• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.191-200
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• 2024

Background: Busan is a rapidly industrializing city with many mixed residential and industrial areas. Fine dust emissions from mobile pollution sources such as ships and vehicles are particularly high in Busan. Objectives: This study analyzed the spatial distribution of air pollutants over the past three years and identified the impact of air pollutants through mobile source data in Busan. Methods: We obtained air pollutant data on fine particulate matter (PM₁₀), ultrafine particulate matter (PM_2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂), sulfurous acid gas (SO₂), and ozone (O₃) for the last three years (source: airkorea.or.kr) and analyzed the spatial distribution using SAS 9.4 and Surfer 23. For the mobile pollutant data, we used CCTV data from major intersections in Busan to identify truck and car traffic, and visualized traffic density with QGIS. Results: The analysis of the concentration of air pollutants over three years (2020~2022) showed that all were lower than the annual environmental standards with the exception of PM_2.5. PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 were found to be highly concentrated in the western part of the area, while NO₂ was high in the port area of Busan and SO₂ was high in the western part of the area and near the new port of Busan. In the case of O₃, it was high in the eastern part of the city. The traffic volume of freight vehicles by intersection was concentrated in the West Busan area, and the traffic volume for all cars was also confirmed to be concentrated at "Mandeok Intersection" located in the West Busan area. Conclusions: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between air pollutants emitted from motor vehicles and the distribution of air pollutants in Busan. The spatial distribution of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 correlates with traffic volume, while high concentrations of SO₂ and NO₂ near the port are associated with ship emissions.

• 한국항만경제학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.129-142
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• 2022

과거에는 대기오염에 대한 관심이 온실가스에 집중되어 있었지만, 최근 몇 년 사이 미세먼지에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있다. 언론 및 환경단체 등에서는 미세먼지에 의한 대기오염에 대해 지속적으로 강조하고 있다. 미세먼지에 대한 경각심이 높아지는 가운데 국외 유입을 제외한 국내 요인으로써 항만에서 발생되는 대기오염이 심각한 것으로 분석되고 있다. 이를 인지하고 항만에서 발생하는 대기오염을 감소기키기 위해 국내에서도 항만지역등 대기질 개선에 관한 특별법을 제정하여 항만에서 기인하는 대기오염을 억제시키려는 시도를 하고 있다. 이 법에서는 선박뿐만 아니라 차량, 하역기계 등 항만 전체에서 발생하는 대기오염물질을 규제하며, 선박과 관련한 정책으로는 ECA, VSR, AMP가 있다. 본 연구에서는 인천항을 대상으로 이러한 친환경 정책의 효과에 대해 분석하고자 하였다. 우선적으로 정책이 없을 경우를 가정하여 선박에서 발생한 대기오염물질 배출량을 산정한 후, 각각의 정책에 대한 분석과 최종적으로 모든 정책이 반영된 실제 배출량을 산정하여 비교하는 연구를 수행하였다. 유럽환경청과 미국환경보호국에서 제시하는 방법론을 이용하였으며, 분석대상 오염물질은 국립환경과학원에서 제공하는 황산화물(SO_X), 일산화탄소(CO), 질소산화물(NO_X), 총부유물질(TSP), 미세먼지·초미세먼지(PM₁₀, PM_2.5), 암모니아(NH₃)를 대상으로 하였다. 분석결과, 모든 정책이 반영된 실제 배출량은 약 4,097톤/년으로 정책 미 반영시의 약 4,857톤/년에 비해 약 760톤/년의 배출저감 효과가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 각 정책의 효과를 개별적으로 분석하였을때는 ECA 4,111톤/년, VSR 4,854톤/년, AMP 4,843톤의 대기오염물질 배출량이 발생하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과는 인천항 대기환경과 관련된 정책수립의 기초자료 및 근거자료로 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.149-160
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Concerns have been raised about the impact of recent high concentrations of fine dust on human health. Ammonia(NH₃) reacts with sulfur oxides and nitrogen compounds in the atmosphere to form ultrafine ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate (PM2.5). There is a growing need for accurate estimates of the amount of ammonia emitted during agricultural production. Therefore, in this study, ammonia emissions generated from the cultivation of leafy perilla in plastic houses were determined. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cow manure compost, swine manure compost, and poultry manure compost each at 34.6 ton ha^-1, the amount commonly used by farmers in the field, was sprayed on the soil surface. Just after spraying cow manure compost, swine manure compost, and poultry manure compost, the ammonia was periodically measured and analyzed to be 22.5 kg ha^-1, 22.8 kg ha^-1, and 85.2 kg ha^-1, respectively. The emission factors were estimated at 70.0 kg-NH₃ ton-N, 62.8 kg-NH₃ ton-N, and 234.1 kg-NH₃ ton-N, respectively. Most ammonia was released in the two weeks after application of the compost and then the amount released gradually decreased. CONCLUSION: Therefore, it is necessary to improve the emission factor through a study on the estimation of ammonia emission by type of livestock manure and major farming types such as rice fields and uplands, and to update data on the production, distribution, and sales of livestock manure.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2023

Nitrogen fertilizers applied to agricultural lands for crop cultivation can be volatilized as ammonia. The released ammonia can catalyze the formation of ultrafine dust (particulate matter, PM2.5), classified as a short-lived climate change pollutant, in the atmosphere. Currently, one of the prominent methods for fertilizer application in agricultural lands is soil surface application, which comprises spraying the fertilizers onto the soil surface, followed by mixing the fertilizers with the soil. Owing to the low nitrogen absorption rate of crops, when nitrogen fertilizers are applied in this manner, they can be lost from land surfaces through volatilization. Therefore, investigating a new fertilization method to reduce ammonia emissions and increase the fertilizer utilization efficiency of crops is necessary. In this study, to develop a method for reducing ammonia emissions from nitrogen fertilizers applied to soil surfaces, deep fertilization was conducted using a newly developed deep fertilization device, and ammonia emissions from barley, garlic, and onion fields were examined. Conventional fertilization (surface application) and deep fertilization (soil depth of 25 cm) were conducted for analysis. The fertilization rate was 100% of the standard fertilization rate used for barley, and deep fertilization of N, P, and K fertilizers was implemented. Ammonia emissions were collected using a wind tunnel chamber, and quantified subsequently susing the indole-phenol blue method. Ammonia emissions released from the basal fertilizer application persisted for approximately 58 d, beginning from approximately 3 d after fertilization in conventional treatments; however, ammonia was not released from deep fertilization. Moreover, barley, garlic, and onion yields were higher in the deep fertilization treatment than in the conventional fertilization treatment. In conclusion, a new fertilization method was identified as an alternative to the current approach of spraying fertilizers on the soil surface. This new method, which involves injecting nitrogen fertilizers at a soil depth of 25 cm, has the potential to reduce ammonia emissions and increase the yields of barley, garlic, and onion.