• Advances in environmental research
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.95-108
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• 2016

Urban geology is the study of urban geologic environments to provide a scientific basis for rational land use planning and urban development and provides information on geologic environments as a basis for city planners. Based on AEG recommendations, urban geological studies covered the urbanism and historical backgrounds, geological setting, engineering geological constraints and environmental assessments of understudied cities. The aim of this study is to provide a good view of urban geology of Tabriz city the capital of East Azerbaijan province in Iran. The topics of discussions about Tabriz city urban geology are included geologic (geomorphology, geology, climatology and hydrogeology), engineering geological (earthquake, landslide and geotechnical hazards investigations) and environmental characteristics (air, soil and water hazards assessment).The results of the urban geologic studies indicated that Tabriz city in terms of engineering geological and environmental constraints is at high risk potential and in terms of seismic activity and landslide instability is highly potential. In terms of air, soil and water pollution there are many important environmental concern in this city.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2012

This study is to assess the runoff characteristics of nonpoint source pollution loads for Jecheon and Jangpyeong stream watersheds located in the upstream of Chungju lake. The SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool), a physically based distributed hydrological model was calibrated and verified using 5 years (2006 to 2010) streamflow and water quality data. The Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency for streamflow was 0.60~0.92 and the determination coefficients for sediment, Total Nitrogen (T-N), and Total Phosphorous (T-P) were 0.53~0.71, 0.51~0.91 and 0.38~0.85 respectively. The results showed that the Sediment, T-N, and T-P of Jangpyeong stream were 40.0~60.9 %, 34.8~64.1 % and 76.5~83.9 % higher than Jecheon stream watershed during wet days. The results evaluated high NPS loads at Jangpyeong stream because the percentage of urban and upland crop cultivation area Jangpyeong stream watershed was higher than Jecheon stream watershed.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.425-452
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• 1990

지하수 환경의 오염 가능성에 대한 정량적인 전산분석을 실시하기 이전 단계로 경험적인 평가방법을 이용하여 조사대상 지역 지하수환경의 오염 가능성을 광범위한 수리지질 및 수리분산 실험을 실시하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 최상위 대수층은 포화 비고결 퇴적물과 풍화대 및 수리적으로 연결성이 양호한 상부 파쇄암으로 구성되어 있다. 최상위 대수층의 대표적인 수리전도도는 $2.88{\times}10^{-6}m/s$, 저유계수(비산출률)은 0.09, 지하수의 주흐름 경로에서 다시 안 유속은 0.011m/d, 비반응 오염 용질의 공극유속은 0.12m/d, 지하수의 동수구배는 4.6%이다. 취득한 제반 수리지질 자료를 이용하여 조사대상 지역의 자하수환경 오염 가능성을 경험적인 평가법으로 평가한 바, 1) DRASTIC 분석 결과에 의하면, 본 지역은 "지하수 오염 가능성에 취약성이 희박하거나, 오염에 민감하지 않은 지역"으로 나타났으며, 2) Legrand 수치법 분석법을 이용하여 입지 적합성과 오염 가능성을 평가한 바, 본 지역은 "B" grade에 해당하는 "오염 가능성이 없기 때문에 대체적으로 입지로 적합하나, 부분적으로 적합지 않을 수도 있는 지역"으로 분류되었고, 3) 폐기물-토양 입지 연관성 행열 평가법에 의하면, 본 부지는 8군에 속하는 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경농학회 2009년도 정기총회 및 국제심포지엄
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• pp.93-115
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• 2009

There are growing public concerns over crop and food safeties due to the elevated levels of heavy metals grown in contaminated soil. Heavy metals are classified as the chemical harmful risks for crop and food safety. With implementation of GAP, crop safety is controlled by many regulatory options for soil, irrigation water and fertilizers. Any attempt to retard the metal uptake by crops may be the best protocol to secure crop and food safety. This article reviews the management strategies for heavy metals in view of crop safety in Korea and demonstrates results from the field experiments to retard metal translocation from soil to crops by using chemical amendments and soil layer management methods. Major source of soil pollution by heavy metals has been related with mining activities. Risk assessment revealed that rice consumption and groundwater ingestion in the abandoned mining areas were the major exposure pathways for metals to human and the heavy metal showed the toxic effects on human health. Chemical amendments such as lime and slag retarded Cd uptake by rice (Oryza sativa L.) by increasing soil pH, lowering the phytoavailable Cd concentration in soil solution, immobilizing Cd in soil and converting the available Cd fractions into non-available fractions. The soil layer management methods decreased the Cd uptake by 76% and Pb by 60%. Either reversing the surface layer with subsurface layer or immobilization of metals with layer mixing with lime was considered to be the practical option for the in-situ remediation of the contaminated paddy soils. Combination of chemical soil amendments and layer management methods was efficient to retard the metal bioavailability and thus to secure crop safety for heavy metals. This protocol seems to be cheap, relatively easy to practice and practical in the agricultural fields. However, a long term monitoring work should be followed to verify the efficiency of this protocol.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2022

BACKGROUND: Heavy metals discharged from various sources contaminate the soil and water and the residuals can persistently be accumulated. In this study, the concentration of soil heavy metals was assessed over the whole regions of Korea based on the contamination factor and the geoaccumulation index. METHODS AND RESULTS: The data of averaged concentrations of heavy metals and fluorine were collected from the Korean Statistical Information Service (KOSIS) and the research papers published. In order to classify the levels of heavy metal concentration, the contamination index, including the contamination factor and the geoaccumulation index, based on the relative ratio of the actual concentration of heavy metals in the soil to the background concentration was calculated. In addition, the distribution of heavy metals in soils was visualized by using the geographic information system (GIS). As a result, the Cd contamination in the soils was the most concerned. CONCLUSION(S): This study very roughly indicated the outline of heavy metal concentration over the whole regions of Korea. The change in heavy metals' concentration over the time should further be monitored and the larger data of heavy metal contamination are needed for better understanding in the future.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1205-1215
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• 2015

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have great potential for assisting heavy metal hyperaccumulators in the remediation of contaminated soils. However, little information is available about the symbiosis of AMF associated with an antimony (Sb) accumulator plant under natural conditions. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the colonization and molecular diversity of AMF associated with the Sb accumulator ramie (Boehmeria nivea) growing in Sb-contaminated soils. Four Sb mine spoils and one adjacent reference area were selected from Xikuangshan in southern China. PCR-DGGE was used to analyze the AMF community composition in ramie roots. Morphological identification was also used to analyze the species in the rhizosphere soil of ramie. Results obtained showed that mycorrhizal symbiosis was established successfully even in the most heavily polluted sites. From the unpolluted site Ref to the highest polluted site T4, the spore numbers and AMF diversity increased at first and then decreased. Colonization increased consistently with the increasing Sb concentrations in the soil. A total of 14 species were identified by morphological analysis. From the total number of species, 4 (29%) belonged to Glomus, 2 (14%) belonged to Acaulospora, 2 (14%) belonged to Funneliformis, 1 (7%) belonged to Claroideoglomus, 1 (7%) belonged to Gigaspora, 1 (7%) belonged to Paraglomus, 1 (7%) belonging to Rhizophagus, 1 (7%) belonging to Sclervocystis, and 1 (7%) belonged to Scutellospora. Some AMF sequences were present even in the most polluted site. Morphological identification and phylogenetic analysis both revealed that most species were affiliated with Glomus, suggesting that Glomus was the dominant genus in this AMF community. This study demonstrated that ramie associated with AMF may have great potential for remediation of Sb-contaminated soils.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.59-68
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• 2008

각종 개발사업은 사업 전, 사업 중 및 사업 후에 다양한 환경적, 수리학적 및 생태계적 변화를 초래한다. 그 동안의 국내 환경정책은 개발 사업 완료 이후 발생하는 각종 환경적 위해성에 대하여 관리를 하여왔으나, 수질오염총량관리제의 시행과 더불어 개정된 수질 및 수생태계 보전법률에서는 개발 과정 중의 환경적 위해성을 최소화하기 위하여 개발 사업에서의 토사유출 관리를 권고하고 있다. 하지만 현재 국내에는 각종 개발사업장별 토사유출에 대한 기초적인 자료의 해석과 토사유출 원단위 산정의 미흡으로 토사관리에 애로사항을 보이고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 우리나라의 기후학적, 토양학적, 지형적인 특성으로 인해 발생되는 토사유출량에 대하여 환경영향평가대상사업을 중심으로 분석하여 개발사업 면적당 토사유출량에 대한 원단위를 산정하고자 한다. 이러한 연구를 위하여 2000년에서 2005년까지 총 1,036개의 협의된 환경영향평가사업에 대하여 환경영향평가서와 관련 부처(환경부, 농림부, 산림청, 건교부 등)의 자료를 분석하였다. 또한 고랭지 밭의 토사유출량은 고령지 농업에 따른 오염물질 배출 특성조사 최종보고서와 환경부의 소양호 비점오염원 관리지역 관리대책자료를 이용하였다. 이러한 연구를 통한 결과, 각 개발 사업으로 인한 토사유출량에 관한 자료로부터 우선적으로 관리되어야 할 것은 개발 전에는 산지개발, 개발 중에는 체육시설, 개발 후에는 산지개발로 분석되었다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.591-601
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• 2021

국내의 화학 산업이 지속적으로 발전이 이루어짐에 따라 화학물질의 취급량과 운송량은 매년 증가하고 있다. 우리나라 도로 화물운송은 90%이상을 차지하고 있으며, 화학물질 운송도 대부분 도로를 통해 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 화학물질 운송차량들은 사고가 발생하게 되면 대형사고로 이어질 수 있다. 운송차량은 1차 피해인 교통사고뿐만 아니라 2차 피해인 환경 피해 요인들인 수질오염, 토양오염 등을 발생시킬 가능성이 높다. 본 연구는 반포IC와 서초IC 구간을 연구지역으로 설정하여 염화수소 가스 누출에 대한 시나리오를 작성하여, ALOHA 프로그램을 사용하여 예측거리를 측정하고 거리에 따라 염화수소 가스가 도달한 시간을 분석하였다. 또한 GIS를 이용해 시간별로 발생한 피해 영역에 대해서 인구밀도를 이용한 리스크 평가를 수행하였다. 이를 통해 피해 영역에 대해서 예방·대응 방안의 필요성을 제시하였다.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.53-60
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• 1998

주요 토양 및 지하수 오염물질인 가솔린에 대해 순수한 액상으로 존재할 경우와 오염된 토양으로 존재할 경우 물에 대한 용해거동을 각각 살펴보았다. 특히 휘발에 의한 가솔린 성분조성의 변화가 용출거동에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 가솔린 오염토양을 공기흐름으로 통기시켰을 때 토양 중 용출거동의 변화는 공기 중 휘발농도의 변화양상과 비슷하게 나타나며 그 경향은 두 가지로 요약될 수 있다. 첫째 총량으로서의 가솔린 농도(TPH-GRO)는 휘발이 진행됨에 따라 급격히 감소하다가 75%정도의 무게감소 이후 점차적으로 감소하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 둘째 가솔린 개별성분의 농도는 일반적으로 증가하다가 감소하는 경향을 보이는데 분자량이 높을수록 상대적인 농도증가폭이 크고 최고농도에 도달하는데 많은 시간이 걸렸다. 한가지 특이한 점은 휘발이 진행될수록 공기 중 가솔린 농도가 용출 농도보다 훨씬 빠르게 감소한다는 점이다. 이것은 휘발에 의해 상당량의 가솔린이 제거되었을 경우 잔류가솔린으로 인한 위해성의 초점은 인근 대기오염보다도 지하수 오염에 맞추어져야 함을 시사한다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.405-422
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• 2020

Land use change by urbanization has significantly affected the hydrological process including the runoff characteristics. Due to this situation, it has been becoming more complicated to manage non-point source pollutions caused by rainfall. In order to effectively control non-point sources, it is necessary to identify the reduction efficiency of the various management method based on land use characteristics. Thus, the purpose of this study is to analyze the reduction efficiency of non-point source pollution management practices targeting three different watersheds with the different land use characteristics using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). To do this, the vulnerable subwatersheds to non-point source pollution occurrence within each watershed were selected based on the streamflow and water quality simulation results. Then, considering the land use, low impact development (LID) or best management practices (BMPs) were applied to the selected subwatersheds and the efficiency of each management was analyzed. As a result of analysis of the non-point source pollution reduction efficiency, when LID was applied to urban areas, the average reduction efficiencies of SS, NO₃-N, and TP were 5.92%, 4.62%, and 10.35%, respectively. When BMPs were applied to rural areas, the average reduction efficiencies of SS, TN and TP were 35.45%, 4.37%, and 10.16%, respectively. The results of this study can be used as a reference for determining appropriate management methods for non-point source pollution in urban, rural, and complex watersheds.