• 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.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to analyse the runoff characteristics of non-point pollution sources in an urban watershed and determine the effectiveness of newly installed riverwater treatment system to reduce water pollution caused by storm runoff in the urban watershed. The results of this study showed that the levels of BOD5 and suspended solid were highly influenced by first-flush effect and the pollutant load of those two parameters were also very high in the urban watershed. Meanwhile, the effectiveness of riverwater treatment system to reduce the levels of BOD5 and suspended solid was relatively high, but those to reduce the levels of T-N and T-P was low, which needs some additional unit treatment process such as filtration and coagulation. Nonetheless, the riverwater treatment system tested was relatively simple in installation and operation, effective in removing many water pollutants and, most importantly, does not require much space as other treatment systems, so it could be an attractive alternative option to reduce riverwater pollution caused by storm runoff in urban watersheds.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.329-339
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• 1993

Due to the global-convection currents, transboundary transport of air pollutants is widely observed in many regions of the world. This study was carried out to investigate the pattern of long-range transport of air pollutants in North East Asia, especially the impact of air pollutants originated in China and Japan on the air quality in Korea. From the meteorological data at the 850 mb surface from May 1986 through April 1987 at 54 obsevation stations in the North East Asia region, the backward and forward trajectories were calculated using interpolation method. And the contributions of pollution sources in neighbor countries to the air quality in Korea were analyzed. It was concluded that air pollution in China had a great influence on the air quality in Korea throughout the year : it could be transported to Korea just within 2 or 3 days most of the time. The trajectory analysis showed that pollution sources in Beijing. Liaoning Province, and Shandong Province, the most heavily industrialized areas in China., were the most influential for the air quality in Korea except for summer season. Durnig summer season, the air pollution in Shanhai and Japan could have moer influence on Korea. Such transboundary transport of air pollutants necessitate international cowork and cooperation in the region of North East Asia.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2020

Long-term exposure to environmental pollutants can impair the human skin's barrier function and promote skin aging mechanisms. The visible consequences of these effects are dryness, wrinkles, black spots and worsening skin sensitivity. As awareness of the effects of environmental stressors on the skin has recently increased, consumers' demand for cosmetics that can provide anti-pollution effects is increasing. In this study, the possibility of anti-pollution cosmetic material was investigated by measuring the inhibitory effect of free radicals using a mixture of Nypa fruticans Wurmb (NF), Saussurea neoserrata (SN), Codium fragile (CF) and Enteromorpha compressa (EC), which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects against irritation caused by dust. Combining the experimental results of a mixture of NF, SN, CF and EC by induction of fine dust stimulation, inhibition of inflammatory factors (PGE₂) and intracellular free radicals (ROS) by inhibiting effects were significant, indicating the possibility of use as anti-pollution cosmetics. The most plants used as sources of anti-pollution cosmetic ingredients contain antioxidants as active substances. In our highly industrialized and chemically polluted world, it is not surprising that most plants used as sources of anti-pollution cosmetic ingredients contain antioxidants as active substances. Considering our results, it can be suggested that this anti-pollutant consisting of NF, SN, CF and EC may be a good ingredient for skincare products for the cosmetic industry due to their antioxidant properties, which may especially alter skin aging.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2004

도로-포장시스템의 성능은 구성재료 및 기계적 물리화학적 하중에 대한 재료의 민감도에 매우 관련이 깊다 그러나 지금까지 오염원 침투에 따른 도로-포장시스템의 물리적 화학적인 영향에 대한 연구가 깊이 있게 다루어지지 않았다. 이에 대한 연구를 위해 본 논문에서는 도로-포장시스템과 오염원 및 주변환경적 요인과의 상호작용에 대한 고찰이 선행적으로 다루어졌다 도로-포장시스템으로 오염원은 1) 포장표면으로 직접 침투하거나, 2) 도로 경계 면으로 침투하거나 3) 물리적-화학적-생물학적 변화에 의한 흙 사이로의 간접 침투로 이루어진다. 오염원침투가능성은 재료종류. 입자크기. 기후 및 지질학적 특성에 관련이 깊다 도로-포장시스템의 안정성 및 성능 또한 오염원 침투에 의해 영향을 받는다 이와 같은 특성들을 고려 할 때 도로 설계 시공 및 유지보수와 관련된 일을 하는 공학자들은 이 문제를 심각하게 고려하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2013

Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) system was introduced to manage pollution load of watershed and to improve water quality of unit watershed so that it is possible to protect dringking water soureces. Load allocation observation is the most important factor in TMDLs system. Because if load allocation is not observed, it is difficult to achieve water quality goal of unit watershed. Also it is impossible to improve water quality of the drinking water sources. Therefore it is necessary to apply some kind of sanctions (penalty) in case of excess of load allocation. The sanctions have to be, however, applied differently based on various reduction plan types, i.e., using the reduction load planed in 2nd phase, delay the completion, additional reduction in 2nd phase, error of the pollution sources, etc. Moreover, the penalty load should be properly imposed, lest it should be overburden the provence. The reduction load trade inter province must be restrictively permmitted only the same unit watershed.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2023년도 학술발표회
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• pp.472-472
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 낙동강 수계에서 발생한 수질오염사고에 대해 K-River와 K-DRUM 결합모형을 이용하여 오염물질의 이동을 분석하였다. 국내에서는 수질오염총량제 도입 이후 수질관리에서 물순환과정을 수용한 배분모델의 필요성과 비점오염원의 중요성이 강조되었다. 따라서 비점오염원의 유출특성을 반영하기 위해 유역의 오염도를 분석할 수 있는 K-DRUM 분포모형을 사용하였다. 그리고 낙동강 수계에서 운영되는 댐 운영규칙을 적용하여 모델의 재현성을 높였다. 또한 하천 내 오염물질의 이동을 분석하기 위해 대류-분산 방정식의 대류 부분만을 1차원 수리모델 K-River에 적용하여 오염물질 추적을 수행하였다. 수질오염 분석 결과 오염물질의 최고농도는 과소평가 되었으나 도착시간과 전체 오염물질 농도의 추이는 잘 재현되었다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.17-31
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• 2004

The subway play an important part in serious traffic problems. However, because subway system is a closed environment, many serious air pollution problems occurred in subway stations and injured passenger's health. Therefor, it is a necessary to identify sources and to estimate pollutant sources in order to protect passenger's health and to keep clean subway environment. The purpose of this study was to analyze a air quality in the subway stations and to apply a new receptor methodology for quantitatively estimate of PM10 sources. In this study, the size distributions of particulate matters has been measured by using Aerosizer LD (U.S.A., API, Inc.). It's real time measurement capability of time-of-flight technique offers a significant advantage of user convenience and air pollution management. Also, the mass concentrations of PM 10 has been measured by using mini-vol portable sampler (U.S.A., Airmetrics Co.). The sampling performed in Seoul subway stations during the period of February 2000 and April 2000. The number distribution data used in this study consisted of 26 raw data sets in the Jongno-sam-ga station. Correlation Analysis can be used in subway stations for source separation and identification. Then, number contribution from each source is determined by the particle number balance (PNB). The mass concentration data used in this study consisted of 31 raw data in the 8 different stations. The mass contributions of PM10 sources in the concourse by using PMF/CMB model.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2015

클린룸 내부에서 발생한 오염은 복잡한 공정과 여러 가지 장비에 의해서 더욱 더 복잡한 형태를 나타내며, 다양한 오염 형태로 나타나게 된다. 이러한 경향으로 인해서 클린룸 내부에서 발생한 오염입자를 생산공정에 영향을 주지 않으면서 경제적이고 효율적으로 제어하기 위해서, 오염입자 분포에 대한 상세한 해석이 요구된다. 따라서 이러한 오염제어의 목적으로 오염원 추정법이 개발되었다. 본 논문에서는 기여도를 추정하기 위한 계산 가속화 방법으로 영역분할법을 제안하였다. 이 결과로부터 각 오염원의 오염 발생량을 정량적으로 예측할 수 있었다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2006

The water of rivers and lakes in Korea is the main sources for drinking, industrial and agricultural purposes. However, various pollutants washed-off from watershed area make worse and worse the water quality. Particularly, the changes of land uses in watershed area is the main pollutant sources in many cases in Korea, it is usually called to nonpoint pollution sources. In this reason, the Ministry of Environment are programing the total maximum daily load for four major large rivers in order to improve the water quality by controlling the watershed area. Therefore, this research was performed to estimate the total pollutant input from watershed areas to lakes of Ganwol and Boonam located in Chungnamdo. The AGNPS water quality model and monitoring were used to estimate the pollutant loading rates with unit pollutant concentration of each land use. The main landuse of the research area are forest, wet and dry paddy field and small urban area. The research shows that the pollutant sources in Ganwol and Boonam lakes are from the various landuses. In this manuscripts, the results will provide important informations for mitigating the pollutants to the lakes.