• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.685-692
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• 2012

UV technology is widely used in water and wastewater treatment. Many researches have been conducted on microbial disinfection and micro pollutant reduction with UV treatment. However, the study on NOM with UV has limited because low/medium pressure UV lamp is not sufficient to affect refractory organics such as NOM. Pulsed UV treatment using UV flash lamp can be operated in the pulsed mode with much greater peak intensity. The pulse duration is typically in microseconds, whereas the interval between pulses is in the order of milliseconds. The high intensity of pulsed UV would mineralize NOM itself as well as change the characteristics of NOM. Chlorine demand and DBPs formation is affected on the changed amounts and properties of NOM. The objective of this study is to investigate the effect on NOM, chlorine residual, and chlorinated DBPs formation with pulsed UV treatment.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.100-108
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• 2016

Microbiological contamination of eggs should be prevented in the poultry industry, as poultry is one of the major reservoirs of human Salmonella. ClO₂ gas has been reported to be an effective disinfectant in various industry fields, particularly the food industry. The aims of this study were to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of chlorine dioxide gas on two strains of Salmonella inoculated onto eggshells under various experimental conditions including concentrations, contact time, humidity, and percentage organic matter. As a result, it was shown that chlorine dioxide gas under wet conditions was more effective in inactivating Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Gallinarum compared to that under dry conditions independently of the presence of organic matter (yeast extract). Under wet conditions, a greater than 4 log reduction in bacterial populations was achieved after 30 min of exposure to ClO₂ each at 20 ppm, 40 ppm, and 80 ppm against S. Enteritidis; 40 ppm and 80 ppm against S. Gallinarum. These results suggest that chlorine dioxide gas is an effective agent for controlling Salmonella, the most prevalent contaminant in the egg industry.

• 한국환경생태학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생태학회 2003년도 추계학술논문발표회 논문집
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• pp.105-126
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• 2003

In Korea most of annual rainfall is concentrated in several episodic heavy rains during the season of summer monsoon and typhoon. Because of uneven rainfall distribution many dams have been constructed in order to secure water supply in dry seasons. The Han River system has the most dams among Korean rivers, and the river is a series of dams now. Reservoirs need different strategy of water quality control from river water. Autochthonous organic matter and phosphorus should be the major target to be controlled in lakes. In this Paper some problems are discussed that makes efforts of water quality improvement ineffective in lakes of Korea, even after the substantial investment to wastewater treatment facilities.1) Phosphorus is the key factor controlling eutrophication of lakes and the reduction ofphosphors should be the major target of water treatment. However, water quality management strategy in Korea is still stream-oriented, and focused on BOD removal from sewage. Phosphorus removal efficiency remains as low as 10-30%, because biological treatment is adopted for both secondary treatment and advanced treatment. The standard for TP concentration of the sewage treatment plant effluent is 6 mgP/l in most of regions, and 2 mg/l in enforced region near metropolitan water intake point. TP in the effluents of sewage treatment plants are usually 1-2 mg/1, and most of plants meet the effluent regulation without a further phosphorus removal process. The generous TP standard for effluents discourages further efforts to improve phosphorus removal efficiency of sewage treatment. Considering that TP standard for the effluent is below 0.1 mg/l in some countries, it should be amended to below 0.1 mg/l in Korea, especially in the watershed of large lakes.2) Urban runoff and combined sewer overflow are not treated, even though their total loading into lakes can be comparable to municipal sewage discharges on dry days. Chemical coagulation and rapid settling might be the solution to urban runoff in regard of intermittent operation on only rainy days.3) Aggregated precipitation in Korea that is concentrated on several episodic heavyrains per year causes a large amount of nonpoint source pollution loading into lakes. It makes the treatment of nonpoint source discharge by methods of other countries of even rain pattern, such as retention pond or artificial wetland, impractical in Korea.4) The application rate of fertilizers in Korea is ten times as high as the average ofOECD countries. The total manure discharge from animal farming is thought to be over the capacity of soil treatment in Korea. Even though large portion of manure is composted for organic fertilizer, a lot of nutrients and organic matter emanates from organic compost. The reduction of application rate and discharge rate of phosphorus from agricultural fields should be encouraged by incentives and regulations.5) There is a lot of vegetable fields with high slopes in the upstream region of the HanRiver. Soil erosion is severe due to high slopes, and fertilizer is discharged in the form of adsorbed phosphorus on clay surface. The reduction of soil erosion in the upland area should be the major preventive policy for eutrophication. Uplands of high slope must be recovered to forest, and eroded gullies should be reformed into grass-buffered natural streams which are wider and resistant to bank erosion.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.132-139
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• 2021

과산소산(peroxy-acid)을 산화제로 사용하여 현장 오염토양내 존재하는 다환방향족탄화수소의 산화분해 효과를 알아보기 위하여 실험실 규모의 연구를 진행하였다. 대상 토양의 토성은 19.2 %의 토양 유기물을 포함한 pH 6.8의 사양토(sandy loam)로 확인되었으며 토양 내 다환방향족탄화수소 중 벤조(a)피렌(benzo(a)pyrene)의 농도가 평균 2.23 mg/kg으로 국내 토양환경보전법의 1 지역 우려 기준치의 3배 정도 높게 나타났다. 따라서 벤조(a)피렌 오염 토양에 대하여 유기산과 과산화수소를 이용한 과산소산 산화(peroxy-acid oxidation)처리에 의한 토양내 벤조(a)피렌의 농도 저감효과를 유기산의 종류와 유기산 및 과산화수소의 농도조건별로 평가하였다. 선정된 유기산 중 프로피온산(propionic acid)의 산화 효과가 가장 큰 것으로 확인되었으며 토양 중 벤조(a)피렌의 농도를 최종적으로 1 지역 우려 기준치 이하로 저감하였다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2000

Although microorganisms play an important role in composting process, researches on the effective microorganism (EM) in composting process are rarely reported. In this study, three stages of work performed 1) investigation of composting facility 2) sample collection and isolation of the EM 3) lab-scale composting by seeding the isolated EM. For this, purpose, physical, chemical, and biological characteristics, such as temperature, moisture content, organic matter, pH population of microorganism, etc., were investigated during the process and the results were compared with those of a control(non-seeded). In the composting facility, the most active degradation of food waste was suppsed to occur in 10-11th day of composting by observing the temperature and CO2 emission. The population of bacterial and fungi was highest in thermophilic stage. Meanwhile that of actinomycetes and yeast was relatively uniform during the process. In the lab-scale test, the thermophilic stage was maintained longer(more than 9 days in 17 days of experiment) in the seeded which was favored for the high reduction of organic matter and moisture. Reduction rates of lipids and salinity were also increased in the seeded. It confirmed these results that the population of microorganisms in the seeded was observed higher in several orders than the control. However, pH of the seeded was maintained as low as about 4.5 throughout the experiment except the final period of the process. Meanwhile, pH of the control rose in the early stage of the experiment. This was probably due that the seeded microorganisms collected from the composting facility was adapted to the low pH environment.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권11호
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• pp.1385-1390
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• 2010

Repeated additions of untreated slurry to soil affected ecology and caused high levels of heavy metal in soil and ground water. The objective of this study was to evaluate heavy metal from hanwoo slurry with ferrous sulfate ($FeSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$), aluminum sulfate [$Al_2(SO_4)_3{\cdot}14H_2O$, alum] and aluminum chloride ($AlCl_3{\cdot}6H_2O$) as a way to improve environmental management in hanwoo industry. The treatment rates, which were incorporated totally within the hanwoo slurry, were 1.0 g and 1.5 g of ferrous sulfate, alum and aluminum chloride/25 g of hanwoo slurry. The various rates of chemical additives significantly increased dry matter (9.98~13.94%) and decreased pH (3.48~6.52) compared with the controls. The use of chemical additives decreased Fe (11~29%), Al (7~12%), Zn (13~36%), and Cu (4~32%) contents, except for Fe in hanwoo slurry with ferrous sulfate and Al in hanwoo slurry with alum and aluminum chloride. In addition, the reduction in heavy metal should be associated with reduction in pH. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that alum and aluminum chloride additives at rate of 1.5 g were cost-effective management practice that significantly reduces heavy metal from hanwoo slurry, while it may be improved environmental management.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2012

석탄 연소 부산물인 비산회 (fly ash)는 이산화탄소 발생을 저감하고 토양 탄소를 격리하는 효과가 있음이 보고된 바 있다. 같은 연소 부산물인 석탄바닥재 (bottom ash)는 비산회와 유사한 화학적 성질을 가지고 있고, 아울러 다공성으로 토양미생물들이 정착하는 적절한 담체로서의 기능을 가지고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 성질이 다른 유기물들 (헤어리베치, 청보리, 유박비료)이 처리된 토양에서 석탄바닥재가 토양 미생물들에 의한 유기물 분해 및 호흡량에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 미생물에 의한 유기물의 분해속도는 유박비료, 헤어리베치, 청보리의 순으로 높게 나타났고, 유기물과 석탄바닥재를 함께 처리하였을 때, 유의하게 감소하였다. 이산화탄소 발생량의 경시적인 변화는 유기물의 이분해성에 의존하였으나, 석탄바닥재를 처리하였을 때 유의하게 발생량이 감소하였다. 총 누적 이산화탄소 발생량 또한 이와 유사한 결과를 보였다. 석탄바닥재가 함유하고 있는 중금속 등과 같은 유해물질의 농도가 높지 않다면, 본 연구의 결과들은 석탄바닥재가 토양 처리 유기물의 이산화탄소 발생 저감 및 토양 탄소격리에 긍정적으로 기여 할 수 있는 소재로서 가능성이 있음을 보여준다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.596-606
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• 2021

Soil-borne diseases are the major problems in mono cropping. A mixture (designated LTM-m) composed of agricultural wastes and a beneficial microorganism Streptomyces saraceticus SS31 was used as soil amendments to evaluate its efficacy for managing Rhizoctonia solani and root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). In vitro antagonistic assays revealed that SS31 spore suspensions and culture broths effectively suppressed the growth of R. solani, reduced nematode egg hatching, and increased juvenile mortality. Assays using two Petri dishes revealed that LTM-m produced volatile compounds to inhibit the growth of R. solani and cause mortality to the root knot nematode eggs and juveniles. Pot and greenhouse tests showed that application of 0.08% LTM-m could achieve a great reduction of both diseases and significantly increase plant fresh weight. Greenhouse trials revealed that application of LTM-m could change soil properties, including soil pH value, electric conductivity, and soil organic matter. Our results indicate that application of LTM-m bio-organic amendments could effectively manage soil-borne pathogens.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.2205-2213
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• 2000

NF와 RO를 이용한 용존성 물질의 제거특성을 관찰하기 위해 UF로 전처리된 지하수가 파일럿플랜트에 6개월 동안 연속 공급되었다. 그리고 NF와 RO에서 발생한 막 오염의 특성을 파악하고 막 오염물질을 규명하기 위해서 파일럿플랜트에서 NF와 RO를 분리하여 autopsy test를 실시하였다. Autopsy test에서는 파일럿플랜트에서 사용된 막의 투과플럭스와 화학세정에 따른 플럭스의 회복율을 측정하였다. 아울러 여기서 발생한 폐세정액의 수질을 분석하여 막 오염물질의 구성성분을 알아보고자 하였다. NF와 RO1의 비플럭스는 운전시간 100일 이후에 급격히 감소하기 시작하였고 RO1에서의 감소율이 NF에서보다 컸다. 회수율이 낮온 RO2의 비플럭스는 점진적으로 감소하였다. 파일럿플랜트에서 용존성 무기물질의 제거율은 전기전도도로 NF, RO1, RO2 막에서 각각 76.3%, 88.2%, 95.3%로 RO2에서 가장 높았다. 용존성 유기물질의 제거율은 TOC로 80%정도였다. 와권형 NF와 RO의 막 오염은 원수 유입부보다는 농축수 유출부에서 많이 발생하였다. 이것은 유출부로 갈수록 막면선속도가 낮아지고 원수 중 오염물질의 농도가 높아졌기 때문이다. 막 오염물질의 주성분은 무기성 Ca염과 유기성 Si염인 것으로 생각되며 비가역적 막 오염에 기여도가 가장 큰 물질은 Fe인 것으로 생각된다. 막 오염물질의 형상을 SEM으로 관찰한 결과 최근접 표면에 유기물질이 부착되어 있고 그 위에 판상모양의 무기성분이 쌓여 있는 형태가 관찰되었다. 미생물 막 오염은 거의 관찰되지 않았는데 이것은 UF에서 1차로 대부분의 미생물이 제거되었기 때문이다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2020

This study analyzed the changes in the concentrations of the pollutants of constructed treatment wetlands which come from the discharge water of a sewage treatment plant. According to the results of budgets in constructed wetlands, the net production of the organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were 368 kgC/month, 306 kgN/month and -49 kgP/month, respectively. The high particle form of pollutants are mostly removed due to settlement and absorption when passing through wetlands, but because a low processing efficiency for pollutants was shown when sewage treatment plant wastewater flows in, there is a need for a water management system that can reduce the organic matter load through monitoring. The low removal efficiency of constructed wetlands were caused by both structural and operational problems. Therefore, to enable to play a role as a reduction facility of pollutants, an appropriate design and operation manuals for constructed wetlands is urgently needed.