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Assessment of Climate Change Impact on Best Management Practices of Highland Agricultural Watershed under RCP Scenarios using SWAT (SWAT모형을 이용한 RCP 기후변화 시나리오에 따른 고랭지농업유역의 최적관리기법 평가)

  • Jang, Sun-Sook;Kim, Seong-Joon
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.60 no.4
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    • pp.123-132
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reduction effect of non point source (NPS) pollution in Haean highland agricultural catchment ($62.8km^2$) for 13 BMP scenarios under RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) 4.5 and 8.5 scenarios. Under the present climate condition, the BMP (best management practices) reduction efficiency of SS (suspended solid), T-N (total nitrogen), and T-P (total phosphorus) showed +25.7%, +4.2%, and +16.1% for VFS (vegetative filter strip), +0.1%, +15.6%, and +5.7% for FC (fertilizer control), and +6.3%, -2.9%, and +3.9% for RSM (rice straw mulching) respectively. In general, effective was the best for SS and T-P reductions, and the FC was the best for T-N reduction. The negative effect of T-N on RSM was induced by increase in infiltration and solute transport to baseflow. Under the future climate change scenarios, the SS, T-N, and T-P reduction efficiency showed the range of +1.9~+11.6%, -1.9~+0.2%, and +5.3~+11.9% respectively. The 3 BMPs (VFS, FC, and RSM) application in the future showed negative and little differences (-0.5~+1.6%) for SS and T-N reduction efficiencies while T-P reduction efficiency showed +0.3~+7.6% comparing with the baseline period. To achieve an increase in the reduction efficiency of future SS and T-N by +2~+10%, the combined application of more than two BMPs is necessary.

Air Pollution Changes of Jakarta, Banten, and West Java, Indonesia During the First Month of COVID-19 Pandemic

  • PRAMANA, Setia;PARAMARTHA, Dede Yoga;ADHINUGROHO, Yustiar;NURMALASARI, Mieke
    • Asian Journal of Business Environment
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.15-19
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    • 2020
  • Purpose: This research aims to explore the level of air pollution in Jakarta, the epicenter of COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia and its surrounding provinces during the first month of the Pandemic. Research design, data and methodology: This study uses data, which have been obtained real time from API (Application Programming Interfaces) of air quality website. The measurements of Air Quality Index (AQI), temperature, humidity, and other factors from several cities and regencies in Indonesia were obtained eight times a day. The data collected have been analyzed using descriptive statistics and mapped using QGIS. Results: The finding of this study indicates that The Greater Jakarta Area experienced a decrease in pollutant levels, especially in the Bogor area. Nevertheless, some areas, such as the north Jakarta, have exhibited slow reduction. Furthermore, the regions with high COVID-19 confirmed cases have experienced a decline in AQI. Conclusions: The study concludes that the air quality of three provinces, Jakarta, Banten, and West Java, especially in cities located in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area during COVID-19 pandemic and large-scale social restrictions, is getting better. However, in some regions, the reduction of pollutant concentrations requires a longer time, as it was very high before the pandemic.

Evaluation of Shipboard Working Environment based on Air Pollution and Electromagnetic Wave in ships (선박내의 공기오염도 및 전자파에 기초한 선상근무 환경의 평가)

  • 조효제;도근영;김동일;고창두;김상현
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2002
  • The shipboard working environment of coastal ship is very inferior too the ground working environment and it causes the avoidance of shipboard working and the aging of crew. Especially the air pollution and electromagnetic wave in ships causes an occupational disease. hence to reduce the shipboard working fatigue is necessary by the security of the comfortable shipboard working environment and residence environment. in this paper, first we evaluate the shipboard working environment by using the measurement results of the shipboard air polluting and electromagnetic wave in the sea. And we propose the reduction measures of shipboard working fatigue based on the evaluation results of the shipboard working environment.

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Hourly SWAT Watershed Modeling for Analyzing Reduction Effect of Nonpoint Source Pollution Discharge Loads (비점원오염 저감효과 분석을 위한 시단위 SWAT 유역 모델링)

  • Jang, Sun Sook;Ahn, So Ra;Choi, Joong Dae;Kim, Seong Joon
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.57 no.1
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    • pp.89-97
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    • 2015
  • This study is to assess the effect of non-point source pollution discharge loads between tillage and no-tillage applications for upland crop areas using SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) watershed modeling. For Byulmi-cheon small rural catchment ($1.17km^2$) located in upstream of Gyeongan-cheon watershed, the rainfall, discharge and stream water quality have been monitored in the catchment outlet since 2011. The SWAT model was calibrated and validated in hourly basis using 19 rainfall events during 2011-2013. The average Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency and $R^2$ (determination coefficient) for streamflow were 0.67 and 0.79 respectively. Using the 10 % surface runoff reduction from experiment results for no-tillage condition in field plots of 3 % and 8 % slopes under sesami cultivation, the soil saturated hydraulic conductivity for upland crop areas was adjusted from 0.001 mm/hr to 0.0025 mm/hr in average. Under the condition, the catchment sediment, T-N (total nitrogen, TN), and T-P (total phosphorus, TP) discharge loads were reduced by 6.9 %, 7.4 %, and 7.7 % respectively.

Continuous Treatment System of Detention Pond, Wetland and Ecological Revetment (저류지, 습지여상, 생태호안이 연계된 수처리 시스템)

  • Seo, Dae Seuk;Kim, Bong Kyun;Park, Jun Seok;Son, Seung Wook;Oh, Jong Min
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2015.05a
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    • pp.651-651
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    • 2015
  • The Because reduction facilities of existing non-point pollution source weren't balanced with each element technologies, most of case were what damaged scene nature of river, neutralized pollution sources and reduction effect. Therefore it's necessary to find a solution by integrating the operation system. Based on the comparative analysis that we have ran, we examined the capacity at individual operation's water purification and linked the treatment to detention pond, wetland and revetment.

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Analysis of the Effects on Soil Erosion and Suspended Sediment Reduction by Alpine Unauthorized and Illegal Agricultural Fields Restoration Scenarios (고랭지 임의·불법 경작지 복구 시나리오에 따른 토양유실 및 부유사량 저감 효과 분석)

  • Lee, Seoro;Lee, Gwanjae
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers
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    • v.66 no.2
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    • pp.53-62
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    • 2024
  • This study assessed the efficiency of reducing soil erosion and suspended sediment through the restoration of alpine unauthorized and illegally cultivated fields, using the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) model in the Mandae District. The results showed that in Scenario 5, which involved restoring unauthorized and illegal fields within forests, along rivers (banks), and in ditch areas were restored to their original land categories, achieved the highest efficiency in reducing average annual soil erosion and suspended sediment, with reductions of 8.1% and 4.5%, respectively. In particular, it was confirmed that the restoration of unauthorized and illegal fields within forested areas has a significant impact. This demonstrated that the restoration of unauthorized and illegal agricultural fields can substantially reduce the soil erosion and suspended sediment attributable to non-point source pollution. Our findings highlight the importance of managing these unauthorized and illegal agricultural activities in developing sustainable strategies within non-point source pollution management areas. This study is expected to provide important basic data to effectively establish water quality improvement strategies in the region of non-point source pollution management.

Assessment of Technology Based Industrial Wastewater Effluent Limitation and Standards for the Application of Domestic Industries (II) : Analysis Pollution Loads Contribution by Risk Assessment Indicator in Industrial Wastewater (처리기술에 근거한 산업폐수 배출허용기준 국내 적용성 연구(II) : 산업폐수 위해성 지표를 이용한 오염부하 기여도 분석)

  • Kim, Kyeongjin;Kim, Wongi;Jung, Sanggu;Jung, Jinyoung;Kim, Jaehun;Kim, Sanghun;Yeom, Icktae
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.191-199
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    • 2010
  • Introduction of Technology-Based Effluent Limitations (TBELs) concepts into Korea requires extensive and through analyses on the expected pollutants reduction effects and the cost factor for the industry side. In addition, the TEBLs should be optimized for the regulatory environments of Korea and be applied in a progressive manner to minimize the undesirable effects. It is also necessary to assess the contribution of each industrial categories's to the pollution of natural water bodies to find the priority of TEBLs application. For these purposes, the pollution loads of various industrial categories were analyzed using risk assessment indicator based on Toxic Weighting Factors (TWFs). First, the TWFs were calculated for the pollutants regulated using the method adopted by USEPA. And the effluent characteristics of the eighty two categories of industry in Korea were investigated. Although the analytical data on the wastewater from different industrial categories are relatively limited, the results from two previous studies were used. The first study, conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Research in 2001~2004, investigated the wastewater characteristics from 255 industrial sources covering the major 20 industrial categories. The second study includes more recent analytical data for the wastewater from 500 industrial sources, covering all the 82 industrial categories. In the result of the pollution loads analyses, the category of 'Synthetic and Chemical manufacture' was found to show the highest raw pollution load. On the other hand the category of 'Ion & Steel manufacture' was found to show the highest effluent pollution loads, which can be considered as the real impacts on natural water streams. The top five categories occupied 62.2% of the total effluent pollution loads. Through the analyses, the relative importances of each industrial categories and the priorities of TEBL-based pollution reduction were determined.

A study on the finishing materials for Reduction of Indoor pollution (실내 환경오염 감소를 위한 건축마감 재료에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Ja-Kyung;Nam, Kyung-Sook
    • Korean Institute of Interior Design Journal
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    • v.16 no.2 s.61
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    • pp.303-313
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    • 2007
  • Nowadays, according to many studies, indoor space's pollution level is two to ten times higher than outdoor space's. This result arouses our attention. The major causes of deterioration of indoor air quality are the lack of ventilation caused by draught-proofing and insulation construction, and harmful chemical substances emitted from building materials, office machine and furniture. Therefore, we are continuing research to find the method for healthful house and production of many forms of well-being goods. However, because of exaggerated advertisements and the lack of accurate information, consumers choose the products whose performance is not verified. Therefore, this study investigates the actual conditions of pollution by building materials and the extent of the health damage by this pollution, and suggests the method for minimizing indoor pollution in aspect of indoor environment control and the use of environment friendly materials. But the building materials presented in this study are limited to the environment friendly construction materials that are in circulation In domestic market because this research is primarily aimed to give domestic consumers the standard for selecting this materials.

The Change of Pollution Loads flowing into Mokpo Harbour Due to the Operation of Mokpo Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant (목포하수처리장 가동에 따른 목포항 유입 오염부하량의 변화)

  • 김광수
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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    • v.8 no.2
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    • pp.39-44
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    • 2002
  • In order to study the change of pollution loads flowing into Mokpo harbour after the operation of Mokpo Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant (MMSTP) and to evaluate the contribution of MMSTP operation to the improvement of marine water quality of Mokpo harbour, the pollution loads flowing into Mokpo harbour from land in dry weather were surveyed and estimated on the bases of the seasonal flow rates and the seasonal water qualities of streams and effluents located around Mokpo harbour from summer, 1997 to spring, 1998 before the operation of MMSTP, and the pollution loads of the inflow and the effluent of MMSTP were also surveyed and estimated from winter, 1998 to spring, 1999 after the operation of MMSTP. The treatment rates of MMSTP were shown to be about 49% in COD, 76% in TSS, 79% in VSS, 3% in T-N, 7% in DIP, 29% in T-P and -32% in DIN. The change rates of pollution loads flowing into the inner harbour of Mokpo due to the operation of MMSTP were shown to be about 56% In COD, 78% in TSS, 84% in VSS, 45% in DIN, 22% in T-N, 34% in T-P and -14% in DIP. The contribution rates of MMSTP operation to the reduction of total pollution loads flowing into the entire Mokpo harbour were found to be about 3% in COD, 3% in 755,5% in VSS,1% in DIP, 3% in T-P and -1% in DIN.

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Feasibility Study on Installing a Multi-functional Storage Facility (하수저류시설 타당성 분석 연구)

  • Ryu, Jae-Na;Oh, Jei-ll;Lee, Kyoung-Yong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.935-947
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    • 2011
  • In the era of climate change, the feasibility of a 'multi-functional storage facility' was evaluated in terms of various key performance indices such as flooding prevention effects, urban pollution reduction effects, and rainwater harvesting effects. As a result, the Korea Ministry of Environment introduced a new concept of 'multi-functional storage facility' for sewer flooding prevention and urban non-point pollution reduction. Prior to introducing these infrastructure (a large underground storage facility), the more details were needed to be examined carefully in all of technical aspects of construction and management. It was also well known that the validity of installation of 'multi-functional storage facility' was sometimes weakened because of a low B/C ratio.