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Some Members of Rhodochorton (Rhodophyta) in Korea (홍조 Rhodochorton 속의 분류학적 연구)

  • 이인규
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.36-52
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    • 1974
  • Nine members of Rhodochorton appearing in coastal waters of Korea were investigated diagnostically. Among them, Rh. densum, Rh. magnificum, Rh. robustum and Rh. codicola were identified previously, while Rh. terminale, Rh. sancti-thomae, Rh. daviesii, Rh. hyalosiphoniae, and Rh. rhizoideum were identified and described for the first time in this country.

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Flow Measurement and Characteristic Analysis in the Effluent Regions of the Samcheonpo Thermal Power Plant(TPP) (삼천포 화력발전소 방류수로 및 방류해역의 흐름 관측 및 특성분석)

  • Cho, Hong-Yeon;Jeong, Shin-Taek;Kang, Keum-Seok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.329-337
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    • 2006
  • A small hydro-power plant operated by cooling water discharged from the power plant is under construction. In this study, the flow characteristics of the effluent channel and the outfall coastal zone in which the facilities are constructed have been measured and analysed. The flow pattern is highly dependent on the effluent discharge and clearly classified as these typical areas; the upstream and downstream areas of the weir, and the outfall coastal zone. The discharge and the width of the channel in the upstream area of the weir are increased step by step, so the water level fluctuation is small. The flow overtopping the weir is rapidly changing and has highly vertical fluctuation patterns after hydraulic jump just below the weir. The flow pattern in the outfall zone is directed toward the seaward direction and the velocity is dominated by the tidal level fluctuation. The mean tidal range in this area is about 10% greater than that of the Tongyeong tidal gauging station and the wave effects are negligible because of the sheltering effects of this area.

Efficiency Assessment of Turbine for Tidal Current Power Plant by In-Field Experimental Test (현장계측에 의한 조류 발전용 수차의 효율 평가)

  • Han, Sang-Hun;Lee, Kwang-Soo;Yum, Ki-Dai;Park, Woo-Sun;Park, Jin-Soon;Yi, Jin-Hak
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.517-520
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    • 2006
  • The Korean peninsula has a number of coastal sites where the rhythmic rising and lowering of water surface due to tides results in strong tidal current. The kinetic energy of these currents can be efficiently exploited by use of tidal current turbines. The pilot tidal current power plant is to be constructed at the Uldolmok narrow channel between J info and Haenam, Our ins next Year, and extensive coastal engineer ing research works have been carried out. This paper describes and analyzes some observation results of field test about the efficiency of Helical turbine for tidal current power plant. The efficiency of turbine, which is diameter 2.2m and height 2.5m, is evaluated meximum RPM, torque, and current velocity. The tested turbines had the maximum efficiencies of the bounds of 25 to 35% in the current velocity range between 1.4 and 2.6 m/s. This result shows that the pilot tidal current power plant needs three helical turbines with diameter 3.0m and height 3.6m to produce electric power 500kW.

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Total Phenolic Contents and Biological Activities of Korean Seaweed Extracts

  • Kim, So-Jung;Woo, Seon-Ock;Yun, Hee-Young;Yum, Seung-Shic;Choi, Eun-Seok;Do, Jeong-Ryong;Jo, Jin-Ho;Kim, Dong-Giun;Lee, Suk-Chan;Lee, Taek-Kyun
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.798-802
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    • 2005
  • Crude extracts of thirty seaweeds collected in Korea were obtained using 50% ethanol, and total phenolic contents and antioxidant activities were compared. Two brown algae, Ecklonia cava (E. cava) and Sargassum siliquastrum (S. siliquastrum), showing high antioxidant activity based on 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and superoxide anion radical scavenging activity were further investigated for their inhibitory effects on tyrosinase activity. The E. cava extract had the highest total phenolic content among the seaweeds extracts. Total phenolic contents were strongly correlated with antioxidant activity in the thirty seaweed extracts ($R^2\;=\;0.9169$). The E. cava and S. siliquastrum extracts exhibited higher inhibition to tyrosinase activity than butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG).

Diversity and Zonation of Vegetation Related Micro-Topography in Sinduri Coastal Dune, Korea - Focused on the Natural Monument Area - (신두리 해안사구의 미지형별 식생의 대상구조와 다양성 변화 - 천연기념물 지정지를 중심으로 -)

  • Song, Hong-Seon;Cho, Woo
    • Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.290-298
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    • 2007
  • The results of this research on the diversity, zonation of vegetation and micro-topography by TWINSPAN classification and DECORANA ordination, executed with Sinduri coastal dunes of Korea, are as follows: The vegetation and micro-topography of coastal dunes formed a noticeably clear zonation structure. The beach in the direction of the coastline saw a lot of appearance of Salsola komarovi and the primary dune was dominated by Elymus mollis. Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii and Carex pumila formed a colony at flat area of the sand hills and Calamagrostis epigeios was widely distributed at the wet slack. The secondary dune was dominated mostly by Ischaemum anthephoroides and Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii, and it showed an aspect of the distribution of Vitex rotundifolia and Rosa rugosa. while the hinterland hillside in the direction of inland was dominated by Robinia pseudo-acacia and Pinus thunbergii. However, Carex kobomugi, known as the pioneer species of the coastline-bound areas at the coastal dune, dominantly occupied the secondary dune of the rear side and continentally-inclined Miscanthus sinensi and Oenothera biennis of naturalized plant were irregularly spread over the whole of the coastal dune, so the stabilization of micro-topography seemed to be uncertain. Particularly, Miscanthus sinensis was predicted to be changed into dominant species of the primary dune, and secondary dune and slack having a commonly high species gathering inclination with the more progress of stabilization of the coastal dune. The expansion of sand hill wetlands and roads located between the primary dune and secondary dune was judged to have an effect on the zonation structure of plant distribution.

Culturable Fungal Endophytes Isolated from the Roots of Coastal Plants Inhabiting Korean East Coast

  • Kim, Hyun;You, Young-Hyun;Yoon, Hyeokjun;Seo, Yeonggyo;Kim, Ye-Eun;Choo, Yeon-Sik;Lee, In-Jung;Shin, Jae-Ho;Kim, Jong-Guk
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.100-108
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    • 2014
  • Twelve plant species were collected from the east coast of Korea to identify culturable endophytes present in their roots. The fungal internal transcribe spacer (ITS) region (ITS1-5.8SrRNA-ITS2) was used as a DNA barcode for identification of fungi. A total of 194 fungal strains were identified and categorized into 31 genera. The genus Penicillium accounted for the largest number of strains, followed by the genus Aspergillus. Furthermore, using 5 statistical methods, the diversity indices of the fungi were calculated at the genus level. After comprehensive evaluation, the endophytic fungal group from Phragmites australis ranked highest in diversity analyses. Several strains responsible for plant growth and survival (Penicillium citrinum, P. funiculosum, P. janthinellum, P. restrictum, and P. simplicissimum), were also identified. This study provides basic data on the sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between coastal plants and fungi.

Characteristics of Particles Size and Element Distribution in the Coastal Bottom Sediments in the Vicinity of Youngkwang Nuclear Power Plant (영광 원자력발전소 주변해역 표층퇴적물의 입도와 원소분포 특성)

  • 은고요나
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.33 no.3
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    • pp.195-204
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    • 2000
  • order to investigate physical characteristics and element concentrations of sediments, coastal bottom sediments were collected at 20 stations in the vicinity of Youngkwang Nuclear Power Plant. After air drying of samples in the laboratory. article size distribution was examined by Master sizer (X-350F), radio-activity by HPGe ${\gamma}$-spectrphotometer, and element concentrations by ICP-AES and AAS. According to particle size analysis , sediments are mainly composed of silt fraction weith 23% of sand, 65% of silt and 12% of clay on average. Most sediments are derived from muddy environment that silt dominates with the characteristics of 5.3${\varsigma}$ mean particle size, poorly sorted, very fine skewed and lepto-kurtic. Only two sediments are well sorted with sandy silt owing to wind, winnowing action, tide and current andits complex reactions. Element concentrations in the coastal bottom sediments are relatively high at finer sediment and show significant relationship with grain size. Index of geoaccumulation by heavy metals at every sampling station is classified as practically unpolluted. The radioactivities of the sediments were measured for 15 isotope elements, and 2 elements of K-40 and Cs-137 were detected in most sediments. The K-40 is the natural nuclide and the artificial nuclide of Cs-137 was thought to be derived from the fallout of past nuclear weapon test. The results of correlation coefficient between grain size and radioactivity shows that the activity of Cs-137 significantly increases in finer grain.

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Dynamic assessment of the seismic isolation influence for various aircraft impact loads on the CPR1000 containment

  • Mei, Runyu;Li, Jianbo;Lin, Gao;Zhu, Xiuyun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.50 no.8
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    • pp.1387-1401
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    • 2018
  • An aircraft impact (AI) on a nuclear power plant (NPP) is considered to be a beyond-design-basis event that draws considerable attention in the nuclear field. As some NPPs have already adopted the seismic isolation technology, and there are relevant standards to guide the application of this technology in future NPPs, a new challenge is that nuclear power engineers have to determine a reasonable method for performing AI analysis of base-isolated NPPs. Hence, dynamic influences of the seismic isolation on the vibration and structural damage characteristics of the base-isolated CPR1000 containment are studied under various aircraft loads. Unlike the seismic case, the impact energy of AI is directly impacting on the superstructure. Under the coupled influence of the seismic isolation and the various AI load, the flexible isolation layer weakens the constraint function of the foundation on the superstructure, the results show that the seismic isolation bearings will produce a large horizontal deformation if the AI load is large enough, the acceleration response at the base-mat will also be significantly affected by the different horizontal stiffness of the isolation bearing. These concerns require consideration during the design of the seismic isolation system.

Effects of Coastal Environment by Discharge from the Sewage Treatment Plant (해안방류된 하수처리수가 해양환경에 미치는 영향)

  • Shin, Bumshick;Kim, Kyu-Han
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.40 no.1
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    • pp.127-133
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    • 2020
  • Most sewage treatment plants located offshore are discharged to the shore either directly or through rivers. Therefore, the water quality of the treated water discharged from the sewage treatment plant affects the water quality of the river water discharged to the river and the ocean. In this study, field surveys and numerical simulations were conducted to investigate the effect of treated water from the sewage treatment plant adjacent to the coastal environment. As a result of analyzing the water quality and sediment quality with the samples collected from the river and the estuary where the treated water was discharged to understand the impact on the coast, the treated water discharged from the sewage treatment plant was discharged to the river without exceeding the design criteria. However, the water quality discharged to the shore through estuaries was more contaminated than treated water. The cause of water quality deterioration of coastal effluent is due to the sedimentation of estuary temporarily by longshore sediment sransport which appeared around the estuary, the occurrence of estuary obstruction, and the increase of stagnant time in the estuary. As it was released and discharged, it was analyzed to affect the water quality, water quality and marine life around the estuary. Therefore, in the case of the east coast where the longshore sediment transport is strong, when planning the sewage treatment facility discharged to the ocean, it is necessary to closely examine the water quality change of the river water in the treated water such as the river mouth occlusion by the longshore sediment transport.