• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.1123-1129
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• 2004

The concentration of heavy metal were studied for the estimation of quality in herbal medicines which is Bupleuri Radix, Paeoniae Radix, Dioscoreae Rhizoma and Astragali Radix in products of north Gyeongbuk area. And we collected soils from several area in Gyeongbuk, and determined heavy metal concentration of soils by ICP. We compared with herbal medicines in products of Gyeongbuk and their soils. For the heavy metals contents of Gyeongbuk area, in Gong Jung Ri, represented the higher level, it may be due to a near the road. The Cd contents in soil was not a wide difference. For the As and Pb contents in soil, Song Sa Ri (Bupleuri Radix) represented the higher level (0.68mg/kg, 1523rng/kg). Heavy metal contents in cultured herbal medicines and their soils did not give reproducible results. But the degree of correlation between a few heavy metal contents of Dioscoreae Rhizoma and their soil showed the good transfer from the soil.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2019

Application of bioretention systems in Korea is highly considered due to its minimal space requirements, appropriateness as small landscape areas and good pollutant removal and peak hydraulic flow reduction efficiency. In this study, the efficiency of two lab-scale bioretention types having different physical properties, media configuration and planted with different shrubs and perennials was investigated in reducing heavy metal pollutants in stormwater runoff. Type A bioretention systems were planted with shrubs whereas type B were planted with perennials. Chrysanthemum zawadskii var. latilobum (A-CL) and Aquilegia flabellata var. pumila (A-AP) respectively were planted in each type A bioretention reactors while Rhododendron indicum linnaeus (B-RL) and Spiraea japonica (B-SJ), respectively were planted in each type B bioretention reactors. Results revealed that the four lab-scale bioretention reactors significantly reduced the influent total suspended load by about 89 to 94% (p<0.01). Type B-RL and B-SJ reactors reduced soluble Cr, Cu, Zn, and Pb by 28 to 45% that were 15 to 35% greater than the soluble metal reduction of type A-CL and A-AP reactors, respectively. Among the pollutants, total Cr attained the greatest discharged fraction of 0.52-0.81. Excluding the effect of soil media, total Pb attained the greatest retention fraction in the bioretention systems amounting to 0.15-0.34. Considering the least discharge fraction of heavy metal in the bioretention system, it was observed that the bioretention systems achieved effectual reduction in terms of total Cu, Zn and Pb. These findings were associated with the poor adsorption capacity of the soil used in each bioretention system. The results of this study may be used for estimating the maintenance requirements of bioretention systems.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2008

진해만의 가덕수도 표층 해수 중의 증금속은 육지에 가까운 정점에서 높은 분포를 나타내었으며, 이들의 븐포에는 조사 해역의 염분에 근거한 물리적 혼합은 크게 작용하지 않았다. 그리고 Pb를 제외한 다른 중금속은 과거와 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 표층 퇴적물의 중금속 함량은 거제도 혹은 가덕도에 인접한 정점에서 높게 나타났으며, 이들 해역의 Zn, Eu와 Pb 함량은 과거에 비해 약간 상승하여 인위적인 영향이 있는 것으로 판단된다. Hg과 Pb을 제외한 중금속은 상호간에 양호한 상관성을 보였으면, Eo, Ni, Zn, Eu, As와 Ed는 IL 및 COD와도 좋은 상관성을 보였다. 평균지각을 기준으로 한 농축계수는 As>Cd>Pb>Zn>Co>Cu>Hg>Ni의 순이 었으며, As, Ed, Ni, Pb, Zn은 전 정점에서 1 이상이었다. 한반도 연안 퇴적물의 중금속 배경 농도에 근거한 Ni과 Rn의 농축계수는 지각평균에 의한 농축계수보다 낮았고, Cu는 높게 나타났다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2015

Plants grown in metal-contaminated sites have to be managed and disposed of safely even in phytoremediation because heavy metals can be transferred to other organisms through the food chain, which could result in bioaccumulation in organisms of a higher trophic level. However, if the harvested plants could be used for bioenergy, the ecological risk is reduced and phytoremediation improves economic feasibility. This study researched the effects of EDDS (Ethylenediamine disuccinate) on the heavy metal uptake performance of Brassica campetris and Sorghum biocolor, both of which have potential as bioenergy plants. The results showed that EDDS could increase Pb, Cu, Ni, Cd, and Zn concentrations in the roots and shoots of both of these plants. Furthermore, EDDS reduced the metal inhibition of the S. bicolor length growth. The translocation factors (TF) of S. bicolor and B. campestris are smaller than one for all five heavy metals tested and decreased by the following order: heavy metal + EDDS > heavy metals only > uncontaminated soil. The results suggest that with regard to plant growth and metal accumulation, S. bicolor treated with EDDS is more suitable than is B. campestris for the phytoremediation of soils contaminated with multiple metal species.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2015

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of limestone, zeolite, and crushed concrete as capping material to block the release of heavy metals (As, Cu, Cr, Ni, and Pb) and reduce the sediment oxygen demand. The efficiency of limestone, zeolite, and crushed concrete was evaluated in a reactor in which a 1-cm thick layer of capping materials was placed on the sediments collected from Inchon north harbor. Dissolved oxygen concentration and heavy metal concentration in seawater above the uncapped sediments and capping material were monitored for 17 days. The sediment oxygen demand was in the following increasing order: crushed concrete ($288.37mg/m^2{\cdot}d$) < zeolite ($428.96mg/m^2{\cdot}d$) < limestone ($904.53mg/m^2{\cdot}d$) < uncapped ($981.34mg/m^2{\cdot}d$). The capping materials could reduce the sediment oxygen demand by blocking the release of biochemical matters consuming dissolved oxygen in seawater. It was also shown that zeolite and crushed concrete could effectively block the release of Cu, Ni, and Pb but those were not effective for the interruption of As and Cr release from marine contaminated sediments.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2018

Suitability of aluminium-based water treatment sludge (WTS), a waste product from water treatment facilities, was assessed for removal of heavy metals from an electroplating wastewater which had high concentrations of copper and chromium along with other heavy metals. Batch tests with simulated wastewater in single- and multi-metal solutions indicated the influence of initial pH and WTS dose on removal of six metals namely Cu(II), Co(II), Cr(VI), Hg(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II). In general, removal of cationic metals such as Pb(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) increased with increase in pH while that of anionic Cr(VI) showed a reduction with increased pH values. Tests with multi-metal solution showed that the influence of competition was more pronounced at lower WTS dosages. Column test with diluted (100 times) real electroplating wastewater showed complete removal of copper up to 100 bed volumes while chromium removal ranged between 78-92%. Other metals which were present in lower concentrations were also effectively removed. Mass balance for copper and chromium showed that the WTS media had Cu(II) and Cr(VI) sorption capacities of about 1.7 and 3.5 mg/g of dried sludge, respectively. The study thus indicates that WTS has the potential to be used as a filtration/adsorption medium for removal of metals from metal-bearing wastewaters.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.1048-1051
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• 2011

This study was carried out to find out properties and total and phytoavailable contents of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn) in 21 urban agricultural soils in Seoul. The investigated urban soils showed $pH_{(1:5)}$ 6.89, $EC_{(1:5)}$ $0.14dS\;m^{-1}$, organic mater 2.22%, available $P_2O_5$ $139mg\;kg^{-1}$, cation exchange capacity (CEC) $11.36cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$, total nitrogen 0.15% and exchangeable Ca, Mg, K and Na were 6.71, 1.44, 1.06 and $0.30cmol^+\;kg^{-1}$, respectively. Total heavy metal concentrations in urban agricultural soils were lower than those of the warning levels in the area 1 according to the Soil Environmental Conservation Act of Korea. Phytoavailable-Cu, -Pb, and -Zn concentrations of the samples showed 0.02-0.28, N.D-0.09, $0.01-0.43mg\;kg^{-1}$, respectively.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.238-246
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• 2005

두 가지 이상의 중금속이온이 토양에 존재할 때 토양입자표면에 흡착되는 중금속 이온은 복합적인 경쟁이온치환과 특정결합기작에 따라 흡착량이 결정된다. 본 연구는 충남 논산과 대전시 유성에 소재하는 밭토양에서 채취한 사질식양토와 식토를 공시토양으로 하여 중금속의 다중경쟁흡착특성을 조사하였다. 경쟁흡착은 조사 대상 중금속인 Cr, Cd, 및 Pb를 토양용액에 처리 농도를 달리하여 단일, 이중, 삼중체계로 처리하였다. 등온흡착은 평형농도가 증가함에 따라 흡착이 증가하는 경향을 보여주었으며 이중과 삼중체계에서는 동일 평형농도에서 흡착량은 각각의 중금속이온의 농도와 중금속 전하에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 조사되었다. 3가지 중금속이온의 이중경쟁 흡착특성은 전기음성도는 낮으나 이온포텐셜이 높은 Cr 이온이 경쟁이온 보다 선택적 흡착특성을 보여주고 있으며 Cd와 Pb가 Cr 흡착에 미치는 영향은 유사한 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과 3중 경쟁 흡착 시 중금속 이온의 흡착량이 단일과 이중 경쟁흡착보다 증가하는 특성을 구명하기 위해서는 다중 형태로 존재하는 중금속이온의 흡착기작과 다중 형태상의 중금속이온의 반응식, 그리고 반응식에 따른 가수분해상수를 구하여 흡착정도와 경쟁 상태에 대한 추가 연구가 필요하다. 결론적으로 다중 중금속이온이 존재하는 상태 하에서 흡착친화도는 토양 내 중금속이온의 이동성과 불용화 및 가용화 사이의 분배특성에 영향을 주는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.150-157
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• 1999

According to the fact that Macbansuk and clay are very porous, we produced combined adsorbent and we investigated the removing capacity of adsorbent to toxic heavy metal (Pb, Cu) in the single and mixed solution.Then the experimental parametars were pH, reaction time and amount of adsorbent. And we studied possibility of adsorbent by applying to the Freundlich isotherm. As raising the pH of single and mixed solution in range 2~5, the maximum adsorption capability was investigated in range 3~4. When Cu and Pb were applied to Freundlich isotherm, l/n were 0.291 and 0.513 respectively. In the case of mixed solution with both, l/n value was 0.614. In this study, we concluded that the combined adsorbent treated toxic heavy metal is possible under 100 ppm of its concentration.

• ALGAE
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.471-477
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• 2006

Amphora costata W. Smith 1853 is a down thrown diatom species and also known as metal corrosive ship-fouling organism. A. costata was isolated from Alang ship breaking yard, Alang and evaluated the toxicity tolerance and growth responses of the cultures exposed to different doses of toxic and relatively accessible heavy metals, such as Fe, Mn, Cd, Co, Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb in the constantly monitored laboratory culture conditions. The strongest toxic effect was observed on A. costata exposed to Cd even at relatively low concentrations as compared to other metals. The following trend of decreasing order of toxicity i.e. Cd>Zn>Ni>Co>Pb>Cu>Fe was observed, when they were exposed to equal concentration and expose time.