• 미생물학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.121-129
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• 1971

The purpose of this study was to investigate the proprieties of practical application and possibility of bacterial leaching method to the low copper minerals in Korea. Therfore, ore samples and mine water of the Talsung, Ilkwang, Taekwang, Yongho and Siheung were analyzed chemically, mineralogically, and bacteriologically. The results obtained were as follows ; 1. The range of pH value was 2.6-3.8. 2. Copper contents in ore samples of Talsung and Ilkwang were 0.38% and 0.63%, and those in mine water of Talsung nad ilkwang were 584 .$\mu$g and 15.$\mu$g per ml, respectively. 3. Ferric sulfate contents in mine water of Tlsung and Ilkwang were 27.2.$\mu$g and 10.5.$\mu$g per ml, respectively. 4. Ferrobacillus ferroosxidans was isolated and identified from Talsung and Ilkwang mine water and specially Thiobacillus thiooxidans was isolated from Ilkwang mine water.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2001년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.19-21
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• 2001

The Shiheung mine was closed in 1972 and has been abandoned since then. Although some restoration work has been done, there still remain mine failings in and around the mine, posing a potential environmental hazard. Mine tailings and the porewater extracted from the tailing were investigated to see any evidence of elemental release and migration to adjacent groundwater and soil in the field. The pHs of the tailing range from 6.24 to 7.23. Calcite in the studied area seems to influence on such neutral pH range. Depth profile of mine tailing demonstrate elements have been leached and removed as a consequence of weathering during disposal. This is also supported by the findings from porewater analysis, corresponding the trends in the mine tailings. The concentrations of Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn in the tailing porewater exceed the standard value of EPA for drinking water and this implies groundwater can be contaminated through infiltration of the porewaters, which ultimately will be discharged as leachate from the mine tailing. Groundwater samples collected near the mine area do not show high metal concentrations, except for Fe, which were detected over drinking water standard.

• 한국초전도ㆍ저온공학회논문지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2019

In the mine exploration sites, sustainable treatment system of mine water with energy saving and minimized chemical additives is required. Since most of the mine water contains highly-concentrated ferrous ion, it is necessary to study on the removal method of iron ions. We propose the system consisting of two processes; precipitation process by air oxidation using solid catalyst-modified magnetite and separation process combining gravitational sedimentation and magnetic separation using a permanent magnet. Firstly, in the precipitation process (a former process of the system), we succeeded to prepare solid catalyst-modified magnetite. Air oxidation using solid catalyst-modified magnetite using $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ as a starting material showed high iron removal capability. Secondly, in the separation process (latter process of the system), solid catalyst-modified magnetite using $Fe_2(SO_4)_3$ as a starting material can be separated by a superconducting bulk magnet and a permanent magnet.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.213-220
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• 1995

Geochemistry of stream water and sediment collected in the vicinity of the Donghae coal mine in the Samchuk coalfied were investigated in order to evaluate the environmental impacts of acid mine drainage. The pH of stream water ranges from 2.85(at 2 km away from the mine) to 7.92(at uncontaminated tributary). The main cation and anion species in the upper stream are $Ca^{2+}$ and $SO_{4}{^2-}$, respectively. The level of pH and the amount of $HCO^{3-}$ in stream water increase to the downstream and where uncontaminated small tributaries are joining, and in the area covered with limestone. From the results of thermodynamic calculation, the main forms of iron in stream water are estimated as $Fe^{2+}$ and $FeSO_{4}{^0}$, and most of them could be precipitated as FeO(OH) with increase of pH. The white precipitates in stream sediments particularly found around the coal mine are proved to be $Al(OH)_3$ by XRD and XRF analysis. As a result of investigation for seasonal variation of AMD, the level of pH decreased and conductivity increased in dry season.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.35-48
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• 2004

본 논문에서는 폐광산지역의 오염특성 조사와 평가를 위한 지구화학적 접근방법에 대하여 정리ㆍ기술하였다. 폐광산지역의 주요 오염원은 갱내수, 광석, 광미 및 선광을 위해 사용한 화학약품 등이고 산성광산배수의 배출, 광산폐기물의 유실, 유해성 침출수의 배출, 광미와 분진의 분산 등에 의해 중금속이 이동/확산되어 주변토양, 퇴적물, 지표수, 지하수, 생태계에 광역적/지속적으로 심각한 영향을 미친다. 따라서 오염원, 주변 토양, 지표수, 지하수 등에 대한 화학분석, 광물학적분석, 광산산성배수 예측실험, 물리/지화학탐사와 같은 현장실험 등의 방법을 이용한 조사를 통해 폐광산이 주변 환경에 미치는 잠재적이고 실제적인 영향이 조사$.$평가 되어야한다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.235-244
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• 2020

폐광산 지역에서 발생하는 광산배수의 오염원소중 하나인 구리(Cu)는 낮은 농도에서도 독성을 지니고 있어 수계환경에 노출되기 전에 처리되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 경남 고성군 S광산의 갱내수 정화시설의 Cu 제거효율을 개선하기 위해 석회석과 폐상퇴비를 혼합한 자연정화 기반의 반응조를 이용하여 약 9개월 동안 현장 파일럿실험을 수행하였다. 반응조별 유입수 대비 pH 증가량과 Cu 제거효율은 Successive Alkalinity Producing System (SAPS) > Reducing and Alkalinity Producing System (RAPS) > 석회석반응조 순으로 나타났다. SAPS조와 RAPS조에서는 석회석의 영향과 동시에 유기물의 분해로 인한 알칼리도의 부과로 석회석반응조보다 높은 pH 환경을 조성하였다. pH가 증가할수록 Cu 제거효율이 높아지는 결과를 통해 pH 상승이 Cu를 처리하는 주된 기작임을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 황산염환원박테리아(Sulfate Reduction Bacteria, SRB)가 SAPS조에서 가장 많이 활성화 된 것을 확인 할 수 있어, 황산염환원반응도 Cu를 제거시키는 기작에 관여함을 판단할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 S광산에서 발생하는 광산배수의 특성에 알맞은 맞춤형 정화공정을 도출하기 위해 현장 그대로의 조건에서 실험을 수행한 것에 의의가 있으며, 향후 정화시설의 개선에 있어 공법 선정에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

• 기술사
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.11-21
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• 1986

Mine drainage from coal mines is mostly acidic, polluted and/or contaminated, even if its quantity has increased substantially during recent days. This causes two kinds of problems arising at mining districts; one is the environmental disruption and the other is insufficient water supply for living, employee's bathing and industrial purposes. In order to mitigate the aforementioned problems, a specific equipment of Korea type for mine drainage purification has been developed and its prototype manufactured, followed by its applicability tests implemented at mine site. The results of the tests indicates that the new equipment developed is much lower than and economical compared to, other existing neutralization facilities at home and abroad in capital investment at installation stage, the consumption of neutralizing chemicals at operation stage and the requirements of installation site. Whangji area where the prototype water treatment equipment is installed has been sustaining a short supply of usable water, especially in dry seasons and supplementing about 40㎥ of water brought from a location farther than 4km in distance to meet water requirements. The prototype water treatment equipment is however considered capable of providing compressor cooling water in sufficient amount from winter season In the future.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2003

동명광산을 경유하는 수계의 pH는 5.9∼7.1의 변화를 보여 약산성 내지는 중성의 환경을 보인다. 하천수 중 중금속 원소함량의 분포는 자원소의 지구화학적 특성에 따라 다양한 분포 양상을 보이나 전반적으로 폐광산 주변에서 증가하는 경향을 보인다. 동명광산 지역의 광미, 폐석적치장토양, 농경지토양에 대한 성분분석 결과 농경지토양에는 중금속의 총 농토가 광미나 폐석적치장의 토양보다 훨씬 낮았을 뿐 아니라 총 중금속 농도 중 adsorbed, carbonate, reducible fraction들이 차지하는 비율이 낮아 이들이 농작물이나 주변 수계에 큰 영향을 미치지 못할 것으로 생각된다. 그러나 하천수중 중금속 원소함량 분포가 전반적으로 광산지역에서 증가하는 경향을 보이며, 광미나 폐석적치장 토양에서도 중금속의 총 농도가 매우 높았을 뿐 아니라 adsorbed, carbonate, reducible fractions들이 차지하는 비율이 농경지 보다 상대적으로 높았기 때문에 이들이 유실되거나 또는 산성우, 산성인 광산폐수의 유입 등으로 인해 화학적 환경변화가 발생할 경우 중금속 오염의 확산이 우려되므로 이에 대한 오염방지대책이 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.33-44
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• 1998

임천광산의 광미와 주변 밭과 논의 토양, 하상퇴적물 및 지하수에서의 중금속과 시안의 오염도에 대해 조사하였다. 광미 중의 As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn및 CN￣의 평균농도는 각각 366, 28.8, 202, 15.2, 1.97$\times$1$10^3$, 3.85$\times$$10^3$, 90.6mg/kg이었고 Kloke가 제안한 허용기준치를 이용한 오염지수는 8~19이었으며 pH는 산성이었다. 토양오염공정시험법에 의한 중금속 농도는 광미와 인접한 일부 토양만을 제외하고는 토양환경보전법의 농경지 우려기준이하였다. 광산 인근 주민들이 식수로 이용하는 일부 지하수에서 보건복지부의 음용수 수질기준을 훨씬 넘는 질산이온이 검출되었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.409-412
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• 2003

Total extraction of stream sediments in the Kwangyang mine area shows their significant pollution with most trace metals such as Cr, Co, Fe, Pb, Cu, Ni, Zn and Cd, due to sulfide oxidation in waste dumps. Calculations of enrichment factor shows that Chonam-ri creek sediments are more severely contaminated than Sagok-ri sediments. Using the weak acid (0.1N HCl) extraction and sequential extraction techniques, the transport and sediment-water partitioning of heavy metals in mine drainage were examined for contaminated sediments in the Chonam-ri and Sagok-ri creeks of the Kwangyang Au-Ag mine area. Calculated distribution coefficient (Kd) generally decreases in the order of Pb $\geq$Al > Cu > Mn > Zn > Co > Ni $\geq$ Cd. Sequential extraction of Chonam-ri creek sediments shows that among non-residual fractions the Fe-Mn oxide fraction is most abundant for most of the metals. This indicates that precipitation of Fe hydroxides plays an important role in regulating heavy metal concentrations in water, as shown by field observations.