• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.271-278
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• 2017

Low impact development (LID) technology has been recently applied for the treatment of nonpoint source pollutants. Rain garden is one of the widely used LIDs since it utilizes various mechanisms such as biological and physico-chemical treatment to reduce pollutants. However, problem such as clogging has been one of the issues encountered by the rain garden that do not undergo constant maintenance. Therefore, this research was conducted to develop and determine the component arrangement of a rain garden system for a more efficient volume and pollutant reduction. Two hybrid rain garden systems having different characteristics were developed and evaluated to determine the optimum design and arrangement of the system. The results showed that the components arranged in a series manner showed a volume reduction of 93% and a pollutant reduction efficiency of approximately 99%, 93% and 95% was observed for particulates, nutrients and heavy metals, respectively. While when the system is connected in a combined series-parallel, the volume and average pollutant reduction efficiency for the TSS, nutrients and heavy metals are 65%, 94%, 80% and 85%, respectively. Moreover, the component arrangement in the order of sedimentation tank, infiltration tank and plant bed exhibited a high pollutant reduction efficiency compared when the infiltration tank and plant bed were interchanged. The findings of this research will help in the further development and optimization of rain garden systems.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.433-437
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• 2007

최근 환경부에서는 낙동강 유역의 오염총량관리제도의 시행에 따라 이제까지의 배출구 수질기준으로부터 총량수질기준을 통한 수질관리를 실시하고 있다. 오염총량관리를 실행하기 위해서는 주요지천 및 폐수처리장에서의 수질개선 및 비점오염원 관리가 선행되어야 하는데 이를 효율적으로 제어하기 위해서 낙동강 유역에 적합한 최적 수질해석 모델의 개발이 요구되는 상황이다. 수질모델의 가장 큰 목적은 유역으로부터 발생한 오염물이 하천으로 유입되었을 때 하천 수질 및 생태계의 수학적 표현을 통해 장래의 수질을 예측하고, 예측된 결과에 따라 합리적인 수질관리대책을 수립하는 것이다. 낙동강은 대표적인 수지상 하천망의 형태로서 댐 방류량 및 지류유입량은 본류 수계에 직접적인 영향을 미치며, 수질해석의 기본이 되는 수리계산에 매우 중요한 변수가 된다. 또한 대구, 구미, 왜관, 김천 등에서의 오염부하가 금호강, 남강 등의 주요 지류를 통하여 본류부로 유입되고 있으며, 하류부 칠서, 원동, 매리, 물금 등에서는 대량의 하천수를 취수하여 부산, 울산, 마산, 창원 지역 등의 생활 및 공업용수의 원수로 사용하고 있다. 다시 말해서 댐 방류량, 낙동강 하구언의 수위조절, 지류 유입량, 비점원 유입량 등 계산영역 경계에서의 비정상상태의 수리조건과 수질관리 계획에 의해 일률적으로 오염이 부하되는 정상상태의 수질조건이 공존하고 있는 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 낙동강 유역에 적합한 동적 수질모델을 개발하였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 수치모형은 갈수저수조건 및 불규칙한 하도단면을 반영하고, 동적 상태의 댐 방류량, 낙동강 하구언의 수위조절 영향, 지류 유입량 등 다양한 하천조건에서 발생하는 동적 흐름을 안정적으로 해석하여 낙동강 수질해석의 신뢰도를 향상시킴으로서 낙동강에 유입된 오염물질이 수계에 미치는 영향을 정확히 분석하고자 하였다. 동적수질해석에 의한 모의결과는 유량의 경우 상류부분은 모의치와 실측치가 잘 일치하지만, 중류 이후 지류의 유입이 많아지면서 지류의 변화를 정확히 입력하지 못해 모의치와 실측치의 차이가 발생한다. BOD의 경우는 수질이 양호한 상류지역은 모의치와 실측치가 잘 일치하지만, 오염원의 유입이 많은 중류지역부터는 실측치와 차이를 나타내다가 하류지역에서 다시 비교적 일치함을 알 수 있다. TN의 경우는 전반적으로 실측치보다 높게 모의되었고, TP는 전반적으로 실측치와 비교하여 잘 모의되었다. 본 연구에서 구축한 동적 수리해석모형 및 동적 수질해석모형은 낙동강 유역에 대해 유량 및 수질 등의 실제 하천의 경향에 비교적 잘 반영하므로 오염물총량규제에 따른 합리적인 하천 수질관리대책을 수립하는데 크게 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.15-23
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• 2012

A numerical model and field monitoring data are used to estimate a change in groundwater level at a borrow site, which will be constructed at the mountainous area with a large ground excavation in the study area, Hwaseong city. Lithologic data and hydraulic coefficients are collected at 9 boreholes and also groundwater levels are measured at these boreholes and existing wells in the study area. Additionally, groundwater recharge rate for the type of land cover is estimated using water budget analysis; 133.34mm/year for a mountainous area, 157.68mm/year for a farming area, 71.08mm/year for an urbanized area, and 26.06mm/year for a bedrock exposure area. The change in groundwater level in and around a borrow site is simulated with Modflow using these data. The result of a transient model indicates that a removal of high ground (over 40El.m) by an excavation will produce a decrease in groundwater levels, up to 1 m, around a borrow site in 10 years. It also explains that this ground excavation will bring about the decreases of 9.4% and 7.0% for groundwater recharge and surface runoff, respectively, which are the factors causing groundwater level's change. This study shows that it is required to construct the groundwater monitoring wells to observe the change of groundwater near a borrow site.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.527-534
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• 2006

The purpose of this study is the development of more effective filter-type polymer adsorbent for removal of anionic pollutants from wastewater. In order to synthesize the polymer adsorbent that possesses anionic exchangeable function, carboxyl(-COOH) group of PP-g-AA nonwoven fabric was converted into amine($-NH_2$) group by the chemical modification using diethylene triamine(DETA). FT-IR data indicate that amine group was introduced into PP-g-AA through amidation of grafted acrylic acid by reaction with DETA. The degree of amination increased with increase in the reaction time and temperature of the chemical modification process, and was significantly improved by the pre-swelling treatment of PP-g-AA with solvent and addition of metal chlorides as a catalyst in following order as $NH_4OH>MeOH{\geq}HCl{\geq}H_2O\;and\;AlCl_3>FeCl_3{\geq}SnCl_2{\gg}ZnCl_2{\geq}FeCl_2$, respectively. However, the addition of catalyst limited the reusability of DETA, hence was less useful from the viewpoint of cost effectiveness and waste management. The anion exchange capacity of the aminated PP-g-AA(PP-g-AA-Am) increased with increase in the degree of amination, but it reached maximum value at the degree of amination as about $50{\sim}60%$. The anion exchange capacity of PP-g-AA-Am was higher than those of commercial anion resins.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.793-797
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• 2010

물리적 녹조저감 기술인 커튼형 수류차단막은 유입 하천과 저수지 천이부에서 높은 영양염류와 조류를 포함한 표층 수류의 차단 또는 우회를 통해 본류 수역의 녹조발생을 저감하는 대책이다. 본 연구에서는 2009년 5월 회남대교 약 2 km 상류에 시범 설치된 대청호의 수류차단막 효과를 분석하고자 선행연구에서 보정한 2차원 횡방향 평균 수리 및 수질 모델을 최근의 수문사상인 2009년 6~8월까지 적용하여 검보정하고 수치모의를 실시하였다. 저수지 수위와 실측수위를 비교한 결과, 7월 중순 유입량 증가에 따른 수위 상승을 잘 반영하였고, 결정계수값($R^2$)이 0.997로 나타나 모델은 저수지 물수지 계산에 있어서 높은 신뢰도를 보였다. 댐앞과 회남수역에서 수심별 수온예측 오차는 AME 0.258~$1.584^{\circ}C$, RMSE 0.393~$2.548^{\circ}C$의 범위로 실측값을 잘 반영하는 것으로 나타났다. 회남, 댐, 추동, 문의 수역의 표층에서 $PO_4$-P 및 Chl-a 농도에 대한 모의값과 실측값의 시계열 비교 결과, 모델은 저수지내 각 측정지점에서 실측값의 시계열 변화를 잘 모의하였고, 회남수역에서 7월 중순 홍수 유입에 따라 증가하였다. 특히, $PO_4$-P 농도가 0.06 mg/L까지 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 홍수기에 높은 영양염류를 포함한 탁수가 수류차단막 하단을 통과하여 수리학적 도수현상(Hydraulic jump)을 일으킨 것이 원인이라 판단된다. 수류차단막 설치에 따라 회남수역의 표층에서 Chl-a 농도의 저감 효과가 두드러졌으나, 댐, 추동 및 문의수역에서의 제어 효과는 미미하였다. 이와 같이 회남수역에서 효과가 큰 이유는 2009년 수문사상의 영향과 저수지 지형특성상 유입수의 영향을 직접받기 때문으로 판단된다. 또한, 회남수역에서 수류차단막 설치에 따른 T-N 및 T-P 평균 저감 효율(수류차단막이 설치되지 않은 경우에 대한 설치 후 농도 저감 비)은 각각 10.8% 및 19.1%이었으며, 평균 저감농도는 모의값을 기준으로 각각 1.637 mg/L에서 1.461 mg/L 및 0.047 mg/L에서 0.038 mg/L로 나타났다. DIN 및 $PO_4$-P 평균 저감 효율은 각각 6.4% 및 24.6%이었고, Chl-a 평균 저감 효율은 25.5%이었으며, 평균 저감농도는 모의값을 기준으로 0.025 mg/L에서 0.018 mg/L로 나타났다. 모의결과를 종합해 볼 때, 대청호에 시범 설치된 조류제어용 수류차단막은 2009년의 수문사상에서 회남수역의 녹조발생 저감에 기여한 것으로 판단된다. 또한 대청호에서 유사한 수문사상을 보인 2006년(62일간)에 비해 2009년(28일간)에 조류주의보 발령 일수가 대폭 줄었다는 사실도 차단막의 효과를 간접적으로 확인해 준다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.216-226
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• 2023

Since nylon 66, a polyamide resin, has been developed and applied to toothbrush bristles, plastic consumption has increased rapidly every year, along with the increase in the amount of plastic discarded. Among the various forms of plastic debris produced by the decomposition of plastics, microplastics with a size of less than 5 mm are widely distributed in the environment, which poses a threat not only to the environment but also to animals and humans. The pathway through which microplastics enter the human body is known as ingestion by water and food, inhalation from air, and skin contact. Microplastics introduced into the human body affect human health. Recently, food-related studies have begun to be reported among microplastics-related studies, and analyses of the presence of microplastics in processed foods, such as canned foods, dried seaweed, beverages, beer, milk, sugar, and honey, are underway. Here, we present trends in the production and consumption of plastics, the generation of microplastics, the route of human inflow and human risk, and the microplastics present in processed foods, which are limited but have recently been reported. Thus far, studies on microplastics and risk assessment in processed foods have been insufficient, but microplastics are gradually being recognized as a factor that affects the environment and food. Future studies are expected to have implications for regulations regarding microplastics present in processed foods.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.21-31
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• 2009

The characteristics, intensity and direction of groundwater.surface water interactions are controlled by groundwater head gradients, hydraulic conductivity and by the riverbed geometry. As a result of the spatial heterogeneity of these factors and the subsequent variability of the impact of these interaction processes, the water balance is also characterized by highly variable spatial patterns and temporal dynamics. However, spatially detailed studies concerning the spatio-temporal variability of the extent and intensity of surface-groundwater interactions have been limited to the investigation of cross-sections or small stream reaches. Thus, the extensive study on the watershed based interaction between surface water and groundwater is to be analyzed. In this study, the intensity and the spatial extent of interactions along the stream were found by using integrated SWAT-MODFLOW model. This integrated modeling approach was applied to Anyangcheon watershed in Korea. The effluent stream characteristics were found in the watershed, namely, baseflow was annually discharged except heavy rainy periods. The intensity and the spatial extent of surface-groundwater interactions in different sub-watersheds were found on a daily basis. The influential extent of surface-groundwater interaction become larger as the watershed elevations are lower.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.70-82
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• 2020

Recently, a lot of damages have been caused by urban flooding, and heavy rainfall that temporarily occur are the main causes of these phenomenons. The damages caused by urban flooding are identified as the change in the water balance in urban areas. To indirectly identify it, this research analyzed the change in the remote sensing indices on each land cover before and after heavy rainfall by utilizing daily precipitation data and multi-temporal Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Cases of heavy rain advisory and warning were selected based on the daily precipitation data. And statistical fluctuation were compared by acquiring Sentinel-2 satellite images during the corresponding period and producing them as NDVI, NDWI and NDMI images about each land cover with a radius of 1,000 m based on the Seoul Weather Station. As a result of analyzing the maximum value, minimum value, mean and fluctuation of the pixels that were calculated in each remote sensing index image, there was no significant changes in the remote sensing indices in urban areas before and after heavy rainfall.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.263-276
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• 2008

In diverse hydrogeologic fields, estimation of groundwater storage change is one of the most critical issues. Accurate estimation methods for determining groundwater storage change are required more and more. For Yeonyang area of Ulsan Megacity, groundwater storage change was estimated by using water balance method and hydrogeological analyses. The estimates of groundwater storage change was 240 mm corresponding to 18.7% of mean annual precipitation. Direct runoff was calculated as 137 mm (10.6% of mean annual precipitation) by using SCS-CN method. Evapotranspiration based on the Thornthwaite method was calculated as 776 mm (60.5% of mean annual precipitation). Hydraulic properties of the soil types do not show any distinct relation with hydraulic conductivity of the rocks. This fact suggests that hydraulic property on the surface is different from that of subsurface geology. According to multi-linear regression analysis between groundwater storage change and hydraulic parameters, a regression equation of groundwater storage change, which was explained by precipitation and evapotranspiration, was established.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.998-1001
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• 2002

Micro-LC method for the quantitative determination of hydrogen peroxide in foods has been established. This method was carried out on cation-exchange resin gel column using distilled water as mobile phase with 50 mM sodium sulfate as electrolyte. The detection was performed with an electrochemical detector (ECD) at 0.6 voltage. Under this analytical condition, the recovery rates of hydrogen peroxide in tomato and lemon were 98.3 and 97.4%, respectively. Among 28 food types, hydrogen peroxide concentrations were 0.6, 0.5, 1.9, 0.9, 0.5, 0.6, 0.9, 0.8, and 0.4 ppm in banana, peach, orange, strawberry, pepper, onion, cucumber, burdock, and egg plant, respectively, Whereas none was detected in remaing 19 samples.