• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.141-146
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• 2005

Objectives: Particulate contaminants, such as total and respirable dusts, can harm the health of farm workers via several routes. The principal aims of this field study were to determine the concentrations and emissions of particulate contaminants: total and respirable dusts, in the different types of swine houses used in Korea, and allow objective comparison between Korea and the other countries in terms of swine housing types. Methods: The swine houses investigated in this research were selected with respect to three criteria: the manure removal system, ventilation mode and growth stage of pigs. Measurements of total and respirable dust concentrations and emissions in the swine houses were carried out on 5 housing types at 15 different farm sites per housing type. The swine houses investigated were randomly selected from farms situated within the central districts in Korea: province of Kyung-gi, Chung-buk and Chung-nam. Results: The total and respirable dust concentrations in the swine houses averaged $1.88\;and\;0.64mg/m^3$, ranging from $0.53\;to\;4.37mg/m^3$ and from $0.18\;to\;1.68mg/m^3$, respectively. The highest concentrations of total and respirable dusts were found in the swine houses with deep-litter bed systems: $2.94mg/m^3\;and\;1.14 mg/m^3$, while the lowest concentrations were found in the naturally ventilated buildings with slats: $0.83mg/m^3\;and\;0.24mg/m^3$, respectively (p<0.05). All the swine houses investigated did not exceed the threshold limit values (TLVs) for total ($10mg/m^3$) and respirable ($2.5mg/m^3$) dusts. The mean emissions of total and respirable dusts, per pig (75 kg in terms of live weight) and area ($m^2$), from the swine houses were 97.33 and 9.55 mg/h/pig and $37.14\;and\;12.83mg/h/m^2$, respectively. The swine houses with deep-litter bed systems showed the highest emissions of total and respirable dusts (p<0.05). However, the emissions of total and respirable dusts from the other swine houses were not significantly different (p>0.05). Conclusion: The concentrations and emissions of total and respirable dusts were relatively higher in the swine houses managed with deep-litter bed systems and ventilated naturally of the different swine housing types tested. In further research, more farms than the number used in this research should be investigated, which will present objective and accurate data on the concentrations and emissions of total and respirable dusts in Korean swine houses. In addition, personal sampling should be performed to objectively assess the exposure level of farm workers to particulate contaminants.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.33-43
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• 2013

해양에서 발생하는 해양폐기물의 효율적인 관리와 해양오염방제시스템에 대한 진일보한 전략수립이 필요하다. 2011년에 발생한 해양오염사고 건수는 총 287건이며, 유출량은 369 kL로 나타났으며 이는 전년 대비 각각 13%, 39%가 감소하였다. 해양물질별 5년 평균량을 살펴보면, 오일 유출량 310.5 kL(중유 106.0 kL, 경유 178.9 kL, 선저폐수 22.3 kL, 기타유 7.7 kL)이고, 폐기물 62.3톤, 위험유해물질(HNS) 510.6 kL로 나타났다. 2011년도 폐기물 종류별 해양배출은 총 투기된 양은 3,972 $m^3$이고, 가축분뇨 795 $m^3$(20%), 폐수 1,431 $m^3$(36%), 하수슬러지 887 $m^3$(22%), 폐수슬러지 813 $m^3$(21%), 분뇨 5 $m^3$(0.1%), 기타 41 $m^3$(0.9%)로 나타났다. 해양폐기물의 개념을 보다 명확히 할 필요가 있다. 유해화학물질관리에 따른 통합사고관리체계를 구축해야 한다. 해안오염을 제거하기 위하여 방제책임자가 활용 할 수 있는 한국형 해안방제시스템의 필요하다. 해상방제와 마찬가지로 해안방제도 단계적 대응체제 구축이 필요하다.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2008

본 조사는 우리나라 한우농가의 지역별, 사육규모별 축사시설 현황을 파악하고자 전국 9개도의 한육우 50두 이상 사육농가 7,433호를 대상으로 축사시설 실태를 조사하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 사육규모별 한육우 농가의 사육 마리수는 50두 이상 7,443호의 전업농가에서 736,164 마리를 사육하였으며 농가당 평균 사육두수는 99마리 이었다. 2. 한육우의 축사의 건축 시기는 평균 건축연도가 1998년이었으며 농가당 축사면적은 $1,396.9m^2$이었다. 3. 우사의 건축형태는 톱밥우사 87.1%로 가장 높은 비율을 차지하였고 계류식과 톱밥 운동장을 활용하는 농가가 9.8%, 후리스톨 3.0%, 기타 2.9%이었다. 4. 규모별 우사의 건축형태는 차이가 크지 않았으며 톱밥우사는 $50{\sim}99$두 농가의 경우 86.5%, 200두 이상 89.1%이었으며 계류식+톱밥운동장을 활용하는 농가는 $50{\sim}99$두 농가가 10.1%, 200두 이상은 7.8%로서 규모가 클수록 약간 감소하는 경향이었다. 5. 지역별 우사 바닥의 형태는 깔짚이 94.7%로 모든 지역에서 스크레이퍼에 비하여 상당히 높게 나타났다. 6. 우사 바닥의 형태는 규모에 관계없이 깔짚을 선호하는 경향이었으며 스크레이퍼는 $5.1{\sim}6.6%$로 낮은 반면 깔짚은 $93.6{\sim}94.8%$로 높았다. 7. 우사 지붕의 재질은 슬레이트 32.2%, 판넬 13.7%,강판 12.2%, 갈바륨 10.2%, 칼라강판 9.7%, 썬라이트 8.9%인 것으로 조사되었다. 8. 규모별 우사 지붕의 재질은 슬레이트의 경우 평균 32.2%이었으나 200두 이상 대규모 농가에서 슬레이트 비율은 22.5%로 낮은 비율을 보였다. 9. 우사 외벽 재질의 종류는 윈치커튼(55.6%)을 활용하거나 개방식 (47.6%)이 비슷한 분포를 보이고 있었으나 윈치커텐이 약간 많은 비중을 차지하였다. 10. 소규모 농가는 개방형이 48.9%로 200두 이상 대규모 농가 42.4%에 비하여 높았으나 윈치커튼은 200두 이상 대규모 농가에서 59.8%로 원치커텐 54.1%에 비해 상대적으로 높았다. 11. 우사 시설의 사용년수에 있어서 사료 자동급여기와 방서시설은 6년 정도 사용하였으며, 급수기와 전기시설은 8년 정도 사용한 것으로 나타났다.

• 환경생물
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2015

The bdelloids collected from various terrestrial habitats such as mosses, lichens, mushrooms on tree trunks, leaf litter and soil at four different locations in Korea were investigated. Five bdelloids new to Korea were identified: Macrotrachella inermis Donner, 1965, Macrotrachela magna Schulte, 1954, Macrotrachela oblita Donner, 1949, Habrotrocha eremita (Bryce, 1894) and Habrotrocha schultei Donner, 1965. All these rotifers except M. inermis are new to Asia as well. Remarkably, these five Korean new records included four rare species with poorly known distributions. M. magna and H. schultei are recorded outside their type localities for the first time. M. oblita has been reported only from five European countries, and M. inermis has been known from three European countries and Eastern Turkey before the present study. The taxonomy and distribution of each rare bdelloid are discussed here.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.53-62
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• 2014

The rotifers collected from a brackish water zone as well as various terrestrial habitats such as mosses, ichens, and leaf litter at seven different locations in Korea were investigated. Eight species/subspecies belonging to five genera in five families of monogonont and bdelloid rotifers new to Korea were identified: Encentrum incisum, Encentrum uncinatum, Cephalodella innesi, Adineta gracilis, Macrotrachella timida timida, Macrotrachella timida inquies, Habrotrocha pavida and Habrotrocha scabropyga. Five bdelloids are new to Asia as well. Notably, these eight Korean new records included three rare species. H. scabropyga is recorded outside its type locality for the first time. For M. timida timida, this study is the third record after its description. In addition, E. incisum has been reported only from Austria, Germany and Russia before the present study.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.363-371
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• 2020

A taxonomic study on bdelloid rotifers collected from mosses and/or leaf litter at four different locations in Korea resulted in five new Korean records and a new species, Philodina wonkimi n. sp. Philodina wonkimi n. sp. is easily distinguished from its congeners by the very long antenna which is much longer than the height of the pseudosegment carrying a dorsal antenna in creeping. Among the five new Korean records, two species- and two subspecies-level taxa are new to Asia as well. Adineta rhomboidea Bērzinš, 1950 has been reported from only three European countries including the type locality, and is recorded outside Europe for the first time. Present study is the fourth record for Philodina eurystephana Schulte, 1954. In addition, a partial sequence of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (mtCOX1) for P. wonkimi n. sp. is provided here.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2002

A 0.19 hectare natural-type wetland for stream water treatment demonstration was constructed and planted with cattails from April 2001 to May 2001. Part of its bottom surfaces adjacent to levees have a variety of slope of 1 : 4~1 : 15. Two small open water areas were installed, in which emergent plants could not grow. Removal of nutrients from stream waters was a major objective of the wetland. Waters of Sinyang Stream flowing into Kohung Estuarine Lake were pumped and funneled into the wetland. The lake had been formed by a salt marsh reclamation project and was located southern coastal region of Korean Peninsula. Volumes and water quality of inflow and outflow were analyzed from July 2001 through December 2001. Inflow and outflow averaged $120.4m^3/day$ and $112.1m^3/day$, respectively. Hydraulic retention time was about 3.1 days. Average total phosphorous concentration of influent and effluent was $0.19mg/{\ell}$ and $0.075mg/{\ell}$, respectively. Total phosphorous loading rate of inflow and outflow averaged $12.05mg\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$ and $4.44mg\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$, respectively. Average total phosphorous removal rate in the wetland was $7.61mg\;m^{-2}\;day^{-1}$. Seasonal changes of phosphorous retention rates were observed. The wetland acted as effective phosphorous sinks in the initial stage of the constructed wetland.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.63-80
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• 1987

Detrended correspondence analysis(DCA) and two way indicator species analysis(TWINSPAN) were applied to Pinus densiflora stands nearby Seoul area in order to classify them into several groups based on herbaceous species and environmental relationships. The eighteen Pinus densiflora stands were perferenially selected, In each stand, 30 to 60 quadrats, (20X20)cm, were randomly estabilished. In each quadrat, all stems for herbaceous plants were recorded by species and their covers were measured. In addition environmental factors such as soil depth, thickness of litter layer, soil compressibility, tree density, basal area, elevation, slope and exposure were detemined for each stand. Four to twelve soil cores were collected and physical and KDICical properties were determined. This survey was conducted form 15, July, 1985 to 22, September, 1985. Analysis of the vegetation and environmental data were performed with DECORANA and TWINSPAN. Stand ordination (DECORANA) and classification (TWINSPAN) based on herbaceous species suggest that the stands can be classified into five groups in terms of herbaceous species composition and environmental relationships. Type I, Type II, Type III, Type IV and Type V were classified to SUBMESIC-CLO-SED-CANOPY (Artemisia keiskeana, Carex nanella), MESIC-CLOSED CANOPY (Spodiopogon sibiricus, Miscanthus sinensis, Carex nanella, Pteridum aquilinum, Melampyrum rosium), SUBMESIC-OPEN CANOPY (Carex nanella, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Miscanthus sinensis), XERIC-CLOSED CANOPY (Carex nanella, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Carex nanella), and XERIC-OPEN CANOPY (Arundinella hirts, Spodiopogon sibiricus, Carex nanella), respectively. These results were consitent with environmental trends on stan ordination. Application of the ordination and classifiaction to Pinus densiflora stands were effective as a approach on obtaining perliminary ecological information.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.101-109
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• 2003

The study area, Kwangneung Experiment Forest (KEF) is located on the west-central portion of Korean peninsula and belongs to a cool-temperate broadleaved forest Bone. At the old-growth deciduous forest near Soribong-peak (533.1 m) in KEF, we have established a 1 ha permanent plot ($100m{\times}100m$) and a flux tower, and the site was registered as a KLTER(Korean long-term ecological research network) and DK site of KoFlux. In this site, we made a stemmap of trees and analyzed forest stand structure and physical and chemical soil characteristics, and estimated carbon budgets by forest components (tree biomass, soils, litter and so on). Dominant tree species were Quercus serrata and Carpinus laxiflora, and accompanied by Q. aliena, Carpinus cordata, and so on. As a result of a field survey of the plot, density of the trees larger than 2 cm in DBH was 1,473 trees per ha, total biomass 261.2 tons/ha, and basal area $28.0m^2$/ha. Parent rock type is granite gneiss. Soil type is brown forest soil (alfisols in USDA system), and the depth is from 38 to 66 cm. Soil texture is loam or sandy loam, and its pH was f개m 4.2 to 5.0 in the surface layer, and from 4.8 to 5.2 in the subsurface layer. Seasonal changes in LAI were measured by hemispherical photography at the 1.2 m height, and the maximum was 3.65. And the spatial distributions of volumetric soil moisture contents and LAIs of the plot were measured. The carbon pool in living tree biomass including below ground biomass was 136 tons C/ha, and 5.6 tons C/ha is stored in the litter layer, and about 92.0 tons C/ha in the soil to the 30 cm in depth. Totally more than about 233.6 tons C/ha was stored in DK site. These ground survey and monitoring data will give some important parameters and validation data for the forest dynamics models or biogeochemical dynamics models to predict or interpolate spatially the changes in forest ecosystem structure and function.

• Water Engineering Research
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2004

The GLEAMS (Groundwater Loading Effects of Agricultural Management System, version 3.0) water quality model was used to predict hydrology and water quality and to evaluate the effects of soil types from a cattle-grazed pasture field of Bermuda-Rye grass rotation with poultry litter application as a fertilizer in North Alabama. The model was applied and evaluated by using four years (1999-2002) of field-measured data to compare the simulated results for the 2.71- ha Summerford watershed. $R^2$ values between observed and simulated runoff, sediment yields, TN, and TP were 0.91, 0.86, 0.95, and 0.69, respectively. EI (Efficiency Index) of these parameters were 0.86, 0.67, 0.70, and 0.48, respectively. The statistical parameters indicated that GLEAMS provided a reasonable estimation of the runoff, sediment yield, and nutrient losses at the studied watershed. The soil infiltration rates were compared with the rainfall events. Only high intensity rainfall events generated runoff from the watershed. The measured and predicted infiltration rates were higher during dry soil conditions than wet soil conditions. The ratio of runoff to precipitation was ranging from 2.2% to 8.8% with average of 4.3%. This shows that the project site had high infiltration and evapotranspiration which generated the low runoff. The ratio of runoff to precipitation according to soil types by the GLEAMS model appeared that Sa (Sequatchie fine sandy loam) soil type was higher and Wc (Waynesboro fine sandy loam, severely eroded rolling phase) soil type relatively lower than the weighted average of the soil types in the watershed. The model under-predicted runoff, sediment yields, TN, and TP in Wb (Waynesboro fine sandy loam, eroded undulating phase) and Wc soil types. General tendency of the predicted data was similar for all soil types. The model predicted the highest runoff in Sa soil type by 105% of the weighted average and the lowest runoff in Wc soil type by 87% of the weighted average