• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국주거학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.315-318
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• 2004

In recent days, IAQ(Indoor Air Quality) is regarded as one of the most important environmental factors as well as thermal and acoustic comfort. The purpose of this study was to estimate on effect of indoor air pollution from VOCs and formaldehyde emitted by building materials. As the results, we knew that concentration of Toluene, Xylene, Styrene and HCHO emitted from the furnitures and frame material of windows and doors are high emission factors on indoor air pollution.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.932-937
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• 2011

Main objectives of this paper were; firstly, to explain impacts of suspended solid in the water body on the relationship between water quantity and water quality; secondly, study on the inter-relationship between organic materials, nutrients, pathogens, and suspended solids considering eco-friendly water resources. Relationship between water quality and water quantity is not easy to understand as it includes physicochemical-biological reactions and diffuse pollutions. Especially, suspended solid makes water resource management difficult. Eroded soil in the upper land transported to the downstream by water flows carrying biological and physicochemical information and sedimented in the downstream. As sediment scoured under high flow condition and environmental change, suspended solid and sediment should be emphasized for understanding the inter-relationship between water quality and water quantity. Knowledge gaps between known monitored data and management of suspended solid were identified as well for future study.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2020

Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) have become an environmental havoc in last few decades with reported cases of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs), lethal effects over aquatic organisms, interference in natural decomposition of organic matter, reduced diversity of microbial communities in different environmental compartments, inhibition of growth of microbes resulting in reduced rate of nutrient cycling, hormonal imbalance in exposed organisms etc. Owing to their potential towards bioaccumulation and persistent nature, these compounds have longer residence time and activity in environment. The conventional technologies of wastewater treatment have got poor efficiency towards removal/degradation of PhACs and therefore, modern techniques with efficient, cost-effective and environment-friendly operation need to be explored. Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) like Photocatalysis, Fenton oxidation, Ozonation etc. are some of the promising, viable and sustainable options for degradation of PhACs. Although energy/chemical or both are essentially required for AOPs, these methods target complete degradation/mineralization of persistent pollutants resulting in no residual toxicity. Considering the high efficiency towards degradation, non-toxic nature, universal viability and acceptability, AOPs have become a promising option for effective treatment of chemicals with persistent nature.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.48-58
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• 2001

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of environmental sound rice farming method on the productivity of rice industry which may result in impacts on the staple food securities. Recently fanners have been concerned about adopting new rice cultivation method such as organic and low input farming system in which fertilizer and pesticide can be substantially reduced so as to alleviate the burden of agro-ecosystem. However, It has been argued about whether or not there are negative impacts on the self sufficiency rate of food, income of farm household and technological adaptability. Therefore this study examined the productivity trend of environmental rice farming system and predicted the long term rice self-sufficiency rate when environmental rice farming system are adopted by assuming various scenarios. It was estimated that rice self-sufficiency rate can be decreased up to 52.2% by 2010. Based on the analysis of results, policy recommendations for environmentally sound rice farming were suggested as follows: 1) gradual adopting and transferring of environmental rice cultivation method, 2) increasing profitability of rice growing fanners 3) developing the farm level technology specific to Korean farming condition, 4) institutionalization of direct payments for encouraging environmental rice fanning.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2023

This study introduces a NaOH/Zn-assisted hydrothermal method for the synthesis of zeolites derived from coal ash (CA). A zeolite/Zn adsorbent is successfully prepared by the activation of CA with NaOH and Zn; it is characterized by a high surface area and a negative surface charge.Methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) are selected as dye pollutants, and their adsorption onto the zeolite/Zn adsorbent is investigated. Results show the high adsorption capacities of MB and MO and that the negative surface charge facilitates electrostatic interactions between the adsorbates and adsorbents. The zeolite/Zn adsorbents shows the selective adsorption of positively charged dye MB via electrostatic interactions between the =NH+ group (positive dipole) and the oxygen functional group of the adsorbents (negative dipole). The selectivity for the positively charged dye is sufficiently high, with the removal efficiency reaching 99.41% within 10 min. By contrast, the negatively charged dye MO exhibits negligible absorption. These findings confirm the role of electrostatic interactions in the adsorption of MB, in addition to the effect of a large surface area. The results of this study are expected to facilitate the development of simple, eco-friendly, and cost-effective zeolite-based adsorptive composites from CA residuals for the selective removal of dye pollutants from CA waste.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2012

유기성폐기물의 처리 방식은 친환경적이고 지속가능한 에너지 회수 및 슬러지 발생량의 저감이 가능한 혐기성 소화를 통한 에너지화로 전환되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 PFR 흐름(Plug Flow Reactor)과 수직 다단형 구조로 고농도 고형분과 높은 유기물 부하에 견딜 수 있도록 개발된 ECOPAD(ECOdays' Plug-flow Anaerobic Digster) 혐기성 소화 공법의 음식물 폐기물과 도계폐수에 대한 적용성과 효율을 파악하였다. 적용사례별 ECOPAD의 처리효율을 분석한 결과 P시와 S시의 음식물 폐기물 처리시설의 유기물 제거효율은(VS 기준 P시 84%, S시 88%) 였으며, 이때 발생하는 바이오가스량(P시: $1.1Nm^3/kg$-VSrem, S시 $1.0Nm^3/kg$-VSrem)과 메탄가스의 함유량(P시 70%, S시 71%)은 유사하게 측정되었다. 도계 폐수 슬러지의 경우 VS당 가스발생량은 $1.6Nm^3/kg$-VSrem로 측정되었으며, 메탄 함량은69%로 측정되었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2013

최근 사회의 발전과 더불어 소비자들의 요구가 다양화되고, 환경에 대한 관심이 증가하면서 생산성 증대에서 환경 보전에 기여하는 농업으로의 전환의 필요성이 커지게 되었다. 유기농법과 관행농법과 같은 재배 방식의 차이는 생물 서식지에 다양한 영향을 끼치기 때문에 실제 유기농업이 생물에게 미치는 영향을 확인하기 위해서 두 농법에 따른 생물다양성 차이를 비교할 필요가 있다. 본 연구는 유기농법 지역과 관행농법 지역의 저서무척추동물의 군집 특성을 비교하기 위해 수행되었다. 조사 기간은 2009년부터 2011년까지였고 11개 지역을 조사 대상지로 하였다. 영농방법에 따라 개체수, 종수, 종구성 특성을 비교하였다. 저서무척추동물은 유기농법 지역에서 훨씬 많은 개체수와 종수가 기록되었으며, 종수와 개체수의 범위도 관행농법 지역에 비해 월등히 높은 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 특히, 산림 지역으로 둘러싸인 지역에서 유기농법으로 재배할 경우 다른 경관적 요소로 둘러싸인 지역보다 저서무척추동물의 종수 및 개체수 증가에 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 종다양성을 유지 또는 회복하기 위해서 농약과 같은 화학물질의 사용을 제한해야 하며, 특히, 산간 지역의 논생태계에서 유기농법으로 벼를 재배할 경우 저서무척추동물의 종다양성이 크게 높아질 것으로 기대된다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2004

전체 유기성폐기물 가운데 약 30%가량을 차지하는 음식물쓰레기는 높은 염분과 함수율로 인해 적정 처리 방안의 부재라는 상황에서 기존의 처리방법들에 비해 보다 환경친화적인 지렁이를 이용한 퇴비화 방안은 최근 들어 관심이 집중되고 있다. 그러나 지렁이 이용기술은 도입초기의 운영방법 및 기술이 현재에도 적용되고 있으며 자료부족과 경험부족으로 인해 효율성이 떨어진다고 볼 수 있다. 지렁이를 이용한 음식물쓰레기 자원화 단계에서 높은 수분, 염분, 그리고 유기물 함량은 지렁이의 생육에 큰 저해 원인이 되는 것으로 알려지고 있으며, 이러한 영향을 최소화하기 위하여 전처리 단계에서 가능한 한 수분의 양을 줄이고 유기물을 1차적으로 분해하여 이용하도록 유도하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 지렁이를 이용한 음식물쓰레기 자원화에 있어 음식물쓰레기의 염분농도와 급이되는 음식물쓰레기의 부숙정도 그리고 혼합비에 따른 지렁이의 영향정도를 관찰하기 위하여 실시되었다. 실험 결과, 지렁이 생육과 관련된 최적의 함수율은 약 55%로 한계 염분 농도는 0.5%로 조사되었다. 음식물쓰레기의 높은 염분농도와 유기물 분해에 따른 발열 및 유기산 생성등의 부하를 줄이기 위한 분변토와의 혼합은 필수적 이었으며, 유기물 감량이 목적인 부숙과정은 결과적으로 음식물쓰레기의 염분농도를 증가 시키는 것으로 조사되었다. 따라서 가급적 부숙과정은 피하고 분변토와의 적절한 혼합을 통한 유기물감량이 요구되며, 결과적으로 음식물쓰레기와 분변토와의 혼합비는 모든 조건등을 고려했을 때 부숙되지 않은 음식물쓰레기와 분변토와의 3:7 혼합비가 가장 적절하다고 사료된다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.165-177
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• 2005

This study was carried out to offer the basic methodology of the system and model to objectively assess the natural ecosystem for environmentally friendly land conservation and present the alternative plan on establishing the environmental policy. The results of this study were as follows. We selected four assessment factors associated with biotic, abiotic, qualitative, and functional factors. Also, there were extracted fifty-six indicators including density, total nitrogen, hemeroby degree, and goods production. The assessment factor showed that biotic one was very important. The importance of indicators were analyzed that rare and endangered plant was important in biotic factor, in case of abiotic, qualitative, and functional factors, organic matter, landscape diversity, and conservation of ecosystem were greatly important. The results of factor analysis on the characteristics of indicators, classified biotic factor into six factors including a structural one, abiotic factor as a soil and physical one, qualitative factor as five ones including hierarchical one, and functional factor as public and conservational one. In the results of analysis on assessment model, R-square of biotic factor was 51.7%, those of abiotic, qualitative, and functional one were each 58.4%, 44.2%, and 39.3%, and statistical problem was no existence. In future, to develop the assessement model and methodology of sustainable natural ecosystem, we will have to achieve the integrated model and grouping by assessment factor.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.139-152
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• 2017

Excessive amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and odorants discharged into the environment are highly dangerous to human health as well as to ecological systems. Biological treatments of waste gas streams, called biofiltration, containing VOCs and odorous compounds has gained much attention because biofilters are more cost effective and environmentally friendly than conventional air pollution control technologies. This review provides an overview of biotrickling filtration, which is a type of biofiltration including continuous trickled-water flow inside filter media, for VOC and odor abatement. The configuration, design, cost effectiveness, removal capacity and environmental impact of this techniques and the future research and development needs in this area are all considered.