• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제63권2호
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• pp.51-60
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• 2021

Effective nonpoint source (NPS) pollution management requires frequent water quality monitoring, which is, however, often costly to be implemented in practice. Statistical techniques and machine learning methods allow us to identify and focus on fundamental environmental variables that have close relationships with NPS pollutants of interest. This study developed surrogate models to predict the concentrations of suspended sediment (SS) and total phosphorus (T-P) from turbidity and runoff discharge rates using multiple linear regression (MLR) and random forest (RF) methods. The RF models provided acceptable performance in predicting SS and T-P, especially when runoff discharge rates were high. The RF models outperformed the MLR models in all the cases. Such finding highlights the potential of RF techniques and models as a tool to identify fundamental environmental variables that are measured in relatively inexpensive ways or freely available but still able to provide information required to quantify the concentrations of NP S pollutants. The analysis of relative importance rates showed that the temporal variations of SS and T-P concentrations could be more effectively explained by that of turbidity than runoff discharge rate. This study demonstrated that the advanced statistical techniques such as machine learning could help to improve the efficiency of NPS pollutants monitoring.

• 생태와환경
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.201-213
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 북한강 상류 지역인 소양강댐 유역에 BASINS/WinHSPF모델을 적용하였다. WinHSPF는 도시와 농촌지역 등이 혼재된 토지이용형태를 보이는 유역에 적용하기 적합한 모델로서, 산림이 대부분인 소양강댐 유역의 유출량 및 수질을 모의하고, 유역의 오염부하량을 분석하였다. 또한, 유역관리를 위해 인공습지와 저류지를 설치하였을 경우 WinHSPF의 Best Management Practice Evaluation(BMPRAC)을 통한 오염부하 삭감량을 산정하였다. WinHSPF 모델을 이용하여 유출량은 2000년부터 2004년까지, 수질 항목은 1990년부터 2004년가지 모의하였다. 모델 보정 결과 유량의 변화는 인북천, 북천, 내린천 세 곳 모두 강수량의 변화와 일치하여 변화하는 경향을 나타내고 있었고 모의치가 실측치를 대체적으로 잘 반영하였지만 유출량이 피크인 경우에 실측지에 비해 과소평가 되는 경향을 나타내었다. 이는 각 소유역에서 발생하는 강우량을 이용하여 모델을 구동한 것이 아니고, 일부 국한된 기상관측소의 자료만을 이용하였기 때문에 지역적인 차이가 나타났거나, 수위-유량 곡선을 통해 유출량을 산정하는 과정에서 수위가 높은 시기에 유량이 과도하게 계산된 경우가 있기 때문이라 판단된다. 수질항목은 온도, DO, BOD의 경우 예측값이 연중 수질변화패턴을 잘 반영하였다. TN과 TP는 모의치가 다소 과대, 과소평가되는 경향이 있었는데, 향후 보다 효율적인 유역관리를 위한 모델의 활용을 위해서는 정확하고 자세한 기상자료와 수문자료가 뒷받침되어야 하며, 실측지점의 특성을 대표할 수 있는 수질 및 유출량 측정이 이루어져야 할 것이다. 2000년부터 2004년가지 소양강댐 유역의 오염부하량은 강우량이 가장 논은 2003년에 BOD, TN, TP가 각각 4,109,674 kg $yr^{-1}$, 6,457,315 kg $yr^{-1}$, 104,186 kg $yr^{-1}$로 가장 높게 나타났다. 월별 부하량은 7월부터 9월에 배출되는 양이 BOD는 약 63.5%, TN 약 64.1%, TP는 약 64.4%를 차지하여, 강우 시 유출량이 증가하면 부하량도 비례하여 증가는 것으로, 강우 유출량에 많은 영향을 받고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 인북천, 북천, 내린천, 소양강 유역에서 BOD, TN, TP의 오염부하량은 약 98% 이상이 비점오염원으로부터 발생하는 것으로 분석되었는데, 이는 유역의 대부분이 산지와 농경지로서 산업시설과 같은 점오염원이 적고,강우 시 산림지역 및 농경지에서 많은 양의 비점오염원이 발생하기 때문으로 판단된다. WinHSPF모델의 BMPRAC를 이용하여 Scenario를 적용한 결과 부하량 삭감율은 저류지를 설치한 scenario 2가 가장 많이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 강우기(7${\sim}$9월)의 부하량 삭감율은 BOD의 경우 Scenario 1-1(처리용량 1,500 $m^3$ $day^{-1}$인 인공습지), scenario 1-2 (처리용량 1,000 $m^3$ $day^{-1}$인 인공습지), scenario 2(면적 4.2ha인 저류지)가 각각 연평균 6.9%, 4.8%, 7.1%의 감소를 보였다. TN은 4.7%, 3.4%, 13.4%의 삭감율을 나타내었으며, TP는 5.6%, 3.9%, 7.3%의 삭감율을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서는 적용하지 못하였으나, 인공습지와 저류지의 적절한 연계시스템을 적용한다면 저감시설 설치 부지면적과 비용의 감소뿐만 아니라 보다 효과적인 수질개선효과를 가져올 수 있으리라 판단된다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2011

도로에서의 강우유출수 내 포함된 오염물은 주요한 비점오염원으로 간주되고 있으며 비점오염물질 저감을 위하여 많은 대책이 적용되고 있다. 도로청소에 의한 방법 또한 오염물의 강우유출에 의한 배출양을 감소시킬 수 있는 대책 중의 하나로 인식되는 추세에 있다. 본 연구에서는 도로청소 시 수거된 토사입자들의 특성을 파악하고 퇴적토사에 함유된 오염물질의 농도를 분석하였다. 분석결과를 바탕으로 하여 도로 구간별로 도로청소에 의하여 저감할 수 있는 오염물의 양을 평가하였다. 도로청소를 통하여 수거된 퇴적토사는 모래질로 분석되었으며 세립토 비중은 낮은 결과를 보였다. 퇴적토사 내 오염물의 양은 토양환경기준을 초과하지 않았으나 청소작업시 물을 살수함으로써 토사에 포함된 오염물이 세척되어 침출수로 미리 배출되는 것에 기인한다고 판단된다. 두 도로구역에 대하여 오염물 농도, 발생 퇴적토사량, 오염물 원단위를 적용하여 저감할 수 있는 오염물 양을 평가한 결과, ${\bigcirc}{\bigcirc}$지역에 대하여 TSS 31.4% 및 ${\triangle}{\triangle}$지역에서는 TSS 7.7%의 TSS 저감량이 도출되었다. 중금속과 같은 타 오염물의 경우 훨씬 낮은 저감량이 평가되었으나 이는 물의 살수로 인하여 퇴적토사 내 오염물이 침출수로 배출된 것에 기인한다고 판단된다. 보다 정확하게 도로청소에 의하여 저감할 수 있는 오염물의 양을 산정하기 위하여 보다 자세하고 체계적인 연구가 필요하다고 판단된다.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2012

Various Best Management Practices (BMPs) have been suggested to reduce Nonpoint source pollutant loads from agricultural fields. However, very little research regarding water quality improvement with sediment trap has been performed in Korea. Thus, effects of sediment trap were investigated in this study. Three sediment traps were installed at the edge of six plots and flow and water quality of inflow and outflow were monitored and analyzed. It was found that approximately 64.1 % of flow reduction was observed. In addition, pollutant concentration of outflow was reduced by 39.0 % for $BOD_5$. For SS, $COD_{Mn}$, DOC, T-N, T-P, approximately 62.1 %, 43.4 %, 43.5 %, 40.0 %, and 41.2 % reduction were observed, respectively. Over 80 % and 90 % of pollutant loads were reduced from sediment trap #2 and #3 because of less outflow from plots covered with rice straw/straw mat. In case of intensive rainfall events occurred from July 26~29, 2011, over 60 % of pollutant and 88.9 % of sediment reduction were observed from sediment trap #3. As shown in this study, small sediment traps could play important roles in reducing pollutant loads from agricultural fields. If proper management practices, such as rice straw/straw mat, are used to protect surface from rainfall impacts and rill formation, much pollutant reduction could be expected.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2014

In this study, the water quality purification of new medias which were NPS media, hyugato, mineral stone, charcoal for applying soil media of Integrated Management Practices (IMPs) of Low Impact Development (LID) were evaluated. The influent concentrations of COD, T-N, and T-P were 117.8 mg/L, 17.1 mg/L, and 2.062 mg/L, respectively. The infiltration capacities of NPS media, hyugoto, mineral stone, charcoal, and gravel were $7.1{\times}10m/s$, $7.3{\times}10^{-5}m/s$, $7.9{\times}10^{-5}m/s$, $6.0{\times}10^{-5}m/s$, respectively. All media meet criteria of infiltration capacity as surface soil layer at IMPs which is over $1.0{\times}10^{-5}m/s$. Maximum removal rates of COD, T-N, and T-P occurred at Charcoal with 98 % of COD removal rate, NPS with 78 % of T-N removal rate, and hyugato with 75 % fo T-P removal rate, respectively. For more high removal efficiency of all water quality item, the mixed media which is 4.5(NPS media): 1(charcoal) : 4.5 (hyugato) as volume ratio was evaluated. The infiltration capacity of mixed media was $7.9{\times}10^{-5}m/s$ and met the criteria of infiltration as surface soil layer. The water quality removal efficiencies of mixed media were very high with showing 70 % for COD, 85 % for T-N, and 71 % for T-P. The mixed media could purify the water quality of surface runoff and was recommended to used at the LID site of ground water quality problem.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.139-148
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• 2002

Pilot study was performed to examine the feasibility of the pond system for further polishing of treatment wetland effluent from December 2000 to June 2001. The wetland system used for the experiment was highly effective to treat the sewage during the growing season, but it was less effective and its effluent was still high to discharge to the receiving water body. Therefore, the wetland effluent may need further treatment to prevent water quality degradation. Pond system could be used to hold and further polish the wetland effluent during the winter season and ots feasibility was evaluated in this study. Additional water quality improvement was apparent in the pond system during winter season, and the pond effluent could be good enough to meet the effluent water quality standards if it is properly managed. Timing of the pond effluent discharge appears to be critical for pond system management because it is a closed system and whole water quality constituents are affected by physical, chemical, and biological pond environments. Once algae started to grow in mid-April, constituents in the pond water column interact each other actively and its control becomes more complicated. Therefore, upper layer of the pond water column which is clearer than the lower layer my need be discharged in March right after ice cover melted. In the experiment, water quality of the upper water column was markedly clear in March than ant other times probably because of freezing-thawing effect. The remaining lower water column could be further treated by natural purification as temperature goes up or diluted with better quality of wetland effluent for appropriate water uses. This study demonstrated the feasibility of pond system for subsequent management of wetland effluent during the winter season, however, more study is needed for field application.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2023

In this study, the removal efficiency of road sweeping and sand filter facility for removing total suspended solid (TSS) as nonpoint source pollution from expressway was evaluated for the last 10 years (2012~2021) using ROADMOD. ROADMOD is a screening level model and was calibrated for runoff rate and TSS loading both at the inlet, which is the loading from the drainage area, and the outlet, from the sand filter facility. The drainage area is 715 m² and the dimensions of sand filter facility are 1.5 m (wide) × 3.8 m (length) × 1.5 m (depth). The monitoring period for model calibration was the rainfall event during Aug. 31~Sep. 1, 2021 and the amount of rainfall was 74.5 mm. As a result of calibration, the determination coefficients (R²) of the flow rate were 0.66 and 0.86, for the inlet and outlet, respectively, and those of TSS loading were 0.50 and 0.84, for the inlet and outlet, respectively. Considering that ROADMOD is a screening level model, the calibration results were reasonable to evaluate the best management practices (BMPs) on the expressway. Using ROADMOD simulation results for 2012~2021, the average yearly runoff rate from the expressway was 82% and removal efficiency was 9% for road sweeping, 35% for sand filter facility, and 39% for both road sweeping and sand filter facility.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2021년도 학술발표회
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• pp.129-129
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• 2021

Constructed wetlands (CW) are artificially developed wetlands that are used to control water pollution. In central India, the field application of CW started on the late 1990s but are mostly focused on wastewater treatment. In this paper, different existing and experimental studies on constructed wetlands were reviewed to be able to determine the current status of wetlands in India to identify the type of CW that is more suitable in managing a specific target pollutant and type of wastewater. Wetlands were categorized into three types: vertical flow, horizontal flow, and hybrid while the wastewater were classified as domestic and industrial. Based on the review, 80% of constructed wetlands are used for treating domestic wastewater while 20% are treating industrial wastewater. Inflow analysis showed that industrial wastewater in hybrid constructed wetland produced the highest average concentration for parameters like COD (2851 mg/L) and BOD (5715 mg/L) while the lowest concentration was TN (13.97 mg/L) found in municipal wastewater. In terms of removing nonpoint source pollutants, it was revealed that vertical flow constructed wetlands (VFCW) are more effective at removing TSS and BOD as compared to horizontal flow constructed wetlands (HFCW) and hybrid constructed wetlands (HCW). HCW were found to be capable of efficiently removing COD and TN. Meanwhile, HFCW showed the highest TP removal among all the types of wetlands. In addition, VFCW were more effective for domestic wastewater while HCW are more effective for treating industrial wastewater. Lastly, there is currently a need to conduct further research on constructed wetlands for industrial wastewater as well as stormwater treatment to be able to gather more data and improve wetland design, performance, and maintenance.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.40-50
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 시화호로 유입되는 다양한 비점오염원 중 도심유역을 흐르는 안산천 및 화정천과 산업지역인 반월산단 토구를 통한 강우유출수 내 총부유물질, 화학적산소요구량, 용존영양염, 총인 및 총질소 등의 비점오염물질의 유출특성 및 총유출부하량을 조사하였다. 조사지역 및 조사 시기에 따라 차이는 있으나 강우 시작 후 비점오염물질의 농도가 증가한 뒤 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 총부유물질의 평균농도는 안산천이 315 mg/L로 가장 높았으며 반월산단 토구에 비해 약 2~5배 정도 높았으나 화학적산소요구량, 총인 및 총질소의 평균농도는 반월산단 토구가 도심하천에 비해 높은 것으로 나타났다. 총부유물질은 화학적산소요구량 및 총인과 양의 상관성을 보였으며 용존영양염과는 음의 상관성을 나타냈다. 반월산단 토구를 통한 비점오염물질의 총유출량은 토구의 유역면적에 비례하였으며 가장 유역면적이 넓은 3토구에서의 비점오염물질의 유출량이 가장 높았다. 조사기간 내 약 30시간 동안 반월산단토구를 통하여 총부유물질 187,536 kg, 화학적산소요구량 17,118 kg, 총인 922 kg, 총질소 13,519 kg의 비점오염물질이 유출되는 것으로 나타났다. 반월공단 토구 유역면적은 전체 시화호 소유역 중 3%를 차지하는 것을 고려할 때 막대한 양의 비점오염물질이 별다른 처리과정 없이 시화호로 직접 유출되고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 강우시 비점오염물질의 유출은 시화호 수질을 더욱 악화 시킬 것이기 때문에 비점오염원 관리 및 저감대책이 시급하게 요구되며 본 연구결과는 향후 시행예정인 시화호 연안오염총량제의 비점오염 최적관리기법 개발에 유용한 정보를 제공하고 있다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2008

Pollutant unit load developed by Ministry of Environment (MOE) in 1995 has been a tool commonly used for water quality management and environmental policy decision. In spite of the convenience of the method in application, the shortcoming of the method has been criticized especially for nonpoint source pollution from paddy field. In this paper the estimation procedures of pollutant unit load from paddy field in the major river basins (Han, Nakdong, Geum, and Youngsan river) were investigated, and some suggestions of improvement measures of the unit-load estimation were made. The investigation showed that the distributions of rainfall, run-off, and run-off ratio, which are the most important factors affecting discharge amount of pollutants, were not similar among river basins. Such differences seemed to result in a greater unit loads estimation at Han river and at Nakdong river watersheds compared to the others. Therefore, it is not likely to be rationale to compare unit load among the watersheds without consideration of such differences. We conclude that estimation of unit-load through an intensive monitoring of pollutant discharge is crucial for better estimation of unit-load. When such an intensive monitoring is not easy due to labor and expense restriction, we suggest that unit-load should be estimated based on the storm-events which is a representative rainfall-runoff event of the area.