• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2022

This study aimed to maximize the potential of fluorescence 3D excitation-emission matrix (EEM) for predicting the trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP) of DOM with various sources. Fluorescence spectroscopy is a useful tool for characterizing dissolved organic matter (DOM). In this study, differential spectroscopy was applied to EEM for the prediction of THMFP, in which the difference between the EEM before and after chlorination was taken into account to obtain the differential EEM (DEEM). For characterization of the original EEM or the DEEM, the maximum intensities of several different fluorescence regions in EEM, fluorescence EEM regional integration (FRI), and humification index (HIX) were calculated and used for the surrogates for THMFP prediction. After chlorination, the fluorescence intensity decreased by 77% to 93%. In leaf-derived and effluent DOM, there was a significant decrease in the protein-like peak, while a more pronounced decrease was observed in the humic-like peak of river DOM. In general, leaf-derived and effluent DOM exhibited a relatively lower THMFP than the river DOM. Our results were consistent with the high correlations between humic-like fluorescence and THMFP previously reported. In this study, HIX (r= 0.815, p<0.001), FRI region V (r=0.727, p<0.001), humic-like peak (r= 0.827, p<0.001) from DEEM presented very high correlations with THMF P. When the humic-like peak intensity was converted to a logarithmic scale, a higher correlation was obtained (r= 0.928, p<0.001). This finding suggests that the humic-like peak in DEEM can serve as a universal predictor for THM formation of DOM with various origins.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.940-948
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• 2006

형광측정법은 자연유기물질을 간편하고 신속하게 분석함으로써 타 분석법에 비해 현장에서 실시간으로 수질관리에 활용할 수 있는 월등한 장점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 표준자연유기물질, 호소수 및 하천수 등 다양한 시료의 형광지표($F_{450}/F_{500}$), synchronous 스펙트럼, 형광 EEM(excitation-emission matrix)을 조사하고 시료 간 상호비교를 통해 자체생성/외부생성 유기물, 단백질계, 펄빅산계, 휴믹산계, 육질성 휴믹산계 형광특성 영역을 구분하였다. 또한 각 영역간의 형광세기 비를 이용하여 다양한 유기물 성분의 상대적인 분포를 파악하였다. 각 시료에서 얻어진 형광특성 및 형광세기 비는 시료의 수질 특징에서 예상되는 결과와 잘 일치하였다. 자연유기물의 생성지가 육지성일수록 외부생성 유기물 및 육질성 휴믹산계 형광특징이 더 크게 나타났고 하수 처리수의 영향을 받거나 조류 및 미생물 활동이 활발한 지점에서는 단백질계 형광특성이 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 특히, synchronous 형광스펙트럼이나 형광 EEM에서 얻어지는 단백질계/육질성 휴믹산계 형광세기 비는 도심지 하천의 경우 하수종말처리장 방류수 영향을 평가하는 지표로, 또한 호수의 경우 조류 및 미생물 활동 정도를 예측하는 지시자로서 사용될 수 있음을 보여 주었다. 본 연구는 현장시료를 사용한 자연유기물질 형광분석법 및 그 해석에 대한 기초자료를 제시하였으며 이 연구결과는 향후 유기물 성분분포 파악이 필요한 수질관리 분야에서 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.344-354
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• 2021

Optical methods such as UV and fluorescence spectrophotometers can be applied not only in the qualitative analysis of dissolved organic matter (DOM), but also in real-time quantitative DOM monitoring for wastewater and natural water. In this study, we measure the UV₂₅₄ and fluorescence excitation emission spectra for a sewage treatment plant influent and effluent, and river water before and after sewage effluent flows into the river to examine the composition and origin of DOM. In addition, a correlation analysis between quantified DOM characteristics and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) was conducted. Based on the fluorescence excitation emission spectra analysis, it was confirmed that the protein-type tryptophan-like DOM was the dominant substance in the influent, and that the organic matter exhibited relatively more humic properties after biological treatment. However, DOM in river water showed the fluorescence characteristics of terrestrial humic-like and algal tyrosine-like (protein-like) organic matter. In addition, a correlation analysis was conducted between the DOC and optical indices such as UV₂₅₄, the fluorescence intensity of protein-like and humic-like organic matter, then DOC prediction models were suggested for wastewater and river monitoring during non-rainfall and rainfall events. This study provides basic information that can improve the understanding of the contribution of DOC concentration by DOM components, and can be used for organic carbon concentration management in wastewater and natural water.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.843-849
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• 2007

Monitoring of NOM characteristics is important for improving removal efficiency of natural organic matter (NOM) in water treatment processes. In this study, several NOM characteristics, which include specific UV absorbance (SUVA), total carbonate content, molecular weight distribution, and fluorescence properties, were measured using samples collected from a pilot-scale water treatment plant consisting of coagulation/flocculation (C/F), filtration, ozonation and granular activated carbon (GAC) processes. The highest removal of NOM was observed in C/F and filtration processes as demonstrated by the reduction of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) by 25% and 21%, respectively. Despite nearly no change in DOC, however, the lowest SUVA value and the highest total carbohydrate content were observed in the sample from ozonation process. This indicates that non-degradable aromatic compounds become depleted and biodegradable organic compounds are enriched during the process. Comparison of synchronous fluorescence spectra of the samples showed that ozoation process increased protein-like fluorescence while it decreased fulvic-like and terrestrial humic-like fluorescence. Consistently, a slight peak of protein-like fluorescence was observed in the sample from ozonation process. The greatest change in molecular weight distributions of the samples was observed in C/F process. Comparison of size exclusion chromatogram of the samples revealed that NOM fractions with the molecular weight greater than 2000 Da were reduced by over 90% after C/F process. SUVA values and total carbohydrate content of the samples were well correlated with a ratio of protein-like fluorescence and terrestrial humic-like fluorescence intensities with the correlation coefficients of 0.99 and 0.91, respectively. This suggests that synchronous fluorescence properties of NOM could be used as useful tolls for monitoring changes of some NOM characteristics during water treatment processes.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2022

Numerous studies have investigated the occurrence and fate of microplastics in the environment; however, only limited effort has been devoted to exploring the characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) leached from microplastics. In microplastic (MP)-contaminated environment, MPs are typically mixed with naturally-occurring particles, which interferes with their detection in the environment. Thus, it is necessary to distinguish between the DOM leached from MPs and those leached from natural particles and also to characterize their properties. This study investigated DOM leaching behavior from MPs (polystyrene: PS, polyvinylchloride: PVC) and natural particulates (forest soil: FS, litter leaves: LL) under light, which is considered one of the main weathering processes that affect MPs in the environment. The leached DOM concentrations and fluorescence characteristics were compared under dark versus light conditions. Regardless of the origins, UV light promoted DOM release from all the particulates. More DOM was released from natural particles than from MPs under both conditions. However, the effect of promoting DOM release by UV was more pronounced for MPs than for natural particles. It was observed from fluorescence spectra that the intensity of the humic-like region was substantially reduced when MP-derived DOM was exposed to UV light, whereas the change of intensity was very little for natural particles. Under light conditions, the ratio of protein-like to humic-like fluorescence of MP-derived DOM was higher than that of DOM from natural particles. This study implies that a substantial amount of DOM could be leached from MPs even in MP-polluted environment under UV irradiation. Protein/humic fluorescence ratio could be utilized as a fast probing indicator to separate the two sources of particles under light.

• 생태와환경
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.292-302
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• 2011

본 연구는 공단, 도심 및 농촌유역의 서로 다른 유역특성을 갖고 있는 시화호 유역을 대상으로 형광분석을 통해 각 소유역 유입하천에서의 오염물질 유출특성을 분석하였다. 4TG는 강우시 시공간적 오염물질 유출특성 분석 결과, 초기세척효과가 강하게 나타나 강우초기 단백질 및 휴믹계열의 고농도의 오염물질이 빠르게 유출된 후, 다시 유량증가에 따른 희석효과로 인해 오염물질 유출농도가 급격하게 감소하는 유출특성을 나타내고 있다. AS는 다른 도심유역 하천들이 갖고 있는 강우시 오염물질 유출 특성과는 다른 양상을 나타내고 있다. 토지이용특성상 도심유역 특성을 나타내고 있지만, 신도시 조성시 하천주변에 공원과 수변완충지역이 조성되어 있어 강우시 오염물질 유출속도를 저감시키는 역할을 하고, 단백질계열의 오염물질과 함께 휴믹계열의 오염물질도 함께 유출되는 유출특성을 나타내고 있다. MS는 입자성 오염물질과 함께 단백질계열의 오염물질 유입 현상이 뚜렷하게 나타나고 있어 단백질계열의 오염물질 저감방안이 함께 수립되어야 한다. 농촌유역 하천은 초기세척효과가 나타나지 않고, 후기유출현상이 강하기 때문에 충분한 사전 조사를 통해 오염물질이 최고농도에 도달하는 시점을 대상으로 선택적인 유역관리가 필요하다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제31권9호
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• pp.803-810
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 유역특성이 뚜렷이 구분되는 시화호 유역(농촌, 도심지역, 공단지역)의 하천수 및 공단폐수를 대상으로 형광 3D-EEMs (3-Dimensional Excitation Emission Matrix Spectroscopy)를 이용하여 DOM (Dissolved Organic Matter)의 공간적 분포 특성을 파악하였다. 또한, 강우시 synchronous와 3D-EEMs를 이용하여 시간에 따른 DOM의 변화 특성을 보았다. 3D-EEMs로 부터 나타난 주요 DOM 물질은 휴믹계물질(Humic Like Substances, HLS)과 단백질계물질(Protein Like Substances, PLS)로 농촌 및 도심유역에서는 HLS가 주로 분포하였으며, 공단유역에서는 HLS 뿐만 아니라, PLS도 높게 나타났다. 각 지점별 DOM의 형광 peak $T_1:C_1$ ratio로 부터 반월공단(3TG)에서 난분해성 휴믹계 물질이 매우 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 조사지점의 PLS 물질(peak $T_1$, peak $B_1$)과 BOD 농도가 직선의 상관성($r^2$=0.65, $r^2$=0.66)을 보여, 이러한 원인은 하수 유입 등에 의한 영향으로 보인다. 강우시(Rainfall, 30 mm) 시간에 따른 DOM의 모니터링 결과, 농촌유역에서는 HLS와 PLS가 비강우시와 비교하여 형광세기만 높아졌을 뿐, 구성 물질 의 변화 특성은 보이지 않았다. 한편, 도심유역에서는 HLS의 강우 초기 30분 내에 유출이 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 공단유역(4TG)에서도 강우 초기 20분 내에 HLS와 PLS의 유출이 매우 높게 나타났다. 본 연구로부터 형광 3D-EEMs는 유역의 DOM 기원을 밝히고, 비점오염원 및 하 폐수를 모니터링 하는데 있어 유용한 tool로 적용될 수 있음을 제시한다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.399-408
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• 2018

This research investigated the effects of weir (Ipobo) construction on the dynamics and the related spatial distributions of pollutants inflowing from tributaries (Yanghwacheon and Bokhacheon). Conductivity measurements and water sampling were conducted longitudinally, horizontally, and vertically in the waterbody upstream of the area located in Ipobo. Additionally, collected water samples were used for the dissolved organic carbon (DOC) analysis and fluorescence analysis which results in the SUVA, HIX, BIX, and FI calculation and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC). Consequently, the results of the Conductivity, DOC, SUVA, and HIX showed that high concentration of pollutants that were flowing from the area of Bokhacheon which was mixed along the flow of the main river. The results of the BIX and FI did not show significant difference along the river flow which represented that allochthonous and terrestrial DOM, and for this reason was dominated in the whole waterbody rather than just the autochthonous DOM. The PARAFAC results showed that the two fluorescence components, humic-like and protein-like, constituted the fluorescence matrices of the water samples. The prevailing discipline notes that the two components were inflowing from the tributaries, however, a refractory component, humic-like substances, was relatively accumulated near the weir. From the results, the dynamics and spatial distributions of the DOM are dependent on the DOM characteristics, which induces the application of a specialized DOM analysis method to investigate the effects of a subsequent weir construction on the dynamics and spatial distributions of pollutants inflowing from the tributaries.

• 생태와환경
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.42-51
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• 2012

본 연구는 영산강 수계의 일반적인 수질 특성(pH, DO, 전기전도도, BOD, COD, TN, TP, Chl-$a$, DOC, $UV_{254}$, SUVA)과 3D fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (FEEM) 분석을 통한 자연유기물질(NOM)의 특성을 조사하였다. FEEM은 여기 파장과 방출 파장에서의 형광세기를 이용하여 단백질계 (protein-like), 펄빅계 (fulvic-like) 및 휴믹계(humic-like) 물질을 분류하는데 사용된다. 일반수질 항목(BOD, COD, TN, 전기전도도 및 DOC)는 영산강 수계의 중류에 위치한 광주하수처리장(GJS), 광주천(GJC), 광주2 (GJ2) 등 광주광역시 지역에서 상류 및 하류 지역보다 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 대부분의 지점에서 SUVA값은 3 L $mg^{-1}\;m^{-1}$보다 낮게 나타나 친수성 경향을 보이나, 영산강 상류지역인 담양(DY)에서는 겨울과 가을에 3 L $mg^{-1}\;m^{-1}$ 이상으로 소수성 경향을 보이고 있다. FEEM 조사결과, 대부분의 지점은 펄빅계와 휴믹계 물질이 검출되었으며, 다만 겨울에 광주지역(GJS, GJC, GJ2), 여름에 GJC 지점에서는 단백질계 물질이 검출되었다. 영산강 상류부터 하류지역까지 대부분의 지점에서 형광세기는 일반 수질항목(BOD, COD, TN, DOC) 농도와 유사한 경향을 보이고 있으며, 광주시 지역(GJS, GJC, GJ2)에서 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 이 결과는 대부분의 지점에서 형광지표(Flourescence index, FI)의 경향과도 일치하며, 광주시에서 FI가 높게 나타난 것은 규모가 큰 광주시 하수처리장에서 방류되는 자연유기물질(EfOM)로 인한 미생물 기원 물질이 많기 때문으로 보여진다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.465-474
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• 2023

The chemical composition and molecular weight characteristics of dissolved organic matter (DOM) exert a profound influence on the efficiency of organic matter removal in water treatment systems, acting as efficiency predictive indicators. This research evaluated the primary chemical and molecular weight properties of DOM derived from diverse sources, including rivers, lakes, and biomasses, and assessed their relationship with the efficiency of coagulation/flocculation treatments. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal efficiency through coagulation/flocculation exhibited significant correlations with DOM's hydrophobic distribution, the ratio of humic-like to protein-like fluorescence, and the molecular weight associated with humic substances (HS). These findings suggest that the DOC removal rate in coagulation/flocculation processes is enhanced by a higher presence of HS in DOM, an increased influence of externally sourced DOM, and more presence of high molecular weight compounds. The results of this study further posit that the efficacy of water treatment processes can be more accurately predicted when considering multiple DOM characteristics rather than relying on a singular trait. Based on major results from this study, a predictive model for DOC removal efficiency by coagulation/flocculation was formulated as: 24.3 - 7.83 × (fluorescence index) + 0.089 × (hydrophilic distribution) + 0.102 × (HS molecular weight). This proposed model, coupled with supplementary monitoring of influent organic matter, has the potential to enhance the design and predictive accuracy for coagulation/flocculation treatments targeting DOC removal in future applications.