMET and a micrometeorological numerical model, ENVI-MET were used to analyze the wind field in and out of the site designated for the industrial complex around Buron-myeon, Wonju, Gangwon-do. The results of modeling with CALMET showed that the air flow in industrial complex was little affected by the surrounding terrain. And the result of wind field analysis with ENVI-MET showed there are turbulent air flows such as cavity and wake around structures in the industrial complex, which can cause high-air pollution. Therefore, it is necessary to design the industrial complex considering the wind path according to wind directions.