• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.757-765
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• 2023

Lead, a heavy metal widely employed in various industries, continues to pose a threat to both human health and the environment. Therefore, the development of a sensor capable of rapidly and accurately detecting lead(II) ions in real-time at contaminated sites is crucial. In this study, we have engineered a fluorescent sensor with the ability to efficiently detect lead(II) ions under actual environmental conditions, including tap water and freshwater. The compound, tetraphenylethylene carboxylic acid derivative (TPE-COOH), exhibits high selectivity and sensitivity toward lead(II) ions in aqueous solution, where the interaction between TPE-COOH and lead(II) ions leads to its aggregation, thus triggering a fluorescence "turn-on" based on the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) mechanism. Impressively, compound TPE-COOH proficiently detects lead(II) ions within a range of 30 to 100 𝜇M in tap water and freshwater, even in the presence of various interfering substances.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.666-674
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• 2013

담수생태계에서 갈수기가 지속되면 다양한 물리적 장애가 발생한다. 이 시기는 어류의 생태 유지용수가 부족하여, 이동이 일어남에 따라 새로운 피난처 및 서식처가 요구된다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 본 연구에서는 실증규모의 실험시설을 구축하였으며, 수위변화와 어류 피난처의 관계를 분석하였다. ADP (artificial deep pool)는 본 연구에서 제안된 인공적인 깊은 웅덩이이다. 본 시설을 실증규모의 test-bed 실험구에 적용하여 모니터링 한 결과, 수위변화에 따른 어류 개체수는 실험연못의 수심 0.5 m에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 하지만 ADP에서는 낮은 외부 수위 조건(<0.3 m)에서 단위면적당 어류 개체수가 증가하였고, 실험구의 총 어류 군집을 보존하는데 기여하였다. 또한, ADP 내부의 수온과 DO는 외부보다 낮게 조성되었지만, 어류는 지속적으로 서식하였다. 이 결과와 관련하여, ADP 내부는 WCS, OS, SS, TS 등이 높은 효율적인 정수생태계임을 나타내었다. 더욱이, ADP 내부의 종풍부도는 Acheilognathus koreensis (A. koreensis), Carassius carassius (C. carassius)와 같은 WCS가 높은 비율로 측정되었다. 결국, 수위가 낮게 형성되는 동안 어류는 서식환경의 교란에 의해 수심이 깊은 곳으로 피난하였고, 본 연구 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, ADP는 정수생태계에 적합한 어류 피난 및 서식처로 활용이 가능함을 시사하였다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.84-95
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• 2018

The community structure of benthic macroinvertebrates in the fine sediments of freshwater was analyzed according to various sampling tools and methods. The sediment core with the inner diameter of 7.5 cm was more effective in cost and labor in comparison to that of ${\Phi}5cm$ or ${\Phi}10cm$. The number of species increased with the increase in sample size (replicates). When it was collected five times with the ${\Phi}7.5cm$ sediment core, Shannon-Weaver's diversity and McNaughton's dominance of the sample reached about the 80 % level of the community estimates. Most species appeared in the sediment layer of 0-4 cm, and there were no newly recruited species below the depth of 4 cm. Individual abundance of benthic macroinvertebrates decreased exponentially along with the increase in sediment depth. Compared with the individual abundance of the 0-15 cm sediment layer, the abundance was 60 % in the 0-2 cm layer, 25 % in the 2-4 cm layer, 10 % in the 4-6 cm layer and 95 % in the 0-6 cm layer. Compared with organisms collected with the sieve of 0.2 mm pore, the number of species and the individual abundance sifted through the sieve with pore of 1 mm were 36 % and 88 %, and those with pore of 0.5 mm were 5 % and 55 %, respectively.

• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.46-60
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• 2003

In Namyang Bay of western Korea, macrotidal-flat deposits are divisible into three late Quaternary units: Unit M1 of upper marine mud, Unit T1 of middle siderite-bearing terrestrial clay, and Unit M2 of lower marine mud. Unit M1 represents typical Holocene intertidal mudflat deposits, showing a coarsening-upward textural trend. It probably resulted from the continual retrogradation of tidal flat during the mid-to-late Holocene sea-level rise. Reddish brown-color Unit T1 consists of homogeneous clay with abundant freshwater siderite grains and plant remains. Unit T1 is clearly separated from the overlying Unit M1 by a sharp lithologic boundary. Radiocarbon age, siderite grains and lithologic features indicate that Unit T1 is originated from freshwater bog or swamp deposition infilling the localized topographic lows during the early Holocene age. Overlain unconformably by early Holocene swamp clay, Unit M2 is orange to yellow in color and mottled, suggesting significant degree of weathering during the sea-level lowstand. Such subaerial oxidation is confirmed in the vertical profiles of geotechnical properties, clay mineral assemblages and magnetic susceptibility. Unit M2 appears to be correlated with the upper part of the late Pleistocene tidal deposits developed along the western Korean coast. The sedimentary succession of the Namyang-Bay tidal-flat deposit provides stratigraphic information for the Holocene-late Pleistocene unconformity and also permits an assessment of the preservation potential of the late Pleistocene marginal marine deposit along the western coast of Korea.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.518-524
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• 2010

Continuous removal of organic matters (CROM) using freshwater bivalve Anodonta woodiana was operated to evaluate the effect of water current on the water quality improvement (clearance) of eutrophic lake. The CROM system comprised three treatment steps such as flow control, treatment and analysis, and operated at the two different currents ($24L\;h^{-1}$ and $48L\;h^{-1}$) with mussels at density of $312.5indiv.\;m^{-2}$ for 12 consecutive days. Water quality including suspended solids (SS) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) was daily measured at the same time. Results indicate that although both the system strongly decreased the concentration of SS and chl-a, a slow CROM system was more effective to diminish the SS contents than a fast CROM system; 82% and 66%, respectively (ANOVA, P<0.0001). Clearance rates, based on chl-a, were also significantly higher in a slow system than a fast system (ANOVA, P<0.0001), although the mussel mortality was conversely. In both systems, there showed a remarkable excretion of dissolved inorganic nutrients (i.e. $NH_3-N$ and $PO_4-P$), while a slow CROM system was higher than a fast system, significantly (ANOVA, P<0.0001). Therefore, it may suggest that a slow current CROM system is more suitable to maximize the efficacy of water quality improvement, but further study is needed to diminish the mortality of mussel and to reuse the nutrient released during the operation.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.61-72
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• 2016

Arctic microalgae thrive and support primary production in extremely cold environment. Three Arctic green microalgal strains collected from freshwater near Dasan Station in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Arctic, were analyzed to evaluate the optimal growth conditions and contents of fatty acids. The optimal growth temperature for KNF0022, KNF0024, and KNF0032 was between 4 and 8℃. Among the three microalgal strains, KNF0032 showed the maximal cell number of 1.6 × 107 cells mL^-1 at 4℃. The contents of fatty acids in microalgae biomass of KNF0022, KNF0024, and KNF0032 cultured for 75 days were 37.34, 73.25, and 144.35 mg g^-1 dry cell weight, respectively. The common fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) analyzed from Arctic green microalgae consisted of palmitic acid methyl ester (C16:0), 5,8,11-heptadecatrienoic acid methyl ester (C17:3), oleic acid methyl ester (C18:1), linoleic acid methyl ester (C18:2), and α-linolenic acid methyl ester (C18:3). KNF0022 had high levels of heptadecanoic acid methyl ester (26.58%) and heptadecatrienoic acid methyl ester (22.17% of the total FAMEs). In KNF0024 and KNF0032, more than 72.09% of the total FAMEs consisted of mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Oleic acid methyl ester from KNF0032 was detected at a high level of 20.13% of the FAMEs. Arctic freshwater microalgae are able to increase the levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids under a wide range of growth temperatures and can also be used to produce valuable industrial materials.

• 대한지하수환경학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.61-72
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• 1997

임해지역에서의 지하수 이용 및 지하공동 건설시 육지부 대수층으로의 해수침투가 문제될 수 있으며, 지하수질의 저하 또는 지하공동내의 시설부식을 초래할 수 있다. 본 연구는 임해지역의 지하공동시설 주변 지표수와 지하공동내 유입수에 대한 수질 분석과 환경동위원소 분석, 그리고 지하공동과 해안사이에 위치하는 수직수벽공에서의 심도별 수리특성조사와 수리간섭시험 등을 통하여 해수침투 현상을 규명하고, 이를 수리지질학적 관점에서 해석하였다. 육지부가 자유면대수층 조건일 때 이론적인 담수-해수체 경계면과 연구지역에서 확인된 해수침투경로와는 상당한 차이가 있었다. 지하공동으로 침투하는 해수의 주 경로는 해수체와 연결되는 sub-horizontal 단열대인 것으로 해석되었다. 임해지역에서 준평형 상태의 지하수체계에 변화를 초래하는 인위적 행위로 인하여 담수-해수체 경계면에 영향을 미치는 가장 큰 요인은 해수체와 연결되는 투수성 단열대의 분포특성이다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.364-372
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• 2011

The pale chub (Zacco platypus) is generally found in Asian countries, such as Korea, Japan, and China. Nevertheless, very little information exists about the genes involved in the metabolism of xenobiotics in this species. This species is useful in monitoring the environmental impact on various pollutants in freshwater as a sentinel fish species. We cloned the full-length cDNA sequence of xenobiotic metabolizing cytochrome P450 1A (CYP1A) gene from Z. platypus and characterized it. Tissue distribution and timedependent induction of CYP1A were studied by real-time RT-PCR. Induction pattern of CYP1A was studied by exposing the fish to an arylhydrocarbon receptor agonist, ${\beta}$-naphthoflavone (BNF). The liver showed the highest level of expression in basal state as well as BNF- treated fish. However, appreciable levels of expression were also recorded in Gill and kidney and the least level of expression was observed in the eye. The results of the time-course study revealed an induction in the liver, brain, and gills after 6 h and 12 h in most of the tissues. This study provides an insight into the xenobiotics metabolizing system of Z. platypus and offers baseline information for further research related to biomarker, stress, and adaptive response of this ecologically important fish species in the freshwater environment.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2015

대표적인 담수습지인 경상남도 창원시 주남저수지와 동판저수지에서 우점하는 수생식물종인 자라풀 및 생이가래를 채집하였다. 주남저수지의 자생식물 뿌리에서 19균주와 동판저수지의 자생식물 뿌리에서 9균주를 순수분리 하였다. 이들 내생균류들의 internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 영역 염기서열을 분석하여 계통수를 작성한 결과 분리된 28균주는 주남저수지의 경우 11속, 동판저수지의 경우 5속에 속하는 것으로 확인되었으며, 두 습지에서 모두 13속의 내생균류가 분리되었다. 이들 중 담수습지별로 공통적으로 분리된 균주는 Fusarium, Phoma 및Talaromyces속으로 확인되었다. 담수습지 및 식물종별 내생균류의 다양성을 분석하였을 때 각각 상이한 지수를 보였으며, 그들 중 환경생태학적으로 중요한 위치를 차지하는 생이가래가 높은 지수를 나타내었다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2000

본 연구는 담수조류의 대량 번식에 따른 정수장의 여과막 박힘, 어류의 대량폐사 등 각종 피해를 최소화하기 위하여 응집제를 이용한 응집-여과공정을 녹조제거시스템에 적용하기 위한 것이다. 응집-여과 공정에서 최적의 응집상태를 결정하기 위하여 시료로는 낙동강 원수를 사용하였고 Jar test와 실험실용 반응기를 사용하여 알칼리도, 탁도, Chl-a, pH를 측정하였다. 응집시간, 응집제 주입량, 드럼필터 회전속도 그리고 Chl-a는 각각 5min, 5mg/l, 3rpm 그리고 90㎍/l의 조건에서 높은 조류제거율을 보였다. Alum을 사용하였을 때의 조류 및 탁도 평균제거율은 50～60%, 30～50%이었고, PAC는 Chl-a의 제거율이 Alum보다 약 20% 더 좋은 효율을 보였다.