N Mineralization and Nitrification in Forest Soils : Effect of Chemical Treatment on N Adsorption by Ion Exchange Resin

산림토양내(山林土壤內) 질소(窒素)의 양료화(養料化)와 질산화(窒酸化)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) : ion 교환수지(交換樹指)의 처리(處理) 방법(方法)에 따른 질소(窒素)의 흡수율(吸收率) 변화(變化)

Soil N mineralization and nitrification can be measured conveniently using mixed bed (cation and anion) exchange resin bags. However, appropriate use of these resin bags requires pretreatment to avoid colorimetric interference and standardize N ion adsorption. Three pretreatments were evaluated : control (untreated), 2 M NaCl with a distilled water rinse, and 4 M NaCl. The 4 M NaCl treatment was effective at removing background levels of $NH_4{^+}$ and $NO_3{^-}$, but adsorbed low amounts (about 40%) of inorganic N from standard solutions. Untreated resin bags adsorbed a constant, higher amount of $NO_3{^-}$ (60%), but did not remove background levels of $NH_4{^+}$. The 2 M NaCl treatment followed by a distilled water rinse performed best : it removed background $NH_4{^+}$ and adsorbed a constant amount of both $NH_4{^+}$ (70%) and $NO_3{^-}$ (60%). Because the ion exchange resin is fairly expensive, we also tested if the resin bags could be reused. Resin bags were either loaded with $NH_4{^+}$ and $NO_3{^-}$ in the laboratory or incubated in soil in the field, desorbed with the 2 M NaCl treatment, and then loaded with standard $NH_4{^+}$ and $NO_3{^-}$ solutions. Lab loaded resin bags adsorbed about 60% of inorganic N then loaded with 2.5 or $5.0mgN\;1^{-1}$ and 70% when loaded at 10 or $20mgN\;1^{-1}$, whereas reused field incubated bags showed the opposite adsorption efficiency. These results demonstrate that resin bags can give reproducible results, but care must be taken to evaluate the effect of pretreatment and potential for reuse.

산림토양내(山林土壤內) N 양료화(養料化)와 질산화(窒酸化)를 구명(究明)하기 위하여 최근(最近) 많이 사용하고 있는 ion 교환 (交換) 수지(樹脂) (Ion Exchange Resin : IER)의 방법(方法)을 구명(究明)하고 실험실(實驗室)과 토양(土壤)에 묻었던 IER의 재사용(再使用) 여부를 판단(判斷)하기 위하여 흡수율(吸收率)을 분석(分析)하였다. IER 20g을 나이론 스타킹에 넣고 무처리구, 2M NaCl에 진탕한 후 물에 씻은 처리구(處理區)(2M NaCl구(區), 4M NaCl에 진탕한 처리구(處理區)로서 N 흡수율(吸收率)을 분석(分析)한 결과(結果) 2M NaCl구(區)의 IER은 $NH_4$ 및 $NO_3$를 각각(各各) 70, 60% 흡수(吸收)하여 가장 높은 결과를 보였고 4M NaCl구(區)는 40%정도의 흡수율(吸收率)을 나타냈다. 무처리(無處理) IER은 $NO_3$ 흡수율에서 2M NaCl구(區)와 비슷하였으나 $NH_4$는 낮은 N 농도에서 과대치를 나타냈다. 재사용(再使用)한 IER의 흡수율은 60~80%로서 일정한 흡수율을 나타내지 않았지만 전처리(前處理)로서, 흡수율(吸收率)을 구명(究明)하여 N 농도별로 각각(各各) 흡수율(吸收率)을 적용하면 재사용이 가능할 것으로 판단(判斷)된다.