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Distribution Characteristics of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Soils in Jeju City of Jeju Island, Korea (제주시 토양 중 다환방향족탄화수소류(PAHs)의 분포 특성)

  • Jin, Yu-Kyoung;Lee, Min-Gyu;Kam, Sang-Kyu
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.405-415
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    • 2006
  • Sixteen soil samples around six areas (residental area, traffic area, power plant area, incineration area and factory area) where the stationary and mobile sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are estimated to be emitted in Jeju City, were collected during Feburuary to March, 2004, and analyzed for 16 PAHs recommended by US EPA as primary pollutants to investigate their distribution characteristics. The concentrations of total PAHs (t-PAHs) and total carcinogenic PAHs $(t-PAH_{CARC})$ in soils of Jeju City were in the range of $21.7\sim264.2ng/g$ on a dry weight basis with a mean value of 87.2 ng/g and $6.3\sim118.0ng/g$ with a mean value of 33.4 ng/g, respectively. The concentrations of t-PAHs were low in comparison with those in soils of other domestic and foreign countries. The mean concentrations of t-PAHs and $(t-PAH_{CARC})$ with area decreased in the following sequences: traffic area> incineration area > factory area > power generation area > harbor area enli residental area. The correlation between t-PAHs and $(t-PAH_{CARC})$ were very high $(\gamma^2=0.9701)$, indicating that $(t-PAH_{CARC})$ concentration increases in proportion with t-PAHs. Comparing the distribution ratio of ring PAHs with area among 16 PAHs, it decreased in the order of 4-ring > 5-ring > 6-ring > 3-ring > 2-ring in all the areas except for harbor area. whitens for harbor area it was similar among 3-, 4- and 5-ring with high value. Low and no correlations between t-PAHs and soil compositions (organic matter content and particle size distribution) were observed, which is considered to be caused by the complex factors, such as the loading and characteristics of PAHs and diverse soil environment change, etc. From the examination of the three PAH origin indices, such as LMW/HMW (low molecular weight $2\sim3$ ring PAHs over high molecular weight $4\sim6$ ring PAHs), phenanthrene/anthracene ratio and fluoranthene/pyrene ratio, it can be concluded that the soil PAH contaminations were ascribed to strong pyrogenic origin in ail areas except for harbor area and to both pyrogenic and petrogenic origins.

A Study on the Improvement of Domestic Legislative System for Crime-Safe Environment in Residental Area (주거지역 방범환경 조성을 위한 국내 법.제도의 현황과 개선방안에 대한 연구)

  • Choi, Jae-Eun;Kim, Sei-Yong;Jeong, Yun-Nam
    • Proceeding of Spring/Autumn Annual Conference of KHA
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    • 2009.04a
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    • pp.155-160
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    • 2009
  • Safety of residents could be considered and then increased when we plan, design, and operate a city. In Korea, CPTED (Crime Prevention through Environmental Design) is currently being applied to new towns. However, it is not systemized and neither efficient, for there are no constraint provisions, and the foreign cases are not specifically customized to the current situation of the country. This means, the introduction of CPTED is an indispensable fact, but there are limits to the budget aids and actual application, for there is no legal base to support it. This study, therefore, aims to find the limits from analyzing related laws and regimes, administrative regulations, and applied cases, and to deduct improvement plans based on examined foreign cases. In this Study, the supporting system of foreign CPTED related laws and regulations was analyzed around the cases of England and U.S.A, and based on that information, the present condition and limits of CPTED related laws and regulations of Korea were deducted. As a result of this study, there were no constraint provisions to apply the design guidelines to actual planning, and there were limits on backup aid and actual application due to the lacking of analyzing the relevant area. Also, an acceptable framework must be arranged by the revision of laws and ordinances to compel the system, and link it with the CPTED certification system which will revitalize the whole system.

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The Analysis of Communication Invigorating Element in the Play Spaces of Apartments - Focused on the Cases in Suncheon City - (아파트 놀이공간의 커뮤니케이션 활성화 요소 분석 - 전라남도 순천시 사례를 중심으로 -)

  • Yun, Yeo-Ran;Moon, Jeong-Min
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.26 no.3
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2015
  • Apartment complex has become the major residental type of the urban structure. apartment complex has started to equip various subsidiary welfare facilities recently. environmental planning for play space has especially been important due to the growing attention over children's emotional development. In this study, arrangement types for play spaces in apartments to invigorate communication had been analyzed focusing on physical environment. based on previous studies, the arrangement of subsidiary welfare facilities can be categorized into dispersal type, concentrative type, affiliated type, and affiliated concentration type, and the elements to invigorate communication consist of circulative elements which contain location of play space and affiliated facility, visual elements which contain visual openness, and social elements which draw arrangement types of benches. the result of the analysis devide the arrangement type into concentrative type, affiliated type, and affiliated concentration type. referring to the location of play space, the first, if it is situated outside of apartment complex, theme-centered play space can be equipped to invigorate communication, the second, if it is situated in the center of the complex or outside of the apartment complex, low fence can be applied for free sight, and the last, straight type of bench arrangement should be used in big scale play space, aspectant type and gazebo type of the arrangement can be situated only outside of complex. This research could serve as a baseline of physical environment analysis to invigorate communication for play space in apartment complex.

Classifying and Identifying Asbestos and Non-Asbestos Fibers by a Rule Building Expert System (전문가시스템을 이용한 석면 및 비석면의 분류 및 확인)

  • Choi, Young-A;Lee, Tae-Jung;Kim, Dong-Sool
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.24 no.3
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    • pp.346-356
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    • 2008
  • Asbestos is the name of a group of minerals with long and thin fibers that originate naturally in the environment. Asbestos mainly affects lungs and the membrane that surrounds the lungs. In general, PCM (phase contrast microscopy) and PLM (polarized light microscopy) have been used to analyze asbestos fibers. However, these methods have often problems to over-estimate number concentration when counting real asbestos fibers. Moreover, there are many difficulties when separating and identifying various asbestos and non-asbestos fibers. In order to determine quantitative information on fibrous particles, source profiles for asbestos and non-asbestos fibers must be initially developed on the basis of their chemical compositions and physical parameters. In our study, a SEM/EDX was used to develop source profiles from known asbestos samples as reference samples. We could make the source profile matrix consisting of 6 types of asbestos fibers and 2 types of non-asbestos fibers by analyzing 380 fibers. Based on these profiles, a rule building expert system was developed by using the visual basic application (VBA). Various fibers were successfully classified by 2 simple rules in the EXCEL environment based on several visual steps such as inserting data, viewing results, and saving results. For a case study to test the expert system, samples from a construction materials and from various indoor environments such as a residental area, a preschool classroom, and an underground store were collected and analyzed. As a result of the survey, a total of 76 individual test fiber particles was well classified into 5 different types of particle classes; 9.3% of chrysotile, 15.4% of amosite, 0.8 of crocidolite, 4.2% of tremolite, 5.8% glass fiber, 21.1% of other fibers, and 43.5% of unknown fibers in terms of number concentration. Even though unknown portion was high, it will be decreased markedly when expanding fiber source profiles.

Design Technique of Rainwater Utilizing System (우수이용 시스템의 설계기법)

  • Jeon, In-Bae;Song, Si-Hun;Ji, Hong-Gi;Lee, Sun-Tak
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.34 no.6
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    • pp.587-596
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study is to improve inefficient use of rainwater in island area where it uses rainwater to supply the domestic water and to propose rainwater utilizing system that is most appropriate to the characteristics of precipitation in Korea. To accomplish these purposes, Cheju island was chosen as a study area and the design for the roof area and tank size of rainwater utilizing system was based on the result of the relationship between the actual precipitation and domestic water data which was used in the analysis by run theory to use run theory. Since the result of the analysis indicated that the designed rainwater catchment system was operated stably in Cheju island, the same result is expected in other island too. Therefore, if this system is executed together with the roof rehabilitation work of island area, it will bring positive effects on broth the improvement of residental environment and the security of domestic water.

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A Study on the Windows and Doors of the Main Room by Space Organization of the Traditional Residental Architecture - Focus on the Upper Middle Class in Jeonlanamdo - (전통주거건축 공간구성에 따른 안방창호 구성에 관한 연구 - 전라남도 지역 중상류 주택을 중심으로 -)

  • Cho, Sung-Woo;Lee, Jae-Hong;Moon, Chul-Seong;Cheon, Deuk-Youm
    • Journal of the Korean housing association
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    • v.25 no.3
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    • pp.1-12
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    • 2014
  • Korean traditional house has inherented construction characteristics that contain human requirements with the adaptation to nature's order. As for traditional buildings, there are a lot of facilities like palaces, Buddhist temples, Confucianism architectures, government facilities, etc. Among them, housing construction is not only closely connected to our lives, but also plays an important role to connect our lives from the past to present. The master room in a traditional korean house is responsible for playing a center role of the residential life which implies the traditional values responsible for multi-functions and it is also the sphere of the living space. Therefore, this thesis considers the residential environmental adjustment method and the behaviors centered around the main buildings of Jeonnam Province. And also investigates the main reason for windows and doors formation. From this, we would like to further evaluate the master room life, and the inner space constructions following the spacial and organizational analysis of windows and doors. We would like to analyze the space organization methods, environmental adjustment methods and the usages of traditional buildings. Using the modern interpretation as basis, we would like to use the foundation materials to reflect single family housing plans.

Clinical Study in 17cases of patients for sinusitis(treated with aroma-therapy) (향기요법(香氣療法)을 병행(幷行)한 소아비연(小兒鼻淵) 환자(患者) 17예(例)에 대한 임상적(臨床的) 연구(硏究))

  • Han Jae-Kyung;Kim Yun-Hee;Kim Yeon-Jin
    • The Journal of Pediatrics of Korean Medicine
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.105-120
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    • 2000
  • Clinical studies were done treated with aroma-therapy in 17cases of patients for suffering sinusitis, who were treated at Dept. of Pediatrics in the Hospital of Daejon from March 2000 to November 2000. The results were as follows. 1. In distribution of sex & age, 70.6% was men and 29.4% women. 47.1% was between 5 and 7 years old, 35.3% within 5 years old. 2. In distribution of the period of the clinical history, 35.3% was over 6 momths, 29.4% of them between 6 and 12 months. 3. In the living environment the apartment was 58.5% and the residental zone is 29.4%. 4. The incurrence of season is winter, 47.0% next is change of season, 29.4%. 5. At night the symptom is the most common, 52.9%. In the morning is the next, 35.3%. 6. In the past history. tinnitus was the best at 38.4%. The otitis media. atopic dermatitis, convulsion disease is next at 15.4%. 7. In the family history. the allergic rhinitis or sinusitis is the most rich at 38.4% and tinnitus is next at 23.0%. 8. In distribution of the chief complain companied with sinusitis, 23.3% was nasal obstruction, each 18.4% of them nasal discharge, cough. 9. In distribution of the duration of therapy, 29.4% was over 6 months, 23.5% between 5-6 months. In distribution of the therapeutic method, 47.1% was treated with western and oriental medicine and 42.1% only oriental medical care. 10. In distribution of the period of improvement of symptom(by X-ray reading), 35.2% was between 2-3 momths, 29.4% between 1-2 months. 11. In emotional change, after aroma-therapy, 82.4% of them felt good. 12. After treatment, 70.6% was excellent, 17.6% was good.

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Analysis of Indoor Air & thermal environment with Hybrid Ventilation system during summer (하계 공동주택 하이브리드 환기시스템 적용에 따른 실내공기 및 열 환경 평가)

  • Kim, Sang-Jin;Kim, Eun-Soo;Kim, Tae-Yeon;Leigh, Seung-Bok
    • Proceedings of the SAREK Conference
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    • 2006.06a
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    • pp.387-392
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    • 2006
  • The recent on indoor air problem has led to many studies on the methods and effects of ventilation for better indoor air quality. Although natural ventilation is the most effective and energy-saving method in residental housings, the small size of openable window has been a problem in high-rise residential buildings to ventilate only through natural ventilation. Consequently, the installation of mechanical ventilation system has been a requirement in residential buildings, and has caused other problems such as increase of energy consumption and SBS. Hybrid ventilation which uses forces of both natural and mechanical power has been introduced to solve the problem of increase in energy consumption with natural ventilation. In this paper, two types of hybrid ventilation systems in residential building were introduced. One type was with natural ventilation through vent grille in the window, and another type was with natural ventilation through ceiling duct while both types used mechanical ventilation system with the outlets. The indoor temperature distribution and pollution density distribution in summer while operating the ceiling air conditioner were analyzed through CFD simulation. In this paper, the optimal location of diffusers to achieve thermal comfort would be proposed.

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Assessment of Contamination of Harbor Dredged Materials for Beneficial Use (항만준설토사 유효활용을 위한 오염도 평가)

  • Yoon, Gil-Lim;Jeong, Woo-Seob
    • Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.15-25
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    • 2008
  • Contamination level assessment of harbor dredged materials is carried out for beneficial use, which generated annually due to port construction and maintenance of harbor channel. The basic purpose of environmental risk assessment was a scientific approach to susceptibility of hazard risk to human's health from different dredged materials. And this paper proposes a guideline of safely beneficial use of dredged materials at both industrial area and residental area, generated from major port execution throughout a sound investigation of their contamination levels. Newly proposed guidelines were in general higher levels compared to both current guidelines of treatment and use of dredged materials and soil environment protection levels. Finally, environmental assessment results of dredged material contamination generated in major ports of Korea for beneficial use based on pre-assessment environmental levels show that some port's dredged materials contain heavy metals such as Cd, As, Cr and Zn, more than base levels which requires more precise contamination investigation. Others were found to be very appropriate for beneficial use.

Busan Use Area Change Pattern Research of Costal Area (부산시 해안지역의 용도지역 변화패턴 연구)

  • Kim, Ga-Ya;Kim, Jung-Ho;Kim, Sung-Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.136-145
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    • 2007
  • Redevelopment about land that nature green tract of land and dilapidated city equipment including greenbelt make a strong resolution in city with change of town planning area according to growth of city is consisting. Formation of city of these phenomenon is old and personality of city changes rapidly, the speed becomes fast. Phenomenon that Busan moves to neighborhood area as convenience of traffic of industrial facilities that was on spearhead of economic growth move to outer wall of city and port facilities is deterioration, as becoming decline Tuesday industry form of city in the second industry the third phenomenon that alter by the 4th happen and case of residential area old residential area of inland area change for the worse of habit be and impulse to steal is augmented in the 1970, 80 is appearing. Hereupon the result inland area which analyzes the change with the use area compared to the area where it is coming in contact to the coast the diffusion of the residential area or the business park appears area, the factory back of nine cities acts Gangseo-gu or Gijang-gun of the industry area this with the fact that it changes.

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