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A Survey on House Sparrow Population Decline at Bandel, West Bengal, India

  • Ghosh, Samik;Kim, Ki-Hyun;Bhattacharya, R.
    • 한국지구과학회지
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    • 제31권5호
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    • pp.448-453
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    • 2010
  • The population of House sparrow (Passer domesticus), once a very common bird, has declined markedly in most parts of the world including India. Sparrows were distributed widely in the district Hoogly, West Bengal, India. However over the past few decades, they became not so common in this part of the wo rld. A study has been conductedto establish the database for their current population and to assess the possible causes of their decline at Bandel ($22^{\circ}$52'22''N/$88^{\circ}$22'53''E) placed beside the river Hoogly from September 2008 to May 2009. After prolonged searching, a relatively dense population of sparrow (total subject 270) was found in busy areas of railway station and a nearby market in Bandel. The behavior of these birds was studied extensively from early morning to late night. The noise level of the area varied from 35 to 95 dB with an average of 70.6 dB from 04:30 am-10:30 pm, IST. It was also observed that the sparrows took rest on the site of the tree where the illumination level was low (30-45 lux). Sparrows residing at the Bandel station are habituated with the loud noise, being undisturbed by passing trains. Thus, it can be concluded that in spite of heavy noise of trains, crowdy travelers, and lack of nest sites, they remain at the station because of availability of food in the nearby roadside market. Based on this observation, sound pollution and availability of food are not responsible for their decline.

서울시 도로변의 빗물받이에서 체취한 하수슬러지의 중금속 오염 평가 (The Assesment of Heavy metal Pollution in Sewage Sludeges from Gully Pots Alongside Some Main Roads in Seoul, Korea)

  • 이평구
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제32권6호
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    • pp.633-644
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    • 1999
  • Gully pot is a part of urban darainage system to butter the runoff water fluxes from road to rivers and to minimize environmental pollution by prevending over the surrounding area. A series of studies have been carried out concerning the physicochemical characteristics of the sewage sludge sediments sttling down in such a gully pot in order to over to evaluate the contamination for heavy metals such as pb, Zn, Cu and Cd. The roadside soil and sewage sludge samples from gully pots were characterized by XRD analyses and sequential extraction : Zn 2595.7$\mu$g/g; Cd9.8$\mu$/g; Cu602.5$\mu$g/g; Pb260.0$\mu$g/g),because of a long-term accumulation of vehicle- and industrial-related pollutants. Mean Zn concentration in Yeouido (3873$\mu$g/g) and Junggu(3262$\mu$g/g)areas are 4-5 times higher than those in Dobonggu area, suggesting that Zn may be derived from automobile traffic (including the rubber of automobile tires). The mean concentrations of Cu and Cr are very significantly high in Junggu and Gurogu areas, possibly due to the industrial activities in these areas. The low Pb levels throughtotut the whole study areas in Seoul can be accounted for the use of unleaded gasoline since 1987. Sequential extraction experiments illustrate that a major part of Zn is bound to FII and FIII, representing about 88% of the total Zn concentration. Fraction IV, related to orgnic matter, is mostly significant for Cu accounting for 60% of the total Cu, and FII is next in importance. The main carriers of Pb are the fractions III, II and FIV, and in that order. The behavior of Cd is quite different from other elements (Zn, Cu, Pb), and most of the Cd is associated with FV. Changes in the physicochemical environments (such as acidification) may result in severe environmental pollution of surface water and rivers with respect to heavy metals (especially Zn and Cu).

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Multiplex PCR을 이용한 은행나무 수나무 식별용 SCAR 마커 개발 (Development of SCAR Marker for Identifying Male Trees of Ginkgo biloba using Multiplex PCR)

  • 홍용표;이제완
    • 한국산림과학회지
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    • 제105권4호
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    • pp.422-428
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    • 2016
  • 은행나무는 이식성이 좋고 열악한 환경에서도 잘 자라기 때문에 도심 가로수나 조경수로 매우 적합한 수종이다. 은행나무는 암수딴그루 식물로 수나무와 암나무의 생식기관(수꽃과 암꽃)의 비교를 통하여 성을 식별할 수 있으나, 꽃이 달리기까지 약 20년 이상이 필요하다. 가로수용 은행나무는 주로 꽃이 생성되기 이전에 식재되기 때문에 암나무와 수나무 구분 없이 가로수로 식재되어왔다. 가로수로 식재된 암나무에서 열리는 은행나무 열매는 악취를 발산하고 거리 오염을 야기하고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 유시에 수나무를 선별하기 위하여 기존에 보고된 수나무 특이 RAPD 변이체의 염기서열을 기반으로 수나무에서만 675 bp의 PCR 산물을 증폭하는 SCAR 마커(SCAR-GBM)를 개발하였다. SCAR-GBM 마커의 우성 마커 특성에 기인한 위음성(false-negative)문제를 해결하고 식별 효율을 향상시키기 위하여 SCAR-GBM 마커와 mtDNA의 atp1 영역을 증폭하는 범용 프라이머를 동시에 적용하는 multiplex PCR을 이용하였다. 그 결과 암나무와 수나무에서 공히 atp1 영역에 해당하는 1,039 bp의 PCR 산물이 증폭되었으며, 수나무에서만 특이적으로 SCAR-GBM 마커가 증폭되었다. 전국 8개 지역에서 채취된 암나무와 수나무 각 80개체에 대한 분석을 통하여 SCAR-GBM 마커와 multiplex PCR 방법의 재현성이 확인되었다.

도로환경요인이 도로변 대기오염에 미치는 영향분석 (Effects of Road and Traffic Characteristics on Roadside Air Pollution)

  • 조혜진;최동용
    • 대한교통학회지
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    • 제27권6호
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    • pp.139-146
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    • 2009
  • 대기오염 물질배출량 중 도로이동오염원에 의한 배출량은 다른 오염원에 비해 월등히 높은 편이나 관련연구가 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 교통량, 속도 및 기타기상 조건의 실시간 자료와 도로기하구조와 같은 도로특성인자를 반영하여, 대기오염 물질 배출에 도로환경요인이 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 서울시의 실시간 대기오염 데이터와 교통량, 도로관련 데이터를 수집하여 대기오염 물질별 오염배출량 예측 회귀모형식을 구축하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 교통량이 증가할수록 오염물질의 측정량은 증가하며, 속도가 증가할수록 측정량은 감소한다. 둘째, 풍속, 온도, 습도가 증가할수록 측정량은 감소한다. 셋째, 교차로 형태가 복잡할수록 측정량은 감소한다. 예측모형을 검증하기 위하여 예측치와 실측치 데이터를 비교 분석한 결과 총 7곳의 도로변대기오염 측정망 중 실측치와 예측치가 가장 부합하는 측정망은 청계 4가 측정망인 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 실시간 대기오염배출량 데이터와 교통량 데이터, 도로환경 특성데이터를 이용하여 예측모형을 구축하여 현실적인 도로환경요인이 대기질에 미치는 영향을 설명하였다는 데 의의가 있다.

Air Pollution Trends in Japan between 1970 and 2012 and Impact of Urban Air Pollution Countermeasures

  • Wakamatsu, Shinji;Morikawa, Tazuko;Ito, Akiyoshi
    • Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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    • 제7권4호
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    • pp.177-190
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    • 2013
  • Air pollution trends in Japan between 1970 and 2012 were analyzed, and the impact of air pollution countermeasures was evaluated. Concentrations of CO decreased from 1970 to 2012, and in 2012, the Japanese environmental quality standard (EQS) for CO was satisfied. Concentrations of $SO_2$ dropped markedly in the 1970s, owing to use of desulfurization technologies and low-sulfur heavy oil. Major reductions in the sulfur content of diesel fuel in the 1990s resulted in further decreases of $SO_2$ levels. In 2012, the EQS for $SO_2$ was satisfied at most air quality monitoring stations. Concentrations of $NO_2$ decreased from 1970 to 1985, but increased from 1985 to 1995. After 1995, $NO_2$ concentrations decreased, especially after 2006. In 2012, the EQS for $NO_2$ was satisfied at most air quality monitoring stations, except those alongside roads. The annual mean for the daily maximum concentrations of photochemical oxidants (OX) increased from 1980 to 2010, but after 2006, the $98^{th}$ percentile values of the OX concentrations decreased. In 2012, the EQS for OX was not satisfied at most air quality monitoring stations. Non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC) concentrations generally decreased from 1976 to 2012. In 2011, NMHC concentrations near roads and in the general environment were nearly the same. The concentration of suspended particulate matter (SPM) generally decreased. In 2011, the EQS for SPM was satisfied at 69.2% of ambient air monitoring stations, and 72.9% of roadside air-monitoring stations. Impacts from mineral dust from continental Asia were especially pronounced in the western part of Japan in spring, and year-round variation was large. The concentration of $PM_{2.5}$ generally decreased, but the EQS for $PM_{2.5}$ is still not satisfied. The air pollution trends were closely synchronized with promulgation of regulations designed to limit pollutant emissions. Trans-boundary OX and $PM_{2.5}$ has become a big issue which contains global warming chemical species such as ozone and black carbon (so called SLCP: Short Lived Climate Pollutants). Cobeneficial reduction approach for these pollutants will be important to improve both in regional and global atmospheric environmental conditions.

지방도시의 지속가능성 평가모형 (An Assessment Model on Sustainability of Local City)

  • 홍영록;권상준;명현
    • 한국조경학회지
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    • 제27권4호
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 1999
  • This study aims to find basic data for using the quantitative assessment of the sustainability and establishing the systematic index of the planning for local cities to consider the environmentally sound and sustainable development. The research designs to review professional responding to surveys preceded by separate questionnaires and interviews from book reviews, and suggests to make an assessment model of the sustainability for local cities. The research found consequently as follows. Firstly, the research survey items were decides totally 52, grouped 9 assessmental issues and distributed under 4 assessmental domains for the sustainability from the references of book reviews. Secondly, the research result concentrated on the followings from the professional responding to surveys. 1. A most influent factor is the distribution of animals and plants in a nature domain. The next influent factors are the ratio of mass-transportation systems, the numbers of the species of animals and plants, the acreage of conservative forestry, the numbers of reused water resources, and the usage number of water supply, orderly in the nature domain. 2. A most influent factor is the usage number of synthetic detergents in a pollution domain. The next influent factors are the volume of waste water, the number of registered vehicles, the degree of soil pollution, and the charge of development imposition, orderly in the pollution domain. 3. A most influent factor is the acreage of athletic facilities, in an urban domain. the next influent factors are the acreage of recreational facilities, the number and acreage of cultural assets, the number of cultural facilities, the acreage of landscape conservation area, the charge of cultural asset management, orderly in the urban domain. 4. A most influent factor is the number of waste disposal facilities in a participation domain. The next influent factors are the capacity of reused waste, the usage of synthetic detergents, the ratio of waste water disposal, orderly in the participation domain. 5. A most contributed influent domain to the assessment of the sustainability for local cities is the urban domain. The next influent domains are nature domain, participation domain, and pollution domain, orderly in the contribution of the assessment of the sustainability. But, the pollution domain is little relationship with the sustainability. Therefore, it is clear that the abundant greens and the improved level of culture are dominant influences on the sustainabiligy, as like improving the ratio of roadside trees, the acreage of parks, and enlarging the number of cultural facilities.

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Study on improving the design of Outdoor Signage for Choenho-dong Rodeo Street

  • Jeong, Sang-Keun;Lee, Myung-Jin;In, Jin-Seong;Jeoung, Han-Ran
    • 디자인학연구
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    • 제20권2호
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    • pp.89-102
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    • 2007
  • Seoul suffers from over congestion of outdoor signage. Signage is on everywhere including on windows, on entrance way, on every available space on the building wall. The excessiveness is up to the point that decorating surface of a building is almost meaningless and most signage is lost in each other's profuse presence. The competition to attract more attention is resulting in bigger, brighter, and more stimulating signage. As the result, outdoor signage of Seoul have lost its intended function to provide useful information and befallen to be viewed as visual pollution. As it is an important visual element of city view, the outdoor signage also serves important role of delivering needed information in proper way to enhance convenience of city life. At the same time, it is a very important marketing tool that is essential to economic activity. Outdoor signage also holds enormous potential to act as a visual and structural element to improve city view just as a beautiful architecture does. However, outdoor signage that does not consider the harmony with its surrounding environment can only be treated as visual pollution. The effort of Seoul to better the city view by improving the outdoor signage started at Jong-ro area. By reforming outdoor signage, the streets of Jong-ro achieved much more harmonious and aesthetically pleasing city view. The study went through analysis of current status and characteristics of outdoor signage of Cheonho-dong Rodeo Street, Gangdong district to suggest detailed design solution to reform the roadside view and to revitalize the street.

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Atmospheric Concentrations of Semivolatile Bifunctional Carbonyl Compounds and the Contribution from Motor Vehicles

  • Ortiz, Ricardo;Shimada, Satoru;Sekiguchi, Kazuhiko;Wang, Qinyue;Sakamoto, Kazuhiko
    • Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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    • 제7권3호
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    • pp.152-160
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    • 2013
  • Seven potentially harmful bifunctional carbonyls were measured in particulate and gaseous phases at a roadside site and a suburban site in an area about 30 km north-northwest from Tokyo metropolitan area in the Kanto region in Japan. For the first time, these compounds were measured in both phases with a time resolution of 2 h. We found that wind direction is an important parameter that affects the collection of these compounds near the source, and it can cover the effects of other important variables. Our results confirmed that motor vehicles and especially diesel fuelled vehicles are important sources of these compounds. Photochemical generation is also an important source of these compounds in the gaseous phase. Transportation from the urban area is also important, particularly in the aerosol phase.

대전광역시 가로수의 지역별·수종별 생리적 반응 (Physiological Responses of Roadside Trees by Regional Groups and Species in Daejeon City)

  • 김동일;박관수;김길남;이항구;박범환
    • 한국산림과학회지
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    • 제100권1호
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    • pp.88-94
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구는 대전광역시에서 생육하고 있는 가로수(은행나무와 양버즘나무)를 대상으로 지역별 수종별 광합성 특성 및 수분이용효율, 엽록소 형광반응 그리고 엽록소 함량을 조사 분석하여 환경오염과 수목의 피해 관계를 규명하고 가로수의 향후 유지관리를 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위해 실시되었다. 조사는 오염이 가장 적을 것으로 사료되는 충남대학교, 신도심 지역으로 교통량이 비교적 적은 대덕연구단지, 다양한 공장이 밀집되어 있는 대화공단, 그리고 교통량이 가장 많고 도로가 오래된 대전역 주변 가로수를 대상으로 실시되었다. 은행나무와 양버즘나무의 광합성 능력은 충남대학교 지역에서 가장 우수하였으며 대전역 지역에서 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 반면, 수분이용효율은 광합성 능력과 반대로 대전역 지역에서 가장 높은 값을 보였다. 광화학효율과 엽록소 함량은 광합성 능력과 같은 경향으로 충남대학교 지역에서 가장 우수하였으며, 대전역 지역에서 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 모든 실험에서 은행나무가 양버즘나무보다 양호한 생리적 반응을 보였다.

도로변 및 LID 시설 식재 식물의 중금속 축적량 비교 (Comparison of heavy metal uptake of LID and roadside plants)

  • 이유경;최혜선;나쉬;김이형
    • 한국습지학회지
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.44-53
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    • 2021
  • 도시 강우유출수에 함유된 중금속은 저감시설 내에 축적되면서 기능저하와 유지관리를 어렵게 하는 원인이다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위하여 자연적 물질순환과정을 가진 LID 시설이 널리 이용되고 있다. LID 시설로 유입된 중금속은 식물흡입을 통해 밖으로 배출된다. 그러나 식물별 중금속 흡수율이 규명되지 못하여 LID 설계시 식물 종 선정에 어려움을 주고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 중금속 노출빈도가 다른 LID 시설 내부, 도로변 식물 및 조경공간 식물을 상호비교하여 식물에 의한 중금속 제거특성을 연구하였다. 차량 활동과 접촉빈도가 높은 LID 및 도로변에 식재된 식물류(초본류, 관목류, 교목류)의 체내 중금속 함량은 조경공간 식재 식물체보다 높게 나타났다. 중금속의 체내 축적은 주변환경(유입수 성상, 주변 대기오염 정도 등)의 영향을 크게 받는 것으로 나타났다. 도시 강우유출수에 높은 농도로 함유된 Zn 제거에는 패랭이, 메타세콰이어, 영산홍, 쑥 등이 적정하며, Cu 제거에는 패랭이, 메타세콰이어, 쑥 및 은행나무가 적절한 것으로 평가되었다. Pb 제거에는 벚꽃나무, 메타세콰이어 및 조팝나무가 적정하며, As, Cr 및 Cd 제거에는 패랭이가 적정한 것으로 평가되었다. 식물별 중금속 흡입능력은 서로 다르게 나타났다. 이러한 특성은 다양한 토지이용에서 발생하는 다양한 중금속 제거를 위한 식물 종 선정에 활용될 수 있다.