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Capping Treatment for the Reduction of Phosphorus Release from Contaminated Sediments of Lakes

호소퇴적물로부터 인 용출 저감을 위한 Capping 처리

  • Kim, Seog-Ku (Construction Environment Research Department, Korea Institute of Construction Technology) ;
  • Lee, Mi-Kyung (Construction Environment Research Department, Korea Institute of Construction Technology) ;
  • Ahn, Jae-Hwan (Construction Environment Research Department, Korea Institute of Construction Technology) ;
  • Yun, Sang-Leen (Construction Environment Research Department, Korea Institute of Construction Technology) ;
  • Kim, So-Jung (Construction Environment Research Department, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
  • 김석구 (한국건설기술연구원 건설환경연구부) ;
  • 이미경 (한국건설기술연구원 건설환경연구부) ;
  • 안재환 (한국건설기술연구원 건설환경연구부) ;
  • 윤상린 (한국건설기술연구원 건설환경연구부) ;
  • 김소정 (한국건설기술연구원 건설환경연구부)
  • Published : 2006.04.30
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Abstract

A lab-scale batch test was conducted to develop capping materials to reduce the sediment phosphorus in the stagnant water zone of Gyeongancheon in Paldang Lake. The mean grain size(Mz) of sediment in the investigated area was 7.7 ${\phi}$, which is very fine, and the contents of organic carbon($C_{org}$) was 2.4%, which is very high. For the phosphorous release experiment to select the optimal capping material, sand layer, powder-gypsum($CaSO_4{\cdot}2H_2O$), granule-gypsum, complex layer(gypsum+sand) and the control were compared and evaluated in the 150 L reactor for 45 days. In case of the capping with the sand, it was found that the phosphorous from the sediment could be reduced by around 50%. However, it was found that this caused the reduction of the dissolved oxygen in the water column(by less than 3 mg/L) due to the resuspension of sediment and the organic matter decomposition that comes from the generation of $CH_4$ gas in the 1 cm of the sand layer. Therefore, it is likely that the sand layer has to be thickener in case of the sand capping. Powder-gypsum and granule-Gypsum reduced phosphorous release by more than 80%. However, the concentration of ${SO_4}^{2-}$ in the water column increased, making it difficult to apply it to the drinking water protection zone. We developed Fe-Gypsum and $SiO_2$-gypsum materials to reduce the solubility of ${SO_4}^{2-}$. Powder-Gypsum creates the interception film that does not have any aperture on the sediment layer when it is combined with the water. However phosphorous release caused by the generation of $CH_4$ gas may happen at a time when the gypsum layer has the crack. Capping through the complex layer(granule-Gypsum+sand(1 cm)) found to be suitable for the drinking water protection zone because it was effective to prevent phosphorus release. Moreover, this leads to the lower solubility from the concentration of ${SO_4}^{2-}$ into the water column than the powder-Gypsum and granule-Gypsum. The addition of gypsum($CaSO_4{\cdot}2H_2O$) into the sediment can reduce the progress of methanogensis because fast early diagenesis and sufficient supply of ${SO_4}^{2-}$ to the sediment, stimulate the SRB(sulfate reducing bacteria) highly.

팔당호 경안천 하류 정체수역에서 퇴적물 인 용출 저감을 위한 capping 소재를 개발하고자 실험실 규모의 batch test를 수행하였다. 조사지역 퇴적물 평균 입도는 7.7 ${\phi}$로 매우 세립하고, 유기탄소 함량은 2.4%로 매우 높게 나타났다. 최적의 capping 소재 선정을 위한 인 용출 실험을 위해 150 L 반응기 5개에 모래층, powder-gypsum($CaSO_4{\cdot}2H_2O$), granule-gypsum, 복합층(gypsum+sand)로 capping을 한 경우와 control을 45일간 비교 평가하였다. 모래로 capping할 경우, 퇴적물로부터 용출되는 인을 약 50% 차단 가능한 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 모래층 1 cm로는 $CH_4$ gas 발생으로 인한 퇴적물의 재부유와 유기물 분해에 의한 수층 용존산소 감소(3 mg/L 이하)를 초래하는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 모래로 capping을 할 경우에는 모래층이 더 높아져야 할 것으로 판단된다. powder-Gypsum과 granule-Gypsum은 80% 이상의 인 용출 저감 효과를 보였으나 수층 ${SO_4}^{2-}$ 농도가 증가되어 상수원보호구역에 적용하기 어려운 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 ${SO_4}^{2-}$의 용해도를 감소시키기 위해 Fe-Gypsum, $SiO_2$-gypsum 소재를 개발하였다. powder-Gypsum은 물과 결합시 경화되어 퇴적물 층위에 공극이 전혀 없는 차단막을 만들기 때문에 gypsum 층에 crack이 생길 경우, $CH_4$ gas 발생으로 인한 인 용출이 한꺼번에 일어날 수 있다. 복합층(granule-Gypsum+sand(1 cm))으로 capping을 할 경우, 인 용출 차단 효과가 높을 뿐만 아니라, ${SO_4}^{2-}$ 농도 역시 powder-Gypsum, granule-Gypsum 보다 수층으로 용출이 적어 상수원보호구역에 적합한 것으로 나타났다. Gypsum으로 capping을 할 경우, 빠른 초기속성작용(early diagenesis)과 ${SO_4}^{2-}$ 농도가 퇴적물에 충분히 공급되어 SRB(sulfate reducing bacteria)의 활성이 높아져 methanogensis의 진행을 저하시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

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