• Advances in environmental research
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.179-187
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• 2016

This study evaluated some markers of oxidative stress in the organs of African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus from Eleyele River in Oyo State, Nigeria. Clarias gariepinus (250 g-400 g) were collected from Eleyele River (a suspected polluted River) and Clarias gariepinus from a clean fish farm (Durantee fisheries) were used as the control. Levels of Malondialdehyde (index of lipid peroxidation), Glutathione (GSH) and activities of antioxidant enzymes- Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase and Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) were evaluated in the liver, kidney and gills of the fish. From the results, there were significant (p<0.001) increases in malondialdehyde and GSH levels in the liver, kidney and gills of Clarias gariepinus from Eleyele River compared with control. The activity of GST increased significantly (p<0.05; p<0.001) in the liver and kidney of fish from Eleyele River compared with control. There was a significant decrease (p<0.05; p<0.001) in SOD activity in all the organs of Clarias gariepinus from Eleyele River compared with conrol and also a significant (p<0.001) decrease in catalase activity in the gills and kidney of the fish but catalase activity increased in the liver. Increase in lipid peroxidation and alterations in antioxidant status in Clarias gariepinus from Eleyele River show that the fish were under oxidative stress. These suggest that the River is polluted probably as a result of various wastes frequently discharged into the River. This could pose serious health risks to consumers of water and aquatic organisms from the River.

• 생태와환경
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• 제34권3호통권95호
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• pp.206-214
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• 2001

1998년부터 2000년까지 겨울 결빙기를 제외한 청초호의 수질 및 영양상태의 판정결과 부영양화가 심각한 것으로 조사되었다. 투명도는 0.4${\sim}$1.3 m로 비교적 낮은 값을 보였으며, COD농포는 전 조사지점에서 $3.0{\pm}1.0\;mgO_2/L$이었다. 염분은 $29.3{\pm}5.5\;ppt$로 매우 높았으며, 수심 약 0.5${\sim}$l.5 m에서 염분에 의한 화학성층(chemocline)이 형성되어 심층에 산소공급이 제한되었다. 또한 표층보다 심층수의 수온이 높은 수온역전현상이 관찰되기도 하였다. 표층수의 총인은 0.048${\sim}$0.253 mgP/L, 총질소는 0.9${\sim}$2.4 mgN/L의 범위로 나타났으며, 청초호에서의 TN/TP 비는 대체적으로 20 이하로 질소가 수중 생물의 성장과 생성에 제한 요소로 작용할수도 있음을 시사하였다. 그러나 일반적으로 인과 질소의 농도가 높게 유지되어 총질소와 총인의 비로서 제한 요소를 파악하는 것은 무리가 따르는 것으로 판단된다. 유입수가 유입되는 정점 1보다는 해수의 영향이 많은 연안으로 갈수록 점차 TN/TP비가 감소하여 해수의 영향이 클수록 인함량에 대한 질소함량비가 상대적으로 감소하는 것으로 사료된다. 조사기간 식물플랑크톤의 경우는 연중 녹조류인 Microspora sp.가 우점하였으며, 식물플랑크톤에의한 Chl. a값은 매년 감소하는 반면 부유물질의 농도는 점차 증가하여 무기현탁물의 부유물질에 대한 기여도가 점차 증가하고 있음을 알 수 있다. 청초호의 엽록소 a농도는 각 정점 평균 $14.0{\pm}25.0\;mg/m^3$으로 나타나 U.S.EPA 기준으로 볼 때 부영양호로 분류되며, 여름 성장기엽록소 a, 투명도,및 총인의 평균치를 이용한 부영양화도지수 (TSI)도 평균 59${\sim}$77로 부영양 상태로 나타났다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2006

Changes in the soil physical property and the topographic condition derived from agricultural activities like as farming activities, land clearance and cutting down resulted in environmental and economic problems including the outflow of nutrient from farms and the water pollution. Several theories on the soil conservation have been developed and reviewed to protect soil erosion in the regions having a high risk of erosion. This study was done using the USLE model developed by Wischmeier and Smith (1978), and model for the slope length and steepness made by Desmet and Govers (1996), and Nearing (1997) to evaluate the potential of the soil erodibility. Therefore, several results were obtained as follows. First, factors affecting the soil erosion based on the USLE could be extracted to examine the erosion potential in farms. Soil erodibility (K), slope length (L), and slope steepness (S) were used as main factors in the USLE in consideration of the soil, not by the land use or land cover. Second, the soil erodibility increased in paddy soils where it is low in soil content, and the very fine sandy loam exists. Analysis of the slope length showed that the value of a flat ground was 1, and the maximum value was 9.17 appearing on the steep mountain. Soil erodibility showed positive relationship to a slope. Third, the potential soil erodibility index (PSEI) showed that it is high in the PSEI of the areas of steep upland and orchard on the slope of mountainous region around Dokjigol mountain, Dunji mountain, and Deummit mountain. And the PSEI in the same land cover was different depending on the slope rather than on the physical properties in soil. Forth, the analysis of land suitability in soil erosion explained that study area had 3,672.35ha showing the suitable land, 390.88ha for the proper land, and 216.54ha for the unsuitable land. For unsuitable land, 8.71ha and 6.29ha were shown in fallow uplands and single cropping uplands, respectively.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.923-931
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• 2005

팔당호 표층퇴적물의 오염 특성을 파악하기 위해 경안천을 중심으로 팔당호 전반에 걸쳐 40개 지점에 대해 입도, 유기물 함량, 총질소, 총인, 중금속의 분포 특성을 분석하였다. 입도(Mz, mean grain size)의 분포 특성은 유입량 및 유속이 강한 북한강과 남한강 합류지점부터 팔당댐 지역에 걸쳐 사질(Mz, $1{\sim}3\;{\phi}$)로 분포하며, 경안천 하부 및 팔당호 하부 지역에서는 세립한 silt(Mz, $5{\sim}10\;{\phi}$)로 구성되어 이 지역의 수리 특성을 반영한다. 입도(Mz)와 유기물 함량(LOI)의 상관관계는 습지 근처인 St. 36을 제외하고, $r^2\;=\;0.88$로 세립토일수록 유기물 함량이 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 퇴적물 내 T-N과 T-P의 농도 역시 입도와 유기물 함량이 높은 지역에서 높은값을 나타내었다. 특히, T-P의 농도 분포는 $216{\sim}1,623\;{\mu}g/g$(Avg. $769\;{\mu}g/g$)의 범위로 팔당호 퇴적물내 인(phosphorus)의 오염이 심각한 것으로 나타났다. Fractionated-P를 통해 환경 변화에 의해 수체로 용출될 가능성이 큰 Adsorbed-P와 NAI-P(Non-apatite inorganic P)가 약 20%로 나타났다. 또한, 20개 항목의 결과를 토대로 통계학적 기법인 주성분 분석(Principle Component Analysis, PCA)을 실시한 결과, 입도가 세립하고, 유기물 함량이 높은 지역에서 T-N, T-P, 친유기성 중금속(Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn)이 높게 분포하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 중금속 오염 정도는 입도를 고려한 $I'_{geo}$(Geoaccumulation Index)로 분석한 결과 상대적 오염도가 0 이하 및 Class 1에 속하는 것으로 나타나 중금속 오염은 없는 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2010

폐광산 주변의 토양 중금속 오염과 이 지역의 식생조사를 실시한 결과 As의 오염이 가장 심각하게 나타났다. 조사된 광산에서 모두 나타난 초종은 달맞이꽃, 닭의장풀, 며느리밑씻게, 개망초, 망초 등 5개 초종이며, 이들은 식생천이의 초기종으로, 중요치(important value)는 달맞이꽃이 가장 높았다. 달성광산은 종풍부도 및 종다양성이 가장 높았으며, 오염의 정도와는 별개로 작토층이 잘 발달한 것으로 밝혀졌다. 조사 지점 사이의 리차가 큼에도 불구하고 군집유사도는 비교적 높은 것으로 밝혀졌으며 이는 교란에 의한 천이 초기종들의 우점이 강하기 때문으로 생각된다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2010

Recently, heavy metals contamination of the agricultural soil and crops surrounding mining areas has been identified as one of the most serious environmental problems in South Korea. The Ministry of the Environment in Korea conducted a Preliminary National Environmental Health Survey (PNEHS) in abandoned metal mines in 2007. The priority for a subsequent detailed examination was ranked from the results of PNEHS. The studied mine which was ranked as being of the highest priority is located in the midwestern part of Korea and was operated from 1911 to 1985. In this study, the contamination levels of the heavy metals in the abandoned metal mine were investigated. From the results, the average daily dose (ADD), target hazard quotient (THQ) and target cancer risk of the heavy metals were evaluated. The concentration of arsenic (As) in all of the tailings from the mine was higher than its countermeasure standard of Korea. In particular, the highest concentration of As, 330 mg/kg, was up to 15 times higher than its countermeasure standard. The average concentration of As in agricultural soils was higher than the warning standard of Korea, and higher than its countermeasure standard at six sites. The average concentrations of the analyzed heavy metals in agricultural soil were below the warning standard, but concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) at 4 sites were higher than its warning standard. The average concentration of As in surface water exceeded the warning standard of Korea. The value of the THQ of As for the tailings was higher than the health protection standard 1. The value of THQ of As for the farmlands was lower than the standard, while the hazard index (HI) of As was higher than the standard. The value of target cancer risk (TCR) of As, $6.44{\times}10^{-4}$, were higher than the health protection standard of a lifetime risk for TCR at $1{\times}10^{-6}$. This suggests that the residents around the metal mines are exposed to As pollution with a carcinogenic risk.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.106-117
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• 2006

We measured the concentrations of organic matter and metallic elements (Al, Fe, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb and Hg) in the surface sediments of Masan Harbor (in the southern sea, Korea) to evaluate the geochemical characters of sediment and the pollutions by organic matter and metallic elements. The mean grain size of the surface sediments in the study area ranged from $5.6{\phi}$ to $7.8{\phi}$, indicating silt sediment. The water content of the surface sediments exceeded 60% except at some stations. The contents of ignition loss (IL), total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen (TN) ranged from 7.2-14.3%, 1.2-3.2%, and 0.10-0.28%, respectively. Based on the C/N ratios, the organic matter in the surface sediments of Masan Harbor may originate from terrigenous sources including fluvial inputs (mainly sewage in urban areas). The chemical oxygen demand (COD) and acid volatile sulfide (AVS) ranged from $11.3-29.9\;mgO_2/g\;dry$ and 0.20-4.47 mgS/g dry, respectively, and low concentrations were observed near a shipping route. In addition, the concentrations of metallic elements showed large spatial variations in Masan Harbor and the distributions of metallic elements were also comparable to those of organic matter. This implies that the distributions of organic matter and metallic elements in the surface sediments of Masan Harbor are mainly controlled by biogenic matter and artificial action (mainly dredging). In addition, we calculated the enrichment facto. (EF) and geoaccumulation index (Igeo) in order to evaluate pollution by metallic elements. The enrichment of metallic elements relative to Al was three to eighteen times higher at the study sites, compared to levels in the Earth's crust except for Fe, Ni and Mn. In addition, the Igeo class indicated that the surface sediments in the study area were moderately to strongly polluted in terms of metallic elements.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2021

Objectives: Acute exposure to high concentrations of chemicals can occur when a chemical accident takes place. As such exposure can cause ongoing environmental pollution, such as in the soil and groundwater, there is a need for a tool that can assess health effects in the long term. The purpose of this study was assessing the health risks of residents living near a chemical accident site due to long-term exposure while considering the temporal concentration changes of the toxic chemicals leaked during the accident until their extinction in the environment using a multimedia environmental dynamics model. Methods: A health risk assessment was conducted on three cases of formaldehyde chemical accidents. In this study, health risk assessment was performed using a multimedia environmental dynamics model that considers the behavior of the atmosphere, soil, and water. In addition, the extinction period of formaldehyde in the environment was regarded as extinction in the environment when the concentration in the air and soil fell below the background concentration prior to the accident. The subjects of health risk assessment were classified into four groups according to age: 0-9 years old, 10-18 years old, 19-64 years old, and over 65 years old. Carcinogenic risk assessment by respiratory exposure and non-carcinogenic risk assessment by soil intake were conducted as well. Results: In the assessment of carcinogenic risk due to respiratory exposure, the excess carcinogenic risk did not exceed 1.0×10-6 in all three chemical accidents, so there was no health effect due to the formaldehyde chemical accident. As a result of the evaluation of non-carcinogenic risk due to soil intake, none of the three chemical accidents had a risk index of 1, so there was no health effect. For all three chemical accidents, the excess cancer risk and hazard index were the highest in the age group 0-9. Next, 10-18 years old, 65 years old or older, and 19-64 years old showed the highest risk. Conclusion: This study considers environmental changes after a chemical accident occurs and until the substance disappears from the environment. It also conducts a health risk assessment by reflecting the characteristics of the long-term persistence and concentration change over time. It is thought that it is of significance as a health risk assessment study reflecting the exposure characteristics of the accident substance for an actual chemical accident.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.112-119
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• 2021

국립공원공단에서는 공원 자연 생태계의 효율적 보전·관리를 위해 2012년부터 생태계 건강성 평가를 실시하였다. 그러나 자연공원법 개정, 정책 변화, 관리 지표 부재에 따라 지표 개선의 필요성을 인식하였다. 특히 기존지표에서는 해양생태계평가 지표 부재, 정책변화와 시대적 요구를 반영하지 못하는 어려움이 있었다. 또한 기존 평가시스템은 멸종위기종, 생태계교란종, 종다양도, 수질 (BOD, DO), 서식지파편화 지표 등으로 생물종 중심의 비중이 높았다. 평가결과는 5등급 체계로 구성되어 각 지표에 대한 즉각적인 변화를 분석하기 어려웠다. 따라서, 평가시스템 개선을 통해 BPI와 서식지복원지표를 추가하였다. 종다양도는 4개 분류군을 대상으로만 평가하였으나, 10개 분류군으로 전체 공원을 평가하였다. 평가 등급은 5개 상태, 5 등급에서 5개 상태, 10 등급으로 세분화하여 픽토그램으로 제시하였다. 평가결과 개선 전과 전체적으로 유사한 경향성을 보였고, 3단계에서 5단계로 확대 되었다. 그러나 월악산국립공원은 개선 전 평가 결과보다 낮고, 주왕산국립공원은 높게 평가되었다. 본 연구는 생태계 건강성 평가 시스템 개선을 통해 국립공원 생태계의 과학적·체계적 관리에 기여하고자 한다.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.96-104
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 2007년의 금강 중 하류부의 백마강의 상류에서 하류에 이르는 5개 지점에서 이 화학적 수질특성을 분석하였고, 그 곳에 서식하는 어류군집의 어종분포 및 길드분석을 통해 군집구조 및 생태건강도 특성을 평가하였다. 전형적인 하류하천인 백마강의 BOD, COD농도는 각각 평균 $2.8mg\;L^{-1}$, $4.0mg\;L^{-1}$였고, TN, TP의 농도는 각각 $5.0mg\;L^{-1}$, $158{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$로서 이미 부영양 상태로 판정되었으며, 특히 하류 지점에서는 유기물오염 및 부영양화 현상이 뚜렷했다. 5개 지점에서 출현한 어종은 총 19종으로 나타났고, 내성종인 끄리는 가장높은 상대 풍부도(48%)를 보였다. 백마강에서 민감종의 비율(2.3%)은 낮은 반면 내성종 비율(71.8%)은 높게 나타나 중.하류 하천에서의 전형적인 길드 변화 현상이 확연히 나타났다. 하천 생태건강도 평가 (IBI)에 따르면, 백마강에서 생물보전지수는 14.8로서 악화상태인 것으로 나타났고, 수질에서 보여준 바와 같이 하류부에서는 극명하게 악화된 것으로 나타났다. 특히 하류구간 (S3~S5)의 낮은 건강도 지수값은 하수종말처리장으로부터 나온 배출수의 화학적 영향이 큰 것으로 사료되었다. 이는 생태건강도 모델값이 수질 특성을 잘 반영하는 객관성 있는 평가기법으로 활용 될 수 있음을 제시하였다. 따라서 백마강의 생태계 보존을 위해서는 향후 이 구간에 대한 하천복원 및 지속적인 생태모니터링이 중요하다고 판단된다.