• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2024

사전재해영향성 평가제도는 재해예방 차원의 절차로서 종합적이고 체계적인 개발사업을 위하여 2005년 도입되었다. 하지만, '재해영향성평가 실무지침'에 의거 제주도의 경우 수문지질학적 특성으로 인하여 홍수량 산정에 따른 확률강우량 산정 시 일반적인 방법이 아닌 고도반영이 가능한 등우선에 의한 확률강우량을 산정하도록 명시되어 있다. 하지만, 제주도의 경우 한라산을 중심으로 형성되어 있지만, 한라산 정상에 무인기상관측소(AWS)가 3개소 위치하고 있으며, 타 시·도 보다 기상관측소가 조밀하게 위치하고 있어 소규모 사업지구의 홍수량 산정 시 우량관측소의 확률강우량을 적용하거나 Thiessen 방법을 이용하는 일반적인 방법을 적용하더라도 무리가 없을것으로 판단된다. 따라서, 본 연구는 제주도내 사전재해영향성 평가제도의 적용에 있어 일반적인 우량관측소의 확률강우량과 등우선에의한 지점확률강우량을 비교·분석하여 그에 따른 영향성을 검토하였다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.326-339
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• 2019

Objectives: Minamata disease was an environmental health disaster of worldwide notoriety that occurred in Japan. The acknowledged patients total roughly 3,000, and the relieved victims currently include 77,099 cases. Still, many cases await acknowledgment or relief. The humidifier disinfectant issue is an environmental health catastrophe that took place in Korea. Over 9.98 million products spanning 43 brands of humidifier disinfectant have been sold and 835, cases have been recognized to date as relevant victims by the government. So far, 2,144 cases have been relieved by the fund of the producing companies. Four million consumers and 560,000 victims are estimated. Finding hints as to how to develop solutions in terms of fact-finding and prevention are the objectives of this study. Methods: Fields visits, interviews, and workshops as well as reference reviews have been conducted. A comparison was attempted to show the similarities and differences between the two disasters on 38 items. Results: Apparent similarities in the two disasters are the failure of industrial safety measures and governmental safety systems as well as relief systems for the victims. No comprehensive investigation was performed for all of the affected areas in Japan and all of the consumers in Korea. Both governments have tried to hide the faults and responsibilities of the companies and minimize the scale of the victims. Only after the government was changed through a general election did the new governments apologize and attempt to find political and social solutions through special relief laws. Conclusions: Over the process of each event, in the beginning, debates took place regarding the cause and the heath damages involved. For both, medical and toxicological relations are the keys while afterward finding a social solution became the subsequent issue.

• 한국방재안전학회논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2021

최근 기후변화로 인하여 국지성 집중호우의 발달로 인해 홍수 피해규모가 대형화 되고 있다. 2020.12 환경부는 100년빈도 홍수범람 지도를 제공하고 있으나 소하천은 50~80년 빈도로 하천구조물이 설계가 되어 있어 피해예상 및 대피정보 제공이 어려운 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 소하천이자 상습침수구역인 세종특별자치시 금남면 도남천지구의 홍수범람지도를 작성하였다. HEC-RAS를 이용하여 홍수위를 산정하였으며 HEC-GeoRAS를 통해 범람면적을 시각화 하였다. 분석결과 30~80년 빈도 강우 시 특수작물 및 도로 등 재산 피해가 발생하였고 100년 빈도 발생시 일반주택지, 공공용지등 민가에 영향을 끼치는 것으로 나타났다. 환경부 제공 범람지도와 HEC-GeoRAS 모의결과를 비교 분석한 결과 환경부 제공 범람지도는 소하천을 고려하지 못한 것으로 나타났다. 향후 대하천과 소하천을 고려한 홍수범람지도에 관한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제36권5_3호
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• pp.1007-1011
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• 2020

오늘날 기후변화와 더불어 각종 기상/기후 자연재난 및 인재의 발생 빈도가 증가하는 추세이다. 원격탐사 기술은 재난 상황에서 연속적인 모니터링과 빠른 탐지를 가능하게 하며, 최근에는 군집 위성, 초소형 위성, 그리고 드론 등이 이용돼 그 활용도가 증가하고 있다. 본 특별 호에서는 재난 상황에서 위성을 활용하기 위한 기반 기술과 각종 자연재해를 모니터링, 분석 및 예측하는 활용 기술에 대한 9편의 논문을 소개하고 있다. 소개된 논문들은 향후 증가하는 위성 활용에 있어 재난 분야에서의 유용한 참조자료가 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.27-37
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• 2014

Objectives: On September 27, 2012, leakage of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid occurred in a chemical plant in the Gumi National Industrial Complex. Following the accident, local factory workers and residents complained of abnormal health conditions. In addition, visual discolorations were widely observed in crops and trees in surrounding areas. The main objectives of the present study were to identify the area that was affected by the spill using data obtained from plants, soil, and water samples after the accident. Methods: Fluoride concentrations were analyzed in pine tree needles, soil, nearby streams, ponds and reservoirs collected from an area within a radius of three kilometers from the plant where the leak occurred. Fluoride concentrations in the air at the time of leakage were then estimated from fluoride concentrations that were measured in the pine tree needles. A Kriged map was developed to describe the spatial distribution of hydrofluoric acid at the time of the leakage and was compared with the area designated as a Special Disaster Zone by the government. Results: The Special Disaster Zone did not include all the affected area that was estimated by the Kriged map. Analytical results of the environmental samples also supported this discrepancy. Conclusion: Using plants, atmospheric concentrations of fluoride at the time of the leakage could be estimated. For the area that was identified as affected, further public health risk assessment and environmental risk assessment should be considered. Also, in the absence of air monitoring at the time of leakage, studies employing plants may be conducted in order to better understand the spatial extent and severity of the contamination.

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.57-70
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• 2002

Back pain is painful for people at a lower lumber(L4/L5 or L5/S1). It is experienced as a most frequent disaster 70％ of workers have suffered from back-pain. Especially, the occurrence rate of back pain for nurses is very high. Therefore, this study investigates female nurses who worked as a part of a medical cost management team, which mainly deal with the medical insurance in a general hospital at Seoul area. These nurses had different job tasks, which used computers for 50％ of their time, so it can be treated as VDT workers. As a first step of this project, a muscle fatigue was measured for these special VDT workers. First, survey for nurses was conducted to figure out what is a real problem of them. Second, to evaluate an experimental data, a medical cost management team was chosen for subjects. Areas of measurement were 3 places that were the trapezius (TR), the medial deltoid (MD), and the erector spine muscle (ES: L4/L5). These areas are most frequently used, so they were chosen for this study. Measurements were taken before work and after work. From these measurements, it was revealed that a fatigue really comes from their main VDT task excluding natural fatigue after work, so their work environment need to be corrected.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2019

최근 들어 산업현장에서의 재난 사고는 해마다 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 조선업의 경우 밀폐된 공간이 많기 때문에 작업시 발생하는 각종 유해가스에 대한 이슈와 작업장 구조가 복잡하기 때문에 사고가 발생하였을 경우 격벽으로 인한 통신, 사용자 위치추적의 어려움 등에 대한 문제점이 제기된다. 이러한 상황에서 여러 가지 재해나 재난이 발생할 경우 작업자의 피난이나 구조에 있어 상당한 어려움이 발생한다. 이에 본 논문에서는 밀폐된 공간에서 각종 재해나 재난이 발생할 경우 사고를 사전에 방지하기 위한 통합안전시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 통합안전시스템은 작업자들에 대한 위치정보의 데이터를 실시간 관리하고 작업장에서 발생하는 가스, 산소, 이산화탄소 등의 수치도 실시간으로 관리가 가능하기 때문에 사고를 미연에 방지할 수 있다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.340-357
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• 2019

The purpose of this paper is to help develop a comprehensive understanding of the humidifier disinfectant disaster from diverse perspectives based on a critical review of the relevant academic research papers published so far in the fields of both natural and social science. The authors reviewed pertinent articles in the six academic areas of law, social science, humanities, medicine, toxicology, and environmental health. A proper understanding of the issue of humidifier disinfectant is a challenging task because diverse aspects of it have become related over the more than two decades since such products were first released to the market in 1994. Technical and esoteric issues such as the complex system for relief and compensation for health damages and the approval of chemical toxicity are known to be major impediments to viewing the bigger picture regarding this tragedy. The authors believe that experts need to consider a comprehensive perspective going beyond their individual research arena to gain a better understanding of this issue, especially since it was an alarm signal on ethics and the role of experts and scholars in Korean society. Besides the two professors arrested by the prosecutor's office, it should be remembered that medical doctors recommended patients use humidifiers and disinfectants, and the media was inactive in reporting on this issue. Furthermore, the current paucity of examination of the social and political implications of this tragedy calls for more active engagement by researchers in the humanities and social sciences. In this regard, this paper is a work of self-examination and self-criticism by the authors that could resonate with the overall academic community.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.763-777
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• 2021

The spatial characteristics of typhoon-class strong wind during the non-typhoon period were analyzed using, a cluster analysis of the observational data and of special strong wind advisories and, warnings issued by the Korean Meteorological Administration. On the Korean Peninsula, strong winds during non-typhoon periods showed a wide variety of spatial characteristics. In particular, the cluster analysis showed that strong winds could be classified into six clusters on the Korean Peninsula, and that the spatial distribution, occurrence rate of strong winds, and strong wind speed in each cluster were complex and diverse. In addition, our analysis of the frequency of issuance of special strong wind warnings showed a significant difference in the average frequency of strong wind warnings issued in metropolitan cities, with relatively high numbers of warnings issued in Gyeongsangbuk-do and, Jeollanam-do, and low numbers of warning issued inland and in other metropolitan cities. As a result of the changing trend in warnings issued from 2004 to 2019, Ulsan and Busan can be interpreted as having a relatively high number of warnings; the frequency of strong wind warnings issuances and strong wind occurrences in these cities is increasing rapidly. Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to identify areas with similar strong wind characteristics and consider specific regional standards in terms of disaster prevention.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.233-248
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• 2017

초고층 건축물의 발생 가능한 화재를 방지하기 위해서는 통일된 법 규정과 합리적인 설계가 필요하다. 이를 위해 본 연구는 초고층 및 대형 건축물관련 건축심의 성능위주설계(PBD)평가 재해영향평가(DIA)를 중심으로 이 제도의 대상이 되는 건축물과 그 내용상의 문제를 분석하여 성능위주 설계를 기반으로 하는 화재 공학적 화재예방 개선방안을 도출하였다. 먼저 법 기준개선측면에서는 첫째 성능위주설계(PBD)평가와 재해영향평가 등에 있어서 상당부분이 동일한 내용임에도 불구하고 두 개의 법령으로 이원화된 부분은 일치 시키고 통폐합해서 운영하는 것이 필요하다. 둘째, 성능위주설계(PBD)평가와 재해영향평가(DIA)의 통폐합이 불가능하다면, 성능위주설계(PBD)평가와 재해영향평가(DIA)의 내용의 영역이 명확히 구분되어 정립되어야 한다. 다음 초고층 건축물의 공학적 화재위험성에 대한 개선방안으로는 NFPA 규정대로 첫째 특별 피난 계단에서 직통계단의 규정을 개정할 필요가 있으며, 배연창 대신 기계식 배연설비를 설치하는 경우, 미국에서 사용하는 샌드위치 가압방식(Sandwich Pressurization) 허용하고, 둘째 특별 피난계단용 제연설비는 화재시 구간별로 급기 할 수 있도록 기준의 개정 및 설계초기 단계부터 준공까지 성능위주설계 진행 등이 필요한 것으로 나타났다. 향후 이상의 연구에서 도출한 개선책 반영과 함께 초고층 건축물의 대한 또 다른 고려사항들에 대해 추가적인 연구가 진행되고, 또한 유지관리에 대한 연구가 진행되어 그 결과를 반영할 수 있는 초고층 건축물이라면 화재로 인한 인명피해 및 재산손실을 줄이는데 획기적인 기여를 할 것으로 예상된다.