• 한국학교보건학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.81-90
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• 2003

This study was conducted to contribute to the basic data for decisions on environment policy improvement in health promotion for students in elementary, middle and high schools. This study was carried out to investigate the extent of indoor air pollution in elementary, middle and high schools in residential, traffic congestional and industrial areas. The concentrations of major indoor air pollutants(carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, respiratory particulate, radon) and thermocircumstance (temperature, relative humidity, intensity of illumination) indices were observed from June to August 2000. As results of the survey, the mean values of thermocircumstance in school were $26.94{\pm}1.15^{\circ}C$ of temperature, $68.88{\pm}5.31%$ of humidity and $268.26{\pm}164.60$ Lux of intensity of illumination. The mean concentrations of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, respiratory particulate were $8.36{\pm}0.29\;ppm$, $547.66{\pm}175.58\;ppm$, $36.23{\pm}48.39\;{\mu}g/m3$, respectively. These values were lower than those of the indoor environmental standard on the first clause of Article 45 of public utilization service notified public hygiene of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The mean concentration of radon was $20.07{\pm}17.95\;Bq/m3$. Which was below the U.S. EPA radon action level.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.27-42
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• 2018

It is important to identify the contaminant sources and to evaluate the fate and transport of heavy metals to crops in agricultural lands. This study was conducted to evaluate metal sources and its transfer and accumulation to crop in agricultural soils. Pollution indices were calculated and multivariate analysis was performed to identify metal sources. To evaluate transfer and accumulation of metals to crops, the contents of phytoavailable metals were evaluated by using single extraction method and the correlation between metal content and soil properties was analyzed. Also the BCF was quantitatively evaluated for investigating the metal transition to each crop grown in the research area. As a result, Cr, Ni, and Co were expected to be mainly derived from geologic factors due to weathering of certain parent rocks. The content of nickel in soils of the research area was slightly higher than that of the concern level criteria based on total concentration, but the amount transferred and accumulated in the crops was actually low. Understanding the contamination characteristics by investigating the pollution sources of heavy metals and its transfer and accumulation to crops through various evaluation techniques could provide important information for proper management of the agricultural land.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.296-305
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• 2021

This work investigated heavy metal pollution in surface sediments of rivers in Busan, Korea. Surface sediments were analyzed in order to conduct contamination assessment of organic matter, nutrients, and heavy metal concentrations. Contamination assessment of heavy metals was conducted using geoaccumulation index (I_geo), pollution load index (PLI), and potential ecological risk index (RI). Accumulation of organic matter and nutrients were affected by water discharged from sewage treatment plant. The concentrations of organic matter and nutrients were found to be greater in points which were close to the sewage treatment plant more than points furthest. The concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, Hg, As, Cr, and Ni were found to be greater in surface sediment more than in the background. The mean concentrations of heavy metals were in the order of Zn (323.5 mg/kg) > Cu (70.5 mg/kg) > Pb (39.8 mg/kg) > Cr (33.4 mg/kg) > Ni (13.5 mg/kg) > As (9.4 mg/kg) > Cd (0.84 mg/kg) > Hg (0.092 mg/kg). The result of geoaccumulation indices indicated that Hg > Cr > Cu > Ni > Zn > As > Pb > Cd were found in order of severe contamination by heavy metals. From PLI and RI analysis, it was evident that the Suyeonggang 2 was the most contaminated river.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.572-579
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• 2011

We have examined the runoff characteristics of nonpoint source (NPS) in fields. Two monitoring sites were equipped with an automatic velocity meter and water sampler. Monitoring was conducted at fields 1 and field 2 during the rainfall event. Ten rainfall-runoff events were monitored and analyzed during the study period. The results show that runoff occurred if daily rainfall and intensity were higher than 40 mm and 1.6 mm/hr except a few extreme rainfall events with very high intensity. Runoff of field 1 was approximately twice of that of field 2. Event mean concentrations (EMC) and pollution load of analyzed water quality indices were also higher in field 2 than in field 1. Especially, TN load from field 2 was $75.4 mg/m^2$ and was about 5 times higher than that from field 1. Analysis of Pearson correlation coefficient of water quality parameter indicates that besides of TN all items in fields 1 have tight relationship respectively (p < 0.01). But those of fields 2 have a significant (p < 0.05). Estimating units loading of NPS, we suggested that variable such as soil texture, rainfall amount and intensity and slope were needed to be considered from agricultural landuses. The results of this study can be used as a basic data in the development and implementation of total maximum daily loads (TMDL) in Korea.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2014

하천수질의 공간적 변이 해석에 양분 지표의 활용 가능성을 탐색하기 위해 전남 시 군의 수질 자료(T-N, T-P, BOD, COD)와 양분 지표(화학비료 공급량, 가축분뇨 발생량, 가축분뇨 양분 발생량, 양분수지)의 상관관계를 조사하였다. 수질 T-N은 화학비료 공급량, 가축분뇨 질소 발생량, 양분수지와 모두 정의 상관관계(P<0.05 또는 P<0.01)가 있었고, T-P와 이들 양분 지표와의 상관관계는 95% 수준에서 유의성이 없었지만 가축분뇨 인 발생량(P=0.06)과 양분수지(P=0.09)와는 유의미한 관계가 있었다. 따라서, 전남 지역 하천의 T-N 농도는 농경지 시용 화학비료는 물론 가축분뇨에 의해 영향을 받는 반면 T-P 농도는 화학비료 보다는 부적절한 가축분뇨처리 및 퇴비 과잉 시용에 의해 증가될 수 있음을 의미한다. 가축분뇨와 이를 원료로 제조되는 퇴비는 토양교질 및 금속이온과의 반응성이 낮아 무기태 인에 비해 상대적으로 이동성이 큰 유기태 인을 함유하고 있기 때문에 하천 T-P 농도증가에 기여할 수 있는 것으로 해석되었다. 한편, BOD와 COD는 모두 유기물질 함량이 높은 가축분뇨 발생량과 정의 상관관계(P<0.05 또는 P<0.01)가 있었는데, 이 또한 T-P의 경우와 동일하게 하천 수질에 대한 가축분뇨의 영향을 반영한다. 하지만, 본 연구에서 기상, 지형, 강우유형, 영농활동, 토지이용방식이 상이한 시 군을 대상으로 취득이 용이한 통계자료에 의존하여 양분수지를 분석하여 수질 변동을 해석한 점은 한계로 인정된다. 이와 같은 한계에도 불구하고 본 연구결과는 수질 변동 이해의 측면에서 양분 지표를 이용한 수질의 공간 변이 해석 가능성과 수질 관리의 측면에서 가축분뇨관리(폐수 처리 및 적정 퇴비 시용)의 중요성을 통계적으로 제시한다는 측면에서 의미가 있다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2005

남한강 상류지역의 금속광산인 거도, 만정, 조일광산은 1988년 석탄광산합리화 사업과 더불어 폐광되었으며, 휴$\cdot$폐광된 이후 다량의 광산 폐기물을 방치하여 주변환경을 오염시키고 있는 실정이다. 그러나 광미, 폐석 등의 이동에 의한 주변의 토양오염에 대한 정량적 평가가 없기 때문에 이들 광산폐기물에 의한 오염정도를 확인하기 어렵다. 따라서 폐광된 거도, 만정, 조일 광산의 광산 폐석에 의한 수질 오염 가능성 평가를 위해 각 광산에서 폐석 시료를 채취하였으며, HCl 처리 농도에 따라 지화학적 농축 계수(Index of geoaccumulation), 중금속 존재 형태와 이동성에 관하여 조사하였다. 카드뮴, 납, 아연, 구리, 니켈 그리고 크롬의 지화학적 농축 계수는 각각 6, $4\~6,\;0\~6,\;4\~5$, 2, 0을 나타냈다. 광산 폐석에서 카드미뮴, 납, 아연, 구리의 지화학적 농축계수 분석을 통하여 이러한 지역이 상당한 오염 가능성을 알 수 있었다. 광산 폐석에서 중금속의 존재 형태는 구리의 경우 유기물 형태, 납은 탄산염 형태, 니켈과 아연은 잔류상 형태로 나타났다.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2018

We examined the effect of simultaneous application of phosphorus (P) and iron (Fe) on the phytotoxicity of lettuce in arsenic (As) contaminated soil using response surface methodology (RSM). To stabilize As and supply nutrient into soil, Fe and P were treated, respectively. Water soluble As and P was decreased by Fe application but increased by P application. Through phytotoxicity test, the result showed that only the addition of P affected lettuce root elongation even though both P and Fe were added. The correlation coefficients between root elongation and other indices indicated that the As content in the roots seemed to be the main reason that root growth was impeded. We could verify that the former result was not a passing phenomenon and Fe was necessarily needed to protect secondary pollution by exclusive usage of P fertilizer.

• 생태와환경
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.477-491
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• 2010

Benthic macroinvertebrates were collected two times from 116 sites at the $1^{st}{\sim}4^{th}$ order streams in forest areas in Gyungsang province in late spring and late summer. The sample sites belonged to slightly and moderately polluted states. When communities were classified by the Self-Organizing Map (SOM), the gradient was observed according to degree of pollution. Within clusters of slightly polluted sites, however, seasonality was further observed. Scrapers, gatherer-collectors, and filterer-collectors were abundantly observed in late spring while shredders appeared more in late summer. The number of predator species increased in late summer. Behavior types were mostly clingers in two seasons. Community compositions at the moderately polluted sites were not much differentiated in different seasons. Gatherer-collectors and burrowers were dominantly collected in both seasons.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.793-800
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• 2007

2006년 4월과 5월에 대구지역의 도로먼지로 채취한 총 48개의 시료를 100 ${\mu}m$ 이하로 체거름하고 산추출한 후 ICP로 14개 원소를 분석하였다. 농축계수를 이용한 미량원소성분의 발생원 평가결과, Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, V의 성분은 토양과 먼지와 같은 자연적 발생원에 의한 영향을 받고 있는 반면에 Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn의 성분은 연료연소와 폐기물소각과 같은 인위적 발생원에 의한 영향을 받고 있었다. 분석결과는 자연적 발생원과 관련된 성분이 인위적 발생원과 관련된 성분보다 매우 높은 농도를 보였다. 도로먼지에 함유된 미량원소성분은 대구지역이 외국의 다른 도시보다 대체로 더 높은 수준을 보였다. 미량원소성분의 농도와 중금속의 오염지수는 공업지역과 상업지역이 주거지역과 녹지지역보다 높았다. 그리고 미량원소성분간의 상관성 분석결과, 인위적 발생원과 관련된 성분간에는 유의한 상관성이 많았던 반면에 자연적 발생원과 관련된 성분간에는 유의한 상관성이 적었다. 게다가 교통량과 인위적 발생원과 관련된 성분간에도 유의한 상관성을 보였다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.75-83
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• 2016

Background: In order to evaluate the effect of pH, known as a critical factor for shaping the biogeographical microbial patterns in the studies by others, on the bacterial diversity, we selected two sites in a similar geographical location (site 1; north latitude 35.3, longitude 127.8, site 2; north latitude 35.2, longitude 129.2) and compared their soil bacterial diversity between them. The mountain soil at site 1 (Jiri National Park) represented naturally acidic but almost pollution free (pH 5.2) and that at site 2 was neutral but exposed to the pollutants due to the suburban location of a big city (pH 7.7). Methods: Metagenomic DNAs from soil bacteria were extracted and amplified by PCR with 27F/518R primers and pyrosequenced using Roche 454 GS FLX Titanium. Results: Bacterial phyla retrieved from the soil at site 1 were more diverse than those at site 2, and their bacterial compositions were quite different: Almost half of the phyla at site 1 were Proteobacteria (49 %), and the remaining phyla were attributed to 10 other phyla. By contrast, in the soil at site 2, four main phyla (Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Cyanobacteria) composed 94 %; the remainder was attributed to two other phyla. Furthermore, when bacterial composition was examined on the order level, only two Burkholderiales and Rhizobiales were found at both sites. So depending on pH, the bacterial community in soil at site 1 differed from that at site 2, and although the acidic soil of site 1 represented a non-optimal pH for bacterial growth, the bacterial diversity, evenness, and richness at this site were higher than those found in the neutral pH soil at site 2. Conclusions: These results and the indices regarding diversity, richness, and evenness examined in this study indicate that pH alone might not play a main role for bacterial diversity in soil.