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The Concentrations of Heavy Metals in the Seawater, Sediment and Seaweed in Mokpo Coastal Region, Southwestern Coast of Korea (목포 연안해역의 해수, 퇴적물 및 해조류에 축적된 중금속 함량)

  • Park, Chan-Sun;Wi, Mi-Young;Hwang, Eun-Kyoung
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.303-310
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    • 2008
  • Heavy metal concentration of Fe, Zn, Cu, Cd and Pb were analysed from seaweeds (Ulva pertusa, Sargassum thunbergii, Caulacanthus okamurae), sediments and seawater at the two experimental sites of Daebul and Sabjin industrial complex in Mokpo coastal area with a control site (Heugsando). Highest values of heavy metals were found at two experimental sites influencing by various pollution sources such as industrial drains, sewage and harbours. In contrast, the lowest concentrations was observed at the control site without any pollution source. The concentration levels of accumulated heavy metals were in the following order: seaweeds > sediments > seawater. Similar spatial distribution patterns were observed at the seaweeds, sediments and seawater for the highest mean values of the different heavy metals. This result show that seaweeds could be used as a biomonitors of heavy metals at coastal region.

Removal of Heavy Metals by Sawdust Adsorption: Equilibrium and Kinetic Studies

  • Lim, Ji-Hyun;Kang, Hee-Man;Kim, Lee-Hyung;Ko, Seok-Oh
    • Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.13 no.2
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    • pp.79-84
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    • 2008
  • Adsorption of heavy metals by sawdust was investigated to evaluate the effectiveness of using sawdust to remove heavy metals from aqueous solutions. Kinetic and isotherm studies were carried out by considering the effects of initial concentration and pH. The adsorption isotherms of heavy metals fitted the Langmuir or Freundlich model reasonably well. The adsorption capacity of metal was in the order $Pb^{2+}$ > $Cu^{2+}$ > $Zn^{2+}$. A high concentration of co-existing ions such as $Ca^{2+}$ and $Mg^{2+}$ depressed the adsorption of heavy metal. Adsorption data showed that metal adsorption on sawdust follows a pseudo-second-order reaction. Kinetic studies also indicated that both surface adsorption and intraparticle diffusion were involved in metal adsorption on sawdust. Column studies prove that sawdust could be effective biosorbent for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous phase.

Removal of Se(IV) by the Fe(III)-impregnated Sea sand - Zeta potential approach to depict the binding between Fe(III) and Sea sand (표면 처리한 Sea sand를 이용한 Se(IV) 제거 - Zeta potential을 통한 Fe(III)간의 반은 메카니즘 연구)

  • 박상원;강혜정
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.205-209
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    • 1999
  • Iron hydroxides are good adsorbents for uncomplexed metals, some metal-ligand complexes and many metal oxyanions. However, their adsorption properties of these precipitations are not fully exploited in wastewater treatment operations because of difficulties associated with their separation from the aqueous phase. This study describes experiments in which iron hydroxides were coated onto the surface of ordinary adsorbents(Sea sand) that are very resistant to acids, The coated adsorbents were used in adsorption of oxyanionic metals. The process was successful in removing some anions such as $SeO_3(-II)$ over a wide range of metal concentrations and sorption of oxyanionic metals increased with decreasing pH. Formation of two surface complexes for oxyanionic metals adsorption on iron hydroxides comprise (1) complexation of the free anion by a positively charged surface site, and (2) protonation of the adsorbed anion (or alternatively adsorption of a protonated form from solution) The coated adsorbents are inexpensive to prepare and could serve as the basis of a useful oxyanionic metal removal.

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Effect of Biochar bead on Adsorption of Heavy Metals

  • Kim, Ho-Jin;Lee, Hochul;Kim, Hyuck-Soo;Kim, Kye-Hoon
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.47 no.5
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    • pp.351-355
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    • 2014
  • In recent years, biochar has received much attention as soil amendment, enhancing soil fertility and reducing toxicity of heavy metals with its large specific surface area and high pH. Biochar has also the effect of alleviating global warming by carbon sequestration from recycling organic wastes by pyrolysis. However, scattering of fine particles of biochar is a hindrance to expand its use from human health point-of-view. Alginate, a natural polymer without toxicity, has been used for capsulation and hydrogel fabrication due to its cross-linking nature with calcium ion. In this study, the method of cross-linkage between alginate and calcium ion was employed for making dust-free biochar bead. Then an equilibrium adsorption experiment was performed for verifying the adsorption effect of biochar bead on heavy metals (cadmium, copper, lead, arsenic, and zinc). Results showed that biochar bead had effects on adsorbing heavy metals, especially lead, except arsenic.

An Experimental Study on Friction Characteristics in Pre-Coated Sheet Metal Forming (피복된 판재의 성형에서 마찰특성에 관한 연구)

  • 김호윤;최철현;배원병
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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    • v.17 no.6
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    • pp.57-62
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    • 2000
  • An experimental study has been performed to investigate friction characteristics of pre-coated metals widely used in domestic appliances. Seven-coated sheet metals are tested by using three friction mechanism such as straight pulling, frictionless roller, and non-rotational roller with three kinds of cylindrical rollers. In this experiment, effects of friction mechanism, blank thickness, and roller diameter on friction coefficient, surface roughness, and scoring factor have been investigated From the experimental results, it has been found that tested pre-coated sheet metals have low friction coefficients ($\mu$ = 0.15~0.20) because films coated on sheets take a role of lubricants. Friction coefficients of pre-coated metals decrease with increasing roller-diameters. Surface of pre-coated metals can be improved by decreasing the blank thickness

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Removal of Heavy Metals in Wastewater Using Glycine max Merr (콩을 이용한 식물filter에 의한 중금속 제거에 관한 연구)

  • 나규환;김순진;신정식;최한영;이장훈
    • Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.105-108
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    • 1997
  • For the removal of heavy metals, Cd, Cu and Cr were used. The initial concentration of Cd and Cu were 1-10 ppm, the removal efficiency of Cd and Cu was 76.2-89.0% and 69.0-79.0%, respectively. The initial concentration of Cr were 1~5 ppm, and the-removal efficiency was low especially at high concentration. In general, the initial concentrations of heavy metals had no relation to the removal efficiency. At the beginning, the removal efficiency was very high, but it was maintained at constant concentration. The trends of accumulations of heavy metals in the stem increased in proportion to the initial concentration. The removal efficiency of heavy metals increased a little bit when nutrients existed in the solution. So that, the initial concentration of Cd and Cu were 1-10 ppm, the removal efficiency of Cd and Cu was 84.8-91.0% and 75.9-82.0%. The initial concentration of Cr were 1-5 ppm, the removal efficiency was 25.0-67.0%.

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A Study of Air Pollutants Dry Deposition (대기오염물질의 건성침적에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Chi-Young;Kang, Dong-Ku
    • Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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    • v.18 no.3 s.49
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    • pp.64-68
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    • 2003
  • Measurement of dried deposition for air pollutant was investigated in Gwang-ju Health college area for a year. The average value of air pollutants was investigated three times a month. Measured heavy metals and concentration of mass are not corelated. Heavy metals were thrown up air as state of large particles and they were moved by wind. Deposition of heavy metals and deposition velocities were high in the order of Fe > n > Cu > Pb > Cr and Pb > Fe > Cr > Zn > Cu, respectively. The pattems of deposition velocity of heavy metals for a year were much the same as each other except that Pb is faster than others.