• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2017

As livestock husbandry has broadened from family-scale to enterprise-scale, the number of farming families has decreased in contrast to the increase of the number of livestock, and the amount of livestock manure discharged per household has increased. Livestock manure is difficult to handle and its disposal in the ocean is prohibited. Moreover, facilities that compost and liquefy manure are blamed as sources of soil, ground water, and surface water pollution because the amount of manure generated from husbandry farms causes eutrophication. In this study, livestock manure was utilized as a feedstock of hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process to produce biochar for use as an environmental medium. The biochar was tested for iodine adsorption capability and its performance was compared with other adsorbent materials.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.368-370
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• 2011

가축분뇨 액비인 SCB 액비를 논토양 조건의 포트에 시용하였을 때 자외선에 의해 분변성 대장균의 사멸효과가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구결과로 볼 때 가축 분뇨의 퇴 액비화시 유해 미생물 제거에 광의 이용 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 그러나, 여러 종류의 가축분뇨 퇴 액비를 직접 농경지에 시용하였을 때 외부 환경의 건전성 유지와 환경 위해성을 관리하기 위해서는 향후 농경지 시용에 대한 현장 실험이 보완되어야 할 것이다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2005년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.397-401
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• 2005

Acid mine drainage and waste of abandoned mine area have caused serious water pollution and destruction of an ecosystem because of exposing to environment without an appropriate treatment. Gwang-yang mine area also has a serious problem in the nearby residential area and waterway ecosystems. The objectives of this research are to develop the most suitable remediation system for acid mine drainage by using waste materials, and to diagnose stream environments impacted by acid mine drainage through the new ecological health assessment methodology, and thus ultimately providing a restoring methodology to mining regions. In the water system health assessment, the result of ESHI model, RBP and Karr suggested by US EPA is revised by ecological features of our country, come to ESHI score 13; 'Very poor' at some points. Together with pH value and heavy metal concentration, it's the aggravation of ecological health index caused by chemical disturbances. In the acid mine drainage treatment, we apply marine shells and slags to this system. Slags had the best removal ability for heavy metals, but pH value was more than 10 exceeding the standard for drain water. In case of marine shells, pH of treated water maintained 7 to 8, and concentrations of Fe and Zn decreased significantly after treatment.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2015

우리나라의 지형은 약 70% 이상이 산악지역으로 형성되어 있으며 평균 pH는 4 ~ 5로 산성화 정도가 심각한 수준이다. 현재 국내에는 약 1,000여개의 휴 폐광된 많은 금속광산이 오염 방지시설이나 처리시설이 갖춰지지 않은 채 중금속을 함유한 광미나 폐석이 장기간 환경 중에 노출되어 왔으며, 지속적인 관리 및 환경오염에 대한 모니터링이 미흡한 실정이다. 대부분의 휴 폐광산은 산림지역에 밀집하여 있어 경사지면으로 이루어진 곳이 많다. 경사지에서의 강우에 의한 토양유실은 작물의 생산성과 함께 수계의 부영양화 등에도 영향을 미치며 이로 인한 2차 오염원으로 발전할 수 있어 심각한 수준의 환경문제를 야기할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 실제 산성화경사지와 유사한 조건의 라이시미터를 조성하고 과거 기 수행된 연구의 산출물인 폐자원을 활용한 중화제를 이용하여 중화처리를 실시한 후, 계절별 특성에 따라 인공강우를 살포하여 토양과 유출수의 pH 용탈에 따른 2차 환경오염 여부를 가늠하고 중화처리 후 식물식재 방안을 모색하고자 한다. 실험은 산성토양만을 충진한 대조군과 중화처리를 실시한 실험구 1, 중화처리 후 식물식재를 조성한 실험구 2로 구성하였다. 실험결과, 모든 계절에서 중화처리를 실시한 실험구 1, 2가 낮은 pH 용탈결과를 나타내었으며, 특히 실험구 2에서는 pH 용탈률이 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 강우강도와 강우빈도 등 계절별 특성에 따른 pH 용탈은 큰 영향이 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.145-152
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• 2020

고속도로는 많은 자동차 운행대수와 함께 높은 주행속도 및 급격한 주행속도 변화구간(휴게소, 영업소 등)으로 인하여 비점오염물질의 배출이 높은 지역에 해당한다. 국내 고속도로는 절토층 및 성토층에 조성됨으로써 적정 토양침투량 확보가 어려워 다양한 종류의 비점오염저감시설이 설치되지 못하고 있다. 본 연구는 토양치환 기법에 대한 연구를 통해 고속도로에 설치 가능한 시설의 종류를 확대하고 비용효율적 침투시설의 설계를 유도하기 위하여 수행되었다. 침투율이 낮은 원지반에 토양치환을 수행할 경우 시설 내 체류시간이 약 30% 지연되고, 시설 내 침투 및 저류율은 약 20% 증대하며, 비점오염물질 Total Suspend Soiled (TSS), Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), Biological Oxygen Demand(BOD), Total Nitrogen(TN) 및 Total Phosphorus(TP) 제거효율이 약 20% 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 원지반 내 침투율이 낮은 곳에 토양치환을 수행할 경우 저류량, 체류시간 및 침투면적이 증가하여 침투율이 향상되는 것으로 나타났다. 원지반 토양의 침투능이 낮은 토양에 침투시설을 적용하기 위해서는 물환경보전법 시행규칙 별표17(비점오염저감시설의 설치기준)의 개선이 필요하며, 이 경우 토양 침투율이 시간당 13 mm 이하일 때 토양치환을 통해 법적 처리용량을 확보하도록 요구할 수 있다.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.45-56
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• 2024

Heavy metals emitted from urban development do not decompose in the soil and remain for long periods, continually impacting the environment. Since the mid-1990s, there has been increasing societal concern in South Korea regarding soil contamination, prompting various legislative revisions to reduce pollution. This study utilizes the Environmental Impact Assessment Support System (EIASS) to investigate projects in the metropolitan area that have exceeded the Ministry of Environment's soil contamination concern levels from 1989 to 2022 and to examine improvements in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. The results reveal that the average concentrations of nine contaminants-cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), and fluoride (F)-have all increased over the years. Among these, Zn had the highest relative proportion, with 37.5% of the 40 sites exceeding environmental concern levels. Investigation of 19 specific projects at these exceedance sites showed that only 7 had documented analyses of contamination causes and remediation plans, and just one had contracted additional remediation services, though results from these efforts were found to be lacking. Furthermore, since 2019, a significant proportion of these sites were involved in residential developments, likely due to government initiatives in new city development and extensive housing supply plans. This research emphasizes the importance of public disclosure of the processes and outcomes of remediation efforts on historically contaminated soils prior to project development. It discusses improvements to the EIA by reviewing current legislation and international examples. The findings of this study are expected to heighten public awareness about heavy metal contamination and enhance transparency in soil remediation efforts, contributing to sustainable environmental management and development.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.393-405
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• 2007

To examine the sedimentary geochemical characteristics of sediment in the Tamjin River and Doam bay, the analysis was conducted, using the sample obtained in February 2000, on the grain size and the contents of metallic elements and organic carbon. The factors that influence the geochemical behavior of metallic elements in the surface sediment are grain size, organism, surrounding soil and $CaCO_3$. To find out the pollution level of metallic elements, the enrichment factor (EF) and the index of geoaccumulation ($I_{geo}$) were researched. The majority of metallic elements sustain their values in natural state. The elements such as K, Ba, Zr, etc. appear to be rich in some places. The EF and $I_{geo}$ of P, Cu, Zn, and Pb, which belong to toxic heavy metals, are partly related with man-made pollution. P and Cu have a high EF, Pb has a high $I_{geo}$ and Zn is high in both EF and $I_{geo}$. The low contents of P and Cu are not likely to be related with the pollution of water environment. However, given the development of relative pollution, the research and the management regarding the pollutants are needed. Because Pb, naturally enriched by geological characteristics, has a large influence on water environment along with Zn, the adequate measures against man-made pollution should be worked out.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2012

This study is to assess the reduction of nonpoint source pollution by applying Best Management Practice (BMP) in Chungju-dam watershed (6,585.1 $km^2$) using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The model was calibrated using 3 years (1998-2000) daily streamflow at 3 locations and monthly water quality of sediment (SS), total nitrogen (T-N) and total phosphorus (T-P) data at 2 locations and validated for another 3 years (2001-2003) data. The 5 BMPs of streambank stabilization, porous gully plugs, recharge structures, terrace, and contour farming were applied to stream and area with the specific criteria of previous researches. Through the parameter sensitivity analysis, the farming practice P-factor and Manning's roughness of stream were sensitive. Overall, the NPS reduction effect was high for streambank stabilization, terrace, and contour farming. At the watershed outlet, the SS, T-P, and T-N were reduced by 64.4 %, 62.8 % and 17.6 % respectively.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.83-92
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• 2023

Excess N and P from the livestock manure applied to farmlands, have entered the water systems and poses a serious threat to the natural environment. Consequently, there has been recent awareness towards the management of livestock manure and its related fields. In this study, piggery wastewater was collected from a piggery in Pohang city, Korea. At 800℃, thermal decomposition of a natural stone, magnesite (MgCO₃), yielded powered MgO with particle sizes ranging between 10 to 100 ㎛. Furthermore, NH₄⁺-N and PO₄^3--P were recovered as struvite precipitates from the piggery wastewater, by adjusting the pH with MgO and H₃PO₄. At pH 10, the recovery efficiencies of NH₄⁺-N and PO₄^3--P were found to be 86.1% and 94.1%, respectively. Using an X-ray Diffractometer (XRD), the struvite in the precipitate was confirmed to be consistent with standard pure struvite. Further, the purity of the struvite precipitate was analyzed using an energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and thermal gravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), and found to be between 79.2% and 93.0%. Additionally, struvite-containing piggery wastewater and sawdust were mixed in a weight ratio of 2.5:1 and processed into a mature compost. The newly manufactured compost passed all quality standards required for first-class graded livestock composts. Moreover, this compost was sprayed directly onto the soil at the test site, and various parameters of the soil's effluent, such as total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (T-N), total phosphorus (T-P), and dissolved oxygen (DO), were analyzed and measured. Based on these results, it is determined that the newly manufactured compost can more significantly reduce water pollution than commercial compost.

• 한국환경생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생물학회 2004년도 학술대회
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• pp.1-15
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• 2004

Higher plants can be valuable genetic assay systems for monitoring environmental pollutants and evaluating their biological toxicity. Two assays are considered ideal for in situ monitoring and testing of soil, airborne and aqueous mutagenic agents; the Tradescantia stamen hair assay for somatic cell mutations and the Tradescantia micronucleus assay for chromosome aberrations. Both assays can be used for in vivo and in vitro testing of mutagens. Since higher plant systems are now recognized as excellent indicators and have unique advantages over in situ monitoring and screening, higher plant systems could be accepted by regulatory authorities as an alternative first-tier assay system for the detection of possible genetic damages resulting from the pollutants or chemicals used and produced by industrial sectors. It has been concluded that potential mutagen and carcinogen such as the heavy metals among indoor air particulates, volatile compounds in the working places, soil, and water pollutants contribute to the overall health risk. This contribution can be considerable under certain circumstances. It is therefore important to identify the level of genotoxic activity in the environment and to relate it to the biomarkers of a health risk in humans. The results from the higher plant bioassays could make a significant contribution to assessing the risks of pollutants and protecting the public firom agents that can cause mutation anuor cancer. The plant bioassays, which are relatively inexpensive and easy to handle, are recommended for the scientists who are interested in monitoring pollutants and evaluating their environmental toxicity to living organisms.