• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.27-33
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was in search of native plant species showing metal-resistant property and excessively accumulating heavy metals in metal-contaminated soil or abandoned mines as well as in evaluation of applicability of phytoremediation. In the study area, species showing excessively accumulating heavy metals were a shepherd´s purse, pampas grass, a Korean lettuce, a Hwansam vine, the Korean persicary, a foxtail, a goosefoot, and a water pepper. The first screened plant species in Sambo mine were as shepherd's purse, Korean lettuce and pampas grass Among them the shepherd´s purse can be excluded because it is a seasonal plant and has lower removal capacity for heavy metals. The Korean lettuce was also excluded because of having lower removal capacity for heavy metals. Pampas grass is a highly bionic plant species constantly growing from spring. However it has weak points such as little accumulation capacity for zinc as well as small values of an accumulation factor and a translocation factor. Another problem is regarded as removal of roots after the clean up if pampas grass is applied to a farmland. In Sanyang mine, wormwood and Sorijaengi were considered as adaptable species.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.53-63
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• 2013

중금속에 의한 토양오염문제는 주로 폐 금속광산의 주변 농경지등에서 발생되어져 왔으며 이를 해결하기위한 비용은 수질이나 대기오염에 비해서 훨씬 크며 시간도 많이 소요되어진다고 알려져 있다. 지금까지 중금속으로 오염된 토양을 복원시키기 위한 경제적이고 실용적인 많은 기술들이 개발되어지고 제안되어져 왔다. 그래서 본 연구에서는 최근까지 국내/외에서 개발되어지거나 실용화되어지고 있는 다양한 기술들의 특성 및 장 단점 등에 대하여 고찰하고자 한다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 1998년도 공동 심포지엄 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.183-188
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• 1998

The efficiency of removing cadmium, copper, and lead from a contaminated soil of abandoned metal mine was studied in a laboratory investigation where citric acid were used to extract the metal from the soil. The contamination level of Pb, Cu in the soil A were 875.5, 667.5mg/kg respectively. The mobility and bioavailability of the metals in soil were also estimated by Sequential Chemical Extractions. Citric acid were examined for its potential extractive capabilities. Concentrations of the acid examined in this study ranged from 0.025 to 0.15M. The pH of the suspensions and S/S ratio in which the extractions were performed ranged from 2.4 to 8.1, and from 2.1:1 to 20:1. Results showed that the removal of contaminant using citric acid was pH and S/S raton dependent.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2010

Several mines including Namil, Solim and Jungbong which are located in the Gyeonggi and Kangwon province have been abandoned and closed since 1980 due to "The promotion policy of mining industry". An enormous amount of mining wastes was disposed without proper treatment, which caused soil pollution in tailing dam and ore-dressing plant areas. However, any quantitative assessment was not performed about soil and water pollution by transporting mining wastes such as acid mine drainage, mine tailing, and rocky waste. In this research, heavy metals in mining wastes were analyzed according to leaching method which used 0.1 N HCl and total solution method which used Aqua-regia to recognize the ecological effect of distance from hot spot. We sampled tailings, rocky wastes and soils around the abandoned mine. Chemical and physical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total organic carbon (TOC), soil texture and heavy metal concentration were analyzed. The range of soil's pH is between 4.3 and 6.4 in the tailing dam and oredressing plant area due to mining activity. Total concentrations of As, Cu, and Pb in soil near ore dressing plant area are 250.9, 249.3 and 117.2 mg/kg respectively, which are higher than any other ones near tailing dam area. Arsenic concentration in tailing dams is 31.0 mg/kg, which is also considered as heavily polluted condition comparing with the remediation required level(RRL) in "Soil environment conservation Act".

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권4B호
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• pp.261-266
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 중금속에 의한 토양환경영향평가 시 노출농도 기반의 평가와 위해성 기반의 평가를 비교하였다. 이를 위해서 폐광산 지역에서 중금속 오염노출을 조사하였다. 발암위해도와 비발암위해도 평가 결과, 토양섭취의 영향이 토양접촉의 영향보다 지배적이었고, 우려기준을 초과하는 경우에는 총 위해도도 기준을 초과하였다. 우려기준을 초과하지 않는 경우도 대부분 총 위해도 기준을 초과하였으므로, 위해도 기반의 평가가 노출농도 기반의 평가보다 더 민감한 기준이라는 기존 인식을 확인하였다. 하지만 토양접촉 경로의 비발암위해성 결과들의 심층 분석 결과, 우려기준을 초과함에도 위해도 기준을 초과하지 않는 경우들이 검출되었다. 본 연구에서는 신뢰성 있는 폐광산지역의 토양오염정화사업 타당성 평가를 위해서는 현재 노출농도기반의 평가 위주에서 위해성 기반 평가로의 정책 전환의 필요성이 확인되었고, 위해도 원단위 및 판단기준의 객관적 설정을 위한 연구 필요성이 제시되었다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2010

본 연구는 중금속이 낙엽의 분해에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 충남 청양의 폐금광의 광미에 분포하는 쑥(Artemisia princeps var. orientalis)과 쇠뜨기(Equisetum arvense)를 이용하여 실험하였다. 광미는 높은 중금속 함량과 낮은 유기물 함량을 가지고 있었다. 광미의 중금속 함량은 대조구 토양에 비해 비소(As)는 약 13배, 카드뮴(Cd)은 약 28배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 크롬(Cr), 니켈(Ni) 및 아연(Zn)은 약 3배에서 6배 높게 측정되었다. 광미와 대조구 토양에서 채집한 식물체내의 중금속 함량은 광미에서 채집한 식물에서 현저히 높게 나타났으며, 쑥 잎의 경우 As는 약 23배, Cd은 25배 높게 나타났으며, 쇠뜨기 지상부의 경우 As는 58배, Cd은 11배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 대조구에서 분해 결과 중금속 농도가 높은 쑥의 잎과 대조구에서 채취한 잎이 각각 50.4%, 65.7%가 분해되었다. 또한 광미에서 진행된 분해 결과 쑥의 잎은 폐광지역에서 채취한 잎과 대조구에서 채취한 잎이 각각 31.6%, 57.5%가 분해되었다. 쑥의 줄기의 분해결과도 잎의 분해율과 비슷한 양상을 나타내었다. 쇠뜨기의 지상부의 분해는 대조구에서 분해된 결과 광미에서 채집된 쇠뜨기와 대조구에서 채집한 쇠뜨기가 각각 77.8%와 89.3%가 분해되었으며, 광미지역에서 분해 결과 각각 67.6%와 82.1%가 분해된 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 광미에서 생육하는 식물체의 중금속의 함량이 높을수록 분해가 느린 것으로 나타났으며, 이는 중금속이 낙엽의 분해에 영향을 미친 것이라고 판단된다.

• 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.

• 산업기술연구
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• 제28권B호
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• pp.65-69
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• 2008

The tailings piled in abandoned mines are well-known potential sources of soil contamination. Hydrated limes were applied as cementing materials to solidify heavy metal contaminated tailings for the purpose of reducing their toxicity and migration rates. The optimum mixing ratio of tailings, hydrated lime, and water was determined through a preliminary test. The mixtures of mine tailings and hydrated lime solidified through pozzolanic reaction were tested for their durability against repeated freezing and thawing processes. After repeated freezing and thawing, the uniaxial compressive strengths of all the solidified mixture specimens decreased in comparison with those before test but still higher than $3.5kgf/cm^2$, the standard recommended for land reclamation solids by EPA(Environmental Protection Agency), which suggested that hydrated lime be a potential material to treat the abandoned mine tailings for the environmental purpose.

• 지질공학
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.79-87
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• 2010

본 연구지역에서 2009년 3월부터 9월 사이에 5개 지점(배경수(BW), 산성광산배수(AMD0, AMD1, AMD2, AMD3))에서 수온, pH, Eh, EC, DO 성분 등이 현장에서 6회 관측되었으며, 폐광산 갱내 출구부(AMD0) 지점에서는 유량이 측정되었다. 일광 폐광산에서 유출되는 산성광산배수는 pH 3 이하의 강산성수이며, Eh 성분은 400~600 mV의 범위이었다. 산성광산배수의 EC 값은 주변 배경수에 비해 10배 이상 높았으며, DO 성분은 유출지점 하류부로 갈수록 대기와의 접촉을 통해 그 값이 증가되었다. 산성광산배수 내 중금속 이온의 농도는 Fe > Cu > Zn > Mn > As > Cd 순이었으며, Fe 성분의 농도가 81.870~474.30 mg/L 로서 가장 높았다. 중금속 성분별 최대농도 관측시기는 5월(As, Cd), 6월(Fe), 7월(Cu, Zn, Mn) 이었으며, 최소농도는 4월(Cd, Mn)과 9월(Fe, Cu, Zn, As)에 관측되었다. 산성광산배수에 용존된 중금속의 유출질량은 Fe 성분 53.44 kg, Cu 성분 6.25 kg, Zn 성분 5.26 kg, Mn 성분 2.13 kg, As 성분 0.14 kg, Cd 성분 0.04 kg 정도이었다. 폐광산에서 갱내에서 1일 동안 유출되는 6개 중금속의 전체 질량은 67.26 kg 이었으며, Fe 성분이 전체 유출질량의 79% 정도를 차지하고 있었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.221-227
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• 2013

A risk assessment of environmental media was performed for the inhabitants in the area of the abandoned Nokdong metal mine. Soil, groundwater, and crop samples were collected from September to October 2008 around the mine. After pretreatment of these samples, metal concentrations were measured, and a risk assessment was performed using the Korean soil-contamination risk assessment guidelines. Lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) intake rates were the highest for inhalation of soil dust. The cancer risks from ingestion of As-contaminated groundwater, inhalation of As-, Cd-, and Pb-contaminated soils, and contact of As-contaminated soils exceeded the acceptable risk. The sum of all carcinogenic risks was $9.29{\times}10^{-3}$. The non-carcinogenic risk was highest for ingestion of As-contaminated water (11.0), followed, in descending order, by inhalation of Hg-contaminated soil and ingestion of Pb-contaminated water. Most of the risks were associated with As, Cd, Pb, and Hg contamination, and therefore, these metals were considered to be potential toxic carcinogens and non-carcinogens for humans in this area. In this study, the non-carcinogenic risks of ingestion of contaminated water or crops, as well as those associated with the inhalation of soil dust were observed.