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Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment (한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경)

Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment (KoSSGE)

  • Bimonthly
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  • 1598-6438(pISSN)
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  • 2287-8831(eISSN)

Aim & Scope

The Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment is the offi cial peer-reviewed publication of Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment(KoSSGE). The journal was launched in 1996, and accepts original research articles, reviews, technical notes, technical reports, special features, discussions and editorials in the fi eld of soil and groundwater environments. The KoSSGE aims to contribute to the social benefi t including an effi cient development and a proper conservation of environmental resources through the journal publication. The journal promotes communication among academia, industry, government, and non-governmental organizations who are instrumental in the solution of soil and groundwater environmental problems. The journal is published bimonthly in February, April, June, August, October and December each year. Supplementary issues are published occasionally. The offi cial title of the journal is ‘Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment’ and the abbreviated title is ‘J. Soil Groundwater Environ.’ All submitted manuscripts are peer-reviewed by three reviewers. The text may be written in Korean or English. The abstract, the titles of fi gure and table should be written in English. All of the articles in this journal are indexed in KCI and DOI/Crossref. The circulation is 450 numbers. Manuscript should be uploaded to the online-submission system through the Journal’s homepage (www.ijsge.org). The full text of the Journal is available through the URL www.ijsge.org, www.kossge.or.kr, society.kisti.re.kr, www.kci.go.kr, ieg.or.kr, and www.riss.kr. The journal was supported by the ‘Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies’ Grant funded by the Korean Government, ‘Korean Federation of Water Science and Engineering Society(KFWSES)’.

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Volume 25 Issue 2_spc

  1. Song, Yun Sun;Kim, Han-Suk;Kwon, Man Jae 1
    https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2020.25.s1.001 PDF KSCI HTML
    Monitoring and assessing terminal electron accepting processes (TEAPs) are one of the most important steps to remediate contaminated sites via various in-situ techniques. TEAPs are a part of the microbial respiration reactions. Microorganisms gain energy from these reactions and reduces pollutants. Monitoring TEAPs enables us to predict degradability of contaminants and degradation rates. In many countries, TEAPs have been used for characterization of field sites and management of groundwater wells. For instance, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided strategies for groundwater quality and well management by applying TEAPs monitoring. Denmark has also constructed TEAPs map of local unit area to develop effective groundwater managing system, particularly to predict and assess nitrogen contamination. In case of Korea, although detailed soil survey and groundwater contamination assessment have been employed, site investigation guidelines using TEAPs have not been established yet. To better define TEAPs in subsurface environments, multiple indicators including ion concentrations, isotope compositions and contaminant degradation byproducts must be assessed. Furthermore, dissolved hydrogen concentrations are regarded as significant evidence of TEAPs occurring in subsurface environment. This review study introduces optimal sampling techniques of groundwater and dissolved hydrogen, and further discuss how to assess TEAPs in contaminated subsurface environments according to several contamination scenarios.
  2. Jeon, Ji-Hun;Lee, Woo-Chun;Lee, Sang-Woo;Kim, Soon-Oh 16
    https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2020.25.s1.016 PDF KSCI HTML
    Nitrate contamination has received much attention at local as well as regional scales. The domestic situation is not out of exception, and it has been reported to be very serious, particularly within agricultural areas as a result of excessive usage of nitrogen fertilizers. Meanwhile, nitrate can be naturally attenuated by denitrification in subsurface environments. The denitrification occurs through biotic (biological) and abiotic processes, and numerous previous studies preferentially focused the former. However, abiotic denitrification seems to be significant in specific environments. For this reason, this study reviewed the previous studies that focused on abiotic denitrification processes. Firstly, the current status of nitrate contamination in global and domestic scales is presented, and then the effect of geological media on denitrification is discussed while emphasizing the significance of abiotic processes. Finally, the implications of the literature review are presented, along with future research directions that warrant further investigations. The results of previous studies demonstrated that several geological agents could play a vital role in reducing nitrate. Iron-containing minerals such as pyrite, green rust, magnetite, and dissolved ferrous ion are known to be powerful electron donors triggering denitrification. In particular, it was proven that the rate of denitrification by green rust was comparative to that of biological denitrification. The results indicate that abiotic denitrification should be taken into account for more accurate evaluation of denitrification in subsurface environments.
  3. Park, Hyun Ji;Kim, Han-Suk;Yun, Seong-Taek;Jo, Ho Young;Kwon, Man Jae 28
    https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2020.25.s1.028 PDF KSCI HTML
    Even though a systematic sampling approach is very crucial in both the general and detailed investigation phases to produce the best conceptual site model for contaminated sites, the concept is not yet established in South Korea. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the 'Strategic Sampling Approaches Technical guide' in 2018 to help environmental professionals choose which sampling approaches may be needed and most effective for given site conditions. The EPA guide broadly defines strategic sampling as the application of focused data collection across targeted areas of the conceptual site model (CSM) to provide the appropriate amount and type of information needed for decision-making. These strategic sampling approaches can prevent the essential data from missing, minimize the uncertainty of projects and secure the data which are necessary for the important site-decisions. Furthermore, these provide collaborative data sets through the life cycle phases of projects, which can generate more positive proofs on the site-decisions. The strategic sampling approaches can be divided by site conditions. This technical guide categorized it into eight conditions; High-resolution site characterization in unconsolidated environments, High-resolution site characterization in fractured sedimentary rock environments, Incremental sampling, Contaminant source definition, Passive groundwater sampling, Passive sampling for surface water and sediment, Groundwater to surface water interaction, and Vapor intrusion. This commentary paper introduces specific sampling methods based on site conditions when the strategic sampling approaches are applied.
  4. Kim, Bitnarae;Cho, AHyun;Weller, Andreas;Nam, Myung Jin 55
    https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2020.25.s1.055 PDF KSCI HTML
    Permeability-analyzing methods commonly involve small-scale drilling, such as pumping or slug test, but it is difficult to identify overall distribution of permeability of the entire target sites due to high cost and time requirement. Spectral induced polarization (SIP) method is known to be capable of providing distributions of both the porosity and the pore size, the two major parameters determining permeability of the porous medium. The relationship between SIP variables and permeability has been studied to identify the hydrological characteristics of target sites. Kozeny-Carman formula has been improved through many experiments to better predict fluid permeability with electrical properties. In this work, the permeability prediction techniques based on SIP data were presented in accordance with the hydrogeological and electrical characteristics of a porous medium. Following the summary of the techniques, various models and related laboratory experiments were analyzed and examined. In addition, the field applicability of the prediction model was evaluated by field case analysis.
  5. Kim, Bomin;Kim, Han-Suk;Kwon, Man Jae;Jo, Ho Young 70
    https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2020.25.s1.070 PDF KSCI HTML
    This paper introduces the 'Smart Scoping for Environmental Investigations Technical Guide' issued by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 2018, which describes the use of smart scoping during lifecycle of remedial investigation projects. This paper also briefly summarizes the guidelines of soil and groundwater contamination investigation of South Korea. The smart scoping practices can support the development of a robust and realistic conceptual site model that is very useful for investigations and evaluations of the contaminated site. The application of evaluation tools relevant for the site-specific characteristics is important for the development of a conceptual site model. The smart scoping recommends the use of previous investigation data and implementation of best proven strategies for successful remedial investigation project. The use of smart scoping in contaminated site investigation will provide better management of contaminated sites.
  6. Kim, Bitnarae;Caesary, Desy;Yu, Huieun;Cho, AHyun;Song, Seo Young;Cho, Sung Oh;Joung, Inseok;Nam, Myung Jin 86
    https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2020.25.s1.086 PDF KSCI HTML
    Analyzing and monitoring environmental contaminants based on geophysical exploration techniques have become important and it is now widely applied to delineate spatial distribution geophysical characteristics in wide area. Among the techniques, induced polarization (IP) method, which measures polarization effects on electrical potential distribution, has drawn much attention as an effective tool for environmental monitoring since IP is sensitive to changes in biochemical reactions. However, various reactions stemming from the presence of multiple contaminants have greatly enhanced heterogeneity of polluted sites to result in highly variable electrical characteristics of the site. Those contaminants influence chemical and physical state of soil and groundwater to alter electrical double layer, which in turn influences polarization of the media. Since biochemical reactions between microbes and contaminants result in various IP effects, IP laboratory experiments were conducted to investigate IP responses of the contaminated soil samples under various conditions. Field IP surveys can delineate the spatial distribution of contamination, while providing additional information about electrical properties of a target medium, together with DC resistivity. Reviewing IP effects of contaminants as well as IP surveys can serve as a good starting point for the application of IP survey in site assessment for environmental remediation.