• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.27 no.9
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• pp.995-1005
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• 2005

The study with laboratory sandbox model has been carried out to address potential use of reclaimed water, as a countermeasure artificially recharging the coastal aquifer, to effectively prevent from seawater intrusion due to overexploitation. It also investigated plausibility for either preserving or recovering the freshwater interface facing with seawater intrusion. To do this, we assessed hydraulic properties in artificial aquifer seawater/freshwater interface) depending upon the variation of extraction, storage and injection of reclaimed water. The variation of interface between freshwater and seawater were visualized by Surfer 8(Golden Software, USA) according to given experimental conditions. The interface between seawater and freshwater has been sensitively influenced by the change of extraction rate, where seawater zone migrated much faster into freshwater zone even though extraction rate became decreased. However, decreasing recharge rate could slow down moving of saline water zone toward freshwater zone. When the recharge was solely introduced into the sand box model, saline water intrusion was retarded than those of recharge and extraction working together. And also, the level of salinity of saline water was diluted by artificial recharge. It finally revealed that the artificial recharge would hydraulically avoid seawater intrusion while the freshwater sources could be conservatively utilized.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.42 no.3
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• pp.238-242
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• 2009

Recently coastal seawater has been contaminated by enteric viruses such as the norovirus via untreated groundwater globally. Accordingly, the consumption of molluscan shellfish from seawater that has been contaminated with fecal material has become an important issues. The levels of enteric viruses in seawater are low and recovery and concentration of the virus from large volumes of water is difficult. We compared the effectiveness of two representative method of concentrating virus using negatively and positively charged filters. The mean retention of seeded FCV by HAMF and NCCF was 48% and 78%, respectively. Overall, the recovery of NCCF was 43.3$\pm$11% better than that of HAMF. However, the eluate obtained by using beef extract solution in the NCCF procedure caused an inhibitory effect on the RT-PCR; therefore, it was necessary to employ a PCR inhibitor removal procedure. The HAMF eluate contained no PCR inhibitors, but HAMF was not an effective method of concentrating the virus from large volumes of natural seawater due to clogging.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.704-715
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• 2012

To examine temporal and spatial variation in salinity and nutrients in the shallow pore water of intertidal sandflats, we measured salinity and nutrient concentrations (dissolved inorganic nitrogen [DIN], phosphorus [DIP], and silicate [DSi]) in pore water of the intertidal zone along the coastline of Jeju Island at two and/or three month intervals from May 2009 to December 2010. Geochemical parameters (grain size, ignition loss [IL], chemical oxygen demand [COD], and acid volatile sulfur [AVS]) in sediment were also investigated. The surface sediments in intertidal sandflats of Jeju Island were mainly composed of sand, slightly gravelly sand and gravelly sand, with a range of mean grain size from 0.5 to 2.5 ${\O}$. Concentrations of IL and COD in sediment were higher along the eastern coast, as compared to the western coast, due to differences in biogenic sediment composition. Salinity and nutrient concentrations in pore water were markedly different across time and space during rainy seasons, whereas concentrations were temporally and spatially more stable during dry seasons. These results suggest that salinity and nutrient concentrations in pore water depend on the advective flow of fresh groundwater. We also observed an imbalance of the DIN/DIP ratio in pore water due to the influence of contaminated sources of DIN. In particular, nutrient concentrations during rainy and dry seasons were characterized by high DIN/DIP ratios (mean-127) and low DIN/DIP ratios (mean-10), respectively, relative to the Redfield ratio (16) in offshore seawater. Such an imbalance of DIN/DIP ratios in pore water can affect the coastal ecosystem and appears to cause outbreaks of benthic seaweed along the coastline of Jeju Island.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.2026-2031
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• 2010

연구지역인 수영지역은 부산 동남부 해안가에 위치한 도심지역으로서 수영만과 수영강에 직접 접하고 있어 해수침입의 가능성이 존재하고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 해안가에 위치한 도심지역에서 해수면 이하의 지하수 수위가 분포하고 있고, 이에 따른 지하수 수위 하강의 발생 원인과 해수침입에 의한 지하수 수질 오염에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 연구지역에서 지하수 수위 및 현장 간이수질(수온, 수소이온농도, 산화-환원전위, 전기전도도, 염도, 용존산소)의 현장조사는 갈수기(2007년 12월)와 풍수기(2008년 7월과 2009년 8월)로 구분하여 약 140여개 관정을 대상으로 실시하였다. 또한, 정밀 지하수 수질 분석을 위하여 2009년 8월에 50지점의 수질 시료(지하수 44지점, 유출지하수 1지점, 수영강 2지점, 해수 3지점)를 대상으로 지화학적 분석을 실시하였다. 지하수 수위 및 수질을 조사한 결과, 갈수기와 풍수기에 상관없이 지하수 수위가 해수면 이하인 지역에서는 해수침입의 가능성이 나타났다. 지하수 수질 유형은 일반 지하수를 지시하는 $Ca(HCO_3)_2$ 유형, 해수침입이나 인위적인 오염 가능성을 지시하는 $NaHCO_3$ 유형, $CaSO_4$ 유형 및 $CaCl_2$ 유형과 직접적인 해수침입을 지시하는 NaCl 유형으로 분류되었다. 연구지역에서 지하수 수위 하강의 원인을 규명하기 위해 지하수 이용량과 지하철에서 발생하는 유출지하수량의 조사를 실시하였다. 지하수 이용량 조사 결과, 306개소에서 $1,531,000m^3$/년을 이용하는 것으로 나타났고, 지하철의 유출지하수량은 6개의 역사에서 $751,000m^3$/년이 발생하고, 이는 지하수 개발가능량인 $951,000m^3$/년의 2.4배를 초과하여 지하수가 배출되어 지하수 수위하강을 초래하고 있다. 지하수 수위의 하강이 발생하는 지역과 비교 분석한 결과, 수영만에 위치한 광안리해수욕장의 유락시설이 밀집한 지역과 유출지하수가 발생하는 역사 주변 지역에서 지하수 수위의 하강이 크게 일어나고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 연구지역에서는 지하수의 이용량과 지하철에서 발생하는 유출지하수에 의해 지하수 수위의 하강이 크게 일어나고, 이들 지역에 해수침입에 의한 지하수 수질 오염이 크게 나타나는 것으로 조사되었다. 또한, 수영강과 인접한 지역에서는 해수의 영향을 받고 있는 수영강의 유입으로 지하수가 염수화 되어 가고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.22 no.7
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• pp.45-54
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• 2006

Resistivity cone penetrometer test (RCPT) can be employed at a relatively low cost for in-situ delineation of subsurface contamination. While the resistivity measurement has a potential to investigate the subsurface contamination, resistivity measurements alone will lead to some degree of ambiguity in the results. In this study, capacitance measurement was incorporated into the RCPT to overcome the ambiguity inherent in electrical resistivity measurements. This study is focused on verifying the applicability of resistivity and capacitance measurements of CPT module to provide information on subsurface contaminated by heavy metal and petroleum hydrocarbon. Laboratory model tests were performed to evaluate the sensitivity of the measured resistivity and relative capacitance on the water content and different types of contaminants. Test results show that simultaneous measurement of electrical resistivity and capacitance can give more reliable information on subsurface contamination. Electrical measurements of the CPT module showed high applicability to be used in detecting saturated soils contaminated by heavy metal and diesel plume floating above the groundwater table.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.270-270
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• 2021

안정적인 취수원의 역할을 할 수 있는 중·대규모의 하천이 없는 연안 및 산간지역의 경우 생활용수 등 각종 용수의 확보를 위하여 지하수자원을 활발히 이용하고 있다. 수문순환의 측면에서 대수층 내 지하수자원은 다양한 경로로 함양되는데, 주변에 물 교환이 활발히 발생하지 않는 연안 및 산간지역의 경우 지하수자원의 주된 함양원은 강수 형태로 내린 물이라고 볼 수 있다. 그러나 최근 전세계적으로 기후변화로 인한 강수패턴의 변화가 발생하고 있고, 특히 국내의 경우 연 총 강수량이 증가하나 무강우일수 및 무강우지속일수의 증가, 강우강도의 증가(기상청, 2018)와 토지이용특성 및 지표면 특성이 변화하면서 지표면 유출량이 증가함에 따라 수문순환의 불균형이 발생하고 있다. 이는 주된 취수원으로 지하수자원에 의존할 수 밖에 없는 연안 및 산간지역의 수자원 확보에 큰 위협이 될 수 있고, 미래 안정적인 수자원 확보가 어려운 상황에 직면할 수 있는 상태이다. 따라서 기존의 하천 위주의 유역 관리계획 수립에서 나아가 가뭄 발생 시 물 부족에 시달리고 있는 연안 및 산간지역의 수자원 관리 및 확보 계획 수립에 대한 요구가 증가하고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 안정적인 수자원 확보와 이를 위한 관리 계획의 사각지역에 놓여있는 국내 연안 및 산간지역의 수자원 관리 방안 수립을 위한 초석을 다지기 위하여, 연안 및 산간지역을 대상으로 지하수위 관리 취약성 평가 연구를 수행하였다. 연안 및 산간지역의 주된 취수원인 지하수자원의 주요 평가 인자로 지하수위를 선정하였고, 이에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 수문순환 요소와 인구, 토지이용 특성 등의 평가 인자를 선정하였다. 지표수-지하수 연계와 지역특성을 고려한 수자원 변동 특성을 분석하기 위하여 수문순환 요소간 상관관계를 기반으로 상호 영향성을 규명하였다. 또한 연구 지역의 시간적, 공간적 특성을 평가하기 위하여 공간특성 평가인자와 시간특성 평가 인자를 함께 고려하여 국내 연안 및 산간지역의 지하수위 관리 취약성 평가 연구를 수행하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 지하수자원에 의존할 수 밖에 없는 국내 연안 및 산간지역의 효율적인 수자원 관리 계획을 수립함에 있어 정량적 근거가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.617-636
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• 2015

The Mokpo coastal waters receive discharges from three artificial lakes(Youngsan, Youngam, Geumho) and other terrigenous freshwater inflows(streams, sewage treatment effluent, fresh groundwater), which exhibit very high concentrations of nutrients and/or organic matters. To understand spatial distributions of nutrients(DIN, DIP, DSi) and other water quality parameters(Chl-a, water temperature, salinity, DO, COD, SS), field surveys were conducted at 10 stations in the Mokpo harbor and adjacent estuaries on May, July, September, and November 2008 within 10 days following discharge events from artificial lakes. In this study, the freshwater flow rate influxed by the operation of sea dike sluice had significant influence on water qualities of the Mokpo coastal waters, although nutrient concentrations in other freshwater sources such as streams, sewage treatment effluent, and fresh groundwater were much higher. As a result of statistical analysis, DIN, COD, and Chl-a had a negative correlation with salinity. Therefore it was shown that discharge extents, time, and nutrients from the Youngsan lake were major impact factors dominating the spatial characteristics of nutrients and other water quality parameters in the Mokpo harbor and adjacent waters. However, despite non-discharge from the Youngsan Lake on September of this investigated period, it was observed that the nutrient addition was taking place in the lower layer of the estuary suggesting nutrient supply through different pathways. This result has emphasized the need to implement the combined assessment about the cumulative impacts on the Youngsan Estuary environment and ecosystem due to freshwater inputs derived from the artificial lakes as well as other terrigenous inflows, or benthic releases.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.30 no.8
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• pp.798-807
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• 2008

Due to economic impairment derived from metal corrosion of pumping station installed around coastal area, it was needed for related cause-effect to be investigated for understanding practical corrosion behavior and providing proper control. This research was thus carried out to determine whether the microbe can influence on metal corrosion along with its control in the laboratory. For this study, groundwater was sampled from the underground pump station(i.e. I Gas Station) where corrosion was observed. Microbial diversity on the samples were then obtained by 16S rDNA methods. From this, microbial populations showing corrosion behaviors against metals were reported as Leptothrix sp.(Iron oxidizing) and Desulfovibrio sp.(Sulfur reducing) Iron oxidizing bacteria were dominantly participating in the corrosion of iron, while sulfate reducing bacteria were more preferably producing precipitate of iron. In case of galvanized steel and stainless steel, iron oxidizing bacteria not only enhanced the corrosion, but also generated its scale of precipitate. Sulfate reducing bacteria had zinc steel corroded greater extent than that of iron oxidizing bacteria. In the inactivation test, chlorine or UV exposure could efficiently control bacterial growth. However as the inactivation intensity being increased beyond a threshold level, corrosion rate was unlikely escalated due to augmented chemical effect. It is decided that microbial corrosion could be differently taken place depending upon type of microbes or materials, although they were highly correlated. It could be efficiently retarded by given disinfection practices.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.51 no.6
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• pp.515-521
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• 2018

Seawater intrusion areas were calculated in Yeosu region considering sea level rise and the effects of countermeasures for seawater intrusion were analyzed using SEAWAT program. The estimated seawater intrusion area was $14.90km^2$ in 2015. When we applied climate change scenarios the area was changed to $19.19km^2$ for RCP 4.5 and $20.43km^2$ for RCP 8.5 respectively. The mitigation effects by artificial recharge with total $50m^3/d$, $100m^3/d$, and $300m^3/d$ are from 3.75% to 10.68% for RCP 4.5, and from 5.82% to 10.77% for RCP 8.5 respectively. If we install barrier wall with the thickness 0.8 m, 1.3 m, and 1.8 m, the mitigation effects are from 6.67% to 12.04% for RCP 4.5, and from 6.17% to 14.98% for RCP 8.5 respectively. The results of this study can be used to be a logical means of quantitative grounds for policy decisions to prevent groundwater contamination by seawater intrusion and subsequent secondary damage in coastal areas.

• The Journal of Engineering Geology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.215-225
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• 2015

We performed injection tests in a deep-seated confined aquifer to assess the potential of artificial recharge as a means of preventing saltwater contamination, thereby securing groundwater resources for the Nakdong Delta area of Busan City, Korea. The study area comprises a confined aquifer, in which a 10-21-m-thick clay layer overlies 31.5-36.5 m of sand and a 2.8-11-m-thick layer of gravel. EC logging of five monitoring wells yielded a value of 7-44 mS/cm, with the transition between saline and fresh water occurring at a depth of 15-38 m. Above 5 m depth, water temperature is 10-15.5℃, whereas between 5 and 50 m depth the temperature is 15.5-17℃. Approximately 950 m³ of fresh water was injected into the OW-5 injection well at a rate of 370 m³/day for 62 hours, after which the fresh water zone was detected by a CTD Diver installed at a depth of 40 m. The persistence of the fresh water zone was determined via EC and temperature logging at 24 hours after injection, and again 21 days after injection. We observed a second fresh water zone in the OW-2 well, where the first injection test was performed more than 20 days before the second injection test. The contact between fresh and saline water in the injection well is represented by a sharp boundary rather than a transitional boundary. We conclude that the injected fresh water occupied a specific space and served to maintain the original water quality throughout the observation period. Moreover, we suggest that artificial recharge via long-term injection could help secure a new alternative water resource in this saline coastal aquifer.