• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.259-264
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• 2009

Most of the fossil power plants firing lower grade coals are challenged with maintaining good combustion conditions while maximizing generation and minimizing emissions. In many cases significant derate, availability losses and increase in unburned carbon levels can be attributed to poor combustion conditions as a result of poorly controlled local fuel and air distribution within the boiler furnace. The poor combustion conditions are directly related to the gas flow deviation in upper furnace and convection tube-bank but a less reported issue related to in large-scale oppose wall fired boilers. In order to develop a on-line combustion monitoring system and suggest an alternative heat flux estimation method at tube bank, which is very useful information for boiler design tool and blower optimizing system, field test was conducted at operating power boiler. During the field test the exhaust gases' temperature and tube metal temperature were monitored by using a spatially distributed sensors grid which located in the boiler's high temperature vestibule region. At these locations. the flue gas flow is still significantly stratified, and air in-leakage is minimal which enables tracing of poor combustion zones to specific burners and over-fire air ports. Test results showed that the flue gas monitoring method is more proper than metal temperature distribution monitoring for real time combustion monitoring because tube metal temp. distribution monitoring method is related to so many variables such as flue gas, internal flow unbalance, spray etc., Heat flux estimation at the tube bank with flue gas temp. and metal temp. data can be alternative method when tube drilling type sensor can't able to use.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.221-226
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• 1998

$Er_2O_3$를 첨가한 $PbO-Bi_2O_3-Ga_2O_3$ 삼성분계 중금속 산화물 유리로부터 발생하는 $1.5\mu\textrm{m}$와 2.7$\mu\textrm{m}$ 등의 형광에 대하여 복사 천이율, 형광 수명, 흡수 및 유도 방출 단면적 등을 조사하였다. 중금속 산화물 유리의 낮은 포논 에너지($~500cm^{-1}$)로 인하여 기존 산화물 유리로부터 관찰할 수 없었던 형광들의 양자 효율이 크게 높아졌으며 방출 단면적도 증가하였다. 한편, 798 nm 여기광의 상향 전이를 통한 녹색과 적색의 형광이 방출됨을 확인하였고, 각 에너지 준위의 형광 수명을 이용하여 다중포논 완화(multiphonon relaxation)를 정량적으로 규명하였다. $Er^{3+}:^4S_{3/2}{\rightarrow}^4I_{15/2}$ 천이에 의한 녹색 형광은 기지 유리(host glass)의 밴드 갭(band gap)흡수에 의한 비복사 천이의 영향을 받으므로 이 형광의 양자 효율을 높이기 위해서는 유리를 불활성 기체 분위기에서 용융하거나 자외선쪽 투과단이 짧은 유리 망목 형성제(glass-vetwork former)가 첨가된 기지 조성을 선택하는 것이 바람직하다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.69-79
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of metal pollution in the sediment from rivers, lakes, and streams in active gold mining districts in Ghana. Two hundred and fifty surface sediment samples from 99 locations were collected and analyzed for concentrations of As, Hg, Cr, Co, Cu, Fe, Zn, Pb, Cd, Ni, and Mn using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). Metal concentrations were then used to assess the human health risks to resident children and adults in central tendency exposure (CTE) and reasonable maximum exposure (RME) scenarios. The concentrations of Pb, Cd, and As were almost twice the threshold values established by the Hong Kong Interim Sediment Quality Guidelines (ISQG). Hg, Cu, and Cr concentrations in sediment were 14, 20, and 26 times higher than the Canadian Freshwater Sediment Guidelines for these elements. Also, the concentrations of Pb, Cu, Cr, and Hg were 3, 11, 12, and 16 times more than the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) sediment guideline values. The results of the human health risk assessment indicate that for ingestion of sediment under the central tendency exposure (CTE) scenario, the cancer risks for child and adult residents from exposure to As were $4.18{\times}10^{-6}$ and $1.84{\times}10^{-7}$, respectively. This suggests that up to 4 children out of one million equally exposed children would contract cancer if exposed continuously to As over 70 years (the assumed lifetime). The hazard index for child residents following exposure to Cr(VI) in the RME scenario was 4.2. This is greater than the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) threshold of 1, indicating that adverse health effects to children from exposure to Cr(VI) are possible. This study demonstrates the urgent need to control industrial emissions and the severe heavy metal pollution in gold mining environments.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.101-106
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• 2006

The work of hairdressers includes washing, coloring, bleaching, permanent waving, conditioning, and cutting hair. Hairdressers are subjected to a number of physical and toxicological hazards. The toxicological hazards are those resulting from exposure to a wide range of chemicals that are usually classified active processes. In this study, twenty beauty shops were selected to assess the exposure to indoor air pollutants such as VOCs and particulate matter $(PM_{10})$ during one month from September 1 to September 30, 2003. Indoor air quality of beauty shops might be worse by vehicle emissions because the beauty shops were generally located near roadways. Personal exposures to VOCs and $PM_{10}$ were related to indoor concentrations of beauty shops. According to the questionnaire, hairdressers complained of sore throat, eye irritation, and nervousness as physical symptoms. The measured mean concentrations of respiratory particulates were $30.5ng/m^3$ in indoor, $30.5ng/m^3$ in outdoor and $44.0ng/m^3$ on personal levels. The personal concentration was found higher than indoor and outdoor concentrations. The heavy metals mean concentrations were shown as indoor (Na>Zn>Cr), outdoor (Cr>Zn>Pb), and personal (Na>Cr>Zn) levels. Conclusively, customers as well as workers in the beauty shops might be highly exposed to air pollutants from indoor and outdoor sources. Therefore, proper management should be taken to improve the indoor air quality in beauty shops.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.3755-3761
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• 2013

This study aims to assess the ecological risk of the hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) emitted in the semiconductor manufacturing processes in Korea by using Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR, EPA, US, EPI $Suite^{TM}$ 4.1). Owing to the absence of environmental standards of hazardous air pollutants in the semiconductor manufacturing processes in Korea, 18 HAPs in the semiconductor field included in both the US EPA NESHAPs and the hazardous air pollutant list of Ministry of Environment in Korea were selected. As a results 8 chemicals (44.4%) of the selected 18 HAPs were VOCs. Cyanides (cyanides) and ethylene oxides (epoxy resins), and tetrachloro-ethylene (aliphatic compounds, halides) showed long half-lives. Cyanide HAPs especially had the highest half-life with the estimated value of 356.533 days. Nickel compounds (heavy metal compounds) possessed the highest water solubility followed by acetaldehyde (aldehyde compounds), ethylene oxides, and 1,4-dioxanes. The halides, including tetrachloro-ethylenes, carbon tetra-chlorides, benzene (aromatic compounds), and lead (heavy metals), are estimated to take the longest time for biodegradation. Tetrachloroethylene, with the acute toxicity end point of 3.685-7.033 mg/L, was assessed to be the most highly toxic substance among the 18 HAPs. However, considering the absence of the HAPs in the common category of log $K_{ow}{\geq}4$and $BCF{\geq}500$, which indicates the standard of bioconcentration potentials, potentials of the bioconcentration are considered to be low.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제18권E2호
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• pp.57-68
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• 2002

Atmospheric dry deposition fluxes and size segregated concentrations of particulate metal elements were measured at four sites in Kunpo, a small city in the Seoul metropolitan area in Korea. At each site, aerosol samples were collected by dry deposition plates, a cascade impactor, and a coarse panicle rotary impactor during four sampling periods. At all sites, the average fluxes of metals measured during daytime were higher than nighttime fluxes due to higher wind speeds and higher ambient concentrations during daytime. The average fluxes of crustal elements (Al, Ca) were 1∼2 orders of magnitude higher than anthropogenic elements (As, Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn). The daytime fluxes of Al and Ca were between 90 and 12000 $\mu\textrm{g}$ m$\^$-2/ day$\^$-1/, and the nighttime fluxes of Al and Ca were between 20 and 2200 $\mu\textrm{g}$ m$\^$-2/ day$\^$-1/. The daytime fluxes of Pb, a typical anthropogenic element, were between 20 and 160$\mu\textrm{g}$ m$\^$-2/ day$\^$-1/, and the nighttime fluxes of Pb were between ND and 100$\mu\textrm{g}$ m$\^$-2/ day$\^$-1/. Also the ambient metal concentrations during daytime were higher than nighttime. Based on a dust emission estimation study in Kunpo, it was found that dust emissions during daytime are higher than nighttime. The concentrations of crustal elements were higher than anthropogenic elements. The distributions of heavy metals were mainly in small particles (D$\_$p/ 9㎛). The fraction of crustal elements in the large particles (D$\_$p/> 9㎛) were higher than anthropogenic elements.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 1994

Sungnam city, as a major satellite town, is located in the southeast of Seoul. Atmospheric conditions are so stable that air pollutants from various emissions are tend to resist change because Sungnam city is located in the Namhansansung valley. The industrial distribution of Sungnam city are composed of various manufactories such as foods, fibers, chemicals, machinery and electronics etc. The heavy metal concentrations and size distribution are the most important parameters influencing among the way in which respirable suspended particulate matter interact with the human respiratory system. Respirable suspended particulate matter was collected on glass fiber filters from April 1993 to February 1994 according to particle size using Anderson sampler during 10 days per month at Sungnam city. 6 heavy metals, Fe, Zn, Pb Mn, Cu and Cd, were analyzed by particle size with atomic absorption spectrophotometry . The results could be summarized as follows: 1. The annual arithmetic mean concentration of total suspended particulate was 116.3$\mu $g/m$^{3}$ m', seasonal variation was the highest in spring season(196.5$\mu $g/m$^{3}$) and the lowest in Summer Season(72.9$\mu $g/m$^{3}$). 2. The ratio of airborne particulate concentrations respirable to nonrepairable( Res/Non- Res) of annual arithmetic mean value was 5.8'1, seasonal variation was highest in the spring season(6.3 : 1) and lowest in the summer season(4.6 : 1). 3. During the spring season the shape of the size distribution was trimodal which showed peaks at 3 size groups, which were below of 0.43$\mu $m, 3.3∼4.7$\mu $m and above of 11.0$\mu $g/m$^{3}$ respectively. 4. Respirable suspended particulate matter concentrations of Zn, Pb Cu and Cd were the highest in below of 0.43$\mu $m as follows; 0.517$\mu $g/m$^{3}$, 0.411 $\mu $g/m$^{3}$, 0.062$\mu $g/m$^{3}$ and 0.0310$\mu $g/m$^{3}$ , respectively, Fe and Mn were the highest in the particle size range of 4.7 ∼ 7.0$\mu $m as follows; 2.504$\mu $g/m$^{3}$ and 0.095$\mu $g/m$^{3}$, respectively. 5. The Pt Cd, Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn concentrations of annual arithmetic mean value respirable to non- respirable( Res/Non- Res ) were 33.65, 19.27, 17.74, 10.54, 3.20 and 5.20, respectively.

• 토지주택연구
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.125-140
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• 2022

도로퇴적물(Road Deposited Sediments, RDS)은 도로, 도로 시설물, 자동차 마모와 배가스, 그리고 도로 외부에서의 유입에 의해 형성되어 도로에 축적되는 입자 물질이다. RDS는 유기물, 휘발성 고형물, 영양염류, 각종 금속류 등 다양한 오염물에 고농도로 오염되어 있고, 강우유출수와 함께 주변 수계로 유출되므로, 도시 지역 비점오염물질의 축적과 이동에 중요한 역할을 한다. 이에, 본 연구는 RDS의 중금속 농도를 문헌에 의해 검토하여, 관련 부하저감 대책수립에 도움이 되고자 하였다. 도시지역 RDS의 중금속 농도는 매우 편차가 컸다. Norway, Spain, Australia, UK, Jordan, Turkey, Iran, Angola, Canada, USA, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand 그리고 India의 도시 지역 RDS의 Cr, Ni, Cu, Fe, Zn, As, Cd, 그리고 Pb 농도는 각각 3.16-3,410, 1.15-1,382, 20.2-9,069, 2980-124,853, 81-2,550, 2.3-214, 0.19-21.3, 그리고 15.21-1,125mg/kg 이었다. 특히, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, 그리고 Pb의 농도가 높아, 인위적 요인에 의한 RDS의 중금속 오염이 확인되었다. RDS의 Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, 그리고 Pb 농도는 주거지역이나 공원 등에 비해, 교통지역이나 산업지역에서 높았으며, 입도가 감소함에 따라 중금속 농도가 높아졌다. 본 연구결과는 RDS에 의한 수계의 중금속 부하의 산정과, RDS 제어에 의한 비점오염 저감대책의 수립에 도움이 될 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.69-76
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• 2015

국내 주요 국가산업단지인 여수국가산업단지, 울산국가산업단지 및 시화 반월산업단지 주변 토양에 대해서 2006년부터 2008년까지 3년 동안 상반기와 하반기로 각각 나누어 시료를 채취한 다음 중금속 농도와 분포특성을 파악하고, 부화지수를 이용한 토양 중금속 오염도를 평가하였다. 여수국가산업단지의 토양 중 Cd, Hg, Pb, Zn 및 Ni 농도가 다른 두 국가산업단지에서의 농도보다 더 높게 나타났으며, 시화 반월산업단지의 토양에서는 Cu, As 및 Cr의 농도가 높게 나타났으나 토양오염우려기준은 초과하지 않았다. 대체적으로 여수국가산업단지의 토양 중 중금속 오염이 다른 두 국가산업단지지역에 비하여 더 높게 나타난 것은 종합석유화학공업기지인 여수국가산업단지에는 입주해있는 석유화학공장들에서 발생하는 오염물질과 또한 이들을 수송하는 자동차 등의 비점오염원의 영향을 더 많이 받았기 때문인 것으로 판단되었다. 연구대상 지역별로 각각 구분하여 토양 중금속 결과를 이용한 주성분 분석결과 세 지역 모두 고유치가 1 이상인 주성분 2개를 각각 추출할 수 있었다. 여수 및 시화 반월국가산업단지에서는 Cd, Cu, Pb, Cr, Zn 및 Ni이 요인 1로, 그리고 As 및 Hg이 요인 2로 설명되었으며, 이는 두 지역 모두 석유화학과 기계, 철강, 전기전자 등의 배출원 영향을 받는 것으로 판단되었다. 울산국가산업단지은 Cd, Pb, Cr 및 Ni이 요인 1로, 그리고 Cu, As, Hg 및 Zn이 요인 2로 설명되었으며, 이는 기계, 석유화학, 운송장비, 비제조 등의 배출원 영향을 받는 것으로 판단되었다. 부화지수(EF)에 의한 오염도 평가 결과 3개 지역 모두 Cd, Pb 및 Zn의 EF값이 1 이상으로 나타나 이들 항목들의 오염개연성이 타 항목들에 비하여 높은 것으로 판단되었다. Cr은 시화 반월국가산업단지에서 1을 초과한 것으로 나타났으며, 3개 지역 모두 Zn의 부화지수가 상당히 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과를 미루어 볼 때, 국가산업단지 토양의 중금속 오염은 토양환경 및 주변 농업환경에 악영향을 미칠 수 있으므로 다양한 중금속 배출원을 파악하여 각 배출원별로 철저한 관리가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권7호
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• pp.432-440
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• 2015

유기물의 열분해로 생성되는 바이오차는 토양 탄소 저장량을 증가시킴으로써 기후변화를 완화할 수 있는 전략으로 소개되고 있다. 또한 바이오차는 토양의 흡착능을 증대시켜 중금속으로 오염된 토양을 정화할 수 있다고 보고된다. 본 연구는 두 종류 바이오차의 토양 중금속 제거 효과와 함께 기후변화 완화효과를 동시에 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 두 종류의 바이오차는 가시박 및 차 찌꺼기 바이오매스를 열분해 하여 준비했다. 납으로 오염된 농경지 토양은 바이오차 및 바이오매스와 혼합되어 60일 동안 배양하였다. $CO_2$, $CH_4$, $N_2O$는 배양 기간 동안 주기적으로 측정되었고 토양 분석은 배양 종료 후 아세트산을 이용한 납 추출량을 비롯한 생화학적 요소에 대해 수행하였다. 그 결과, 배양 후 납의 양은 BC_Ch에서 71% 만큼 감소했다. 배양 중 $CO_2$와 $N_2O$ 발생은 BC_Ch, TW_Ch에서 각각 BC_Bm, TW_Bm 대비 약 24%, 34% 감소하였다. $CH_4$ 발생은 바이오차 처리에 의한 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. GWP 계산 과정에서 온실가스($CO_2$, $CH_4$, $N_2O$), 토양에 처리한 가시박 및 차 찌꺼기 바이오매스와 바이오차, 토양 내 총 탄소량을 고려하였으며, 바이오차 투입으로 토양 내 납의 농도가 감소한 BC_Ch를 제외한 나머지 처리구와 대조구에 제올라이트를 투입하였다고 가정하여 GWP 계산을 수행하였다. BC_Ch가 GWP 측면에서 가장 유리한 것을 보였는데, 이는 가시박 바이오차가 높은 납 흡착과 토양 내 탄소 격리 효과를 나타냈기 때문으로 사료된다. 결론적으로, 가시박으로부터 생성한 바이오차를 투입하는 것이 토양 오염 저감과 기후변화 완화 효과를 동시에 기대할 수 있는 전략임을 시사한다.