• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 1992

Distribution patterns of the chemical species, contained or dissolved in the sediments and porewater, were studied from the submarine environments around Deok-Jeok Island, Yellow Sea. The sediments in the study area are predominantly composed of medium to coarse sands, and consequently of very low organic carbon (0.003%) -0.26%o dry weight sediments). As opposed to the strong enrichment of porewater with nutrients and heavy metals in the ordinarily muddy, organic-rich sediillents, the porewater enrichment is not intense in this sandy, organic-poor sediments: porewater phosphate is enriched to the maximum of only seven (average two) times over that in the bottom water. Concentrations of the heavy metals dissolved in porewater show a bit greater enrichment than the nutrient: Zn shows the lowest enrichment (7 times that of the bottom water) and Mn the highest (450 times that of the bottom water). However, these enrichments of the chemical species in porewater are the natural consequences of decomposition of the organic matter in sediments, and still fall short in the magnitude of those in the muddy, organic-rich sediments. Mining of the sands in the study area may pose a threat to the seawater quality as it causes a large scale porewater discharge to the bottom water. The additional supply of the nutrients by this discharge may develop an eutrophic state and, in consequence, an excessive nitrification of the water column. Since the residence times of the nutrients are much longer than those of the heavy metals, a long-term monitoring of the concentration changes in the porewater nutrients is very important to assess the potential deterioration of the seawater associated with the sand mining in the study area.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제8권5호
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• pp.593-600
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• 1999

In order to determine the changes of sediment facies and metal levels in surface sediments after the construction of Shiwha Lake, surface sediments were sampled at 8 sites located on the main channel monthly from June, 1995 to August, 1996 and analysed for 12 metals (Al, Fe, Mn, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, As and Pb) by ICP/AES and ICP/MS. Two groups of sampling sites(the inner lake with 3 sites and the outer lake with 5 sites) are subdivided by the surface morphology ; the inner lake is a shallow channel area with a gentle slope, while the outer lake is relatively deep and wide channel with a steep slope which has many small distributaries. After the construction of dam, fine terrestrial materials were deposited near the outer lake, which resulted in the change of major sediment facies from sandy silt to mud. With the deposition of fine sediments in the outer lake, anoxic water column induced the formation of sulfide compounds with Cu, Cd, Zn and part of Pb. Metal (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd) contents in sediments increased up to twice within 2 years after the construction of dam. This is due to the direct input of industrial and municipal wastes into the lake and the accumulation of metals within the lake. In addition, frequent resuspension of contaminated sediments in a shallow part of the lake may make metal-enriched materials transport near the outer lake with fine terrestrial materials. As the enrichment of Cu, Zn, Cd and part of Pb in the Shiwha Lake may be related to the formation of unstable sulfide compounds by sulfate reduction in anoxic water or sediment column, the effect of mixing with open coastal seawater is discussed.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2003년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.571-574
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• 2003

Three sediment traps were placed at the toe of sloping fields in the alpine belt of Korea and sediment removal efficiency was estimated. Soil texture of the site was sandy soil and 5 runoff and sediment events were observed during 2002. Sediment was largely affected by both the amount and intensity of rainfall. Especially, rainfall intensity seemed to have profound effect on sediment yield from sloping sandy fields. Sediment removal of the sediments ranged widely from 266 kg/ha to 16,974 kg/ha depending on tillage method, slope and slope length, and amount and intensity of rainfall. Sediment removal efficiency was estimated to be more than 98.8%. It was suggested that rational combination of sediment trap and drainage channel might well contribute to control sediment discharge from alpine sloping fields.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.264-274
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• 2023

The Korea Strait comprises a continental shelf in a shallow sea that experienced glacio-eustastic sea-level changes during the Quaternary period. A long core of 76.6 m in length was acquired at the South Sea Drilling Project site (SSDP-101; 34°19.666'E and 128°16.335'N) with a 60 m water deep. The uppermost massive sand beds were interpreted as sandy sediments of the nearshore marine sand ridge in the shallow sea during the transgression of sea level, whereas the lower parts of alternating sandy and muddy beds were interpreted as deposits in marsh, estuary, and tidal flat environments. A three-layered geoacoustic model was reconstructed for the sedimentary succession in the high-resolution seismic profile based on a 140-grain size and sediment type of core SSDP-101. For the actual underwater simulation and experiments, the in-situ P-wave speeds were calculated using the sound speed ratio of the Hamilton method.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.493-502
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• 2020

The prediction of soil response under repetitive mechanical loadings remains challenging in geotechnical engineering applications. Modeling the cyclic soil response requires a robust model validation with an experimental dataset. This study proposes a unique method adopting linearity of model constant with the number of cycles. The model allows the prediction of the terminal density of sediments when subjected to repetitive changes in pore-fluid pressure based on the two-surface plasticity. Model simulations are analyzed in combination with an experimental dataset of sandy sediments when subjected to repetitive changes in pore fluid pressure under constant deviatoric stress conditions. The results show that the modified plastic moduli in the two-surface plasticity model appear to be critical for determining the terminal density. The methodology introduced in this study is expected to contribute to the prediction of the terminal density and the evolution of shear strain at given repetitive loading conditions.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2013

Two surveys were conducted in January 2006 and September 2007 with multibeam echosounder to investigate the dune shape, migration rate, and bedload transport rate using dune-tracking method on an offshore sand ridge at southern Gyeonggi Bay. The migration rates of dunes range from 1.8 $myr^{-1}$) to 56.0 $myr^{-1}$), at the upper northwestern side of sand ridge towards the southwest direction and from the center of the sand ridge towards the northeast direction respectively. Large (i.e. length 10-100 m) dunes show faster migration (0.3-23.4 $myr^{-1}$) ) than very large (i.e. length > 100 m) dunes because larger dunes have required a larger volume of sediments to be displaced. The decreases in dimensions and migration rates of dunes from the center of sand ridge to the lower part of southeastern side on the sand ridge can be ascribed to the decrease of sandy sediments availability, tidal currents with depth, and the coarsening of surface sediments from the crest of the sand ridge to the trough. Bedload transport rates on the basis of migration rates and dune dimensions decrease from 74.5 $m^2yr^{-1}$) at C transect to 35.6 $m^2yr^{-1}$) at R-02 transect.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.9-22
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• 2003

To consider environmental characteristics in the scope of geochemistry of streams, Hwasun area, soil, sediment and water samples near/in the streams were analyzed in texture and metal contents of soil and sediment and in quality in water. From those analyses, the soils are loamy sand, sandy loam, loam and silty loam in texture. And, the sediments are slightly gravelly sand, gravelly sand and gravelly muddy sand in facies. Metal contents in soils and sediments are of high near Hwasuneup and Hwasun coalfield. In peculiar, P, Co, Li, Ni, Zn and Pb exceed over crust mean contents. Physico-chemistry of above streams according to pH-Eh and Piper's diagrams indicates that the streams are, typically, assigned to natural river water. Water qualities of BOD, T-N and T-P in areas near Hwasun coalfield, Dongmyeon and Hwasuneup are polluted over V level. Enrichment factor(EF) representing metal condensation in P, Cu, Zn and Pb appear near Hwasun coalfield and Hwasuneup from the soil and sediment samples, in part. Additionally, river water in dry season is very high in BOD, T-N, $Na^+$ and ${SO_4}^{2-}$. It is suggested that the relatively high metal contents in the stream be connected with above coalfield and urban areas.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.626-637
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• 2013

We measured the grain size, ignition loss (IL), chemical oxygen demand (COD), acid volatile sulfide (AVS) and trace metals (Al, Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Mn, Hg, and As) of intertidal surface sediment collected from 11 islands (62 stations) in the southern region of Jeollanam Province. The objective of this research was to evaluate the organic matter and trace metals contaminations of sediments from coastal island tidal flats. Surface sediment texture was characterized as follows: mud, sandy silt, muddy sand, and slightly gravelly sand facies. The finer sediments are mainly dominated in the northern part of each island. The concentrations of IL, COD, AVS and some trace metals (Al, Fe, Zn, Cr, Cu, and Hg) were higher in the northwestern part of Wan Island and the area between Gogeum and Sinji Islands, and were associated with relatively finer sediment, as compared to other locations. The concentrations of Mn, Pb, Cd, and As were higher in the northwestern and southeastern parts of Geoguem and Pyungil Islands, but were not correlated with mean grain size. Based on sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), the concentrations of trace metals were lower than the values of effect range low (ERL), used in United States, and threshold effects level (TEL), used in Korea, with exception of As. Similarly, the intertidal sediments were moderately contaminated with As, based on the the enrichment factor (EF) and the geoaccumulation index ($I_{geo}$). The high concentration of As in intertidal sediments from this study region may be due to the input of naturally or artificially contaminated submarine groundwater, contaminated waste from seaweed aquaculture operations and/or land-based seaweed processing facilities. Further studies are needed to identify the sources of As in this study region, and to determine the effects of As contamination on coastal ecosystem.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.312-322
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• 1999

동해 울릉분지 남서측 해양투기장해역의 퇴적환경을 밝히기 위하여 해저지형과 퇴적물 특성을 조사하였다. 울릉분지 남서측 외대륙붕에 위치한 해양투기장 정해역은 팔림세스트(palimpsest) 퇴적물과 니질퇴적물의 교호퇴적상이 두껍게 나타난다. 울릉분지 남서측 대륙사면에 위치한 병해역은 대륙붕단으로부터 사질퇴적물의 간헐적인 유입을 제외하고는 반원양성 입자들의 수직적인 집적에 의해서 유동성이 큰 니질퇴적물(fluidized mud)이 해저지형을 평행하게 피복한다. 정해역과 병해역에서의 시추퇴적물에서는 저서생물의 교란에 의한 생흔구조들이 다수 관찰되며, 이에 의해서 퇴적물의 수직적인 혼합이 우세하게 일어난다. 표층퇴적물은 잔류퇴적물의 재동에 의한 조립질의 팔림세스트와 세립질퇴적물의 상대적 함량, 분급도, 그리고 중광물 특성들에 의해서 네 종류의 사질퇴적물(S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4)과 두 종류의 니질퇴적물(M-1, M-2)로 구분된다. 사질퇴적물들은 대부분이 태풍 또는 폭풍우로 야기된 고에너지 환경하에서 잔류퇴적물로부터 제동된 것으로 해석된다. 이에 반해 니질 퇴적물은 낙동강에서 유입된 현생 퇴적물, 대륙붕에서 재동된 세립질퇴적물, 그리고 동한난류(East Sea Warm Current)에 의해서 뜬짐으로 공급되는 입자성 부유물질 등으로 다양한 기원을 가진다.

• 광물과 암석
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.153-163
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• 2020

우리나라 제4기 고환경 변화 특성 규명을 위하여 수원시의 편마암 및 화강암 풍화대를 피복하는 적갈색 점토-실트 퇴적물 2개 단면(~3.5 m)에 대하여 광물 및 지화학 분석을 실시하였다. 퇴적층은 광물조성과 화학조성의 수직 변화를 기준으로 4개의 퇴적층(Unit 1-4)으로 구분되었다. 최하부 Unit 1은 K-장석 함량이 높은 사질 퇴적물로서 기반암 풍화물의 기여도가 높다. Unit 2는 전이층이며, Unit 3은 적갈색 점토-실트질 퇴적물로서 총점토 함량이 평균 58%이며, 주요 점토광물은 일라이트-스멕타이트 혼합층 광물과 수산기삽입질석/스멕타이트이다. Unit 3에는 사장석이 거의 함유되어 있지 않은 반면에, 그 풍화물인 고령토 광물의 함량이 다른 층들보다 높다. Unit 4는 전반적 광물조성과 화학적 특성이 Unit 3과 유사하나, 사장석과 녹니석의 함량이 더 높고 고령토 광물의 함량은 더 낮다. 단면내 화학성분 변화를 국내 타지역 적갈색 점토-실트층과 비교한 결과, Unit 3과 4는 풍성퇴적물의 범위에 포함되었다. 이 지역 퇴적 단면에서 고환경변화는 다음과 같이 해석된다. 기반암인 편마암과 화강암 풍화물이 침식되어 주변부에 사질 퇴적물로 퇴적되어 하부층(Unit 1, 2)을 이루고, 그 위에 빙하기의 점토-실트질 풍성퇴적물층(Unit 3)이 퇴적되었다. Unit 3은 간빙기의 풍화작용으로 풍화되어 전체적으로 적갈색 토양화되었다. 그 후 다시 빙하기로 접어들면서 최상부에 풍성퇴적물층(Unit 4)이 퇴적되었다.