• 환경영향평가
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.406-416
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• 2014

2011년말 저갈수기 북한강수계에서 수돗물 이취미 발생의 한 원인으로 의암호에서 조류 발생에 영양염류의 과다와 기상요인에 의한 것으로 보고 있으며, 특히 춘천지역의 생활하수에서 기인하는 영양염류를 중심으로 춘천시 공공하수처리시설의 방류수에서 배출하는 영양염류의 기여율 및 의암호 조류 발생과의 관계를 살펴보고 그 영향을 분석하고자 하였다. 의암호 수체 내 영양염류가 부영양화 수준으로 이미 존재하고 있고, 겨울철임에도 체류시간, 수온 등 환경요인은 조류 성장에 적합한 여건을 갖추고 있다. 의암호 수계에서 인처리시설 도입으로 하수처리장의 총인 부하량은 약 43% 저감하였고, 의암호 조류 농도(Chlorophyll-a)는 약 7% 정도 개선되었다. 반면, 인처리시설 도입에 따른 하수처리장의 질소 처리효율에는 거의 변화가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 문제를 좀더 효율적으로 해결하기 위해서는 의암호 상류지역에 대한 유역관리 대책을 수립하는것이 필요하며, 춘천지역 하수처리장의 질소 처리를 위한 운영 관리 개선 방안을 마련하는 것이 필요하다고 판단되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.716-729
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• 2015

Small-scale household digesters have been promoted across Asia as a sustainable way of handling manure. The major advantages are that they produce biogas and reduce odor. However their disadvantages include the low recycling of nutrients, because digestate is dilute and therefore difficult to transport, and the loss of biogas as a result of cracks and the intentional release of excess biogas. In this study, life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology was used to assess the environmental impacts associated with biogas digesters in Vietnam. Handling 1,000 kg of liquid manure and 100 kg of solid manure in a system with a biogas digester reduced the impact potential from 4.4 kg carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) equivalents to 3.2 kg $CO_2$ equivalents compared with traditional manure management. However, this advantage could easily be compromised if digester construction is considered in the LCA or in situations where there is an excess of biogas which is intentionally released. A sensitivity analysis showed that biogas digesters could be a means of reducing global warming if methane emissions can be kept low. In terms of eutrophication, farms with biogas digesters had 3 to 4 times greater impacts. In order to make biogas digesters sustainable, methods for recycling digestates are urgently required.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.76-85
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• 2012

Geochemical and ecological properties of remediated soil and gas exhausted from a low-temperature thermal desorption (LTTD) process were analyzed to assess the environmental impact of LTTD treatment. Soil characteristics were examined with regard to the chemical (EC, CEC, and organic matter) and the ecological (dehydrogenase activity, germination rate of Brassica juncea, and growth of Eisenia andrei) properties. The exhaust gases were analyzed based on the Air Quality Act in Korea as well as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and mixed odor. Level of organic Organic matter of the soil treated by LTTD process was slightly decreased compared to that of the original soil because the heating temperature ($200^{\circ}C$) and retention time (less than 15 minutes) were neither high nor long enough for the oxidation of organic matter. The LTTD process results in reducing TPH of the contaminated soil from $5,133{\pm}508$ mg/kg to $272{\pm}107$ mg/kg while preserving soil properties. Analysis results of the exhaust gases from the LTTD process satisfied discharge standard of Air Quality Law in Korea. Concentration of VOCs including acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, butyraldehyde and valeraldehyde in circulation gas volatilized from contaminated soil were effectively reduced in the regenerative thermal oxidizer and all satisfied the legal standards. Showing ecologically improved properties of contaminated soil after LTTD process and environmentally tolerable impact of the exhaust gas, LTTD treatment of TPH-contaminated soil is an environmentally acceptable technology.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.818-825
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• 2023

The surge in online seafood consumption has increased parcel delivery, leading to a need to implement effective preservation methods. As the cold chain system is not fully established in Korea, styrofoam boxes and cold packs are commonly used for low-temperature seafood distribution. The impact of cold packs on product preservation depends on the number utilized. Herein, the freshness of vacuum-packed frozen fish fillets (Paralichthys olivaceus and Scomber japonicus) stored at 25±0.5℃ for up to 84 h was measured. Chemical (pH and volatile base nitrogen), microbiological (viable cell count), and physical (odor intensity) properties were assessed using 2 or 4 cold packs in a styrofoam box. Four cold packs yielded lower values, indicating superior freshness, and extended fish freshness by approximately 12 h compared with two cold packs. Therefore, it is recommended to use a minimum of 4 cold packs (-350 g/cold pack) in a styrofoam box for distributing approximately 300 g of frozen fish fillets at room temperature during the summer, considering an average delivery period of 2 days in Korea.