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Spectral Characteristics of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils in the Vicinity of Boksu Mine

복수광산 주변 중금속 오염 토양의 분광학적 특성

  • Shin, Ji Hye (Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Yu, Jaehyung (Department of Geology and Earth Environmental Sciences, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Jeong, Yong Sik (Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kim, Seyoung (Department of Astronomy, Space Science and Geology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Koh, Sang-Mo (Convergence Research Center for Development of Mineral Resources, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Park, Gyesoon (Convergence Research Center for Development of Mineral Resources, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 신지혜 (충남대학교 우주.지질학과) ;
  • 유재형 (충남대학교 지질환경과학과) ;
  • 정용식 (충남대학교 우주.지질학과) ;
  • 김세영 (충남대학교 우주.지질학과) ;
  • 고상모 (한국지질자원연구원 DMR융합연구단) ;
  • 박계순 (한국지질자원연구원 DMR융합연구단)
  • Received : 2016.06.16
  • Accepted : 2016.09.05
  • Published : 2016.09.30
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Abstract

This study investigated spectral characteristics of heavy metal contaminated soil samples in the vicinity of abandoned Boksu mine. Heavy metal concentrations including arsenic, lead, zinc, copper and cadmium were analyzed by XRF analysis. As a result, all of the soil samples excluding control sample were over-contaminated based on the counter measure standard. The XRD results revealed that quartz, kaolinite and smectite were detected for all of the soil samples and heavy metals in soil were adsorbed on clay minerals such as kaolinite and smectite. The spectral analyses confirmed that spectral reflectance of near-infrared and shorter portion of shortwave-infrared spectrum decreases as heavy metal concentration increases. Moreover, absorption depths at 2312 nm and 2380 nm, the absorption features of clay minerals, decreases with higher heavy metal concentration indicating adsorption of heavy metal ions with clay minerals. It indicates that spectral features and heavy metal contamination of soil samples have high correlations.

본 연구는 폐금속광산인 복수광산 주변토양을 대상으로 X선형광분석법, X선회절분석법 및 휴대용 분광계를 이용하여 토양 내 광물조성을 확인하고 비소, 납, 아연, 구리, 카드뮴 등의 중금속오염 정도에 따른 분광특성을 고찰하였다. 그 결과 대조군 시료를 제외한 모든 시료에서 토양오염대책기준을 초과하였다. X선회절분석 결과 모든 토양시료에서 석영, 고령토 그리고 스멕타이트 군의 광물이 검출되었고 중금속은 점토광물에 흡착하여 존재함을 확인하였다. 분광분석을 통해 대조군시료와 중금속 오염시료의 분광곡선을 분석한 결과 토양 내 중금속 함량이 증가함에 따라 근적외선대역과 단파적외선의 단파장 영역에서 반사도가 감소함을 확인하였다. 또한 흡광깊이에 따른 오염도와의 상관성을 고려하여 본 결과 점토광물의 흡광특성인 2312 nm와 2380 nm에서 점토광물에 의한 중금속흡착에 따라 오염도가 높을수록 흡광깊이가 감소하는 특징을 보인다. 이는 분광학적 특성이 중금속의 오염도와 상당한 상관성이 있음을 지시한다.

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