Owing to their simplicity and ease of synthesis, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have captivated attention of researchers. Many engineering applications have investigated the new features of nanostructured carbon nanotubes, such as large surface area, stiffness and durability. CNTs have opened up new opportunities for environmental improvement, pollution management and application in a variety of fields. Multiple types of pollution are produced as a result of population growth, urbanization and industrialization. CNTs are used to solve a variety of challenges, including environmental difficulties, water pollution, biomedical applications, and so on. It becomes an unavoidable present and future material. Different applications of CNTs have been presented in this review paper. CNTs are potential material having number of uses, including water purification, drug delivery, preservatives, catalysis, genetic engineering and artificial implants which are reviewed in this review article. This paper is presenting an explicit and systematic progress of CNTs for water treatment, medicinal uses drug delivery, artificial implants and so on, and a multitude of CNT applications in broad disciplines and their purification methods have been covered. The issues related to synthesis technologies, purification technology, bio-medicinal application and catalytic property of CNTs within the framework of different engineering applications and environmental impact are discussed in this study.

The plastic waste problem is deepening all over the world. Plastic wastes have serious impacts on our lives as well as environmental pollution. The production and use of plastics increases every year, but once they are produced, they usually roam the earth for hundreds or thousands of years to pollute the environment. Although there is growing interest in plastic issues around the world and environmental regulations are being tightened, but no clear solution has yet been found. This study suggests Environmental degradation index (EDI). EDI can help raise consumers’ attention to plastic wastes. In addition, EDI will contribute to reduce them in the future. As far as we know, this is the first study. We developed EDI for the confectionery packaging. This study defines four factors that may affect the environment of confectionery packaging: greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption, methane emissions, and packaging space ratio. Then we quantify the value of each element and compute EDI as the sum of the four component values. In order to evaluate the feasibility of EDI proposed in this study, confectionery-packaging materials distributed in Korea were collected and analyzed. First, the types of confectionery are classified into pies, biscuits, and snacks and basic data was collected. Then the values of the four components were calculated using existing research data on the environment. We can use the proposed EDI to determine how much a product packing affects the environment.

본 연구에서는 신안 장산도 남부해역 육상오염원의 위생상태와 영향 반경을 분석하였다. 배수 유역에 대한 해안선 조사를 실시해 오염원 종류를 구분하고, 해역으로 방출되는 오염원 유량과 위생실태를 분석하였으며 오염원의 영향 반경을 산정하였다. 육상오염원은 생활하수 21개소, 농 업용수 1개소, 육상양식장 11개소로 총 33개소(St. 65~97)이었고 이 중 농업용수 1개소, 육상양 식장 8개소의 오염원이 해역으로 배출되었다. 방출오염원의 유량은 72,857~281,250 l/min이었 고, 분변계대장균은 St. 72(농업용수)에서 490 MPN/100 ml, St. 74(육상양식장)에서 49 MPN/ 100 ml으로 비교적 높았다. 이들 영향 반경은 각각 4,389 m와 1.900 m로 나타났고, 해역의 안 전한 위생을 확보하기 위해서는 이들 오염원들에 대한 관리 및 해수 위생조사가 필요할 것으 로 판단된다.

본 연구는 빛공해 및 환경요인이 박새의 새벽 울음 시간에 미치는 영향을 밝히는데 목적이 있다. 연구대상지는 빛공해지역은 원주시 상지대학교 캠퍼스를 자연지역은 치악산국립공원 서측 산림으로 선정하였다. 녹음기간은 2014년 3월 26일에서 5월 30일이었다. 빛공해에 따른 새벽 울음 시작 시간을 분석한 결과 빛공해지역이 자연지역보다 먼저 울음을 시작하는 경향이 뚜렷하였다(p<0.05). 박새는 주로 일출 전에 첫 울음을 시작하였는데, 대부분의 조사일에서 상지대학교의 박새가 먼저 울기 시작하였다. 이로 인해 암컷이 미성숙한 수컷과 교미할 확률이 높아지고, 적정 번식기보다 일찍 새끼가 부화함으로 해서 먹이자원이 부족할 가능성이 높을 것으로 판단되었다. 환경요인에 의한 영향은 일출시간, 시민박명, 항해박명, 천문박명, 평균온도, 최고온도, 최저온도, 월출시간, 운량과 박새의 새벽 울음소리와의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 야생조류 울음 시작시간은 월출시간과 운량을 제외한 모든 환경요인의 상관관계가 인정되었다. 박새는 일출시작 이전에 날이 밝아지기 시작하는 시민박명 전후에 첫 울음을 시작하였고, 일출시간과 대기 온도가 상승함에 따라 새벽 울음 시작시간도 앞당겨졌다. 월출시간과 운량은 상관관계가 인정되지 않았는데 이에 대해서는 추가적인 연구가 필요하다.

본 연구는 강원도 소재 동해항만에서 발생하는 미세먼지 관리를 위한 환경비용편익을 산출하는 것이다. 항구 인근에 부유하는 미세먼지의 농도는 매우 높은 편이며, 지점에 따라 국가 기준인 100μg/m3 이상으로 관측되는 곳도 있다. 시험대상 항구는 주로 석회석과 석탄을 취급함으로써 미세입자상 물질이 하역시 다량 발생한다. 연구결과 PM10을 기준으로 년간 12톤의 미세먼지가 하역작업 시 발생하는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 덧붙여서 원료물질을 비롯한 다양한 화물을 운송하는 대형차량 및 중장비는 디젤 검댕이를 발생하고, 도로먼지의 비산을 유발한다. 지방정부는 해마다 20억원 이상의 비용을 투자하여 대기중 미세먼지를 제거하고 있다. 편익대비 비용을 산출한 결과 그 효과는 최소 240%에서 최대 720%까지 얻을 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

방제활동에는 기상, 기름의 성상 등 여러 요인이 고려되어야 성공적인 방제활동을 수행할 수 있다. 추계학술발표에서는 자연적 환경요소와 상황에 적합한 방제방법의 설정에 관한 기초 연구 내용을 발표하고자 한다.

The purposes of this study were to identify awareness of pollution and attitudes toward eco-friendly clothing according to women's LOHAS lifestyle. Over 60% of women were not aware of severity of environment pollution by clothing wastes and 37.2% kept their not-wearing clothing in dead storage. 26.7% of women disposed notwearing clothing into clothing collecting box separately and 20.9% sent them to neighbors or friends. 39.4% of women were willing to pay 10% more for eco-friendly clothing and 84.6% were not willing to buy clothing produced by unethical companies. Factors of LOHAS lifestyle were healthy food, environmental protection, family life, healthy clothing, healthy housing, and community service, and were segmented into using leisure group, family centered group, LOHAS group, and LOHAS stagnated group. Using leisure group were university women with low incomes, well aware of environmental pollution by clothing wastes and eco-friendly clothing, kept their not-wearing clothing into dead storage, and low intention to buy clothing produced by unethical companies. Family centered group were women of 30’s with average income and higher educationl, unaware of environmental pollution by clothing wastes and eco-friendly clothing, but low intention to buying them, disposed not-wearing clothing into clothing collecting box. LOHAS group were the over forties home makers with higher income and education, well aware of severity of environmental pollution, sent not-wearing clothing to others or remodeled, intended to buy eco-friendly clothing, and not to buy clothing produced by unethical companies. LOHAS stagnated group were university students, unaware of severity of environmental pollution by clothing wastes and threw not-wearing clothing into trash box, no experience of eco-friendly clothing, could buy clothing produced by unethical companies if needed.

The objectives of this study were to determine the recognition of food waste, school lunch leftovers and satisfaction toward school lunch in middle school students in Seoul. Four hundred students were surveyed beginning April, 2007. The results are summarized as follows. The primary means in which students learned about environmental pollution were 'video media' (54.7% males, 39.2% females) and 'by teachers' (23.2% males, 33.0% females). The primary effects on food habits after participating in the school lunch program were 'having a balanced diet' (23.3%) in the females, and 'decreased intake of junk food' (24.9%) in the males. The serving sizes for cooked rice, soup, and meat were higher in the females (3.46, 3.46, and 2,91, respectively) than the males (3.18, 3.29, and 2.73, respectively). The primary school lunch leftovers for one week were cooked rice (4.55), meat (4.35), kimchi (3.84), fish (3.60), vegetables (3.38), and soup (3.08). Importance-performance analysis of the school lunch meal indicated that good taste had high importance, but low performance. Nutritional balance, food safety, cleanliness of tableware and supplies, clean uniforms of employees, and cleanliness of the dining area had both high importance and performance.

A comprehensive quality survey for PCDDs/PCDFs and coplanar PCBs as well as heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb) in sediments has been investigated in August 2006, Korea. Monitoring was undertaken at five streams representing different surrounding environment

본 연구는 한강하류역에서 2개 정점을 선정하여 2004년 2월부터 2005년 2월까지 갈수기에 격주 간격으로 인공기질을 이용하여 부착돌말류에 의한 수질평가를 수행하였다. 조사기간 중 출현한 부착돌말류는 총 60분류군으로 2목 3아목 8과 18속 51종 7변종 2품종으로 구성되어 있었다. 정점별 우점종은 정점 1에서 광적응성 종인 A. granulata (22.76~30.30%), M. varians (17.44~34.78%)와 호오염성

1981년부터 1998년까지 연구해역에서 COD와 DIP의 2월, 4월, 8월, 11월의 월별 분포양상은 비슷하였고, 두 항목 모두 8월에 가장 높은 값을 보인 반면 DIN의 경우는 2월, 4월, 8월, 11월로 갈수록 점차 증가하는 경향을 보였다. COD값은 1990년부터 1992년까지점차 증가하다가 1993년, 1994년으로 갈수록 감소하는 것을 볼 수 있는데, 이것은 마산만의 준설기간 중반부터 준설의 효과가 표층까지 나타난 것으로 보여진다. DIN과 DIP의 표층 농도 변화에는 준설의 효과가 뚜렷이 나타나지 않았다. COD의 공간적인 변동에서 적조가 빈발하였던 연도가 그렇지 않았던 연도에 비해 높은 COD농도의 분포가 마산만 밖으로 확장되어 있었고, 준설에 의한 COD값의 뚜렷한 변동은 나타나지 않았다. 전체적으로 DIN농도의 공간적인 분포 양상을 살펴보면 마산만의 안쪽에서부터 바깥쪽으로 오염이 점차 확장되었다. 마산만의 가장 안쪽 지점이 일정한 경향이 없이 높은 DIN농도를 유지하였으며, 내만 유역에 마산만의 오염원이 집중되어 있고, 마산만 유역에서 생활하수 및 산업폐수가 계속적으로 유입되고 있었다. DIP농도의 공간적인 분포에서도 마산만 준설이 DIP의 표층 농도 변화에는 뚜렷한 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 강수량과 COD, DIN, DIP 농도 사이에는 일정한 상관성이 없었으며, 적조발생일수와 COD 농도 사이에는 0.66의 대체로 높은 상관성을 나타내었다.

본 연구는 가축분뇨의 처리형태별 시용수준에 따른 목초의 생산성과 질소의 이용효율 및 질소의 용탈에 의한 환경오염에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위하여 화학비료, 톱밥발효돈분, 무톱밥발효돈분 및 액상발효돈분을 100, 200, 400kgN/ha 수준으로 시용했을 때의 연구 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 화학비료와 분뇨의 처리형태별 목초의 생산성과 사료가치 및 N 생산량에 미치는 시용효과는 화학비료 ＞ 액상발효돈분 ＞ 무톱밥발효돈분 ＞ 톱밥발효돈분의 순이었다(건물수

Samples of water, soil, and sediment were taken from 10 streams of Andong city in Gyeongbuk province in October 2004. To assess the degree of environmental pollution for each stream site, the chemical analyses of pollutants such as T-N, T-P, COD, heavy metal, organophosphorous and organochlorine pesticides, and dioxin-like PCB congeners were implemented using the standard process tests or the U. S. EPA methods. In addition, biological assessment using insect immune biomarkers was conducted on the same environmental samples to complement the chemical assessment. Except Waya stream (T-N; 2.91 mg/L, T-P; 0.16 mg/L, COD; 14.0 mg/L) with above the environmental quality standards, the T-P and COD concentrations of 9 sites are relatively low. The contents of Pb and Cd in samples taken from each stream were much lower than environmental quality standards. However, in comparison with soil samples of other streams, several times higher concentrations of Pb and Cd were found in locations at Mi, Gilan, Yeonha, and Waya stream sites. Dementon-S-methyl, diazinon, parathion, and phenthoate compounds among organophosphorous pesticides were detected as concentrations of ppb levels, respectively, from soil samples collected in the vicinity of Gilan, Mi, Norim, and Waya stream. On the other hand, 16 organochlorine pesticides and 12 dioxin-like PCB congeners selected in this study were not found in all samples. In particular, considering significant disrupting effects of Waya stream's samples on insect immune capacity, this stream seems to be contaminated with investigated and/or uninvestigated pollutants in this study.

연안 경비함정의 선상근무 환경은 육상근무 환경에 비하여 매우 열악하여 선상근무 기피와 선원 고령화의 원인이 되고 있다. 특히 선박내 공기오염과 전자파는 직업병을 유발시키는 원인이 된다. 따라서 안락한 선상근무 환경 및 거주 환경의 확보를 통하여 선상근무 피로도를 경감시키는 것이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 먼저 선박내의 공기오염과 전자파의 실선 계측을 통하여 선상근무 환경을 체계적으로 평가한다. 그리고 선상근무 환경의 평가 결과에 기초하여 선상근무 피로도 경감대책을 제안한다.

The purpose of this study were to make a comparison with the level of environmental consciousness between the livestock farmer and the reference groups( peasant, office worker, housewife and student) and to identify the variables which have an influence on the level of their role performance for environmental protection & preservation. Data for this study were collected from 822 cases including the livestock farmer(109), the peasant(67), the office worker(140), the housewife(119) and the student(356). The SPSS software program and statistics such as frequencies, x2, ANOVA, multiple regression analysis, Chronbach's α and factor analysis were used to analyze the data for this study. The major findings of this study were as follows: 1. The pro-environmental attitude score(environmental sensitivity and attitude of environmental protection & preservation) the groups of office worker and housewife is shown higher than the groups of livestock farmer, peasant and student. 2. The consciousness of environmental problem is relatively low to the group of the livestock farmer compared with the reference groups. 3. As a result of multiple regression analysis, four determinants such as locus of control, lifestyle, environmental sensitivity, and knowledge of environmental issues explained 38.8% of the livestock farmer's role performance for the environmental protection & preservation.

This is a case study on the counterplan for reducing agricultural environmental pollution in the SANHYUN Livestock Club through participatory research from March, 1993 to June, 1995. In the monthly meetings, the active discussion about agricultural environmental pollution gradually increased with the village people, Club members and other people because of a consciousness-raising created through discussion activities. In addition, the Club members have established a septic tank and accumulation store-house after active participation in such discussions about the environmental pollution. After two years, the number of septic tanks and accumulation store-houses has increased from two to 10. Gradually all village people are becoming more aware of village environmental pollution. Four non-member farmers have constructed a septic tanks and several member farmers have constructed the fermentation system of sawdust and hulls.