• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.190-203
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• 2021

Water quality, benthic macroinvertebrate communities, and other factors were investigated to explore the effects of the effluent discharge from a sewage treatment plant into Jwagwang stream in Busan in 2019. During the study period, the flow rate of this stream was in the range of 10,400 m³/day to 52,200 m³/day except for the discharge of about 24,000 m³/day of the effluent. After discharge, the flow velocity increased by about 65% and the water depth increased by about 40%. At sites downstream of the discharge point, BOD, COD, TOC, T-N, T-P, and other water quality values were worse than those of the upstream sites. The periphytic algal chlorophyll-a concentrations in the natural substrata were higher than those of the upstream sites, especially in May and August. However, at sites downstream of the discharge point, the individual numbers of Annelida were decreased and individual numbers of the insecta of arthropoda were increased. Also, species numbers and the diversity and dominance indexes were improved in the sites downstream of the discharge point. The functional feeding groups (FFGs) of collector-filterers were increased and the habitat orientation groups (HOGs) of sprawlers, burrowers, and clingers were especially increased at the sites with additional reclaimed wastewater effluent flow. Regardless of the effluent discharge, BMI, an indicator of ecological stream health using benthic macroinvertebrate species, did not show large gaps between the study points. Although the water quality of the sites downstream of the discharge point was much worse than those upstream, their ecosystem soundness was better than those of the upstream sites from an ecological perspective.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.1065-1070
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• 2009

Experimental design for ecological restoration approach was investigated from the P' company's slag dumping area with higher pH value. The degree of pH recovery was measured by the injection of carbon dioxide from the LNG exhaust gas, and the residual carbon, for example, calcium and carbonate which can be controlled by artificial seaweed beds. The degree of adaptability from 3 algaes (Undaria pinnatifida, Sargassum horneri and Ecklonia stolonifera) and uptake nutrient function of Ecklonia stolonifera chosen in the first treatment were measured in the laboratory to determine the transplanting algae in artificial seaweed beds. The higher value of pH was decreased to 7.0~8.5 by injection of LNG exhaust gas with flow rate $20\;m^3/min$. In the experiment design at laboratory, the upper part of frond of Undaria pinnatifida and Sargassum horneri began to decay, and the color changed after 10 days. However, those of Ecklonia stolonifera were after 14~20 days. The uptake rate of nutrient from Ecklonia stolonifera was higher than those of other algaes, and those was similar pattern in the control (e.g. seawater); The DIN concentration uptake of Ecklonia stolonifera was $1.88\;{\mu}g/L/hr$ avg. in leachate, but $2.19\;{\mu}g/L/hr$ avg. in seawater. However, the ${PO_4}^3$-P concentration uptake was $0.18\;{\mu}g/L/hr$ avg. in leachate, but $0.31\;{\mu}g/L/hr$ avg. in seawater. These result indicated Ecklonia stolonifera uptaked these nutrients in the leachate as well as in seawater, and it may suggested for this species to transplant for constructing artificial seaweed beds.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.17-22
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• 2009

It is common to design the duct branches where to supply the required air flow for individual room in residential apartment house. However it is difficult to adjust the air volume adequately in small air duct branches in residential ventilation system. The purpose of this study is to figure out the performance of Multidrop chamber coupling system for the residential ventilation system. The experiments were designed to simulate apartment of $84m^2$ and established multidrop chamber duct and general duct on the ceiling of the apartment. Distribution performance of air supply rate were evaluated in this experiments. As a result, distribution performance of air supply rate in the general duct is different from designed air supply rate by about 35% ~ 50% and about 10% in the multidrop chamber system. In additional the sound insulation performance of the multidrop chamber system decreased about 20% compared with general duct system. Therefore, the multidrop chamber system is considered to satisfy proper air supply rate of each room and to improve the sound insulation performance in apartment Houses.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.283-291
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 최근 물리적 관측 방법으로 그 존재가 확인된 얇은 층(thin layer)의 형성 메커니즘에 대하여 검토하였다. 기존의 연구들에서는 성층과 전단응력의 상대적 크기인 Richardson수가 얇은 층의 중요한 결정요인인 것으로 밝혀졌다. 성층이 없는 조건하에서의 물리적 수치 실험은 미세 난류(micro-structure turbulence)가 플랑크톤의 거동에 변화를 주어 성장과 재생산 등에 영향줄 수 있음을 설명하였다. 기존의 플랑크톤 거동에 성층과 전단응력의 효과를 고려하여 최근 Gyrotaxis의 메커니즘으로 얇은 층이 형성되는 과정을 설명하였다. 이러한 생태학적 문제에 물리학적 연구방법론의 적용이라는 최근의 연구경향은 현재 및 향후에 해양생태학에서 중요한 접근방법이라고 할 수 있다.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제31권2B호
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• pp.193-203
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• 2011

최근 하천 환경 및 생태학적 관심도가 증가함에 따라 다양한 하천 복원 및 서식 환경 조성 사업이 수행되고 있다. 서식처 복원 사업에 있어 중요한 것은 서식처에 필요한 유량을 산정하는 것이고, 이를 위해 미국 및 유럽의 많은 국가에서 유지유량증분법을 이용하여 서식처 필요유량을 산정하고 있다. 유지유량증분법은 하천 흐름과 관련되어 있는 생물의 서식처 평가와 적정 유량을 설정할 수 있는 개념으로서, 대상하천에서 유지유량증분법을 적용하기 위해서는 생물에 대한 서식처적합도지수가 반드시 필요하다. 그러나 국내의 경우 과거 현장 모니터링을 통해 피라미와 참갈겨니에 대한 적합도지수만이 존재하기 때문에 다양한 어종에 대한 서식처 유량을 산정하기 어려운 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 금강수계의 현장 모니터링을 통해 수심 및 유속과 같은 물리자료, 산성도 및 용존산소량과 같은 화학자료, 그리고 어종 및 개체수와 같은 생물자료를 구축하였다. 확보된 2,736개의 자료를 바탕으로 피라미, 참갈겨니, 돌마자, 쉬리, 돌고기, 모래무지 등 6가지 어종에 대한 서식처적합도지수를 산정하였으며, 기존에 제시된 서식처적합도지수와의 비교를 통해 새로운 서식처적합도지수를 제안하였다. 또한 각 어종별 프루드수, 산성도, 용존산소의 범위를 제시하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 서식처적합도지수는 하천사업의 평가를 수행하기 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.29-34
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• 2012

As a series of studies about natural ventilation driven by wind in basement parking lots of apartment, the influence of opening size and surrounding buildings on ventilation rate was analyzed. Natural ventilation in underground parking lots almost rely on wind than temperature difference. To investigate natural ventilation driven by wind, wind tunnel tests by using scale model and tracer gas method were conducted. $CO_2$-gas concentration was measured, natural ventilation rates were calculated. The experimental results showed that the natural ventilation rate is more reliable to wind direction and surrounding building than opening size and distance between buildings. It was verified that surrounding buildings play a principal role in increasing air flow rate by accelerating wind speed, and growing turbulence intensity. And it showed that ventilation performance is able to be increased by oblique wind to entrance ramp than head on wind in underground parking lots with surrounding buildings.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.222-226
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• 2014

Background: Focusing on the respiratory function for health effect indices, we conducted a cross-sectional study on workers who did and did not handle toner to compare the longitudinal changes. Methods: Among 116 individuals who worked for a Japanese business equipment manufacturer and participated in the study, the analysis included 69 male workers who we were able to follow up for 4 years. We categorized the 40 workers engaged in toner-handling work as the exposed group and the 29 workers not engaged in these tasks as the referent group, and compared their respiratory function test results: peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), vital capacity (VC), predicted vital capacity (%VC), forced expiratory volume in 1 second ($FEV_1$), and forced expiratory volume in 1 second as a percent of forced vital capacity ($FEV_1%$). Results: The cross-sectional study of the respiratory function test results at the baseline and at the $5^{th}$ year showed no statistically significant differences in PEFR, VC, %VC, $FEV_1$, and $FEV_1%$ between the exposed and referent workers. Also, respiratory function time-course for 4 years was calculated and compared between the groups. No statistically significant differences were shown. Conclusion: Our study does not suggest any toner exposure effects on respiratory function. However, the number of subjects was small in our study; studies of larger populations will be desired in the future.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2016

Background: The objectives of this study were to establish a swimming capability model for largemouth bass using the FishXing (version 3) program, and to determine the swimming speed and feasibility of fish passage through a waterway tunnel. This modeling aimed to replicate the waterway tunnel connecting the Andong and Imha Reservoirs in South Korea, where there is a concern that largemouth bass may be able to pass through this structure. As largemouth bass are considered an invasive species, this spread could have repercussions for the local environment. Results: Flow regime of water through the waterway tunnel was calculated via the simulation of waterway tunnel operation, and the capability of largemouth bass to pass through the waterway tunnel was then estimated. The swimming speed and distance of the largemouth bass had a positive linear function with total length and negative linear function with the flow rate of the waterway tunnel. The passing rate of small-size largemouth bass (10-30 cm) was 0%at a flow of $10m^3/s$ due to rapid exhaustion from prolonged upstream swimming through the long (1.952 km) waterway tunnel. Conclusions: The results of FishXing showed that the potential passing rate of large size largemouth bass (>40 cm) through the waterway tunnel was greater than 10%; however, the passage of largemouth bass was not possible because of the mesh size ($3.4{\times}6.0cm$) of the pre-screening structures at the entrance of the waterway tunnel. Overall, this study suggests that the spread of largemouth bass population in the Imha Reservoir through the waterway tunnel is most likely impossible.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.129-134
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• 2016

Today, natural ventilation systems are widely applied in multi-family housing. However, studies using the wind data trend line of the blower door test are insufficient. Purpose: Through this study, we will propose a computational method about ventilation performance of natural ventilation systems by conducting blower door test. Method: First, we sealed the gaps between the main systems including the natural ventilation system and conducted the blower door test. Next, the natural ventilation system was opened, the blower door test was conducted, and the difference in air flow rate between when closed and when opened was checked. Blower door test was carried out with a pressure difference of 50 Pa. Result: Therefore, the ventilation performance of the natural ventilation system was checked by drawing a trend line using the data to calculate the air flow rate at 2 Pa of the natural ventilation equipment standard pressure difference.

• 생태와환경
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.129-138
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• 2012

본 연구는 하천에서 가뭄으로 인해 나타나는 갈수현상을 단기간의 유량의 감소로 모사하여 수질 및 부착돌말류 군집에 미치는 생태학적 영향을 인공수로에서 분석하였다. 아크릴로 제작한 실내 인공수로에 부착돌말 인공기질로는 슬라이드글라스를 설치하고, 부영양 저수지의 표층수를 유입시켜 실험수로 이용하였다. 실험기간 중 부착돌말 군체형성기 동안 모든 실험군의 유량은 6 L $min^{-1}$, 이후 유량감소기 동안 각 실험군의 유량은 NDF(No depletion of flow rate (Control): 6 L $min^{-1}$), LDF (Low depletion of flow rate: 3 L $min^{-1}$), 그리고 HDF (High depletion of flow rate: 1 L $min^{-1}$)로 설정하였다. 유량감소의 영향을 비교하기 위하여 16일간의 실험기간 동안 유입수와 배출수의 수온, 전기전도도, 용존산소, pH, 탁도, 부유물질, 영양염 및 Chl-$a$ 농도를 분석하였으며, 또한 부착기질의 Chl-$a$와 AFDM(ash free dry matter), 그리고 부착돌말류의 조성과 세포밀도를 1일 간격으로 분석하였다. 광도는 처리 유량이 적어질수록 유의하게 증가했다(F=229.5, p=0.000). $NH_4$-N는 NDF보다 HDF에서 현저하게 높은 농도를 유지하였다. 유입수의 SS 농도(100%) 대비 배출수의 SS 농도는 HDF에서 88%로 감소하였으며 LDF (97%)와 NDF (99%)에 비하여 높은 감소율을 보였다. 기질의 Chl-$a$는 NDF에 비하여 유량감소 처리군에서 약 2배 이상 유의하게 증가하였다(F=8.399, p=0.001). 또한 기질의 AFDM과 부착돌말류 총밀도는 NDF에 비하여 두 처리군에서 유의하게 증가하였다(F=9.390, p=0.001; F=6.088, p=0.007). 실험기간 동안 대조군과 처리군 모두에서 $Aulacoseira$ $ambigua$, $Achnanthes$ $minutissima$, $Aulacoseira$ $granulata$ 등 총 3종의 부착규조류가 총 밀도의 10% 이상을 보인 우점종으로 나타났고, 제1 우점종인 $A.$ $ambigua$는 LDF에서 가장 높은 밀도를 보였으며 HDF, NDF순으로 생물량이 낮았다(F=8.551, p=0.001). 본 연구 결과, 인공 하천생태계에서 가뭄(갈수) 효과는 수질과 부착돌말류 현존량에 유의한 변화를 야기하였으며, 특히 부착돌말류 현존량이 유의하게 증가하였다. 이는 실제 하천에서 가뭄에 의한 생태계의 변화를 이해하는데 유용한 기초자료를 제공할 것으로 사료된다.