• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.8-16
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• 2021

This study has evaluated the stabilization of As contaminated paddy and cultivated soils by pot experiments for rice and lettuce. Various ratios of limestone (L) and steel slag (S) were mixed with the soils in each pot. The soils were taken from before and after pot experiments, and analyzed for As extracted by sequentially (Wenzel method) and totally (aqua regia method).. Paddy soils amended with L (0.5%) and L (1.0%) + S (1.0%) showed increasing fraction 2 (specifically bound As) compared with control soil. Arsenic concentrations in rice grain grown on the amended soils decreased 14% and 12% compared with those on the control soil, respectively. According to sequential extraction of As in cultivated soils, the fractions 1~3 were decreased due to stabilization of As by the soil amendment, especially for S (1.0%), S (3.0%) and L (1.0%) + S (1.0%). In addition, relatively low As concentrations were found in lettuce grown on amended soils with L (0.5%) and L (1.0%) + S (1.0%). Therefore, it can be suggested that soil amendments with L (0.5%) or L (1.0%) + S (1.0%) were suitable for enhancing stabilization of As in the study area.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.38 no.11
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• pp.589-595
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• 2016

This study evaluated the environmental impacts for landfill treatment of the wastewater treatment sludge (WTS) from petrochemical firms by life cycle assessment (LCA) and reviewed the impact reduction by landfill gas (LFG) utilization. The functional unit was 'landfill of 1 ton of WTS', and the system boundary included the process of input and treatment for WTS in landfill site. The impacts were high at landfill process (LP) and leachate treatment process (LTP). Global warming (GWP) and photochemical oxidants creation (POCP) were high at LP, while abiotic depletion (ADP), acidification (AP), eutrophication (EP), ozone depletion (ODP) were high at LTP. The major substances of various impact categories were crude oil (ADP), $NO_X$ (AP, EP), $CH_4$ (GWP, POCP), $Cl_2$ (ODP), respectively. The major factor of ADP, AP, EP was attributed from the generation of electricity used in LTP, and the methane within uncollected LFG was main factor of GWP and POCP. Therefore, electricity consumption reduction is identified to be an impact improvement option, and the flaring system installation or enhanced LFG recovery could be an alternative to reduce impacts. Among the various categories, GWP accounted the highest impact (${\geq}90%$) followed by ADP, POCP. In the avoidance impact resulted from the utilization of LFG, to substitute B-C oil or LNG showed the impact reduction of 32.7% and 12.0%, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.280-284
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• 1999

대기 중에는 $CO_2$, CH$_4$ 및 $H_2O$$_2$ 등 온실효과를 일으키는 가스가 포함되어 있고, 이들은 지구의 기온을 일정 수준으로 유지시켜 줌으로써 인간가 동식물에게 살기 좋은 환경을 제공한다. 그러나 산업 혁명 이후 화석 연료 및 화학 물질 사용 증가에 따라 $CO_2$, NOx 및 CFC, VOC 등의 온실가스는 다양한 경로를 통하여 대기 중으로 배출되고 이것은 지구 온난화의 원인이 되고 있다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1998.11a
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• pp.131-133
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• 1998

LPG 공동이 위치한 곳의 지하수 흐름은 단층이나 절리면 같은 자연적인 요인과 수막터널, LPG 공동의 인공적 요인에 의해 동시에 영향을 받게 된다 1985년부터 1997까지의 수위변화를 통해 분석한 결과 연구지역의 지하수위 변동은 크게 강우와 공동운영압에 의해 크게 영향을 받고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 관측정의 수위 강하와 공동누입수의 감소에 대한 문제는 94, 95년 연구지역의 가뭄에 따른 지하수 유입량의 감소에 따른 것으로 판단되며 미생물에 의한 clogging은 명확하지 않은 것으로 판단된다. 지하수의 수리지구화학 분석 결과 연구지역 지하수는 단층이 지하수 흐름의 통로가 될 수 있음을 보여주었으며 강우와 세정제가 지하수 화학에 가장 영향을 많이 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 미생물 세정작업에 사용된 차아 염소산나트륨용액은 pH, Na, Cl의 증가를 유발하였으며 지화학 모델 계산 결과 방해석의 포화지수를 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.56 no.6
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• pp.847-870
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• 2023

The safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste requires accurate predictions of the long-term geochemical behavior of radionuclides. To achieve this, the present study was conducted to model geochemical behaviors of uranium (U), plutonium (Pu), and palladium (Pd) under different hydrogeochemical conditions that represent deep groundwater in Korea. Geochemical modeling was performed for five types of South Korean deep groundwater environment: high-TDS saline groundwater (G1), low-pH CO₂-rich groundwater (G2), high-pH alkaline groundwater (G3), sulfate-rich groundwater (G4), and dilute (fresh) groundwater (G5). Under the pH and Eh (redox potential) ranges of 3 to 12 and ±0.2 V, respectively, the solubility and speciation of U, Pu, and Pd in deep groundwater were predicted. The result reveals that U(IV) exhibits high solubility within the neutral to alkaline pH range, even in reducing environment with Eh down to -0.2 V. Such high solubility of U is primarily attributed to the formation of Ca-U-CO₃ complexes, which is important in both G2 located along fault zones and G3 occurring in granitic bedrocks. On the other hand, the solubility of Pu is found to be highly dependent on pH, with the lowest solubility in neutral to alkaline conditions. The predominant species are Pu(IV) and Pu(III) and their removal is predicted to occur by sorption. Considering the migration by colloids, however, the role of colloid formation and migration are expected to promote the Pu mobility, especially in deep groundwater of G3 and G5 which have low ionic strengths. Palladium (Pd) exhibits the low solubility due to the precipitation as sulfides in reducing conditions. In oxidizing condition, anionic complexes such as Pd(OH)₃^-, PdCl₃(OH)₂^-, PdCl₄^2-, and Pd(CO₃)₂^2- would be removed by sorption onto metal (hydro)oxides. This study will improve the understanding of the fate and transport of radionuclides in deep groundwater conditions of South Korea and therefore contributes to develop strategies for safe high-level radioactive waste disposal.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.160-161
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.225-226
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• 2000

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.272-274
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• 2003

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.46-48
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.400-403
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• 2001