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Acidification and neutralization characteristics of size-fractionated atmospheric aerosols at Gosan site of Jeju Isalnd (제주도 고산지역 대기 에어로졸의 입경별 산성화-중화 특성)

  • Kim, Won-Hyung;Song, Jung-Min;Kim, Hyeon-A;Kang, Chang-Hee;Kim, In-Whan
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.28 no.1
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    • pp.47-57
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    • 2015
  • The size fractionated atmospheric aerosols have been collected at Gosan site of Jeju Island during 2010~2011, and then their characteristics of acidification and neutralization have been investigated. The anthropogenic $NH_4{^+}$ and nss-$SO_4{^{2-}}$ showed high concentrations mostly at ultra-fine particle mode of $0.7{\sim}1.1{\mu}m$, but they also had a bimodal distribution showing high concentrations at coarse particle mode of $4.7{\sim}5.8{\mu}m$ during Asian Dust periods. The concentrations of nss-$Ca^{2+}$ and $NO_3{^-}$ were relatively high at coarse particle mode of $3.3{\sim}4.7{\mu}m$, especially $NO_3{^-}$ showed high concentrations with a bimodal pattern at both fine and coarse particle modes. The acidification of atmospheric aerosols at Gosan area was contributed mostly by inorganic sulfuric and nitric acids, while the contribution by organic formic and acetic acids was only 1.6~6.4%. Furthermore, the neutralization of acidic species among atmospheric aerosols was performed mostly by $NH_3$, $CaCO_3$ and $MgCO_3$, especially the neutralization by $NH_3$ was high in fine particle mode, while that by $CaCO_3$ was relatively high in coarse particle mode.

Analysis for Contribution of Acidification and Neutralization by Precipitation Components in Jeju (제주지역 강수 성분의 산성화 및 중화 기여도 분석)

  • 고희철;강창희;김원형;신찬성;고선영;현진욱
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2003.05b
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    • pp.255-256
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    • 2003
  • 강수의 대표적인 산성 오염물질은 주로 화석연료의 연소 과정에서 발생하는 황산화물과 질소산화물이며 이들을 강한 산성물질로 전환시키는 과정에서 오존, 과산화수소, 과산화물, 탄화수소 등이 크게 기여하고 있다. 이외에도 유기산, MSA 등이 강수의 산성화에 기여하고 있으나 이들의 기여도는 대체적으로 황산화물과 질소산화물에 비해 비교적 낮다. 반면에 암모니아나 토양의 칼슘화합물 등의 염기성 물질들은 강우의 산성 물질을 중화시키는 역할을 하는 것으로 조사되고 있다. 특히 토양입자에 의한 중화과정은 최근 빈번해진 황사의 영향 때문에 조사의 필요성이 크게 부각되고 있다. (중략)

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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) System (Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell 시스템의 환경 전과정평가)

  • KIM, HYOUNGSEOK;HONG, SEOKJIN;HUR, TAK
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.111-116
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    • 2018
  • The environmental impacts of a 1 kW polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system are quantitatively assessed by performing a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study. A PEMFC system produces electricity and heat simultaneously, so an appropriate allocation of associated inputs and outputs is performed between the electricity and heat produced. The environmental impacts of the PEMFC system on the impact categories such as global warming (GW), abiotic depletion (AD), acidification (AC), and eutrophication (EU) are assessed from the life cycle impact assessment. The impact indicator results of the impact assessment on these impact categories are obtained as $3.70E-01kg\;CO_2\;eq./kWh$, 1.86E-03 kg Sb eq./kWh, $4.09E-04kg\;SO_2\;eq./kWh$, and $1.88E-05kg\;PO_4{^{3-}}/kWh$, respectively. For all impact categories studied the most influential stage is the operation stage, which accounts for 98.8%, 98.7%, 70.3%, and 62.3% of the total impact on GW, AD, AC, and EU, respectively. For the impact categories of AD, AC, and EU, most of the environmental impacts during the operation stage is attributed to the production of city gas. However, for the impact category of GW, $CO_2$ emission from the reforming process of city gas is the main reason for the largest contribution of the operation stage to the total impact results.

Acidification and Neutralization Characteristics of Atmospheric Fine Particles at Gosan Site of Jeju Island in 2008 (제주도 고산지역 대기 미세입자의 산성화 및 중화 특성: 2008년 측정 결과)

  • Lee, Dong-Eun;Kim, Won-Hyung;Jo, Eun-Kyung;Han, Jong-Heon;Kang, Chang-Hee;Kim, Ki-Hyun
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.603-613
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    • 2011
  • The collection of $PM_{10}$ and $PM_{2.5}$ samples was made at Gosan site of Jeju Island. Their ionic compositions of both inorganic and organic phases were then analyzed to examine their acidification and neutralization characteristics in atmospheric aerosols. The mass concentrations of $PM_{10}$ and $PM_{2.5}$ at Gosan site were $37.6{\pm}20.1$ and $22.9{\pm}14.3{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively, showing the content ratio of $PM_{2.5}$ to $PM_{10}$ as 61.0%. In the evaluation of ionic balance, the correlation coefficients (r) between the sums of cationic and anionic equivalent concentrations were excellent with 0.982 ($PM_{10}$) and 0.991 ($PM_{2.5}$). The concentration ratios of $PM_{2.5}/PM_{10}$ derived for nss-$SO_4^{2-}$, $NO_3^-$, and $NH_4^+$ were 0.94, 0.56, and 1.02, respectively, indicating the relative dominance of fine fractions. The acidifying capacity of inorganic anions ($SO_4^{2-}$ and $NO_3^-$) in $PM_{10}$ and $PM_{2.5}$ were 96.5% and 97.3%, while those of organic anions ($HCOO^-$ and $CH_3COO^-$) in each fraction were 2.9% and 2.0%, respectively. On the other hand, the neutralizing capacity of $PM_{10}$ and $PM_{2.5}$ by $NH_3$ were 72.8% and 82.3%, while their $CaCO_3$ counter parts were 22.5% and 13.3%, respectively.

The Study on Characteristics of Rainwater in Saemangeum (재난을 대비한 새만금지역의 강우특성에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Ik Hyun;Hwang, Eui Jin;Ryu, Ji Hyeob
    • Journal of Korean Society of societal Security
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.65-72
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    • 2011
  • This study was carried out to investigate the cause of acidification of rainwater and to evaluate the possibility of alternative water resource in Saemangeum. The rainwater were collected in the kwangwhal-myun, Saemangeum from March to September, 2009. The collected 7 samples were analyzed with pH meter, IC (ion chromatography) and ICP (inductively coupled plasma) about the pH and the major ions ($SO{_4}^{2-}$, $NO_3{^-}$, $Cl^-$, $Ca^{2+}$, $K^+$, $NH^{4+}$, $Na^+$ and $Mg^{2+}$) of rainwater. The order of the major anion concentration and the acidification contribution in the rainwater was $SO{_4}^{2-}$>$NO_3{^-}$>$Cl^-$, and that of the major cation was $Ca^{2+}$>$K^+$>$NH_4{^+}$>$Na^+$>$Mg^{2+}$. In the initial rainwater, the major ions concentration were higher than the middle period. pH of the rainwater was the lowest at May, but similar to the results of the others. And pH of the rainwater were significant correlation with $SO{_4}^{2-}$ and $Cl^-$ in Saemangeum. From this results, the rainwater was slight acidic, and $SO{_4}^{2-}$ was the main factor contributed to the rainwater acidification in Saemangeum.

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Ionic composition and pollution characteristics of precipitation in Jeju Island during 2009-2014 (2009-2014년 제주지역 강수의 이온조성 및 오염특성)

  • Bu, Jun Oh;Song, Jung Min;Shin, Su Hyun;Kim, Won Hyung;Kang, Chang Hee
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.19-28
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    • 2016
  • The objective of this study was to determine the acidification of precipitation in the Jeju area. Precipitation samples were collected from the Jeju area from 2009-2014, and the major ionic species were analyzed. In the regression analysis, through a comparison of ion balance, electric conductivity, and acid fraction, the correlation coefficients showed a good linear relationship within the range of 0.927~0.983. The volume-weighted means of the pH and electric conductivity were 4.9 and 22.7 µS/cm, respectively. The ionic strength of precipitation was 0.27±0.38 mM, indicating about 35.9 % of total precipitation within the pure precipitation criteria. The volume-weighted mean concentrations (ìeq/L) of the ionic species in the precipitation were in the order of Na+ > Cl > nss-SO42− > NO3 > NH4+ > Mg2+ > H+ > nss-Ca2+ > PO43− > K+ > HCOO > CH3COO > NO2 > F > HCO3 > CH3SO3 . The acidification contributions by sulfuric and nitric acids were 54.5 % and 36.5 %, respectively. Meanwhile the acidification contributions by formic and acetic acids were 4.8 % and 4.2 %, respectively. Thus, it was found that the acidification of the precipitation in the Jeju area was mainly due to the inorganic acids. The neutralization factors by NH3 and CaCO3 were also 33 % and 20 %, respectively.

Current Understanding of the Mechanism of qE, a Major Component of Non-photochemical Quenching in Green Plants

  • Zulfugarov Ismayil S.;Mishra Sujata R.;Han, Ok-Kyung;Safarova Rena B.;Nath Krishna;Lee, Choon-Hwan
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.175-183
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    • 2005
  • Plants dissipate excess excitation energy from their photosynthetic apparatus by a process called non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). The major part of NPQ is energy dependent quenching (qE) which is dependent on the thylakoid pH and regulated by xanthophyll cycle carotenoids associated with photosystem (PS) II of higher plants. The acidification of the lumen leads to protonation and thus conformational change of light harvesting complex (LHC) proteins as well as PsbS protein of PSII, which results in the induction of qE. Although physiological importance of qE has been well established, the mechanistic understanding is rather insufficient. However, recent finding of crystal structure of LHCII trimer and identification of qE mutants in higher plants and algae enrich and sharpen our understanding of this process. This review summarizes our current knowledge on the qE mechanism. The nature of quenching sites and components involved in this process, and their contribution and interaction for the generation of qE appeared in the proposed models for the qE mechanism are discussed.

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Study on Acidification and Neutralization Characteristics of Precipitation in JejuCity between 1997 and 2005 (1997~2005년 제주시 지역 강수의 산성화 및 중화 특성 연구)

  • Kang Chang-Hee;Hong Sang-Bum;Kim Won-Hyung;Ko Hee-Jung;Lee Sun-Bong;Song Jung-Min
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.487-498
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    • 2006
  • Total 438 precipitation samples were collected in Jeju City between 1997 and 2005, and their major ionic components were analyzed. The comparison tests using ion balance, electric conductivity and acid fraction were performed. It was found their correlation coefficients were in the range of 0.977$\sim$0.994, indicating the good quality of collected dam. The volume-weighted mean pH and electric conductivity were 4.8 and 23.0 $\mu$S/cm, respectively. with the ionic strength of 0.23$\pm$0.20 mM. The marine ($Na^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, and $CI^-$), anthropogenic (nss$SO_4{2-}$, $NO_3^-$, and $NH_4^+$) and soil (nss-$Ca^{2+}$) species have contributed to the ionic components of precipitation samples with 43$\sim$74%, 16$\sim$37% and $\sim$5%, respectively. The seasonal variations of $NO_3^-$ and nss-$SO_4^{2-}$ showed a distinct seasonality with higher concentrations in winter than summer, indicating an increase of fossil fuel consumption and a possibility of long-range transport of those pollutants from continental area along the dominant winter westerly. The levels of nss-$Ca^{2+}$ also were appeared the highest in winter and increased comparatively in spring season. possibly due to the soil influences including the Asian Dust. The acidification contribution of nss-$SO_4^{2-}$ and $NO_3^-$ showed 88$\sim$96%, and the free acidity was in the range of 6.0$\sim$40.1%. Interestingly, the backward trajectories for the case of upper 10% nss-$SO_4^{2-}$ and $NO_3^-$ levels have passed through the China continent before their arrival to Jeju. The precipitation of pH below 4.5 has been occurred frequently when the trajectory's path lied over the China continents. On the other hand, the air masses from the North Pacific area were characterized by lower 10% of nss-$SO_4^{2-}$- and $NO_3^-$ concentration, which demonstrated that air mass from the North Pacific was the cleanest among air masses moved to Jeju.

Chemical Characteristics of Precipitation in Pusan I. Temporal and spatial variation of pH and major ions (부산지역 강우의 화학적 특성 I. pH 및 주요이온의 시ㆍ공간적 변화)

  • Jeon, Eun-Ju;Yang, Han-Sub;Ok, Gon;Kim, Young-Sub
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.7 no.5
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    • pp.707-716
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    • 1998
  • The chemical characteristics of precipitation was investigated in Pusan area. Samples were collected from January to November in 1996 at 4 sites, and analyzed pH, major soluble ionic components(C $l^{[-10]}$ , N $O_3$$^{[-10]}$ , S $O_4$$^{2-}$, N $a^{+}$, $K^{+}$, N $H_4$$^{+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$). The order of anion and cation concentrations for the initial precipitation were C $l^{[-10]}$ > S $O_4$$^{2-}$ > N $O_3$$^{[-10]}$ , and $Ca^{2+}$ > N $a^{+}$ > N $H_4$$^{+}$$Mg^{2+}$$K^{+}$, respectively. At coastal sites(P1 and P2) C $l^{[-10]}$ and N $a^{+}$ of maritime sources (seasalt) were high, but at inland sites(P3 and P4) nss-C $a^{2+}$ and nss-S $O_4$$^{2-}$ were high. Calcium ion for the initial precipitation showed high value of enrichement factor(EF) relative to seawater composition. The contribution of seasalt to the composition of precipitation was higher at bite P1 (53.5%) than those of the other sites. Throughout the year the concentrations of major ions for the initial precipitation were low in the heavy rain season. The mean pH for the initial precipitation was 5.4 and showed the negative relationship with the precipitaion amount. The S $O_4$$^{2-}$ and N $O_3$$^{[-10]}$ do not play an important role in rain acidification due to the high(97%) neutralizing effect of amonia and calcium species.and calcium species.

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Life Cycle Assessment on the Reuse of Glass Bottles (유리병 재사용에 대한 전과정평가)

  • Kim, Hyung-Jin;Kwon, Young-Shik;Choi, Yoon-Geun;Chung, Chan-Kyo;Baek, Seung-Hyuk;Kim, Young-Woo
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.224-230
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    • 2009
  • Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) has been studied on the reuse of glass bottles. The system boundary in this study encompassed from gate to gate such as production and transportation. A 360 mL volume of a glass bottle was selected as the functional unit. The environmental impact assessments was studied on 6 categories including abiotic resource depletion, acidification, eutrophication, global warming, ozone depletion, and photochemical oxidant creation. The results showed that the most significant impact categories were abiotic resource depletion (48.63%) and global warming (46.27%), and the rest categories revealed insignificant impacts. In the whole system, the chemicals used for the new bottle production revealed the major contribution to the environmental impacts (71.24%), followed by the use of electricity (16.74%) and transportation (11.8%). In addition, the environmental impact of sodium silicate to be put into the stage of the new bottle production was found to be 45.68%, causing severe influence on abiotic resource depletion and global warming.