• 자원환경지질
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.347-360
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• 2007

고성군에 위치한 폐구리광산의 중금속 오염범위와 정도 및 환경위해성을 평가하기 위하여 광산지역으로부터 토양과 벼를 채취하여 중금속 함량을 분석하였다. 중금속 함량은 논토양에 비해 산토양에서 훨씬 높았다. 중금속 전함량은 산토양에서 Cu>Zn>Pb>As>Cr>Cd, 논토양에서 Zn>Pb>Cu>Cr>As>Cd 순으로 감소하였으며, 0.1/1N HCl에 의한 중금속 용출량은 산토양에서 Cu>Pb>Zn>As>Cd>Cr, 논토양에서 Pb>Cu>Zn>As>Cd>Cr 순으로 나타났다. 중금속 용출비는 시료채취지점에 따라 매우 다양하였지만 평균적으로는 Cd(16%)>Pb(10%)>Cu(9%)>As(4.5%)>Zn-Cr(${\le}2.5%$)의 순이었다. 조사대상 토양들은 지각평균값에 비해 중금속이 부화되어 있으며 그 순서는 $As{\ge}Cd>Pb>Zn>Cu>Cr$이었다. 토양의 중금속 전함량 또는 용출량으로부터 계산한 오염지수는 중금속 오염이 폐구리광산 특히 삼산제일광산 주변의 산토양에 국한되어 있음을 나타내었다. 현미 중의 중금속함량은 As $nd{\sim}0.87mg/kg,\;Cd\;0.02{\sim}0.34mg/kg,\;Cu\;1.01{\sim}6.25mg/kg,\;Mn\;13.4{\sim}43.2mg/kg,\;Pb\;0.09{\sim}2.83mg/kg$ 및 $Zn\;16.5{\sim}79.1mg/kg$으로 심각하게 오염된 수준은 아니었다. 토양 pH와 함께 중금속의 용출 및 분포특성들은 이 지역 중금속 오염의 대부분이 중금속의 용해 순환보다는 폐광석과 맥석광물의 쇄설성 이동에 의해 진행되고 있음을 시사하였다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2000

It has been more than ten years since Dukun mine was abandoned. Tailings of waste deposits and slime dumps in the abandoned Dukum mine have been left to be deserted for fifty years. The results of fifty years of neglecting are nothing short of major environmental problems. Slime dumps have been exposed to air and water in the mine over ten years and then soil profile has been formed well. Soil in the upper layer (A horizon) is the light gray color due to the leaching of cations. Soil in the lower layer (A2 horizon, 0.2∼0.3m)is tinted with reddish brown and yellowish brown color due to the development of iron oxides and iron hydroxides. Soil in the lower part of B horizon of (1.0∼3.0m) with the growth of copper and zinc oxides exposes to the bluish green, light blue, and dark gray. Ranging from 3m to 8m in depth, 85 samples were taken from 22 sampling sites with 50m intervals located on the slime dump area with hand auger and trench (open cut). As tailings was distributed, heavy metal elements extracted by the process of surface water and ground water move and disperse in to the hydrosphere. Waste dumps were distributed in and around the mine and water draining from those dumps be a potential source of contamination. Soils, thus, can be dispersed into downslope and downstream through wind and water by clastic movement. These materials may be deposited in another horizon if the water is withdrawn, or if the materials are precipitated as a result of differences in pH, or other conditions in deeper horizons. These were primarily associated with acid mine drainage. The characteristics and rate of release of acid mine drainage are influenced by various chemical and biological reactions at the source of acid generations. Prolonged extration of heavy metal elements has a detrimental effect on the agricultural land and residental area. Twenty soil samples were collected from the agricultural land in the area (0∼30 cm). Seventeen samples were also taken from the sediment in the stream running alongside the dumps. The dispersion patterns of heavy metal elements are as follows: The content of As ranged 2∼6 ppm in a horizon, 20∼125 ppm in B horizon with large amount of clay mineral is concentrated and the content of Cd ranged 1∼2 ppm in A horizon, 4∼22 ppm in B horizon. Like Cd, the content of As, Cu, Zn, Pb in B horizon is higher than that in A horizon (approximately 5∼100 times). When soil formation proceeds in stages, it is necessary to investicate the B horizon with the concentration of heavy metal and preventive measures will have to established.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2004

환경오염저감 및 제어기술은 환경/방재 기술분야로 포스트 반도체 주력산업의 고도화분야에 해당되며, 그 중 오염토양 및 지하수 복원기술은 앞으로 많은 수요가 예상되는 핵심기술이라 할 것이다. 국내의 경우 폐금속광산이 다수 존재하며 이로 인한 중금속 및 비소오염문제가 심각해지고 있는 시점에서 이를 복원하기 위한 최신기술의 동향을 알아보는 것이 필요할 것이다. 현재 이 분야의 선진국인 미국 및 유럽각국에서의 기술개발은 2차적인 오염을 유발하지 않을 청정기술의 개발과 개발기술의 현장적용에 초점이 맞추어 지고 있는 추세이다. 여기에 최근에 개발되어진 신기술중에 이러한 장점으로 인해 주목받고 있는 기술인 전기동력학 기술, 투수성 반응벽체기술, 고형화/안정화기술, 박테리아를 이용한 생체흡착기술, 박테리아를 이용한 용출기술, 식물정화기술을 소개하고자 한다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.163-170
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• 2014

The potential ability of Button mushroom compost (BMC) to solubilize heavy metals was estimated with metal contaminated soils collected from abandoned mines of Boryeong area in South Korea. The bacterial strains in BMC were isolated for investigating the mobilization of metals in soil or plant by the strains and identified according to 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. When metal solubilization potential of BMC was assessed in a batch experiment, the BMC was found to be capable of solubilizing metals in the presence of metals (Co, Pb and Zn) and the results showed that inoculation of BMC could increase the concentrations of water soluble Co, Pb and Cd by 35, 25 and 45% respectively, than those of non-inoculated soils. BMC-assisted growth promotion and metal uptake in sunflower (Helianthus annuus) was also evaluated in a pot experiment. In comparison with non-inoculated seedlings, the inoculation led to increase the growth of H. annuus by 27, 25 and 28% respectively in Co, Pb and Zn contaminated soils. Moreover, enhanced accumulation of Co, Pb and Zn in the shoot and root systems was observed in inoculated plants, where metal translocation from root to the above-ground tissues was also found to be enhanced by the BMC. The apparent results suggested that the BMC could effectively be employed in enhancing phytoextraction of Co, Pb and Zn from contaminated soils.

• 한국지구물리탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지구물리탐사학회 2005년도 공동학술대회 논문집
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• pp.267-272
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• 2005

충북 장풍, 전남 광양, 충남 임천의 세 개의 폐광산을 대상으로 물리탐사를 수행하였다. 연구는 산성광산배수에 의한 침출수의 유동경로, 매립된 광미 및 폐광석의 파악, 광산 폐수의 배수관 탐지, 갱도와 인공차수막의 효과를 파악하는데 목적을 두었다. 상관 해석 결과 물리탐사 자료는 물시료 분석 자료(수소이온농도, 전기전도도, 중금속, 황산이온)와 잘 일치하고 있다. 산성광산배수에 의한 침출수의 유동경로는 전기비저항 및 자연전위탐사로 탐지 가능한 반면에 폐광석, 산성광산배수의 배수관, 인공차수막 등은 탄성파 굴절법, 전기비저항, 지하투과레이다탐사를 통해 효과적으로 파악되었다.

• 터널과지하공간
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.372-380
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• 2007

침하로 인한 지표 손상대는 지하 채굴로 인해 발생되는 결과로서, 오랜 기간 동안 서서히 또는 급작스럽게 발생할 수 있다. 이러한 지표 손상대는 싱크홀 혹은 트러프형 침하에서 대규모 슬라딩에 이르기까지 다양한 형태로 관찰된다. 침하 발행 위험에 대한 평가는 광산 침하의 영향을 받는 지역에 있어서는 매우 중요하다. 이러한 위험도 평가나 침하 예측을 위해 경험적 모델, 프로파일함수, 영향 함수 그리고 수치해석과 같은 다양한 방법들이 적용되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 인자들 중 지배적으로 침하 현상을 유발할 수 있는 채굴적과 관련한 정보, 즉 채굴적의 위치 및 규모의 정보를 확산이론과 연계한 비교적 간단한 침하 위험도 평가 기법을 제안하였다. 확산 모델은 지반 침하 기구를 설명할 수 있는 입자 모델과 상사관계를 가진다. 확산 모델을 폐금속광 및 폐석탄광 지역의 침하 위험도 작성에 적용하였다. 침하 위험도 평가를 위한 확산 모델은 매우 간단하지만 효율적인 방법임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2021

Background: Abandoned coal piles after the closure of mines have a potential negative influence on the environment, such as soil acidification and heavy metal contamination. Therefore, revegetation by efficient species is required. For this, we wanted to identify the role of Silene acaulis in the succession of coal piles as a pioneer and a nurse plant. S. acaulis is a well-studied cushion plant living in the Arctic and alpine environments in the northern hemisphere. It has a highly compact cushion-like form and hosts more plant species under its canopy by ameliorating stressful microhabitats. In this research, we surveyed vegetation cover on open plots and co-occurring species within S. acaulis cushions in coal piles with different slope aspects and a control site where no coal was found. The plant cover and the similarity of communities among sites were compared. Also, the interaction effects of S. acaulis were assessed by rarefaction curves. Results: S. acaulis was a dominant species with the highest cover (6.7%) on the coal piles and occurred with other well-known pioneer species. Plant communities on the coal piles were significantly different from the control site. We found that the pioneer species S. acaulis showed facilitation, neutral, and competition effect in the north-east facing slope, the south-east facing slope, and the flat ground, respectively. This result was consistent with the stress gradient hypothesis because the facilitation only occurred on the north-east facing slope, which was the most stressed condition, although all the interactions observed were not statistically significant. Conclusions: S. acaulis was a dominant pioneer plant in the succession of coal piles. The interaction effect of S. acaulis on other species depended on the slope and its direction on the coal piles. Overall, it plays an important role in the succession of coal piles in the High Arctic, Svalbard.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1440-1445
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• 2008

There are 21 abondoned coal mines drained out mine water in gyeong sang do. We monitored the water quality of 31 mine drainage from 1995. The most of mine drainage was neutral as the average pH was 6.22 and Fe, Mn, Al concentration was below 10mg/L. The result showed the tendency of decreasing of flow and metal concentration. The highest Mn concentration was detected in bonghwa area and the hightest Fe concentration was detected in munkyung area. It means that the water quality is closly related to geological features.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2023

Background: Arsenic is a metalloid of public health significance due to its unique material properties and toxicity and the widespread pollution in the environment. Arsenic exists as inorganic arsenic and organic arsenic with distinct chemical properties. Its toxicity varies depending on the properties. Objectives: Although the carcinogenicity of arsenic has been identified, the various diseases that occur after acute and chronic exposure to arsenic are not yet clearly known. Methods: Research on the effects of chronic exposure to arsenic on human health was searched and the results were summarized. Results: It has been found that cancer occurs due to exposure to high concentrations of arsenic in areas with elevated exposure to arsenic, but research results have recently been presented on health effects caused by chronic exposure to low concentrations of arsenic. Cancers have also been identified to be related to inorganic arsenic, including skin cancer, lung cancer, and bladder cancer. Significant relationships with neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes mellitus have been suggested as well. Conclusions: Our results suggest that it is necessary to evaluate the health impact on residents around abandoned metal mines and industrial complexes in South Korea.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.231-238
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Metal contamination of farmlands nearby abandoned mines is a serious environmental problem. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of stabilizers on different type of the soils contaminated with metals. METHODS AND RESULTS: The texture of silt loam soil initially contaminated with heavy metal was artificially adjusted to loam and sandy loam by adding sand, and the soil organic matter content (1.5%) was also altered by adding peat to the soils at 3.5 and 8.0%. The soils were mixed with 3% (w/w) of each limestone, dolomite, and steel slag. For the soils with different textures, the bioavailability of As was found to be the lowest in sandy loam compared to others metals such as Cu, Pb, and Zn. The efficacy of limestone and dolomite was not significantly different compared to the soils having different organic matter contents, but the stabilization efficiency of steel slag increased as the soil organic matter content increased. Moreover, stabilizers showed inhibition effect on the uptake of metals to plant. CONCLUSION: The stabilizers were found as effective materials to immobilize metals in soil and to decrease plant uptake of metals. Studies are needed to deeply elucidate the interaction between influencing factors and various stabilizers.