Electrical Conductivity (EC) or Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) has been often used to evaluate the water quality in some water education program for children and youth. This study attempted to find out whether EC (or TDS) can be used as a water pollution criteria in water education program. To clarify it, we used the water analysis data of July 2019 and January 2020 from Water Environment Information System. Data from 332 points in Han-river were used to investigate correlation between the parameters, such as BOD, COD, TN, TP vs EC. Correlation(r) for all data of BOD vs. EC was 0.347 for July 2019 and 0.483 for January 2020. No correlation was observed for BOD Ia and BOD Ib for July 2019 (r=-0.041, -0.030, respectively) and BOD Ia for January 2020 (r=0.041). Better correlation for all data of COD vs. EC was obtained (r=0.543 for July 2019 and r=0.610 for January 2020). However, no correlation was observed for COD Ia for January 2020. High vlaue of EC or TDS does not always mean water pollution, especially for clean water environment. Thus, EC (or TDS) alone can not be used as a water pollution criteria.

Zeolitic material, Z-Y3, was synthesized from coal fly ash (CFA) under low-alkaline conditions (NaOH/CFA ratio = 0.3 and NaOH solution concentrations of 0.0, 0.5, and 1.0 M) using a fusion/hydrothermal method. The adsorption capacities of the fabricated Z-Y3 samples for Cs and Sr ions and the desorption capacity of Na ions were evaluated. The XRD patterns of the Z-Y3 sample fabricated using a 1.0 M NaOH solution (Z-Y3 (1.0 M)) indicated the successful synthesis of a zeolitic material, because the diffraction peaks of Z-Y3 coincided with those of the Na-A zeolite in the 2θ range of 7.18-34.18. Moreover, the SEM images revealed that morphology of the Z-Y3 (1.0 M) sample, which presented zeolitic materials characteristics, consisted of sharp-edged cubes. The adsorption isotherms of Cs and Sr ions on all the fabricated Z-Y3 samples were described using the Langmuir model, and the maximum adsorption capacities of Cs and Sr were calculated to be 0.14-0.94 mmol/g and 0.19-0.78 mmol/g, respectively. The desorption of Na ions from the Cs and Sr ions adsorbed Z-Y3 samples followed the Langmuir desorption model. The maximum desorption capacities of Na ions from the Cs and Sr ions adsorbed Z-Y3 (1.0 M) samples were 1.28 and 1.49 mmol/g, respectively.

Environmental contamination by organic compounds are not only restricted to water, but extends to soil and groundwater as well. However, highly oxidized compounds, such as halogenated organics and nitro-compounds, can be detoxified employing reducing methods. Permeable reactive barrier is one of the representative technologies where zero-valent metals (ZVMs) are employed for groundwater remediation. However, organics contaminates often contaminate the unsaturated zone above the groundwater. Despite the availability of technologies like soil vapor extraction and bioremediation, removing organic compounds from this zone represents several challenges. In this study, the reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline was achieved using zero-valent iron (ZVI) under unsaturated conditions. Results indicated that the water content was an important variable in this reaction. Under dry conditions (water content = 0.2%), the reduction reaction was inhibited; however, when the water content was between 10% and 25% (saturated condition), ZVI can reduce nitrobenzene. Palladized iron (Pd/Fe) can be used to reduce nitrobenzene when the water content is between 2.5% and 10%. The reaction was evaluated over a wide range of temperatures (10 – 40 °C), and the results indicated that increasing the temperature resulted in increased reaction rates under unsaturated conditions.

설령 엘리엇 자신도 네 사중주를 자신의 최고의 걸작으로 간주했지 만 실제 우리가 이 작품을 정확하게 감상하기란 결코 쉽지 않다. 이 작 품만이 지닌 철학적․종교적 사상이 그 난해함을 가중시키고 있다. 그 래서 본 글은 네 사중주를 통하여 우리 인간의 영혼계에 초점을 맞추 었다. 즉, 우리 인간의 영혼의 이동 모습을 고찰해 본 것이다. 우리 인 간의 영혼은 물리적/ 물질적 세계에서 영적/비가시적 세계로의 이동이 가능하다. 그것을 위한 최우선 조건이 바로 자기를 부정하는 것이며 아 울러 예수 그리스도의 성육화와 사랑 등이 그 중심을 차지하고 있다.

In this study, zeolitic materials were synthesized from Jeju Volcanic Rocks (JVR) using a fusion/hydrothermal method at NaOH/JVR ratios of 0.6 and 1.2. The crystallinities of the zeolitic materials at NaOH/JVR ratios of 0.6 and 1.2 were 25.5% and 59.0%, respectively. It was confirmed through the SEM image that the zeolitic materials covered the zeolite particle with a cube-shaped crystals. The Co ions adsorption by the zeolitic materials were to reach the adsorption equilibrium at 120 min. It could be better simulated in the pseudo-second order adsorption kinetic equation than in the pseudo-first order adsorption kinetic equation. The adsorption capacities (qm) of Co ions could be to estimate Langmuir isotherm better than Freundlich isotherm. The maximum adsorption capacities (qm) at NaOH/JVR ratios of 0.6 and 1.2 were 55.3 mg/g and 68.7 mg/g, respectively. It was found that there was a high correlation between the crystallinity of zeolitic materials and the adsorption capacity of Co ions adsorption.

The characteristics of ammonia-nitrogen (NH4 +-N) adsorption by a zeolitic material synthesized from Jeju scoria using the fusion and hydrothermal method was studied. The synthetic zeolitic material (Z-SA) was identified as a Na-A zeolite by X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence analysis and scanning electron microscopy images. The adsorption of NH4 +-N using Jeju scoria and different types of zeolite such as the Z-SA, natural zeolite, and commercial pure zeolite (Na-A zeolite, Z-CS) was compared. The equilibrium of NH4 +-N adsorption was reached within 30 min for Z-SA and Z-CS, and after 60 min for Jeju scoria and natural zeolite. The adsorption capacity of NH4 +-N increased with approaching to neutral when pH was in the range of 3-7, but decreased above 7. The removal efficiency of NH4 +-N increased with increasing Z-SA dosage, however, its adsorption capacity decreased. For initial NH4 +-N concentrations of 10-200 mg/L at pH 7, the adsorption rate of NH4 +-N was well described by the pseudo second-order kinetic model than the pseudo first-order kinetic model. The adsorption isotherm was well fitted by the Langmuir model. The maximum uptake of NH4 +-N obtained from the Langmuir model decreased in the order of Z-CS (46.8 mg/g) > Z-SA (31.3 mg/g) > natural zeolite (5.6 mg/g) > Jeju scoria (0.2 mg/g).

This work was performed to develop a dip injection wet scrubber (DIWS) system with chlorine dioxide as the oxidant. The exhaust pollutants from a lime kiln of paper-mill were introduced to the system. When NaClO3 was used to oxidize NO into NO2, the oxidation was unsatisfactory and the combination of HNO3 or H2SO4 was required for 100% oxidation. ClO2 is recommended to oxidize NO and SO2 effectively. With the combination of 1st stage of DIWS and ClO2, 57.1% of NOx and 98% of SO2 were effectively removed. In the case of 2nd stage of DIWS and ClO2, 93.5% of NOx and 99% of SO2 were removed. The ClO2+DIWS process was superior to the ClO2+Scrubber process in terms of investment, running cost and NOx removal efficiency.

In this study, the antibiotic components in the final effluent from the 12 wastewater treatment facilities located in the Nakdong River basin were investigated, and the correlation between organic matters, nutrients and antibiotics was analyzed. In the final effluent of the wastewater treatment facilities, three sulfonamides antibiotics (sulfamethazine, sulfathiazole, sulfachlorpyridazine) and tetracyclines antibiotics (oxytetracycline, doxycycline) were detected. Sulfamethazine were detected at all points and ranged from 10.398 to 278.784 ng/L. Sulfathiazole were detected at 6 points (Andong, Gumi, Hapcheon, Miryang, Uiryeong, Haman), and ranged from 23.773 to 144.468 ng/L. The correlation coefficients between sulfathiazole and TSS, COD, TOC, NH3-N, NO2-N, and T-N components were high in the range of 0.73 to 0.92. The correlation coefficient between sulfamethazine and T-N was 0.48, and the correlation with the rest of the water quality components was low. The correlation coefficient between sulfamethazine and sulfathiazole was 0.78. Through this study, it was confirmed that the concentration of sulfonamides antibiotics was higher than the concentration of tetracyclines antibiotics in the final effluent of 12 wastewater treatment facilities in the Nakdong River basin, and the concentration of sulfathiazole increased with organic matters and nutrients.

Zeolite material having XRD peaks of Na-A zeolite in the 2θ range of 7.18 to 34.18 can be synthesized from the waste catalyst using a fusion/hydrothermal method. The adsorption rate of Mn ions by a commercial Na-A zeolite and the synthesized zeolitic material increased as the adsorption temperature increased in the range of 10 ~ 40℃. The adsorption of Mn ion were very rapid in the first 30 min and then reached to the equilibrium state after approximately 60 min. The adsorption kinetics of Mn ions by the commercial Na-A zeolite and the zeolitic material were found to be well fitted to the pseudo-2nd order kinetic model. Equilibrium data by the commercial Na-A zeolite and the zeolitic material fit the Langmuir, Koble-Corrigan, and Redlich-Peterson isotherm models well rather than Freundlich isotherm model. The removal capacity of the Mn ions by the commercial Na-A zeolite and the zeolitic material obtained from the Langmuir model was 135.2 mg/g and 128.9 mg/g at 30℃, respectively. The adsorption capacity of Mn ions by the synthesized zeolitic material was almost similar to that of commercial Na-A zeolite. The synthesized zeolitic material could be applied as an economically feasible commercial adsorbent.

산수유 열수추출물의 혈전용해활성을 탐색하고, 유기용매로 분획화한 에틸아세테이트(ethyl acetate) 분획물에서 1.36 plasmin units/mL의 강한 혈전용해활성을 확인하였다. Amberlite IRA-400, Sephadex LH-20 column, active charcoal column 과 재결정으로 정제한 혈전용해화합물을 HPLC로 분석 비교한 결과, 표준물질인 malic acid와 같은 retention time (RT)을 나타내고, LC/MS/MS 분석의 Negative mode 측정 시 m/z 133에서 같은 peak를 나타내어 정제한 화합물이 분자량 134 Da인 malic acid 임을 확인하였다. 정제한 화합물은 0.69 plasmin units/mL의 혈전용해활성을 보이고, 14.62%의 트롬빈 저해활성을 나타냈으며, 6.42%의 항산화 효과와 17.28%의 항당뇨 효과를 나타냈다. 분리한 화합물은 섬유소원의 Aα chain, Bβ chain과 반응하지 않았지만 γ chain을 분해하는 것으로 나타났다. 위 연구 결과를 바탕으로 산수유에서 분리한 혈전용해화합 물은 혈관계 질환의 치료제 개발과 기능성 식품 개발을 위한 우수한 소재로 이용 가능할 것으로 예상된다.

This study analyzed the changes in the concentrations of the pollutants of constructed treatment wetlands which come from the discharge water of a sewage treatment plant. According to the results of budgets in constructed wetlands, the net production of the organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were 368 kgC/month, 306 kgN/month and –49 kgP/month, respectively. The high particle form of pollutants are mostly removed due to settlement and absorption when passing through wetlands, but because a low processing efficiency for pollutants was shown when sewage treatment plant wastewater flows in, there is a need for a water management system that can reduce the organic matter load through monitoring. The low removal efficiency of constructed wetlands were caused by both structural and operational problems. Therefore, to enable to play a role as a reduction facility of pollutants, an appropriate design and operation manuals for constructed wetlands is urgently needed.

유리 표준물질은 정밀 지구화학 분석법에 필수적으로 이용되는 표준물질이다. 기존의 합성 유리 표 준물질의 단점인 자연 암석과의 조성 차이로 인한 높은 불확실성을 보완하기 위해, 자연산 암석을 이용하여 유리 표준물질을 제작하였다. 백두산 흑요암인 NK-B1G 시료는 미세결정이나 포유물 등의 결정을 포함하지 않는 자연 유리질 암석으로, EPMA나 LA-ICPMS 분석 등의 미세분석을 위한 표준물질로서의 적합성을 확인 하였다.

To develop an environment-friendly fungicide for controlling tomato wilt diseases, antifungal active substance was isolated Rheum australe D. Don roots against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici, a pathogen of tomato wilt, in this study. Methanol extract obtained from Rheum australe roots was successively fractionated with hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, butanol and water. The ethyl acetate fraction, which showed the highest antifungal activity, was separated by column chromatography, and 60 subfractions were obtained. The 60 subfractions were anlayzed for antifungal activities by bioassay. The active compound was identified as 5-[(E)-2- (3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene-1,3-diol (rhapontigenin) by NMR and GC-MS analysis. As a result of testing antifungal activity of rhapontigenin against Fusarium oxysporum, EC50 of rhapontigenin was showed strong antifungal activity at 7.48 mg/L. Therefore, this study showed that the Rheum australe roots extract can be a potential candidate which is a environment-friendly fungicide against Fusarium oxysporum.

In this study, the KS A ISO Guide 35 was applied to develop analytical standards for heavy metal cadmium using the Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus) and to evaluate the homogeneity and stability of the sample. Some of the crucial characteristics that reference materials must consist include homogeneity and stability of both intra- and inter-bottles. We tested homogeneity using ANOVA analysis and short-term stability using regression analysis. The variations of cadmium concentrations did not significantly differ between intra- and inter-bottles (F=0.41, p=0.90). For short-term stability verification, cadmium analysis results were not statistically significant as a result of the regression analysis (significance F=0.51, p=0.53). This suggests that we can not dismiss the null hypothesis that there is no significant variation in concentrations of cadmium over time. These results indicated that the cryogenic-milling process has statistically proven the short-term stability for materials from mussels in the chemical analysis of cadmium. Therefore, we propose that the Korean mussel’s reference material developed for the proficiency test could be used as a tool to evaluate reliability and consistency in laboratories.

The National Environmental Specimen Bank (NESB) has set up a plan to develop reference materials in the facility for assuring analytical quality and validating analytical methods for its monitoring samples. Some of the crucial characteristics that reference materials must consist of are homogeneity and stability of both intra and inter-bottles. In this study, we examined the homogeneity and stability of cryogenically-milled muscle samples, from Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) for total mercury. Homogeneity was tested using ANOVA analysis and regression analysis was used to test short-term stability. The variations of total mercury concentration did not significantly differ between the intra and the inter-bottle (F=0.8, p=0.37). Additionally, relative standard deviation of the total mercury concentration showed low values (2.28%). For the short-term stability test, total mercury variations were not statistically significant as demonstrated by the result of the regression analysis (F ratio = 3.11, p = 0.18). This suggests that the cryogenic-milling process has statistically proven the degree of homogeneity and short-term stability for samples of carp muscles in the chemical analysis for total mercury.

This study investigated the use of a hydroxyl-radicals-generated microbubble/catalyst (MB/Cat) system for removing organic pollutants, nitrogen, and phosphorous from liquid fertilizer produced by livestock wastewater treatment. Use of the MB/Cat system aims to improve the quality of liquid fertilizer by removing pollutants originally found in the wastewater. In addition, a reduction effect has been reported for antibiotics classified as representative non-biodegradable matter. Samples of liquid fertilizer produced by an aerobic biological reactor for swine wastewater treatment were first analyzed for initial concentrations of pollutants and antibiotics. When the MB/Cat system was applied to the liquid fertilizer, TCOD, TOC, BOD5, and NH3-N, and PO4-P removal efficiencies were found to be approximately 52%, 51%, 30%, 21%, and 66%, respectively. Additionally, Amoxicillin hydrate was removed by 10%, and Chlortetracycline HCl and Florfenicol were not present at detectable levels These findings confirm that the MB/Cat system can be used with livestock wastewater treatment to improve liquid fertilizer quality and to process wastewater that is safe for agricultural re-use.

This study evaluated the photocatalytic oxidation efficiency of volatile organic compounds by Cu2O -TiO2 under visible-light irradiation. Cu2O-TiO2 was synthesized by an ultrasonic-assisted method. The XRD result indicated successful p-n type photocatalysts. However, no diffraction peaks belonging to TiO2 were observed for the Cu2O-TiO2. The Uv-vis spectra result revealed that the synthesized Cu2O-TiO2 can be activated under visible-light irradiation. The FE-TEM/EDS result showed the formation of synthesized nanocomposites in the commercial P25 TiO2, the undoped TiO2, and Cu2O-TiO2 and componential analysis in the undoped TiO2 and Cu2O-TiO2. The photocatalytic oxidation efficiencies of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene with Cu2O-TiO2 were higher than those of P25 TiO2 and undoped TiO2. These results indicate that the prepared Cu2O-TiO2 photocatalyst can be applied effectively to control gaseous BTEX.

실내 공기질의 오염이 점차 심각해짐에 따라 실내 공기질 개선을 위한 다양한 연구와 관련 제도가 점차 도입되고 있다. 그러나 실내 공기질 개선에 사용되는 기성 제품들은 높은 휘산성으로 인해 장기적인 포름알데히드 농도 저감에는 큰 효과를 나타내지 않고 있으며, 이에 따른 장기적인 포름알데히드의 방출에 대한 유효성 검증이 불분명한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 콘크리트에 적용 가능한 실내 공기질 개선을 위한 기능성 물질을 선정하기 위하여 시공성능, 압축강도 및 포름알데히드 농도 변화를 측정하였으며, 그 결과 기능성 물질의 종류에 관계없이 모두 시공성능 및 압축강도를 일반 콘크리트(모르타르)와 동등 수준을 확보하였다. 또한 기능성 물질의 화학작용으로 인하여 포름알데히드의 농도 저감이 가능한 것으로 나타나 향후 실내 공기질 개선을 위해 기능성 물질의 사용이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

자기공명영상검사는 조직의 대조도 와 해상력이 우수하지만, 인공물이 발생 될 경우 진단에 영향을 주어 판독이 불가능한 영상을 생성하기도 한다. 치아에 삽입된 금속은 강자성체 또는 상자성체로 되어있는 경우 가 대부분이며 자화율 차이로 인하여 기하학적 왜곡을 유발하여 영상진단에 저해되는 경우가 많으며 이를 저감시킬 필요가 있다. 이에 본 연구는 반자성 물질을 사용에 따른 금속 인공물 분석을 실시하고자 한다. 자성 물질로는 치아교정용 와이어와 브라켓인 스테인리스 스틸이 사용되었고 반자성 물질은 구리, 아연, 비스무트를 사용하였다. 검사장비는 1.5T, 3T가 사용되었으며 사용된 시퀀스는 SE, TSE, GE, EPI을 사용하여 측정하였다. 자체 제작된 팬텀을 물질은 균등한 신호를 위하여 아가로스 겔(10%)을 사용하였으며 인공물 유발 물질은 스테인리스 스틸은 팬텀의 정중앙에 위치시켜 검사하고 각 길이 10mm의 정 육면체 반자성 물질의 씌워 검사하였다. 인공물 측정은 Image J를 사용하여 순수한 팬텀 영상에서 자성물질을 포함한 영 상을 감산하여 얻은 영상에서 Low Threshold 값을 10으로 설정 한 후 Wand tool을 사용하여 인공물 영역 설정 후 면적을 구하였다. 스테인리스 스틸에서 발생한 금속 인공물은 반자성 물질 중 비스무트를 사용한 영상에서 금속 인공물이 가장 많이 감소하였으며 구리와 아연은 약간은 감소하지만, 그 정도의 차이는 크지 않다고 하겠다. 이러한 이유는 비스무트의 반자성 자화율이 가장 작아서 강자성체에서의 자화율을 가장 많이 상쇄하였기 때문이라고 생각된다. 1.5T 와 3T 모두에서 비스무트를 사용한 영상의 인공물이 가장 적 게 나왔다. 시퀀스별 인공물 감소는 1.5T에서는 TSE에서 가장 많이 인공물이 감소하였으며 3T에서는 SE에 서 가장 많은 인공물이 감소하였다. 따라서 반자성물질의 따른 인공물 변화의 결과는 자화율(χ)이 가장 낮은 비스무트를 사용한 영상에서 금속인공물이 기준인 Implant 인공물 보다 줄어든 양상을 보여 자화율이 낮은 물질일수록 금속 인공물이 줄어든다는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 기존 금속 인공물의 해결 방법의 단점으로 지적되어온 스캔 시간의 증가 등이 나타나지 않으면서도 인공물을 줄일 수 있는 방법으로 향후 치아 교 정 물질뿐만 아니라 치아 보철물 전체에 대한 금속 인공물 저감에 관한 연구의 기초 자료로 사용될 것으로 사료된다.

본 연구에서는 안동댐과 임하댐의 퇴적물과 유입되는 부유물의 특성을 색도분석, X-선회절분석 및 유도플라즈마/질량분석법을 이용하여 분석하였다. 안동댐과 임하댐으로 유입되는 부유물 및 댐 퇴적물의 광물조성은 석영, 사장석, 녹니석, 일라이트이며 소량의 몬모릴로나이트와 캐올리나이트를 포함하고 있다. 안동댐 퇴적물과 다르게 임하댐 퇴적물에는 다량의 방해석을 포함하고 있다. 색도는 시료에 따라 약간의 차이가 있지만 회갈색에서 어두운 주황색 정도이다. 퇴적물의 중금속 농도는 안동댐이 임하댐보다 더 높다. 안동댐과 임하댐 퇴적물과 유입 부유물질의 주요 중금속 농도는 미국의 국립해양대기관리청의 기준을 적용할 경우 높은 오염도를 나타낸다. 안동댐 퇴적물의 중금속 농도가 임하댐보다 높은 것은 안동댐으로 유입되는 부유물질의 중금속 농도가 임하댐으로 유입되는 부유물질의 중금속 농도보다 높기 때문이다.