• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2009년도 세계 도시지반공학 심포지엄
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• pp.1372-1377
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• 2009

For the remediation of the subsurface contaminated by nonaqueous phase liquids(NAPLs), it is important to characterize the NAPL zone properly. Conventional characterization methods provide data at discrete points. To overcome the weak points of conventional characterization methods, the partitioning tracer method has been developed and studied. The average saturation of NAPL($S_n$), which is the representative and continuous saturation value within contaminated site, can be calculated by comparing the transport of the partitioning tracers to that of the conservative tracer in the partitioning tracer method. In this study, the application of the partitioning tracer method in heterogeneous media was investigated. To represent the heterogeneous condition of subsurface, a two-dimensional soil box was divided into four layers and each layer contained different sized soils. Soils in the soil box were contaminated by the mixture of kerosene and diesel, and partitioning tracer tests were conducted before and after the contamination using methanol as conservative tracer and 4-methyl-2-pentanol, 2-ethyl-1-butanol, and hexanol as partitioning tracers. The response curves of partitioning tracers from contaminated soils were separated and retarded in comparison with those from non-contaminated soils. The contamination of soils by NAPLs, therefore, can be detected by partitioning tracer method considering these retardations of tracers. From our experiment condition, the average saturation of NAPLs calculated by partitioning tracer method using the methanol as conservative tracer and hexanol as partitioning tracer showed the highest accuracy, though all results were underestimated. Further studies, therefore, were needed for improving the accuracy using the partitioning tracer test in heterogeneous media.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.3-9
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• 2011

Partitioning tracers have been used with non-partitioning, inert tracer such Br, for detection, estimation, and monitoring of remediation performance of the subsurface contaminated with nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs). Various partitioning tracers with different partition coefficients between aqueous and nonaqueous phase liquids can be used to determine the hydraulic conductivity, dispersivity, and residual mass of NAPLs in the subsurface soil matrices. Temporal moment-generating equations were used to analyze the field pilot-scale test results. The pilot-scale tests included conservative tracer tests and partitioning tracer tests. Analyses of nonaqueous phase liquid distribution and characteristics of groundwater bearing soil media were performed.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2002년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.159-162
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• 2002

Innovative and nondestructive characterization techniques have been developed to locate and quantify nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) in the vadose and saturated zones in the subsurface environment. One such technique is the partitioning interwell tracer test (PITT). The PITT is a simultaneous displacement of partitioning and non-partitioning tracers through a subsurface formation. Partitioning tracers will partition into the NAPL during their transport through NAPL-contaminated formations. Mean travel times of partitioning and non-partitioning tracers are used to estimate the quantity of NAPL encountered by the displaced tracer pulse. Travel times are directly proportional to the partitioning coefficient and the volume of NAPL contacted in the subsurface environment. This paper discusses the conceptual background, design and implementation of PITTs. (This document has not been subjected to Agency review and therefore does not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency, and no official endorsement should be inferred.)

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.111-122
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• 2014

Partitioning interwell tracer test (PITT) is a method to quantify and qualify a site contaminated with NAPLs (Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids). Analytical description of PITT assumes that the injection-pumping well pair is on the line of the ambient groundwater flow direction, but the test-well pair could frequently be off the line in a real field site, which could be an erroneous factor in analyzing PITT data. The purpose of this work is to study the influence of the angle of the test-well pair on the ambient groundwater flow direction based on the result from PITT. From the experiments, it was found that the obliqueness of the test-well pair to the ambient groundwater flow direction could affect the tracer test resulting in a decreased NAPL estimation efficiency. In case of an oblique arrangement of the test-well pair to the ambient flow direction, it was found that the injection of a chase fluid could enhance the estimation efficiency. An increase of the pumping rate could enhance the recovery rate but it cannot be said that a high pumping rate can increase the test efficiency because a high pumping rate cannot give partitioning tracers enough time to partition into NAPLs. The results have a implication that because the arrangement of the test-well pair is a controlling factor in performing and interpreting PITT in the field in addition to the known factors such as heterogeneity and the source zone architecture, flow direction should be seriously considered in arranging test-well pair.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권9호
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• pp.13-21
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• 2008

분배성 추적자 시험법은 LNAPLs(light nonaqueous phase liquids)로 오염된 지반을 조사하는데 아주 유용한 방법이다. 하지만 토양 내 유기물질로 흡착되는 분배성 추적자는 잠재적으로 분배성 추적자 시험법의 정확성에 영향을 끼칠 수 있다. 연구 결과, 추적자의 액상-LNAPL 간 분배 계수는 선형 관계를 보였다. 토양의 흠착능력을 평가하기 위해 흡착 등은 실험을 수행한 결과, Freundlich 흡착 등은 양상과 거의 일치하였고, 추적자의 흡착 정도는 토양 내 유기물질 함량이 증가함에 따라 증가하였다. 또한, 토양 유기물의 흡착능에 따른 잠재적 영향을 판단하고, 추적자 시험법에 의한 LNAPLs 예측의 오차를 수정하기 위해 서로 다른 유기물 함량을 가진 4개의 컬럼 실험을 수행하였다. 컬럼 실험 결과, 오염물질이 없더라도 주문진 표준사와 유기물질이 섞인 컬럼에서는 추적자의 분리 현상이 발생하였다. 오염물질로 케로진을 주입한 이후에 다시 추적자 시험법을 수행하여 파괴곡선을 구한 결과, 토양 유기물질에 대한 추적자의 흡착으로 인해 추적자의 지연계수(R)가 커졌고 LNAPLs의 오염도가 과대평가 되었다. 또한 컬럼 실험 결과를 바탕으로 유기물 함량과 LNAPLs의 예측도 사이의 관계식을 제안하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2007

분배성 추적자 시험은 NAPLs(Nonaqueous Phase Liquids)로 오염된 대수층 및 토양 내 오염물질의 양을 예측하는 새로운 모니터링 방법으로 최근 많이 연구되고 있다. 분배성 추적자 시험은 액상과 NAPL 간에 분배되는 분배성 추적자의 분배계수를 정확히 구해야 높은 신뢰도를 가진 결과를 얻을 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 등가 알칸 탄소수(Equivalent Alkane Carbon Number; EACN) 접근법을 이용하여 액상과 벤젠, 톨루엔, 에틸벤젠, 자일렌 그리고 BTEX 혼합물질간에 분배되는 알코올 계열 추적자의 분배계수를 예측해보았다. 이 예측식을 이용한 예측값과 실험값은 BTEX 뿐만 아니라 BTEX 혼합물에서도 비교적 잘 일치하였으며, 이를 통해 추적자와 오염물질의 EACN 값을 알고 있을 경우 직접적인 분배계수 실험을 하지 않고도 간단하게 예측할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.29-32
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• 2004

Gaseous partitioning tracer test has been used for determining the volume and spatial distribution of residual non-aqueous phase liquid (NAPL) in the unsaturated soils. In this study, an experimental method for measuring the content of gas-exposed NAPL as well as that of total NAPL in a sand during air sparging was developed. Two different gaseous phase NAPL-partitioning tracers were used; n-pentane, with very low water solubility, was used as the tracer that partitions into NAPL that is only in contact with the mobile gas, and chloroform, with fairly good water solubility, was selected for detecting total NAPL content in the sand. Helium and difluromethanewere used as the non- reactive tracer and water-partitioning tracers, respectively. Using n-decane as a model NAPL (NAPL saturation of 0.018), 25.6% of total NAPL was detected by n-pentane at the water saturation of 0.68. Oniy 9.1% of total NAPL was detected by n-pentane at the water saturation of 0.84. This result implies that the quantity of gas-exposed NAPL increased about three times when the water saturation decreased from 0.84 to 0.68. At the water saturation of 0.68, more than 90% of total NAPL was detected by chloroform while 65.8% of total NAPL was detected by chloroform at the water saturation of 0.84. Considering that the removal rate of NAPL during air sparging for NAPL-contaminated aquifer is expected to be greatly dependent upon the spatial arrangement of NAPL phase with respect to the mobile gas, this new approach may provide useful information for investigating the mass transfer process during air-driven remedial processes fer NAPL-contaminated subsurface environment.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권spc호
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• pp.99-112
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• 2022

From early 2000, many researchers in the groundwater and soil environment remediation project tried to calculate the pollution level and pollution remediation cost and reflect it in the design. In addition, by identifying the movement characteristics of oil pollutants in the underground environment, many researchers tried to derive design factors necessary for pollution purification. However, although the test should be conducted in an area contaminated with oil, the toxicity and risk are too great for testing by deliberately leaking pollutants that are harmful to the human body. And as oil-contaminated areas are promoted by military units such as returned US military bases, there is a limit to access by the general public. In addition, since the indoor simulation test and the field application test have been carried out separately from each other, it was difficult to compare and review various simulation tests Therefore, in this study, PITT (Partitioning Interwell Tracer Test) and analysis methods were specifically presented through actual tests so that field workers could easily use them with the help of the military base and the Korea Rural Community Corporation Soil Environment Restoration Team. However, in order to directly reflect the distribution tracer test results in the pollution remediation design, it is necessary to reduce the analysis errors by comparing the analysis results of the existing soil pollution survey, physical exploration, and numerical modeling. In addition, it is judged to be cautious in the analysis because errors can easily occur due to various factors such as the type of oil at the polluted site, the hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer, and the skill of the researcher.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2000

플라즈마 아크 용융방식 유리화 시험설비의 계통내 기체 및 최종배출구 전단의 배기체를 분석함으로써 배기체중에 포함된 분석용 첨가물의 거동 및 배기가스 처리장치의 제염성능을 평가하였다. 중금속 물질(Pb, Cd, Hg), 방사성 모의물질(Co, Cs) 그리고 방사성핵종($^{60}Co,\;^{137}Cs$)을 분석용 첨가물로 사용한 실험결과로부터 첨가물질의 거동에 따른 유리화 설비 배기체처리시스템의 제염특성 및 제염제수를 구하였다.