한국고라니(Hydropotes inermis argyropus)는 우리나라의 고유종으로 가장 흔한 종의 하나이다. 이 종은 한반도 전역에 널리 분포하며 자연생태계에서 초식자로서 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 따라서 고라니는 서식지의 질을 모니터링하는데 하나의 좋은 생물지표종으로 이용될 수 있을 것이다. 이 연구에서는 강원도 철원지역과 전라남도 동부지역에서 수집된 한국고라니의 서로 다른 3가지 조직(신장, 간, 지라)에서 5가지 중금속(Fe,

The risk assessment for heavy metal pollutions were analyzed by using statistical techniques including correlation and cluster analyses. The contamination data in this investigation obtained were from the Chungcheongnam-do abandoned mines. The descriptive statistical analysis showed that the values of Pb and Zn were relatively higher than other heavy metal values. The detection of heavy metals by distance from abandoned mines within 1,000m were mostly As, Cd, Pb, and Zn. It was noted, especially, that Zn was even detected at 4,000m The results of coefficient correlation showed that Zn to Cd was the highest values. The cluster and dendogram analyses were generated. The results showed the two clear groups by heavy metal characteristics.

본 연구는 고속도로 강우 유출수에서 입도 크기 분포 특성(PSD)을 이해하기 위하여 수행하였다. 경기도내 4곳의 포장도로 지역에서 2번의 강우사상동안 강우유출수 샘플 모니터링을 수행하였고, 시료내 입자의 크기분포를 분석하였다. 또한, 강우량, 유량 및 각 오염물질들을 분석하였다. 시료내 입자의 시간별 변화농도는 강우유출수의 시작 시 높은 값을 보였다가 급속히 감소하였으며 탁도, 총부유물질, BOD, 총질소 및 총인과 같은 오염물질과 유사한 유출경향을 보여주었다. 특히 총부유물질과 탁도와의 높은 상관성을 보여주었다. 강우유출수와 퇴적물내에 포함된 중금속에 있어서 구리, 납, 아연은 높은 농도를 보였으며 대부분의 중금속은 넓이에 대한 부피의 비율이 큰 세립입자에 강하게 결합된 형태로 존재한다.

This research was performed to evaluate heavy metal leaching characteristics of the sludge from paper mill process with sintering temperature. Heavy metal leaching of the sludge was characterized with Korean Leaching Test and Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure. The test sludge was composed of 70.72% of moisture, 9.5% of volatile solids and 9.76% of fixed solids. As a result of XRF analysis, Fe was the highest inorganic element in approximately 83%, which implies the recycling possibility of the sludge in reuse of Fenton chemicals and artificial lightweight aggregate. Leaching of heavy metals from sintered sludge was lower than the dry ones. However, there was no significant difference in leaching characteristics between the sludges sintered at 350℃ and 650℃. Zn and Fe were leached more greatly in TCLP and KLT methods respectively.

Trophic groups and functional guilds were studied of soil nematodes from the soils of two abandoned mines in Ilkwang and Gunbuk, South Korea to compare nematode communities between the heavy metal contaminated soil and the nonheavy metal contaminated soil. No obvious correlation was found between the level of heavy metal and the total number of nematodes statistically. However the overall densities of bacterial, hyphal, omnivorous and predatory nematodes from the non-heavy metal contaminated soil was higher than those from the heavy metal contaminated soil. Also the densities of c-p 2, c-p 3, c-p 4 and c-p 5 nematodes were higher from the non-heavy metal contaminated soil than those from the heavy metal contaminated soil. MI, MI 2-5 and ΣMI 2-5 were higher, but there were no significant differences.

Objective of this study was to investigate residual the levels of heavy metals in rice grain and soils of “Top-Rice” and common rice cultivation areas from 2005 to 2007. Soil and rice grain samples were taken from 33 “Top-rice” areas and neighboring paddies, and analyzed for the elements using ICP-OES and ICP-TOF-MS after acid digestion. A concentration of arsenic in paddy soil was 1.33 mg/kg which was below 1/5-1/11 fold of the threshold levels (concern: 4 mg/kg, action: 10 mg/kg), and paddy soil was 0.06 mg/kg of Cd (cadmium) being below 1/25-1/67 fold of the limits (concern: 1.5 mg/kg, action: 4 mg/kg). A level of Cu (copper) in paddy soil was 4.57 mg/kg which was below 1/11-1/27 fold of the threshold levels (concern: 50 mg/kg, action: 125 mg/kg), and Pb (lead) concentration in paddy soil was found to be a 4.68 mg/kg. In addition, Hg (mercury) concentration in paddy soil was to be a 0.03 mg/ kg, which was below 1/131-1/328 fold of the threshold levels (concern: 4 mg/kg, action: 10 mg/kg). The average concentrations of As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Hg in the polished rice samples were 0.037, 0.043, 0.280, 0.048 and 0.002 mg/kg, respectively. These levels are lower than those of other countries in rice grains. Assuming the rice consumption of 205.7 g/day by total dietary supplements in Korea, the amount of total weekly metal intake of As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Hg by polished rice were estimated to be 0.0892, 1.035, 6.712, 1.161 and 0.054 μg/kg body weigh/week, respectively. The PTWI(%) of As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Hg were 5.95 (inorganic arsenic), 0.26 (total arsenic), 14.79, 0.19, 4.65 and 1.07% estimated to be 0.0892, 1.035, 6.712, 1.161 and 0.054 μg/kg body weigh/week, respectively. In conclusion, it was appeared that the heavy metals contamination in the brown and polished rice should not be worried in Korea.

본 연구는 대한민국 서해안 새만금 갯벌지역에서 1999~2000년에 도래한 섭금류 3종의 간에서 철(Fe), 아연(Zn), 구리(Cu), 납(Pb) 그리고 카드뮴(Cd) 농도를 측정하여 비교하고, 각 원소 사이의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 연구결과 철(ANOVA, p=0.018), 구리(ANOVA, p=0.043), 납(ANOVA, p〈0.001) 그리고 카드뮴(ANOVA, p=0.016)은 종간에 유의한 차이가 나타났지만 아연에서는 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 본 연구에서 나타난 철, 아연 그리고 구리와 같은 필수원소는 조류의 체내 신진대사에 필요한 정상범위 내의 농도로 생각된다. 오염원소인 납 농도는 붉은어깨도요 Calidris tenuirostris (5.76±2.14μg/dry g)는 비오염수준이었지만 좀도요 Calidris ruficollis(29.4±10.6μg/dry g)와 뒷부리도요 Xenus sinereus(15.9±11.9μg/dry g)는 오염수준이었으며, 특히 좀도요는 중독수준에 근접하였다. 카드뮴 농도는 뒷부리도요(0.82±12μg/dry g)와 붉은어깨도요(0.45±0.53μg/dry g)는 비오염수준의 농도였으나, 좀도요(17.5±22.1μg/dry g)는 오염기준(3μg/dry g)을 초과하였다. 원소간의 상관관계에서는 납과 카드뮴에서만 유의한 관계가 나타났고 (r=0.067, p〈0.01), 다른 원소는 상관관계가 나타나지 않았다.

석탄회는 독특한 화학조성과 광물학적 특성을 나타내는 것으로 알려져 있다. 석탄회의 철산화광물에는 중금속원소들이 다량 농집되어 있어서 침출이 일어나는 환경에서는 토양과 지하수 및 해양오염의 가능성이 높다. 본 연구에서는 해안가에 위치한 당진화력 발전소에서 배출하고 있는 석탄회와 주변 해수와의 반응과정에서 토착 미생물이 어떤 역할을 하는지를 알아보고자 하였다. 이를 위해 해수와 석탄회를 혼합하여 배양기에 60일 동안 보관하면서 물시료와 석탄회 시료를 분석함으로써 박테리아의 활동에 따른 광물의 상변화 및 해수의 지화학적 변화 정도를 살펴보았다. 매립호수에서 해수의 평균 pH는 8.97이다. 지화학적 변화 결과에 비추어 볼 때, 박테리아의 활동은 실험 시작 7일 이후부터 급격하게 활성화되었다. SO42-는 글루코스를 첨가한 시료에서 다른 처리방식에 비해 현저하게 감소하는 경향을 나타낸다. 매립호수에 서식하는 박테리아는 주로 Mn, Fe, Zn와 반응하여 매립호수로부터 금속이온을 제거시킬 수 있을 뿐 아니라 탄산염 광물을 형성하는 과정에서 이산화탄소를 고정시킬 수 있는 역할도 할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

The ambient heavy metals data measured at major 7 cities (Seoul, Busan and Incheon et al) in Korea were used to explain the composition and general features of Asian Dust observed during 2002~2006. Generally heavy metal concentrations during the Asian Dust episodes had tendency of showing higher values at sites in west-north side than east-south side of Korea, which can be explained by the effect of diffusion and deposition. But in the result of this study, some heavy metals as chrome and nickel had shown more higher concentrations in east-south site and in case of copper at the west-south site of Korea. These features were influenced by the weather conditions, topography factors or characteristics of soil composition in each sources. And the concentration of heavy metals makes increase every year in proportioned with the industrial growth of source areas. Futhermore, the study will be continue to search minutely the relation with weather and topography factors.

In general, water treatment sludge (WTS) had high concentration of heavy metal, thus it made the reuse or recycling of WTS difficult. The optimal solidification conditions for maximum suppression of heavy metal elution from WTS were decided in this study. Under the optimal solidification conditions (i.e., temperature, 320℃; ratio of WTS and MgO, 9:1; solidification time, 1hr), all of heavy metal including aluminum were not detected. Therefore there are no problems for reuse or recycling of WTS which was solidified under the optimal solidification conditions found in the study.

The population of river otter (Lutra lutra) has been declined most of the world due to hunting, habitat destruction and indirect or direct influences of eutrophication, acidification and toxic chemicals. This study is conducted to identify the population