Estimation of verticle fluxes of nitrogen compounds in tidal flats of the Keum river estuary

금강하구 갯벌내 질소화합물질의 연직적인 플럭스 평가

The main purpose of this study were to estimate the benthic fluxes of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) from the sediment and denitrification rates in tidal flats of the Keum river estuary. Sediment specimens were collected by a core sampler from three stations along the Keum river estuary in April, August and December, 1999. The sediments were composed of 1.18 %, 29.34 % and 69.49 % of gravel and sand, sand and silt, respectively. The mean ignition loss of the sediment was found 6.7 % and its Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) was measured -12 mV. The total hydrogen sulfides was determined about 0.26 mg/gㆍdry. The estimated outflux of ammonium was found 11.2 m mole N/m²ㆍday from the sediment, whereas -1.09 m mole N/m²ㆍday of influx was obtained for nitrate and nitrite through the incubation experiment of sediment cores. Total DIN flux was 10.2 m mole N/m²ㆍday outflux from the sediment. From the incubation experiments executed with the flux studies, mean denitrification rate was found 30.6 m mole N₂/m²ㆍday measured by the direct assay of N₂ production technique. On the basis that DIN flux and denitrification rate in sediment of tidal flat of the Keum river estuary are may be effects to control the algal biomass in the coastal environment, it seems inevitable to pay more attention to investigate the flux of DIN and denitrification rate in tidal flat of the Keum river estuary.

1999년 4월, 8월과 11월에 금강 하구역 갯벌 세 지점에서 채니된 퇴적물 표층 5 cm을 입도 조성 분석한 결과 모래와 자갈 성분이 1.18 %, 모래 성분이 29.34 %, 점토 성분이 69.49 %였다. 퇴적물의 IL은 6.7 %, ORP는 -12 mV으로 약간의 환원상태를 보이고 있었다. 퇴적물 중 H₂S 농도는 평균 0.25 mg/gㆍdry으로 측정되었다 금강 하구 갯벌 퇴적물에서의 탈질산화는 4월에 0.186 m mole N₂/m²ㆍday, 8월에 0.192 m mole N₂/m²ㆍday, 11월에 91.3 m mol N₂/m²ㆍday으로 3회 평균 30.6 m mole N²/m²ㆍday였다. 퇴적물과 수층간의 NH₄/sup +/-N의 플럭스는 4월에 -0.37 m mole N/m²ㆍday, 8월에 34.0 m mole N/m²ㆍday, 11월에 0.10 m mole N/m²ㆍday으로 평가되어 평균적으로 11.2 m mole N/m²ㆍday였다. 한편, 퇴적물과 수층간의 NO²/sup -/-N+ NO₃/sup -/-N의 플럭스는 4월에 0.314 m mole N/m²ㆍday, 8월에 0.524 m mole N/m²ㆍday, 11월에 -4.12 m mole N/m²ㆍday으로 측정되어 평균 -1.09 m mole N/m²ㆍday으로 측정되어졌다. 암모니아질소와 아질산질소 및 질산질소의 플럭스로부터 계산한 용존무기질소 (DIN)의 플럭스는 10.2 m mole N/m²ㆍday으로 평가되었다. 이와 같은 금강하구역 갯벌에서의 용존성무기질소의 플럭스와 탈질산화는 이 해역의 질소수지와 1차 생산에 중요한 영향을 끼칠 것으로 추정되었다.