• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.21-30
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• 2003

Seasonal fluctuations of physico-chemical and biological aspects of the environment were studied in Vladivostok harbour (Golden Horn Bay, the East Sea/Sea of Japan). The benthic community structure was described with a focus on size-spectra (bacteria, meio- and macrofauna) related with the chemical environment and chemical fluxes in sediment and to reveal their possible ecological role in the process of bioremediation of the environment. Samples from two sites with different concentrations of heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Pb, Mn, Cr, Ni Cd, Co) and petroleum hydrocarbon were assessed by a number of methods. These included plate counts of culturable bacteria, observation through a scanning electron (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). These approaches were complemented with microscopic assessments of the diversity of the benthic community. The specific communities had a limited number of species, tolerant to abnormally high levels of toxic compounds. The dominant species were presented by several sho.1-lived small polychaetes (Capitella capitata) and nematodes (Oncholaimium ramosum). The highest population density was recorded in microbenthos, in various diatoms, various physiological groups of bacteria which participate in biomineralization: marine heterotrophic bacteria, which oxidized oil, black oil in addition to groups resistant to heavy metals. They have the entire set of mechanisms for neutralizing the negative effect of those compounds, forming the detrital food web and biogeochemical circulation of material in sediments, which results in the biological self-recycling of sea basins. Macro- and meiobenthic organisms were more sensitive to a greater extent of $H_2S$ and petroleum hydrocarbons than to metal content, but the within-site rankings were the same as those achieved for microbiological analyses.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.215-221
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• 2006

This research presents results from laboratory and pilot-scale experiments to remove high-nitrate in pickling wastewater using the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) as a biological method. During the experimental periods, the influent concentrations of NOx-N and $Ca^{+2}$ were analyzed to be 350-1,600 and 700-800 mg/L, respectively. In order to provide carbon source for denitrification, methanol has been added in proportion to the influent nitrate loading. The mean concentrations of MLSS and MLVSS, the fraction of volatile solids in sludge and the sludge volume index were measured to be 27 g/L, 5 g/L, 18.5% and 7.5, respectively. The solid retention time was kept in the range of 18 to 22 days, specific denitrification rate ($U_{dn}$) was $0.301g{NO_3}^--N/gVSS/day$. The oxidized nitrogen concentration of effluent ranged 2-34 mg/L with an average of 5.2 mg/L, the overall reduction in total nitrogen was more than 99.2%. In order to treat the pickling wastewater including the high concentration of nitrate and $Ca^{+2}$, the continuous flow process is not suitable because the specific gravity of the sludge is considerably increased by $Ca^{+2}$, thus the SBR process is shown to be very effective to treat the pickling wastewater.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2005년도 Proceedings of The 6th korea-china joint workshop on nuclear waste management
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• pp.165-175
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• 2005

Measurement of spent resin activity was initiated in 2004 in order to develop the C-14 removal technology for safe disposal. As part of this program, spent resins were sampled and measured in the in-station resin storage tank 2 at Wolsong Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1. At the time of sampling, the resins had been in storage tank from 3 to 23 years. Total 72 resin samples were sampled, which were collected from both man-hole (68 samples) and test-hole (4 samples) in the in-station resin storage tank 2. They were separated into liquid, activated carbon, zeolite, and spent resin. The spent resins were oxidized with sample oxidizer and analyzed for C-14. Ten of collected mixed resin samples were separated by density into cation and anion resins using a sugar solution. The C-14 concentration in anion exchange resin was approximately 2 times higher than in the mixed resin. The average concentration of C-14 in the cation/anion mixed exchange resin was $460\;GBq/m^3$ from test-hole and $53.1\;GBq/m^3$ from man-hole. We have found that concentration of C-14 in the spent resin is about from 0.4 to $1,321\;GBq/m^3$. So it could be a problem, when dispose of at a repository, since there is a disposal limit of $222\;GBq/m^3$. This means we should develop the C-14 removal technology.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.449-454
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• 2003

국제해사기구-해양환경보호위원회 제 46차(외교회의 결정 2001년 10월 5일)회의에서 유기주석계 방오도료 사용금지(2003년 1월 1일 선체 사용금지, 2008년 1월 1일 선체 잔존금지)에 따른 TBT함유 페인트 폐기물의 다량 발생에 대한 처리기술의 개발로 방오 도료 페인트의 최적 처리시스템을 연구하였다. 열분해 반응장치를 이용하여 TBT함유 페인트 폐기물의 열분해 특성 및 처리성능을 평가하였다. TBT함유 페인트 폐기물을 열분해 반응조에서 온도를 1000^{\circ}C$, 반응시간을 1시간 동안 처리했을 때 유기주석이 99% 제거되어 처리효율이 뛰어났다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2019

Recently, groundwater contamination by mixed occurrence of arsenic (As) and nitrate ($NO_3{^-}$) has been a serious environmental issue all around world. In this study, we investigated the microbial As(III) oxidation characteristic under denitrification process to examine the feasibility of the microbial consortia in wetland sediment to simultaneously treat these two contaminants. The detail objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of $NO_3{^-}$ on the oxidation of As(III) in anaerobic environments and observe the microbial community change during the As oxidation under denitrification process. Results showed that the As(III) was completely and simultaneously oxidized to As(V) under denitrification process, however, it occurred to a much less extent in the absence of sediment or $NO_3{^-}$. In addition, the significant increase of As(III) oxidation rate in the presence of $NO_3{^-}$ suggested the potential of As oxidation under denitrification by indigenous microorganisms in wetland sediment. Genera Pseudogulbenkiania, and Flavisolibacter were identified as predominant microbial species driving the redox process. Conclusively, this study can provide useful information on As(III) oxidation under denitrifying environment and contribute to develop an effective technology for simultaneous removal of As(III) and $NO_3{^-}$ in groundwater.

• 청정기술
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2014

이 연구에서는 대형 주물공정 용접작업장 근로자들의 건강보호 및 작업환경 개선을 위해 위해인자 조사 및 분석작업을 수행하였다. 또한, 대상 작업장의 작업환경을 개선하기 위해 측정 및 전산유체해석 모델링을 수행한 후 효과적인 환기방법을 제안하였다. 대형 주물공정 용접작업장 근로자들의 건강 위해인자를 조사한 결과, A사는 산화철분진, B사와 C사는 용접흄, D사는 용접 흄과 산화철분진이 주오염원인 것으로 확인되었다. 작업자 호흡영역에서의 흄 농도는 $0.05{\sim}4.37mg/m^3$이었고, 용접작업장 공기 중 흄 농도는 $0.13{\sim}7.54mg/m^3$이었다. 또한, 용접작업 시 최적의 환기방법을 제안하기 위해 측정 및 전산유체해석 모사를 수행한 결과, 배기공정의 경우에는 배기 덕트를 용접점에 근접시켜 국소배기를 실시하는 것이 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 급기공정의 경우에는 개구부 끝 부분에서 급기를 하며 급기용 팬은 작업 공간 외부에 설치하는 것이 효과적일 것으로 나타났다. 향후 대형 주물공정 용접작업장의 터널형 반밀폐 공간에 대한 환기방법을 표준화한다면 주물산업 및 조선업 등에 종사하는 용접 근로자들의 건강보호 및 작업환경 개선에 매우 효과적일 것으로 판단된다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.421-433
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• 2023

원자력발전소의 사용후핵연료(Spent Nuclear Fuel: SNF)에 대한 최종처분은 지하 심부의 지질학적 저장소에서 이루어진다. 사용후핵연료를 감싸는 금속처분용기는 주철과 구리 등으로 제작되어 방사성핵종을 장기간 격리할 예정이며, 공학적방벽과 천연방벽으로 구성된 다중방벽처분시스템에 의해 보호를 받도록 설계된다. 지하 심부의 환경(심층처분환경)은 점차 무산소의 환원환경으로 바뀌게 되며, 이러한 환경에서 구리처분용기의 부식을 일으킬 수 있는 유력한 물질 중 하나는 황화물이다. 황화물에 의한 응력균열부식은 구리처분용기의 안정성을 크게 저하시켜 처분장의 장기안전성에 큰 영향을 미칠 수 있다. 심층처분환경에는 황산염이 다양한 형태로 존재 또는 유입될 수 있으며, 황산염환원미생물에 의해 황화물로 전환되어 구리처분용기의 부식에 기여할 수 있다. 완충재와 뒤채움재의 유력한 후보물질인 벤토나이트에는 주로 석고(CaSO₄)와 같은 산화형태의 황산염 광물이 포함되어 있다. 심층처분환경 내에 미생물이 생장할 만한 공간이 있고 유기 탄소 등 전자공여체가 충분히 공급된다면 미생물 활동에 의해 황산염이 황화물로 환원될 수 있다. 하지만 근계영역에서 생성된 황화물과 지권으로부터 유입되는 황화물 중 대부분은 완충재에 의해 차단되어 극히 일부만이 처분용기에 도달할 것이다. 처분환경에서 존재가능한 황화철 광물 중 하나인 황철석은 용해과정에서 황산염을 발생시켜 구리처분용기의 부식에 기여할 수 있다. 하지만 황철석의 극히 낮은 용해도로 인해 산화 생성물의 양은 매우 적을 것이고 포화된 벤토나이트의 낮은 수리전도도로 인해 처분용기로 산화 생성물의 이동은 제한될 것이다. 우리는 심층처분환경에서 황산염의 존재와 환원 그리고 황화물과 황철석의 형성 및 거동 특성 등에 관한 주요 연구 사례 등을 종합적으로 분석, 정리하였고, 고준위방사성폐기물 처분장의 장기안전성에 대한 황산염과 황화물의 영향을 이해하고자 하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.420-425
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• 2010

온간단조(warm forging) 가공은 가공소재(Billet)를 $800^{\circ}C$ 정도로 가열하여 금형의 다이블록 임프레션(impression) 상면(上面)에 위치결정 시켜 단조하고 있는데, 이 단조가공 과정에서 산화스케일의 비산에 따른 작업자의 화상에 대한 위험도와 산화스케일이 다이블록의 임프레이션에 부착 되거나 열처리기술 미흡으로 금형수명(die life)을 단축시키며 다이블록 안에 분무하는 이형제는 유해먼지, 유해증기, 미스트, 퓸, 악취 등을 발생시켜 작업장 환경을 오염시킴으로써 직무기피 직종으로 분리되기 때문에 생산량 목표 달성에 큰 문제점으로 대두 되고 있다. 더욱이 다이블록의 임프레이션 마멸부위를 수리보수하기 위한 재생공법의 미흡으로 납기지연, 금형비 상승의 요인으로 나타나므로 이에 대한 재생공법 개선과 작업장의 공해물 제거장치의 개발이 요망되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 황동제 관 이음쇠의 온간단조가공에서 도출된 빌릿가열시 문제점, 금형재생 보수시 문제점, 제조원가의 상승요인 등을 외국의 기술과 비교하여 온간단조 금형제작방법개선, 금형재생보수공법 개선, 유해가스 제거장치를 도입하여 환경친화형 작업장 개선 등으로 문제점을 해결 하고자 하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.812-821
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• 2007

The ecosystems of certain abandoned mines contain arsenic-resistant bacteria capable of performing detoxification when an ars gene is present in the bacterial genome. The ars gene has already been isolated from Pseudomonas putida and identified as a member of the membrane transport regulatory deoxyribonucleic acid family. The arsenite-oxidizing bacterial strains isolated in the present study were found to grow in the presence of 66.7 mM sodium arsenate($V;\;Na_2HAsO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$), yet experienced inhibited growth when the sodium arsenite($III;\;NaAsO_2$) concentration was higher than 26 mM. Batch experiment results showed that Pseudomonas putida strain OS-5 completely oxidized 1 mM of As(III) to As(V) within 35 h. An arsB gene encoding a membrane transport regulatory protein was observed in arsenite-oxidizing Pseudomonas putida strain OS-5, whereas arsB, arsH, and arrA were detected in strain OS-19, arsD and arsB were isolated from strain RW-18, and arsR, arsD, and arsB were found in E. coli strain OS-80. The leader gene of arsR, -arsD, was observed in a weak acid position. Thus, for bacteria exposed to weak acidity, the ars system may cause changes to the ecosystems of As-contaminated mines. Accordingly, the present results suggest that arsR, arsD, arsAB, arsA, arsB, arsC, arsH, arrA, arrB, aoxA, aoxB, aoxC, aoxD, aroA, and aroB may be useful for arsenite-oxidizing bacteria in abandoned arsenic-contaminated mines.

• 환경분석과 독성보건
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.264-280
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• 2018

In this study, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured using a proton transfer reaction-time of flight-mass spectrometer (PTR-ToF-MS) at the Seoul Metropolitan Area Intensive Monitoring Station (SIMS) in Korea during the summer season of 2018. The results revealed that oxygenated VOCs (OVOCs) contributed a large fraction (83.6%) of the total VOCs, with methanol being the most abundant constituent (38.6%). The VOCs measured at SIMS were strongly influenced by local conditions. Non-volatile organic compounds (NVOCs), such as pinene, increased due to northeasterly wind direction in the morning, and OVOCs and anthropogenic VOCS (AVOCs) increased with northwesterly wind direction during the daytime. This was the result of the eastward location of Bukhansan National Park and the westward location of urban area from the SIMS location. The VOCs included abundant oxidized forms of VOCs, which can affect the generation of fine dust through various response pathways in the atmosphere. The real-time measurement technique using PTR-ToF-MS suggested in this study is expected to contribute to an improved scientific understanding of high-concentration fine dust events because the high temporal resolution makes it possible to analyze the variations of VOCs reflected in dynamic events.