• 생태와환경
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• 제41권spc호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2008

본 연구는 부영양상태의 신구저수지에서 강우기 전 후의 수질 변화와 강우기 유입수의 영향을 평가하기 위해 이루어졌다. 강우기 전에는 수심에 따른 수온차가 $1^{\circ}C$이하였지만 강우기 후에는 $4^{\circ}C$차 이상까지 벌어져 수온 약층이 뚜렷하게 형성되었다. 탁도는 강우기 전보다 강우기 후에 표층에서 12NTU, 저층 120NTU로 크게 증가하였다. POC의 농도는 강우기 전의 조사에서 수심에 따라서 $4.96{\sim}6.68mg\;L^{-1}$의 범위를 나타내고 강우기 후의 조사에서는 $1.73{\sim}5.32mg\;L^{-1}$의 범위를 나타내고 있어 전체적으로 강우기 전보다 강우기 후의 POC의 농도가 낮았으나 수심에 따라서 크게 증가하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 또한, DOC의 농도는 강우기 전의 조사에서 $3.82{\sim}3.96mg\;L^{-1}$의 범위를 나타내고 있고, 강우기 후의 조사에서 $2.18{\sim}2.57mg\;L^{-1}$의 범위를 나타내고 있어 전체적으로 강우기 전보다 강우기 후의 DOC농도는 감소하고 있다. 또한 강우기 후 저층의 높은 탁도층에서 강우기 전보다 입자성유기물의 C/N비가 크게 증가하였고 입자성 유기물의 ${\delta}^{13}C$와 ${\delta}^{15}C$값이 뚜렷하게 가벼운 값을 보이는 것으로 볼 때 저수지 주변 유역에서 유입된 유기물의 영향을 크게 받았다는 것을 알 수 있다. 본 연구 결과로 볼 때 농업용 저수지인 신구저수지는 하계 강우기시 유입하천을 통해 외부로부터 유입된 육상식물 유기물이 저층에 부유된 상태로 존재하며 이는 저수지 내 저층 수생태계의 에너지 흐름에 영향을 줄 수 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.385-392
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• 2007

Currently, portable equipment for recycling of waste asphalt concrete (ASCON) has been used. However, any air pollution control devices are not attached in the simple portable one. Thus, a lot of air pollutants have been produced from recycling processes of waste ASCON which resulted from aging of paved roads or repavement of roads. This study deals with a preliminary result of concentration analysis of air pollutants obtained from a pilot and a real recycling processes of waste ASCON using simple portable recycling equipment. Air pollutants were taken from 4 steps of the pilot recycling process including an initial heating by liquid petroleum gas (LPG), intermediate heating and melting (H&M) process, final H&M process, and pavement processes using recycled ASCON at the recycling site. Also, air pollutants were taken front 4 steps of the real recycling processes including an initial H&M, final H&M and mixing, loading of recycled ASCON to dump trucks, and at the recycling site after leaving the loaded dump trucks for real pavement sites. The air pollutants measured in this study include volatile organic compounds (VOCs), aldehydes, particulate matter (PM: PM1, PM2.5, PM7, PM10, TSP (total suspended particulate)). The identified concentrations of VOCs increased with increasing time or degree for H&M of waste ASCON. In particular, very high concentrations of the VOCs at the status of complete melting, which is exposed to the air, of the waste ASCON just before paving tv the recycled ASCON at the recycling site. Also, considerable amount of VOCs were identified from the recycling equipment after the dump trucks leaded by recycled ASCON leaved the recycling site for the pavement sites. The relative level of formaldehyde exceeded 80% of the aldehydes Identified in the recycling processes. This is because the waste ASCON is exposed to direct flame of LPG during H&M processes. The PM concentrations measured in the winter recycling processes, such as the loading and rotation processes of waste ASCON into/in the recycling equipment for H&M, were much higher than those in the summer ones. In particular, the concentrations of coarse particles such as PM7 and PM10 during the winter recycling were very high as compared those during the summer one.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.345-355
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• 2015

Carbonaceous compounds in the atmospheric particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to a nominal $10{\mu}m$ ($PM_{10}$) were analyzed for the samples collected during the period of August 2006 to August 2007 at Jongro in Seoul. A total 18 dicarboxylic acids (DCAs) and levoglucosan, as well as organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and water soluble organic carbon (WSOC), were analyzed. Distinctive seasonal patterns of the concentrations of OC, EC, and WSOC including levoglucosan were observed with the highest concentrations in winter and the lowest concentrations in summer. In addition, OC, WSOC, and most of DCAs showed also higher concentration in summer than in winter. Using the seasonal patterns and relevant indicative ratios (WSOC/EC and $OC_{sec}/OC_{tot}$) of the carbonaceous compounds, it was verified that (1) primary emission sources were elevated in winter, and (2) the formation of secondary OC increased due to the prompted photochemical reaction in summer. Results from this study also suggest that some organic compounds were likely attributed to longrange transport.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.64-74
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• 2017

In this study, we have analyzed relationship between the measured Water Soluble Organic Carbon (WSOC) concentrations and the estimated aerosol water content of $PM_{10}$ (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than or equal to $10{\mu}m$) for the period between September 2006 and August 2007 at Seoul, Korea. Water content of $PM_{10}$ was estimated by using a gas/particle equilibrium model, Simulating composition of Atmospheric Particles at Equilibrium 2 (SCAPE2). The WSOC concentrations showed low correlation with Elemental Carbon (EC), but Water Insoluble Organic Carbon (WISOC) were highly correlated with EC. It seemed that hydrophilic groups were produced by secondary formation rather than primary formation. As with the previous studies, WSOC showed good correlation with secondary ions ($NO_3{^-}$, $SO_4{^{2-}}$, $NH_4{^+}$), especially WSOC was highly correlated with $NO_3{^-}$ that is a secondary ion formed by photochemical oxidation from more local sources than $SO_4{^{2-}}$. No apparent correlation between the measured WSOC and estimated water content was observed. However, WSOC showed good correlation with estimated water content when it was assumed that relative humidity was higher than the deliquescence relative humidity of the system. In conclusion, WSOC is correlated with water content by hygroscopic ions and it is expected that nitrate play an important role among the water content and WSOC.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.617-623
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• 1999

This study was carried out to obtain the optimal operating parameter on organic matters and nutrient removal of mixed wastewater which was composed of sewage and stable wastewater using SBR. A laboratory scale SBR was operated with An/Ae(Anaerobic/Aerobic) ratio of 3/3, 2/4 and 4/2(3.5/2.5) at organic loading rate of 0.14 to 0.27 kgBOD/$m^3$/d. TCOD/SCOD ratio of mixed wastewater was 3, so the important operating factor depended upon the resolving the particulate parts of wastewater. Conclusions of this study were as follows: 1) For mixed wastewater, BOD and COD removal efficiencies were 93-96% and 85-89%, respectively. It was not related to each organic loading rate, whereas depended on An/Ae ratio. During Anarobic period, the amount of SCOD consumption was very little, because ICOD in influent was converted to SCOD by hydrolysis of insoluble matter. 2) T-N removal efficiencies of mixed wastewater were 55-62% for Exp. 1, 66-76% for Exp. 2, and 67-81% for Exp. 3, respectively. It was found that nitrification rate was increased according to organic concentration in influent increased. Therefore, the nitrification rate seemed to be achieved by heterotrophs. During anoxic period, denitrification rate depended on SCOD concentration in aerobic period and thus, was not resulted by endogenous denitrification. However, the amount of denitrification during anaerobic period were 3.5-14.1 mg/cycle, and that of BOD consumed were 10-40 mg/cycle. 3) For P removal of mixed wastewater, EBPR appeared only Mode 3($3^＊$). It was found that the time in which ICOD was converted to VFA should be sufficient. For mode 3 in each Exp., P removal efficiencies were 74, 87, and 81%, respectively. But for 45-48 of COD/TP ratio in influent, P concentration in effluent was over 1 mg/L. It was caused to a large amount of ICOD in influent. However, as P concnetration in influent was increased, the amounts of P release and uptake were increased linearly.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.303-312
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• 2008

Despite the impacts of the climate changes on the pelagic ecosystem, few studies have examined the pelagic-benthic coupling in the adjacent East China Sea and Korea Strait. Therefore, the species composition and abundance of the macrobenthic community, as well as the potential food sources of benthic fauna were investigated in the present study using stable isotope analysis (${\delta}^{13}C\;and\;{\delta}^{15}N$) for suspended particulate organic matter (SPOM), sedimentary organic matter (SOM), phytoplankton, and zooplankton. A total of 157 macrobenthic fauna were collected, and the density of the macrobenthic fauna ranged from 4 to 434 ind./0.25 $m^2$, with an average density of 149 ind./0.25 $m^2$. The density of the benthic fauna increased moving from offshore shelf sites to coastal sites adjacent to the Korea Strait. Cluster analysis showed that the macrobenthic communities consisted of three distinct groups: group A in the Korea Strait, group B in the East China Sea, and group C near Ieodo. The dominant species in group A were the amphipods Photis japonica and Ampelisca miharaensis, followed by the polychaete Scolotoma longifolia. Environmental variables, such as the temperature of the seawater and sediment, and oxygen, and chlorophyll a levels, appeared to affect the structure of the community, suggesting the importance of coupling with the pelagic system. The ${\delta}^{13}C$ values of SPOM and zooplankton ranged from -22.97 to -23.5% and -19.92 to -21.86%, respectively, showing a relatively narrow range(<1%) between the two components. The difference between the ${\delta}^{13}C$ values of SOM and pelagic organic matter was also within 1%, suggesting that the SOM originated from the pelagic system, which is an important factor controlling the macrobenthic community.

• 생태와환경
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.80-88
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• 2016

영흥도 인근 갯벌의 저서 먹이망 구조를 파악하고, BMA가 저서동물에 대한 먹이원으로써의 중요성을 파악하기 위하여 저서동물 (이매패류, 갑각류, 복족류, 어류)과 먹이원의 탄소 및 질소 안정동위원소비를 분석하였다. 먹이원의 후보인 POM, BMA, 잘피 (Z. marina)와 해조류의 탄소 안정동위원소비는 -26.5‰에서 -8.4‰로 넓은 범위를 보였으며, 저서동물의 탄소 안정동위원소비는 -17.8‰에서 -12.1‰로 먹이원의 탄소 안정동위원소 범위 내에 존재하였다. 해조류 중 녹조류와 SOM을 제외한 먹이원의 질소 안정동위원소비 ($5.7{\pm}1.0$‰)는 저서동물($11.8{\pm}1.9$‰)에 비하여 가벼운 것으로 나타나, 기존의 연구와 유사한 경향을 보였다. 탄소와 질소 안정동위원소비 분석을 통하여 저서동물은 세 그룹으로 나누어질 수 있음을 확인하였으며, 이는 각 그룹 내 저서동물의 먹이원 및 생태적 지위가 유사함을 의미한다. 또한 각 그룹에 대한 BMA의 먹이 기여도가 매우 큰 것으로 파악되었으며 이와 같은 연구 결과를 통해서 영흥도 조간대 갯벌 생태계에 있어 BMA가 가장 기초적인 생물자원이라는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.473-490
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• 2015

우리나라 주변을 한 시간 간격으로 관측하고 있는 GOCI의 관측영역 안에는 매우 맑은 대양의 성격을 띠는 동해부터 세계적인 큰 강인 양쯔강 하구의 극심하게 탁한 해역까지 매우 폭 넓은 해수 환경이 포함되어 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 대표적인 해수 구성 성분인 식물 플랑크톤, 부유물질, 용존유기물질의 흡광 특성자료를 이용하여 각 해역별 해수 환경의 차이를 상세하게 분석하였다. 이를 위하여 2009 ~ 2014년까지 6년 동안 한반도 주변 해역의 총 959개 정점에서 얻어진 해양 광학 자료 및 해양 환경 자료가 사용되었다. 그 결과 동해, 남해, 동중국해, 황해 외해역은 DOM과 식물 플랑크톤의 기여도가 높은 비슷한 분포 패턴을 나타냈고, 이와는 달리 목포 및 경기만 연안 해역은 부유물질과 용존유기물질의 기여도가 높은 분포 패턴을 보였다. 클로로필 및 부유물질 알고리즘의 정확도를 검증해 본 결과, 클로로필은 주로 과대 추정되고, 부유물질은 주로 과소 추정되는 경향을 보였다. 큰 오차의 경우 클로로필, 부유물질, 용존유기물질 중에서 부유물질에 의해 가장 많은 영향을 받았으며, $a_{SPM}$의 기여도가 60% 이상으로 높을 때 연안 해역에서 나타났다.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.139-152
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• 2018

The urban model inter-comparison study (UMICS) was conducted in order to improve the performance of air quality models (AQMs) for simulating fine particulate matter ($PM_{2.5}$) in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. UMICS consists of three phases: the first phase focusing on elemental carbon (UMICS1), the second phase focusing on sulfate, nitrate and ammonium (UMICS2), and the third phase focusing on organic aerosol (OA) (UMICS 3). In UMICS2/3, all the participating AQMs were the Community Multiscale Air Quality modeling system (CMAQ) with different configurations, and they similarly overestimated $PM_{2.5}$ nitrate concentration and underestimated $PM_{2.5}$ OA concentration. Various sensitivity analyses on CMAQ configurations, emissions and boundary concentrations, and meteorological fields were conducted in order to seek pathways for improvement of $PM_{2.5}$ simulation. The sensitivity analyses revealed that $PM_{2.5}$ nitrate concentration was highly sensitive to emissions of ammonia ($NH_3$) and dry deposition of nitric acid ($HNO_3$) and $NH_3$, and $PM_{2.5}$ OA concentration was highly sensitive to emissions of condensable organic compounds (COC). It was found that $PM_{2.5}$ simulation was substantially improved by using modified monthly profile of $NH_3$ emissions, larger dry deposition velocities of $HNO_3$ and $NH_3$, and additionally estimated COC emissions. Moreover, variability in $PM_{2.5}$ simulation was estimated from the results of all the sensitivity analyses. The variabilities on CMAQ configurations, chemical inputs (emissions and boundary concentrations), and meteorological fields were 6.1-6.5, 9.7-10.9, and 10.3-12.3%, respectively.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.159-172
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• 2019

To investigate the influence of pollution events on the chemical composition and formation processes of aerosol particles, 24-h integrated size-segregated particulate matter (PM) was collected during the fall season at an urban site of Gwangju, Korea and was used to determine the concentrations of mass, water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) and ionic species. Furthermore, black carbon (BC) concentrations were observed with an aethalometer. The entire sampling period was classified into four periods, i.e., typical, pollution event I, pollution event II, and an Asian dust event. Stable meteorological conditions (e.g., low wind speed, high surface pressure, and high relative humidity) observed during the two pollution events led to accumulation of aerosol particles and increased formation of secondary organic and inorganic aerosol species, thus causing $PM_{2.5}$ increase. Furthermore, these stable conditions resulted in the predominant condensation or droplet mode size distributions of PM, WSOC, $NO_3{^-}$, and $SO{_4}^{2-}$. However, difference in the accumulation mode size distributions of secondary water-soluble species between pollution events I and II could be attributed to the difference in transport pathways of air masses from high-pollution regions and the formation processes for the secondary chemical species. The average absorption ${\AA}ngstr{\ddot{o}}m$ exponent ($AAE_{370-950}$) for 370-950 nm wavelengths > 1.0 indicates that the BC particles from traffic emissions were likely mixed with light absorbing brown carbon (BrC) from biomass burning (BB) emissions. It was found that light absorption by BrC in the near UV range was affected by both secondary organic aerosol and BB emissions. Overall, the pollution events observed during fall at the study site can be due to the synergy of unfavorable meteorological conditions, enhanced secondary formation, local emissions, and long-range transportation of air masses from upwind polluted areas.