• 한국환경생태학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생태학회 2003년도 추계학술논문발표회 논문집
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• pp.105-126
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• 2003

In Korea most of annual rainfall is concentrated in several episodic heavy rains during the season of summer monsoon and typhoon. Because of uneven rainfall distribution many dams have been constructed in order to secure water supply in dry seasons. The Han River system has the most dams among Korean rivers, and the river is a series of dams now. Reservoirs need different strategy of water quality control from river water. Autochthonous organic matter and phosphorus should be the major target to be controlled in lakes. In this Paper some problems are discussed that makes efforts of water quality improvement ineffective in lakes of Korea, even after the substantial investment to wastewater treatment facilities.1) Phosphorus is the key factor controlling eutrophication of lakes and the reduction ofphosphors should be the major target of water treatment. However, water quality management strategy in Korea is still stream-oriented, and focused on BOD removal from sewage. Phosphorus removal efficiency remains as low as 10-30%, because biological treatment is adopted for both secondary treatment and advanced treatment. The standard for TP concentration of the sewage treatment plant effluent is 6 mgP/l in most of regions, and 2 mg/l in enforced region near metropolitan water intake point. TP in the effluents of sewage treatment plants are usually 1-2 mg/1, and most of plants meet the effluent regulation without a further phosphorus removal process. The generous TP standard for effluents discourages further efforts to improve phosphorus removal efficiency of sewage treatment. Considering that TP standard for the effluent is below 0.1 mg/l in some countries, it should be amended to below 0.1 mg/l in Korea, especially in the watershed of large lakes.2) Urban runoff and combined sewer overflow are not treated, even though their total loading into lakes can be comparable to municipal sewage discharges on dry days. Chemical coagulation and rapid settling might be the solution to urban runoff in regard of intermittent operation on only rainy days.3) Aggregated precipitation in Korea that is concentrated on several episodic heavyrains per year causes a large amount of nonpoint source pollution loading into lakes. It makes the treatment of nonpoint source discharge by methods of other countries of even rain pattern, such as retention pond or artificial wetland, impractical in Korea.4) The application rate of fertilizers in Korea is ten times as high as the average ofOECD countries. The total manure discharge from animal farming is thought to be over the capacity of soil treatment in Korea. Even though large portion of manure is composted for organic fertilizer, a lot of nutrients and organic matter emanates from organic compost. The reduction of application rate and discharge rate of phosphorus from agricultural fields should be encouraged by incentives and regulations.5) There is a lot of vegetable fields with high slopes in the upstream region of the HanRiver. Soil erosion is severe due to high slopes, and fertilizer is discharged in the form of adsorbed phosphorus on clay surface. The reduction of soil erosion in the upland area should be the major preventive policy for eutrophication. Uplands of high slope must be recovered to forest, and eroded gullies should be reformed into grass-buffered natural streams which are wider and resistant to bank erosion.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2004

혐기성 소화효율의 극대화를 위해 온도상분리 공정과 혐기성 회분식 공정을 음식물 쓰레기와 하수슬러지의 혼합기질에 적용한 온도상분리 혐기성 회분식 소화공정(TPAD-ASBR)의 거동 특성을 유기물부하의 변화에 따라 평가하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. TPAD-ASBR 과 대조구의 첫 단에서 대부분의 메탄생성과 유기물 제거가 이루어졌으며, 단위부피당 메탄발생량은 유기물부하 2.7 g VS/L/d에서 각각 0.79와 0.59L $CH_4/L/d$ 였다. 동일 부하에서 TPAD-ASBR의 유기물 제거효율은 61%이었으며 40%의 효율을 보인 대조구에 비해 고온조를 도입한 본 공정의 우수성을 확인하였다. 국내 하수슬러지는 상대적으로 낮은 VS 농도(1.5%, w/w)와 낮은 생분해 효율을 보이는데, 이러한 부정적 특성을 보완하기 위하여 투입된 음식물쓰레기에 의한 기질 특성의 효과적인 개선으로 인해 높은 유기물 감량과 메탄회수가 가능하였다. 또한, track study를 통해 연속회분식 운전방식에 의한 settling 단계의 도입으로 SRT를 HRT보다 길게 유지하여 미처리 입자와 active biomass의 효율적이고 지속적인 접촉을 도모하여 보다 높은 안정화효율 획득이 가능한 것으로 사료된다. 따라서, 혐기성소화공정에 TPAD-ASBR공정과 함께 음식물쓰레기와의 혼합소화를 도입하는 것은 처분이 까다로운 두 가지의 폐기물을 고효율로 처리함과 동시에 효율적인 에너지회수가 가능하여 경제적 운전이 가능하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.513-524
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• 1996

Laboratory investigation was conducted to evaluat the mixing effects on organic removal efficiency to treat low-strength synthetic wastewater using modified anaerobic - filter reactor combining anaerobic filter and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket. Using the modified process the low-strength wastewater like municipal sewage could be treated with 85% T-COD removal efficiency at hydraulic retention time of 6 hours. At the constant organic loading of 0.5 kg COD/m 3-day, the organic removal efficiency and effluent COD concentration are increased as influent COD concentration increased from 125 mg/l to 500 mg/l. Mixing effects on organic removal efficiency are evident and optimum mixing speed is found as 50RPM. Placing the granular sludge and media on which slime layer was pre-formed into the reactor seemed to be very effective In achieving short start-up period. Therefore, the steady state was achived after 4 weeks and 1 week based on T-COD and S-COD, respectively.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.44-53
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• 2011

Membrane bio-reactor (MBR) has several advantages over the conventional activated sludge process, including a high biomass, low sludge production, and better permeate quality. Therefore, the MBR have gained popularity for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. However the MBR usually were used for sewage and low streng th wastewater treatment because of membrane fouling problem and limitation of oxygen transfer into biomass. In this study, the hybrid process combining MBR and pure oxygen was tested for high strength organic wastewater treatment in the COD loading range from 2 to $10kgCOD/m^3{\cdot}day$. The hybrid process, membrane coupled pure oxygen high compact reactor (MPHCR), had been operated for one year and operation parameters, the effect of COD loading, MLSS concentration and the location of membrane module were studied for membrane fouling characteristic. Also membrane resistance test and the component of foulant was analyzed to investigate what is specific foulant in the MBR.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2015

질소에 의한 수질 오염의 심각성이 부각되면서 하 폐수 내 질소제거를 위한 연구가 수행되고 있다. 특히 아질산화 반응을 기반으로 하는 경제적이며 친환경적인 장점을 지닌 혁신적인 질소 제거 공법에 관한 연구가 주목받고 있다. 하지만 아질산화 반응을 기반으로 하는 공법의 현장 적용성 및 효율화 방안에 관한 연구는 완전히 이루어지고 있지 않은 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 하수처리장 유입 하수, 최초 침전지 상등액, 반류수 그리고 가축분뇨의 특성분석 및 실험실 규모 반응조를 운전하였다. 반류수 및 가축분뇨의 경우 다른 하수에 비해 고농도의 질소를 함유한 것으로 나타나 수처리 계통 질소 부하를 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 반응조 운전 결과 낮은 암모니아성 질소의 농도로 인해 유입 하수와 최초 침전지 상등액의 경우에는 아질산화 반응이 유도되지 않음을 확인하였다. 또한 하수 종류 별로 아질산화 반응이 유도되는 체류시간 조건이 차이를 보였는데 이는 유기물 및 암모니아성 질소 농도에 의한 것으로 판단된다. 아질산화 반응이 유도된 하수 중 혐기 소화 상등액이 가장 높은 효율을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2021

Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) can be classified as a type of self-immobilized microbial aggregates measuring more than 0.2 mm. It offers the option to simultaneously remove COD, N, and P that occur in different zones inside a granule. Also, AGS is characterized by high precipitability, treatability with high organic loading, and high tolerance to low temperature. In this study, a sequencing batch reactor inoculated with AGS (AGS-SBR) is a new advanced wastewater treatment process that was proven to grow AGS with integrated nutrient removal and low C/N ratio. A pilot plant, AGS-SBR with a capacity of 225 ㎥/d was installed at an S sewage treatment plant in Gyeonggi-do. The results of the operation showed that the water quality of the effluent indicated that the value of BOD5 was 1.5 mg/L, CODMn was 11.4 mg/L, SS was 6.2 mg/L, T-N was 13.2 mg/L, and T-P was 0.197 mg/L, and all of these values reliably satisfied an effluent standard (I Area). In winter, the T-N treatment efficiency at a lower temperature of less than 11℃ also showed reliability to meet the effluent standard of the I Area (20 mg/L or less). Analysis of microbial community in AGS showed a higher preponderance of beneficial microorganisms involved in denitrification and phosphorus accumulation compared with activated sludge. The power consumption and sludge disposal cost were reduced by 34.7% and 54.9%, respectively, compared to the domestic SBR type sewage treatment plant with a processing capacity of 1,000 ㎥/d or less.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2005

A prototype surface flow constructed wetland was built in the upstream area of Sihwa reclaimed tidal lands to improve the water quality of Lake Sihwa by treating severely polluted stream water. In this study, we monitored hydrology, macrophyte (Phragmites communis Trin,) growth, and water quality in the Banwol and Donghwa wetlands to evaluate their performance during the initial period after the completion of wetland construction, The average removal efficiency($\%$) in each wetland was relatively low compared with the performance data from the North America Wetland Treatment System Database (NADB), which mainly includes urban sewage-treatment wetlands. However, the average removal rates per unit area ($g/m^{2}/day$) were 0.72, 0.72 and 0.51 (BOD), 2,04, 2.46 and 0.70 (SS), 0.89, 0.43 and 1.09 (TN) and 0.02, 0.02 and 0.02 (TP) in the Banwol and Donghwa wetlands and NADB, respectively. The overall performance of the Banwol and Donghwa wetlands was within the expected range of the wetland system processes contributing the reduction of the pollutant load to Lake Sihwa during the initial period of wetland operation. Considering the low influent concentration, high hydraulic loading rate, and insufficient macrophyte growth since the wetland was constructed, better performance is expected if an improved operational scheme is adopted.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1179-1193
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• 2018

The purpose of this study at water quality pollutants to propose proper management method for the Osu-A unit watershed which is the influent tributary located upstream of the Sumjin -river among the 13 unit watersheds in the Sumjin-river water system. Analyzed the correlation between flow-pollution loading and the correlation between land use type, BOD and TP items, and analyzed 8-day intervals Cumulative Flow Duration Curve (CFDC) and Load Duration Curve (LDC) to evaluate water quality damage. As a result, both BOD and TP were larger than 1 and the concentration of water pollutants increased with increasing flow. BOD was positively correlated with Urban and Field, and TP was positively correlated with Field with 0.710. As a result of the LDC, BOD was analyzed that the target water quality was achieved with the excess rate of less than 50%, and TP exceeded the target water quality by 50.1%. BOD usually exceeded the standard value (exceedance probability 50%) at low flow zone and On the other hand, TP usually exceeded the standard value at high flow zone. Monthly BOD (April to June) and TP (May to August) exceeded the standard. Sewage Wastewater treatment and non-point pollution control is Osu-A unit watersheds are effective in improving BOD and TP.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 도시하수를 이용하여 two-sludge 시스템방식의 SBR3 공정의 질소제거 효율 향상능을 평가하기 위해 기존 재래식 SBR 공정(SBR1) 및 분할주입(step-feeding)을 통해 탈질효율 향상을 도모한 SBR2 공정과의 비교 연구를 수행하였다. 도시하수를 대상으로 한 연구결과 two-sludge 시스템 방식으로 질산화 반응이 별도의 반응조에서 진행되며(external nitrification), 질산화된 질산염은 생흡착된 유기물을 이용하여 효과적으로 탈질되는 SBR3 공정이 SBR1 및 SBR2 반응조에 비해 T-N 제거효율면에서 우수함이 관찰되었다. SBR3 공정과 SBR1 및 SBR2 공정의 T-N 제거효율 차이는 낮은 C/N 비에서 더 크게 관찰되었으며 이는 생흡착 기작을 이용하는 SBR3 공정이 SBR1 및 SBR2 공정에 비해 탈질시 유기물 이용을 효율적으로 함을 의미한다. SBR3 공정은 T-N 유입 부하율에 따른 T-N 제거효율 관계에서도 SBR1 및 SBR2 공정에 비해 성능이 우수함을 관찰할 수 있었다. SBR3 공정이 SBR1 및 SBR2 공정에 비해 높은 T-N 부하율에서도 질소제거효율이 높은 원인은 SBR3 공정이 two-sludge 시스템 방식으로 운영됨에 따라 질화박테리아가 독립된 반응조에서 질산화를 수행하므로(external nitrification) 질산화 반응시 소요되는 수리학적 체류시간을 단축시킬 수 있기 때문이다.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.398-405
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• 2012

PAHs(다환방향족탄화수소) 화합물은 연안역과 하구역에서 도시화와 산업활동 중 연소에 의하여 발생되어 주로 대기와 하천을 통하여 유입된다. 본 연구는 울산만으로 유입되는 하천과 하수처리장 배출수에서 PAHs 화합물의 분포특성을 평가하기 위해 2008년 갈수기인 6월과 풍수기인 8월에 수행되었다. 분석하기 위한 수시료는 울산만으로 유입되는 주요 8개 하천과 용연 하수처리장에서 채취하였다. 용존 PAHs 화합물의 농도범위와 평균값은 갈수기에 10.30~87.88(평균 39.39) ng/L, 풍수기에 10.30~69.57(평균 24.37) ng/L를 나타내었다. 용존 PAHs 화합물의 농도분포는 도심과 산업지역을 흐르는 궁천천에서 높은 값을 나타내었다. 용존 PAHs 화합물의 유입부하량 범위와 평균은 갈수기에 0.04~8.27(평균 2.05) g/day, 풍수기에는 0.03~4.77(평균 1.61) g/day로 산정되었다. 유입부하량은 많은 유량과 도시 활동의 영향을 크게 받는 태화강에서 가장 많은 양을 나타내었다. PAHs 화합물의 조성 형태는 고분자량 PAHs 화합물보다는 저분자량 PAHs 화합물이 대부분을 차지하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 PAHs 화합물의 물리화학적 성질에 의한 것으로 다른 연구와 유사하게 나타났다. 본 연구에서 용존 PAHs 화합물의 농도는 다른 연구들의 결과보다 낮은 농도로 나타나 울산연안의 하천에서 PAHs 화합물의 오염정도가 심각하지 않은 것으로 나타났다.