• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.514-525
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• 2002

The analysis of heavy metals associated with both PM2.5 and PM10 fraction of aerosols was made from a northeast region of Seoul during the spring period of 2001. The mean concentrations of fine (PM2.5), coarse (PM10-PM2.5), and PM10 fraction were observed as 49.3${\pm}$29.2, 50.5${\pm}$35.0, and 95.5${\pm}$46.1 ${\mu}g$/m$^3$, respectively during this study period. According to the results of enrichment factor (EF) analysis between different particle fractions, major elements (including Fe, Ca, Na, and K) were found to exhibit EF values of less than 10. However, heavy metal components (like Zn and Pb) showed very high EF values. Comparison of fine/coarse (F/C) concentration ratio showed that Zn, Cr, Pb, and Ni have higher ratio values than others. The metallic composition of particles was also compared on both absolute and relative terms. The results of our analysis showed an evidence that the increase in the total metallic contents is prominent during the spring period due mostly to the Asian Dust event.

• Land and Housing Review
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.125-140
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• 2022

Road Deposited Sediment (RDS) is the solids formed from the wear of road, wear of vehicles, exhausts, and the input of the emissions from various sources out of the roads. RDS is seriously polluted by organic matter, nutrients, and metals. RDS plays an important role as the sink and the transport medium of the associated pollutants because RDS can be carried to the adjacent water system via stormwater runoff. In this regard, the heavy metals in RDS were investigated based on the publications. The contents of the metals in RDS were highly variable. The concentration of Cr, Ni, Cu, Fe, Zn, As, Cd, and Pb in urban RDS in various regions was in a range of 3.16-3,410, 1.15-1,382, 20.2-9,069, 2,980-124,853, 81-2,550, 2.3-214, 0.19-21.3, and 15.21-1,125 mg/kg, respectively. The anthropogenic enrichment of the metals in RDS was confirmed by the high concentration of Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb. The contents of the metals were higher in industrial and traffic areas than in residential areas, while they were generally increased with decreasing particle size. It is believed that this study's results would contribute to quantifying the metals' load via RDS and establishing control strategies.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.79-86
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• 2016

BACKGROUND: This study was initiated to quantitatively evaluate the effects of five heavy metals on the growth and P removal efficiencies of Alcaligenes sp., known as the Phosphorus Accumulating Organisms (PAOs). It was cultivated in the batch system with five heavy metals, such as Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb and Ni, added in single and binary mixtures, respectively.METHODS AND RESULTS: IC₅₀ (half of inhibition concentration of bacterial growth) and EC₅₀ (half of effective concentration of phosphorus removal Efficiencies) were used to quantitatively evaluate the effects of heavy metals on the growth and phosphorus removal Efficiencies of Alcaligenes sp. In addition, Additive Index Value (A.I.V.) method was used to evaluate the interactive effects between Alcaligenes sp. and heavy metals. As a result, as the five heavy metals were singly added to Alcaligenes sp., the greatest inhibitory effects on the growth and P removal efficiencies of each bacteria was observed in the cadmium (Cd). In the binary mixture treatments of heavy metals, the treatments of lowest IC₅₀ and EC₅₀ were the Cd + Cu treatment. Based on the IC₅₀ and EC₅₀ of the binary mixtures of heavy metals treatments, most interactive effects between the heavy metals were found to be antagonistic.CONCLUSION: Based on the results obtained from this study, it appears that they could provide the basic information about the toxic effects of the respective treatments of single and binary mixtures of heavy metals on the growth and P removal efficiencies of Alcaligenes sp. through further study about the characterization of functional proteins involved in toxic effects of heavy metals.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.443-446
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• 2008

본 연구는 과산화수소를 이용하여 디젤오염토양의 처리시 중금속 용출특성, 백연가스 발생특성 등을 평가하기 위하여 실험을 하였다. 중금속 용출속도는 반응시간 15분까지 용출이 지속적으로 증가하다가, 15분 이후 점차적으로 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 과산화수소(H$_2$O$_2$) 처리방법은 토양내 중금속 용출속도를 가속화시켜 실제 현장에서 적용될 경우 이로 인하여 지하수에 심각한 영향을 미칠 수 있으므로 ex-situ 방법 등과 같은 방법을 고려한 2차 오염에 대한 대책이 필요할 것으로 판단된다. 또한, 백연가스의 발생량은 과산화수소의 농도가 높을수록 많이 발생하는 것으로 관찰되었으며, 이는 높은 농도의 과산화수소와 유류오염토양이 급격하게 반응하기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 백연가스 중 Hexane이 가장 높은 농도로 검출되었으며, 이 외에도 Cyclopentane, Benzene, Ethylbenzene, m,p-Xylene, Undecane 등이 많이 발생하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 백연가스 중에 함유된 고농도의 휘발성유기화합물(VOCs)이 주변 환경에 유해한 영향을 미칠 것으로 예상되므로 적절한 대기오염방지시설을 설치하여 제거한 후 대기로 방출하는 것이 필요하다고 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.23-31
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• 1996

The heavy metal concentration in mixed and separately collected household food waste, and their compost during the composting period was analysed. The mixed and separately collected food waste had Cd content of 8 mg/kg in spring and its content of 13 mg/kg in winter respectively. Its content was higher than by-product compost limit value(5 mg Cd/kg). Cd concentration in separately collected food waste in a house was higher in January, February, April and May than by-product compost limit value (5 mg Cd/kg). When Cd concentration in the initial composting material was higher than 5 mg/kg, its concentration in the compost of household food waste during the composting period was higher than by-product compost limit value, but it was not accumulated in the compost during the composting period. Fly ash was added to separately collected household food waste to adjust its moisture content for composting. Its addition had moisture conditioning and Cd concentration reducing effect in the compost. The average one month composted fresh compost from the mixed collected household food waste was matured in a pile out of doors for 7 months with turning the pile once a month and its heavy metal concentration was examined. Accumulation of the heavy metals in the compost did not occur during the composting period, because they were washed out during the rainfall.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.381-385
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• 2003

We investigated possible application of waste ferrite in treating Cd and Pb in wastewater. Adsorption of Cd and Pb on Mn-Ferrite are influenced by several controlling factors such as contact time, heavy metal concentrations, pH and temperature. Both Cd and Pb achieved adsorption equilibrium within 5 minutes. Based upon this kinetic data, 24 hours of contact time was allowed for other experiment. The adsorption of Cd and Pb was high at high pH and high ion concentrations. The reaction was also affected by temperature. Adsorption isotherms fits well with the Freundlich isotherm equation. pH is the main controlling factor in Cd, Pb adsorption on the Mn-ferrite. Cd showed S type adsorption curve while Pb showed sorption edges, depending on the Pb concentrations.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.77-88
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• 1994

This experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of sewage sludge compost amended soils on the growth and accumulation patterns of heavy metals in plant parts of Orchardgrass seedlings, changes in physical properties and chemical composition, and heavy metal residue in soils. Mixture ratios of sewage sludge compost and soil(loam) were 100:0, 80:20, 60:40, 40:60, 20:80 and 0:100(control), respectively. The results obtained were as follows; 1. The physical properties and chemical compostion of soils were improved by increase in mixture ratios of sewage sludge compost. 2. The biological yield of Orchardgrass seedlings was increased with mixture ratios of sewage sludge compost. 3. The dry weight of shoot(SH) was increased with both of yield components(NT and WT) and biological yield of Orchardgrass seedlings. 4. The total nitrogen concentrations(TN) of plants was increased with quadratically up to the biological yield of 100% mixture ratio of sewage sludge compost. 5. Lead(Pb) concentration of soil in over the 60% mixture ratios of sewage sludge compost were in excess of limiting level(50ppm) of organic fertilizers.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Resources Recycling Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.33-36
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• 2005

생활폐기물을 소각한 후 발생되는 바닥재는 토목, 건설 분야에서 골재로서 활용 가치가 높으나, Cu, Pb 등 일부 중금속의 용출량이 환경기준치를 초과하여 바닥재의 재활용을 저해시키는 주요 요인으로 작용하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 바닥재의 중금속 용출을 저감시키기 위한 방법으로서 인위적인 탄산화에 의한 생활폐기물 소각 바닥재의 중금속 안정화 특성을 조사하였다. 4mesh를 기준으로 각 입단에 대해 고액비, 온도, $CO_2(g)$ 주입량에 따라 중금속 용출농도를 조사하였다. 중금속용출시험 결과 Pb, Cr, Cd, As는 미량 또는 불검출되었으며, Cu는 4mesh 이상에서 2.21mg/L, 4mesh이하에서 5.12mg/L로 4mesh이하에서 환경기준치를 초과하였다. 4mesh이하에 대해 탄산화 반응을 수행한 결과 $CO_2(g)$ 주입됨에 따라 pH는 초기 12.5에서 8까지 감소하였으며, Cu의 용출 농도는 pH 10에서 1.34mg/L까지 감소되었으며, pH 9-8에서는 불검출되어 탄산화 반응에 의해 바닥재의 환경적 안정성을 증진시킬 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.59-64
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• 2000

Heavy metal concentrations in surface sediments, seawater and oysters (Crassostrea gigas) were determined to assess heavy metal contamination in the Jinhae Bay. The ranges of cadmium, cobalt, copper, nickel, lead and zinc concentration in surface sediments were 0.1∼2.4, 12.6∼14.4, 25.3∼ 92.3, 32.4∼ 93.5, 24. 1∼81.2, 124∼477 ㎍/g, respectively. The concentrations of cadmium, copper, lead and zinc which were influenced by industrial activity were the highest in the inside of Masan Bay. Dissolved concentrations of cadmium, cobalt, copper, nickel, lead and zinc in seawater were <0.010∼0.043, 0.008∼0.120, 0.31∼0.90, 0.25∼3.10, 0.010∼0.142, 0.27∼9.04 ㎍/L, respectively. The concentrations of cadmium, cobalt, copper, nickel, lead and zinc in seawater were also the highest inside of Masan Bay, suggesting that Masan Bay is the major source of heavy metal input to the Jinhae Bay. Bioconcentration factors (BCF) of zinc, copper, cadmium, lead, cobalt and nickel in C. gigas were 647373, 280861, 145069, 44559, 13524, 2745, respectively, showing C gigas is a stronger accumulator than other bivalves.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Applied Microbiology Conference
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• 1979.04a
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• pp.115.3-115
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• 1979

중금속을 함유한 13종의 질산염을 명 농도별로 첨가하여 주정효모 Saccharomyces cerevisine의 주정생산과 발효작용에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 1. 일반적으로 중금속을 함유한 질산염은 그 첨가량이 0.0001mo1. 보다 고농도일수록 Saccharo-myces cerevisiae의 발효작용을 점차 억제하였다. 2. Nickel nitrate, chromium nitrate들의 0.0001 moi.의 첨가는 Saccharomyces cerevisiae의 alcohol 발효작용을 약간촉진시켰다. 3. Cadmium nitrate 0.001mo1. 이상, cupric nit-rate, nickel nitrate, cobalt nitrate 0.01mo1. 이상, 그리고 silver nitrate, mercurous nitrate, manganese nitrate, zinc nitrate, lead nitrate, chromiun nitrate, ferric nitrate, bismuth nitrate 0.1mol. 의 농도에서 Saccharomyces cerevisiae 의 발효작용은 완전히 조지되었다.