• Construction and Refinement of Conceptual Site Model Based on Scrutiny of Oil Contaminated Site

  • Min Seo Bae1,2·Mingyeong Kim1,2·Juhee Kim1,2·Soonjae Lee1,2*·Man Jae Kwon1,2·Ho Young Jo1,2

  • 1SMART-SEM (Subsurface Environment Management) Research Center
    2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University

  • 유류오염부지 정밀조사에 기반한 부지개념모델 구축 및 개선

  • 배민서1,2·김민경1,2·김주희1,2·이순재1,2*·권만재1,2·조호영1,2

  • 1스마트 지중환경 관리 기술 연구단
    2고려대학교 지구환경과학과

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Abstract

Conceptual site model (CSM) development and enhancement for contaminated sites assists in identifying data gaps during the site investigation process. In this study, CSM was developed and enhanced for a contaminated site in Korea as a case study. Site Y was scrutinized four times previously. The site profiles for each scrutiny were reorganized based on the scrutiny reports, and the relevant data was utilized to develop and enhance CSMs. CSM for the first investigation was developed in various forms including table, flowchart, diagram, and narrative formats. CSM was enhanced in a stepwise manner by incorporating the updated profile information obtained in next investigation to existing CSM. The hypothetical data gap analysis between each investigation step was established to meet the purpose of the follow-up investigation. This case study showed that CSM is a useful tool to identify the history and current status of contaminated sites and thereby help in planning supplementary investigations for better site characterization.


Keywords: Oil contaminated site, Conceptual site model, Profile, Refinement, Scrutiny, Data gap analysis

This Article

  • 2023; 28(2): 12-29

    Published on Apr 30, 2023

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2023.28.2.012
  • Received on Feb 25, 2023
  • Revised on Mar 13, 2023
  • Accepted on Apr 10, 2023

Correspondence to

  • Soonjae Lee

  • 1SMART-SEM (Subsurface Environment Management) Research Center
    2Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University

  • E-mail: soonjam@korea.ac.kr