• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.77-82
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• 2004

Quantifying rates of microbial processes under subsurface conditions is difficult, and is most commonly approximated by laboratory studies using aquifer materials. In this study a single-well, 'push-pull' test method is adapted for the in situ determination of denitrification rates in groundwater aquifers. The rates of stepwise reduction of nitrate to nitrite, nitrous oxide, and molecular nitrogen were determined by performing a series of push-pull tests at an experimental well field of Korea University. A single Transport Test, one Biostimulation Test, and four Activity Tests were conducted for this study. Transport tests are conducted to evaluate the mobility of solutes used in subsequent tests. These included bromide (a conservative tracer), fumarate (a carbon and/or source), and nitrate (an electron acceptor). At this site, extraction phase breakthrough curves for all solutes were similar, indicating apparent conservative transport of the solutes prior to biostimulation. Biostimulation tests were conducted to stimulate the activity of indigenous heterotrophic denitrifyinc microorganisms. Biostimulation was detected by the simultaneous production of carbon dioxide and nitrite after each injection. Activity tests were conducted to quantify rates of nitrate, nitrite, and nitrous oxide reduction. Estimated zero-order degradation rates decreased in the order nitrate '||'&'||'gt; nitrite '||'&'||'gt; nitrous oxide. The series of push-pull tests developed and field tested in this study should prove useful for conducting rapid, low-cost feasibi1ity assessments for in situ denitrification in nitrate-contaminated aquifers.

• Geosciences Journal
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.1041-1052
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• 2018

A single-well push-drift-pull tracer test using two different tracers ($SF_6$ and salt) was performed at the Environmental Impact Test (EIT) site to determine suitable locations for monitoring wells and arrange them prior to artificial $CO_2$ injection and leak tests. Local-scale estimates of hydraulic properties (linear groundwater velocity and effective porosity) were obtained at the study site by the tracer test with two tracers. The mass recovery percentage of the volatile tracer ($SF_6$) was lower than that of the non-volatile tracer (salt) and increased drift time may make degassing of $SF_6$ intensified. The $CO_2$ leakage monitoring results for both unsaturated and saturated zones suggest that the $CO_2$ monitoring points should be located near points at which a high concentration gradient is expected. Based on the estimated hydraulic properties and tracer mass recovery rates, an optimal $CO_2$ monitoring network including boreholes for monitoring the unsaturated zone was constructed at the study site.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2005년도 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOIL & GROUNDWATER ENVIRONMENT
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• pp.138-140
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• 2005

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.188-191
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• 2003

Sing]e-well-push-pull tests were developed for use in assessing the feasibility of in-situ aerobic cometabolism of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs). The series includes Transport tests, Biostimulation tests, and Activity tests. Transport tests are conducted to evaluate the mobility of solutes used in subsequent tests. These included bromide or chloride (conservative tracers), propane (growth substrate), ethylene, propylene (CAH surrogates), dissolved oxygen (electron acceptor) and nitrate (a minor nutrient). Tests were conducted at an experimental well field of Oregon State University. At this site, extraction phase breakthrough curves for all solutes were similar, indicating apparent conservative transport of the dissolved gases and nitrate prior to biostimulation. Biostimulation tests were conducted to stimulate propane-utilizing activity of indigenous microorganisms and consisted of sequential injections of site groundwater containing dissolved propane and oxygen. Biostimulation was detected by the increase in rates of propane and oxygen utilization after each injection. Activity tests were conducted to quantify rates of substrate utilization and to confirm that CAH-transforming activity had been stimulated. In particular, the transformation of injected CAH surrogates ethylene and propylene to the cometabolic byproducts ethylene oxide and propylene oxide provided evidence that activity of the monooxygenase enzyme system, responsible for aerobic cometabolic transformations of CAHs had been stimulated. Estimated zero-order transformation rates decreased in the order propane > ethylene > propylene. The series of push-pu3l tests developed and field tested in this study should prove useful for conducting rapid, low-cost feasibility assessments for in situ aerobic cometabolism of CAHs.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.175-178
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• 2004

Little study has been published specifically addressing the dynamics of nitrate reducing bacteria (NBR) during the bioremediation of nitrate-contaminated aquifer. In our previous study we successfully quantified fumarate-enhanced microbial nitrate reduction rate in a nitrate-contaminated aquifer by using a series of single-well push-pull tests (PPTs). In this study we analyzed the suspended population during PPTs. To monitor changes in the microbial community, PCR amplification of 16S rDNA genes and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) were used to study the dynamics of the bacterial community in detail. Before the stimulation of NBR, the dominant DGGE bands obtained by PCR were affiliated with V-Proteobacteria consisting of Acinetobacter spp. and Pseudomonas fluorescens. However, as NBR biostimulation proceeded, the dominant patterns of DGGE bands changed, and they were affiliated with Azoarcus denitrificans Td-3 and Flavobacterium xanthum. Azoarcus denitrificans Td-3 is known to completely reduce nitrate to nitrogen gas. The series of single-well push-pull tests in this study should prove useful for conducting rapid, low-cost feasibility assessments for in situ denitrification and provide important information about which microorganisms play a key role in bioremediation of a nitrate contaminated aquifer.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.38-45
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• 2005

본 연구는 현장 관측정 자연표류 실험 (SWNDT, Single-Well Natural Drift Test) 을 이용하여 트리클로로에틸렌 (TCE, trichloroethylene) 으로 오염된 지하수의 생물학적 복원 가능성 조사 방법 및 결과 해석법을 제시하였다. 현장 SWNDT 실험에 사용한 용액은 일정 양의 추적자 (브롬이온), 생분해 기질 (톨루엔, 에틸렌, 용존산소, 질산성질소) 을 현장 지하수에 용해시켜 준비한다. 준비된 실험용액을 대수층에 주입하고, 주입 시 시료를 채취하여 추적자와 생 분해 기질들의 초기 농도를 측정한다 주업 후 시간에 따라서 시료를 채취하여 추적자, 생분해 기질, 생분해 부산물들의 농도를 측정한다. 현장 SWNDT 실험은 생분해 기질과 추적자의 상대적 거동을 평가하기 위한 Push-pull Transport Test (PPTT), 토착 미생물의 양과 활성도를 증가시키기 위한 Drift Biostimulation Test (DBT), 트리클로로에틸렌과 미생물 반응이 유사하리라 예상되는 기질을 시험하기 위한 Drift Surrogate Activity Test (DSAT) 순으로 진행되었다 SWNDT 실험 양수 시 추적자로 사용한 브롬이용의 농도변화 곡선은 톨루엔, 에틸렌, 용존산소, 질산성 질소 농도변화와 유사한 경향을 나타냈다. 즉 대수층에서의 생분해 기질들의 이송이 추적자와 유사함을 나타내는 결과이다. 토착 톨루엔산화 미생물의 존재를 톨루엔 농도의 감소에 따른 이산화탄소의 발생 및 용존산소 농도의 감소로 확인하였고, 그 톨루엔 산화 미생물은 트리클로로에틸렌 생분해 유사기질로 사용된 에틸렌을 분해하며, 부산물로 산화에틸렌 (ethylene oxide) 을 생성하였다. 이는 DBT 실험을 통하여 활성화된 톨루엔 분해 미생물이 트리클로로에틸렌 분해능이 있음을 나타낸다. 본 연구에서 제시한 현장 SWNDT 실험 방법 및 결과 해석 방법은 트리클로로에틸렌으로 대표되는 염화 지방족 탄회수소화합물(Chlorinated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons, CAHs)로 오염된 지하수의 생물학적 복원 타당성 평가를 위한 경제적이고 용이한 현장 실험 방법이다.