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2018 Vol.55, Issue 5

Research Paper

Water Quality and Methane Emission Characteristics of Aerobic Wetlands Constructed in Coal Mine Area

폐탄광 인공습지의 수질과 메탄 발생 특성 연구

Ju-Hyeok Kwon1
,
Young-Soo Han2
,
Yong-Chan Cho2
,
Joo-Sung Ahn2
,
Gil-Jae Yim2*
권 주혁1
,
한 영수2
,
조 용찬2
,
안 주성2
,
임 길재2*
1한양대학교 자원환경공학과
2한국지질자원연구원 지질환경연구본부
* Corresponding Author
31 October 2018. pp. 371-382
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Abstract

Global warming is accelerating due to methane release to the atmosphere. The contribution of mine areas among the anthropogenic sources of methane can not be ignored. However, the study on mine area as a methane source is insufficient. The purposes of this study are to monitor methane fluxes in constructed wetlands of mine areas and to investigate the effect of water quality on methane production. Water temperature was the most influential factor affecting methane emissions. The methane fluxes measured by a closed chamber method at aerobic wetlands were estimated to be -3.6~12.0 CH4 mg/m2/hr in seven mines in Korea. This range is similar to the methane flux estimated from European free water surface wetlands. As a future work, it is necessary to study the characteristics of the wetland substrates (or sediments), microbes using the substrates and their environmental control factors in order to qualitatively estimate the methane production in mine areas.

Keywords
mine area
constructed wetlands
water quality
methane flux

대기로 발생하는 메탄가스로 인해 지구온난화는 더욱 가속화되고 있다. 메탄가스의 인위적 발생원 중 광산이 차지하는 비율은 적지 않다. 그러나 메탄가스의 발생원으로서 광산지역에 대한 연구는 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구는 광산지역의 인공습지에서 발생하는 메탄에 대한 기초연구로서 메탄발생량을 측정하고 수질특성이 메탄발생에 미치는 영향을 보고자 하였다. 메탄발생에 영향을 미치는 인공습지의 수질 특성 중 수온이 가장 큰 영향인자였다. 광산지역의 인공습지 7곳에서 폐쇄형 챔버법을 통해 측정한 메탄 flux는 -3.6~12.0 CH4 mg/m2/hr로 산정되었다. 유럽의 자유수면 인공습지에서 산정된 메탄 flux와 유사한 범위를 보였다. 향후 광산지역의 인공습지에서 발생하는 메탄에 대해 연구하기 위해 기질의 특성과 그 기질을 이용하는 미생물, 환경조건 조절 등의 정량적인 메탄 발생 특성에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

키워드
광산지역
인공습지
수질
메탄 flux
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
  • Volume : 55
  • No :5
  • Pages :371-382
  • Received Date : 2018-09-10
  • Revised Date : 2018-10-17
  • Accepted Date : 2018-10-26
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.32390/ksmer.2018.55.5.371
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