• 분석과학
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.333-339
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• 2013

납 동위원소 분석은 국지적 및 지구적 납 오염 특성 해석을 위한 유용한 기법으로 널리 활용되어왔다. 본 연구는 국내 환경 중 납 오염원을 추적하기 위해 주요 배출원별 납 동위원소 인벤토리 구축사업의 일환으로 수행되었다. 특히 비철금속 제련시설은 가장 중요한 인위적 납 오염원으로 알려져 있으며, 본 연구에서는 국내에서 가동 중인 아연 (2 개 시설), 납 및 구리 제련시설에서의 납 동위원소의 유입 및 배출특성을 조사하였다. 각 제련시설에서 사용 중인 정광, 슬러지 및 폐수, 배출가스, 부산물로 생산되는 황산 및 제련된 금속제품 중의 납 농도와 납 동위원소 조성을 조사하였다. 아연 제련시설에서의 아연광석의 납 동위원소 분포는 1.179~1.198의 높은 $^{206}Pb/^{207}Pb$ 값을, 아연 제련시설에서 배출되는 배출가스, 제품, 폐기물 등은 1.105~1.147의 낮은 $^{206}Pb/^{207}Pb$ 값을 나타냈다. 국내 수입되는 아연광석은 주로 호주 및 페루 등이 주요 산지로서, 아연 제련시설에서 배출되는 물질들의 납 동위원소 분포는 중남미산 광석 및 호주산 광석의 납 동위원소 비율이 혼합된 것으로 추정되었다. 납 제련시설에서 배출되는 납 동위원소 패턴은 호주산 광석 및 중남미산 광석의 혼합 형태를 보이며, 구리 제련시설은 중남미 지역의 광석패턴을 따르는 것으로 추정되었다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.3-16
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• 2012

도시광산 재자원화기술의 모듈과 한국의 비철제련 프로세스를 파악하기 위하여 재자원화기술의 전체상과 요소기술, 물리선별, 비철제련 프로세스 및 바람직한 도시광산 처리기술의 단위조작을 밝히고, LS-Nikko동제련(주)과 고려아연(주)의 리싸이클링 프로세스를 탐색하였다. 끝으로 일본의 대표적인 비철제련소인 DOWA Holdings 및 JX Holdings 리싸이클링 프로세스와 한국의 위 두 비철제련소의 리싸이클링 프로세스를 비교검토 하였다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2009

This paper reviews the current status of mercury research on exposure and contamination, mercury emissions, emission limits and control technologies, long-range transport and deposition research, and mercury management policy in Korea. According to a monitoring of the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Health and Welfare, blood mercury levels among Koreans are $5{\sim}8$ times higher than those of U.S. and Germany. The most dominant source of exposure to mercury is through dietary intake. Emissions of mercury from coal-fired power plants are estimated 8.93 ton/year in 2004. Emissions of mercury from other important sources, such as waste incineration, steel and cement manufacturing and non-ferrous metal smelting operations are to be further investigated. A study on long-range transport of mercury suggests that the dry deposition flux over the Yellow Sea was much greater than those for other oceans. As a whole, the amounts of wet depositions of nitrogen and sulfur were 1.9 and 1.5 times larger than the amounts of dry depositions in each species, respectively. Substantial influence from China caused by high emissions in East China and westerly wind was possibly suggested. However, the influence from nitrogen emission in Korea was also confirmed. Korean Government has already adopted stringent emission limits on mercury for incinerators and boilers in 2005. However, emission limits for coal-fired power plants and non-ferrous metal smelters are rather relaxed. As the above mentioned two sources can be two most important sources of mercury emissions, control strategy for those sources are to be considered.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.9-19
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• 2010

The size distribution of airborne particulate matter (PM) and the concentrations of associated metallic elements were investigated in a busy urban region of a typical Korean industrial city. The PM concentrations measured during the spring, except for those in the size range of 1.1 to 2.1 ${\mu}m$, were slightly higher than the PM concentrations in the summer. Coarse particles contributed greatly to the variation in PM concentrations in the spring, while fine and submicron particles contributed largely to the variation in PM concentrations in the summer. The difference in size modes of the PM concentrations between spring and summer may be explained by the Asian dust effect and its accompanying wind direction and speed. Extremely high enrichment factors (EFs) values (6,971 to 60,966) for all of the size distributions in PM were identified for cadmium (Cd). High EFs values (12 to 907) were also identified for other heavy metals including Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn and Mn. Low EF values (0.29 to 8.61) were identified for Ca, K, Mg and Na. These results support the common hypothesis that most heavy metals in ambient PM have anthropogenic sources and most light metals have crustal sources. The results of principal components analyses and cluster analyses for heavy metals indicate that the principal sources of PM and metals were emissions from non-ferrous metal smelters, oil combustion, incinerators, vehicular traffic and road dust.