• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.29 no.8
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• pp.938-943
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• 2007

Anaerobic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in a soil artificially contaminated with 10,000 mg/kg soil of diesel fuel was tested by adding an anaerobic sludge taken from a sludge digestion tank. Treatments of soil(50 g) with 15 mL/kg soil and 30 mL/kg soil of the digestion sludge(2,000 mg/L of vss(volatile suspended solids)) showed 37.2% and 58.0% of total petroleum hydrocarbons(TPH) removal during 90 days incubation, respectively. In evaluation of several anaerobic conditions including nitrate reducing, sulfate reducing, methanogenic, and mixed electron accepters condition, treatments with the digested sludge showed significant degradation of diesel fuel under all anaerobic conditions compare to a control treatment of soil without the sludge and a treatment of autoclaved soil treatment with autoclaved digestion sludge. The rate of diesel fuel degradation was the highest in the treatment with the sludge and mixed electron accepters (75% removal of TPH) for 120 days incubation followed in order by sulfate reducing, nitrate reducing, methanogenic condition as 67%, 53%, 43%, respectively. However, the removal rate of non-biodegradable isoprenoid was the highest in the sulfate reducing condition. These results suggest that anaerobic degradation of diesel fuel in soil with digested sludge is effective for practical remediation of soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.1-7
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• 1983

In order to identify the stress distribution on the furrow slice a small soil bin instrumented with soil stress meters was designed and constructed. From a series of experiments conducted in the soil bin the following results were obtained. 1) Neither the cutting conditions nor the soil conditions affected the direction of the principal stress. 2) The magnitude of the principal stress increased as the tillage depth increased. However, no effects due to lift angles were shown on the magnitude of the principal stresses. 3) The maximum principal stress increased with increase of the moisture and clay contents in the soil. 4) In the clay soil, the maximum principal stresses were distributed uniformly over the tillage depth. However, as the sand content increased, the maximum principal stresses decreased gradually on the top layer so that the distribution over the tillage depth became a trapezoidal shape.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.116-124
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• 1992

This study was conducted to elucidate degradation pattern of two synthetic pyrethroid insecticides, bifenthrin having 2-methylbiphenyl group and cyhalothrin having ${\alpha}$-cyano benzyl ester group in theirs alcohol moiety, in two soils and aqueous media under laboratory conditions. The half-life of bifenthrin was 85.1 days and 12,4 days in Chilgok and Bokhyen soil of aerobic upland condition, respectively, and that of cyhalothrin was 54.6 days and 32.2 days. Bifenthrin and cyhalothrin were degraded very slowly under anaerobic flooded condition and sterilized. Their degradation seemed to be mainly mediated by aerobic microorganisms in soil. Bifenthrin and cyhalothrin were degraded more rapidly in Bokhyen soil with rich organic matter than Chilgok soil. Cyhalothrin was degraded 30 days faster than bifenthrin under aerobic upland condition of two soils. Cyhalothrin was degraded more than bifenthrin in alkaline solution of pH 10, but cyhalothrin and bifenthrin were degraded very slowly in acidic solution of pH 2 and 6.

• Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.207-210
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• 2008

It is very important factors to control optimal light transmission ratio and soil moisture content in order to produce good quality of ginseng seedling. To study the effect of light transmission ratio (LTR) and soil moisture content(SMC) on growth characteristics and yield of ginseng seedling, LTR was controlled by three level such as 21.2, 24.8% and 30.3%, and SMC was plotted by four level of 11.0%, 12.5%, 15.3% and 18.9% at the greenhouse. Chlorophyll content was gradually decreased in the low LTR (21.2%), while it was distinctly decreased by the decrease of SMC in excessively high LTR (30.3%). The decrease of SMC in the high LTR increased heat injury ratio distinctly, while heat injury ratio in the low LTR was only increased when SMC was very low such as 11.0%. All of fresh root weight per Kan (3.3$m^2$), root weight per plant, and the number of usable seedling were distinctly decreased by the increase of LTR and the decrease of SMC. Excessive increase of LTR in optimal SMC (18.9%) hadn't a great effect on the decrease of root weight, while root weight in low SMC was distinctly decreased by the increase of LTR. Ratio of rusty root was distinctly increased in the condition that both of LTR and SMC were high. Ratio of rusty root in the excessively high LTR was gradually fallen off by decrease of SMC, but its ratio in low SMC didn't changed distinctly by the decrease of SMC.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.465-469
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• 1998

The quantitative and rapid method for measuring the biodegradation of polymer materials in soil was developed. In this study, cellophane film was used as a model biodegradable polymer and the biodegradation was assayed by measuring the amount of glucose which was produced by a hydrolysis reaction using HCl after collecting the film from soil. Cellophane film was degraded 41.2% in 4 months during winter while it was degraded 76.5% in 2 months during summer. It means that biodegradation in soil is affected by environmental conditions. The biodegradation was also measured in an incubator (30$^{\circ}C$, humidity 50-55%) to exclude the environmental variations. Cellophane film was degraded 94% in that condition in 40 days. The biodegradation showed the first order kinetics and the rate constant was 0.067 (1/day). Acceleration of the biodegradation in soil was also studied. We added cultured soil microorganisms or nutrients such as N, P, and S into the soil. While the addition of microorganisms showed the temporary increase of rate constant, the addition of nutrients not only showed the increase of rate constant from 0.096 (1/day) to 0.21 (1/day) but also maintained the effect continuously.

• Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.282-288
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• 1999

The experiment was carried out to determine the effects of soil condition on the agronomic characters and aromatic substances in cultivated Codonopsis Lanceolata. An increase of planting densities of Codonopsis Lanceolata. from 1 to 5 plant per pot resulted in the smaller root width, but root yield increased from 109.8g to 286.9g per 1/200pot. The width growth as soil water contents were higher in surplus soil water than that of cultivated deficit soil water. The contents of water, reducing sugar, crude protein and malic acid were higher in cultivated wild than in cultivated upland soil. The higher contents of volatile essential oils as 3-rnethylpentanoic acid and squalene was obtained at the normal soil moisture.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.61-68
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• 2006

Soil washing techniques coupled with high pressure air jet were applied for diesel-contaminated soils sampled by an underground oil reservoir of which the initial total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) ($2,828{\pm}206\;mg/kg$) exceeded 5 times of current standard level (500 mg/kg) regulated by the Soil-Environment Conservation Law. Through several tests, we found that the position of impeller has a critical impact for washing efficiencies. The highest washing efficiency was obtained at an oblique angle (30 degree) for the impeller and optimized mixing speed (300 rpm) that could have high shearing forces. Considered economical and feasible aspects, the optimum mixing time was 10 min. Rate constants of TPH removal derived from the first-order equation were not linearly increased as mixing speed increased, indicating that mechanical mixing has some limits to enhance the washing efficiencies. Application of high-pressure air jet in washing process increased the washing efficiency. This increase might be caused by the fact that the surface of micro-air bubbles strongly attached hydrophobic matters of soil particles. As the pressure of air jet increased, the separation efficiencies of TPH-contaminated soil particles increased. In the combined process of high-pressure air jet and mixing by impeller, the optimum mixing speed and air flow-rate were determined to be 60 rpm and $2\;kg/cm^2$, respectively. Consequently, the washing technique coupled with high-pressure air jet could be considered as a feasible application for remediating petroleum-contaminated soils.

• Proceedings of The Korean Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.46-49
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• 2003

우리나라 고령지는 특이한 지형조건 때문에 집중강우가 많고 기상변동이 심하며 지역 간의 차이도 크다. 또한 고령지 밭토양은 경사지가 많아 유실이 심하여 대부분의 경작지는 토양환경이 불량한 상태에서 농업활동이 이루어진다. 이러한 고령지의 기상과 토양특성은 고랭지 농업생산성에서 볼 때 대단히 불리한 조건으로 작용하게 된다. 특히 토양의 수분상태는 작물의 수량에 직접적인 영향을 미칠 뿐만 아니라 병해의 발생에도 주요한 요인으로 작용하여 풍흉을 좌우하기도 한다.(중략)

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.243-248
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• 1996

To find out the oxidation process of potential acid sulfate soil(PASS) along with time. the PASS were treated with lime and ammonia water to adjust soil pH in laboratory column condition. pH range of PASS showed 6.5 to 7.5. however, complete oxidized PASS by $H_2O_2$ showed 2.1 to 2.5. After pilling the PASS under the natural condition. oxidation occured slowly from surface of the pilled soil. The oxidation of PASS proceeded slowly when the soil was in submerged condition. but quickly in dried condition. The content of sulfide-sulfur in PASS sharply decreased after exposing to the air and the decreasing rate was greater in dried than in submerged condition. The content of sulfate-sulfur continuously decreased in submerged condition. but increased in dried condition. Contents of $Fe^{+{+}}$ and $Al^{+{+}}$ in PASS were generally increased with time and the increasing rate was greater in submerged than in dried condition. Liming to PASS was slowly acting to pH change and ammonia water caused fast pH change within a short period of time. The contents of sulfate-sulfur and exchangeable aluminum in drainage water decreased with time and the contents of sulfide-sulfur and ferrous iron were increased.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2001.04a
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• pp.34-37
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• 2001

폐수처리분야에 널리 사용되어 온 펜톤산화반응을 응용한 Fe$^{\circ}$/$H_2O$$_2$시스템을 이용하여 고농도 유류오염 미세호양(100$\mu\textrm{m}$이하)의 화학적 산화처리 실험을 수행하였다. 반응은 100$m\ell$, 삼각프라스크에 오염토양(5g)과 반응시약을 주입한 후 자석교반기를 이용하여 회분 식으로 진행하였으며 일정 시간(0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 24hr)별로 TPH를 측정하였다. 그리고 각 조건별 시간에 따른 반응특성을 살펴보았다. 일반적으로 알려진 펜톤산화반응의 수요 반응조건인 초기 pH /$H_2O$$_2$ 및 Fe$^{\circ}$의 주입농도, 그리고 초기 디젤오염농도의 조건을 변화하며 각 조건별 처리효과를 알아보았다. 본 연구결과에서 최적 pH조건은 3인 것으로 나타났으며, 분말철(Fe$^{\circ}$)과 $H_2O$$_2$의 주입농도를 증가함에 따라 오염토양의 TPH 제거효율도 비례적으로 향상되었다. 초기오염농도에 따른 최종 처리효율은 큰 차이가 없었으나. 고농도 오염일수록 제거된 디젤의 총량은 크게 나타나. 본 논문에서 제시한 방법이 고농도 오염토양일수록 더 큰 효과를 얻을 수 있음을 보여주었다. 대부분의 반응이 반응개시 후 약 8시간 이내에 이루어졌는데, 반응에 수반되는 pH 상승과 그에 따른 반응성의 저감효과를 일정 pH 조절에 의해 감소시킴으로써 반응성의 향상을 좀 더 높일 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 결론적으로, Fe$^{\circ}$/$H_2O$$_2$시스템을 이용한 화학적 산화처리방법은 경제성과 처리성능에서 고농도 유류오염 미세토양의 효율적인 처리방안으로서 향후 적용 가능성이 높을 것으로 기대된다.