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A Study on Current Status and Trends of Recycling Used Water Purifier Filters (가정용 정수기 폐필터 재활용 동향에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Yu Jeong;Kim, Young In;Kim, Jung Gun;Yeom, Seong Il;Lee, Do Gyun
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.398-404
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    • 2021
  • The use of water purifiers has been increasing every year due to increased drinking water safety concerns raised by the water pollution accidents occasionally reported. Currently, more than 10 million water purifiers have been distributed in Korea, and the estimation of the purifier sales reaches two million units per year. As a result, the number of used water purifier filters that must be replaced on a regular basis has gradually increased. However, regardless of the considerations for the capacity of used filters remaining, water purifier filters were replaced and collected at regular intervals. The high cost of disposal of the used filters by landfill or incineration were required. Thus, in this study, the current status and trends of recycling technologies for used water purifier filters were reviewed. It is noted that there was insufficient statistical data to understand the current status of the difference between the number of used water filters discarded and the number of those recycled. Most studies on the recycling of old water purifier filters have concentrated on pretreatment and cleaning methods for sediment filters and membrane filters, with the goal of extending the lifespan of used filters. Further, the study suggested future study directions on the recycling of used water purifier filters, which could be useful information on establishing environmental policy to promote the recycling of used filters.

Southwestward Intrusion of Korea Strait Bottom Cold Water Observed in 2003 and 2004

  • Shin, Chang-Woong;Kim, Cheol-Soo;Byun, Sang-Kyung;Jeon, Dong-Chull;Hwang, Sang-Chull
    • Ocean Science Journal
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    • v.41 no.4
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    • pp.291-299
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    • 2006
  • Hydrographic surveys were carried out four times in the western channel of the Korea Strait in March and August 2003 and in June and November 2004. The bottom cold water, which was lower than $10^{\circ}C$, appeared in the channel trough except in March 2003. It flowed southwestward along the shelf of Korean coasts in August 2003 and in November 2004. The width and the maximum speed of the intrusion current were about 20 km and approximately $25\;cm\;s^{-1}$, respectively, off Ulsan, Korea. The volume transport of the bottom cold water was estimated 0.019 Sv ($Sv{\equiv}10^6\;m^3\;s^{-1}$) in August 2003 and 0.026 Sv in November 2004.

Application of the Ventilation Theory to the East Sea

  • Seung, Young-Ho
    • Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.8-16
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    • 1997
  • The ventilation theory developed by Luyten, Pedlosky and Stommel (1983) is applied to the East Sea to understand the general circulation pattern of the Intermediate Water, especially the ventilated circulation beneath the Tsushima Warm Current. The original model is slightly modified such that it takes the inflow-outflow of the Tsushima Current into consideration. Results of the model indicate that for sufficiently strong Ekman pumping, the Intermediate Water circulates cyclonically by ventilation. The Intermediate Water subducts beneath the Tsushima Warm Water through the western boundary layer. Off the western boundary layer, it turns northward, outcrops to the north by passing the polar front and continues to flow northward until it finally is absorbed by the northern boundary layer. This result seems to be compatible with some recent observations. Over the ventilated area, the transport of the Tsushima Current is negligible and most transport occurs in the shadow area where the Intermediate layer is motionless indicating that, over the deep motionless layer, the two-layered vertical structure under consideration becomes substantially single-layered.

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Characteristics of monolayer in water by photoirradiation (광자극에 의한 수면상 단분자막의 특성변화)

  • Koo, C.G.;Song, K.H.;Park, T.G.;Park, K.H.;Kwon, Y.S.
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 1996.07c
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    • pp.1424-1427
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    • 1996
  • The pressure-area isotherm(${\pi}$-A isotherm) of 8A5H(4-octyl-4'-(5-Carboxyl-pentamethyleneoxy)-azobenzene) at the air/water interface were obtained. Using the Xe/Hg Xe 500w(93' model 68811), an activities of molecule at the air/water interface were certified. In addition, using a current-measuring technique, we investigated the abrupt changes of a current observed at the liquid-to-solid phase transition in a current-area (I-A) isotherm of a fatty acid monolayer at the air/water interface

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Water mass and Tidal current of Karnak Bay In May-June 2004 (2004년 5-6월 가막만의 수괴분포 및 조류 특성)

  • Lee Moon-Ock;Kim Byeong-Kuk;Kim Jong-Kyu
    • Proceedings of the Korea Committee for Ocean Resources and Engineering Conference
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    • 2004.11a
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    • pp.143-148
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    • 2004
  • In order to see physical characteristics of water masses and tidal currents in Gamak Bay, some field surveys have been conducted using ADCP, Aanderaa current meter and CTD from May 17 to June 3, 2004. The northwest of the bay appeared to have a high temperature and a high salinity so that it coincided with the previous results. The distribution of temperature and salinity seemed to reflect the characteristics of water masses. At the south mouth of the bay, a northwestward-southeastward flow was dominant at the surface layer while a northeastward-southwestward flow was dominant at the bottom layer.

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A Study on the Thermal Fields Control using a Floating-type Current Control Structure (부유식 해수유동제어구조물의 유동제어 특성에 대한 연구)

  • Boo, Sung-Youn
    • Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology
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    • v.13 no.2 s.32
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    • pp.147-158
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    • 1999
  • Warm or waste water discharged from offshore-based facilities often causes environmental polution as it is transported to coastal area due to tidal actions. In this research a floating-type current control structure is introduced in order to reduce the pollutant spreading in the coastal area. Effectivenss of the structure is investigated through the numerical experiment which is based on a 3-D finite difference multi-level scheme. The warm-water spreading in the bay is reduced when the draft of the structure increases and its optimum draft is found to be between 0.25h and 0.65h, where h is the water depth. The proposed structure is also tested in the Gohyun Bay and it ts proven to be applied to controllling pollutant spreading if its draft is properly chosen.

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Open-channel discharges evaluation by the application of smart sensors

  • Khatatbeh, Arwa;Kim, Young-Oh
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2022.05a
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    • pp.138-138
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    • 2022
  • Understanding a stream's or river's discharge is essential for a variety of hydrological and geomorphological applications at various sizes. However, depending on the stream environment and flow conditions, it is crucial to use the appropriate techniques and instruments. This will ensure that discharge estimations are as reliable as possible. This study presents developed smart system for continuous measurement of open channel discharge and evaluate streamflow measurement over various techniques. This includes developed smart flow meter as flow point measurements, smart water level sensor (installed on Hydraulic Structure ? Weir) and current meters. Advantages and disadvantages of each equipment are presented to ensure that the most appropriate method can be selected. we found that smart water level sensor is more prominent once used during flood event as compared to smart flow meter and current meters, while current meters seems to show better accuracy once applied for open channel.

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