세척공법을 이용한 광산주변 수은 함유 오염물질 처리 적용성 평가

권요셉,박소영,고일하,지원현,이진수,고주인,Kwon, Yo Seb,Park, So Young,Koh, Il Ha,Ji, Won Hyun,Lee, Jin Soo,Ko, Ju In 대한자원환경지질학회 2020 자원환경지질 Vol.53 No.4

본 연구는 국내 휴·폐금속광산 주변의 수은이 함유된 광물찌꺼기 처리 또는 수은으로 오염된 고형물질(토양, 퇴적물 등)의 정화를 위한 세척공법 적용성 평가를 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위해 수은을 함유한 광물찌꺼기에 대하여 입도분석과 단계별 추출시험을 실시하여 물리·화학적 특성을 고찰하고, 세척공법 적용성 평가를 위해 염산(HCl), 질산(HNO₃), 요오드화칼륨(KI) 및 티오황산나트륨(Na₂S₂O₃) 세척액을 활용한 실험실 규모의 세척시험을 실시하였다. 광물찌꺼기 시료의 입도분포는 #40 이하로 집중되며, #200 이하의 입도가 가장 높은 비율을 차지하였다. 단계별 추출시험 결과, 광물찌꺼기에는 원소 수은이 69.12%로 가장 높은 비율을 차지하고 있으며, 강한 결합 형태가 15.25%, 유기결합 및 잔류 형태 형태가 11.97%의 비율을 각각 차지하고 있었다. 광물찌꺼기에 함유된 수은의 세척 적용성을 검토한 결과, 질산(HNO₃)과 티오황산나트륨(Na₂S₂O₃)의 경우, 세척공법 적용성이 낮은 것으로 분석되었다. 염산(HCl)의 경우 #200 이상의 입도에서 수은 제거가 가능한 것으로 분석되어 물리적 선별 공정이 필요한 것으로 판단되었다. 요오드화칼륨(KI)은 모든 농도와 입도에서 우수한 화학적 세척효율 보였다. 특히, 미세입자에서도 우수한 수은 제거 효율이 확인되어 세척공법 적용성이 가장 높은 것으로 평가되었다. This study was carried out to evaluate the applicability of the soil washing process to remediation mercury-contaminated mine tailing or solid material (soil and sediments etc.) around abandoned mines. First, the physicochemical characteristics of mine tailing were analyzed through particle size analysis and sequential extraction. Secondly, laboratory scale washing experiments were performed using hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, potassium iodide and sodium thiosulfate. As a results of particle size analysis, mine tailing particle were concentrated below 40 mesh and the particle size below 200 mesh was the most analyzed. As a result of sequential extraction, elemental mercury fraction was analyzed as the highest with 69.12%, with strongly bound fraction 15.25% and residual and HgS fractions 11.97%, respectively. Laboratory scale washing experiments showed low applicability for nitric acid and sodium thiosulfate solutions. In case of hydrochloric acid solution, it was analyzed that mercury removal was possible at particle size of 200 mesh or more. Therefore, it is considered to be performed together with the physical sorting process. Potassium iodide solution was analyzed to have high washing efficiency at all concentrations and particle sizes. In particular, the mercury removal efficiency is high in the micro particles, and thus the applicability of the washing technology is the highest.

광산지역 비소오염 경사 농경지 토양의 안정화 및 유실 저감을 위한 석탄광산배수슬러지의 적용성 평가

고일하,권요셉,정문호,지원현,Koh, Il-Ha,Kwon, Yo Seb,Jeong, Mun-Ho,Ji, Won Hyun 한국지하수토양환경학회 2021 지하수토양환경 Vol.26 No.6

Soil aggregation begins with flocculation of clay particles triggered by interfacial reactions of polyvalent cation such as Ca²⁺ and Fe³⁺, and they are also known as important elements to control the mobility of arsenic in soil environment. The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of CMDS (coal mine drainage sludge) for soil loss reduction and stabilization of arsenic-contaminated soil in a 37% sloped farmland under rainfall simulation. The amount of soil loss decreased by 43% when CMDS was applied, and this result was not significantly different from the case of limestone application, which yielded 46% decrease of soil loss. However, the relative amount of dispersed clay particles in the sediment CMDS-applied soil was 10% lower than that of limestone-applied soil, suggesting CMDS is more effective than limestone in inducing soil aggregation. The concentrations of bioavailable arsenic in CMDS amended soil decreased by 46%~78%, which was lower than the amount in limestone amended soil. Therefore, CMDS can be used as an effective amendment material to reduce soil loss and stabilize arsenic in sloped farmland areas.

광산지역 수은 오염토양 안정화를 위한 석탄광산배수슬러지의 적용성 평가

고일하,권요셉,문덕현,고주인,지원현,Koh, Il-Ha,Kwon, Yo Seb,Moon, Deok Hyun,Ko, Ju In,Ji, Won Hyun 한국지하수토양환경학회 2020 지하수토양환경 Vol.25 No.1

This study assessed the feasibility of coal mine drainage sludge (CMDS) as a stabilizing agent for mercury contaminated soil through pot experiments and batch tests. In the pot experiments with 43 days of lettuce growth, the bioavailability of mercury in the amended soil and mercury content of the lettuce were decreased by 46% and 50%, respectively. These results were similar to those of the soil amended with the sulfide compound (FeS) generally used for mercury stabilization. Thus, CMDS could be an attractive mercury stabilizer in terms of industrial by-product recycling. Batch tests were conducted to examine mercury fractionation including reactions between the soil and acetic acid. The result showed that some elemental fraction changed to strongly bounded fraction rather than residual (HgS) fraction. This made it possible to conclude that mercury adsorption on oxides in CMDS was the major mechanism of stabilization.

석회석을 이용하여 안정화한 중금속오염 논토양에서 토양과 식물체(벼) 간의 중금속 전이특성

고일하,김의영,권요셉,지원현,주완호,김진홍,신복수,장윤영,Koh, Il-Ha,Kim, Eui-Young,Kwon, Yo Seb,Ji, Won Hyun,Joo, Wanho,Kim, Jinhong,Shin, Bok Su,Chang, Yoon-Young 한국지하수토양환경학회 2015 지하수토양환경 Vol.20 No.4

The agricultural soil, meets soil environmental standards whereas agricultural product from the same soil does not meet permissible level of contaminants, is identified in the vicinity of the abandoned mine in Korea. This study estimated the stabilization efficiency of Cd and Pb using limestone through the flood pot test for this kind of agricultural paddy soil. We had the concentration of the monitored contaminants in soil solution for 4 months and analyzed fractionations in soil and concentrations in rice plant. In soil solution of plow layer, the reductive Mn had been detected constantly unlike Fe. The concentrations of Mn in limestone amended soil was relatively lower than that in control soil. This reveals that the reductive heavy metals which become soluble under flooded condition can be stabilized by alkali amendment. This also means that Cd and Pb associated with Mn oxides can be precipitated through soil stabilization. Pb concentrations in soil solution of amended conditions were lower than that of control whereas Cd was not detected among all conditions including control. In contaminants fractionation of soil analysis, the decreasing exchangeable fraction and the increasing carbonates fraction were identified in amended soil when compared to control soil at the end of test. These results represent the reduction of contaminants mobility induced by alkali amendment. The Cd and Pb contents of rice grain from amended soil also lower than that of control. These result seems to be influenced by reduction of contaminants mobility represented in the results of soil solution and soil fractionation. Therefore contaminants mobility (phytoavailability) rather than total concentration in soil can be important factor for contaminants transition from soil to agricultural products. Because reduction of heavy metal transition to plant depends on reduction of bioavailability such as soluble fraction in soil.

유기퇴비를 이용한 급경사 농경지 토양유실 저감

고일하,강희천,권요셉,유찬,정문호,지원현,Koh, Il-Ha,Kang, Hui-Cheon,Kwon, Yo Seb,Yu, Chan,Jeong, Mun-Ho,Ji, Won Hyun 한국지하수토양환경학회 2020 지하수토양환경 Vol.25 No.4

The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of organic compost for reducing soil loss in 25% sloped farm land. For the study, laboratory and field experiment were performed. After nine weeks monitoring in pot test, hardness of the amended soil with organic compost (1%~3%, w/w) showed two times higher than the control soil. Furthermore, soil loss of that was decreased by 95% under rainfall simulation test. From the result of laboratory experiment, organic compost with 2% (w/w) was applied for field experimental plot. After six month from April to September, the amount of soil loss became 67% of the initial, and the growth of natural vegetation was not hampered. Therefore, organic compost can be used as amendment materials to reduce soil loss in sloped farmland.

폐탄광지역 비소오염 농경지(논) 개량 시 복토두께에 따른 비소의 벼전이 및 토양용액 특성

고일하(Il-Ha Koh),권요셉(Yo Seb Kwon),정문호(Mun-Ho Jeong),고주인(Ju In Ko),박관인(Gwan-In Bak),지원현(Won Hyun Ji) 대한자원환경지질학회 2021 자원환경지질 Vol.54 No.4

본 연구에서는 폐금속광산과는 달리 우려기준 전후의 낮은 비소 오염농도 분포특성을 가지는 폐석탄광산 농경지 토양을 대상으로 광해방지사업(토양개량·복원사업) 시 복토층의 두께 감소 가능여부를 벼를 식재한 담수형 컬럼실험을 통해 검토하였다. 담수 후 4개월 동안 토양용액의 pH, EC, ORP 및 무기원소(Fe, Mn, Ca, As) 농도를 모니터링한 결과 컬럼하층에서 상층으로 미치는 영향은 높지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 복토 두께에 따른 비교에서도 하층의 영향보다는 복토층 두께 변화에 따른 ORP 변화가 복토재 무기원소의 거동에 영향을 미치는 결과를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 토양용액의 거동이 상하층간 반응의 영향보다는 각 층별 나타나는 토양의 이질성에 우선하여 나타난 것으로 판단되었다. 모니터링 종료시점에서 채취한 벼 뿌리의 비소 농도는 현행 사업 조건과 같은 40 cm 두께의 복토층을 조성한 경우 컬럼하층의 안정화 처리여부에 상관없이 대조구 대비 98%가 감소되었다. 20 cm 두께의 복토층에서는 오염토의 안정화가 없을 경우 58%, 안정화처리 시 80%의 전이감소 효율을 나타내었다. 따라서 오염 농경지 토양에 대한 적정 안정화 처리를 수행할 경우 복토재의 사용량을 감소시킬 수 있으며, 경제적인 사업수행효과도 이룰 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. This study was carried out to investigate the feasibility of reducing clean cover soil using a flooded column test in arseniccontaminated farmland reclamation of abandoned coal mine area that shows generally low or about worrisome level (25 mg/kg) of Korea soil environment conservation act unlike abandoned metal mine. During the monitoring period of soil solution for 4 months, chemical properties (pH, EC, ORP, Fe, Mn, Ca, and As) in each layer (clean soil cover and contaminated/stabilized soil) showed different variation. This result revealed that soil solution in stabilized or contaminated soil rarely affected that in cover soil. Whether stabilized or not, arsenic concentrations in the rice roots grown in the soil covers with the thickness of 40 cm decreased by 98% in compared with the that grown in the control soil. In case of the soil covers with 20 cm thickness on stabilized soil, it decreased by 80% and this was 22 percentage point higher than when the soil of lower layer was not stabilized. Thus, reducing clean cover soil could be possible in contaminated farmland soil reclamation if appropriate stabilization of contaminated soil is carried.