• Environmental Sciences Bulletin of The Korean Environmental Sciences Society
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• 제10권S_2호
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• pp.73-77
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• 2001

The disposal of sewage sludge using landfills and ocean dumping is no longer a viable option due to land scarcity and increasingly stringent environmental control regulations. As such, various efforts have been made to develop new sewage sludge recycling technologies. This work investigates the fundamental physical and chemical characteristics of rural type sewage sludge from Chungnam province in South Korea. The average moisture content, ignition loss, elementary analysis, and average heating value of the sewage sludge samples were examined. The average moisture content of the dewatered sludge was about 80%, while the organic matter was about 50% of the total solid sludge weight. The average heating value of a sewage sludge and petroleum coke waste mixture(1:1 weight ratio) was about 5,000 ㎉/kg, thereby indicating a high potential for energy recycling.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2001

This present study was aimed to investigate the characteristics of dissoloved organic matter (DOC) in sewage. The results are summarized as follows ; The plateaux reached in 3~4 days by the biodegradability test on sewage samples based on DOC. 쏭 rations of BDOC to DOC were 48, 21, 13 and 11% for raw sewage, primary treatment effluent, secondary treatment effluent and final treatment effluent, respectively. As the SUVA values ranged less 3L/m.mg for the effluent of sewage treatment plant, the DOC is composed largely of non-humic materials, hydrophilic, less aromatic as compared to waters with higher SUVA values. Through the biodegradability test, Dissolved organics showed that the quantity of LMW(Low Molecular Weight) less than 1,000 daltons was decreased, HMW(High Molecular Weight) more than 30,000 daltons had a tendency to increase. Large portion of UV$^{254}$ in final treatment effluent was increased of MMW(Medium Molecular Weight). Also, average removal efficiency of DOC was 32% during sewage treatment.

• 도시과학
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.45-49
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• 2019

The land treatment of sewage sludge is necessary because sewage sludge is increasing year by year. Therefore the research of sewage sludge solidification is underway as one of the land treatment methods. However, the problem with existing sewage sludge solidification is that the moisture content of sewage sludge is high and the dewaterability is low. Because of high drying cost the efficiency of energy production is low and the calorific value is insufficient. So the disposer is supplied with a filtration and caloric aid for improving dewaterability and calorific value. In this study, it is aimed to improve the fuel value of sewage sludge by confirming the feasibility of waste wood as a filtration and caloric aid. The dewaterability was measured by CST-test and the calorific value was measured by bomb calorimeter. As a result the dewaterability and calorific value are improved in all of the samples. The dewaterability was improved as the waste wood was added in the sewage sludge. By adjusting the waste wood adding rate into the sewage sludge the dewaterability and calorific value of sewage sludge will be improved. This study confirmed possibility of the waste wood used as filtration and caloric aid.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권7호
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• pp.735-742
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• 2008

낙동강 유역에 위치한 산업폐수종말처리장에서 채집한 폐수슬러지 시료와 부산 지역 하수처리장에서 채집된 하수슬러지시료를 대상으로 19종의 염화페놀류와 미국 환경보호청(US EPA)에서 우선 오염물질로 지정한 16종의 PAHs를 분석하여 농도 실태 및 분포 특성을 확인하고자 하였다. 분석결과 PAHs는 1.28$\sim$44.9 mg/kg dry wt.의 범위를 보였으며 대부분의 슬러지 시료에서 선행연구와 비슷하거나 낮은 농도를 보였지만 I5와 S4 시료의 경우 매우 높은 농도로 검출되어 슬러지의 종류 및 폐수 발생원에 따라 차이를 보이는 것을 알 수 있었다. 염화페놀류는 213$\sim$3,850 $\mu$g/kg dry wt.로 검출되었으며, 폐수슬러지에서 더 높은 농도로 나타났다. 특히 공단처리수가 하수와 같이 유입되는 하수슬러지 시료의 경우 폐수슬러지와 비슷한 농도수준을 보여 하수보다는 폐수에 의해 이들 물질의 농도가 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 슬러지의 종류에 따른 PAHs와 염화페놀류의 분포패턴을 파악하기 위해 주성분분석 및 군집분석을 실시하였다. 폐수슬러지의 경우 폐수가 배출되는 산업의 종류에 따라 서로 다른 분포패턴을 보였지만 하수슬러지는 비교적 유사한 분포패턴을 보였다. 식품산업이 대부분을 차지하는 I6 폐수슬러지 시료의 경우 하수슬러지와 유사한 분포패턴을 보여 폐수 발생원에 의한 영향을 많이 받는 것을 알 수 있었다. 하수슬러지에서 PAHs는 선행연구와 마찬가지로 phenanthrene, pyrene, fluoranthene이 상대적으로 높은 조성비(30.8$\sim$50.7%)를 보였으며, 염화페놀류는 2-chlorophenol이 36.0$\sim$66.8%의 높은 비율로 나타났다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.112-128
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• 1995

화장품 폐수에 일정 농도의 오수를 혼합하여 활성 슬러지법에 의해 처리할 경우, 오수 중의 각종 영양원과 분변성 세균 등에 의해 폐수 중 유기물이 감소되는지의 여부를 COD를 측정하여 고찰해 보고 폐수와 오수의 혼합 시 안정적으로 처리될 수 있는 최적 혼합비와 최적 폭기 시간을 구한 결과, 적당량의 오수를 투입함으로써 폐수 처리에 필요한 폭기 시간을 4-8시간으로 단축시킬 수 있었다. 오수의 투입량이 증가될수록 COD 저감율이 커짐을 알 수 있었으며 본 실험 범위 안에서 폐수와 오수의 혼합 처리 시 오수의 함량이 80% 정도일 때 가장 효과적이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1193-1201
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• 2012

The analysis and quantification of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) is crucial, as they initiate the biological removal of ammonia-nitrogen from sewage. Previous methods for analyzing the microbial community structure, which involve the plating of samples or culture media over agar plates, have been inadequate because many microorganisms found in a sewage plant are unculturable. In this study, to exclusively detect AOB, the analysis was carried out via denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis using a primer specific to the amoA gene, which is one of the functional genes known as ammonia monooxygenase. An AOB consortium (S1 sample) that could oxidize an unprecedented 100% of ammonia in 24 h was obtained from sewage sludge. In addition, real-time PCR was used to quantify the AOB. Results of the microbial community analysis in terms of carbon utilization ability of samples showed that the aeration tank water sample (S2), influent water sample (S3), and effluent water sample (S4) used all the 31 substrates considered, whereas the AOB consortium (S1) used only Tween 80, D-galacturonic acid, itaconic acid, D-malic acid, and $_L$-serine after 192 h. The largest concentration of AOB was detected in S1 ($7.6{\times}10^6copies/{\mu}l$), followed by S2 ($3.2{\times}10^6copies/{\mu}l$), S4 ($2.8{\times}10^6copies/{\mu}l$), and S3 ($2.4{\times}10^6copies/{\mu}l$).

• 분석과학
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.248-255
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• 1999

국내 주요 하수 슬러지(Z-1, Z-2시)에서 내분비계 장애물질로 의심 받는 여러 가지 물질 중 octylphenol(OP), nonylphenol(NP), di-octylphthalate(DOP)를 이 염화메탄을 이용하여 Soxhlet 장치로 추출한 후 GC/MS-SIM 방법으로 그들의 함량을 결정하였다. Z-1시 하수 슬러지의 경우 octylphenol, nonylphenol, di-octylphthalate의 함량이 각각 $3.25{\pm}0.07{\mu}g/g$, $1168{\pm}36{\mu}g/g$, $1172{\pm}57{\mu}g/g$이었고, Z-2 하수 슬러지는 octylphenol, nonylphenol, di-octylphthalate가 각각 $0{\mu}g/g$, $10.8{\pm}0.1{\mu}g/g$, $80{\pm}62{\mu}g/g$이 검출되었다. 특히 Z-1하수 슬러지에서 검출된 nonylphenol과 di-octylphthalate의 양은 매우 높은 값으로 생태계로 순환될 경우 매우 위험한 수준으로 평가되었으며, 또한 인간의 건강과 생식능력에 영향을 미칠 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.127-132
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• 1993

269 yeast strains were isolated from water samples collected from different sites in Minia governorate. These included 126 strains from fresh water, 108 strains from sewage and 35 strains from wastewater from sugar-cane factory. On the basis of 23 different physiological and morphological merkmals, the isolated strains were assigned to 16 species belonging to 11 genera. Total yeast cell counts as well as spectra of yeast species were highly variable in tested water. Total yeast cell counts ranged between $3.0{\times}10^3/l\;and\;1.8{\times}10^6/l$ for fresh water, $3.0{\times}10^4/l\;and\;3.0{\times}10^7/l$ for sewage and $1.5{\times}10^6/l\;and\;2.6{\times}10^7/l$ for wastewater from sugarcane factory. Debaryomyces hansenii, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Torulaspora delbrueckii were the dominant species in fresh water, whereas Debaryomyces hansenii, Thrichosporon beigelii, Rhodoforula mucilaginosa and Kluyveromyces marxianus were the dominant species in sewage and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Kluyveromyces marxianus and Trichosporon beigelii were the dominant species in wastewater from sugar-cane factory. Yeast human pathogens, Trichosporon beigelii, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa and Candida albicans were encountered in water samples indicating that water in El-Minia governorate is also polluted by some pathogenic yeasts.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1452-1456
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• 2012

The anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) in anaerobic sewage sludge was characterized. The net methane oxidation was observed in samples amended with methane plus sulfate or with methane alone, whereas methane formation was observed in the samples without methane, indicating that methane oxidation and formation occurred simultaneously. The ratio of the net methane oxidation rate to $H_2S$ formation was 100:1, suggesting that the AOM was not closely associated with sulfate reduction in the anaerobic sludge. The net AOM was positively associated with the methane concentration and sludge dilution ratio. However, the rate of AOM was negatively correlated with organic substrate (acetate) concentration. Therefore, the production and oxidation of methane could be controlled by environmental conditions and dissolved organic compounds in the bulk solution.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제31권12호
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• pp.1051-1059
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• 2022

This study investigated microbial communities and their diversity in a full-scale mesophilic anaerobic digester treating sewage sludge. Influent sewage sludge and anaerobic digester samples collected from a wastewater treatment plant in Busan were analyzed using high-throughput sequencing. It was found that the microbial community structure and diversity in the anaerobic digester could be affected by inoculation effect with influent sewage sludge. Nevertheless, distinct microbial communities were identified as the dominant microbial communities in the anaerobic digester. Twelve genera were identified as abundant bacterial communities, which included several groups of syntrophic bacteria communities, such as Candidatus Cloacimonas, Cloacimonadaceae W5, Smithella, which are (potential) syntrophic-propionate-oxidizing bacteria and Mesotoga and Thermovigra, which are (potential) syntrophic-acetate-oxidizing bacteria. Lentimicrobium, the most abundant genus in the anaerobic digester, may contribute to the decomposition of carbohydrates and the production of volatile fatty acids during the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Of the methanogens identified, Methanollinea, Candidatus Methanofastidiosum, Methanospirillum, and Methanoculleus were the dominant hydrogenotrophic methanogens, and Methanosaeta was the dominant aceticlastic methanogens. The findings may be used as a reference for developing microbial indicators to evaluate the process stability and process efficiency of the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge.