• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.282-293
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• 2020

This study investigated a long-term variation trend of water quality, fish compositions, and ecological health conditions in the Gwanpyeong stream located in the nearby Daejeon metropolitan city to understand the impact of urban development projects on the aquatic ecosystem. The sampling was made in four surveys (2009, 2010, 2016, 2019) before and after urbanization. The urban development was conducted in 2008, resulting in the stream's ecological disturbance, and the stream restoration was conducted in 2012. Thus, stream monitoring was conducted to analyze the ecological trends before and after the restoration. The multi-metric models for Fish Assessment Index(FAI) and necropsy-based Health Assessment Index(HAI) were applied in the fish community and organ-level, respectively, to assess the ecological health of the stream. Minimum turbidity and chlorophyll-a(Chl-a) occurred in the mid-stream(St. 2), and this was probably due to rapid current velocity in the riffle zone. We collected 18 fish species, and the dominant species was Zacco platypus (40.6%). In 2016 immediately after the stream restoration, the relative proportions of sensitive species and insectivore species were the highest along with highest values in the species diversity and species richness index, resulting in the best condition in the ecological health, based on FAI model values. However, the ecological health, based on the FAI, became worse in the latest survey conducted in 2019. The analysis of the HAI model based on the organ-level approach showed skin erosion in the fish of upper stream, kidney defects in downstream, and the liver and gill defects observed in all sites, indicating that the anatomical health was also affected.

• Journal of Wetlands Research
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.114-125
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• 2024

Wetlands in the living area are important ecological resources that are the basis for the daily life or farming activities of local residents, and have high ecological value such as ecosystem services and green infrastructure. This study was carried out to develop a functional evaluation methodology optimized for small-scale wetlands(RAMS). Based on on-site evaluation by experts, surveys and in-depth interviews, four functional items, including biodiversity, health, hydrophilic culture and ecology, water circulation, and carbon absorption, and 15 detailed indicators, and the evaluation grade for each detailed indicator, were developed on a 5-point scale. The evaluation methodology optimized for small-scale living areas wetlands (RAMS) proposed as a result of this study can be used as basic data for conservation and restoration and management of small-scale living areas wetlands at home and abroad.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.456-456
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• 2021

하상 변화는 유량이나 유사의 흐름에 따라 침식, 운반, 퇴적되어 변화하며, 하상변동에 의한 결과는 하천의 형태 (직렬,복렬, 곡렬 등)나 서식처의 구조 (여울과 소, 웅덩이, 습지 등) 형성 로 나타난다. 이어서 서식처 구조의 다양성은 생물다양성에 긍정적인 영향을 미친다. 본 연구에서는 수리 (유량이나 유사량)-지형(서식처 구조)-생태 (생물다양성)을 연계하여 관리하기 위한 생태적인 하천관리 프레임을 제시하기 위하여, 지형과 생물상의 관계를 우선 파악하고자 한다. 국내 하천은 수생태 건강성 평가 중 서식 및 수변환경 지수(HRI, Habitat and Riparian Index)를 활용하여 하천의 형상 및 자연성을 평가한다. 해당 지수는 하천의 자연성을 판단할 수 있으나 유량이나 유사량 등과 같이 수리적 조건과 연계하여 하천환경 변화를 예측하기 어렵기 때문에, 본 연구에서는 하천의 자연성을 판단하는 지형변수들을 제안하고, 생물상과 상관관계를 분석한다. 수질 변화가 급격하지 않는(년간 변화폭이 일정한) 금강 유역의 지천 (갑천, 미호천, 논산천, 유구천 등) 중 생태계 건강성 평가 지수가 산정되어 있는 지점을 기준으로 상·하류 약 5 km 구간들을 대상으로 한다. 지형 변수로는 (항공사진을 이용한)사주 비율(사주면적/제방 내 홍수터 면적), 사주 식생비율(식생면적/사주면적)과 사주 변동량(연간 사주 이동량), 서식처 구조의 다양성(여울, 소, 웅덩이 등), 기존의 서식 및 수변환경 지수 등을 활용하고, 생물 변수로는 저서동물지수(BMI, Benthic Macroinvertebrate Index), 저서동물의 우점도, 어류생물지수(FAI, Fish Assessment Index), 어류생물지수에 활용하는 국내종의 총 종수, 여울성 저서종수, 민감종수 등을 활용한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Health Society Conference
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• 2005.11a
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• pp.169-174
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• 2005

의약품은 일반적으로 치료를 목적으로 제조되었기 때문에 독특한 약리학적 작용을 띤다. 의약품잔류물이 환경 중으로 배출되어 비표적 생물(non-target organism)에 노출될 경우 의도하지 않은 독성영향이 나타날 가능성이 있다. 본 연구에서는 우리나라에서 널리 사용되는 10개의 의약품(4종의 일반 의약품 acetaminophen, carbamazepine, diltiazem, cimetidine과 6종의 설파계 항생제 sulfamethoxazole, sulfamethazine, trimethoprim, sulfachloropyridazine, sulfadimethoxine)을 대상으로 환경중 예상잔류농도와 생태 무영향농도를 예측하여 대상의약품의 생태위해성을 평가하였다. 연구대상 의약품의 예측환경농도는 0.14 ${\sim}$ 16.5 ppb이었으며, 예측환경농도와 예측무영향농도비(PEC/PNEC ratio)를 산출한 결과 acetaminophen과 suifamethoxazole이 각각 1.8과 6.3으로 나타나 이 의약품들이 물생태계에 미치는 위해성에 대한 정밀한 추가연구의 필요성이 제시되었다.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.96-104
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• 2013

The objectives of this study were to analyze chemical the water quality related to the fish community and to evaluate the ecosystem health based on the faunal composition and guild structure in 2007 in Baekma River. Mean concentrations of biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were 2.8 and $4.0mg\;L^{-1}$, respectively and total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) were $5.0mg\;L^{-1}$ and $158{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, which is indicating that the river is in an eutrophic state. Especially, organic pollution and eutrophication occurred in the downstream reach of Baekma River. A total of 19 fish species were collected during the study and the most dominant species was Opsariichthys uncirostris amurensis accounted 48% of the total abundances. The proportion of sensitive species was low (2.3%), compared with that of tolerant species (71.8%). These results suggest that tolerant species and the biotic quality of the fish community was severely degraded. According to the multi-metric model, the Index of Biological Integrity (IBI), the mean model value of the fish community in Baekma River was estimated as 14.8 indicating a "poor" condition. The minimum values of the IBI were observed in the downstreams, and this was mainly attributed to chemical pollutions of nutrients (N, P) and organic matters.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.15-24
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• 1994

The goal of impact studies (e.g., as mandated by NEPA in the USA) is to ensure that the full implications of development proposals (ecologic, economic, and social) are taken into account before decisions are made and projects are allowed to proceed. In other words, the aim is to ensure that impact assessment is integrated into planning and policy processes. Today. nearly 25 years after the enactment of NEPA, it is appropriate to inquire regarding the extent of progress toward such integration. This paper examines the role of impact assessment in planning and policy processes with specific reference to resource development projects in the Great Plains region of the USA. The author gives special attention to the socioeconomic impacts associated with energy resource extraction and conversion projects and the role of impact assessment in project evaluation, in local and regional planning, and in state policy development.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.1098-1107
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• 2007

과거 치수적 목적에 의해 진행하던 하천정비방식이 최근에 친환경적 개념의 정비방식으로 전환되면서 하천환경개선에 대한 관심과 공감대가 증가되고 있다. 일부 지자체를 중심으로 하천살리기 운동을 비롯해 하천의 환경기능을 개선하려는 노력이 진행중이며 전국적으로 자연형 하천정비 또는 친환경적 하천복원 등의 사업이 활발히 시행되고 있다. 자연형 하천정비 개념의 도입이후 많은 하천에 다양한 자연형 호안공법이 시공되어 가고 있는 상황에서 보다 적합한 호안공법의 적용을 위해서는 하천의 환경특성을 고려할 필요가 있다. 이는 대상 하천이 지니는 특성에 적합한 호안공법을 선정하는 데 선결되어야 할 문제이며, 적용 호안이 시공 이후 하천환경과 얼마나 조화를 이루는가를 담보할 수 있는 방안이라 할 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 상기의 조건을 만족시킬 수 있는 호안에 대한 평가를 위해서 광주천을 대상으로 하여 호안에 대한 평가를 실시하였다. 대상하천인 광주천은 광주시를 관통하는 도시하천으로, 현재 자연형 하천정화사업을 시행하고 있으며 2009년에 완공될 예정이다. 광주천의 호안에 대한 평가를 위해 수리적 안정성, 식생의 건전성과 경관/심미성 및 생태성을 포함한 평가방식을 개발하고, 개발된 기법을 광주천에 적용하여 하천공사 전후의 호안을 평가하고 그 결과를 비교함으로서 호안평가 방법을 확립하는 것이 본 연구의 목적이다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1263-1268
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• 2010

불투수면 비율은 유역의 건전성을 나타내는 중요한 지표로서 도시화에 따른 도시유출의 특성을 추적하는 모델에서 널리 이용되어 왔고, 기존의 많은 연구를 통해서 수환경과의 밀접한 관계가 검증되었다. 불투수율은 비교적 쉽고 빠르게 측정할 수 있으며 유역계획에서 여러 가지 대안 적용이 가능하다는 점에서 유용한 지표로 이용되고 있다. 오늘날 토지이용변화로 인해 발생하는 유역생태계 변화 분석 등은 시, 공간적 제약으로 인해 명확하게 이루어지지 못하고 있어 인간활동에 의한 토지이용의 파편화(Fragmentation)가 어느 정도 발생하고 있는가를 파악하고, 이를 토대로 파편화에 따른 영향을 최소화하거나 사전에 예방하는 것이 필요하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 경관분석 프로그램인 FRAGSTATS의 적용을 위한 경관요소로서 토지피복을 선정하여, 불투수면을 나타내는 시가화지역과 투수면을 나타내는 산림지역을 대상으로 1) 갑천 유역의 토지피복 변화에 따른 경관구조, 변화 양상을 분석하고, 2) 갑천 유역 내 6개 단위유역별로도 경관 생태학적 지표를 선정하여 이를 평가하였다.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.28 no.1B
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• pp.161-168
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• 2008

The ecological environmental zones in coastal area, like tidal flat and salt marsh, were gradually decreased due to large scale of coastal development projects, reclamation and so on. Therefore, the development of artificial tidal flat and salt marsh has been emphasized in coastal area as mitigation concept and studies on related this background has performed. But studies on the quantitative evaluation for degree of restoration were insufficient. In this paper, as a fundamental study for evaluation of restoration on the creation of ecological environmental zones in coastal area, it was conducted that the monitoring and experiment for bio-chemical factors (bio-diversity, population and biomass of macro-benthos, survival ratio of reed, the number of heterotrophic bacteria and physico-chemical characteristics such as COD, IL, TN, TP and pH) using a in-situ pilot plant of tidal flat (Zone. P1) and salt marsh (Zone. P2), which was distinguished by content of dredged soil, in Jinudo, Nakdong estuary. From results of this study, the restoration index (RI), for evaluation concerning degree of restoration on the creation of ecological environmental zones in coastal area, was suggested and quantitative evaluation was performed using a restoration index (RI).

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.18-30
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• 2023

Forest destruction is an inevitable result of the development processes. According to the environmental impact assessment, over 10% of the destroyed trees need to be recycled and transplanted to minimize the impact of forest destruction. However, the rate of successful transplantation is low, leading to a high rate of tree death. This is attributable to a lack of consideration for environmental factors when choosing a temporary site for transplantation and inadequate management. To monitor transplanted trees, a field survey is essential; however, the spatio-temporal aspect is limited. This study evaluated the applicability of remote sensing for the effective monitoring of transplanted trees. Vegetation indices based on satellite remote sensing were derived to detect time-series changes in the status of the transplanted trees at three temporary transplantation sites. The mortality rate and vitality of transplanted trees before and after the transplant have a similar tendency to the changes in the vegetation indicators. The findings of this study showed that vegetation indices increased after transplantation of trees and decreased as the death rate increased and vitality decreased over time. This study presents a method for assessing newly transplanted trees using satellite images. The approach of utilizing satellite photos and the vegetation index is expected to detect changes in trees that have been transplanted across the country and help to manage tree transplantation for the environmental impact assessment.