This study develops a model to determine the input rate of the chemical for coagulation and flocculation process (i.e. coagulant) at industrial water treatment plant, based on real-world data. To detect outliers among the collected data, a two-phase algorithm with standardization transformation and Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) is applied. In addition, both of the missing data and outliers are revised with linear interpolation. To determine the coagulant rate, various kinds of machine learning models are tested as well as linear regression. Among them, the random forest model with min-max scaled data provides the best performance, whose MSE, MAPE, R2 and CVRMSE are 1.136, 0.111, 0.912, and 18.704, respectively. This study demonstrates the practical applicability of machine learning based chemical input decision model, which can lead to a smart management and response systems for clean and safe water treatment plant.

The ‘Japanese Useful Fisheries Classification Table’, published in advance before the publication of the “Useful Fisheries of Japan”, is the first data to classify and introduce fisheries animals and plants in a single table. Therefore, it had received public attention immediately. However, The academy of animal studies at that time quickly pointed out that this classification table was a mixture of traditional and modern classifications, and that there were too many errors. However, Yoshio Tanaka, who was in charge of revising Yamamoto Arikatana, that wrote the classification table, was not an adherent of traditional taxonomy, nor was he ignorant of modern taxonomy. Nevertheless, the classification table, which was quite different from the well-known zoological classification at that time, was prepared. For example, the top classifications of marine organism are not at the same level, but rather a mixture of phylum and class, while the water insect contains several phylums, including Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Mollusca, and Coelenterata. As such, the method of classification of animals in the classification table was hard to understand in the zoological academy at that time. The reason for this unusual taxonomy was that the classification table showed classification of useful fisheries products, not intended to convey academic classification. In other words, it is not for the purpose of academic classification of all fishery products, but for the purpose of presenting standards that can be easily understood by those engaged in the collection, manufacture, and aquaculture of fishery products. This principle of ‘Useful Fisheries of Japan’ is also ascertained in the “Fishing Methods of Japan” and “Fishery Products of Japan”. Regarding the collection and processing of marine products, it could have shown how to catch whales, which are mammals, and how to dismantle whales and obtain oil and meat, according to academic classifications. However, the first appearances in the book include dried squid, abalone, shark fins, and sea cucumbers. In other words, the most important fishery products at that time are presented first. The contents of the classification table, which is considered somewhat bizarre, show where the purpose to compile Useful Fisheries of Japan.

본 연구는 울산권 4개 용수댐에서 서식하고 있는 어류상과 생태계교란 생물로 지정된 블루길에 대한 개체군 특성을 파악하고 기초자료를 제공하는데 목적을 가지고 시행되었다. 울산권 4개 용수댐 및 주변지류에 서식하는 어류를 대상으로 2016년부 터 2017년까지 연구를 실시한 결과, 총 9과 28종 1937개체가 확인되었으며, 한국고유종은 6종(고유화율 21.4%), 외래종 4종, 생태계교란 생물 2종이 조사되었다. 본 연구에서 확인된 어류의 개체수를 기준으로 우점종 및 아우점종을 확인한 결과, 우점종은 블루길, 아우점종은 치리로 확인되었다. 블루길 개체군의 연령구조를 조사한 결과, 울산권 4개 용수댐은 만 1~2년생 의 개체군이 많이 확인되었으며, 개체군이 빠르게 성장하고 있는 단계로 판단된다. 또한, 블루길 개체군의 전장-체중 관계식 및 비만도를 분석한 결과, 울산권 4개 용수댐의 전장-체장 관계식은 회귀계수 b값이 3.0보다 크게 나타났으며, 블루길 개체군이 서식상태가 양호한 것으로 판단된다. 비만도는 기울기 값이 양의 값을 보이며, 성장상태가 비교적 양호한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 울산권 4개 용수댐에 서식하는 블루길 개체군의 동향 예측을 파악하는데 유용한 자료로 활용될 것으로 본다.

본 연구는 기존 기초 연구를 통해 효과가 확인된 ‘광에 너지유도 활성산소’를 이용하여 세척용수를 소독할 수 있는 신개념의 순환형 물 소독 시스템에 대해 실증하는 것 이다. 다양한 형태의 감광제 이용 광유도 ROS 발생장치 를 이용하여 여러 종류의 병원성 세균을 1시간안에 3 log CFU/mL 이상의 밀도를 감소시키는 조건을 탐구하였다. PS-bead이용 광유도 ROS 발생장치의 밀도 감소 효과에 미치는 주요 요인을 분석한 결과, 세균의 종류에 따라 ROS 에 대한 밀도 감소효과가 서로 상이 하였다. B. cereus와 P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum에 대한 밀도 감소효과는 높았으나 대장균 등 식중독 세균들에 대한 밀도 감소 효과는 상대적으로 낮았다. 순환형 물 소독시스템에서 유속은 유속이 빨라질 수록, 초기 세균밀도가 낮을수록 밀도 감소효과가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. bead의 양이 증가함에 따라 밀도 감소 효과는 일부 대상세균에서 지수적으로 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 싱글 유닛 두 개를 연결한 더블원통유닛3280은 B. cereus 나 P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum에 대한 실험에서 30 분 안에 약 3 log CFU/mL 이상의 균을 완전히 살균할 수 있었다.

본 연구는 수산양식분야에서 용수를 살균하기 위해 제품화되어 있는 UV 및 플라즈마 장치를 100 ℓ 수조에 적용하고 처리수를 1 ℓ씩 채수, 농축하여 시료 내 세균 수의 변화를 확인하여 두 가지 처리 방식에 따른 효과를 비교하였다. 각 장치를 6시간 동안 작동시키면서 일반 해 수 내 세균을 MA, TCBS, SS 배지에 배양하여 세균 수 변화를 확인하였고, 살균처리된 해수 내 Edwardsiella piscicida를 인위 접종한 후 처리수 내 E. piscicida 세균 수 변화를 확인한 결과 UV 장치와 플라즈마 장치 간의 세균 저감 효율은 99.5~99.9% 수준으로 거의 유사한 수준으로 확 인되었다. 2가지 장치를 적용하여 100 ℓ의 수량을 동일한 시간 동안 처리하였을 때, 플라즈마 방식의 경우 UV 장치와 비교하여 더 짧은 시간 안에 세균을 사멸하는 것으로 나타났다. 하지 만 본 연구에서는 단기적(6시간)으로만 세균 수 변화를 확인한 것으로, 사료찌꺼기, 배설물, 연 안 오염 등에 따라 수질의 변동이 크고 biofilm과 유기물이 많이 존재하는 실제 양식환경을 고려할 때, 탁도와 유기물의 존재에 따라 한계가 있는 UV 처리 방식보다는 지속적이고 일정 한 효과를 유지할 수 있는 플라즈마 처리 방식이 보다 효율적일 것으로 사료된다.

유해 미생물에 오염된 농업용수는 배추의 재배기간 동안 지속적인 식중독세균 오염의 주원인이 될 수 있다. 농업용수는 야생동물 및 가축의 분변에 의해 오염되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 야생동물의 출입이 농업용수의 미생물학적 안전성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 산악지대에 위치한 배추 재배농가에 사용되는 농업용수의 상류에서부터 하류까지 시기별 위생지표세균 오염도와 수원 상류의 야생동물의 출입 빈도를 조사하였다. 배추를 재배하는 기간 동안 멧돼지, 고라니 등 총 37회의 야생동물들이 농업용수 수원 근처에서 관찰되었다. 농업용수의 위생지표세균을 조사한 결과, 3종의 위생지표세균 모두 사람의 출입이 없는 상류에서부터 검출 되었으며 대장균군, 대장균, 장구균의 오염도는 각각 2.13~4.32 log MPN/100mL, 0.26~2.03 log MPN/100mL, 1.43~3.49 log MPN/100mL 수준이었다. 대장균군과 대장균의 오염수준은 배추 이식기 보다 수온이 낮은 수확기에 낮았으나 장구균은 시기별로 큰 차이가 없었다. 본 연구의 결과로 미루어 볼 때 농업용수의 오염은 야생동물의 출입과 관련이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구는 국내 배추 주산단지 5지역을 대상으로 배추 재배에 활용되는 농업용수를 각 지역의 수확 시기에 채취 하여 위생지표세균(총대장균군, 대장균, 장구균)과 이화학 성분을 분석함으로써 농업용수의 수질의 오염도를 조사하기 위하여 수행되었다. 그 결과 지하수 보다 지표수에서 위생지표세균이 높은 수준으로 검출되었다. 지표수의 경 우 총대장균군 1.96-4.96 log MPN/100 mL, 지하수의 경우 0-3.98 log MPN/100 mL 수준이었다. 장구균의 경우 지표 수에서 95% (72/75), 지하수에서 22% (8/36) 빈도로 검출 되었으며, 대장균의 경우 지표수에서 100% (72/75), 지하수에서 22% (8/36) 빈도로 검출되었다. 위생지표세균과 이 화학성분의 상관관계를 조사한 결과, 지표수의 경우 대장균군과 대장균은 총인과 상관성을 보였으며, 장구균은 부유물질과 생물학적산소요구량에 상관성을 보였다. 지하수의 경우 위생지표세균은 부유물질과 화학적산소요구량에 상관성을 보였다. 본 연구의 결과는 엽채류 재배에 사용되는 농업용수의 미생물 기준을 설정하기 위한 기초자료 로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

This study aims at providing a basic data for the development of high energy efficient environment system in the cage (poultry buildings) and cold potable water supply to reduce the summer heat stress. For this study, the cage area size was 273m 2 and the air-to-water heat pump capacity was 20RT for heating and cooling. As the result of this study, the temperature of the drinking water supplied by heat pump was maintained at the set temperature of 15℃. However, the water temperature of control was 23~28 ℃ due to the effect of outside temperature. The average internal cage temperature was 25.3 ℃ in the test group and 28.1 ℃ in the control group, which was 2.8 ℃ higher than that of the control group. The relative humidity was 76.2% in the test group and 75.0% in the control group. The broiler drank 23.2 L / day in the test group and 21.5 L / day in the control group. Daily feed intake was 937 g and and 725 g in the cold water and control water respectively. The feed intake of 212 g was higher than that of cold water. The feeding rates were 1.8 and 1.9. Body weights were 1,523 g and 1,164 g in the cold water and control water respectively. The weight gain was 359 g in the test group fed with cold water and 392 g in the control group. When compared with the control group, the mortality rate was reduced by 84% in the cold water feeding test. It is necessary that future research will continue to reduce the incidence of such livestock accidents.’.

김치의 미생물학적 안전성은 중요관리점인 세척공정에서의 미생물 저감화 효과 확보가 필수적이다. 세척 효과는 공정에 투입되는 세척용수의 유량에 영향을 받게 된다. 본 연구는 세척공정 중 세척용수를 재활용하여 세척용수 유량을 증가시키는 방식의 미생물 저감화 효과를 평가하였다. 세척공정 중 용수의 세척 단계별 재활용 유무에 따라 작업시간대별로 절임배추와 세척용수 시료를 채취하여 일반세균과 대장균군 수를 분석하였다. 3단계의 세척공정에서 세척용수는 각각 2단에서 1단, 3단에서 2단으로 사용 후 재투입되도록 조작하였다. 세척용수의 미생물수는 작업시간이 증가함에 따라 증가하는 것으로 나타나 세척조에 잔류하는 용수의 미생물 오염도가 증가하여 세척 효과는 시간이 지날수록 떨어지는 것으로 확인되었다. 작업 1시간 간격을 비교하였을 때 일반세균수는 약 0.26~0.43 Log CFU/g, 대장균 군수 약 0.17~0.18 Log CFU/g차이를 보였다. 세척단계를 거치면서 절임배추의 미생물수는 감소하였으나 작업시간이 증가할수록 증가하여, 작업시작 30분 후 일반세균수는 약 1.38 Log CFU/g, 90분에서는 약 1.17 Log CFU/g로 감소 효과가 떨어지는 것으로 나타났다. 재활용하지 않은 세척 공정을 거친 절임배추의 일반세균 저감화는 세척 1단, 세척 2단, 선별, 세척 3단, 탈수 단계에서 0.11, 0.51, 0.58, 0.75, 1.27 Log CFU/g였고, 세척용수를 재활용한 세척 공정을 거친 배추는 0.22, 0.43, 0.47, 0.69, 0.95 Log CFU/g 감소하여 세척용수를 재활용하지 않는 세척공정에서의 미생물 저감화 효과가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 대장균군의 경우도 각각 0.16, 0.32, 0.33, 0.37, 0.54 Log CFU/g 감소와 0.16, 0.28, 0.29, 0.32, 0.43 Log CFU/g 감소로 일반세균과 비슷한 경향으로 나타나 세척공정 중 세척용수의 재활용은 절임 배추의 미생물 저감화에 효과가 없는 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 절임배추의 세척 효과를 높이기 위해서는 세척조에 잔류하는 용수의 미생물 오염도를 제어할 수 있도록 세척단계별로 유입되는 세척용수의 유량 관리를 조절하는 방안 마련이 필요하다.

Recently, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) has been recognized as a core technology of smart water grid, and the relevant market is growing constantly. In this study, we developed all-in-one smart water meter of the AMI system, which was installed on the test-bed to verify both effectiveness and field applicability in office building water usage. Developed 15 mm-diameter smart water meter is a magneto-resistive digital meter, and measures flow rate and water quality parameters (temperature, conductivity) simultaneously. As a result of the water usage analysis by installing six smart water meters on various purposes in office building water usage, the water usage in shower room showed the highest values as the 1,870 L/day and 26.6 liter per capita day (LPCD). But, the water usage in laboratory was irregular, depending on the many variables. From the analysis of the water usage based on day of the week, the water usage on Monday showed the highest value, and tended to decrease toward the weekend. According to the PCA results and multivariate statistical approaches, the shower room (Group 3) and 2 floor man’s restroom sink (Group 1-3) have been classified as a separate group, and the others did not show a significant difference in both water use and water quality aspects. From the analysis of water usage measured in this study, the leak or water quality accident did not occur. Consequently, all-in-one smart water meter developed in this study can measure flow rate and water quality parameters (temperature, conductivity) simultaneously with effective field applicability in office building water usage.

Level and distribution of fourteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the agricultural water samples collected in the waterways located in Gyeonggi and Gangwon, Korea were determined for monitoring and risk assessment. A simplified, fast but effective extraction and clean-up methods combined with gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/ MS) was employed to measure the concentration of the target compounds. The extraction of the analytes of interest in water sample (10 mL) was performed with acetonitrile (10 mL) and the salt. To purify the target PAHs, the clean-up procedure was employed with 2 mL tubes of dispersive solid phase extraction. The optimized method was validated with recoveries, method detection limit (MDL), accuracy and precision. Good recoveries for each PAHs at 10 and 25 μg L-1 were achieved (60 to 110%, with RSD <20%) with linearity (>0.99). MDL for all the analytes was achieved with 0.2 μg L-1. GC-MS/MS results showed that concentration of phenanthrene in the water samples from Gyeonggi (20 sites) ranged from 0.82 to 2.56 μg L-1 and from Gangwon (15 sites) ranged from 0.83 to 1.62 μg L-1. Other PAHs were not found in the water samples but the continuous monitoring for these areas were required.

Peak load rate(i.e., maximum daily flow/average daily flow) has not been considered for industrial water demand planning in Korea to date, while area unit method based on average daily flow has been applied to decide capacity of industrial water treatment plants(WTPs). Designers of industrial WTPs has assumed that peak load would not exist if operation rate of factories in industrial sites were close to 100%. However, peak load rates were calculated as 1.10~2.53 based on daily water flow from 2009 to 2014 for 9 industrial WTPs which have been operated more than 9 years(9-38 years). Furthermore, average operation rates of 9 industrial WTPs was less than 70% which means current area unit method has tendency to overestimate water demand. Therefore, it is not reasonable to consider peak load for the calculation of water demand under current area unit method application to prevent overestimation. However, for the precise future industrial water demand calculation more precise data gathering for average daily flow and consideration of peak load rate are recommended.

Much attention has recently been given to quantify the environmental and social importance on agricultural water quality impacts by agricultural activities. The demands for relevant data collection and range expansion of environmental indexing has been also higher than ever. Therefore, this study organized past and current research on agricultural water quality standards by OECD and Korea to evaluate agricultural activities and their impacts on agri-environmental policy development. The agricultural water quality standard set by OECD shows different opinions countries by counties, so the status indicator has been chosen and implemented instead. Nitrate (NO3 -) status indicator of groundwater in 2013 was significantly improved compared with the one in 2007. In addition, the quality status of surface water and groundwater were improved. It is necessary to set up a cooperative system between policy division and research institute to organizationally take action to worldwide trend on agricultural water quality indexing.

The purpose of this study is to develop the automatic water wank for rural living water with a built-in filter device. For this purpose, the author carrying out the design and production of devices such as a stacked plate filter, automatic water tank and water purification equipment, main control system and solenoid valve, solar cell, battery, water gauge, flowmeter and pump, etc. As a result, the author obtained very good results which satisfy all the research and development objectives planned. In addition, the water quality test results received, it is determined that the water is suitable for rural living water standards of the developed prototype.

(주)휴비스워터는 산업용 초순수 생산에 국내최초로 분리막 공정을 적용하여 발전, 전자, 자동차 산업 등에 공급해 오고 있다. 특히 국내 최초로 대형 EDI 모듈을 자체개발하여 상업화 하였으며 전처리용 MF 중공사 분리막 및 모듈을 개발하여 다수의 산업현장에 공급하고 있다. 본고에서는 산업용 초순수 생산을 위한 EDI의 적용사례를 중심으로 발표를 하고자한다. 더불어 (주)휴비스워터에서는 1 m³/hr 규모의 해수담수용 FO-RO hybrid pilot 시스템을 삼척그린파워 건설현장에서 운전하고 있으며, 현재까지 운전된 결과를 소개하여 앞으로 FO공정의 발전방향을 공유하고자 한다.

Aging water pipe networks hinder efficient management of important water service indices such as revenue water and leakage ratio due to pipe breakage and malfunctioning of pipe appurtenance. In order to control leakage in water pipe networks, various methods such as the minimum night flow analysis and sound waves method have been used. However, the accuracy and efficiency of detecting water leak by these methods need to be improved due to the increase of water consumption at night. In this study the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) technique was applied to the night water flow data of 426 days collected from a water distribution system in the interval of one hour. Based on the PCA technique, computational algorithms were developed to narrow the time windows for efficient execution of leak detection job. The algorithms were programmed on computer using the MATLAB. The presented techniques are expected to contribute to the efficient management of water pipe networks by providing more effective time windows for the detection of the anomaly of pipe network such as leak or abnormal demand.

This study is carried out in order to propose a drought risk assessment methodology. This methodology is required to deal with practical questions that a variety of stakeholder often raise in the course of discussions on mitigation measures. With a focus on the socioeconomic aspect of drought, more particularly, residents’ hardship from water scarcity, it suggests basic concepts and a system of methods in order to assess hazard, exposure, vulnerability and risk. The case study shows a considerable possibility of the methodology in evaluating potential levels of damages in a certain area, in identifying the boundary of districts where risk is disproportionately concentrated, and also in understanding the underlying risk factors of those districts. The authors think that the proposed methodology is able to offer risk information in terms of socioeconomic damages, and therefore contribute to reducing information gaps that policy-makers are currently encountered with.

A CCTV inspection method has been widely used to assess sewer condition and performance, but Korea lacks a proper decision support system for prioritizing sewer repair and rehabilitation (R&R). The objective of this paper is to introduce the results that we have developed in the Sewer Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation Decision-making (SCARD) Program using MS-EXCEL. The SCARD-Program is based on a standardized defect score for sewer structural and hydraulic assessment. Priorities are ranked based on risk scores, which are calculated by multiplying the sewer severity scores by the environmental impacts. This program is composed of three parts, which are decision-making for sewer condition and performance assessment, decision-making for sewer R&R priority assessment, and decision-making for optimal budget allocation. The SCARD-Program is useful for decision-makers, as it enables them to assess the sewer condition and to prioritize sewer R&R within the limited annual budget. In the future, this program logic will applied to the GIS-based sewer asset management system in local governments.