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Reclaiming property of magnetic adsorbent for oil spill recovery and pollution control (환경오염방지 유출오일 회수용 자기흡착제의 재생회복 특성)

  • Soh, Dea-Wha;George, Ksandopulo;Lim, Byong-Jae;Nina, Mofa;Tlek, Ketegenov
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.11b
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    • pp.296-299
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    • 2001
  • Data on the oil spill recovery from the water surface by light floating electromagnetic plants using a new magnetic adsorbent are given. The feasibility scope for further oil recovery from such gathered mixtures(oil + adsorbent), reuse of this magnetic adsorbent and its property reclaiming and recycling were shown. The basic conception of the oil spill recovery and efficiency of this method were set forth.

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Reclaiming property of magnetic adsorbent for oil spill recovery and pollution control (환경오염방지 유출모일 회수용 자기흡착제의 재생회복 특성)

  • Soh, Deawha;George, Ksandopulo;Lim, Byongjae;Nina, Mofa;Tiek, Ketegenov
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2001.11a
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    • pp.296-299
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    • 2001
  • Data on the oil spill recovery from the water surface by light floating electromagnetic plants using a new magnetic adsorbent are given. The feasibility scope for further oil recovery from such gathered mixtures(oil+adsorbent), reuse of this magnetic adsorbent and its properly reclaiming and recycling were shown. The basic conception of the oil spill recovery and efficiency of this method were set forth.

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Prototype Development of Marine Information based Supporting System for Oil Spill Response (해양정보기반 방제지원시스템 프로토타입 구축에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Hye-Jin;Lee, Moonjin
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.182-192
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    • 2008
  • In oder to develop a decision supporting system for oil spill response, the prototype of pollution response support system which has integrated oil spill prediction system and pollution risk prediction system has developed for Incheon-Daesan area. Spill prediction system calculates oil spill aspects based on real-time wind data and real-time water flow and the residual volume of spilt oil and spread pattern are calculated considering the characteristic of spilt oil. In this study, real-time data is created from results of real-time meteorological forecasting model(National Institute of Environmental Research) using ftp, real-time tidal currents datasets are built using CHARRY(Current by Harmonic Response to the Reference Yardstick) model and real-time wind-driven currents are calculated applying the correlation function between wind and wind-driven currents. In order to model the feature which is spilt oil spreading according to real-time water flow is weathered, the decrease ratio by oil kinds was used. These real-time data and real-time prediction information have been integrated with ESI(Environmental Sensitivity Index) and response resources and then these are provided using GIS as a whole system to make the response strategy.

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A Study on the Selection of Subject Vessel for Development of Oil Recovery Equipment for Small Vessel (소형선박용 기름회수장비 개발을 위한 대상선박 선정에 관한 연구)

  • Lim, Chae-Hyun;Han, Won-Heui
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.18 no.6
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    • pp.604-609
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    • 2012
  • Our country has experienced some difficulties with clean up operation of massive marine oil pollution due to the lack of oil spill response equipments. And there was the case that a fishing vessel performed clean up operation had not received any proper payments because of its inefficient oil spill response operation. Thus, it is important to develop an efficient oil recovery equipment for small vessel and adopt it as a part of oil pollution prevention policy. These efforts could prepare oil spill response equipment in advance and use a fishing vessel registered in the affected area by massive marine oil pollution. Therefore, this study examines and adopts a suitable subject vessels as a first step for developing oil recovery system fitting with small vessels for national use.

A Study on the Insurance System for Oil Pollution Risk (유류오염 리스크와 보험담보의 문제)

  • Choi, Mi-Soo
    • THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE & LAW REVIEW
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    • v.41
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    • pp.185-202
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    • 2009
  • With the rapid development of oil and chemical industry in the late 20C, massive transportation of oil by oil tanker vessel has grown and it caused the big oil pollution accidents. When oil spill from the oil tanker, damages reach into the astronomical figures in economically and damages affect wide area and many people with break the balance of ecosystem. Recently in Korea, the oil pollution accidents has occurred frequently as growing of oil consumption and it caused large-scale damages to the victim. Oil pollution in Korea offshore takes not only Korean fisherman from their life ground and break the ecosystem but it takes too much time and money to recover. To minimize oil pollution damages, it is necessary to make pre-caution effort as a ship owner and relevant government bodies should endeavor to prevent from more damages. But once oil pollution accidents occurs in territorial sea, compensation for victim is very important. But it is true that compensation is not paid to victim smoothly. So this study aims at the problems of oil pollution compensation to the Korean victim and find the best way to get reasonable compensation.

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A Study on the Required Stockpiles of Marine Oil Spill Response Equipments in the Busan Area (부산해역에서의 해양오염방제장비의 필요수량에 관한 연구)

  • 윤종휘;윤혁수;김동선
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.139-148
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    • 2002
  • As the Busan harbor is getting susceptible to oil Pollution. the authors analyze the historical records of oil spill accidents and investigate the shoreline features. In addition. we evaluate the response capabilities and compute the required stockpiles of marine oil spill response with the worst case scenario in this area. As a result, it is shown that the recommendable oil spill response is to contain and mechanically recover all oils at sea surface in winter. while chemical dispersants can be used in summer with mechanical containment and recovery, and it is also found that off-shore booms of 3,000m and off-shore skimmers of 986MT/hour recovery rate should be stockpiled with 10,000∼60,000 liters of concentrate chemical dispersant and small amount of synthetic organic sorbents for possible use.

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A study on the effects of an artificial oil-spill on the ultrastructural changes in the digestive glands of Crassostrea gigas (태안반도 기름 유출사고 이후 인근해안에 서식하는 굴(Crassostrea gigas) 간췌장 (digestive gland) 의 미세구조 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Jun, Je-Cheon;Kang, Se-Won;Baek, Moon-Ki;Jeong, Ji-Eun;Shin, Yun-Kyung;Park, Young-Je;Han, Yeon-Soo;Lee, Yong-Seok
    • The Korean Journal of Malacology
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 2011
  • The unwanted artificial oil-spill has severely contaminated the coastal environment in the world. Level of contamination has so far been monitered by various indicator species including mussel, oysters, flounder, and cockle. In this study, we decided to use the oyster as a model organism to observe the morphological changes being exposed to the artificial oil-spill in the coastal areas in Taean, Korea. The oysters were collected from four local sites (Sindu-ri, Uiwang-ri, Jonghyeon-dong, Ansan and Uihang-ri) exposed to various levels of pollution after an oil spill in Taean. Microscopic analysis of the hepatopancreatic microstructure in the digestive gland from the collected oysters show that the swelling, whorl, and destruction phenomenon of the nuclear membrane, a well-known microstructure induced by heavy metal exposure, was observed. Nuclear body (Nb), another typical characteristic of contamination or infection were also observed in some samples. Necrosis was observed in tissue samples collected from the area with a high degree of oil pollution. In addition, parasite-like particles (virus, perkinsus) were observed in most samples. Taken together, these results suggest that oil contamination in the oyster habitats influences the cytopathological changes in Crassostrea gigas.

A Study on Improved Emergency Management System - Focused on Response to Diffusion of Oil Spilled in Marine - (재난안전관리 체계 개선 방안 연구 - 해양오일유출 확산방지기술 중심으로 -)

  • Yoo, Byungtae;Oh, Keumho;Baek, Jong-bae
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.83-89
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    • 2015
  • In Korea for 20 years(1993-2012), total number and average annual number of oil spills were 6,608 cases and total volume and average annual volume of oils spilt were $57,328k{\ell}$ and nearly $2,866k{\ell}/year$, respectively. The annual number of oil spills and annual amount of oil spilt tended to decrease with the lapse of year in Korea. As oil transportation worldwide continues to increase, many communities are at risk of oil spill disasters and must anticipate and prepare for them. Factors that influence oil spill consequences are myriad and rage from the biophysical to the social. In this paper, we analysed the emergency response systems and recovery apparatuses for oil spill accident in marine and proposed a developed oil diffusion apparatus which can be used to initial response stage by crew, and to extend golden times. This system can be minimized casualties for rescued people in disaster.

A Study of the Effectiveness of Bioremediation Agents to degrade the spilled oils on waters (미생물제제의 해상유출유 분해 효과에 대한 연구)

  • Lim Jae-Dong;Yun Jong-Hwui;Kim In-Soo
    • Proceedings of KOSOMES biannual meeting
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    • 2004.05b
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    • pp.73-79
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    • 2004
  • When large-scale oil spill happens, it will put the fatal impact on the ecosystem, ultimately harm human being seriously. Accordingly every coastal country invests to improve response technologies, of which oil removal by use of bioremediation agent is taken to be secondary or alternative cleanup method in a specific spilled area In this regards, the author attempts to find out the efficiency and effectiveness of bioremediation agent to oil slick by laboratory experiment as well as the possibility of bioremediation application to future spill accident and gets the some results. In this study, the effectiveness and efficiency of bioremediation agent to oil slick is examined by short-term laboratory test and it is found that bioremediation agent am degrade oils effectively. however, considering the environment c! spill site is quite different from that of lab, the author will carry on the on-scene test of bioremediation for longer period to look into the possibility of biorediation agent as one of oil spill response methods.

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USING SATELLITE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IMAGERY TO MAP OIL SPILLS IN THE EAST CHINA SEA

  • Shi, Lijian;Ivanov, Andrei Yu.;He, Mingxia;Zhao, Chaofang
    • Proceedings of the KSRS Conference
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    • v.2
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    • pp.981-984
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    • 2006
  • Oil pollution of the ocean is a major environmental problem, especially in its coastal zones. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) flown on satellites, such as ERS-2 and Envisat, has been proved to be a useful tool in oil spill monitoring due to its wide coverage, day and night, and all-weather capability. The total 120 SAR images containing oil spill over the East China Sea were collected and analyzed, ranging in date from July 23, 2002 to November 11, 2005. After preprocessed, SAR images were segmented by adaptive threshold method. The oil spill images were incorporated into GIS after distinguished from look-like phenomena, finally we presented the oil spills distribution map for the East China Sea. The wide-swath and quick-looks SAR imagery for mapping of oil spill distribution over large marine areas were proved to be useful when full resolution data are not available. After the temporal and spatial distribution of the oil spills were analyzed, we found that most of oil spills were distributed along the main ship routes, which means the illegal discharge by ships, and the occurrence of oil spill detected on SAR images acquired during morning and summer is much higher than during evening and winter.

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