• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.492-492
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• 2022

최근 농업용 담수호 내에서 발생하는 녹조 및 수질오염으로 인한 민원이 증가하고 있다. 농업용수로 이용하고 있는 농업용 담수호의 수질관리는 상류유역에서 유입되는 오염원관리가 중요하나 장기적인 유역계획이 수립되어야하므로 즉각적인 수질개선효과를 기대하기 어렵다. 또한 호 내 수질관리는 광범위한 수면적으로 인해 인력 운영 및 시간적 소모가 크며, 일시적인 수질관리만 기대할 수 있다. 장치형 시설을 설치할 경우 막대한 시설비가 소요되며, 지속적으로 체계적인 유지관리가 필요하다. 따라서 담수호 내 수환경 특성을 고려하여 자율감시 및 수처리 장치를 이용한 지속가능한 수질관리가 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 담수호의 자율적인 수질관리를 위해 무인항법장비와 자동 수처리 장치를 융합한 제품을 제작하여 현장적용을 통해 수질개선 효과를 분석하였다. 무인 자율 이동장치에 설치된 자동 수처리 장치는 녹조발생에 대응하기 위해 환경부에서 고시한 수처리체(황산알루미늄, Alum)를 이용한 약품 살포 장치를 제작하였다. 자율항법장치의 운행 구역을 지정하고, 총 5회 지정된 구역내에서 약품을 살포하고, 미살포 구역을 대조군으로 하여 살포 구역과 수질개선효과를 비교하였다. 비교 결과 수질 항목별 자동 수처리 장치에 의한 수질 저감효율은 ○ COD 13.8%, TOC 18.6%, SS 23.3%, T-N 8.4%, T-P 58.9%, Chl-a 74.4%로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1333-1337
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• 2006

표층수를 주요 취수원으로 활용하는 우리나라의 경우 저수지 내 남조류 대발생시 주로 인공순환에 의한 제어방안을 적용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 간헐식 폭기장치를 사용중에 있는 H호를 대상으로 식물플랑크톤 제어 효과를 평가하고, 이에 따른 식물플랑크톤의 수직적 분포와 선택 취수와의 연관성을 규명하여 정수장 유입 원수의 수질을 향상하고자 하였다. 2005년 H호의 남조류 농도는 최대 $1.2mg/m^3 $ 수준으로 낮은 분포로 조사되었다. 남조강에 대한 폭기 효과는 6월에는 워낙 그 농도가 낮아 효과 분석 자체가 무의미 하였으나, 10월에는 비영향지점 보다 영향지점의 최대 농도가 약 28% 저감되는 효과를 확인하였다. 조사 기간 중 가장 높은 농도를 보인 조류강은 Cryptophyta이었으며 6월9일에 약 $5mg/m^3$ 농도로 측정되었다. 10월6일에는 Diatom, Bluegreen, Green algae, Cryptophyta가 비슷한 농도 분포로 혼재된 양상을 보였다. 다른 조류강의 경우 조사 기간 중 $3mg/m^3$ 이하의 농도로 측정되었다. 취수탑을 중심으로 설치하여 운영하는 간헐식 폭기장치 1기의 유효 영향 범위를 조사하기 위하여 폭기 영향권에서 식물플랑크톤 분포를 submersible fluorescence probe로 현장에서 실시간으로 조사한 결과 식물플랑크톤 밀도는 감소하고 수직적인 분포층은 깊어지는 현상을 보였다. 이러한 효과를 보이는 거리는 폭기 장치로부터 약 50m로 나타났으며 pH, DO, 수온항목의 결과에서도 같은 현상을 보였다. 이 결과에 따르면 현재 설치된 총 7기의 폭기 장치의 유효영향 범위는 최대 $0.07km^2$ 면적에 그 효과를 기대할 수 있을 것으로 판단되어, 남조 수화현상이 심화될 경우 인공순환에 의한 저감효과가 크지는 않을 것으로 예측된다. 조사 기간중 H호의 현존 식물플랑크톤량의 $60%{\sim}87%$가 수심 10m 이내에 분포하였고, 녹조강과 남조강이 우점하는 하절기에는 5m 이내에 주로 분포하였다. 취수탑 지점의 수심이 연중 $25{\sim}35m$를 유지하는 H호의 경우 간헐식 폭기장치를 가동하는 기간은 물론 그 외 기간에도 취수구의 심도를 표층 10m 이하로 유지 할 경우 전체 조류 유입량을 60% 이상 저감할 수 있을 것으로 조사되었다.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.5-11
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• 2012

The abjective of this study was to study the degradation behavior and acute toxicity assessment of Triclosan and acute toxicity under E-beam irradiation. The experiments were conducted to investigate the efficts of the degradation efficiency in the initial concentration of Triclosan and the irradiation capacity of E-beam and the degree of mineralization based on a change of scavenger gas. The biological toxicity test by using on green algae, Pseudokirchneriella Subcapitata was conducted to lead the reducing toxicity. Degradation efficiency of Triclosan was improved when E-beam irradiation intensity was higher. Additionally, the % of TOC removal in each Radical scavenger gas was increased as the follows orders: $N_2O$ > $O_2$ > $N_2$, The toxicity test showed that the toxicity effect after 4 days(96hrs) was decreased by increase of E-beam irradiation intensity.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.63-68
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• 2011

The aim of this study was 1,4-dioxane's degradation efficiency and toxicity test applying E-beam. The experiments were shows that the degradation efficiency in the initial concentration of 1,4-dioxane and the irradiation capacity of E-beam and the degree of mineralization based on a change of scavenger gas. The biological toxicity test by using on of green algae, Pseudokirchneriella Subcapitata was conducted to lead the reducing toxicity. Degradation efficiency of 1,4-dioxane was improved when E-beam irradiation intensity was higher and the efficiency of TOC removal using Radical scavenger gas was increased by $N_2O$, $O_2$ and $N_2$ in order. In 4 days(96hrs), toxicity test results indicated that toxicity effect was decreased by increase of E-beam irradiation intensity.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.49-58
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• 2020

The excessive use of fertilizer and compost in agricultural land increases the accumulation of nutrients in soil. The surplus nutrients in soil transported through surface and sub-surface flow can lead to water pollution problems and algal bloom. Moreover, nutrient accumulation and continuous crop cultivation changes the physical structure of the soil, which increases the potential of nutrient. The cultivation in the Daecheong Lake reservoir area may have a direct effect on the lake's water quality due to leaching and releasing of nutrients when water level rises. This research was carried out to analyze the physical and chemical properties of soil in the agricultural areas surrounding Daecheong Dam reservoir to provide basic data available for the establishment of Daecheong Lake water quality management measures. The soil of the Daecheong Lake reservoir was classified as sandy Loam, where surplus nutrients can be transported. Chemical compositions in the soil were found to be significantly affected by use of different fertilizer amounts. Nutrient outflow occurred during spring rainfall events from the rice paddy fields, whereas excess nutrients from summer to fall seasons originated from dry paddy fields. Nutrient outflow from dry paddy fields is mainly from sub-surface flow. Organic agricultural wastes from agricultural land and excessive vegetation inside the river was also evaluated to contribute to the increase in organic matter and nutrients of the river. The results can be used to select the priority management area designation and management techniques in the Daecheong Lake for water quality improvement.

• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.419-430
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• 2021

Remote sensing techniques using drone-based multispectral image were studied for fast and two-dimensional monitoring of algal blooms in the river. Drone is anticipated to be useful for algal bloom monitoring because of easy access to the field, high spatial resolution, and lowering atmospheric light scattering. In addition, application of multispectral sensors could make image processing and analysis procedures simple, fast, and standardized. Spectral indices derived from the active spectrum of photosynthetic pigments in terrestrial plants and phytoplankton were tested for estimating chlorophyll-a concentrations (Chl-a conc.) from drone-based multispectral image. Spectral indices containing the red-edge band showed high relationships with Chl-a conc. and especially, 3-band model (3BM) and normalized difference chlorophyll index (NDCI) were performed well (R²=0.86, RMSE=7.5). NDCI uses just two spectral bands, red and red-edge, and provides normalized values, so that data processing becomes simple and rapid. The 3BM which was tuned for accurate prediction of Chl-a conc. in productive water bodies adopts originally two spectral bands in the red-edge range, 720 and 760 nm, but here, the near-infrared band replaced the longer red-edge band because the multispectral sensor in this study had only one shorter red-edge band. This index is expected to predict more accurately Chl-a conc. using the sensor specialized with the red-edge range.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.54-62
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• 2018

Nutrients generated from various land uses lead to eutrophication during the influx of water, and it is necessary to apply the LID techniques to reduce nutrients from nonpoint sources in order to mitigate the occurrence of the algal bloom. This study was carried out to derive the design factors of hybrid artificial wetland (HCW) to increase the removal efficiency of nutrients. HCW system was constructed in the year 2010 for the treatment of rainfall runoffs from parking lots and roads composed of 100% impervious floors in the Cheonan campus of Kongju University. The average nutrients removal efficiency of TN and TP was 74% and 72%, respectively. Both TN and TP removal efficiencies were higher than those of free surface wetlands and subsurface flow wetlands due to activated physical and ecological mechanisms. The critical design parameters for the efficient nutrients removal in the artificial wetlands were the ratio of the surface area to the catchment area (SA/CA), land use, the rainfall runoff, and the rainfall intensity. The optimal carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratio was estimated at 5: 1 to 10.3: 1. The results of this study can be applied to the efficient design of hybrid artificial wetlands to treat nutrients in urban runoff with high efficiency.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.443-443
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• 2021

국내 하천, 호소에 유입되는 오염물질 중 30% 이상이 농업 활동 등으로부터 기인한다. 정부 부처는 '04년부터 농업 비점오염원 저감 대책을 수립·시행하고 있으나 농촌 인구 고령화, 열악한 재정환경, 관행화·고착화 된 농법 등으로 인해 주민참여 및 대책 적용의 한계가 있었다. 금호강 상류 보현산댐 유역은 대부분 임야로 고현천 등 상류 하천변에 사과원이 밀집되어 있다. 또한, 유역면적이 32.16km²로 좁고, 유로 연장 5km 이내로 짧으며 하천 경사가 급해 강우시 토양 유실량이 많고 유출속도가 빠르다. 이러한 유역 특성상 상류 사과원은 '16년 보현산댐 담수 이후 매년 반복적으로 발생하는 녹조 등 수질 문제를 초래하는 주요 비점오염원으로 지역사회 이슈가 되었다. 이에 따라 K-water는 낙동강수계관리위원회 환경기초조사사업의 일환으로 지역주민들과 논의를 통하여 댐 상류 사과원에 친환경농법(심층시비)를 적용하고 수질 개선 효과를 분석하였다. 심층시비는 과수 주변 토양 천공 후 퇴비를 시비하는 친환경농법으로 표층시비에 비해 초기 강우유출 오염물질량을 저감하고 퇴비 사용량도 줄일 수 있다. 금번 연구에서 실제 운영 중인 농지('19년 24천평, '20년 27천평)을 대상으로 심층시비를 시범적용한 결과, 퇴비 사용량은 표층시비의 50% 수준으로 감소하였고 과수 생육 및 품질에는 큰 영향이 없는 것으로 나타났다. 강우 시 유출농도는 표층시비 대비 TOC 5.0~41.3%, T-P 4.0~57.3% 감소했다. HSPF 유역 모델링 분석 결과, 전체 과수원 중 70% 농지에 심층시비를 적용한 경우, 하절기 유역 T-P 유입부하량이 5.0~6.8%(소유역 최대 28.2%) 감소하는 것으로 예측되었다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 심층시비를 확대 적용하고 유역 수질관리에 기여하고자 한다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.37 no.10
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• pp.563-572
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to model the effect of flushing discharge on algae removal by multi-purpose weir operation in Yeongsan River (Seungchon Weir) using a 3-dimensional (3D) model. The chlorophyceae Eudorina sp. formed bloom in May 2013. Flushing discharge was conducted in two different ways for algal bloom reduction. To elucidate the spatial variability, a high-resolution 3D model, ELCOM-CAEDYM, was used to simulate the spatial variations of water quality and chl-a over a month. The results showed that ELCOM-CAEDYM could reproduce highly spatially resolved field data at low cost, and showed very good performance in simulating the pattern of algal bloom occurrence. The effect of each flushing discharge operation was analyzed with the results of modeling. The results of case 1, flushing discharge using an open movable weir, showed that the algal bloom between the Seochang Bridge and the Hwangryong River junction is rapidly flushed after operating the movable weir, but the residual algae remained in the weir pool as the discharge decreased. However, the results of case 2, fixed weir overflow with a small hydropower stop, showed that most of the algae was removed after flushing discharge and the effect of algae removal was much bigger than that in case 1, as per modeling results and observed data.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.56 no.2
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• pp.127-139
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• 2023

Daechung Reservoir has been suffering from severe cyanobacterial blooming periodically due to the water pollutants from the watershed, especially nutrients from nonpoint sources. As a countermeasure, an artificial wetland was constructed to mitigate the pollutant load from the watershed by utilizing the vegetation. We investigated the water quality of the influent and outflow of the wetland during years 2014~2020 to evaluate the performance of pollutant removal through the wetland. Major pollutants (e.g. BOD, COD, SS, T-N, and T-P) were largely reduced during the retention in the wetland while nutrients removal was more efficient than that of organic matters. Pollutant removal efficiency for different inflow concentrations was also investigated to estimate the wetland's capability as a way of managing nonpoint sources. The efficiency of water treatment was significantly higher when inflow concentrations were above 75^th percentile for all pollutant, implying the wetland can be applied to the pre-treatment of high pollution load including initial rainfall runoff. Furthermore, the yearly variation of removal efficiency for seven years was analyzed to better understand long-term trends in water treatment of the wetland. The annual treatment efficiency of T-P was very high in the early stages of vegetation growth with high concentration of inflow water. However, it was confirmed that the concentration of inflow water decreased, vegetation stabilized, and the treatment efficiency gradually decreased as the soil was saturated. The findings of the study suggest that artificial wetlands can be an effective method for controlling harmful algal blooms by alleviating pollutant load from the tributaries of Daechung Reservoir.