• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2015

Objectives: There is considerable evidence that polluted ambient air contributes to the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Heart rate variability (HRV) is defined as the variation in heartbeat intervals and has been reported as a biological marker of cardiovascular disease. This article reviews the existing literature in order to examine the association between air pollution and HRV. Methods: Literature was searched using Web of Science with the key words of "air pollution", "heart rate variability" and other related terms. A total of 156 articles were listed. For review, 21 of those listed publications were chosen after excluding studies regarding chamber studies, occupational environment, secondhand smoke and automobile exhaust. Results: Research methods employed in the publications were classified by type of participants (elderly/adult), air pollution monitoring (ambient/personal) and HRV monitoring (continuous/spot). Among HRV parameters, power in the low frequency range (LF), power in the high frequency range (HF) and standard deviation of all NN intervals (SDNN) were all associated with air pollutants. The chosen studies were mostly based on elderly populations. In studies based on continuous HRV monitoring, LF and SDNN significantly decreased when $PM_{2.5}$ exposure increased. Conclusion: Continuous HRV monitoring combined with personal exposure monitoring has been one of the most common study methods in recent publications. We expect that this review will be useful for the study of the association between air pollution and cardiovascular effects using HRV.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.81-91
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• 2012

In this study, it is grasped the status of nutrients through an investigation of release characteristics and physicochemical properties of sediments on reservoir. And then the effect of sediments is evaluated on the water quality in reservoir. In the results of physicochemical analysis, the pollution level of midstream is the highest, which shows the traits that the water is more deeper and takes place a deposition consistently. Then, the pollution level of upstream is higher than downstream's because inflow has influence on the upstream directly. The downstream is located near tidal gate so that the soil particles can be moved easily and are difficult to be deposited due to the distribution of seawater by control of tidal gate. Therefore, the downstream is showed the lowest pollution level than the others. Also, the concentration of SOD(Sediment Oxygen Demand) in the upstream which is influenced on the effect of inflow is highest than the others. When it analyzes under anaerobic and aerobic condition to understand the release characteristic of sediment, it shows that the release rate is low or negative under the aerobic condition. Whereas the release rate is usually positive under the unaerobic condition relatively. According to these results, it is necessary to maintain the proper environmental factors of water body for decreasing the release rate of sediment. Because the release rate is changeable under the different condition of water body. Therefore, proper strategies are required for increasing the self-purification of water as well as keeping the aerobic condition of sediment and managing a sediment layer directly to control the inner-pollution by the sediment of reservoir.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.487-500
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• 2021

To evaluate the geochemical characteristics and assess the pollution in surface sediments of the Nakdong River estuary, two sites adjacent to the estuary bank (Hh1 and Hh2) and one site at the upper part of the estuary bank (Hh3) were investigated. The surface sediments were analyzed for their contents of metals (Cu, Pb, Ni, Cr, Zn, and Al), organic matter (IL, COD, TOC, and TN), and grain size from 2018 to 2020. As a result of the pollution assessment, there was little anthropogenic contamination by most of the metals. The surface sediments in Hh2 had comparatively abundant silt and clay, whereas the other sites were mainly composed of sand. The organic index and contents of organic matter were highest at Hh2. Multivariate statistical analyses (cluster analysis and Pearson correlation analysis) showed that the contents of organic matter and pollution were associated with fine sediment. These results suggest that the geochemical characteristics were changed by the estuary bank built in the research area and that the increase in fine sediment attributable to the low-energy environment resulted in an increase in organic matter pollution.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제84권2호
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• pp.178-185
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• 1995

여천공단의 대기오염이 산림생태계에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 공단의 남단에 위치한 남해화학주변과 그 지역에서 2km, 4km, 6km, 8km 및 10km 떨어진 지점을 선정하여 산림토양의 화학적 특성, 탈질균 및 황산환원균 동태와 지의류 출현도를 비교하였다. 여천공단 주변지역의 토양은 적황색 산림토양군(R Y)에 속하는 토양이었으나 같은 산림토양군에 속하는 토양에 비해 pH가 매우 낮았다. 산림토양의 pH가 낮음으로 인해 C/N비가 15~25의 범주에 있음에도 불구하고 유기물의 분해 등 무기화에 관여하는 미생물의 활력이 낮아서 유기물함량이나 전질소함량은 상대적으로 높았다. 공단 인접지역에서 4km 지점에 이르는 곳까지의 토양 화학특성이 6km 이후 지역에 비해 대기오염 피해도가 심하게 나타났으나 탈질균 및 황산환원균의 분포량 차이에 따른 피해도 구분은 어려웠다. 한편, 지의류는 산림토양에 반영된 대기오염도의 차이에 비해 확연한 결과를 나타냈으며, 특히 엽상지의류는 바위에 붙어 사는 지의류에 비해서 더 민감한 반응을 나타냄을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.474-484
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• 2005

생물학적 방법에 의한 대기오염물질 처리는 기존의 처리방법을 대체할 수 있는 방법으로 각광을 받고 있다. 생물학적 처리방법은 유기화합물 또는 악취가 포함된 저농도 고유량의 공기를 처리하는데 효과적이다. 생물학적 처리 방법은 기존의 소각 또는 흡착 방법에 비해 여러 장점을 가지고 있다. 주요 장점으로 처리비용이 저렴하고, 2차 오염물질이 발생되지 않으며, 화학물질이 사용되지 않고, 에너지 사용이 적으며, 상온에서의 운전 등이다. 대기오염물질을 생물학적 방법으로 처리하는데는 생물여과법이 많이 이용되고 있으나 여러 제약이 있어 이를 해결할 수 있는 방법으로 생물살수여과법에 대한 개발연구가 수년 전부터 수행되어 왔다. 생물살수여과법은 생물여과법에 비해 다소 복잡하나 난분해성 물질이나 분해과정에서 산이 생성되는 경우 효과적으로 이용될 수 있다. 그러나 생물살수여과법을 이용한 대기중 VOC 처리에 대한 연구는 초기단계로서 효율적인 처리를 위해 많은 연구가 진행중이다. 본 연구에서는 대기오염제어를 위한 생물살수여과법의 기본 원리와 이론 및 실용적 내용에 대하여 소개하고자 한다. 특히 생물살수여과법의 운전인자와 성능에 미치는 영향인자에 대하여 중점적으로 다루었다.

• 환경정책연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.37-58
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• 2013

최근 도시계획분야에서 관심의 대상이 되고 있는 저영향개발기법은 강우관리 및 비점오염원 저감 뿐만 아니라 사회적, 경제적, 심미적으로 다양한 가치를 지니는 지속가능한 성장을 유도하는 통합적인 개발의 틀로서 이해되고 있다. 수변지역 개발에 대한 관심이 증대되면서 저영향개발기법에 대한 관심 역시 증대되고 있지만 계획과정 및 요소에 대한 연구는 부족한 실정이다. 본 연구는 두 가지의 목적을 지닌다. 하나는 저영향개발기법에 대한 선행연구검토를 통하여 계획과정 및 요소를 도출하는 것이고 다른 하나는 도출된 계획과정 및 요소를 모의적용과정을 통하여 효과를 파악하는 것이다. 저영향개발기법의 적용은 토지이용계획의 변화를 기초로 하였다. 이는 보전지역 및 공공시설 구역의 기능설정, 투수면적 확대를 위한 공간배치계획, 분산형 빗물관리체계 구축을 위한 공간배치계획 등으로 구분된다. 본 연구는 LIDMOD2를 이용하여 사례지역에서의 저영향개발기법 모의적용 효과를 추정하였다. 그 결과 연간표면 유출량, 연간 침투량, T-N, T-P, BOD, 첨두유량 등에서 7~10% 정도의 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.507-516
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• 2010

Stationary combustion sources such as coal-fired power plants, waste incinerators, industrial manufacturing, etc. are recognized as major sources of mercury emissions. Due to rapid economic growth, zinc production in Korea has increased significantly during the last 30 years. Total zinc production in Korea exceeded 739,000 tons in 2008, and Korea is currently the third largest zinc producing country in the world. Previous studies have revealed that zinc smelting has become one of the largest single sectors of total mercury emissions in the World. However, studies on this sector are very limited, and a large gap in the knowledge regarding emissions from this sector needs to be bridged. In this paper, Hg emission measurements were performed to develop emission factors from zinc smelting process. Stack sampling and analysis were carried out utilizing the Ontario Hydro method and US EPA method 101A. Preliminary data showed that $Hg^0$ concentrations in the flue gas ranged from 4.56 to $9.90\;{\mu}g/m^3$ with an average of $6.40\;{\mu}g/m^3$, Hg(p) concentrations ranged from 0.03 to $0.09\;{\mu}g/m^3$ with an average of $0.04\;{\mu}g/m^3$, and RGM concentrations ranged from 0.23 to $1.17\;{\mu}g/m^3$ with an average of $6.40\;{\mu}g/m^3$. To date, emission factors of 7.5~8.0 g/ton for Europe, North America and Australia, and of 20 or 25 g/ton for Africa, Asia and South America are widely accepted by researchers. In this study, Hg emission factors were estimated using the data measured at the commercial facilities as emissions per ton of zinc product. Emission factors for mercury from zinc smelting pross ranged from 4.32 to 12.96 mg/ton with an average of 8.31 mg/ton. The emission factors that we obtained in this study are relatively low, considering Hg contents in the zinc ores and control technology in use. However, as these values are estimated by limited data of single measurement of each, the emission factor and total emission amount must be updated in future.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2005

해난사고에 의한 유류오염 피해가 발생할 경우 가장 큰 영향을 받는 분야는 해양 생태계 파괴에 따른 어업 피해라고 할 수 있는데, 지금까지 국내 유류오염사고에 대한 국제기금의 어업피해 보상율은 피해 청구액 대비 $20\%$내외로 인접국이나 유럽 국가에 비해 현저히 낮은 보상 수준에 머물고 있다. 이처럼 국제 기금의 피해 보상율이 낮은 이유는 국내 어업 여건상 국제기금에서 요구하는 오염 피해 입증 자료를 확보하기가 쉽지 않기 때문으로 향후에도 국내 어업의 여건이 획기적으로 변화하지 않을 경우, 현행 제도로는 현실적인 피해 보상이 실현되기가 어렵다는 것이 지금까지 유류오염사고 피해보상 결과에서 나타나고 있다. 본 연구는 최근 IMO에서 채택한 대형 유류오염사고에 대한 피해보상방안으로, 보상기준은 기존의 협약을 그대로 적용시키되 유류오염 피해보상한도 금액만을 크게 확대시킨 C8%협약 가입에 따른 실익을 파악하고자 지금까지 국내 유류오염사고에 대한 국제기금의 피해보상 실태와 최근 대법원의 판결로 최종 완료된 제5금동호 오염사고에 대한 피해보상 판결내용을 분석하여 유류오염피해 보상체제 보완의 필요성을 고찰하였다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.467-474
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• 2011

In an effort to investigate water pollution characteristics of Juam lake, water samples were collected from three sites (Sites A, B, and C) of Oenam stream which is a typical tributary of rural watershed in the lake and analyzed for N concentration and the corresponding isotope ratio (${\delta}^{15}N$) of ${NO_3}^-$. Concentrations of ${NO_3}^-$ were not dramatically different among the sites; $0.8{\pm}0.2mgNL^{-1}$ (range: $0.0{\sim}4.3mgNL^{-1}$) for Site A, $1.1{\pm}0.2mgNL^{-1}$ ($0.0{\sim}4.3mgNL^{-1}$) for Site B, and $1.1{\pm}0.1mgNL^{-1}$ ($0.1{\sim}2.6mgNL^{-1}$) for Site C. Meanwhile, ${\delta}^{15}N$ tended to decrease with river flow; it was highest for Site A ($45.5{\pm}5.3$‰) followed by Site B ($19.7{\pm}2.0$‰) and Site C ($8.7{\pm}1.5$‰). Such high ${\delta}^{15}N$ values of ${NO_3}^-$ in Site A suggested that ${NO_3}^-$ derived from livestock feedlot (specifically livestock excrete of which ${\delta}^{15}N$ is higher than 10‰) is the predominant pollution sources despite mountainous area occupied the most of land-use in the watershed. Using the two-sources isotope mixing model, it was estimated that the contribution of cropping activities (i.e. fertilization) became greater in down-stream area (Sites B and C) due to the higher agricultural land-use than the up-stream area (Site A). Particularly, during the active cropping season, the low contribution of organic pollution sources indicated that domestic sewage was not the predominant pollution source. Therefore, it was suggested that agricultural sources such as livestock farming and cropping rather than mountainous and residential are the dominant sources of water pollution in the study area. These results could be effectively utilized in elucidating water pollution sources in rural areas and selecting water management practices.

• 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한연소학회 2003년도 제27회 KOSCO SYMPOSIUM 논문집
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• pp.65-74
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• 2003

Air pollution included Nitric Oxide(NOx) from heating boilers is increased by pursuing better life. Development of low NOx emission boiler is strongly needed. However commercial burner for heating boiler is also asked to be thermal efficient and low-cost manufactuable in addition to low NOx emission. Small space for combustor including burner is usually allowed. In this study, parametric study of compact low NOx burner for heating boiler was done using numerical analysis and experiments. Commerical computational fluid dynamic(CFD) program named CFX 5-6 was used for numerical analysis of low NOx burner using turbulent diffusion flame. Comparison of outlet NO and outlet temperature under various equivalence ratio and fuel flow rate was performed between experiment and numerical analysis.