Butyltin compounds (BTs), namely tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT), were measured in surface and core sediments collected in 2001 inside Seogwipo Harbor, in order to evaluate their distribution characteristics. Seogwipo Harbor is one of major harbors of Jeju Island where a lot of shipping occurs and is designated as a trade port by the Korea Maritime and Port Law. BTs were detected in surface and core sediments of all stations and their concentrations in surface sediments were low, compared with to those in other sites of domestic and foreign countries. The main species among BTs was MBT, although there was a little difference with a survey site in surface sediments and in core sediments with depth. No or low correlations were obtained between organic matter or particles size of surface and core sediments and total BTs, indicating that these factors did not affect the distribution of BTs. It was estimated that more complex factors including BTs loads and surrounding sedimentary environments, affect the distribution of BTs. The high correlations between BTs indicated that DBT and MBT were mainly degraded from TBT based on antifouling paints of vessel etc. and other sources, such as DBT and MBT, could be ignored. The butyltin degradation indices ([DBT] + [MBT]/[TBT]) in surface sediments were in the range of 2.0～3.8 (mean 3.0), indicating that the parent compound, TBT, were inflowed into the surface sediments a long years ago, degraded and deposited. The sedimentation age of BTs contaminated core sediments could not estimated because the content of 210Pb activity were nearly all the same and so the sedimentation rate could not obtained.

The present study was carried out to investigate the P fractions of surfical sediment of Dongjin sea area. Furthermore, potential released loading of adsorbed and non-apatite inorganic phosphorus were investigated in the sediment of Dongjin sea area. The contents of phosphorus fractions of the surficial sediment in Dongjin sea area were adsorbed-P 0.06%, nonapatite inorganic-P 13.02%, apatite-P 60.22%, and residual-P 26.70%. The most abundant fraction was apatite-P, residual-P, nonapatite inorganic-P, and adsorbed-P followed it. Potential released loading of adsorbed and non-apatite inorganic phosphorus surveyed 2.6 and 597ton respectively. These results show that sediment-managing and interception from external pollution are needed for water environmental maintenance of Dongjin sea area.

연안 준설퇴석물을 열처리, 생물침출공정을 이용한 중금속처리, 중화처리 등의 다양한 방법으로 전처리한 재료를 이용하여 연안해수에 함유된 질산염의 흡착특성에 대한 실험실적 연구를 수행하였다. 전처리된 퇴적물의 흡착평형시간은 생물침출-열처리 퇴적물이 17분으로 가장 빨랐으며 생물침출-중화-열처리 퇴적물과 생물침출퇴적물이 각각 25분. 27분으로 황토와 열처리 황토에서의 3,3분, 32분 보다 빠르게 흡착되는 것으로 평가되었다. 시험된 재료들에 대한 흡착공정은 Freundlich 등온흡착식으로 해석할 수 있었으며, 전처리한 퇴적물의 흡착속도가 황토에 비해 빠름을 알 수 있었다. 질산염의 흡착량은 퇴적물과 열처리 퇴적물에서 각각 2.l2, 2.19 mg NO3-N/g 으로 가장 많았으며 열처리 등으로 전처리된 퇴적물은 연안해수의 수질개선을 위한 흡착재로서 활용 가능한 것으로 평가되었다.

부산 신항만 및 녹산공단 지역을 포함하는 낙동강 하구 유역에는 두꺼운 점토질퇴적물이 퇴적되어 연약지반을 구성하고 있다. 이곳의 4개의 시추공에서 채취한 점토퇴적물에 대해 광물성분과 공학적 토질물성을 분석하여, 깊이에 따른 변화를 검토하고 그들의 상관관계를 검토하였다. 그 결과 점토퇴적물 속에 함유된 일부 광물조성은 토질물성과 약간의 상관관계가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 석영의 함량은 습윤단위중량과 정의 관계이고, 액성한계와는 부의 상관관계를 보였다. 함수량은 장석의 함량과는 부의 관계이고, 점토광물의 함량과는 정의 관계를 나타냈다. 습윤단위중량은 점토광물의 함량과는 부의 관계를 나타냈다. 그리고 복합적 인자에 의한 상관분석 결과에서 소성지수는 점토광물, 스멕타이트, 점토입토의 함량과 일정의 관계식을 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

항만 및 저수지에서 점착성 퇴적물의 침식 및 제거는 극도로 큰 에너지를 동반한 기계적인 배출방법으로 단지 가능할 수 있다. 소위 분사방법은 높은 전단력에도 불구하고 점착성 퇴적물을 움직이게 하는데 실효를 거두지 못하고 있다. 그러므로 본 연구는 다목적댐, 항만 그리고 호수 등에서 퇴적된 점착성 미립자들을 저감시키기 위해 기포 투입으로 침전된 미립자()의 부유현상을 실험하는데 목적을 두고 있다. 실험을 통해 중요한 매개변수는 투입된 기포의 양과 침전된 퇴

미세하게 부유된 입자(alumina(AlO), quartz(SiO))의 침전 농도를 물리-화학적(초기농도, pH, NaCl)인 영향을 고려하면서 연구하였다. 침강실험은 입자사이의 끌어당기는 힘 때문에 Flocculation(플록 형성)이 일으키는 초기농도와 NaCl의 증가가 중요한 영향을 미치며, 더욱이 미립자(alumina(AlO))의 농도-시간 곡선에 pH의 영향이 매우 큼을 보였다. 또한 정지수면 조건하에서 미립자의 침전 거동예측을 위한 수치 모델

Surface sediments (0~4 cm) were sampled at 40 stations from Ulsan Bay and its adjacent areas of Korea, to evaluate the contamination by sewage-derived organic matters using fecal sterols. Some sterols were quantified by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Total concentrations of eight sterols (coprostanol, cholesterol, cholestanol, epicholestanol, epicoprostanol, β-sitosterol, brassicasterol, and stigmasterol) in the sediments from Ulsan Bay and its vicinity varied from 929 to 23,444 ng/g dry weight. The most predominant sterols were cholesterol and coprostanol, accounting for 33~72% of total sterols. The concentration of coprostanol known as the indicator of human feces ranged from 141 to 8,257 ng/g dry weight. In particular, the coprostanol concentrations in the sediments from Jansaengpo Harbor and Taehwa River exceeded the value of 1,000 ng/g dry weight, suggesting that these areas could be considered as the hot-spot zones by municipal sewage contamination. Some molecular indices and multivariate data analysis were used to assess the origin of these sterols in the sediments. Results showed that the major routes of sewage contamination in Ulsan Bay and its vicinity were the input through Jansaengpo Harbor and Taehwa River.

This study was carried out to survey the pollution of nonylphenol (NP) in surface sediments around Gwangyang bay and Yeosu sound. NP was suspected chemicals as endocrine disruption. Gwangyang bay is located on the mid south coast of Korea. It is a semi-closed bay which Yeosu petrochemical industrial complex, POSCO (Pohang Steel Company) and Gwangyang container harbor are there. The surface sediments were collected at 15 stations with gravity corer at October, 1999, February, May and August, 2000. Also, the stream and intertidal sediment were collected at 5 sites at August, 2000. Concentrations of NP in surface sediments were in the range of 6.89 to 202.70 ng/g dry wt.. Seasonal range (mean value) of NP is 13.98 to 30.48 (23.46) ng/g dry wt. at October, 10.35 to 54.91 (28.10) ng/g dry wt. at February, 29.05 to 202.70 (82.32) ng/g dry wt. at May and 6.98 to 83.40 (25.37) ng/g dry wt. at August. NP was seasonally fluctuated, and the highest mean value and range was detected at May, 2000. NP was highly distributed in the inner part of Gwangyang bay than Yeosu sound. Concentrations of NP in stream and intertidal sediments showed the highest value in downstream near Yeosu petrochemical industrial complex and Yondung stream. It suggests that the source of NP is industrial wastewater and municipal sewage.

We report the distributions of Sb and As in the surface sediment of the Yellow Sea and the coastal areas of Korea. The mean concentrations of Sb and As range from 0.68 ppm to 1.01 ppm and from 7.4 ppm to 15.8 ppm, respectively, and show relatively the high concentrations at the coast of Weolseong in the East Sea for Sb and at the coast of Gadeok Island in the South Sea for As. This may be due to the anthropogenic input of these elements via river and atmosphere from industry complex and agriculture regions around the study areas. Because of the difference of clay to silt proportion, the correlation between silt plus clay contents and Sb, As in the coastal surface sediment of Korea is not shown, the concentrations of Sb and As vary widely for the sample in which the silt plus clay contents are the same. Therefore, we suggest that the distribution patterns of Sb and As in surface sediment of the Yellow Sea and the coastal areas of Korea are mainly controlled by the anthropogenic inputs and the sediment characteristics. On the other hand, the Sb concentrations are lower than those of the lowest effect level which is the standard of judgment for contamination, while the As concentrations are higher than those of the lowest effect level. This implies that the surface sediments of the Yellow Sea and the coastal areas of Korea are considerably contaminated for As.

Butyltin compounds (BTs), namely tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT), were measured in surface sediments collected in 2001 inside Hallim Harbor where a lot of shipping occurs as one of major harbors of Jeju Island, in order to evaluate their distribution. BTs were detected in surface sediments of all stations and their concentrations were comparable to those in surface sediments of other sites of domestic and foreign countries. The main species among BTs was MBT, although there was a little difference with a survey site. No correlations were obtained between organic matter or particles size of surface sediments and total BTs, indicating that these factors did not affect on the distribution of BTs. It was estimated that more complex factors including BTs loads and surrounding sedimentary environments, affected on the distribution of BTs. The high correlations between BTs indicated that DBT and MBT were mainly degraded from TBT based on antifouling paints of vessel etc. and other sources, such as DBT and MBT, could be ignored. The butyltin degradation indexes ([DBT] + [MBT]/[TBT]) were in the range of 1.5～3.3 (mean 2.5), indicating that the parent compound, TBT, were inflowed into the surface sediments a long years ago and degraded.

국내 최초로 31PNMR 및 XRD를 이용하여 월성원자력 발전소 인근의 해저 저질토에 대하여 퇴적물의 광물학적인 성분 분석 및 인의 존재형태에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 약 30 cm의 코아에 대한 연구결과, 광물종은 심도별로 변화가 없었으며 주 구성광물은 석영, 알바이트, 미사장석, 방해석과일라이트, 스멕타이트, 녹니석, 그리고 카올리나이트 등이 동정되었다. 31 P NMR 결과는 다른 외국의 해양 퇴적물에서 보고된 것과 같은 다양한 종의 인은 발견되지 않았으며, 단지 주로 orthophosphate-monoester와 함께 orthophosphate-diester로 판단되는 인이 아주 미량으로 같이 존재하는 것으로 밝혀졌으며 광물종의 경우와 마찬가지로 심도별 인의 종의 변화가 거의 없음을 보여준다. 본 연구 지역의 인은 주로 해양 생물로부터 기인한 것으로 판단된다. 인의 존재형태는 본 지역의 시료들이 산화환경에 있었음을 지시하며 XRD의 실험결과와 더불어 유추할 수 있듯이 본 시료에 대하여 동일한 퇴적환경과 산화환경이 계속되어 왔거나, 아니면 다양한 환경에 있던 것들이 후의 외부적 교란에 의하여 서로 혼합되어 표면의 산화환경에 계속적인 노출이 있었음을 지시한다.