• 자원환경지질
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 1999

In order to remediate hazardous waste site, a process of electrokinetically purging chemicals from saturated soil is examined by laboratory experiments. Electrokinetic soil remediation is one of the most promising soil decontamination processes that habe igh removal efficiency and time-effectiveness in low-permeability soils such as clay. Being combined with several mechanisms-electromigration, elec troosmosis, diffusion and electrolysis of water, electrokinetic soil processing can remove non-polar organics as well as ionic contaminants. The objectives of this study are; 1) the exploration of the feasibility of electrokinetic soil processing on the removal of heavy metals, 2) the investigation of applicability to the tailing-soils in aban doned mining area, 3) the examination of effects of soil pH and conductivity on the transport phenomena of elements in soils, and 4) the investigation of the applicability of the ionexchange membrance to the efficient collection of heavy metals removed from contaminated soils. With the result of this study, it is suggested that the removal efficiency is significantly influenced by applied voltage & current, type of purging solutions, soil pH, permeability and zeta potentials of soil. Although further study should be needed, it is possible to collect removed heavy metals with ion-exchange membrance in cathode compartment.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.78-85
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: Recent studies using various industrial wastes for heavy metal stabilization in soil were conducted in order to find out new alternative amendments. The acid mine drainage sludge(AMDS) contains lots of metal oxides(hydroxides) that may be useful for heavy metal stabilization not only waste water treatment but also soil remediation. The aim of this study was to investigate the applicability of acid mine drainage sludge for heavy metals stabilization in soils METHODS AND RESULTS: Alkali soil contaminated with heavy metals was collected from the agricultural soils affected by the abandoned mine sites nearby. Three different amounts(1%, 3%, 5%) of AMDS were applied into control soil and contaminated soil. For determining the changes in the extractable heavy metals, $CaCl_2$ and Mehlich-3 were applied as chemical assessments for metal stabilization. For biological assessments, lettuce(Lactuca sativa L.) and chinese cabbage(Brassica rapa var. glabra) were cultivated and accumulation of heavy metals on each plant were determined. It was revealed that AMDS reduced heavy metal mobility and bioavailability in soil, which resulted in the decreases in the accumulation of As, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn in each plant. CONCLUSION: Though the high level of heavy metal concentrations in AMDS, any considerable increase in the heavy metal availability was not observed with control and contaminated soil. In conclusion, these results indicated that AMDS could be applied to heavy metal contaminated soil as an alternative amendments for reducing heavy metal mobility and bioavailability.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.45-56
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• 2024

Heavy metals emitted from urban development do not decompose in the soil and remain for long periods, continually impacting the environment. Since the mid-1990s, there has been increasing societal concern in South Korea regarding soil contamination, prompting various legislative revisions to reduce pollution. This study utilizes the Environmental Impact Assessment Support System (EIASS) to investigate projects in the metropolitan area that have exceeded the Ministry of Environment's soil contamination concern levels from 1989 to 2022 and to examine improvements in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process. The results reveal that the average concentrations of nine contaminants-cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), hexavalent chromium (Cr6+), zinc (Zn), nickel (Ni), and fluoride (F)-have all increased over the years. Among these, Zn had the highest relative proportion, with 37.5% of the 40 sites exceeding environmental concern levels. Investigation of 19 specific projects at these exceedance sites showed that only 7 had documented analyses of contamination causes and remediation plans, and just one had contracted additional remediation services, though results from these efforts were found to be lacking. Furthermore, since 2019, a significant proportion of these sites were involved in residential developments, likely due to government initiatives in new city development and extensive housing supply plans. This research emphasizes the importance of public disclosure of the processes and outcomes of remediation efforts on historically contaminated soils prior to project development. It discusses improvements to the EIA by reviewing current legislation and international examples. The findings of this study are expected to heighten public awareness about heavy metal contamination and enhance transparency in soil remediation efforts, contributing to sustainable environmental management and development.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.64-71
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• 2010

National inventory of soil and groundwater contamination is an efficient decision-making tool to identify and manage existing or potential contaminated sources and contaminants. It has been used as basic data for establishing the scheme of regulations and remediation plans of soil and groundwater contamination in developed countries. This study examined classification of existing or potential sources of soil and groundwater contamination from various countries to suggest implications that required for development of classification of soil and groundwater contamination sources in Korea. Each country has provided a list of currently or potentially contaminating activities or landuses and identified some of the potential contaminants related to those contamination sources. Consideration of sources which had not been mentioned or regarded as contamination sources before was suggested for Korea situation. In addition, it is necessary to compile a list of existing data and information as much as possible to develop a detailed and practical list of various contamination sources.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2003

동전기 정화기술을 이용한 오염토양 정화시에 단점으로 지적되는 $10^{+}$에 의한 전기삼투 흐름의 유속 저하와 $OH^{-}$에 의한 중금속의 침전 현상을 감소시키기 위하여 새로운 방법이 제시되었다. 이는 양극과 음극의 전해질을 직접 순환시킴으로서 양극과 음극의 전해질 pH를 조절하여 동전기 정화기술을 적용한 토양 정화시에 오염토양 복원을 위한 조업기간의 연장, 전기경사 증가율의 감소, 그리고 대상 중금속인 납 제거율을 향상시킬 수가 있었다. 이는 전해질의 pH 조절을 통하여 토양 pH를 조절함으로써 가능하였다. 또한 전해질 순환공정을 적용할 경우 유출수가 발생하지 않아 일반적으로 동전기 정화기술의 적용시의 단점으로 지적되는 유출수의 2차 처리에 대한 문제점을 해결하였으며, 유출수의 발생이 제거됨에 따라 조업시에 사용되는 전해질의 사용량 또한 획기적으로 감소시킬 수가 있었다.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.87-101
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• 1999

토양세척 기법은 금속-리간드 착물형성을 촉진하여 오염토양으로부터 중금속을 제거하는 효과적인 방법으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 폐금속광산 광미와 그 후면 농경지토양의 중금속 오염도 저감에 대한 세척기랩의 적용효과를 검토하기 위해 수행되었다. 실험에 사용된 일부시료에서 구리와 납의 오염도는 토양오염 우려기준 및 대책기준을 초과하였으며 또 다른 시료에서는 카드뮴이 대책기준에 근접하는 오염도를 보였다. 토양시료에 단계적 추출법을 적용하여 실험한 결과에 따르면 광미와 주변토양시료에 존재하는 중금속의 절반 이상이 식물이용가능성 있는 흡착된 형태로 존재함이 밝혀졌다. 또한 단계석 추출법으로 조사한 몇 가지 형태의 중금속 농도와 0.1N HCI 용출실험에서 구한 농도 사이에는 비례관계가 성립하였다. 유기산별 세척능력 비친실험에서 구연산은 위의 세 가지 중금속 모두에 대하여 초산이나 옥살산에 비해 월등한 세척효율을 나타내었다. 그리고, 구연산을 사용하여 토양으로부터 중금속을 세척할 때 세척액의 pH를 5.5이하로 하면 보다 나은 세척효율을 얻을 수 있었다. 구연산 세척법을 이용한 중금속 세척시 효율은 세척액 농도, (세척액/토양)혼합비, 그리고 세척액의 초기 pH에 의존하여 달라졌다. 구연산에 SDS를 같이 투입하여 세척하면 세 가지 중금속 중에서 카드뮴의 세척효율이 가장 크게 개선되었으며 구리 제거율은 변화되지 않았다. 이상에서 알 수 있듯이 구연산 세척기법은 광미와 중금속 오염토양으로부터의 중금속 제거에 적용 가능한 정화방법임이 확인되었다.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.137-147
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• 1999

Cahn-balance에 의한 TGA(thermal gravimetric analysis)와 heat pipe가 내삽된 유동상 탈착 시스템을 이용한 실험 및 이론적 고찰을 통해 유동상 열탈착조에서 디젤오염토양의 열탈착 모델링을 확립하였다. 유류에 오염된 토양의 탈착 특성을 살펴본 결과, 비다공성(nonporous)토양("soil A")의 경우 유류 탈착 빠르게 진행되는데 반해서 다공성(porous)토양("soil B")의 경우 탈착이 지연되는 현상을 관측하였는데 이는 내부 기공에서 탈착된 유류성분이 외부로 빠져 나오는데 걸리는 시간이 비다공성 토양에 비해 상대적으로 길기 때문으로 사료된다. 또한, 확산지배 탈착 영역에서는 탈착속도는 탈착가스의 유속과는 거의 상관없는 경향을 보였다. 연속식 유동상에서의 탈착효율에 영향을 미치는 변수는 탈착조 온도, 유속, 토양 공급량 이였다. 모든 온도 범위 내에서, 유동화속도가 클수록 잔류오일의 양이 감소하는, 즉 탈착효율이 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 특히 낮은 탈착온도 일수록 유동화 유속의 증가에 따라 뚜렷한 탈착효율의 증가효과를 관측할 수 있었다. 반면에 일정한 유속 하에서 토양공급 속도의 증가에 따라 탈착 효율은 감소하였다. 공급속도가 높을 때에는 온도와는 상관없이 잔류오염물의 농도가 대체적으로 높았는데, 이는 screw feeder를 통해 유입되는 오염토양이 충분한 체류시간을 거치지 않고 빠져나감으로써 충분한 열적 교환 및 물질이동이 이루어지지 않았음을 나타내주고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Fickian 확산계수를 결합시킨 Kunii-Levenspiel 모델을 통하여 유동화 속도에 따른 오염토양의 탈착 경향을 살퍼본 결과 탈착 효율 $A_X$는 전체 물질전달계수 (${K_d}_f$)와 유체유속과 기포상 승속도의 비($u_o$$u_b$)의 변화에 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 모델링의 예측 결과로부터 유동층내의 확산 지배에 의한 오염토양의 탈착효율은 여러 조업변수의 조합에 의해 최적화 할 수 있음을 알 수 있었고, 아주 낮은 최소 유동화속도에서도 높은 탈착효율을 얻을 수 있다는 사실을 확인하였다. 얻을 수 있다는 사실을 확인하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1609-1618
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• 2014

In this study, as a fundamental study for the remediation of the radionuclides-contaminated soil, the adsorption of cobalt, strontium, and cesium on natural soil and kaolin were experimently investigated and adsorption characteristics were evaluated by using several adsorption kinetic and isotherm models. The pseudo-first-order kinetic model (PFOM), pseudo-second-order kinetic model (PSOM), one-site mass transfer model (OSMTM), and two compartment first-order kinetic model (TCFOKM) were used to evaluate the kinetic data and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model was the best with good correlation. The adsorption equilibria of cobalt, strontium, and cesium on natural soil were fitted successfully by Redlich-Peterson and Sips models. For kaolin, the adsorption equilibria of cobalt, strontium, and cesium were fitted well by Redlich-Peterson, Freundlich, and Sips models, respectively. The amount of adsorbed radionuclides on natural soil and kaolin was in the order of cesium > strontium > cobalt. It is considered that these results could be useful to predicting the adsorption behaviors of radionuclides such as cobalt, strontium, and cesium in soil environments.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.330-333
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• 2003

Recently electrokinetic process is known to be a promising remediation technology for the contaminated soils with heavy metals, radionuclides, organic matters, and so on. The contaminants in electrokinetic technology are removed mainly by three mechanisms; electroosmosis, electromigration, and electrophoresis. When direct current is introduced between two electrodes planted in soil, a large amount of hydrogen ions is formed and moves from anode to cathode with the other cations contained in electrolyte. The water flow caused by tile movement of cations is called as electroosmosis. Especially for non-ionic pollutants, the electroosmotic flow(EOF) is the most important removal mechanism among them and transports contaminants from anode to cathode along the water flow. In this study, characteristics of electroosmotic flow was investigated according to the resistance state of soil. The decrease, maintenance, and increase of soil resistance could be obtained by controlling ions in soil. When the resistance of soil was decreasing or maintained, the EOF is proportional to electric current and voltage, respectively and when the resistance was increasing, the EOF is proportional to only electric current not voltage.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.186-190
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• 2004

The electrokinetic bioremediation employing electrolyte circulation method was carried out for the cleanup of phenanthrene-contaminated kaolinite, and microorganism used in the biodegradation of phenanthrene was Sphingomonas sp. 3Y. The electrolyte circulation method supplied ionic nutrientsand the microorganism into soil, and inhibited the significant pH change of soil by increasing the soil buffering capacity by providing phosphate buffer compounds. When the remediation process was conducted without surfactant, the removal efficiency of phenanthrene, at the initial concentration of 200 ppm, was 69% for only 7 days. Higher microbial population and lower phenanthrene concentration were observed in the anode and middle regions of soil specimen than in the cathode region. The higher density of microorganism was because the microbial movement was in the direction of the anode part due to the negative surface charge. When Triton X-100 and APG of 20 g/1 were used to improve the bioavailability of phenanthrene strongly adsorbed onto soil surface, about 90 and 39% of phenanthrene removal were obtained. Consequently, it was confirmed that the microorganism preferred APC to phenanthrene as carbon source and so the removal efficiency with APG decreased less than that without APG.