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Evaluation of Temporal and Spatial Variations of Water Quality at the Streams Flowing into the Suncheon Bay (순천만 유입수계의 시.공간적 수질환경 평가)

  • Park, Sang-Jin;Cheong, Cheong-Jo
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.329-337
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    • 2013
  • This study was performed to evaluate the temporal and spatial variations of the water quality at stream flowing into the Suncheon bay in Suncheon city from October 2008 to August 2009 and to estimate the pollutant sources from the streams using multivariate analysis. Water qualities from Seo stream, Dong stream, Ok stream were evaluated as I grade(very good) that compared to the Water Quality Standard. But Haeryong stream and inlet site of Suncheon Bay in BOD were evaluated as a little bad and fair. Water quality at the stream flowing into the Suncheon Bay was could be explained up to 92.8% by three factors which were included in loading of nutrients, organic matter and total coliform group by the allochthonous matters(53.7%), Topographic Factors(25.0%), seasonal variation(14.2%). The concentrations of total nitrogen and phosphorus at sewage treatment plant and organic matters at Haeryong stream were higher than that of others, respectively. From principal component analysis and factor analysis, it could be suggested that it is very important to make an effort to reduce the nutrients and organic matters from sewage treatment plant and Haeryong stream to be in good conservation of the Suncheon bay.

Evaluation of System operated by Feed-and-discontinuous Bleed Mode using Tubular Type Ultrafiltration Membrane for Water Treatment (Feed-and-discontinuous Bleed 방식으로 운전되는 정수처리용 관상형 한외여과막 시스템의 평가)

  • Choi, Hyeok;Seo, Young-Woo;Kim, Hyung-Soo;Im, Jong-Seong;Hwang, Sun-Jin
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.22 no.12
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    • pp.2187-2195
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    • 2000
  • A water treatment system using membrane separation technology can provide stable effluent quality and its maintenance is relatively easy comparing to the conventional water treatment system. In addition, the membrane filtration system is very compact such that it can replace existing water treatment processes of coagulation/sedimentation/filtration by only one process. However, a major problem associated with membrane filtration is flux decline with operating time due to concentration polarization and fouling, so a systematic study on evaluation of long-term filtration performance is necessary. A membrane filtration system using tubular type ultrafiltration membranes with MWCO of 30.000 Da was constructed for this study and it had been operated in a feed-and-discontinuous bleed mode. Flux was stabilized after operation of 1.500 hours and maintaining above 25 LMH until 4.000 hours. Contaminants causing SS and turbidity were almost completely removed while the $UV_{260}$ and DOC removals were 55% and 49%, respectively. A simple mass balance equation was developed to predict maximum concentrations of SS, turbidity, $UV_{260}$ and DOC in a operation cycle. For SS and turbidity the measured max, concentrations in each cycle agree well with the predicted values while the measured max, concentrations of $UV_{260}$ and DOC were 59% and 37% of the predicted values, respectively.

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A Study on Improvement through Functionality Evaluation on Botanic Gardens and Arboreta in Korea (식물원·수목원 기능성 평가를 통한 개선방안 연구)

  • Kang, Hyun Kyung;Kim, Sun Hae;Kweon, Min-Hoon;Bang, Kwang Ja;Kim, Kwang Doo
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.29-43
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    • 2012
  • This study evaluated 23 botanic gardens and arboretums under two main categories including professional group and operational group. As for professional group, the main difference between the functions of botanic gardens and arboretums was analyzed. In the case of operational group compared professional group respectively, on categories including importance of function and implementation, seeking to provide fundamental data of botanic gardens and arboretums by enhancing the quality of visitors and examining functional differences. The result of a difference in arboretums' function between professional and operational groups, the study analyzed the importance of botanic gardens and arboretums in terms of detailed categories such as research, education, collection, display, retention, and service for visitors. As a result, professional group showed retention 4.32>education 4.11>research 4.09>service for visitors 4.05, and operational group showed retention 3.70>service 3.52>education 3.41>research 3.37, indicating that both groups had retention as the most selected answer. Looking closely at the functions of the currently implemented detailed categories of botanic gardens and arboretums, such as research, education, collection, display, retention, and service for visitors, the study showed that 91.3% selected rare species and individual multiplication for research function, 78.3% chose education of natural ecosystem for children for education, 73.9% answered space for experiencing nature for display, and 73.9% also replied managon, diof rare species, reproduction, and retention of native plants' species for retention category, and service for visitors showed 95.7% for implementation. The study could not clearly point out the influence between predictors due to absence of an established comprehensive evaluation model. Also, it analyzed and reviewed comparison of functions of professional group and operational group, but in the future, it should conduct study on a systemic and objective classification of botanic gardens and arboretums to clearly examine the difference in views between groups, which also requires, at the same time, study on management policy of botanic gardens and arboretums or suggesting guidelines that suit types of forms, and also study on facilities and program development that can be applied to each class.

Performance evaluation of Surface Temperature Reduction by using Green infrastructure Surface Temperature Measurement for Urban Heat Island Mitigation (도시열섬완화를 위한 그린인프라시설의 표면온도 저감 성능평가)

  • Ko, Jong Hwan;Bae, Woo Bin;Park, Dae Geun;Jung, Won Kyong;Park, Yun mi;Kim, Yong Gil;Kim, Sang Rae
    • Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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    • v.5 no.4
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    • pp.257-263
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    • 2018
  • This study is to develop a GSTM (Green infrastructure Surface Temperature Measurment) equipment for reducing the surface temperature of GI by using LID Method. The tests were conducted including GI products such as Greening block, Pervious Block, Soil Block and so on. The GSTM equipment developed by considering the literature surveys are characterized as follows. The non-contact infrared temperature sensor was used to measure the surface temperature, and it was improved to measure the overall average temperature including the center and the corner temperature of the specimen. The developed GSTM equipment was used to compare performance of asphalt and GI products. As a result, the Greening Block show a high difference of $18.4^{\circ}C$ and it contributes to the decrease of surface temperature.

The State of the Art and Architectural Environmental Property Evaluation of Earth Construction Material (주요 흙 건축재료 현황 및 건축환경 관련 물성 평가에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Seol-Young;Koo, Bo-Kyoung;Song, Seung-Yeong
    • Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.83-91
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    • 2006
  • As a demand for sustainable development rises, the preference for earth house (earth construction) increases gradually. However, there are few data for predicting and evaluating the thermal environment and indoor air quality of earth house. Thus, this study aims to measure thermal properties(thermal conductivity, density and specific heat) and pollutants emission intensities(formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds) of current main earth construction materials and make a comparison between earth and cement construction materials. As results, quantitative thermal properties and pollutants emission intensities of current main earth construction materials are shown.

Quality Evaluation for Wood Color of Commercial Domestic Softwoods (국내산 주요 침엽수재 재색을 통한 공예적 가치평가)

  • Park, Byung-Ho;Kim, Nam-Hun
    • Journal of the Korea Furniture Society
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.413-423
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    • 2010
  • The study has been carried to evaluate the wood color, a typical element of visual and decorative effect, for seven major domestic softwoods using L*a*b* and chrominance ($\Delta$E*ab). The result showed that the values of whiteness, redness, and yellowness were positive at both sapwood and heartwood and there were no wood having a small chrominance difference ranged 0~0.5. There was also no wood having a chrominance difference ranging 0.5~3.0. Ginkgo biloba, Pinus koraiensis, and Larix kaempferi wood showed a little different chrominance, Taxus cuspidata, Pinus densiflora for. erecta, and Pinus densiflora wood substantial different chrominance, Juniperus chinensis wood largest different chrominance. It is concluded that the study results could be utilized as a data base in areas of wood craft and furniture and could open a way to substitute foreign imported woods.

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Influence Evaluation of Electric Vehicle Load on Distribution Systems by the penetration rate of Electric Vehicle (전기자동차 보급 전망에 따른 배전계통에서의 영향 평가)

  • Kim, Chul-Woo;Han, Seung-Ho;Song, Taek-Ho;Jeong, Moon-Gyu
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2011.07a
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    • pp.256-257
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    • 2011
  • The development for Eco-friendly cars has been expanded as the concern about environmental pollution and a rise in gas prices. The Electric Vehicle(EV) and Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle(PHEV) are generally connected on distribution power systems to charge the traction batteries. The growing number of EV/PHEVs could have a effect on distribution power systems and result in overload of power utilities and power quality problems. In order to reduce the adverse effect on distribution power systems, the influence of electric vehicle loads should be evaluated. In this paper, the influence of electric vehicle loads is evaluated by using OpenDSS(Open Source Distribution System Simulator) according to the penetration rate of electric vehicle.

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Analysis on Educational Facilities in Focus of Architectural Planning (교육시설분야의 건축계획 연구동향 분석)

  • Park, Jong-Jin;So, Kab-Soo;Kim, Seung-Je
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Educational Facilities
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.37-44
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    • 2012
  • According to the reports by the OECD and UN in 2012, Korea is evaluated highly of its enthusiasm and level of education compared to other evaluation indices. This result implies that Korea has much more interest in education than other countries. In reality however, the nation does not provide an adequate condition in other aspects such as the quality of life of citizens and its educational environment. For this reason, our country currently promotes and operates various policies and environmental improvements in an effort to coincide with the timely demands and to cope up with the advanced educational system. Researches in particular are being implemented on Korea's current educational policies by specialists related to their specific fields. This study is to understand the periodic trends of the educational facilities according to the specialist-oriented articles and apply it as a basic resource to the future researches on the corresponding field.

Development of a Mobile Signage Application using Bluetooth (블루투스를 이용한 모바일 전광판 어플리케이션 개발)

  • Lee, Min-Young;Do, Sang-Mi;Park, A Ran;Woo, Sung-Ho;Lim, Soon-Bum
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.96-103
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    • 2016
  • Mobile electronic display applications represent a simple motion and express personal motions recently. In this context, we propose the Mobile Signage Application as against these existing applications. It provides the quality motions by multiplex editing and thus should share a kinetic typography with other people using Bluetooth. The Mobile Signage Application includes kinetic motions that are developed by HTML5 and JavaScript to attain variety effects. Furthermore, usability evaluation shows its sufficient availability and serviceability.

Usability Evaluation of Tertiary Unconsolidated Sediments for Reclamation (미고결 퇴적층의 재료원 평가)

  • Kim, Sung-Wook;Choi, Eun-Kyoung;Lee, Kyu-Hwan
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 2010.03a
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    • pp.699-704
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    • 2010
  • Tertiary unconsolidated mudstones spread throughout the eastern coast of Pohang area. Recently, the demand for high quality filling materials is increasing due to harbors and large-scale residential land development. But the features of the reclaimed land using soft mudstones have not been made clear yet. Unconsolidated rocks are diversely considered according to a different method of the applied geotechnical investigation. This study is examined that the applicability of mudstone as a harbor reclamation material through the laboratory test and pilot test. Expecially, it must be considered that the environmental characteristics of mudstone as a reclaimed materials.

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