• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.66-74
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• 2005

전국의 대도시, 중소도시, 읍면지역의 주부 100명을 대상으로 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 전화면접조사를 실시하였다. 식품안전에 대하여 불안을 느끼는 사람이 55.4%, 불안을 느끼지 않는 사람이 34.6%로 식품안전성에 대해 불안을 느끼는 사람의 비율이 1.9배 높은 것으로 나타났다. 식품안전에 대한 불안감에 영향을 미치는 요인은 유아나 초등학생의 자녀여부, 학력, 채소류 구입 장소, 브랜드, 보존료나 착색료 등의 식품첨가물, 원재료의 원산지 등이었다. 불안요인 중 잔류농약은 대상자의 96.0%가, 보존료나 착색료 등 식품첨가물 95.7%, 환경호르몬 93.0%, 식중독균 등 유해 미생물 91.7%, 유전가변형식품은 90.2%가 불안을 느끼는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 실제로는 잔류농약이나 식품첨가물보다 미생물의 발생으로 인한 식품오염으로 나타날 수 있는 식중독의 경우 더욱 치명적일 수 있으므로 이러한 사실을 일반 소비자들에게 인식시킬 필요가 있다. 불안을 느끼는 식품으로, 도시락은 대상자의 93.3%가, 수입 식품은 92.7%, 패스트푸드 89.9%, 햄과 소시지 등 식육가공식품 88.7%, 외식(패스트푸드 이외의 식품) 81.6%, 통조림과 냉동식품 등 가공식품 83.5%, 컵라면 등 인스턴트식품 82.0%, 쌀 47.4%, 식용유 53.8%, 우유 및 유제품은 56.6%가 불안하다고 느꼈다. 식품의 제조(재배) 및 원료(원산지)를 제시해주는 식품표시에 대하여 신뢰하지 못하고 불안을 느끼는 대상자가 많으므로(75.2%) 표시 제도와 인증제도의 적절한 운용을 통해 식품에 관련한 충분한 정보가 소비자들에게 전달될 수 있는 대책이 강구되어야 하겠다. 신선식품(농축산물)구입시 가장 우려되며 우선적으로 고려하는 사항은 '수입산인지 국내산인지'이었으며 '유통기한', '무농약 및 유기재배 여부', '만질 때 혹은 외관상으로 느껴지는 신선함' 등이 그 다음으로 고려하는 것으로 나타났다. 가공식품 구입시에는 '보존료 및 착색료 등의 식품첨 가물'(93.6%), '유통기한'(92.4%), '원재료가 무농약$.$유기재배인지'(88.8%)에 대하여 염려된다고 응답한 비율이 높았다. 식품안전을 확보하기 위한 식품생산에서 소비단계까지 개선사항으로 '비료, 농약 살포, 수확시 관리 등 생산단계'(59.6%) 및 '물, 토양, 대기 등 자연환경'(43.6%)의 개선이 중요하다는 견해가 많았다. 위의 결과로 볼 때 식품안전성을 확보하기 위해서는 식품위생과 안전성, 식품표시에 대한 홍보와 교육이 지속적으로 이루어져 소비자들의 식품안전에 대한 인식과 신뢰도를 높여야 할 것이다. 농장단계에서 오염원을 줄이는 방안이 최종생산물의 검사에 기반을 둔 식품안전정책보다도 안전성 확보에 훨씬 유효하다는 사고방식이 보편화되고 있으므로 농산물 생산단계에 우수농산물관리 제도(good agricultural practices)를 정착시키고, 나아가 사전예방 원칙을 적용한 HACCP 시스템을 도입하여 식품(특히 축산물)의 안전성을 확보하여야 하겠다. 또 food chain 전반에 관한 이력정보의 부족과 정보의 신뢰성이 문제가 되므로 생산단계부터 가공단계, 유통단계, 그리고 판매 단계 에 이르기까지의 모든 과정을 소비자가 역으로 거슬러 올라가 확인할 수 있는 '이력정보체계 (traceability system)'를 활성화하여야 하겠다.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.160-168
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• 2012

본 연구는 직접수확법을 통해 도시 낙엽성 조경수의 탄소저장 및 흡수를 용이하게 추정하는 회귀모델을 제시하고 도시녹지의 탄소저감 계량화에 필요한 기반정보를 구축하였다. 연구대상 수종은 도시조경수로 흔히 식재되는 단풍나무, 느티나무, 왕벚나무 및 은행나무이었다. 수종별로 유목에서 성목에 이르는 일정 간격의 흉고직경 크기를 고려한 수목을 구입하여, 근굴취를 포함하는 직접수확법에 의해 개체당 부위별 및 전체 생체량을 산정하고 탄소저장량을 산출하였다. 또한, 흉고 부위의 수간 원판을 채취하여 직경생장을 분석하고 탄소흡수량을 산정하였다. 흉고직경을 독립변수로 4개 수종별 생장에 따른 단목의 탄소저장 및 흡수를 계량화하는 활용 용이한 회귀모델을 유도하였다. 이들 회귀식의 $r^2$는 0.94~0.99로서 적합도가 상당히 높았다. 단목의 탄소저장량과 탄소흡수량은 모두 직경생장과 더불어 증가하였고, 직경급간 그 차이도 대개 직경이 커질수록 증가하는 경향이었다. 동일 직경에서는 느티나무가 가장 높은 경향이었고, 다음으로 왕벚나무, 은행나무 등의 순이었다. 유도한 회귀식을 적용하면, 흉고직경 15cm인 느티나무 단목은 약 54kg의 탄소를 저장하고 있으며, 연간 7kg의 탄소를 흡수하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 도시 조경수목의 직접 벌목과 근굴취의 난이성에 기인하여 생체량 확장계수, 지하부/지상부 비율, 직경생장 등 산림수목의 계수를 대용한 기존 연구의 한계성을 극복할 새로운 초석을 마련하였다. 연구결과는 정부나 지자체의 도시녹지 사업과 관련하여 조경수목의 탄소저감을 평가하는 공공기반기술로서 유용하게 활용될 수 있다.

• 우주기술과 응용
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.283-301
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• 2021

미국 NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration)와 유럽의 ESA(European Space Agency)에서는 미지의 세계를 탐구하려는 인류의 지적 호기심을 충족하는 목적과 더불어, 우주를 안전하고 지속가능한 환경으로 개척하려는 원대한 꿈을 모토로 하여 다양한 연구개발에 착수하고 있다. 2020-30 년대에는 10 미터급 우주망원경이 개발되는 등 첨단 거대관측장비가 가동될 것으로 예상하며, 한국에서도 0.15 m 급 NISS(near-infrared imaging spectrometer for star formation history) 개발에 이어 0.2 m급 SPHEREx(spectro-photometer for the history of the universe, epoch of reionization, and ices explorer) 등 소형탐사망원경에 국제협력 파트너로 참여하고 있다. 그러나, 아직 우주망원경의 개발과 운영에 있어 국내 경험은 부족하고, 한국에서 주도하여 망원경을 개발하기 위한 장기적인 계획이 부재한 상황이다. 우리 손으로 만든 장비를 사용하여 인류가 경험하지 못한 미지의 세계에 대한 질문에 답하려면, 산학연관 관계자 간 긴밀한 협력을 통해 우주망원경 건설의 기획과 준비가 절실히 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 한국형우주망원경 개발의 필요성, 배경과 개발목표 및 기대효과를 개념적으로 정리하며, 장기적 안목에서 기획을 준비하는 워킹그룹을 제안한다. 이를 통하여 한국형 우주망원경 개발계획을 우리나라가 주도하여 수립하고, 우주개발 기술연구 분야에서 국가의 방향성을 수립하기 위한 소중한 발걸음을 시작하며, 한국형 우주망원경 워킹그룹이 우리나라의 우주천문학의 이정표를 세우는 기점이 되기를 기대한다.

• 대한간호
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.48-65
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• 1990

The government has adopted a policy to introduce Home Health Care Program, and has established a three stage plan to implement it. The three stage plan is : First, to amend Article 54 (Nurses for Different Types of Services) of the Regulations for Implementing the Law of Medical Services; Second, to tryout the new system through pilot projects established in public hospitals and clinics; and third, to implement at all hospitals and equivalent medical institutions. In accordance with the plan, the Regulation has been amend and it was promulgated on January 9,1990, thus establishing a legal ground for implementing the policy. Subsequently, however, the Medical Association raised its objection to the policy, causing a delay in moving into the second stage of the plan. Under these circumstances, a study was conducted by collecting and evaluating the opinions of physicians, nurses, non-medical personnel and patients on the need and expected result from the home health care for the purpose of help facilitating the implementation of the new system. As a result of this study, it was revealed that: 1. Except the physicians, absolute majority of all other three groups - nurses, non-medical personnel and patients -gave positive answers to all 11 items related to the need for establishing a program for Home Health Care. Among the physicians, the opinions on the need for the new services were different depending on their field of specialty, and those who have been treating long term patients were more positive in supporting the new system. 2. The respondents in all four groups held very positive view for the effectiveness and the expected result of the program. The composite total of scores for all of 17 items, however, re-veals that the physicians were least positive for the- effectiveness of the new system. The people in all four groups held high expectation on the system on the ground that: it will help continued medical care after the discharge from hospitals; that it will alleviate physical and economic burden of patient's family; that it will offer nursing services at home for the patients who are suffering from chronic disease, for those early discharge from hospital, or those who are without family members to look after the patients at home. 3. Opinions were different between patients( who will receive services) and nurses (who will provide services) on the types of services home visiting nurses should offer. The patients wanted "education on how to take care patients at home", "making arrangement to be admitted into hospital when need arises", "IV injection", "checking blood pressure", and "administering medications." On the other hand, nurses believed that they can offer all 16 types of services except "Controlling pain of patients", 4. For the question of "what types of patients are suitable for Home Health Care Program; " the physicians, the nurses and non-medical personnel all gave high score on the cases of "patients of chronic disease", "patients of old age", "terminal cases", and the "patients who require long-term stay in hospital". 5. On the question of who should control Home Health Care Program, only physicians proposed that it should be done through hospitals, while remaining three groups recommended that it should be done through public institutions such as public health center. 6. On the question of home health care fee, the respondents in all four groups believed that the most desireable way is to charge a fixed amount of visiting fee plus treatment service fee and cost of material. 7. In the case when the Home Health Care Program is to be operated through hospitals, it is recommended that a new section be created in the out-patient department for an exclusive handling of the services, instead of assigning it to an existing section. 8. For the qualification of the nurses for-home visiting, the majority of respondents recommended that they should be "registered nurses who have had clinical experiences and who have attended training courses for home health care". 9. On the question of if the program should be implemented; 74.0% of physicians, 87.5% of non-medical personnel, and 93.0% of nurses surveyed expressed positive support. 10. Among the respondents, 74.5% of -physicians, 81.3% of non-medical personnel and 90.9% of nurses said that they would refer patients' to home health care. 11. To the question addressed to patients if they would take advantage of home health care; 82.7% said they would if the fee is applicable to the Health Insurance, and 86.9% said they would follow advises of physicians in case they were decided for early discharge from hospitals. 12. While 93.5% of nurses surveyed had heard about the Home Health Care Program, only 38.6% of physicians surveyed, 50.9% of non-medical personnel, and 35.7% of patients surveyed had heard about the program. In view of above findings, the following measures are deemed prerequisite for an effective implementation of Home Health Care Program. 1. The fee for home health care to be included in the public health insurance. 2. Clearly define the types and scope of services to be offered in the Home Health Care Program. 3. Develop special programs for training nurses who will be assigned to the Home Health Care Program. 4. Train those nurses by consigning them at hospitals and educational institutions. 5. Government conducts publicity campaign toward the public and the hospitals so that the hospitals support the program and patients take advantage of them. 6. Systematic and effective publicity and educational programs for home heath care must be developed and exercises for the people of medical professions in hospitals as well as patients and their families. 7. Establish and operate pilot projects for home health care, to evaluate and refine their programs.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.71-91
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• 2009

To assess comparatively the administrative behavior of vaccination and satisfaction of physicians by the provision method according to the National Expanded Programme on Immunization (NEPI) between 2005 and 2006 Demonstration Project in Korea. A questionnaire was performed at 582 and 64 physicians in Daegu metropolitan city and Gunpo city on 2005 (a response rate of 39.3%, 45.3%, respectively). Also, we sampled 31, 56, and 28 physicians in Gangneung city, Yangsan city, and Yeongi county on 2006 (a response rate of 35.5%, 98.2%, and 60.7%, respectively). We analyzed these data set using descriptive analysis and $\chi^2$-test through SPSS for Windows (12.0). Most question categories in Daegu metropolitan city and Gunpo city on 2005 were higher than those in the 2006 Demonstration Project regions. These were 'preparing and signing informed consent to vaccination', 'doing physical examination before periodic immunization', 'searching past shot history and inputting the current shot record through the immunization registry management program by physician', 'filing a medical record', 'satisfying the impact of 2005 and 2006 Demonstration Project and achieving the expectation of this Project', and 'improving the immunization coverage rate', et al. In conclusion, we show that the attitudes and practices of physician should be more sensitive to free vaccination services by private clinics and hospitals than public health centers. In the near future, the government must consider the opinion of physicians in implementing the NEPI by the affordable method of the public-private dynamics.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.22-33
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• 1989

Rapid socio-cultural and economic changes in the country has brought with it changes in the society's value system. For a traditional society that is increasingly being exposed to modernization but where sex norms are still very restrictive, the adolescent sexual mores takes on added significance. Adolescents are caught between two opposing forces, the changing environment that allows for freer and liberal mores and the traditional society that cannot keep pace with the changing environment and therefore demands resistance to changes. This paper focuses on problems of adolescent sexuality in this country and considers the countermeasures for the existing problems. Amongst the problems are: (a) increasingly younger age of the adolescents who start sexual intercourse (b) non-use of contraception, (c) unwanted pregnancies, (d) increase in the number of induced abortion and (e) increase in the number of unwanted children and unmarried mothers. The Korean adolescent's sexual behavior seems to follow that of the developed countries. In other words, many western modes of life and sexual values seem to bave been copied in Korea and yet Korean adolescents lack in their knowledge of sex related matters such as reproductive physiology and contraception. Among middle and high school students, female students are reported to have less knowledge on sex than male students according to a 1988 survey by KIPH. Even among the unmarried famale factory workers, only 42.5 percent replied they know of the condom, and 25.1 percent and 23.1 percent said they had knowledge of spermicide and menstrual regulation respectively. However, 14.9 percent and 13.9 percent reported that they had a knowledge of the loop and female sterilization respectively according to the 1984 study by KIPH. Among the middle school students 0.8 percent said they had experience in sexual intercourse, while 7.3 percent of the high school students reported having had sexual intercourse. The sexual intercourse experience rate among the unmarried female factory workers is 37.8 percent. Among those female factory workers with sexual experience, 46.7 percent had more than one sex partners. Only 39.1 percent of male students and 18.9 percent of female students among those with sexual intercourse experience have used contraceptives. mostly condoms and oral pills 45.1 percent of female factory workers with sexual intercourse experience used contraceptives such as pills, condoms and rhythm methods. The pregnancy experience rate among the female factory workers who had experience in sexual intercourse is 29.5 percent, which is 11.1 percent among the total respondents. Out of the 102 pregnant female workers, 98 workers(96.1 percent) terminated their pregnancy by induced abortion and 2 workders(2 percent) in natural abortion, while 1 worker(1 percent) was in pregnancy and another 1 worker had normal birth that was subsequently sent to orphanage. In order to cope with the problem of adolescent sexuality, a drastic and strong policy measures should be taken by the government. The most effective countermeasure to the adolescent sexual problems appears to the education. The sex and population education in the school is very much in need. In addition, sex education program through mass media and at the job sit-should be promoted for a healthy development of adolescents' sexual behavior. Also, the existing national family planning program, which has focused on the married couples, should be extended to the unmarried people in its scope and contents of the program.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2011

In Korea, groundwater is main water source in livestock farms. Most dairy and cattle farms have constructed their own wells for human drinking and livestock farming. However, these private residential wells have not been controlled by government and also there was scant study about livestock drinking water quality. Therefore this study was to monitor of the livestock farms' groundwater quality in Korea. Water samples were collected at 123 dairy and cattle farms and were analysed forty six substances with quality standard for drinking water approved by the Minister of Environment. Seventy eight (63.4%) of 123 samples failed to drinking water stand a test. The most frequent contaminants were nitrate-nitrogen and microbial. 22.8% (n=28) of samples showed nitrate-N concentration of higher than 10 mg/L meant that can't be used drinking water for human and the Nitrate-N concentration analysed in the range of 0.2 to 61.2 mg/L. All of 78 failed to drinking samples had microbial problems, especially 5.7% (n=7) of samples indicated water could be contaminated by feces. Other contaminants detected were zinc and evaporation residue. Especially detected zinc concentration (32 mg/L) was about ten times higher than standard of zinc (3 mg/L). Regression analysis indicated that groundwater pH did not influence to nitrate-N concentration but the hardness and chloride could affect to nitrate-N concentration in the groundwater. Most livestock farms were adjacent to crop farmland in Korea. This could cause contamination of groundwater with nitrate-N and pesticide that could accumulate livestock product. Moreover Heavy metal such as zinc and copper could be released from a corrosive plated water pipe in livestock farm. Put together, Korea livestock system is indoor, not pasture-based, hence livestock could be exposed to potential contaminated water consistently. Therefore on the basis of these data, appropriate livestock drinking water quality standards should be prepared to keep livestock healthy and their product safe. Further, livestock drinking water quality should be monitored continuously in suitable livestock drinking water standards.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.1747-1753
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• 2013

Background: It is projected that low and middle-income countries will bear a major burden of tobacco related morbidity and mortality, yet, only limited information is available on the determinants of smoking initiation among youth in Africa. This study aimed to assess the determinants of smoking initiation and susceptibility to future smoking among a population of high school school students in Lagos, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Baseline data from an intervention study designed to assess the effect of an anti-smoking awareness program on the knowledge, attitudes and practices of adolescents was analyzed. The survey was carried out in six randomly selected public and private secondary schools in local government areas in Lagos state, Nigeria. A total of 973 students completed self-administered questionnaires on smoking initiation, health related knowledge and attitudes towards smoking, susceptibility to future smoking and other factors associated with smoking. Results: Of the respondents, 9.7% had initiated smoking tobacco products with the predominant form being cigarettes (7.3%). Males (OR: 2.77, 95%CI: 1.65-4.66) and those with more pro-smoking attitudes (OR: 1.44, 95%CI: 1.34-1.54) were more likely to have initiated smoking. Those with parents and friends who are smokers were 3.47 (95%CI: 1.50-8.05) and 2.26 (95%CI: 1.27-4.01) times more likely to have initiated smoking. Non-smoking students, in privately owned schools (OR: 5.08), with friends who smoke (5.09), with lower knowledge (OR: 0.87) and more pro-smoking attitudes (OR 1.13) were more susceptible to future smoking. In addition, respondents who had been sent to purchase cigarettes by an older adult (OR: 3.68) were also more susceptible to future smoking. Conclusions: Being male and having parents who smoke are predictors of smoking initiation among these students. Consistent with findings in other countries, peers not only influence smoking initiation but also influence smoking susceptibility among youth in this African setting. Prevention programs designed to reduce tobacco use among in-school youth should take these factors into consideration. In line with the recommendations of article 16 of the WHO FCTC, efforts to enforce the ban on the sales of cigarettes to minors should be also emphasised.

• 한국응급구조학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.53-64
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• 2007

Purpose: Ths study aims to examine characteristics of patients using emergency room after execution of five-day workweek system by government and provide basic materials for operation of efficient emergency room. Methods: Data were collected tbrough medical records of patients visiting emergency room from July of 2004 to October of 2006 and they were analyzed with SPSSlPC 10.0. Conclusion : 1. The number of patients visiting emergency room was average 16.7 persons a day in 2004, 17.5 in 2005 and 18.6 in 2006 and it was found that it was increasing every year since the execution of five-day workweek system 2. Gender distribution of subjects using emergency room was higher in male than in female every year. 3. Means of transport to emergency room were mostly private car and others(public transport or on foot), but use of ambulance was increasing. 4. Residential areas of subjects were mostly 'Myeon area' in 2004~2005, but it was changed to residents at 'Eup area' in 2006. 5. Distribution of patients by medical departments was highest in internal medicine and surgery in 2004~2006 and rate of visiting pediatrics was increasing every year. 6. Time to stay at emergency room was most at 'below 30 min'. in 2004~2006, but cases of stay for 'more than 2 hours' were increasing every year. 7. On presence or absence of trauma in patients visiting emergency room, rate of visit to emergency room with 'no trauma' was higher and this result was increasing every year. 8. As a result of classifying severity of patients visiting emergency room, use rate of emergency room by 'non-emergency' patients was over 90% in 2004~2006 and such a phenomenon was deepened in 2006 compared to that in 2004. 9. Measures after emergency care of patients were most in case of 'discharge' in 2004~2006, but cases of admission to hospital after emergency care were increased every year. 10. According to use of emergency room by a day of the week, use on Sunday was most frequent in 2004~2006, but use on Friday the day before holiday was increasing. 11. According to distribution by age, use by those between '40~49' was most in 2004~2005, but use by those 'below 10' was most in 2006. 12. According to time to visit emergency room, using emergency room at "15:31~23:30 was most in 2004~2006, cases of visiting emergency room at day working hour were decreased every year and those at evening and night working hours were increased. Conclusion: In sum, it was found that characteristics of patients visiting emergency room and their actual status were changed after the execution of five-day workweek system and efforts to rearrange emergency medical system are required.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제32권5B호
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• pp.273-285
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• 2012

현행 수질오염총량관리제는 원인자부담원칙를 기본으로 설정된 단위유역별 지자체별 할당부하량을 해당 지자체가 개별적으로 대처하도록 하고 있다. 그러나 하천으로 유입되는 수질오염물은 공기오염물과 달리 상류에서 하류로 일방적으로 흐르고, 하나의 하천에 다수의 지자체가 연관이 되어 있으며, 일반적인 하수처리시설은 '규모의 경제'를 따르는 시설물임을 감안한다면 지자체간 협조를 통해 수질관리비용을 절감할 수 있다. 본 연구는 유역 전체의 관점에서 비용효과를 가질 수 있도록 삭감량을 재배분함으로써 수질관리비용을 절감하는 방법을 제시하였다. 이를 위해 영산강 유역을 대상으로 현재 단위유역별 지자체별로 할당된 계획삭감량을 총량의 증감없이 오염원이 집중된 지역으로 재배분하여 발생하는 수질개선 효과와 비용절감 효과를 분석하였다. 분석결과, 기존 계획에 의한 영산강 유역 전체의 비용은 787,575.0 백만원이며, 시나리오-1과 2는 각각 123,671.8 백만원, 171,433.5 백만원의 비용이 절감되었다. 본 연구는 오염총량관리제를 준수하기 위한 지자체의 수질관리 비용을 절감하는 방안으로서 사례가 될 것으로 기대된다.