• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2013

This study was conducted June 2011 at Gamo Lagoon, after tsunami of March 2011, to estimate food sources and utilization. The results show that the tsunami affected the sediment properties by changing the physical environmental alterations. The fatty acids of the gut content of Nuttallia olivacea mostly comprised the same organic matter found in the sediment. Fatty acids in the tissues showed mainly diatoms, bacteria, and dinoflagellates. That is, most of the food sources (i.e., diatoms, bacteria, dinoflagellates, macroalgae, and terrestrial organic matter) probably pass through the digestive system unharmed; however, terrestrial organic matter, which is refractory to biochemical degradation, indicated a different assimilation trend between the gut content and the tissue. This result suggests that input of labile organic matter from the sediment may control selective metabolism in N. olivacea. From these results, although the physical environment of sediment characteristics by tsunami changed, the food utilization of N. olivacea suggested a better assimilation of selected components from the gut content, irrespective of physical alteration.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.1375-1383
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• 2014

Total organic carbon(TOC), Total nitrogen(TN), and carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes were measured in the sediment and suspended parties in fresh lake water and saline estuarine water to determine the sources of Particulate organic matter(POM) in the sediments of the Youngsan river estuary. POM in the freshwater discharge water was mostly phytoplankton origin with little trace of terrestrial plants. POM from phytoplankton blooms formed in estuarine water in response to the nutrient enriched freshwater discharges was the most important sources of POM in the sediment near the dike, comprising more than 40% of the total organic matter. POM from freshwater phytoplankton and oceanic phytoplankton were also important sources of the sediment POM, and their contributions varied with the distances from the dike. Contribution of freshwater phytoplankton to sediment POM decreased from the dike to the outside of the estuary.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2003

We report the distribution of $^{210}$ Pb and various metallic elements (Al, Fe, Mg, Ca, Ti, Mn, Sr, Ba, Zn, V, Cr, Zr, Ni, Cu, and Y) in the sediment cores from six shellfish-farming bays in the South Sea of Korea. The $^{210Pb}$ inventories in Deukryang, Gwangyang, and Goseong Bay cores were comparable to those expected from the known fallout input. However, the $^{210}$ Pb inventories were two times higher in Jinju, Gangjin, and Hansan-Koeje Bay cores, suggesting an important role of other sources such as fluvial inputs. Based on the enrichment factor analyses, non-detrital fractions of all the measured elements were found to be insignificant. The Mn was highly enriched only in the surface sediments of the Jinju and Goseong Bay, which implies that the surface-sediment environment of these bays is efficiently oxidizing Mn remobilized from either pore waters or bottom seawaters. These data set provides the sources of heavy metal in sediment around shellfish farms and the current level of metallic elements for the future monitoring.

• 대한지리학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2017

유역에서의 수질관리를 수행함에 있어 비점오염원의 관리는 매우 중요하면서 복잡한 경우가 많다. 비점오염원의 관리에서 가장 우선시 되는 것은 토사 유출량의 관리이다. 이는 주로 농경지에서 유출되는 토사와 그에 흡착된 인(phosphorous)을 관리하는 것이다. 이 연구에서는 전라남도 화순군에 위치하고 주암호의 상류에 해당되는 외남천 유역의 유출량과 토사 유출량을 공간분포형 모델을 이용해 모의하였다. 또한 필터스트립의 저감 효과를 분석하기 위해 GIS(Geographic Information System) 데이터를 이용하여 필터스트립을 모의하고 공간분포형 모델의 특성을 이용하여 토사 유출량이 심각한 지역의 공간분포를 파악하고 필터스트립의 저감 효과를 시각적으로 나타내었다. 토사 유출량이 가장 심한 소유역에 필터스트립을 설치한 결과 유출수와 토사 유출량이 각각 17.2%와 46.4%가 감소되는 것으로 예측되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.376-385
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• 2009

The characteristics of Lake Cheonhoji water and sediment were investigated in oder to utilize these as fundamental materials for the management of lake water quality. The hydrographic properties of Lake Cheonhoji which are relatively low chance of nutrients loading from the watershed and a long retention time of lake water, lead to the probability of high lake productivity. It was also observed that lake water showed stratification during summer and complete mixing during fall, even though water depth was relatively shallow. The trophic state was eutrophic to hypertrophic from summer to late fall. The overall properties of the sediment were oligohumic, high ignition loss and high composition of NAIP and Resid.-P, which might serve as potential pollution sources of lake water quality. In laboratory scale experiments, it was observed that leaching potential of nutrients in the sediment was greatly dependant upon water temperature and dissolved oxygen. Finally, water pollution in Lake Cheonhoji was considered to be largely due to the adverse cycle of uncontrollable eutrophication, which resulted in the subsequent occurrence of dead algae and animal plankton, organic sedimentation, reduction of dissolved oxygen and nutrients leaching, which again reinforced the cycle of eutrophication in the lake.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.144-153
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• 2002

This is a review paper, assessing progress reported in a Special Issue (Prandle and Lane, 2000) of Coastal Engineering focusing on simulation of SPM in the North Sea, against issues over a diverse range of shelf seas and their coastal margins. The broad objectives of reproducing the characteristics of sediment fluxes off an open coast and relating these to tidal and wave forcing were achieved. However, accurate computation of these fluxes remains sensitive to largely empirical coefficients used in determining erosion and deposition rates. Bed roughness strongly influences both these coefficients and the associated near-bed current magnitudes (including wave impact thereon). Bed roughness can change significantly over a tidal cycle and dramatically over seasons or in the course of a major event. Accurate simulation of sediment fluxes on a day-to-day basis is constrained by dependency on the initial distribution of mobile sediments. The latter depends on rates and locations of original sources and the time history of preceding events. Remote sensing via aircraft could provide data for assimilation into such models to circumvent these constraints. The approaches described here can be readily applied to other coastal regions to indicate the likely distributions and pathways of known sediment sources. However quantitative simulations will require an associated observational programme. A subsequent stage is to understand the evolving balance between the forecasted sediment movement - the resulting morphological adjustments and thence modifications to the prevailing tidal current and wave regimes.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.9-15
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• 2011

농업 및 위락용으로 유지용수를 공급받는 군산 미제저수지의 수질 및 퇴적물 오염현황을 파악하고 퇴적물용출, 비점 오염원 및 외부공급수 등 세가지 영양염 유입경로별 오염부하를 비교 분석하였다. 수질분석결과 하절기에 수질이 크게 저하되고 부영양화에 따른 녹조현상이 가장 활발히 나타났으며, 부영양화지수 TSI (secchi depth)는 53.6, TSI (chlorophyll-a)은 57.7 및 TSI (TP)도 56.7로 모두 50 이상의 부영양호 상태를 보였다. 퇴적물오염도 조사결과 조사시기(계절)별 퇴적물 총질소(T-N)함량, 총인(T-P)함량 및 유기물함량의 각 평균은 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났으나 시료채취 지점별 평균은 유의한 차이를 나타내 공간적 변화가 뚜렷하였다. 반면, T-N 및 T-P 퇴적물용출율결과는 공간적변화보다 시기별 변화가 뚜렷하였다. 수질 및 퇴적물 데이터의 상관성분석결과, 수질 T-N은 퇴적물 T-N함량 및 퇴적물 유기물함량과 통계학적으로 유의한 상관관계가 있었으나 수질 T-P는 통계학적으로 상관성을 보이는 인자가 확인되지 않았고 퇴적물 영양염 용출율 역시 수질과 통계학적으로 상관성을 보이는 인자가 확인되지 않았다. 미제저수지내 유입경로별 영양염오염부하 산정결과, T-N의 경우 외부 공급수에 의한 오염부하가 월등히 높게 나타났고 T-P의 경우 퇴적물용출부하와 외부 공급수 유입부하는 유사하고 비점유입부하가 상대적으로 적게 나타났다. 미제저수지의 수질개선을 위해서는 영양염오염부하가 상대적으로 높은 외부 공급수(금강호 양수)에 대한 대책이 우선적으로 수립되어야 하며 아울러, 퇴적물로부터 T-P용출을 저감시키는 수질오염저감대책이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.757-766
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• 2012

In this study, we have examined concentration distribution and patterns of PCBs in waters, sediments and soils in an agricultural area of South Korea to investigate the relationship between PCBs sources and concentration levels. The concentration of PCBs in water samples were ranged from lower values below detection limit to 8.25 ug/L and the concentration of PCBs in sediment samples were ranged from lower values below detection limit to 76.67 ug/Kg. The concentration of PCBs in soil samples were ranged from lower values below detection limit to 23.51 ug/Kg. These contamination levels were far below the guideline values suggested for environmental quality assessment. The homologue patterns in samples varied from sample to sample, but isomer patterns were very similar with each other. PCB-138 and PCB-153 were predominant congeners in the soil and sediment, which were similar to the results obtained from previous studies. With these results, the assessment of potential sources of PCBs contamination in the sediments of the Nakdong river basin was performed. The principal components were extracted by Principal Component Analysis(PCA). As the result of PCA, it could be expected that PCBs in samples of this study were more affected by PCB products than combustion processes and mostly affected by already-known sources. The PCBs in the soil and sediment samples were related with commercial PCB products.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2016

Sediment is a useful natural source but deteriorated continually by anthropogenic and industrial sources. Therefore, it is imperative to search a suitable method for improving or restoring sediment quality. Sediment has been tested to identify the effects of some external agents on a polluted area for 28 days. Chemical analysis and total viable counts (TVC) test have been conducted for 4 days interval to assess their performance. The analyses of chemical oxygen demand (COD), acid volatile sulfide (AVS), total phosphorous (T-P), total nitrogen (T-N) indicate that the chemical agents was more efficient to improve sediment quality whereas the microbial agent was more efficient for nutrient releasing from sediment. Oxygen releasing property of the chemical agent was thought to be providing with more congenial environment for the higher growth of the bacterial community than the direct application of microbial agents.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.504-512
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• 2006

In order to estimate microbial contaminant discharge from diffuse sources, rainfall runoff was monitored at forestry, agriculture and urban watersheds. Total coliform and E. coli were monitored at the study watersheds as they are regulated by the environmental laws. Concentration and EMC (Event Mean Concentration) of coliform of rainfall runoff at the urban watershed were the highest followed by those from agricultural and forestry watersheds. By monitoring coliform concentrations of overlying water and sediment at five monitoring points in the downstream of the Geum River, average concentration from spring to summer was higher than those values from fall to spring. Coliform concentrations in the pore water were higher compared to those of overlying water and closely related with flow rate of the river.