• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2010

Several mines including Namil, Solim and Jungbong which are located in the Gyeonggi and Kangwon province have been abandoned and closed since 1980 due to "The promotion policy of mining industry". An enormous amount of mining wastes was disposed without proper treatment, which caused soil pollution in tailing dam and ore-dressing plant areas. However, any quantitative assessment was not performed about soil and water pollution by transporting mining wastes such as acid mine drainage, mine tailing, and rocky waste. In this research, heavy metals in mining wastes were analyzed according to leaching method which used 0.1 N HCl and total solution method which used Aqua-regia to recognize the ecological effect of distance from hot spot. We sampled tailings, rocky wastes and soils around the abandoned mine. Chemical and physical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total organic carbon (TOC), soil texture and heavy metal concentration were analyzed. The range of soil's pH is between 4.3 and 6.4 in the tailing dam and oredressing plant area due to mining activity. Total concentrations of As, Cu, and Pb in soil near ore dressing plant area are 250.9, 249.3 and 117.2 mg/kg respectively, which are higher than any other ones near tailing dam area. Arsenic concentration in tailing dams is 31.0 mg/kg, which is also considered as heavily polluted condition comparing with the remediation required level(RRL) in "Soil environment conservation Act".

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.113-121
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• 2015

The contaminated soil at abandoned smelter areas present challenge for remediation, as the degraded materials are typically deficient in nutrients, and rich in toxic heavy metals and metalloids. Bioremediation technique is to isolate new strains of microorganisms and develop successful protocols for reducing metal toxicity with heavy metal tolerant species. The present study collected metal contaminated soil and characterized for pH and EC values, and heavy metal contents. The pH value was 5.80, representing slightly acidic soil, and EC value was 13.47 mS/m. ICP-AES analytical results showed that the collected soil samples were highly contaminated with various heavy metals and metalloids such as lead (183.0 mg/kg), copper (98.6 mg/kg), zinc (91.6 mg/kg), and arsenic (48.1 mg/kg), respectively. In this study, a bacterial strain, Bacillus cereus KM-15, capable of adsorbing the heavy metals was isolated from the contaminated soils by selective enrichment and characterized to apply for the bioremediation. The effects of heavy metal on the growth of the Bacillus cereus KM-15 was determined in liquid cultures. The results showed that 100 mg/L arsenic, lead, and zinc did not affect the growth of KM-15, while the bacterial growth was strongly inhibited by copper at the same concentration. Further, the ability of the bacteria to adsorb heavy metals was evaluated.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.94-103
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• 2016

Landfarming that supplies aerobic biodegradation condition to indigenous microbes in soils is a biological remediation technology. In this research, volatilization and biodegradation rate by indigenous microbes in the soil contaminated with total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) were measured. Soils were contaminated with diesel artificially and divided into two parts. One was sterilized by autoclave to remove indigenous microorganism and the other was used as it was. Various moisture contents and number of tillings were applied to the soil to find out proper condition to minimize volatilization and enhance bioremediation. Volatilization of TPH was inhibited and biodegradation was enhanced by increase on moisture content. Tilling was usually used to supply air for microbes, but tillings did not affect the growth of microbes in our study. Enough moisture content and proper aeration are important to control volatilization in landfarming. Also, TPH degradation was a function of the microbe counts (x₁), numbers of tilling (x₂), and moisture content (x₃) from the application of the response surface methodology. Statistical results showed the order of significance of the independent variables to be microbe counts > numbers of tilling > moisture content.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2017

In this study, a remedial investigation using reductive stabilization was conducted to treat Cr(VI)-contaminated soil. The influences of various operational parameters, including reaction time and the mass of ferrous iron, were also evaluated. The study site was contaminated with a large amount of Cr(III) and Cr(VI), and the selected treatment method was to stabilize Cr(VI) with ferrous iron, which reduced Cr(VI) to Cr(III) and stabilized the chromium, although a greater mass of ferrous iron than the stoichiometric amount was required to stabilize the Cr(VI). However, some Cr(III) re-oxidized to Cr(VI) during the drying process, and addition of a strong reducing agent was required to maintain reducing conditions. With this reducing agent, the treated soil met the required regulatory standard, and the mass of Cr(III) re-oxidized to Cr(VI) was significantly reduced, compared to the use of only Fe(II) as a reducing agent.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2019

Clean soil environment is of crucial importance to sustain lives of ecosystem and humans. With rapid industrialization, there has been a great increase of soil contamination by accidental releases of petroleum products. In general, soil remediation is an expensive and time-consuming process as compared to cleanup of water and air. Moreover, determining the source and responsible parties of soil pollution often turns into legal conflicts and that further delay the cleanup process of contaminated sites. In practice, total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) analysis has been employed to determine the petroleum species and to track down the responsible polluters. However, this approach often suffers from differentiating similar TPH species. In this study, we analyzed TPH chromatogram patterns of 24 domestic petroleum products in specific carbon ranges (${\sim}C_{10}$, $C_{10}-C_{12}$, $C_{12}-C_{36}$, and $C_{36}{\sim}$) and the fractional changes of THP ratio in the mixture products of gasoline, kerosene and diesel. The proposed TPH analysis method in this study could serve as a useful tool to better analyze the petroleum species in soils contaminated with complex oil mixtures, and ultimately be used to identify the polluters of soil.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.9-19
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• 2021

This study evaluated the feasibility of combined use of physical separation and soil washing to remediate heavy metals (Pb and Cu) contaminated soil in a military shooting range. The soils were classified into two types based on the level of heavy metal concentrations: a higher contaminated soil (HCS) with Pb and Cu concentrations of 6,243 mg/kg and 407 mg/kg, respectively, and a lower contaminated soil (LCS) with their concentrations of 1,658 mg/kg and 232 mg/kg. Pb level in both soils exceeded the regulatory limit (700 mg/kg), and its concentration generally increased with decreasing soil particle size. However, in some cases, Pb concentrations increased with increasing soil particle size, presumably due to the presence of residues of bullets in the soil matrix. As a pretreatment step, a shaking table was used for physical separation of soil to remove bullet residues while fractionating the contaminated soils into different sizes. The most effective separation and fractionation were achieved at vibration velocity of 296 rpm/min, the table slope of 7.0°, and the separating water flow rate of 23 L/min. The efficiency of ensuing soil washing process for LCS was maximized by using 0.5% HCl with the soil:washing solution mixing ratio of 1:3 for 1 hr treatment. On the contrary, HCS was most effectively remediated by using 1.0% HCl with the same soil:solution mixing ratio for 3 hr. This work demonstrated that the combined use of physical separation and soil washing could be a viable option to remediate soils highly contaminated with heavy metals.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2008

폐금속 광산 지역 등지에서 중금속으로 오염된 지하수의 정화 및 오염확산 방지를 위하여 투수성 반응벽체를 사용 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 슬래그가 투수성 반응벽체 충진물질로서 적당한지 평가하기 위하여 폐광산 지역에서 문제가 되고 있는 몇 가지 중금속(i.e., Pb, Cu, Cd)에 대한 슬래그의 반응성을 평가하였다. 폐광산 지역 지하수에는 중금속류들이 복합오염의 형태로 존재하며, 음이온 물질인 황산염, 탄산염 등도 공존한다. 중금속으로 오염된 현장의 조건을 고려하여, 1) 중금속 종류에 따른, 2) 초기 농도에 따른, 3) 음이온(황산염)의 존재에 따른 영향을 회분식 실험을 통하여 슬래그의 흡착능을 평가하였다. 슬래그의 흡착특성은 등온흡착평형(equilibrium sorption)과 동적인 흡착(kinetic sorption)인 경우 각 조건에 따른 영향을 확인하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.36-50
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• 2023

Soil health can deteriorate through both contamination and remediation. Accordingly, revitalization processes are needed to reuse or recycle the remediated soil. The study was conducted to assess the changes in soil health parameters of heavy metals-contaminated soil during soil washing process. In addition, unit processes were proposed to improve the quality of the remediated soil relevant to its reclamation purposes, such as agricultural and forest lands. A total of 21 indicators were used to determine whether the soil health was degraded or recovered. The performance of 6 amendments in improving soil health was quantitatively evaluated according to their dosage and application duration. Finally, the experimental results were assessed by simple regression analyses to determine the statistical significance and relative performance of each amendment. The results indicated that 18 health indicators out of 21 deteriorated through the soil washing process. Based on the results, it is recommended that several effective amendments be complementarily combined and applied in real applications because use of single amendment does not likely improve the quality of remediated soils.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.59-67
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• 2023

This review examined the current administrative policies and guidelines for management of reclaimed soils after remediation processes and proposed practical strategies to improve the potential value of the remediated soil as a resource. Three management practices are proposed to facilitate more efficient recycling of remediated soil; obligatory use, quality certification, and tracking of the remediated soils. If properly implemented in utilization of remediated soil, these strategies could contribute to enhancing public safety by assuring soil quality. Such administrative tools, for both suppliers and demanders, are expected to mitigate potential risks associated with the transactions of remediated soil. To enhance the quality assurance process, a soil quality certification combined with the soil health assessment index was proposed. The systematic integration of the suggested practices with soil health assessment can allow to produce optimal results, encompassing affordability, efficiency, and accessibility, which helps establishing more robust 'Remediated Soil Recycling Management System (RSRMS)'. Subsequent researches should be conducted to develop more effective policies that incorporate soil health assessment tools. The proposed management practices for remediated soil, coupled with soil health assessment, can be a pioneering effort to achieve such goals. By fostering an environmentally friendly policies, the sustainable utilization of remediated soil can be attained. Overall, the proposed strategies can provide a sound framework for responsible and sustainable soil management practices.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 1997

호주 남부 부룩캉가지역의 폐광된 황철석광산의 광미댐 (Tailings Dam)에서는 광미와 지하수의 반응으로 황산이 형성, 배출되어 주변의 토양, 하천 및 지하수를 오염시키고 있다. 이와 같은 산성 폐수에 의한 환경오염 확산 방지를 위해서는 광미댐을 통하여 흐르는 지하수의 흐름경로를 파악하고 이를 감소시키는 노력이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 지하수면 깊이의 변화를 파악하고 이를 통하여 지하수의 주 흐름경로를 확인하기 위하여 기존 유용광물 탐사에 주로 사용된 물리탐사방법들이 사용되었다. 본 연구에서 물리탐사방법으로는 시간영역 전자탐사 (TEM), DC 전기비저항탐사 그리고 자연전위 (SP)탐사법들이 사용되었다. SP법에 의하여 측정된 자연전위들은 매우 작았으며, SP자료해석만으로 주 지하수흐름의 경로규명이 어려웠다 TEM과 DC전기비저항 자료해석을 통하여 지하수면의 깊이를 정확하게 결정할 수 있었으며, DC 전기비저항법은 주로 10m내의 천부 대수층 구분에 유용한 반면에 TEM법은 성부구조 결정에 더욱 좋은 분해능을 보였다 TEM과 DC탐사자료들의 복합역산 (Joint Inversion)은 각각의 역산 (Inversion)보다 정확한 지전기적 (Geoelectric) 단면도를 제공하였으며, 물리탐사에 의하여 결정된 지하수면 깊이들은 각 측점에 설치된 관측공에서 피에조미터 (piezometer)에 의하여 측정된 지하수 수위와 거의 일치하였다. 모든 TEM 및 DC탐사 자료해석을 통하여 산출된 지하수 수위도는 탐사지역의 남동부에서 약 1m의 가장 얄은 수위를 나타나며, 반면에 가장 깊은 심도 (약 17 m)의 지하수 수위는 탐사지역의 북서부에서 위치하였다. 또한, TEM 및 DC탐사 자료해석에 의하여 산출된 탐사지역내의 대수층의 전기비저항 분포도에서는 높은 전기전도도의 대수층은 광미댐의 북동부에 존재하며, 가장 낮은 전기전도도를 갖는 대수층은 댐의 남동부에 분포하였다. 이와 같은 결과들로부터 오염이 되지 않은 신선한 (전기비저항이 높은) 지하수 유입의 근원은 광미댐의 남동부에 있음을 시사한다.