• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.294-298
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• 2003

Endocrine-disrupting phenolic compounds in the water were degraded by laccase from Trametes sp. followed by activated sludge treatment. The effect of temperature on the degradation of phenolic compounds and the production of organic compounds were investigated using endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol A, 2.4-dichlorophenol, and diethyl phthalate. Bisphenol A and 2.4-dichlorophenol disappeared completely after the laccase treatment, but no disappearance of diethyl phthalate was observed. The Michaelis-Menten type equation was proposed to represent the degradation rate of bisphenol A by the lacasse under various temperatures. After the laccase treatment of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, the activated sludge treatment was attempted and it could convert about 85 and 75% of organic compounds produced from bisphenol A and 2.4-dichlorophenol into H$_2$O and CO$_2$, respectively.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2012

낙동강 유역 일부공단지역에 위치한 일곱 개소의 폐수처리장 및 두 개소의 공단배수로에서 휘발성유기화합물(Volatile Organic Compounds, VOCs)의 분포특성을 조사하였다. 시료는 2008년 5월부터 2008년 11월 사이 총 4회에 걸쳐 채취하였으며 총 17종의 VOCs를 분석하였다. 실험 결과, 8종의 VOCs가 일부 시료에서 검출이 되었고 검출농도는 종류와 시료채취 위치에 따라 달랐지만 모두 0.11 (Trichloroethylene)~5.81 (Toluene) ${\mu}g/L$ 의 범위인 것으로 확인되었다. VOCs는 미량으로도 인간의 건강이나 수중 생태계에 심각한 영향을 미칠 수 있으므로 이들 물질이 비록 미량의 수준을 보였으나 검출이 된 이상 이들 물질에 대한 적절한 관리대책이 강구되어야 할 것으로 사료되며 본 연구에서 이들 물질에 대한 관리방안을 제안하였다.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2021

Milking parlor wastewater contains high concentration suspended solid (SS), nitrogen, and/or phosphate as well as organic compounds. A new biological wastewater process by magnetic separation, magnetic activated sludge (MAS) process, was applied to milking parlor wastewater treatment process. A three step wastewater treatment process of coagulation sedimentation / ammonia stripping (C/S), magnetic activated sludge process and contact oxidation (CO) was proposed for removal of these pollutants. First step, C/S process recovered 96% TN and 96% PO₄^3--P as resource for fertilizer from the wastewater. 81% biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in wastewater was removed after MAS process. As a results, all pollutant concentrations satisfied Japanese effluent standards. Most of residual BOD and SS were removed by the CO process. It was estimated that the proposed process could reduce the process space to 1/7.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1024-1030
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• 2006

Genus Nitrospira와 Nitrobacter는 폐수 질산화 시스템의 대표적인 아질산 산화균으로 알려져 있다. Genus Nitrospira는 아질산 농도가 매우 낮은 조건에서도 이를 효율적으로 활용하는 K-strategists로 알려져 있는 반면에 Nitrobacter 종은 기질소비와 성장이 빠른 r-strategists로 알려져 왔다. 또한 유기물이나 용존산소도 아질산 산화균의 분포에 영향을 주는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 아질산과 유기물, 용존산소가 복합적으로 작용하는 질산화 시스템에서 아질산 산화균의 분포와 경쟁에 어떻게 영향을 받는지를 검토하였다. 이를 위하여 실험실 규모의 질산화 생물반응기와 질산화-탈질을 수행하는 $A_2O$ 계열의 실제 폐수처리장에서 여러 항목과 두 종류의 아질산 산화균 분포를 측정, 비교하였다. 그 결과 아질산 농도는 평균 5 mg-N/L로 유지되며, 호기조건에서 유기물이 매우 낮게 유지되는 실험실 질산화 생물반응기는 Nitrobacter가, 호기-무산소 조건에서 질산화-탈질이 일어나고 아질산이 거의 없는 상태이며 유기물이 비교적 높게 유지되는 $A_2O$ 폐수처리장은 Nitrospira가 우점종으로 분포하였다. 이것은 여러 인자가 복합적으로 작용하는 상태에서는 아질산 산화균의 분포가 유기물과 용존산소 보다는 아질산 농도가 가장 중요한 인자임을 보여주며 기질 친화도가 낮지만 반응속도가 빠른 Nitrobacter가 r-strategist, genus Nitrospira는 기질친화도가 높은 K-strategist인 특성을 보임을 확인하였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.237-247
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• 2012

This study assessed the removal characteristics of taste and odor causing compounds (2-methylisoborneol and geosmin) and organic matters, using a pilot-scale ozone/granular activated carbon ($O_{3}$/GAC) process treating surface water of Pal-dang reservoir in the Han river over a 3-month period. Experiments were conducted to verify the removal efficiency of $O_{3}$/GAC process which has two different empty bed contact time (EBCT) ($O_{3}$/GAC column 1 : 10 min and 2 : 15.1 min) with 10.86 min contact time of ozonation at 1.0 mg/L $O_{3}$. Spiking test using geosmin and 2-MIB was also conducted systematically to mimic the conditions when the algae appears, specifically at the levels similar to the concentrations experienced (geosmin: 250 ng/L) in the winter of 2011. In single ozonation process, organic materials, disinfection by-products (DBPs) and their precursors were disassembled but not removed completely. Meanwhile, it was verified that organic matters, taste and odor causing compounds, and DBPs were well removed when sequentially passing through the GAC process. The pilot results also showed that GAC column with larger EBCT achieved higher removal efficiency. Specifically, in spiking tests, single $O_{3}$ process showed approximately 89% removal efficiency of geosmin and 2-MIB. $O_{3}$/GAC combined process demonstrated excellent removal of geosmin and 2-MIB, which are higher than 95%.

• 분석과학
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.236-241
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• 2012

낙동강 수계는 중 상류 지역에 대규모 공단이 입지하고 있어 그동안 phenol, 1,4-dioxane, perchlorate 등 유해물질에 의한 수질오염사고가 많이 발생하였다. 본 연구에서는 낙동강 수계에 유출 가능성이 있는 미규제 유해물질 중 반휘발성유기화합물질(semi-volatile organic compoumsds, SVOCs) 10종(dichlorvos, toluene-2,4-diisocyanate, 4,4'-methylenedianiline, 4,4'-methylenebis(2-chloroaniline), diethyl phthalate, di-n-butyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthaltate, bis(2-ethylhexyl)adipate, benzophenone, 4,4'-bisphenol A)에 대하여 디스크형 고상 추출법과 GC/MS를 이용하여 분석하였으며, 정확도 75.6~110.5%, 정밀도 4.6~12.7%, 회수율 72.4~127.9%의 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 낙동강 수계에 위치한 하 폐수처리장 및 폐수배출업소 등 공장폐수 시료를 분석한 결과 bis (2-ethylhexyl)adipate, benzophenone, 4,4'-bisphenol A 등 3개 물질이 검출되었다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2019

Volatile organic compounds(VOCs) are toxic carcinogenic compounds found in wastewater. VOCs require rapid removal because they are easily volatilized during wastewater treatment. Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes(EAOPs) are considered efficient for VOC removal, based on their fast and versatile anodic electrochemical oxidation of pollutants. Many studies have reported the efficiency of removal of various types of pollutants using different anodes, but few studies have examined volatilization of VOCs during EAOPs. This study examined the removal efficiency for VOCs (chloroform, benzene, trichloroethylene and toluene) by oxidization and volatilization under a static stirred, aerated condition and an EAOP to compare the volatility of each compound. The removal efficiency of the optimum anode was determined by comparing the smallest volatilization ratio and the largest oxidization ratio for four different dimensionally stable anodes(DSA): Pt/Ti, $IrO_2/Ti$, $IrO_2/Ti$, and $IrO_2-Ru-Pd/Ti$. EAOP was operated under same current density ($25mA/cm^2$) and electrolyte concentration (0.05 M, as NaCl). The high volatility of the VOCs resulted in removal of more than 90% within 30 min under aerated conditions. For EAOP, the $IrO_2-Ru/Ti$ anode exhibited the highest VOC removal efficiency, at over 98% in 1 h, and the lowest VOC volatilization (less than 5%). Chloroform was the most recalcitrant VOC due to its high volatility and chemical stability, but it was oxidized 99.2% by $IrO_2-Ru/Ti$, 90.2% by $IrO_2-Ru-Pd/Ti$, 78% by $IrO_2/Ti$, and 75.4% by Pt/Ti anodes The oxidation and volatilization ratios of the VOCs indicate that the $IrO_2-Ru/Ti$ anode has superior electrochemical properties for VOC treatment due to its rapid oxidation process and its prevention of bubbling and volatilization of VOCs.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제41권11호
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• pp.318-327
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• 2017

Background: A typical sewage treatment plant is designed for organic and nutrient removal from municipal sewage water and not targeted to eliminate micropollutants such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and nano-sized metals which become a big concern for sustainable human and ecological system and are mainly discharged from sewage treatment plant. Therefore, despite contaminant removal by wastewater treatment processes, there are still remaining environmental risks by untreated pollutants in STP (sewage treatment plant) effluents. This study performed aquatic toxicity tests of raw wastewater and treated effluents in two sewage treatment plants to evaluate toxicity reduction by wastewater treatment process and analyze concentration of contaminants to reveal potential toxic factors in STP effluents. Methods: Water samples were collected from each treatment steps of two STPs, and acute and chronic toxicity tests were conducted following USEPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency) and OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) guidelines. Endpoints were immobility for mortality and reproduction effect for estrogenicity. Results: Acute $EC_{50}s$ (median effective concentration) of influents for Seungki (SK) and Jungnang (JN) STPs are $54.13{\pm}32.64%$ and $30.38{\pm}24.96%$, respectively, and reduced to $96.49{\pm}7.84%$ and 100%. Acute toxicity reduction was clearly correlated with SS (suspended solids) concentration because of filter feeding characteristics of test organisms. Chronic toxicity tests revealed that lethal effect was reduced and low concentration of influents showed higher number of neonates. However, toxicity reduction was not related to nutrient removal. Fecundity effect positively increased in treated wastewater compared to that in raw wastewater, and no significant differences were observed compared to the control group in JN final effluent implying potential effects of estrogenic compounds in the STP effluents. Conclusions: Conventional wastewater treatment process reduced some organics and nutritional compounds from wastewater, and it results in toxicity reduction in lethal effect and positive reproductive effect but not showing correlation. Unknown estrogenic compounds could be a reason causing the increase of brood size. This study suggests that pharmaceutical residues and nanoparticles in STP effluents are one of the major micropollutants and underline as one of estrogenic effect factors.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2000

In general, livestock wastewater consists of many pollutants such as nitrogen, phosphorus, carbonic compounds and inorganic substances. Most carbonic and organic compounds are sufficiently removed by conventional secondary processes, but nitrogen, phosphorus and soluble inorganic compounds are little removed by traditional clarification process. These remained substances in wastewater, for instances, phosphorus and nitrogen are efficiently eliminated by advanced wastewater treatment or botanical removing process. Concentrations of $BOD_s$, SS, T-N and T-P in influent livestock wastewater used in this study were 126mg/l, 115mg/l, 45mg/l and 13mg/l, respectively. The hydraulic retention time(HRT) of wastewater was about 10 days in the pond packed with aquatic plants. A water-hyacinth and a water-dropwort were used as an experimental stuff plant. The removal ratios of nitrogen was 44.3% for the water-hyacinth and 40.2% for the water-dropwort. The removal efficiency of phosphorus in experimental ponds reached by 57.9% for the water-hyacinth and 58.5% for the water-dropwort for 10 days, respectively. Removal ratios of BODs and SS of livestock wastewater for 10 days were reached by 80.1%, 91.0% for he water-hyacinth, respectively. At the same condition, the removal ratios of BODs and SS were reached by 75.0%, 87.6% for the water-dropwort, respectively.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.77-80
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• 2018

The focus of this paper is to present techniques to overcome certain difficulties in quantitative analysis with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF-MS). The method is based on conventional solid-phase extraction, followed by reversed-phase ultra high performance liquid chromatography of the extract, and mass spectrometric analysis. The target compounds included atenolol, atrazine, caffeine, carbamazepine, diclofenac, estrone, ibuprofen, naproxen, simazine, sucralose, sulfamethoxazole, and triclosan. The matrix effects caused by high concentrations of organic compounds in wastewater are especially significant in electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy. Internal-standard calibration with isotopically labeled standards corrects the results for many matrix effects, but some peculiarities were observed. The problems encountered in quantitation of carbamazepine and triclosan, due to nonlinear calibration were solved by changing the internal standard and using a narrower mass window. With simazine, the use of a quadratic calibration curve was the best solution.