• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2013

In Cukhe, a village located in the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam, people suffer from a shortage of high-quality water due to an arsenic contaminated supply water resource. We installed catchments, filters and settled tanks in the existing rainwater harvesting facility to improve water quality, and ten portable rainwater tanks to provide good-quality drinking water to the poor households and kindergartens in the dry season. The triple bottom line considerations, as well as the environmental, economic, and social impacts of the rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems are examined. RWH is a sustainable method to obtain good-quality drinking water at low cost and with little energy expenditure. Education of the system also encourages that continuation of the system and expansion can lead into economic prosperity, as the safe drinking water can be sold to the community. Hence, RWH is a unique proposal as sustainable drinking supply water for improving the lives and health of residents in Cukhe and other sites where water supply sources are contaminated.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2000

This paper presents a study of water quality model applications in environmental impact statements which were submitted during recent years in Korea. Most of the applications have reported that the development projects would have significant impacts on the water quality, especially, of streams and rivers. The water quality models, however, were hardly used as an impact prediction tool. Even in the cases where models were used, calibration and verification studies were not performed and thus the predicted results would not be reliable. These poor model applications in environmental impact assessment can be attributable to the fact that there were no available model application guidelines as well as no requirements by the review agency. In addition, the expected waste loads were improperly estimated in most cases, especially in non-point sources, and the predicted parameters were not good enough to understand water quality problems expected from the proposed plans. The effects of mitigation measures were not analyzed in most cases. Again, these can be attributed to no formal guidelines available for impact predictions until now. A brief guideline is described in this paper, including model selection, calibration and verification, impact prediction, and analysis of effects of mitigation measures. The results of this study indicate that the model application should be required to overcome the current improper predictions of environmental impacts and the guidelines should be developed in detail and provided.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1999

This study was carried out to evaluate off-shore water quality and to draw marine pollution map to Southern sea in Korea by bioassay using gametes and early development system of Asterias amurensis. From the bioassay, it was determined that the water qualites of Southern sea maintained the grade II, because development of A. amurensis were moderately inhibited. However, Sunchon, Kwangyang, and Jinhae Bay belonged to grade III, because development of A. amurensis were strongly inhibited. This could be due to the inflows of several river systems and poor water circulation. The water quality at Yosu island was the grade I, because A. amurensis were not inhibited in its early development.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.511-514
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• 2003

Nowadays, wells tapping the deep aquifers become general because water quality of the shallow groundwater has been gradually degraded over the last 30 years as a result of rapid industrialization and intensive agricultural activities. However, many of the deep wells also suffer problems of water-quality degradation in several years after the well installation, nevertheless those were properly completed and managed. It is believed that the heavy pumping from deep wells causes the doward movement of the contaminated, shallow groundwaters and introduces them into the deep aquifers. In this study, we introduces a shallow capture well system, which could effectively prevent the shallow groundwaters of poor water duality from moving into the deep aquifers by pumping of deep production wells. Even though additional costs are required to apply this system, we believe that this method could be appropriate for the deep wells that are important for the public health.

• 생태와환경
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.254-263
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 낙동강 수계의 본류에 해당하는 6개 지점을 선정하여 2004년 7월(풍수기), 2005년 3월(갈수기), 2회에 걸쳐 생물학적 건강도 지수(Index of Biological Integrity, IBI), 정성적 서식지평가지수(Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index, QHEI) 분석 및 이화학적 수질분석을 통해 통합적 하천 생태 건강성 평가를 실시하였다. 생태 건강성 평가를 위한 생물통합지수 모델은 국내 특성에 맞게 수정 보완된 10개 다변수 메트릭 모델(Multimetric model)을 이용하였고, 물리적 서식지 지수인 QHEI는 국내 하천 특성에 맞게 변형한 11개의 다변수 메트릭 모델을 적용하였다. 낙동강의 생물통합지수는 평균 20.8(n=12)로 "악화상태" (Poor)를 나타냈으며, 각 지점에서 전반적으로 낮은 생태학적 건강도 값을 나타냈다. 이는 이화학적 수질 악화와 물리적 서식지의 교란으로 인해 수체 내의 생물에게 직접적인 영향을 끼친 것으로 사료되었다. 물리적 서식지평가지수인 QHEI의 전 지점에 대한 평균값은 110으로 "보통${\sim}$양호상태" (Fair${\sim}$Good)를 보였다. 지점별 분석에 따르면, 1, 5지점은 양호상태(Good)를 보였고, 나머지 4개 지점에서는 모두 보통상태 (Fair)를 보였다. 그러나 3,4지점은 보통${\sim}$악화 (Fair${\sim}$poor)에 가까운 상태를 보여 서식지의 교란이 큰 것으로 판단되었으며, 특히 $M_1{\sim}M_5$, $M_7$, $M_{10}$에서 매우 악화된 상태를 보여 향 후 메트릭에 대한 복원이 필요할 것으로 사료되었다. 이화학적 수질은 3지점에서 금호강의 유입과 인근에 위치한 분뇨처리시설의 직접적인 영향으로 인해 크게 악화되었다. 낙동강의 하류에 해당하는 4, 5, 6지점은 남강과 황강의 유입에 의한 희석효과 및 생물학적 자정작용에 의해 수질이 개선되거나 일정농도를 유지하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1747-1755
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• 2018

Objective: Common reed (Phragmites communis Trin.) could potentially provide an alternative resource for silage; however, its silage quality is poor. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors in reed that contribute to poor quality and determine how the use of additives at ensiling could improve fermentation quality. Methods: In Experiment 1, we determined the chemical composition and the presence of indigenous lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in reed. We further examined fermentation quality of reed silage under conditions without additives (NA) and treated glucose (G), lactic acid bacteria (L), and their combination (G+L). In Experiment 2, silage of NA, and with an addition of cellulase and lactic acid bacteria (CL) were prepared from harvested reed. The harvested reeds were fertilized at nitrogen concentrations of 0, 4, 8, and $12g\;N/m^2$ and were harvested thrice within one year. Results: The indigenous LAB and fermentable carbohydrates are at extremely low concentrations in reed. Reed silage, to which we added G+L, provided the highest quality silage among treatments in Experiment 1. In Experiment 2, N fertilization had no negative effect on silage quality of reed. The harvest times decreased fermentable carbohydrate content in reed. The CL treatment provided a higher lactic acid content compared to the NA treatment. However, the quality of CL treated silage at the second and third harvests was significantly lower than at the first harvest, due to a reduction in carbohydrates caused by frequent harvesting. Conclusion: The causes of poor quality in reed silage are its lack of indigenous LAB and fermentable carbohydrates and its high moisture content. In addition, reed managed by frequent harvesting reduces carbohydrate content. Although the silage quality could be improved by adding CL, higher-quality silage could be prepared by adding fermentable carbohydrates, such as glucose (rather than adding cellulases).

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.114-127
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• 2021

Water pollution in the lower reaches of the Namhan River is getting worse due to drought and a decrease in water quantity due to climatic changes and hence is affecting the water quality of Paldang Lake. Accordingly, we have used a water quality index (WQI) and statistical analysis in this study to identify the characteristics of the water quality in the lower reaches of the Namhan River, the main causes of water pollution, and tributaries that need priority management. Typically, 10 items (WT, pH, EC, DO, BOD, COD, SS, T-N, T-P, and TOC) were used as the water quality factors for the statistical analysis, and the matrix of data was set as 324 × 10·1. The correlation analysis demonstrated a strong correlation between Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and T-P with a high statistical significance (r=0.700, p<0.01). Furthermore, the result of principal component analysis (PCA) revealed that the main factors affecting the change in water quality were T-P and organic substances introduced into the water by rainfall. Based on the Mann-Kendall test, a statistically significant increase in pH was observed in SH-1, DL, SH-2, CM, and BH, along with an increase in WQI in SH-2 and SM. BH was identified as a tributary that needs priority management in the lower reaches of the Namhan River, with a "Somewhat poor" (IV) grade in T-P, "Fair" grade in WQI, and "Marginal" grade in summer.

• 생태와환경
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.242-252
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 국내 인공호 4대 수계 39곳을 선정하여 2003년 1월부터 2007년 12월까지 5년간의 수질 측정 자료를 바탕으로 우리나라에 적합한 다변수 수질평가 모델을 개발하고, 그 모델을 이용하여 2008년 1년간의 자료를 통해 팔당호와 대청호의 수질평가를 실시하였다. 개발된 다변수 수질평가 모델은 4개의 수질변수를 각각 부영양, 중영양, 빈영양의 3단계로 나누어 점수를 부여하고, 수질변수별 획득점수를 총합하여 총점으로 계량화하였으며, 총점을 구간별로 5등급으로 나누어 최종 수질등급을 부여하였다. 새롭게 제안된 수질평가 모델의 적용 결과, 팔당호는 전반적으로 보통(Fair) 및 악화 (Poor)상태로 나타났으며, 대청호는 최적(Excellent) 및 좋음(Good) 상태로 나타났다. 일반적으로 수자원의 가치를 결정하는 수질항목 중 가장 보편적인 중요성을 가지는 것은 유기물의 함량이며 이런 유기물은 수체 내 여러 요인에 의해 영향을 받을 수 있다. 그렇기 때문에 새로운 수질평가 모델을 개발함에 있어 수체의 수리 수문학적 특성을 비롯해 물리적 특성, 화학적 특성, 생물학적 특성 등의 각종 이화학적인 특성이 고려되었으며, 이러한 항목을 각각 평가 모델의 4가지 메트릭으로 선정하여 호소의 평가에 있어 복수의 측정지표가 활용될 수 있도록 하였다. 이러한 복수 지표를 활용해 개발된 다변수 수질평가 모델은 호소의 영양 단계를 평가함에 있어 보다 정확한 판단을 가능하게 할 것이며, 효과적인 호소의 관리에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이라 사료된다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.249-262
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• 2021

This study investigated the pollution characteristics of the main pollution zone in the Hwangguji watershed and the influence of the tributary on the main stream. The characteristics of the main pollution zone, including, the water quality index (WQI), stream rating, load duration curve (LDC), delivery load density (DLD), and contribution of the tributary to the mainstream, were evaluated by time-series visual heatmap. The WQI of the mainstream of Hwangguji was lowered to the poor (IV) level from the inflow point of Suwon stream (SW) and the LDC excess rate in the T-P was higher than that of BOD₅, especially for the wet season, suggesting that management of non-point source with T-P is preferred. The contribution (%) of the tributaries in the upstream section of Hwangguji watershed were BOD₅ 14.54%, TOC 15.67%, T-N 5.43%, and T-P 6.97%. In particular, the Suwon sewage treatment plant located in the mainstream showed a high contribution of BOD₅ (64.40%) and T-P (53.54%), respectively, due to the high discharge rate (6.019 m³/sec). Meanwhile, Sammi and Gal stream have a large impact on the mainstream with high DLD and poor WQI. Thus, both streams were considered as pollution hot spots. These results provide useful basic data for preparing more effective water quality improvement and management plans in the watershed.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.189-203
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• 2024

안양천의 어류 군집 특성과 어류상에 대한 수질의 영향을 밝히기 위해 2022년 4~6월과 8~10월에 20개 지점을 2회 조사하였다. 조사 기간 동안 채집된 어류는 5목 10과 34종 3,186개체였다. 우점종은 피라미(Zacco platypus, 43.4%)였고, 아우점종은 붕어(Carassius auratus, 10.1%), 그 다음으로 잉어(Cyprinus carpio, 7.6%), 참갈겨니(Zacco koreanus, 6.2%), 돌고기(Pungtungia herzi, 5.2%), 대륙송사리(Oryzias sinensis, 5.1%), 참붕어(Pseudorasbora parva, 4.7%), 긴몰개(Squalidus gracilis majimae, 4.4%), 버들치(Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, 3.5%), 치리(Hemiculter eigenmanni, 3.3%), 흰줄납줄개(Rhodeus ocellatus, 1.4%), 가숭어(Chelon haematocheilus, 1.0%) 등의 순으로 우세하게 출현하였다. 출현종 중 한국고유종은 각시붕어(Rhodeus uyekii), 긴몰개, 몰개(Squalidus japonicus coreanus), 참갈겨니, 얼록동사리(Odontobutis interrupta) 5종(14.7%)이었고, 외래종은 이스라엘잉어(Cyprinus carpio Israeli type), 블루길(Lepomis macrochirus), 배스(Micropterus salmoides), 구피(Poecilia reticulata) 4종(11.8%)이었다. 어류 군집 분석 결과, 우점도는 상류가 높았고 하류로 가면서 낮아졌으며, 다양도와 풍부도, 균등도는 본류보다 지류에서 높게 나타나는 경향을 보였다. 하천건강성을 평가한 결과, 7개 지점에서 보통(C), 8개 지점에서 나쁨(D), 5개 지점에서 매우 나쁨(E)으로 평가되어 좋지 않았다. 수질은 8개 지점을 평가한 결과, 4개 지점은 보통(III), 2개 지점은 나쁨(V), 1개 지점은 약간 나쁨(IV), 1개 지점은 약간 좋음(II)으로 평가되어, 전체적인 수질은 나쁘게 나타났으며, 수질이 하천건강성과 어류의 서식에 큰 영향을 미치고 있는 것으로 추정되었다. 또한 안양천에 어도가 없는 보가 많이 설치되어 있어 어류의 이동에 장애물로 작용하고 있었다. 따라서 하천건강성을 높이고 안정적인 어류의 서식을 위해서는 수질을 개선할 수 있는 체계적인 관리방안이 필요하고 보에 어도 설치가 요구되었다.