• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2001년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.19-21
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• 2001

The Shiheung mine was closed in 1972 and has been abandoned since then. Although some restoration work has been done, there still remain mine failings in and around the mine, posing a potential environmental hazard. Mine tailings and the porewater extracted from the tailing were investigated to see any evidence of elemental release and migration to adjacent groundwater and soil in the field. The pHs of the tailing range from 6.24 to 7.23. Calcite in the studied area seems to influence on such neutral pH range. Depth profile of mine tailing demonstrate elements have been leached and removed as a consequence of weathering during disposal. This is also supported by the findings from porewater analysis, corresponding the trends in the mine tailings. The concentrations of Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn in the tailing porewater exceed the standard value of EPA for drinking water and this implies groundwater can be contaminated through infiltration of the porewaters, which ultimately will be discharged as leachate from the mine tailing. Groundwater samples collected near the mine area do not show high metal concentrations, except for Fe, which were detected over drinking water standard.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.225-226
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• 2006

As the technique of high-speed end-milling is widely adopted to machining field. The investigation for microscopic precision of workpiece is necessary for machinability evolution. The environmental pollution has become a big problem in industry and many researcher have investigated in order to preserve the environment. The environmentally conscious machining and technology have more important position in machining process. In the milling process, the cutting fluid has greatly bad influence on the environment. The damaged layer affect mold life and machine parts in machining. In this study, the cutting force, the surface roughness, micro hardness and residual stress is evaluated according to machining environment. Finally, it is obtained that the characteristics of damaged layer in environmentally conscious machining is better than that in conventional machining using cutting fluid.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2012

Thermal phenomena has caused abnormal weather phenomena due to the lack of urban green spaces To solve these problems, the country of recorded a city business is actively evolving trends. but in all the land, most built-up city's green buildings unless the demolition of the composition is an impossible situation, green space in urban areas, with emphasis on composition. In this study, thermal power plants that occured in the evolution of vegetation by utilizing Bottom Ash was tried to develop a lightweight block. Bottom Ash block to take advantage of vegetation is focused create green space in urban areas Vegetation in the block was carried out manufacturing lightweight, porous, lightweight water ratio suitable for three types of blocks selected according to its kind study on the manufacturing and process. Bottom Ash from this study at the time of disposal of coal ash generated by recycling the landfill shortages, loss of landfill costs, environmental pollution and are trying to solve the same problem at the same time.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.478-481
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• 2006

Energy is vital to global prosperity, yet dependence on fossil fuels as our primary energy source contributes to global climate change environmental degradation, and health problems. Hydrogen $(H_2)$ offers tremendous potential as a clean renewable energy currency. Hydrogen has the highest gravimetric energy density of any known fuel and is compatible with electrochemical and combustion processes for energy conversion without producing carbon-based emission that contribute to environmental pollution and climate change. Numerous methodologies have been developed for effective hydrogen production. Among them, the biological hydrogen production has gained attention, because hydrogen can be produced by cellular metabolismunder the presence of water and sunlight. The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is capable of sustained $H_2$ photoproduction when grown under sulfur deprived condition. Under sulfur deprived conditions, PSII and photosynthetic $O_2$ evolution are inactivated, resulting in shift from aerobic to anaerobic condition in the culture. After anaerobiosis, sulfur deprived algal cells induce a reversible hydrogenase and start to evolve $H_2$ gas in the light. According to above principle, we investigated the effect of induction parameters such as cell age, cell density. light intensity, and sulfate concentration under sulfur deprived condition We also developed continuous hydrogen production system by sulfate re-addition under sulfur deprived condition.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.419-428
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• 2019

Phytases are enzymes that can hydrolyze phytate and its salts into inositol and phosphoric acid, and have been utilized to increase the availability of nutrients in animal feed and mitigate environmental pollution. However, the enzymes' low thermostability has limited their application during the feed palletization process. In this study, a combination of B-value calculation and protein surface engineering was applied to rationally evolve the heat stability of Escherichia coli phytase. After systematic alignment and mining for homologs of the original phytase from the histidine acid phosphatase family, the two models 1DKL and 1DKQ were chosen and used to identify the B-values and spatial distribution of key amino acid residues. Consequently, thirteen potential amino acid mutation sites were obtained and categorized into six domains to construct mutant libraries. After five rounds of iterative mutation screening, the thermophilic phytase mutant P56214 was finally yielded. Compared with the wild-type, the residual enzyme activity of the mutant increased from 20% to 75% after incubation at $90^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. Compared with traditional methods, the rational engineering approach used in this study reduces the screening workload and provides a reference for future applications of phytases as green catalysts.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

Arsenic (As), which is ubiquitous throughout the environment, represents a major environmental threat at higher concentration and poses a global public health concern in certain geographic areas. Most of the conventional arsenic remediation techniques that are currently in use have certain limitations. This situation necessitates a potential remediation strategy, and in this regard bioremediation technology is increasingly important. Being the oldest representativse of life on Earth, microbes have developed various strategies to cope with hostile environments containing different toxic metals or metalloids including As. Such conditions prompted the evolution of numerous genetic systems that have enabled many microbes to utilize this metalloid in their metabolic activities. Therefore, within a certain scope bacterial isolates could be helpful for sustainable management of As-contamination. Research interest in microbial As(III) oxidation has increased recently, as oxidation of As(III) to less hazardous As(V) is viewed as a strategy to ameliorate its adverse impact. In this review, the novelty of As(III) oxidation is highlighted and the implication of As(III)-oxidizing microbes in environmental management and their prospects are also discussed. Moreover, future exploitation of As(III)-oxidizing bacteria, as potential plant growth-promoting bacteria, may add agronomic importance to their widespread utilization in managing soil quality and yield output of major field crops, in addition to reducing As accumulation and toxicity in crops.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.288-299
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• 2011

2008년 4월부터 2009년 10월까지 영남지역 21개 호소를 중심으로 어류상을 조사한 결과, 서식이 확인된 어류는 15과 44속 61종이었다. 채집된 어류 가운데 잉어과가 32종 (52.5%)으로 가장 많았고, 다음은 미꾸리과 어류가 6종 (9.8%)이었다. 호소별 출현종수는 진양호에서 31종으로 가장 많은 종이 확인되었다. 전체 호소에서 확인된 61종의 어종 중 개체수에 근거할 때, 우점종은 빙어 (26.6%), 아우점종은 긴몰개(14.8%)로 나타났으며, 생체량에 근거할 때, 우점종은 블루길 (19.8%), 아우점종은 잉어 (14.8%)로 나타났다. 확인된 61종 중 한국 고유종은 6과 20종으로 나타났으며, 긴몰개가 전체 개체수의 14.8%를 차지하여 가장 높은 출현율을 나타내었다. 환경부지정 멸종위기종인 꼬치동자개는 용연지와 영천호, 잔가시고기는 용연지에서 각각 확인되었다. 유전자 분석 결과 용연지의 꼬치동자개는 낙동강수계에서 최근 이입된 것으로 확인되었다. 외래도입종으로는 배스, 블루길, 이스라엘잉어, 떡붕어, 백련어로 총 5종이 확인되었다. 블루길은 풍락지, 합천호, 번개늪, 장척호, 주남저수지와 같은 5개 호소에서 우점종 또는 아우점종으로 나타났다. 타 수계로부터 낙동강으로 이입된 종으로 끄리, 강준치, 치리, 살치, 동자개, 빙어, 얼록동사리의 7종이 확인되었으며, 이 중 끄리는 임하호와 영천호에서 우점종으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통하여 농어목 동사리과에 속하는 좀구굴치가 낙동강 유역의 질날벌에서 처음으로 확인되었다. 21개 호소의 어류 군집 분석을 실시한 결과, 전체 호소의 종다양도, 균등도, 우점도 지수는 각각 1.079, 0.604, 0.134로 나타났으며, 호소별 어류상의 유사도는 저수량과 관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 동일시기에 영남 지역에 위치하는 21개의 호소를 대상으로 어류상을 조사하였다는 점에서 이후 관련 연구에 의미 있는 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.114-127
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• 2015

In the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA), ozone ($O_3$) concentration is still higher than in other urban areas in developed countries. In order to reveal the current state of photochemical air pollution and to provide data for validation of chemical transport models, vertical profiles of meteorological parameters and ozone concentrations were measured by ozonesonde in two field campaigns: the first one, during the change of season from wet to dry-cold (November 2011) and the second during the dry-warm season (March 2012). Unlike previous similar field campaigns, ozonesonde was launched twice daily. The observation data were used to analyze the production and distribution of ozone in the convective boundary layer. The observation days covered a wide range of meteorological conditions, and various profiles were obtained. The evolution of the mixing layer (ML) height was analyzed, revealing that ML evolution was faster during daytime in March 2012 than in November 2011. On a day in November 2011, the early-morning strong wind and the resulting vertical mixing was observed to have brought the high-ozone-concentration air-mass to the ground and caused relatively high surface ozone concentration in the morning. The amount of produced ozone in the MCMA was estimated by taking the difference between the two profiles on each day. In addition to the well-known positive correlation between daily maximum temperature and ozone production, effect of the ML height and wind stagnation was identified for a day in March 2012 when the maximum ground-level ozone concentration was observed during the two field campaigns. The relatively low ventilation coefficient in the morning and the relatively high value in the afternoon on this day implied efficient accumulation of the $O_3$ precursors and rapid production of $O_3$ in the ML.

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.757-774
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• 2004

이 논문은 전통적인 하천의 기능을 보다 체계적으로 재분류하여, 사회적 측면(용수공급, 관리, 교통 및 에너지원), 공간적 측면(지형형성, 수변경관, 지역구성, 경계-분리) 그리고 생태적 측면(폐수배출, 정화작용, 서식지, 기후조절) 등으로 구분하고자 한다. 이러한 재분류에 기초하여 보면, 근대화 과정에서 도시하천의 기능들 가운데 특히 용수공급 등 사회경제적 기능이 강조된 반면, 공간적 측면과 생태적 측면은 무시되었다는 점이 지적될 수 있다. 대구 및 그 주변 지역을 관류하는 금호강 역시 과거 지역사회의 내적 발전과정에 지대한 기여를 했지만, 하천의 특정 기능이 선별적으로 개발된 결과 금호강은 유지수의 부족과 더불어 오염과 퇴락으로 그 본래 기능을 상실하게 되었다. 뿐만 아니라 이로 인해 금호강에 의존하여 발달해 오던 대구 및 그 주변 도시들도 더 이상 성장하기 어렵게 되었다. 이러한 사회 환경적 위기 상황을 극복하기 위하여, 본 논문은 도시 하천이 가지는 고유한 기능들에 근거하여 지속가능성 원칙과 주요 기능별 평가 지표를 개발하고, 도시와 하천이 공생적으로 발전할 수 있는 방안들을 제시하고자 한다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.394-407
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• 2011

Better understanding of the complex factors leading to human diseases will be necessary for both long term prevention and for managing short and long-term health problems. The underlying causes, leading to a global health crisis in both acute and chronic diseases, include finite global health care resources for sustained healthy human survival, the population explosion, increased environmental pollution, decreased clean air, water, food distribution, diminishing opportunities for human self-esteem, increased median life span, and the interconnection of infectious and chronic diseases. The transition of our pre-human nutritional requirements for survival to our current culturally-shaped diet has created a biologically-mismatched human dietary experience. While individual genetic, gender, and developmental stage factors contribute to human diseases, various environmental and culturally-determined factors are now contributing to both acute and chronic diseases. The transition from the hunter-gatherer to an agricultural-dependent human being has brought about a global crisis in human health. Initially, early humans ate seasonally-dependent and calorically-restricted foods, during the day, in a "feast or famine" manner. Today, modern humans eat diets of caloric abundance, at all times of the day, with foods of all seasons and from all parts of the world, that have been processed and which have been contaminated by all kinds of factors. No longer can one view, as distinct, infectious agent-related human acute diseases from chronic diseases. Moreover, while dietary and environmental chemicals could, in principle, cause disease pathogenesis by mutagenic and cytotoxic mechanisms, the primary cause is via "epigenetic", or altered gene expression, modifications in the three types of cells (e.g., adult stem; progenitor and terminally-differentiated cells of each organ) during all stages of human development. Even more significantly, alteration in the quantity of adult stem cells during early development by epigenetic chemicals could either increase or decrease the risk to various stem cell-based diseases, such as cancer, later in life. A new concept, the Barker hypothesis, has emerged that indicates pre-natal maternal dietary exposures can now affect diseases later in life. Examples from the studies of the atomic bomb survivors should illustrate this insight.