• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.219-236
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• 2009

Particle-phase organic tracers (molecular markers) have been shown to be an effective method to assess and quantify the impact of sources of carbonaceous aerosols. These molecular markers have been used in chemical mass balance (CMB) models to apportion primary sources of organic aerosols in regions where the major organic aerosol source categories have been identified. As in the case of all CMB models, all important sources of the tracer compounds must be included in a Molecular Marker CMB (MM-CMB) model or the MMCMB model can be subject to biases. To this end, the application of the MM-CMB models to locations where reasonably accurate emissions inventory of organic aerosols are not available, should be performed with extreme caution. Of great concern is the potential presence of industrial point sources that emit carbonaceous aerosols and have not been well characterized or inventoried. The current study demonstrates that emissions from industrial point sources in the St. Louis, Missouri area can greatly bias molecular marker CMB models if their emissions are not correctly addressed. At a sampling site in the greater St. Louis Area, carbonaceous aerosols from industrial point sources were found to be important source of carbonaceous aerosols during specific time periods in addition to common urban sources (i.e. mobile sources, wood burning, and road dust). Since source profiles for these industrial sources have not been properly characterized, method to identify time periods when point sources are impacting a sampling site, needs to avoid obtaining biases source apportionment results. The use of real time air pollution measurements, along with molecular marker measurements, as a screening tool to identify when point sources are impacting a receptor site is presented.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.814-821
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• 2007

This study was estimated water quality to raw water quality management of the Maeri intake station in the Nakdong River using Multivariate Analysis. The results of Principle Component Analysis was explained up to 76.9% of total water quality by three principle components. The 1st, 2nd was explained 44.7%, 17.9% and third was explained 14.3%. Also, the three factors was derived from Factor Analysis. The 1st factor was estimated as the matabolism and organic matter pattern related to algal growth. The 2nd factor was judged as the pollution of pattern related to the discharge from stream of the Nakdong River and 3rd factor was viewed as the hydrological variation pattern related to particle matter. The results of Cluster Analysis were classified into three groups.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.95-100
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• 2003

Automobile industry has been developed rapidly as a key manufacturing industry in Korea. Meanwhile, air pollution is getting worse noticeably than ever. In the diesel emission, PM (Particulate Matter) and NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) have been exhausted with a great amount and the corresponding emission regulations are getting stringent. In order to develop low emission engines, it is necessary to research on better qualified fuels. Sulfur contained in fuel is transformed to sulfur compound by DOC (Diesel Oxidation Catalyst) and then it causes to the increase of sulfate-laden PM on the surface of catalyst. In this research, ULSD (Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel) is used as a fuel and some experimental results are investigated. ULSD can reduce not only PM but also gas materials because cetane value, flash point, distillation 90%, pour point and viscosity are improved in the process of desulfurization. However, excessively reduced sulfur may cause to decease lubricity of fuel and engine performance in fuel injection system. Therefore, it requires only modest adjusted amount of sulfur can improve engine performance and DOC, as well as decrease of emission.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.99-108
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to investigate characteristics of concentrations of pollutants such as TN (Total Nitrogen), TP (Total Phosphorus) and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) in outflow from a nonpoint source dominated watershed ($6.7km^2$). Regular flow measurement and water sampling were taken at five-day intervals during two years (February 2002 to January 2004) in the Ingyeong River, a tributary of the Han River. The mean concentrations of pollutants during rainy days were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those during dry days. For dry days, the flow-weighted mean concentration (0.06 mg/L) of TP during paddy irrigation periods were higher than that (0.02 mg/L) during non-irrigation periods. The seasonal mean concentration of TN was highest in spring likely due to nitrogen fertilization, but those of TP and COD were highest in summer due to particulate phosphorus and sediment-associated organic matter caused by increased discharge. The pollutant concentrations significantly increased with discharge, suggesting that the measures to reduce the increase in the concentrations during storms are needed to control nonpoint source pollution.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.531-539
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• 2013

In order to apply a water quality indicator as a certain target pollutant, the indicator should have the representability of an index for the management of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs). Scientific groundwork and treatment technologies also should be provided for the application of the indicator. This study analyzed the applicability of major water quality indicators for target pollutants. The results showed that four water quality indicators of TOC, T-N, SS & T-Coli can be considered as target pollutants besides existing BOD and T-P. These indicators can be applied with the preparations such as essential basic data, pollution load estimation framework as well as legal criteria setting when the need is raised. As the importance of TOC, which is considered as a replacement of BOD, is emphasized, technical and institutional terms are being prepared in order to determine TOC as another target pollutant in the near future. It could be considered to combine TOC with BOD for the time being during the $3^{rd}$ stage of TMDLs in view of the present conditions for the management of TOC. TOC can be the most effective index for the organic matter and help to be managed more systematically in the waterbodies where rivers and lakes are mutually connected.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.501-510
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• 2011

한강의 주요 14개 지류하천 유역의 수질오염원을 평가하고, 2007. 1~2009. 12의 하천 수질자료(14 data set)로 SPSS-17.0을 이용하여 하천별 수질 특성을 평가하였다. 시 공간변화에 대한 군집 분석을 실시한 결과 공간변화에 따라 4그룹으로 평가되었으며, 유역의 오염원 종류 및 밀도가 군집분류에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 시간변화에 따라 여름에서 가을까지(7~10월)와 겨울에서 초여름까지(11~6월)의 2그룹으로 분류되어 강우와 기온 그리고 부영양화 현상이 군집화에 기여하는 것으로 평가되었다. 조사대상 하천의 수질오염 요인은 유기물질 영양염류 세균오염요인과 하천 내 물질대사요인으로(71~90%) 설명되었고, 계절에 따라 주요인(수질오염물질)은 변화하는 것으로 나타났다. 각 하천의 수질특성은 요인과 유역 오염원을 같이 평가하였을 때 유용한 결과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.82-95
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• 2021

마산만에서 유기물의 시공간적 분포 특성을 살펴보기 위해 2015년 월별로 총 13개 정점에서 화학적산소요구량(COD)과 총유기탄소(TOC) 농도를 조사하였다. COD와 TOC 농도는 오염부하량이 증가하는 6~8월에 상대적으로 높았고, 저층보다 표층에서 약 2배 높았다. COD와 TOC 농도는 마산만의 내측 정점에서 다른 정점들에 비해 약 2배 이상 높았다. 2015년 마산만 표층에서 이론적산소 요구량(TOD)을 기준으로 COD의 산화 효율성을 추정한 결과, COD의 산화 효율은 약 23%로 낮은 수준이었다. 마산만에서 COD 측정시 낮은 산화 효율은 만 내에 분포하는 유기물 양이 과소평가 될 가능성이 있어, 유기물의 정확한 정량분석을 위해서는 COD와 TOC 분석의 병행 조사가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 1997

산업구조의 변화와 더불어 많은 수의 휴ㆍ폐광산이 생김에 따라 그에 따른 환경오염 문제가 발생되고 있다. 특히 주로 황철광에서 생성된 폐수의 중금속 이온과 낮은 pH는 생태계를 파괴하는 피해를 입힌다. 따라서 산성광산폐수의 처리를 위한 많은 방법들이 연구되고 개발되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 산성광산 폐수의 생물학적 처리에서 사용되는 4가지 유기물원들의 중금속 처리 능력을 비교 분석하였다. 버섯퇴비, 참나무 퇴비, 슬러지 cake, 우분의 4가지 유기물원 중 산성 광산 폐수의 처리에 효과가 있는 것은 참나무 퇴비와 우분이었다. 참나무 퇴비는 주로 이온 교환이나 -OH와 -COO-등의 작용기에 의한 흡착에 의해서 중금속을 처리하였으며, 우분을 사용한 경우는 자체 내에 존재하고 있는 황산염환원균의 활성에 의해서 중금속을 처리하였다. 따라서 이 두 가지 유기물원을 혼합하여 사용한다면 상호 보완 작용에 의해 효과적인 처리 효율을 얻을 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2014

호소의 유기물질 오염도를 정확하게 파악하고, 호소내 수질관리를 개선하기위해 총유기탄소(TOC) 환경기준이 설정되었다. 낙동강수계에 위치하고 있는 상수원수로 이용되는 4개 호소의 화학적산소요구량(COD)과 TOC의 상관성은 $R^2$=0.639로 매우 유의한 결과로 나타났다. 농업용수 2개 호소와 늪 1개소의 자료를 모두 이용한 COD와 TOC의 상관성은 $R^2$=0.774로 더 높아졌으나 이것은 검출된 농도범위의 증가에 의한 것으로 보인다. TOC에 의해 요구되는 COD의 수준에 관계없이 탄소산화율은 평균 62%에 해당하였으며, 호소에 따른 현저한 차이는 보이지 않았다($62{\pm}8%$). 이것은 연구대상으로 한 호소의 유기물질 성상이 유사함을 나타낸다. TOC 자료가 충분히 구축될 때까지 COD 자료를 현명하게 활용하여야 하고, 이를 위해서는 호소에 영향을 미치는 유역의 특성과 호소의 이용측면을 고려하여 호소의 유기물질 수준을 평가할 필요가 있다.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.34-44
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• 2016

Background: Little is known about how chemical water quality is associated with ecological stream health in relation to landuse patterns in a watershed. We evaluated spatial characteristics of water quality characteristics and the ecological health of Dongjin-River basin, Korea in relation to regional landuse pattern. The ecological health was assessed by the multi-metric model of Index of Biological Integrity (IBI), and the water chemistry data were compared with values obtained from the health model. Results: Nutrient and organic matter pollution in Dongjin-River basin, Korea was influenced by land use pattern and the major point sources, so nutrients of TN and TP increased abruptly in Site 4 (Jeongeup Stream), which is directly influenced by wastewater treatment plants along with values of electric conductivity (EC), bacterial number, and sestonic chlorophyll-a. Similar results are shown in the downstream (S7) of Dongjin River. The degradation of chemical water quality in the downstream resulted in greater impairment of the ecological health, and these were also closely associated with the landuse pattern. Forest region had low nutrients (N, P), organic matter, and ionic content (as the EC), whereas urban and agricultural regions had opposite in the parameters. Linear regression analysis of the landuse (arable land; $A_L$) on chemicals indicated that values of $A_L$ had positive linear relations with TP ($R^2=0.643$, p < 0.01), TN ($R^2=0.502$, p < 0.05), BOD ($R^2=0.739$, p < 0.01), and suspended solids (SS; ($R^2=0.866$, p < 0.01), and a negative relation with TDN:TDP ratios ($R^2=0.719$, p < 0.01). Conclusions: Chemical factors were closely associated with land use pattern in the watershed, and these factors influenced the ecological health, based on the multimetric fish IBI model. Overall, the impairments of water chemistry and the ecological health in Dongjin-River basin were mainly attributes to point-sources and land-use patterns.