• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.522-529
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• 2009

To supply safe drinking water to areas lacking in water supply and drainage system, such as rural area and military bases in proximity to Demilitarized Zone, effective method for treating organic contaminants such as MTBE is required. This study focuses on seeking optimal conditions for effective degradation of MTBE using a bath type ultrasound reactor. Effectiveness of MTBE degradation by ultrasound is dependent on the frequency, power, temperature, treatment volume, initial concentration, catalyst, etc. In this study the degradation rate of MTBE by ultrasound was proportional to power/unit volume ratio and removal is relatively more efficient for 0.1 mM than for 1 mM of MTBE solution. Efficiency of ultrasound treatment for 1 mM MTBE solution was enhanced under bath temperature of $30^{\circ}C$ compared to $4^{\circ}C$, but the temperature effect was negligible for 0.1 mM MTBE solution. Also for 0.1 mM MTBE solution, effect of catalyst such as $TiO_2$ and $Fe^0$ on treatment speed was negligible, and zeolite even increases the time taken for the degradation. Under these specific experimental conditions of this study, the most determinant factor for degradation rate of MTBE in solution was frequency and power of ultrasound. The results have shown that a continuous ultrasound reactor system can be used for small scale remediation of organically polluted groundwater, under optimal conditions.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.99-111
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• 2014

To verify welfare needs, rural health and environmental factors were compared between agricultural and nonagricultural groups over the past 10 years. Based on a survey of rural life by the Rural Development Administration, whose sample included agricultural (72.8%) and nonagricultural (27.2%) groups, all factors were analyzed using SAS ( 9.3). For rural home heating, the use of oil boilers (77.2%-78.0%) decreased (53.0%-53.7%) over the same period, whereas that of electric boilers increased (21.9% and 13.5% for agricultural and nonagricultural groups, respectively). The joint water- supply increased, and the use of flush toilets (52.4% to 84.5% in the agricultural group and 64.6% to 81.4% in the nonagricultural group) and hot-water bathing was higher in the agricultural group (79% to 92.6%) than in the nonagricultural group (72.2% to 87.6%) at the p<0.001 level. Incineration accounted for the largest portion of household waste until 2006, when it was replaced by other treatment methods such as the pay-per-treatment option (44.4% and 68.3% in the agricultural and nonagricultural groups, respectively) (p<0.001). Garbage disposal in 2001 was mainly burial or animal feed, but separate collection increased in 2010 (42.2% and 64.3% in the agricultural and nonagricultural groups, respectively) (p<0.001). The self-perception of health was lower in the agricultural group than in the nonagricultural group (2.96 to 2.74 on a five-point scale in the agricultural group and 3.07 to 2.98 in the nonagricultural group). Drinking decreased less in the agricultural group (criteria: one point once a week,; 1.48 to 1.20) than in the nonagricultural group (1.13 to 0.80) at p<0.001, and a similar pattern was found for smoking (p<0.001). Health screening decreased in the last 10 years (scoring based one point/1-2 times per year,: 0.94 to 0.64 in the agricultural group and 1.08 to 0.69 in the nonagricultural group;p<0.01). These results indicate that various health and environmental factors were less favorable to farmers except for bathing in comparison to nonagricultural living in the same area. This suggests that people in agriculture are less likely to live and work in favorable environments than those outside the sector and thus indicates a need for more attention to the national health welfare system for farmers for systematic realization.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 1997년도 추계 국제학술심포지움 논문집
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• pp.3-31
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• 1997

Water has always played a significant role in the lives of people. In urbanised Rome, with its million people. sophisticated supply systems developed and then fled with the empire. only to be rediscovered later But it was the industrial Revolution commencing in the eighteenth century that ushered in major paradigm shifts In use and altitudes towards water. Rapid and concentrated urbanisation brought problems of expanded demands for drinking supplies, waste management and disease. The strategy of using water from local streams, springs and village wells collapsed under the onslaughts of rising urban demands and pollution due to poor waste disposal practices. Expanding travel (railways. and steamships) aided the spread of disease. In England. public health crises peaks, related to water-borne typhoid and the three major cholera outbreaks occurred in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century respectively. Technological, engineering and institutional responses were successful in solving the public health problem. it is generally accepted that the putting of water into pipe networks both for a clean drinking supply, as well as using it as a transport medium for removal of human and other wastes, played a significant role in towering death rates due to waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid towards the end of the nineteenth century. Today, similar principles apply. A recent World Bank report Indicates that there can be upto 76％ reduction in illness when major water and sanitation improvements occur in developing countries. Water management, technology and thinking in Australia were relatively stable in the twentieth century up to the mid to late 1970s. Groundwater sources were investigated and developed for towns and agriculture. Dams were built, and pipe networks extended both for supply and waste water management. The management paradigms in Australia were essentially extensions of European strategies with the minor adaptions due to climate and hydrogeology. During the 1970s and 1980s in Australia, it was realised increasingly that a knowledge of groundwater and hydrogeological processes were critical to pollution prevention, the development of sound waste management and the problems of salinity. Many millions of dollars have been both saved and generated as a consequence. This is especially in relation to domestic waste management and the disposal of aluminium refinery waste in New South Wales. Major institutional changes in public sector water management are occurring in Australia. Upheveals and change have now reached ail states in Australia with various approaches being followed. Market thinking, corporatisation, privatisation, internationalisation, downsizing and environmental pressures are all playing their role in this paradigm shift. One casualty of this turmoil is the progressive erosion of the public sector skillbase and this may become a serious issue should a public health crisis occur such as a water borne disease. Such crises have arisen over recent times. A complete rethink of the urban water cycle is going on right now in Australia both at the State and Federal level. We are on the threshold of significant change in how we use and manage water, both as a supply and a waste transporter in Urban environments especially. Substantial replacement of the pipe system will be needed in 25 to 30 years time and this will cost billions of dollars. The competition for water between imgation needs and environmental requirements in Australia and overseas will continue to be an issue in rural areas. This will be especially heightened by the rising demand for irrigation produced food as the world's population grows. Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation in the emerging S.E Asian countries are currently producing considerable demands for water management skills and Infrastructure development. This trend e expected to grow. There are also severe water shortages in the Middle East to such an extent that wars may be fought over water issues. Environmental public health crises and shortages will help drive the trends.

• 지역사회간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this paper was to compare community health status by region and to investigate related factors using community health and social indicators. Methods: Data were collected from statistics of local districts that were provided by KNSO and KCDC. ANOVA and correlation were analyzed using PASW 18.0. Results: The standardized cancer mortality rate was higher in metropolitan areas than in other areas. On the contrary, the mortality of respiratory disease, traffic accident, and suicide were higher in rural areas. Small cities and county districts showed higher prevalence in obesity prevalence than metropolitan areas. Metropolitan areas presented higher prevalence in alcohol drinking during the previous month, perceived stress, and seat belt use. The age-adjusted standardized mortality rate was correlated with higher prevalence of smoking, obesity, percentage of the elderly, number of beds, number of social welfare facilities, number of registered cars, lower percentage of financial independence, number of doctors, and percentage of water supply service & sewage. Conclusion: Since significant differences in mortality rate and prevalence of health risk behaviors exist between regional areas and the mortality rate was correlated with other social indicators and health indicators, health policies and social policies considering these differences should be develop and implemented to the communities.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.45-69
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• 2014

The groundwater has been a major source of water supply throughout the ages. Around 50% of the rural as well as urban population in the developing countries like India depends on groundwater for drinking. The groundwater is also an important source in the agriculture and industrial sector. In many parts of the world, groundwater resources are under increasing threat from growing demands, wasteful use and contamination. A good planning and management practices are needed to face this challenge. A key to the management of groundwater is the ability to model the movement of fluids and contaminants in the subsurface environment. It is obvious that the contaminant source activities cannot be completely eliminated and perhaps our water bodies will continue to serve as receptors of vast quantities of waste. In such a scenario, the goal of water quality protection efforts must necessarily be the control and management of these sources to ensure that released pollutants will be sufficiently attenuated within the region of interest and the quality of water at points of withdrawal is not impaired. In order to understand the behaviour of contaminant transport through different types of media, several researchers are carrying out experimental investigations through laboratory and field studies. Many of them are working on the analytical and numerical studies to simulate the movement of contaminants in soil and groundwater of the contaminant transport. With the advent of high power computers especially, a numerical modelling has gained popularity and is indeed of particular relevance in this regard. This paper provides the state of the art of contaminant transport and reviews the allied research works carried out through experimental investigation or using the analytical solution and numerical method. The review involves the investigation in respect of both, saturated and unsaturated, porous media.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.72-84
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• 2008

본 연구는 논산지역 마을상수도를 대상으로 수질 모니터링, 수리지화학적 고찰 및 다변량 통계분석을 통하여 수질에 관한 문제점과 원인을 규명하고 타당한 관리 방안을 마련하고자 수행되었다. 논산지역은 마을상수도 이용이 많은 전형적인 농촌지역으로 지질은 화강암이 가장 넓은 면적을 차지하며 옥천대 변성퇴적암, 편마암과 화산암이 분포한다. 마을상수도의 수질 모니터링 결과 전국 평균인 2.5%보다 5-8배 높은 13-21% 정도가 수질기준을 초과하였으며 주요 오염성분은 질산성질소, 탁도, 총대장균, 일반세균, 불소 및 비소로 조사되었다. 연구지역 남쪽과 북쪽에서 높게 나타나는 질산성질소 오염의 주요 원인으로서 비닐하우스 같은 시설영농의 영향이 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 마을상수도 수질은 Ca와 $HCO_3$가 지배적이나 화강암 지역에서는 농경지와 주거지 등의 인위적인 오염의 영향으로 Na, Cl 및 $NO_3$가 증가되었다. 주성분분석 결과 주로 농경과 인위적 오염의 영향을 나타내는 주성분 2에 의하여 크게 두 개의 그룹인 화강암과 편마암 및 옥천대 지하수로 구분된다. 판별분석은 초기 지질분류와 판별분석 예측결과의 오차가 5.56%로서 주성분분석보다 더 명확하게 각 지질별 지하수 특징을 보여준다. 다변량 통계분석은 수리지화학적 특성의 종합적 분석을 가능하게 하여 지질특성에 의한 지하수 수질의 변화를 명확하게 구분할 수 있는 방법으로 사료되었다. 논산시 마을상수도 수질에 대한 연구결과는 지질에 의해 영향받는 토지이용, 토양 특성 및 지형 등이 복합적으로 작용하여 지하수 수리지화학적 특성을 결정하는 것임을 확인하였다. 따라서 향후 정부 및 지자체의 마을상수도관리는 지질, 토지이용, 지형 및 토양 특성 등에 대한 종합적 자료 구축 및 해석이 필요하다.

• 한국농업기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농업기계학회 2017년도 춘계공동학술대회
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• pp.118-118
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• 2017

지구 온난화에 따른 환경변화로 인하여 최근 10년('02~'11)간 여름의 일수는 4일, 겨울 일수는 16일 각각 증가하였다. 현재 육계사 내의 고밀도 밀집사육으로 인하여 고온스트레스로 하절기 육계의 폐사율이 증가하고 있는 실정이다. 2016년 폭염으로 닭 406.1천수, 오리 15.7천수, 메추리 70천수, 돼지 8천수가 폐사하였다. 이에 혹서기 가축이 약430만수가 폐사하였으며 피해 보상금액 128억원 소요되었다. 본 연구에서는 하절기 고온스트레스 경감과 폐사율 저감을 위해 계사 냉난방 공조와 냉온 음용수 급수를 병행할 수 있는 고효율 환경 개선 시스템을 개발하여 고온스트레스 저감 및 생산성 향상에 목적이 있다. 계사 냉난방 공조 및 냉온음용수 급수 병행 시스템 설계요인을 분석하고 냉난방 공조부하, 냉온수 생산 부하를 고려한 시스템 용량 산정하고 히트펌프, 축열조, 냉난방 및 냉온수 분배장치 등 구성요소로서 공조 및 냉온음용수 급수시스템을 설치하였다. 시스템 용량은 공기-물 히트펌프(10kW,1대), 축열조(10톤), 음용수조(2톤), 열교환기(열교환량,5만kcal/h), 물순환펌프(250W,2대) 및 팬코일유닛(1만kcal/h,4대)으로 시스템 모니터링 및 제어 시스템 개발하여 계사 내 환경, 시스템 성능에 대한 실시간 모니터링을 통하여 저장하였다. 조사항목으로 위치별 온습도, 체중, 사료섭취량, 페사율 등을 조사 분석하였다. 연구결과 계사의 내부온도는 시험구에서는 평균 $25.3^{\circ}C$를 나타내었고 대조구에서는 평균 $28.1^{\circ}C$로서 $2.8^{\circ}C$ 높게 나타났으나 상대습도는 시험구 76.2%, 대조구 75.0%로 큰 차이가 없었다. 냉수급여에 따른 계사 높이별 내부온도는 상하의 온도차가 $4.5^{\circ}C$로 크게 차이가 났다. 육계의 음수량은 혹서기 냉수를 급여한 시험구에서 일일 23.2L, 대조구에서는 21.5L를 섭취하였다. 일일 사료섭취량은 냉수를 급여한 시험구에서 937g, 대조구에서는 725g을 섭취하였다. 사료섭취량은 냉수를 급여한 시험구가 212g 많이 섭취하였으며 사료요구율은 시험구는 1.86, 대조구는 1.91로서 시험구가 낮게 나타났다. 체중은 냉수를 급여한 시험구가 359g 많았으며 증체량은 냉수를 급여한 시험구에서 495g, 대조구에서는 392g으로 나타났다. 폐사율은 냉수를 급여한 시험구에서 84%가 폐사율을 줄일 수 있었다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.56-66
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• 1984

Giardia lamblia is a pathogenic flagellate causing intestinal disorders such as diarrhea, abdominal pain and malabsorption of nutrients. Giardia is mainly infected by the ingestion of contaminated foods per os. Craun (1979) has recently reported that mass infection of this flagellate through the contaminated water supply systems is one of public health hazards. Also, so-called traveller's diarrhea is sometimes caused by Giardia infection (CDC, U.S.A., 1971). However, a few epidemiological studies figuring out the mode of infection or control measures of Giardia infection has been done so far in Korea. The present study was aimed to know the prevalence of Giardia infection in several Korean populations, detectability of this flagellate in water systems and the viability of the cysts against sewages and disinfectants applying to drinking water. In the present study, 388 stool specimens from orphanage children in Chun-joo, Chung-joo, On-yang and Chun-an areas and 538 stool specimens from inhabitants in Woo-do, In-chon, and Chun-joo were examined by formalin-ether concentration technique to detect out Giardia cysts. On the other hand, water samples from 14 sites of Han River and its tributaries were collected in May through July, 1984. Fifty liter of water sample in each sampling site was then filtered through water filtering system deviced by U.S. Environmental Proutection Agency and the sediments rinsed out from the thread rolls, a part of water filtering system, were examined to detect out the Giardia cysts. In order to observe the viability of Giardia cysts in the sewage samples, the cysts were treated in it at $4^{\circ}C$ or $25^{\circ}C$ for 7 through 28 days. For this purpose, the cysts were also exposed to various concentrations of disinfectants such as chlorine, iodine and ozone gas for proper time intervals. After treatment, the viability test of the Giardia cysts were carried out by method of Rice and Schaefer (1981) with minor modification. The results obtained in this study were as follows : 1) The detection rates of G lamblia cysts in the stool specimens were 18.3% in orphans and 4.3% in general examinees. 2) The prevalences of Giardia Infection were higher in the young age groups than in-adults. The highest positive rate was 18.4% in the age group less than 10. 3) Of 14 water specimens sampled from Han River system and its tributaries around the Seoul area, the Giardia cysts were detected from 4 samples, and no cyst was found in the water supply systems. 4) The cysts treated in the sewage survived for 28 days at $4^{\circ}C$ and for 13 days at $25^{\circ}C$. 5) The cysts were completely destroyed within 60 minutes by exposure to 8 mg/l of residual chlorine at 4g and within 30 minutes by exposure to the same concentration of chlorine at $25^{\circ}C$. 6) The cysts were all dead when exposed to 1 mg/1 of iodine for 60 minutes at $4^{\circ}C$ or $25^{\circ}C$. 7) The cysts were destroyed after 10 minute exposure in 0.15 mg to 0.25mg of residual ozone gas per liter. Summarizing the above results, it is considered that Giardia infection is regarded as water-borne disease and the cysts are able to be controlled by the application with the disinfectants in the water supply systems.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.61-73
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• 1996

본 조사는 포항시민의 환경에 대한 인식과 환경오염실태를 조사 분석하여, 이를 통하여 포항시의 환경정책을 펴 나가는 데 기초자료로 활용할 목적으로 읍 면 동의 시청업무 당당 공무원의 면담조사를 통하여 1995년 9월 6일부터 9월 20일까지 포항지역에 거주하고 있는 만 20세이상의 남여 1,059명을 대상으로 하였다. 통합포항시의 가장 중요한 당면문제는 응답자의 47.3%가 교통문제를 꼽고 있으며 다름으로 환경문제가 22.7%, 문화시설문제 11.6%, 식수문제 9.9% 교육문제 5.1%, 민생치안문제 2.1% 순으로 나타났다. 환경오염 책임에 대한 질문에서 응답자의 55.1%가 시민각자에게 책임이 있다고 대답했다. 가정에서 배출되는 쓰레기중 음식물 쓰레기 48.1%, 문화생활 쓰레기 21.8%, 재활용가능 쓰레기 15.6%, 1회용품 14.5% 순으로 나타났다. 규격봉투를 사용시 불편한 점은 66.9%가 봉투가 잘 찢어지는 재질에 문제가 있다고 했다. 수도물에 대한 이상 경험 조사에서 '이물질발생'과 '앙금이 생긴다'가 가끔 또는 자주 있다고 반응했다. 현재 식수로 사용하고 있는 실태를 조사한 결과 약수를 떠와서 마시는 사람이 45.9%로 가장 않았고, 수도물 26.7%, 지하수 17.0%, 생수(사서 마심) 9.3% 순으로 나타났다. 포항시의 공기오염원에 대한 조사에서 78.0%가 포항제철을 비롯한 연관단지를 들고 있으며, 16.6%가 자동차 매연 및 가스, 공사장 먼지 1.7% 순으로 나타났다. 남구지역은 호흡 장애가 더 많았고, 북구지역은 시야방해, 악취발생피해가 유의하게 높았다(P<0.05). 포항시의 수질오염의 주원인에 대해서, 공장폐수 56.2%, 가정하수 36.4%, 축산폐수 5.6% 순으로 나타났다. 북구지역 남구지역은 자동차소음, 남구지역은 오후에 공장과 항공기 소음 공해를 호소했다(P<0.05).

• 한국지역지리학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.15-25
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• 1998

하천은 식수원 및 생태공간, 그리고 생활공간으로서 중요한 역할을 한다. 하지만 오늘날의 도시하천은 복개, 콘크리트 제방 설치, 둔치 정비로 인하여 생태계가 파괴되고 수질오염이 심하여 하천으로서의 기능을 상실하였다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 도시하천이 생태학적으로 수행하는 역할을 밝히고 그 개선방안을 모색하였다. 하천은 다양한 형태의 태양 복사 에너지를 전달하는 통로이어서 항상 생명력이 충만한 장소이다. 하천 연변은 1차 생산성이 높아 인구의 부양능력도 크기 때문에, 농업을 기초로 한 고대 도시들은 비옥한 하천 연변에서 발달하였다. 우리나라의 경우 농업에 기반을 둔 조선시대의 도시들은 태양 에너지가 결집된 침식분지에서 발달하였다. 이러한 농촌생태계에서 하천의 역할은 에너지와 물질(물과 퇴적물질)의 공급원이자 생명선이다. 산업혁명 이후 도시의 성장과 더불어 물의 수요가 급증함으로써, 하천은 도시의 더욱 중요한 입지요소가 되었다. 그러나 도시에서 더 이상 도시하천의 에너지를 필요로 하지 않으므로써 도시하천은 생명선의 구실을 하지 못하고, 외부하천의 물을 이용한 후 오폐수를 도시하천에 방류함으로써 도시하천은 하수구로 전락하고 말았다. 도시화가 진행됨에 따라 하천의 범람 위험성은 증가하였으며 수질은 악화되었다. 이를 억제하기 위하여 콘크리트 제방을 설치하고 둔치를 정비하였으며 하천을 복개하였다. 그러나 이러한 하천개수 결과 하천의 생태계는 파괴되었고 수질오염은 더욱 심해졌다. 도시하천의 이러한 문제들을 해결하기 위해서는 농촌하천에서처럼 하천내의 많은 에너지를 육상으로 이동시켜야 한다. 이를 위하여 하천 연변에서 둔치에 이르기까지 습지를 가꾸어 하천내의 에너지를 소모시키고, 생태공원을 조성하여 원시적 자연의 생명력을 되찾아야 한다.