• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.2056-2065
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• 2021

The transition toward clean energy is an issue of great importance with growing debate in climate change mitigation. The complex nature of nuclear energy-CO₂ emissions nexus makes it difficult to predict whether or not nuclear acts as a clean energy source. Hence, we examined the relationship between nuclear energy consumption and CO₂ emissions in the context of the IPAT and Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework. Dynamic Auto-regressive Distributive Lag (DARDL), a newly modified econometric tool, is employed for estimation of long- and short-run dynamics by using yearly data spanning from 1971 to 2018. The empirical findings of the study revealed an instantaneous increase in nuclear energy reduces environmental pollution, which highlights that more nuclear energy power in the Indian energy system would be beneficial for climate change mitigation. The results further demonstrate that the overarching effect of population density in the IPAT equation stimulates carbon emissions. Finally, nuclear energy and population density contribute to form the EKC curve. To achieving a cleaner environment, results point out governmental policies toward the transition of nuclear energy that favours environmental sustainability.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2007

The aim of this study was to evaluate the musculo-skeletal symptomatic features of municipal sanitation workers and to compare differences of the musculo-skeletal symptoms by work types. We conducted descriptive cross-sectional survey concerning the musculo-skeletal symptomatic features of 315 street cleaners in Seoul and GyeongGi Province, Korea, during 2 weeks of September 2006. Questionnaires were consisted of general characteristics, occupational characteristics and musculo-skeletal symptoms. And we observed their works and evaluated their movement and posture by REBA. For work types, tools and subjective physical work loading, there were statistical difference whether or not NIOSH symptom positive on upper limb. Musculo-skeletal symptoms on upper limb were claimed from 43.2% of street cleaners, more than in 32.4% of cleaners. Musculo-skeletal symptoms on upper limb were reported higher in the group who felt their subjective physical work loading severe than in the otherwise group. The REBA results were over 'high risk stage' in street cleaners. Street cleaners had more repetitive motions than solid waste collectors on upper limbs. Works according to the criteria of musculoskeletal burdened work by the Ministry of Labor results were over 'high risk stage' of No. 2 and No. 4 in street cleaners. We found that street cleaners complained musculo-skeletal symptoms on upper limb more than solid waste collectors. This study suggests that it is necessary for street cleaners to carry out the prevention program of musculo-skeletal diseases. For street cleaner, the measure plans such as job rotation, automatic street sweepers, reducing work hours are helpful in preventing musculoskeletal symptoms on the upper limb.

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.427-435
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• 2011

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate a work of building cleaners using the ergonomic methods. Background: Previous studies about cleaning worker describe typical physical demands of this work. They found that the most significant risk factors associated with the physical work of cleaners are static loads and repetitive movements and high output of force. Method: A head of ergonomics estimation was work analysis(define of combined task, work tool, work time and frequency of combined task) and posture analysis of worker. Results: The results showed that combined task of building cleaners was classification sweeping, mopping(wet), mopping(oil), moving barrels/carts, dumping trash bags, scrubbing, arrangement of cleaning tool, arrangement of circumferential, moving of cleaning tool, and waiting. The work time of combined task such as mopping(wet) and scrubbing indicated high ratio. The posture analysis of building cleaners indicated high value in bending of the head, lower arm, and hands. Conclusion: The findings appear to indicate that building cleaner were related to high risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. So, building cleaner would be required an interventional strategy, improvement of cleaning tools and working environment. Application: If ergonomics rule can be integrated into existing cleaning tools and work environments, the risk of occupational injuries will be reduced.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.525-532
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 환경친화적이며 피부자극이 없는 amide type 음이온 계면활성제 N-acyl taurate의 물성을 측정하고 기존의 생분해성이 떨어지고 피부에 자극이 있는 sulfate type 음이온 계면활성제와 비교 평가하여 N-acyl taurate의 기존 음이온 계면활성제와의 대체 가능성을 연구하였다. 또한 물성 측정결과를 바탕으로 샴푸를 제조하고 제형의 안전성과 물성을 평가함으로 써 인체세정제에의 amide type 계면활성제의 적용 가능성을 연구하였다. 실험 결과 N-acyl taurate series는 높은 점도와 낮은 표면장력 및 CMC를 나타내 에멀젼 제조시 작은 입자를 형성하고, 점성을 증가시켜 안정한 에멀젼을 형성하며, 세정 작용시 오염물로의 침투가 용이하고 적은 양의 사용으로 좋은 세정 효과를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 기대되었다. 실제로 N-methyl oleyl taurate를 첨가한 샴푸는 높은 yield point와 일정한 viscosity-curve를 보이고, 작고 균일한 입자를 형성하여 N-acyl taurate가 샴푸 내에서 안정적인 내부구조를 형성하는데 주요 역할을 하며, 이러한 내부구조로 인해 저장안정성을 우수하게 하는 것으로 생각되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2013

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the microbial contamination levels in elevators in apartment buildings and to provide information on such microbial contamination. Methods: A total of 144 samples, including from the exterior buttons, interior buttons, elevator handrails, walls, ventilators and airborne bacteria were collected in the morning and afternoon from July to August 2013 for six different elevators. The samples were used to detect sanitary indicator bacteria (total bacteria, coliform, and Escherichia coli), pathogenic bacteria (E. coli O157, L. monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., B. cereus, S. aureus) and fungi. Results: Contamination levels of total bacteria were 0.3-3.8 and 0.0-2.4 log CFU/100 $cm^2$ in the morning and afternoon, respectively. In the case of coliform bacteria, the levels were 0.0-3.7 log CFU/100 $cm^2$ in the morning and 0.0-0.3 log CFU/100 $cm^2$ in the afternoon. However, E. coli was not detected among all samples. Bacillus cereus, pathogenic bacteria, was only detected in 13 (11%) among 144 samples. E. coli O157, L. monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. and S. aureus were not detected among all samples. Comparing the samples collected in the morning and afternoon, we could confirm that the samples in the afternoon were cleaner. Conclusions: This study indicates that the samples in the afternoon were cleaner because these samples were collected following routine cleaning. Also, the levels of contamination in the elevators were low and the sanitary conditions were comparatively well-managed. Therefore it is deemed necessary for elevators be cleaned regularly to provide good conditions for people using elevators.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.353-368
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• 2013

All Koreans had suffered heavily from municipal and industrial air pollution problems since 1960's to 1980's. However the levels of $SO_2$, CO, and Pb have been dramatically decreased since 1990's due to various air pollutants' reduction policies under the provisions of the 1978 Environmental Preservation Act and the 1990 Air Quality Preservation Act such as increasing the supply of low-sulfur fuel, the use of cleaner fuel, no use of solid fuel, and so on. Even though the national ambient air quality standard has been strengthened to protect public health and welfare, the levels of $NO_2$, $O_3$, and $PM_{10}$ frequently exceed the corresponding standards; for example, only 4 stations (1.7%) out of 239 nationwide monitoring stations satisfied the 24-hr based PM10 standard in 2011. Moreover, upto the present time, since there are serious underlying policies of economism and growth-first which can not be solely solved by the environmental laws, it is difficult to root out undesirable social evils such as public indifference, passive academic activities, complacent government bureaucracy, insufficient social responsibility of enterprise, and radical activities of environmental groups. The paper initially reviewed air pollution history of Korea with surveying various environmental factors affecting in/out-door air pollution in the past Korea. Further this study extensively investigated legal and political changes on air pollution control and management for the last 50 years, and then intensively discussed the present environment-related laws and policies unreasonably enforced in Korea. It is necessary to practically revise many outdated legal policies based on health-oriented thinking and on our current economic levels as well.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2007

수질오염 총량제가 시행됨에 따라 깨끗한 수자원을 확보하기 위한 오염퇴적물의 관리 및 처리 필요성이 더욱 높아지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 오염퇴적물의 발생원과 오염퇴적물이 수질에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고, 오염퇴적물의 관리방향을 제시하였다. 오염퇴적물을 처리하기 위한 공법으로 준설공법과 자연정화법, 현장고정화/안정화, 생물학적 현장처리, 화학적 현장처리 공법에 대하여 요약 제시하였다. 또한 새롭게 대두되고 있는 캡핑공법을 소개하고, 오염퇴적물 처리를 위한 복합공법의 적용에 대한 개념을 제시하였다.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2000

The growing concerns on environmental protection have been constantly demanding cleaner and more energy efficient vehicles without compromising any conveniences provided by the conventional vehicles. The recent significant advances in proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) fuel cell technology have shown the possibility of developing such vehicles powered by fuel cells. Several prototype fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) have been already developed by several major automotive manufactures, and all of the favorable features have been demonstrated in the public roads. FCEV is essentially a zero emission vehicle and allows to overcome the range limitation of the current battery electric vehicles. Being motivated by the laboratory and field demonstrations of the fuel cell technologies, variety of fuel cell alliances between fuel cell developers, automotive manufactures, petroleum companies and government agencies have been formed to expedite the realization of commercially viable FCEV. However, there still remain major issues that need to be overcome before it can be fully accepted by consumers. This paper describes the current fuel cell vehicle development status and the staggering challenges for the successful introduction of consumer acceptable FCEVS.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2004

Most of us spend the greater part of our lives at the chair, but of all the man environments it is maybe the least well-explored share commitment to a cleaner and healthier environment. It has long been chairs belief that the environment is a precious gift. In case of mesh chair, because it depend upon the earth's resources to design and manufacture steel furniture products, human beings feel an abiding responsibility to act wisely in the environmental choices we make, large and small, every day. Ergonomically, it ought to do more than just sit there. It should actively intercede for the health of the person who sits in it longer than it should. Therefore, product design should be approachable to satisfaction of end-users in aspect of value engineering easy to move through analysis of cost reduction factors the purpose of this thesis is to study products for users based on office chair to development of design for office chair by analysis of manufacturing status and methods and problems in Korea through research on actual situation as well as changing process ergonomic study and design of office chair.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.27-48
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• 2006

Most of us spend the greater part of our lives in the kitchen, but of all the man environments it maybe the least well-explored share commitment to a cleaner and healthier environment. It has long been kitchen system belief that the environment is a precious gift. In case of built in kitchen system, because it depend upon the earth's resources to design and manufacture steel hardware products, human beings feel an abiding responsibility to act wisely in the environmental choices we make, large and small, every day. Built in kitchen system, designed and coordinated by study of designer, represents an open, complete, free and 'focused' way of conceiving, furnishing and organizing one's own kitchen. A space rich in technical values and home warmth, where few, simple and carefully designed components distinguish and characterize the various work spaces, from the area, intended for preparing and washing food, to the cooking area, and to a wide range of multivalent pieces of furniture, wood paneled wall units and shelves.