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Reconstruction of North Korean Water Infrastructure: Present Status and Future Challenge (북한 상하수도 인프라 재구축: 현황과 전망)

  • Yun, Zuwhan
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.24 no.6
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    • pp.641-650
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    • 2008
  • This paper reviews the infrastructure of the water supply and sewerage system in North Korea. North Korean has similar legal protection to preserve water environment that can be seen in Republic of Korea, but North Korean regulations seemed lack of detailed measures. The critical pollution problems of rivers and lakes in the northern part of peninsula is mainly due to the lack of sewage collection system and poor treatment works. It has been estimated that less than 20% of sewers are connected to the wastewater treatment plants. Although the availability of water resources seemed sufficient, North Koreans suffer the lack of the drinking water supply which needs an urgent attention. Based on the analysis, it has been suggested that the reconstruction of North Korean water and sewage infrastructure needs at least 17.5 trillion Korean Won.

Analyses of Perceptions to Hindering Factors and Development Factors for Water Leisure Activation (수상레저 활성화의 제약요인 및 발전방안에 대한 인식도 조사)

  • Cho, Woo-Jeong;Jang, Bo-Young
    • Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.291-298
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze perceptions to hindering factors and development factors for water leisure activation. In order to accomplish the study purpose, this study employed a survey method with water leisure participants and employees from 6 regions(participants=205, employees=117). The data were analyzed using independent t-tests at a=.05 and following findings were derived from current study. First, among 20 hindering factors, water leisure participants had higher levels of perceptions than employees in licence system, limited activation regulation, departure report regulation, absence of exclusive organization, lack of providing information, lack of participative events and support systems. Second, relatively highly perceived hindering factors included departure report regulation, limited activation regulation, licence system, lack of government support, lack of mooring facility and lack of exclusive charged organization, in order. Third, the important development factors perceived by participants included support for licence and education and diversified water leisure programs but those perceived by employees included placement of educated experts and related event host and publicity. Finally, relatively highly perceived development factors included activation of free experience, promotion of marina development, support for licence and education, diversified programs and support for water leisure business. Accordingly, the findings provided fundamental information that both central and regional government can utilize for further activating water leisure. In addition, several development strategies were discussed on financial support, facility support, human resource support, education support and event support perspectives.

A Study on Recognition of the Primary and the Secondary School Teachers on Water Environment Education (물 환경 교육에 대한 초.중등교사의 인식 연구)

  • Sung, Jung-Hee;Park, Tae-Yoon
    • Hwankyungkyoyuk
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.56-69
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    • 2010
  • The purpose of this research is to find out teachers' understanding and recognition about the water and the water environment education and to suggest the strategies of water education at school based on survey results. Results of the study are as follows: First, teachers had high level of water related knowledge and awareness about importance of the water environment education. However, they showed low level of environment educational efforts and environment protection behaviour in daily life. Second, they had a little chance to have the educational training for the water environment education. Third, the water environment education at schools has been made in very restricted areas such as water related scientific knowledge and water pollution. Fourth, teachers pointed out the biggest obstacle for the water environment education would be the lack of teaching materials and the second biggest one was the lack of educational facilities at schools. Based on the survey results, it was found out that in order to improve the water environment education at schools, substantial research by the teachers shall be implemented for all teachers of every subject to build up their capacity in adapting the water education to their subjects.

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Water Quality Improvement System Using High Voltage Electric Field with Self-Generation System (자가 발전 시스템을 갖춘 고전압 전기장 수질개선 장치 개발)

  • Kang, Rae-Yun;Kang, Chul-Ung
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.84-89
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    • 2015
  • The occurrence of algae caused by eutrophication of fresh water is a pollution source to destroy the aquatic environment. When the high voltage electric field is applied in the water, When a high voltage is applied to the electric field in the water, the algae can be broken the balance of cell membranes, and is dead. In this paper, we develop a water quality improvement system for generating an electric field having a higher energy than the zeta potential when a high voltage is applied to 4,000V. To ensure the mobility of the water quality improvement system, we designed the PV generation system using the optimal size technique that is based on the model of power lack ratio. By evaluating the output characteristics of the water quality improvement system, power generation characteristics of the PV generation system, and battery charging characteristics, we can show that the proposed system can be applicable to the water quality improvement system inhibiting the growth rate of the algae in the fresh water.

The Analysis of Water Supply Capacity using Reliability Criteria - for the Nakdong River Basin - (신뢰성 기준을 적용한 용수공급능력의 해석 - 낙동강유역을 중심으로 -)

  • 차상화;지홍기;이순탁
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.11 no.12
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    • pp.1227-1233
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    • 2002
  • In general, the evaluation of water supply capacity is important factor to establish various establishment of water resource supply plan include water resource security and determination of dam's mass. But former researchs about estimation of water supply capacity were lack in continunity of evaluation basis, and didn't excute analysis on reliability criteria also. In this study, Nakdong river was selected for study basin, and then water supply capacity was analyzed by HEC-5 model using identical reliability criteria.

Improvement and Problem of Water Management in Korea (우리나라 물 관리의 문제점과 발전방안)

  • Park, Jong Gwan
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.10
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    • pp.538-547
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    • 2017
  • Korea's water management system is typically a multi-ministerial system, so its efficiency is declining. In order to propose current state and improvement plan of the water management in Korea, this study discussed the improvement of central and local water management. The water management problems are lack of water policy coordination system, conflicts between ministries due to function of water quantity, water quality and agricultural water, redundant investment and inefficiency, insufficient recognition of water autonomy, concentrated central management and deepening regional disparities, lack of financial resources, etc. Hence, improvement to solve the problem includes strengthening the coordination of water management functions between ministries, transferring water management functions of central ministries and strengthening local capacity, and desirable role allocation of central and local governments. In addition, improvement at the local include efforts to change awareness of the water detailed and get water autonomy, integrate management of the watershed, strengthen the local community, secure financial resources, etc.

Development study of ground water management system making use of GIS ( Well analysis program, connection program of ground water modeling ) (GIS를 이용한 지하수관리시스템 개발 연구 (관정분석 프로그램, 지하수모델링 연계프로그램))

  • 이병호;김양빈;설민구;송양권;송무영
    • Proceedings of the KSEG Conference
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    • 2002.04a
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    • pp.235-248
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    • 2002
  • Ground water development skill growth and life circumstances improvement increase ground water use. So managerial difficulties and various problems about ground water occur. Poor ground water management organization, lack of management person, thoughtless development add ground water pollution and lack of water volume. And local excessive developments or abandoned well occur. This paper presents ground water management system model making use of GIS and helps effective management by realizing necessary analysis functions in ground water management system and ground management methods. Local information of ground water recorded and development data, site examination data made D/B. And linearment analysis data making use of a satellite image data, hydraulic test data, the quality of water examination data, these local characteristic values made out thematic maps and making use of these data can form elementary data of ground water modeling It makes easy to understand environmental development conditions and pollution source conditions about new ground water development location, linearment growth, DRASTIC, the quality of water examination. Ground water management system making use of these functions can choose right location of ground water.

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Investigated Selection Method of Electric Corrosion for Corrosion Prevention of Water Pipe Line (송수관로 부식방지를 위한 전기방식 선정 방법 고찰)

  • Lee, Eun-Chun;Shin, Gang-Wook;Hong, Sung-Taek
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2000.11b
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    • pp.358-360
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    • 2000
  • Measurement and analysis for earth resistivity and grounding resistance of Jeon-Ju's widearea-waterworks water pipe line. This result propose to improvement method for exactness analyze the causes for lack of corrosion voltage.

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A Study of Cognitions and Attitudes of Elementary, Middle and High School Students Concerning School Environmental Sanitation (초, 중등학교 학생들의 학교환경위생에 대한 인식과 태도에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Bok;Lee, Hong-Sung;Kim, Yoon-Shin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of School Health
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.177-186
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    • 2001
  • This study was conducted to contribute to the basic data for decisions on environment policy improvement in health promotion, and school sanitation for students in elementary, middle and high schools, by analysing their cognitions and attitudes toward school environmental sanitation. This study was carried out with 1200 male and female students in elementary, middle and high schools in industrial, residential and heavy traffic areas for one month, from July 10 to August 11, 2000. The results of the survey follows. The most serious environmental problems in schools are the toilets, quality of drinking water and the classroom conditions. As for the priority areas for improvement, toilets topped the list followed by the classroom environment, and then by the quality of drinking water. Lack of administrative and financial support, the headmasters' disinterest, lack of interest by the students and parents, lack of awareness among teachers and insufficient effort were cited as the main reasons.

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Application of soil aquifer treatment to secure clean and safe river water in urban watershed (토양/대수층 처리를 이용한 깨끗하고 안전한 도심하천 유지용수 확보 기술)

  • Kim, Jung-Woo;Cha, Sung-Min;Choi, Hee-Chul
    • 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.02a
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    • pp.409-411
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    • 2008
  • Water conveyance from waste water treatment plant can play a role in securing river water quantitatively in urban watershed, but it can also cause more severe contamination of river water due to lack of water quality management. Soil aquifer treatment(SAT) has been introduced to overcome the worsening water quality in the water conveyance system considering the characteristics of Korean urban watershed. The application of SAT to the water conveyance system not only improve water quality of ordinarily discharged water but also prevent accidential water pollution to the urban watershed. Since most domestic urban watersheds are consist of narrow terrace lands and surrounded by roads, SAT is estimated not to be appropriate to the urban watershed with respect to the quantitative efficiency. However, since the upstream of urban watershed in which discharge ports are located usually consists of agricultural lands, SAT can be applied near discharge ports. Therefore, combination of water conveyance and SAT is expected to supply clean and safe river water in urban watershed.

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