• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.22-32
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• 2012

This study suggests a method to grade groundwater quality quantitatively using statistical approaches for evaluating the quality of groundwater in wells included in the Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network (GQMN). The proposed analysis method is applied to GQMN data from 2001 to 2008 for nitrate nitrogen, chloride, trichloroethylene, potential of hydrogen (pH), and electrical conductivity. The analysis results are obtained as groundwater quality grades of the groundwater representing each of the monitoring stations. The degree of groundwater contamination is analysed for water quality parameters, district, and usage. The results show that the degree of groundwater contamination is relatively high by nitrate nitrogen, bacteria and electrical conductivity and at Seoul, Incheon, Gwangju, Gyeonggido and Jeollado. The degree of contamination by nitrate nitrogen and trichloroethylene is especially high when the groundwater is used for agricultural and industrial water, respectively. It is evaluated that potable groudnwater in GQMN is significantly vulnerable to nitrate nitrogen and bacteria contamination.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.22-36
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• 2022

Water resources in Jeju Island are dependent virtually entirely on groundwater. For groundwater resources, drought damage can cause environmental and economic losses because it progresses slowly and occurs for a long time in a large area. Therefore, this study quantitatively evaluated groundwater level fluctuations using principal component and cluster analyses for 42 monitoring wells in Jeju Island, and further identified the types of groundwater fluctuations caused by drought. As a result of principal component analysis for the monthly average groundwater level during 2005-2019 and the daily average groundwater level during the dry season, it was found that the first three principal components account for most of the variance 74.5-93.5% of the total data. In the cluster analysis using these three principal components, most of wells belong to Cluster 1, and seasonal characteristics have a significant impact on groundwater fluctuations. However, wells belonging to Cluster 2 with high factor loadings of components 2 and 3 affected by groundwater pumping, tide levels, and nearby surface water are mainly distributed on the west coast. Based on these results, it is expected that groundwater in the western area will be more vulnerable to saltwater intrusion and groundwater depletion caused by drought.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제57권6호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2015

This study aimed to establish a field observation system for monitoring tempo-spatially precise changes of groundwater level and to analyze the impact of rainfall and irrigation practices on groundwater changes in paddy regions. The monitoring system comprising of all nine groundwater observation wells and four ponding depth sensors was installed in a part of paddy regions benefited from Gosam reservoir, Ansung-si. The result of grundwater level change during the irrigation period in 2002 was averagely 0.51 m higher than that during the non-irrigation period. In particular between March before puddling and June after transplanting, there was maximum 1.23 m rise in groundwater level. On the other hand, concerning the change in ponding depth, groundwater level changed similarly, and hourly rainfall was revealed to have better correlation with 24-hour delayed hourly groundwater level than with the corresponding groundwater level. Eventually, this study could be referenced for further studies to set up a more comprehensive and sustainable monitoring system of groundwater conditions.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.235-250
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• 2017

In this study, we monitored 4 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as chloroform, dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, and tetrachloromethane in groundwater samples to determine the detection frequency and their concentrations and evaluated the health risk level considering ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact. 75 groundwater wells were selected. 24 wells were from monitoring background groundwater quality level and 51 wells were from monitoring groundwater quality level in industrial or contamination source area. In the results, the detection frequency for chloroform, dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, and tetrachloromethane was 42.3%, 8.1%, 6.0%, and 3.4%, respectively. The average concentrations of VOCs were high in the order of chloroform ($1.7{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$), dichloromethane ($0.08{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$), tetrachloromethane ($0.05{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$), and 1,2-dichloroethane ($0.05{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$). Chloroform had the highest detection frequency and average detection concentration. In the contaminated groundwater, the detection frequency of VOCs was high in the order of chloroform, dichloromethane, 1,2-dchloroethane, and tetrachloromethane. The average concentrations for chloroform, dichloromethane, 1,2-dichloroethane, and tetrachloromethane were $2.23{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, $0.08{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, $0.07{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, and $0.06{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, respectively. All the 4 compounds were detected at industrial complex and storage tank area. The maximum concentration of chloroform, dichloromethane, and 1,2-dichloroethane was detected at industrial complex area. Especially, the maximum concentration of chloroform and dichloromethane was detected at a chemical factory area. In the uncontaminated groundwater, the detection frequency of VOCs was high in the order of chloroform, dichloromethane, and 1,2-dchloroethane and tetrachloromethane was not detected. The average concentrations for chloroform, dichloromethane, and 1,2-dichloroethane were $0.57{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, $0.07{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, and $0.03{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, respectively. Although chloroform in the uncontaminated groundwater was detected the most, the concentration of chloroform was not exceeding water quality standards. By land use, the maximum detection frequency of 1,2-dichloroethane was found near a traffic area. For human risk assessment, the cancer risk for the 4 VOCs was $10^{-6}{\sim}10^{-9}$, while the non-cancer risk (HQ value) for the 4 VOCs is $10^{-2}{\sim}10^{-3}$.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.34-45
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• 2011

For the Hancheon drainage area in Jeju island, a groundwater flow model using Visual MODFLOW was developed to simulate artificial recharge through injection wells installed in the Hancheon reservoir. The model was used to analyze changes of the groundwater level and the water budget due to the artificial recharge. The model assumed that $2{\times}10^6m^3$ of storm water would recharge annually through the injection wells during the rainy season. The transient simulation results showed that the water level rose by 39.6 m at the nearest monitoring well and by 0.26 m at the well located 7 km downstream from the injection wells demonstrating a large extent of the affected area by the artificial recharge. It also shown that, at the time when the recharge ended in the 5th year, the water level increased by 81 m at the artificial reservoir and the radius of influence was about 2.1 km downstream toward the coast. The residence time of recharged groundwater was estimated to be no less than 5 years. The model also illustrated that 15 years of artificial recharge could increase the average linear velocity of groundwater up to 1540 m/yr, which showed 100 m/yr higher than before. Increase of groundwater storage due to artificial recharge was calculated to be $2.4{\times}10^6$ and $4.3{\times}10^6m^3$ at the end of the 5th and 10th years of artificial recharge, respectively. The rate of storage increase was gradually diminished afterwards, and storage increase of $5.0{\times}10^6m^3$ was retained after 15 years of artificial recharge. Conclusively, the artificial recharge system could augment $5.0{\times}10^6m^3$ of additional groundwater resources in the Hancheon area.

• 지질공학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2015

이 연구는 국내에서 운용되고 있는 지하수 장기관측망의 자동 관측자료를 이용하여, 발생빈도가 상대적으로 높은 M3.0 내외의 소규모 지진에 의한 영향과 지진 전조현상에 의한 지하수의 변화 관측 및 구분가능성을 평가하고자 수행되었다. 사용된 지하수 관측자료는 2012년 4월~6월 기간의 1시간 단위로 김천지좌, 강진성전, 공주정안 3개 관측소의 암반관측공에서 관측된 자료이다, 지하수위, 수온 및 EC 값의 시계열 자료에서 부분적으로 급격한 이상변동이 관측되었으며, 이변동은 2012년 5월 30일 경북 영덕에서 발생한 M3.1 지진의 전조와 그 영향으로 해석된다. 그럼에도 불구하고 지진의 규모 및 발생위치와 관측공까지의 거리와 지하수 변동의 크기는 선형관계를 보이지 않으며, 이는 관측공 자체의 구조적 특성과도 연관된다. 따라서 지진관측을 고유목적으로 하는 관측공의 설치, 운용이 필요하며, 이를 통한 장기적 모니터링은 지진 재난지역에서의 비상수자원 확보와 지하공간 안전성 확보의 기반정보를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2010

Romania aims to adopt and implement the European Union's legislation, also including that for the field of water management. Like other countries, groundwater in Romania is locally polluted from point sources, such as leaking landfills, as well as from diffuse pollution sources, include fertilizers, pesticides and leakages from sewers, in urbanized areas. Diffuse pollution can also occur indirectly, by over-exploitation of groundwater wells, resulting in salt water intrusion, as well as from mining and exploitation of mineral aggregates. Romania has quite an intensive monitoring scheme to measure groundwater quality in phreatic and confined aquifers. The purpose of the work resumed in this paper was to derive natural background levels (NBL) for groundwater in order to distinguish the natural elevated concentrations of some substances (natural phenomena) from point and diffuse pollution (anthropogenic phenomena). Based on these NBLs, threshold values (TV) for groundwater will be set according to the requirements of the European Water Framework Directive and the related Groundwater Directive. This paper describes the results of a study for the derivation of NBL and TV in a pilot Groundwater Body. Also, the process and draft results for extrapolating this work for all Romanian groundwater bodies is explained, as well as points for future consideration with respect to monitoring and management.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.487-491
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• 2004

For tile hydrogeological data of the National Groundwater Monitoring Wells(NGMW), a statistical analysis is made to reveal aquifer characteristics of the country. Results of the pumping and recovery test are classified into 4～5 types by the pattern of drawdown and residual drawdown curves. The analysis of aquifer characteristics shows that the hydraulic conductivity of alluvial aquifers is greater than that of fractured-rock aquifers. The hydraulic conductivity of alluvial aquifers slightly increases as the distance to the discharge area decreases. 77.5% of the NGMWs, where the distance to the discharge area is more than 100m, shows the constant head boundary. This result suggests that the fractured and the alluvial aquifers are fairly interconnected, and water can be supplied from one aquifer to tile other where pumping tests are performed. It is analyzed that the wells showing the impermeable boundary are influenced by small scale of aquifers, poor aquifer transmissivities, and impermeable layers.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.18-31
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• 2013

This study was performed to examine use of the pump-and-treat method for remediation of TCE, CF and CT in groundwater contaminated by DNAPL. The Woosan industrial complex is located in Wonju, about 120 km east of Seoul, Korea. Two pumping wells (KDPW7 and KDPW8) and five monitoring wells (KDMW7, KDMW8, KDMW9, KDMW10, and SKW2) were installed for the test. An asphalt laboratory is a main source of the extensive subsurface contamination at this site. To evaluate change in the concentrations of TCE, CF, and CT in groundwater in the study area, three rounds of pump-and-treat pilot tests were performed (6 July to 6 August, 22 August to 6 September, and 19 September to 2 December in 2011). The groundwater levels and the concentrations of TCE, CF, and CT exhibited negative correlations in the wet season but positive correlations in the dry season, which suggests that the TCE concentrations were mainly controlled by dilution through rainfall during the wet season and by residual TCE, CF, and CT in the unsaturated zone during the dry season. These possibilities should be considered in the full-scale remediation plan.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.403-418
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• 2007

본 연구의 목적은 대전 산업단지 폐수종말처리장 내 국가지하수관측망(대전, 문평)의 6가 크롬 오염지하수의 오염 현황을 파악하고 그 확산 여부를 평가하는 것이다. 대전(문평) 관측소에서 나타나는 6가 크롬($Cr^{+6}$) 수질장해의 원인을 규명하고 6가 크롬의 오염 범위를 파악하기 위해 금번 연구에서는 보조 관측정을 설치 활용하였다. 수질분석 결과, 6가 크롬이 $3.2{\sim}4.5mg/L$ 정도 검출됨으로써 6가 크롬에 의한 관측소 충적공의 수질오염은 지속되고 있음이 파악되었다. 그러나 관측소의 암반관정 및 0.05mg/L 수질기준 이하의 농도를 보이는 MPH-1과 3번 관측공을 제외한 주변 관측공에서는 검출되지 않았다. 따라서 6가 크롬 및 총 크롬 함량의 오염 범위는 관측소 충적층 관정 인근에 한정되어 나타나고 있는 것으로 파악되었다. 또한 신규 5개 보조 관측정에서 채취한 77개의 시추 코어 및 슬라임 시료 모두에서 수용성/교환성 6가 크롬이 검출 한계(0.01mg/L) 이하로 나타나, 오염이 관측된 관측소 관정 주변의 토양 및 풍화토에서는 직접적으로 6가 크롬의 오염원이 확인되지 않았다. 지하수 수질분석 및 코어시료 분석 결과, 그 오염원의 중심 및 오염 확산 범위는 관측소 주위 반경 100m 이내로 매우 한정되는 것으로 판단되며 그 확산의 범위가 매우 좁을 것으로 예상된다. 시추조사 결과, 폐수종말처리장 부지조성 당시의 불량 매립층이 확인되었으며, 이러한 불량 매립산업폐기물이 관측소 인근의 6가 크롬 수질장해 원인으로 추론된다. 지표매질의 6가 크롬 자연저감능 평가를 위해 초기 농도 5mg/L Cr(VI)을 이용한 6가 크롬 유효 환원능을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 암회색 점토층에서 각각 58%, 66%, 64% 정도의 높은 6가 크롬 저감율을 보였으며, 이는 유기물 함량과 상호 관련이 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 비포화대/충적층 매질에 대한 6가 크롬 함량 및 자연저감 능력의 정량적 평가 결과, 매질에 의한 6가 크롬의 자연 저감능이 확인되었으며 관정 주변으로의 오염 확산은 충분히 제어되고 있는 것으로 판단된다. 그러나 시추 관측정 및 기설 관정의 수가 부족했기 때문에 매우 제한적인 선택적 유동(preferential flow) 경로에 의한 확산 가능성을 완전히 배제할 수 없다. 정기적인 양수작업을 통하여 지하수에 부화된 6가 크롬의 농도를 지속적으로 제거하고 관측소 주변에 설치된 보조 관측정들을 지속적으로 활용하여 6가 크롬의 농도 변화 추이 및 시간의 흐름에 따른 오염 확산 여부를 지속적으로 관측하고 감시하는 방안이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.