• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2012

The success of stabilization treatment in heavy metal contaminated sediment depends on the heavy metal bioavailability reduction through the sequestration of the heavy metals. This study was performed to assess the changes in the bioavailability of Pb or Cd in the Pb or Cd contaminated sediments by using birnessite and hydroxyapatite as stabilizing agents. The toxicity tests were carried out using a microorganism (Vibrio fischeri), an amphipod (Hyalella azteca) and an earthworm (Eisenia foetida). With Vibrio fischeri, the toxicities of both Pb and Cd were reduced by more than ten times in the presence of birnessite and hydroxyapatite compared to that of in the absence of birnessite and hydroxyapatite. The concentrations of Pb and Cd in the contaminated sediments were lethal to Hyalella azteca, however, in the presence of birnessite and hydroxyapatite more than 90%, on average, of Hyalella azteca survived. With Eisenia foetida, the bioaccumulated concentrations of both Pb and Cd were reduced by more than 75%, on average, lower with the addition of birnessite and hydroxyapatite to the contaminated sediments. These results show that the addition of birnessite and hydroxyapatite can reduce the bioavailability of Pb and Cd in contaminated sediments. In addition, the in situ and ex situ performance of birnessite and hydroxyapatite as stabilizing agents can be verified using the toxicity tests with Hyalella azteca and Eisenia foetida, respectively.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.247-258
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• 2022

함평만은 좁은 만 입구와 복잡한 지형 구조로 인하여 비대칭적인 퇴적물 이동이 일어나기 때문에, 갯벌의 저질에는 모래 함량이 증가하는 것으로 연구되었다. 모래화 갯벌은 염습지 식생 분포를 변화시키는 것으로 현존식생도와 식생단면도 조사를 통해 분석되었다. 2016년과 2022년의 식생면적 비교에서 절대염생식물인 해홍나물군락은 74% 감소하였다. 반면 임의염생식물인 갯잔디군락은 75% 증가하였다. 특히 갯잔디는 지하경과 줄기의 밀도가 높게 발달하여, 군락 내 모래와 같은 퇴적물을 가둬서 견고한 사구환경을 조성하는 것으로 보인다. 함평만 갯벌의 효과적인 자연보전 관리 계획 수립을 위하여, 갯벌 토성 변화와 식생 군집의 상호작용이 향후 갯벌생태계에 미치는 영향에 대해 통합적 접근이 필요하다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권12호
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• pp.4114-4121
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• 2021

The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP), the first nuclear power plant in Bangladesh with a capacity of 2.4 GWe, is under construction on the bank of the river Padma, at Rooppur in Bangladesh. Measurement of background radioactivity in the natural environment adjacent to RNPP finds great importance for future perspectives. Soil and sediment samples collected from upstream and downstream positions of the Padma River (adjacent to RNPP) were collected and analyzed by HPGe gamma-ray spectrometry for primordial radionuclides. The average activity concentrations (in Bqkg^-1) of ²²⁶Ra, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K radionuclides in soil samples were found to be 44.99 ± 3.89, 66.28 ± 6.55 and 553 ± 82.17 respectively. Respective values in sediment samples were found to be 44.59 ± 4.58, 67.64 ± 7.93, 782 ± 108. Relevant radiation hazard indices and dosimetric parameters were calculated and compared with the world average data recommended by US-EPA. Analytical results show non-negligible radiation hazards to the surrounding populace. Measured data will be useful to monitor any change of background radioactivity in the surrounding environment of RNPP following its operation for the generation of nuclear energy.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.373-377
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• 1985

토양유실(土壤流失)을 지배(支配)하는 토양특성(土壤特性)을 구명(究明)하기 위하여 사양토(砂壤土)와 미사질양토(微砂質壤土)에 친수성(親水性)인 Uresol과 소수성(疎水性)인 Bitumen을 처리(處理)하여 토양입단(土壤粒團)의 특성(特性)을 달리한 후, 인공강우하(人工降雨下)에서 토양유실량(土壤流失量)을 조사(調査)하였다. 강우시작후(降雨始作後) 초기(初期) 유거(流去)가 일어나는 시간(時間)은 소수성(疎水性)인 Bitumen처리(處理)에 의하여 빨라졌으며 친수성(親水性)인 Uresol처리(處理)에 의하여는 현저히 늦어졌다. Bitumen처리(處理)에 의(依)하여 유출량(流出量)은 증가되고 유출비(流出比)는 감소(減少)되었으나 Uresol처리(處理)는 유출량(流出量)과 유출비(流出比) 모두 감소(減少)시켰다. 토양유실(土壤流失)은 Uresol처리(處理)에 의(依)하여 1.7~23.6%로 크게 감소(減少)되었으며, Bitumen처리(處理)는 미사질양토(微砂質壤土)에서는 55.5%로 낮아졌으나 사양토(砂壤土)에서는 무처리(無處理) 보다 오히려 증가되었다. 토양구조(土壤構造)가 안정(安定)할수록 토양유실(土壤流失)이 크게 억제(抑制)되어 낮은 유실량(流失量)/유출양비(流出量比)를 나타내었으며 습윤각(濕潤角)-안정지수(安定指數)는 토양유실(土壤流失)과 대수함수적(對數函數的)인 상관(相關) ($r=-0.935^{**}$)이 있었다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.157-181
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• 2020

하천, 호소 및 해양항만의 퇴적물은 수계로 배출된 오염물질의 종착점이면서 동시에 지속적으로 오염물질을 수계로 배출하는 오염원(source)으로 작용한다. 지금까지 오염퇴적물은 육상매립 또는 해양투기해왔던 것이 현실이었다. 하지만 육상매립은 고 비용, 해양투기는 런던협약으로 인해 전면 금지되었다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 대상부지인 왕궁축산단지의 오염퇴적토를 대상으로 토양정화방법을 적용하여 연구하였다. 토양정화방법은 해외 적용사례와 국내 처리 가능한 적용기술을 선별하여 전처리, 퇴비화, 토양세척, 동전기, 열탈착을 적용하였다. 오염특성파악을 위한 대상 부지 조사결과 수질은 용존산소(Disolved Oxigen, DO), 부유물질(Suspended Solid, SS), 화학적산소요구량(Chemical Oxygen Demand, COD), 총질소(Total Nitrogen, TN), 총인(Total Phosphorus, TP) 이 방류수 수질기준을 초과하였고 특히 SS, COD, TN, TP는 기준을 수십 배에서 수백 배 초과하였다. 토양은 돼지사료의 성장을 촉진하는 구리, 아연의 농도가 높게 나타났으며, 카드뮴이 토양환경보전법 기준치 1지역을 상회하였다. 전처리기술은 하이드로사이클론을 활용하여 입도분리를 실시하였으며, 미세토양이 80% 이상 분리되어 선별효율이 높게 나타났다. 퇴비화는 유기물 및 석유계 총 탄화수소(Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon, TPH) 오염토양을 대상으로 실시하였으며, TPH는 우려기준 이내로 처리되었고, 유기물의 경우 대장균이 높게 분석되어 70℃에서 퇴비화 최적조건을 적용하여 비료규격을 만족하였으나 비료규격에 비하여는 유기물함량이 낮게 분석되었다. 토양세척은 연속추출시험결과 Cd는 미세토에서 5단계인 잔류성(Residual)물질이 확연하게 존재하였고 Cu 및 Zn은 오염분리가 쉬운 이온교환성(1단계), 탄산염(2단계), 철/망간산화물(3단계)의 함량이 대부분을 차지했다. 산용출과 다단세척을 단계별로 적용결과 염산, 1.0M, 1:3, 200rpm, 60min이 최적 세척인자로 분석되었으며 다단세척실험결과 오염 퇴적토는 대부분 1단에서 토양환경보전법 우려기준을 만족하는 것으로 분석되었다. 따라서 본 연구의 적용성 시험결과 중금속오염이 높은 오염토는 전처리 후 토양세척을 적용하여 처리토를 골재로 활용하고, 유기물 및 유류 오염토는 퇴비화를 적용하여 오염물질과 대장균을 사멸한 후 부숙토로 사용하는 것이 효율적임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2009년도 학술발표회 초록집
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• pp.986-990
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• 2009

Using artificial rainfall simulator, the soil loss, which is deemed as most cause of muddy water problem among Non-point source(NPS) pollutant, was studied by the analysis of direct runoff flow, groundwater runoff, and groundwater storage properties concerned with rainfall intensity, slope of area, and land cover. The direct runoff showed increasing tendency in both straw covered and bared boxes which are 5%, 10%, and 20% sloped respectively. Also the direct runoff volume from straw covered surface boxes were much lower than bared surface boxes. It's deemed as that the infiltration capacity of straw covered surface boxes were increased, because the surface sealing by fine material of soil surface didn't occurred due to the straw covering. Under the same rainfall intensity and slope condition, 2.4 ${\sim}$ 8.2 times of sediment yield were occurred from bared surface boxes more than straw covered surface boxes. The volume of infiltrated were increased due to straw cover, the direct runoff flow were decreased with decreasing of tractive force in surface. To understand of relationship the rate of direct runoff flow, groundwater runoff, and groundwater storage by the rainfall intensity, slope, and land cover, the statistical test was performed. It shows good relationship between most of factors, expect between the rate of groundwater storage and rainfall intensity.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.333-339
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• 2004

This paper is concerned with an experimental investigation about tractive performance of a tracked vehicle on extremely soft soil. A tracked vehicle model with principal dimensions of $0.9\;m(L)\;{\times}\;0.75\;m(B)\;{\times}\;0.4\;m(H)$ and the weight of 167 kg was constructed with a pair of driving chain links driven by two AC-servo motors. The tracks are configured with detachable grousers with variable span. Deep seabed was simulated by means of bentonite-water mixture in a soil bin of $6.0\;m(L)\;{\times}\;3.7\;m(B)\;{\times}\;0.7\;m(H)$. Slip of vehicle and driving torque of motor were measured with respect to experimental variables; grouser span, grouser chevron angle, driving speed, drawbar-pull weight, position of center-of-gravity and weight. $L_8$ orthogonal array is adopted for DOE (Design Of Experiment). The effects of experiment variables on traction performance are evaluated.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2018

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between soil environmental factors and halophyte distribution in the west coast of South Korea. Soils of our study sites were categorized into two groups: salt marsh and estuary marsh. Results: Salinity was higher in the salt marsh group than that in the estuary marsh group. However, total nitrogen, silt, and clay contents were higher in the estuary marsh group than those in the salt marsh group. Although altitude had a wider range in the salt marsh group, the mean altitude was higher in the estuary marsh group than that in the salt marsh group. Annual halophytes of seed propagation species were distributed parallel to the coast line on salt marsh. Higher coverage of vegetation was found in the area closer to the coast line. Plant density was higher near dead parental plants in estuary marsh, showing less difference in area that was more distant from the coast line. Conclusions: Results of canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) for vegetation distribution and sediment environmental factors and germination analysis in the coast line showed significant relationship with halophyte distribution. Therefore, they can be used as an indicator of coastal plant movement due to sea level rise.

• 한국수자원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수자원학회 2019년도 학술발표회
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• pp.148-148
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• 2019

The 2006 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) defines ecosystem services (ES) as "the benefits people obtain from ecosystems". Identifying where ES originates, whom it benefits and how it is changing over a period of time is critical in rapidly developing country like Nepal, where the risk of ES loss is high. In the context of various ecosystem services provided by watershed, this study, particularly deals with water yield, Soil loss and Carbon sequestration computation and evaluation in Bagmati Basin of Nepal. As Bagmati Basin incorporates capital city Kathmandu of nepal, land use change is significant over decades and mapping of ES is crucial for sustainable development of Basin in future. In this regard, the objectives of this study are 1) To compute the total and sub-watershed scale water yield of the basin, 2) Computation of soil loss and sediment retention in the basin, and 3) Computation of carbon sequestration in the basin. Integrated Valuation of Environmental Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST), a popular model for ecosystem service assessment based on Budyko hydrological method is used to compute Ecosystem services. The scenario of ES in two periods of time can be referenced for various approaches of prioritization and incorporation of their value into local and regional decision making for management of basin.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.393-397
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• 2021

Although research conducted in East Asia has uncovered parasite eggs from ancient toilets or cesspits, data accumulated to date needs to be supplemented by more archaeoparasitological studies. We examined a total of 21 soil samples from a toilet-like structure at the Hwajisan site, a Baekje-period royal villa, in present-day Korea. At least 4 species of helminth eggs, i.e., Trichuris trichiura, Ascaris lumbricoides, Clonorchis sinensis, and Trichuris sp. (or Trichuris vulpis) were detected in 3 sediment samples of the structure that was likely a toilet used by Baekje nobles. The eggs of T. trichiura were found in all 3 samples (no. 1, 4, and 5); and A. lumbricoides eggs were detected in 2 samples (no. 4 and 5). C. sinensis and T. vulpis-like eggs were found in no. 5 sample. From the findings of this study, we can suppose that the soil-transmitted helminths were prevalent in ancient Korean people, including the nobles of Baekje Kingdom during the 5th to 7th century.