• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권12호
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• pp.1325-1335
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• 2007

The utility of soil-gas surveys is directly proportional to their accuracy in reflecting and representing changes in the subsurface concentrations of source compounds. Passive soil-gas vapor-phase is merely a fractional trace of the source, so, as a matter of convenience, the units used in reporting detection values from EMFLUX surveys are smaller than those employed for source-compound concentrations. According to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank(LUST) Program Annual Report, approximately 16 U.S. million dollars were spent for environmental site investigations at over 1,600 Underground Storage Tank(UST) sites and approximately over 1,000 acres of land was characterized and remediated in the State of Illinois in the year of 2003 alone. The main purpose of this study is to propose an idea to significantly reduce the site investigation cost by utilizing a passive soil-gas survey and conventional intrusive drilling method and to fully define the three dimensional characteristics of subsurface contamination from two industrial drycleaning facilities.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제25권2_spc호
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• pp.1-15
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• 2020

Monitoring and assessing terminal electron accepting processes (TEAPs) are one of the most important steps to remediate contaminated sites via various in-situ techniques. TEAPs are a part of the microbial respiration reactions. Microorganisms gain energy from these reactions and reduces pollutants. Monitoring TEAPs enables us to predict degradability of contaminants and degradation rates. In many countries, TEAPs have been used for characterization of field sites and management of groundwater wells. For instance, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided strategies for groundwater quality and well management by applying TEAPs monitoring. Denmark has also constructed TEAPs map of local unit area to develop effective groundwater managing system, particularly to predict and assess nitrogen contamination. In case of Korea, although detailed soil survey and groundwater contamination assessment have been employed, site investigation guidelines using TEAPs have not been established yet. To better define TEAPs in subsurface environments, multiple indicators including ion concentrations, isotope compositions and contaminant degradation byproducts must be assessed. Furthermore, dissolved hydrogen concentrations are regarded as significant evidence of TEAPs occurring in subsurface environment. This review study introduces optimal sampling techniques of groundwater and dissolved hydrogen, and further discuss how to assess TEAPs in contaminated subsurface environments according to several contamination scenarios.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2017

In this study, we evaluated effect of particle size on arsenic solid-state speciation and bioaccessibility in soils highly contaminated with arsenic from smelting and mining. Soils were partitioned into six particle size fractions ($2000-500{\mu}m$, $500-250{\mu}m$, $250-150{\mu}m$, $150-75{\mu}m$, $75-38{\mu}m$, <$38{\mu}m$), and arsenic solid-state speciation and bioaccessibility were characterized in each particle size fraction. Arsenic solid-state speciation was characterized via sequential extraction and XRD analysis, and arsenic bioaccessibility was evaluated by SBRC (Solubility Bioaccessibility Research Consortium) method. In smelter site soil, arsenic was mainly present as arsenic bound to amorphous iron oxides. Fine particle size fractions showed higher arsenic concentration, but lower arsenic bioaccessibility. On the other hand, arsenic in mine site soil showed highest concentration in largest particle size fraction ($2000-500{\mu}m$), while higher bioaccessibility was observed in smaller particle size fractions. Arsenic in mine site soil was mainly present as arsenolite ($As_2O_3$) phase, which seemed to affect the distribution of arsenic and arsenic bioaccessibility in different particle size fractions of the mine soil.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2008

Food compost, having a higher organic contents than soil, could be an alternative material to prevent the proliferation of heavy metals contamination in soil. In this study we used a convection-dispersion local equilibrium sorption model(CDE) and a two-site non-equilibrium sorption model to find the effects on the adsorption and transportation of Pb by mixing food compost with soil and we also tried to find the effect of velocity and concentration of the injected solution on the characteristics of Pb. We measured Pb concentrations in injection-liquid and in effluent, and then applied them to CXTFIT program. As a result of column experiments, some parameters(D, R, ${\beta}$, ${\omega}$) used in two-site non-equilibrium adsorption model were obtained. Characteristics of Pb adsorption and transport were analyzed using the parameters(D, R, ${\beta}$, ${\omega}$) obtained from the CXTFIT program, We could know that mixed soil with food compost showed a higher adsorption capacity from the retardation factor(R) calculated from the breakthrough curve(BTCs) of Pb. Rs of soil and mixed soil are 20.45, 37.45 respectively, indicating that the adsorption and the transportation characteristics could be accessed quantitatively by using of two-site non-equilibrium adsorption model.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.31-44
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• 1999

Atmospheric dry deposition flux and ambient particle mass size distribution were measured to evaluate the impact of atmospheric deposition around the Nanjido landfill sites. Wind direction affects greatly on the variation of mass flux and mass size distribution and made two times higher when the wind was blown from the road side. The effect of Nanjido landfill on the mass size distribution was significant comparing to simultaneously measured mass size distribution at the other sampling site. The results showed that the particle diameter bigger than $10{\mu}m$ explained the majority of atmospheric dry deposition flux. A survey was also carried out to investigate the contamination of soils in a completed Nanjido landfill. The chemical properties of the soil analyzed in the present study include pH, oxidation-reduction potential (ORP), anion and cation concentration, total organic carbon(TOC), and some-metal elements concentrations were analyzed. Microbial activity in the soils was also evaluated by measuring dehydrogenase activities. TOC in the soil contaminated with leachate was $467.0{\mu}g/g-dry$ soil, and the TOC in the soil, where Nanjido landfill gases were emitted from, was $675{\mu}g/g-dry$ soil. The highest microbial activity of $968.0{\sim}2147{\mu}g-TPF/g-dry$ soil day was found in the soil spouting Nanjido landfill gases. Compared with those in the uncontaminated soil, the concentrations of Cr, Cu and Ph in the contaminated soil were higher.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.383-397
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• 1999

오염토양을 효과적으로 진단하고 경제적인 복원을 위해서는 오염토양의 오염원인, 오염정도, 주변 환경이나 인축에 대한 피해발생 유무, 오염물의 이동경로 등을 올바르게 평가하는 것이 대단히 중요하다. 이를 위해서는 오염토양과 토양내 가스, 주변 지하수 및 지표수, 침전물 등의 효율적 시료채취와 정확한 분석이 필수적이라 할 수 있다. 오염지역 토양의 오염도평가를 표준화하고 처리효율성을 높이기 위해서는 전문처리요원이 토양의 오염도와 위험성을 정확하게 판단 할 수 있도록 단순하면서도 경제적인 연속시험법을 필요로 한다. 이것은 오염토양의 조사와 복원시간 및 전치적일 기술의 진보를 가져오는데 상당한 시간절약을 꾀할 수 있다. 특히 효과적인 현장평가를 위해서는 오염특성을 포함한 많은 관련 요인들에 대한 표준화된 기준하에서 오염의 형태와 정도를 결정하는 것이 중요하다. 현장평가를 위한 일반적인 절차는 작업계획과 토양조사수준에 따라 Phase I, II, III의 단계적 방법으로 구성되어 있다. Phase I은 토양의 과거용도 및 오염물의 유입경로를 기초로 하여 현장의 환경여건을 파악하는 단계이다. Phase I에서 잠재적 오염물질에 의해 오염된 것이 확인되면 Phase II에서는 오염물의 존재여부와 존재정도를 파악하는 단계로 시료의 채취 및 분석과정이 여기에 포함된다. Phase III는 Phase I과 II의 결과를 바탕으로 오염토양을 복원하는 단계이다. 여기서 평가기준이 지역 특이적인 것인지 적당한 것인지를 결정하는 중요한 요인은 (1) 시료채취의 공간분포도와 지역의 크기, (2) 취해진 시료의 수, (3) 시료채취 방법, 그리고 (4) 자료를 분석요령 등이다. 선택된 분석방법이 추천할만한 것일지라도 정량방법의 선택여부는 현장조사방법에 대한 훈련이나 조사경험을 가진 사용자에 의해 결정되는 것이 바람직할 것이다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2004

In this research we determined the levels of heavy metals in soil and metal-accumulating plants from a D military shooting site in the Kyungkido district of Korea. The data obtained may be useful in the development of methods for the efficient phytoremediation of contaminated soil. The total Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn concentrations in the soil were found to be 1.67-5.04 mg/kg, 52.51-106.26 mg/kg, 37.24-90.32mg/kg, and 111.45-188.19mg/kg, respectively. These results show that the soil is contaminated with Cd and Cu, and this contamination is particularly severe in the case of Cd because of its high bioavailability (25-57% of the total metal in the soil is exchangeable). The high concentrations of heavy metals in the shoots of Persicaria thunbergii and Artemisia princeps var. orientalis indicate that these plants (all perennial herbs) accumulate heavy metal efficiently. Further, these plants were found to contain more Cd in its shoots (＞60% of the total metal found in the plant) than any other plant; these results indicate that these native species are particularly suited to use in Cd phytoextraction.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.419-443
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• 2007

최근 국내에서는 외국기업의 국내진출에 따른 M&A, 미국과의 자유무역협정에 따른 시장개방에 따라 부지환경평가 (토양환경평가)의 결과를 반영할 필요성이 점차 증가되어 왔다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 연안매립지역에 위치한 대규모 화학공장부지에 대한 실제적인 부지환경평가를 통하여 국내의 토양환경평가 지침의 문제점을 보완하고 효율적, 경제적 평가를 위한 복합적 조사기법들을 이용하였다. 이 연구는 기초조사, 부지현황조사, 시료채취와 분석, 관측정 설치와 수리지질 조사, 자료 분석의 6단계로 진행되었다. 각각의 조사단계에서는 기존자료조사, 선구조분석, 지표지질조사, 지구물리탐사, 시추조사, 수리전도도, 지하수의 유향유속측정, 시료채취 및 분석 결과를 조합하여 복합적으로 해석하였다. 연구결과, 부지환경평가를 위한 이러한 다양한 조사기법들의 적용은 부지의 오염현상, 지하매질에 대한 부지특성화에 매우 효과적이었다. 국내에서는 '토양환경평가 지침'에 의한 기초조사에 있어 기존자료의 이용, 가용한 자료의 보관상태, 평가를 위한 관계자 인터뷰 등에 있어 매우 열악한 여건을 가지고 있다. 따라서 '부지환경평가'를 수행하는데 있어 이러한 복합조사기법의 적용은 더욱 경제적이고 효율적이며, 토양과 지하수오염을 연계하여 평가하는데 있어서도 매우 유용할 것으로 기대된다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2003

동명광산을 경유하는 수계의 pH는 5.9∼7.1의 변화를 보여 약산성 내지는 중성의 환경을 보인다. 하천수 중 중금속 원소함량의 분포는 자원소의 지구화학적 특성에 따라 다양한 분포 양상을 보이나 전반적으로 폐광산 주변에서 증가하는 경향을 보인다. 동명광산 지역의 광미, 폐석적치장토양, 농경지토양에 대한 성분분석 결과 농경지토양에는 중금속의 총 농토가 광미나 폐석적치장의 토양보다 훨씬 낮았을 뿐 아니라 총 중금속 농도 중 adsorbed, carbonate, reducible fraction들이 차지하는 비율이 낮아 이들이 농작물이나 주변 수계에 큰 영향을 미치지 못할 것으로 생각된다. 그러나 하천수중 중금속 원소함량 분포가 전반적으로 광산지역에서 증가하는 경향을 보이며, 광미나 폐석적치장 토양에서도 중금속의 총 농도가 매우 높았을 뿐 아니라 adsorbed, carbonate, reducible fractions들이 차지하는 비율이 농경지 보다 상대적으로 높았기 때문에 이들이 유실되거나 또는 산성우, 산성인 광산폐수의 유입 등으로 인해 화학적 환경변화가 발생할 경우 중금속 오염의 확산이 우려되므로 이에 대한 오염방지대책이 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.112-122
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• 2013

Current status of soil contamination with fluorine and its source were investigated. The basic principles and procedures of various techniques for the analysis of fluorine contents in soil and solid phase samples were summarized in this review. Analysis of fluorine in solid matrices can be achieved by two types of techniques: (i) UV/Vis spectrophotometer or ion selective electrode (ISE) analysis after performing appropriate extraction steps and (ii) direct solid analysis. As the former cases, the standard method of Korean ministry of environment, alkali fusion-ISE method, pyrohydrolysis, oxygen bomb combustion, aqua regia digestion-automatic analysis, and sequential extraction-ISE method were introduced. In addition, direct analysis methods (i.e., X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and proton induced gamma-ray emission spectrometry) and atomic spectrometry combining with the equipment for introducing solid phase sample were also reviewed. Fluorine analysis techniques can be reasonably selected through site-specific information such as matrix condition, contamination level, the amount of samples and the principles of various methods for the analysis of fluorine presented in this review.