• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권6호
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• pp.2244-2252
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• 2022

Based on GIS technologies, a decision support system (GIDSS) has been developed to remediate agricultural lands in the Bryansk region (Russia) contaminated by ¹³⁷Cs after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. GIDSS is a multilevel system consisting of basic, information and computational layers. GIDSS allows justifying a targeted approach for the remediation of agricultural lands belonging to agricultural enterprises for the production that meets the established radiological requirements for the content of radionuclides. Evaluation of the effectiveness of alternative remediation technologies and the selection of optimal measures were carried out at the level of elementary plots using radiological criteria. The introduction of GIDSS will enable agricultural producers in the south-western districts of the Bryansk region to conduct radiation-safe agro-industrial production in radioactively contaminated areas, which will help improve the socio-economic situation of the region and return it to normal living conditions.

• 대한자원환경지질학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한자원환경지질학회 2005년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.7-10
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• 2005

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.64-72
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• 2007

토양매체중의 오염물질들은 다양한 경로를 통해 인체나 생태계에 노출되어 위해성 문제를 유발하고 있다. 토양위해성평가(Soil Risk Assessment)는 토양오염물질로 인한 악영향의 개연성을 정량적으로 평가하는 과정으로, 유해성 확인(Hazard Identification), 용량-반응평가(Dose-Response Assessment), 노출평가(Exposure Assessment), 그리고 위해도 결정(Risk Characterization)의 4가지 단계적 과정으로 이루어진다. 이중 노출평가과정에서 매우 중요하게 작용하는 노출인자(Exposure Factor)는 토양오염물질의 인체노출량을 산정하는데 필수적인 요소로, 미국, 유럽국가 등 선진국에서는 나라별 상황에 적절한 노출인자를 사용하고 있으나, 우리나라는 아직 국내에 적용하기 적합한 노출 인자에 대한 연구가 매우 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 토양오염 위해성평가를 위한 국가별 노출인자를 비교분석하고, 이를 토대로 국내상황에 적용가능한 노출인자를 제시하였다. 국가별 노출인자 연구는 미국 Environmental Protection Agency, 영국 Environmental Agency, 네덜란드 RIVM, 호주, 그리고 독일에서 적용되고 있는 노출인자값에 대해 노출인자별로 총괄적인 비교분석을 수행하였다. 또한 국가별 비교분석연구와 국내에서 제시된 노출인자 자료를 종합하여, 국내자료가 없는 경우 외국에서 보편적으로 적용하고 있는 인자값을 국내 적용 타당성을 고려하여 제시하였다. 본 연구에서 고려된 노출인자 조사항목은 평균수명, 노출기간, 노출빈도, 체중, 체표면적(또는 노출체표면적), 피부흡수계수(Skin Absorption Factor), 토양-피부간 흡착계수(Soil-Skin Adherence Factor), 음용수 섭취량, 호흡률, 토양 섭취량 그리고 농작물 섭취량 등이다. 본 연구는 오염토양의 위해성평가를 수행할 때 국내 상황을 고려한 노출평가에 필요한 기반연구가 될 것이다.

• 지질공학
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.525-534
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• 2014

폐광 부지에서 발생하는 대표적인 환경 문제는 산성으로 오염된 지표수와 지하수, 적재된 폐광석 및 광미, 채굴 활동으로 야기된 지반침하 현상을 들 수 있다. 이 논문은 광해 유형에 따라 재해 및 오염영역을 효율적으로 탐지했던 지구물리탐사방법들을 고찰하는데 있다. 시험 자료로서 토양오염, 산성광산배수, 지반침하, 인공차수막 파손 및 광미/폐광석 적치장을 각각 대표하는 네 개의 폐광 부지를 선택하였다. 자료 검증을 위해 물리탐사자료는 자료의 유형에 따라 시추자료(코어 샘플, 물리검층, 토모그래피 등)와 물 자료(수소이온농도, 전기전도도, 중금속원소 등)와 비교하였다. 토양오염 탐지에 있어서 낮은 전기비저항 이상대는 특히 구리, 납, 아연의 중금속 농도가 높은 지역과 부합된다. 산성광산배수의 유동 경로는 자연전위 곡선에서 음의 전위 이상대, 전기비저항자료에서의 저비저항 이상대, 지하레이더 자료에서의 얕은 투과깊이 영역으로 탐지되었다. 채굴적은 전기비저항 단면에서의 저비저항 이상대, 탄성파토모그래피에서 낮은 속도 영역, 물리검층곡선의 복합해석으로 특징되며, 정확한 위치는 코어자료와 시추공영상자료에서 잘 확인되었다. 침출수 유동을 차단하기 위해 설치된 인공차수막의 파손 구간은 전기비저항 자료에서의 국부적인 이상대로 정확히 탐지되며 매립된 폐석더미는 고비저항 이상대와 저속도 이상대로 특징된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.414-418
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX), which are volatile aromatic hydrocarbons and main constituents of gasoline, are neuro-carcinogenic organic pollutants in soil and groundwater. Korea Ministry of Environment has established the maximum permissible level of BTEX in arable soil to 1, 20, 50 and 15 mg/kg, respectively. METHODS AND RESULTS: To understand an arable soil contamination by BTEX, we collected 92 samples from the arable lands around oil reservoir, and analyzed the BTEX residue using a GC-MS with head-space sampler. A linear correlation between BTEX concentration and peak areas was detected with coefficient correlations in the range of 0.9807-0.9995. The method LOQ of BTEX was 0.002, 0.014, 0.084, and 0.038 mg/kg, respectively. Recoveries of 0.5 mg/kg BTEX were found to be 73.7-96.9%. The precision was reliable since RSD percentage (0.7-7.5%) was below 30, which was the normal percent value. Also, BTEX in all samples were detected under the LOQ. CONCLUSION: These results showed that the investigated arable soils around airport and oil reservoir in Korea were not contaminated by oils.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.265-273
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 폐탄광 주변 산림의 복원을 위한 기초자료를 제공하고자 경북 문경지역에 위치한 폐탄광 중 4개의 광산을 대상으로 산림토양의 화학적 특성과 중금속 오염현황을 i.자한 결과를 보고한다 폐탄광지 산림토양의 pH는 $5.30\~6.76$의 범위에 있었으며, 대조구 지역의 토양 pH는 5.23이었다. 폐탄광지역의 산림토양 중 유기물과 전질소 함량은 각각 $4.46\~7.19\%,\;0.07\~0.15\%$의 범위에 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 평균 유효인산 함량은 삼창탄광 6.54, 봉명탄광 6.52, 갑정탄광 3.94, 단봉탄광 5.45 그리고 대조구 5.25mg/kg으로 토양 pH와 정의 상관을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 폐탄광지역의 치환성양이온 평균 함량은 Ca 196.1, Mg 88.7, K 88.2 그리고 Na $10.2cmol^+/kg$로 나타났으며, 그 범위는 Ca $132.1\~242.1,\;Mg 24.2\~138.6,\;K 64.9\~120.8$ 그리고 Na $8\~12.2cmol^+/kg$에 있는 것으로 조사되었다 대조구 지역의 Ca, Mg, K, Na의 평균 함량은 각각 192.8, 95.8, 104 and $21.2 cmol^+/kg$로 조사되었다. 폐탄광지 산림토양의 중금속(Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) 함량은 대조구 산림토양보다 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 특히, Al, Mn 그리고 Pb의 함량은 대조구에 비해 폐탄광지가 아주 높은 것으로 나타났다. 폐탄광지 산림토양의 Al함량은 $397\~917 ppm$으로 나타나 식물생육에 영향을 미칠 수 있을 것으로 추정된다 그러므로 과거 석탄채굴이 활발하게 이루어졌던 폐탄광지에 대해서는 환경문제를 최소화하기 위하여 산림토양을 대상으로 한 적절한 관리가 필요할 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.56-64
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• 2013

After the law has been enacted for the prevention and recovery of mining damage in 2005, efforts of remediation have been started to recover heavy metal contaminated soils in agricultural land near mining sites. As part of an effort, the upper part of cultivation layer has been treated through covering up with clean soil, but the heavy metal contamination could be still spreaded to the surrounding areas because heavy metals may be remained in the lower part of cultivation layers. In this study, the most frequently occurring arsenic (As) contamination was selected to study in agricultural land nearby an abandoned metal mining site. We applied separation technologies considering the differences in the physical characteristics of soil particles (particle size, density, magnetic properties, hydrophobicity, etc.). Based on physical and chemical properties of arsenic (As) containing particles in agricultural lands nearby mining sites, we applied sieve separation, specific gravity separation, magnetic separation, and flotation separation to remove arsenic (As)-containing particles in the contaminated soil. Results of this study show that the removal efficiency of arsenic (As) were higher in the order of the magnetic separation, flotation separation, specific gravity separation and sieve separation.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.179-188
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• 2018

BACKGROUND: Reclamation of heavy metal-contaminated agricultural fields has intensively been done to ensure the soil quality and food security. This study evaluated the efficiency and longevity of current physical and chemical approaches for heavy metal-contaminated soils. METHODS AND RESULTS: Concentrations of 0.1 N HCl-leachable trace metals of Cd, Pb, and As from the stabilizing agents-treated soils decreased by 50%, 70%, and 40%, respectively, compared to the control. Among the stabilizing agents, the $CaCO_3$ was the best for stabilization. For physical stabilization, the soil dressing reduced the concentrations of Cd, Pb, and As by 88%, 94%,and 88%, respectively, compared to the control. Moreover, the dilution of the contaminated soils decreased the metals by an average of 25.3% when compared with the control. The longevity of each stabilization method was determined by using the availability assessment of heavy metals in the soils. Results showed that the leaching methods using HCl and $NH_4NO_3$ had 120 and 32 weeks longevity, respectively. Interestingly, any stabilization efficacy was not found over the time for Cd and Pb (i.e., cation metals), whereas the stabilization efficacy of As was sharply decreased under 50% after 32 weeks. However, the change of metal concentration was not significant with the physical stabilization compared to the chemical stabilization. CONCLUSION: The stabilization methods should carefully be selected based on long-term monitoring under climate conditions.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.593-601
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• 2012

Heavy metals and metalloids removal can be considered as one of the most important world challenges because of their toxicity and direct impact on human health. Many processes have been introduced but biological processes of remediation seem to offer the most suitable solution in terms of efficiency and low cost. Actinobacteria constitute one of the major microbial populations in soil, and this can be attributed to their adaptive morphological structure as well as their exceptional metabolic power. Among microbes, actinobacteria are morphologic intermediate between fungi and bacteria. Studies on microbial diversities in metal contaminated lands have shown that actinobacteria may constitute a dominantly active microbiota in addition to ${\alpha}$ Proteobacteria. Furthermore, isolation studies have shown metal removal mechanisms which are reminiscent of notable multiresistant strains, such as Cupriavidus metallidurans. Apart from members of genus Streptomyces, which produce more than 90% of commercialized antibiotics, and the nitrogen fixing Frankia, little attention has been given to other members of this phylum. This is because of difficult culture condition requirements and maintenance. In this review, we focused on specific isolation of actinobacteria and their potential applications in metal bioremediation and plant growth promotion.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.396-406
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• 2004

Current physical and chemical methodologies, conventionally used to clean up metal contaminated soils, are generally too expensive to apply in large hazardous waste sites including agricultural lands adjacent to closed or abandoned metal mines. Phytoremediation using plants to extract, sequester and detoxify environmental pollutants is one of the cost-effective and aesthetically-pleasing alternatives, compared with environmentally destructive remedial methods currently being practiced. But, phytoremediation has some limitations such as time consuming and low performance: in general, it is seasonally dependent and slower in removing metals than other methods, and metal accumulating plants are slow growers. Improvement of plants for metal tolerance, accumulation, and translocation using genetic engineering techniques recently opened up new possibilities for phytoremediation. In this paper, we have discussed about recent developments in conventional and genetically engineered phytoremediation. For the conventional phytoremediation, focuses are on the natural hyperaccumulator and the chemically assisted phytoremediation. Some pros and cons on the phytoremediation using transgenic plants, coupled with focusing on the mechanistic view points, are also discussed. It might be concluded that the transgenic plants will be effective tools in the practical application of phytoremediation especially for the highly contaminated soils but mechanisms involved should be deeply understood in advance.