• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.9-15
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• 2005

Soil aquifer treatment is a water reuse technology that secondary or tertiary treated wastewater is infiltrated into the aquifer in which physical and biochemical reactions occur. Major consideration in SAT is the removal and transport of DOC and nitrogen species. In this study, reaction mechanism in SAT was examined considering nitrification, denitrification and organic oxidation. In addition, SAT modeling system was developed as the reaction mechanism was applied to groundwater flow and transport model. In verification of the reaction module by 1-dimensional unsaturated soil column test, the experimental data of all of the species, ammonium, nitrate, DOC and DO, were well matched with the simulation results. In sensitivity analysis, ammonium partition coefficient, dissolved oxygen inhibition constant and biomass decay rate affect ammonium, DOC and DO concentration of effluent, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.307-316
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• 2009

Soil microbial activity and diversity are affected by organic sources applied to improve soil quality and fluctuate seasonally. We investigated the effects of municipal compost (MC), poultry litter (PL), and cover crops of spring oats and red clover (RC) on soil enzyme activities, and soil bacterial community-level physiological profiling (CLPP) in a Mexico silt loam in North Central Missouri, USA. Temporal patterns of these parameters were observed by periodic five soil sampling from spring to fall over a two year period. MC increased soil dehydrogenase (DH) activity consistently beginning about three months after MC application; fluorescein diacetate (FDA) hydrolytic activity significantly began to increase by the September of the first year but fluctuated during the following period. DH activity responded more directly to the amount or properties of organic residues in soils while FDA hydrolysis and CLPP were generally influenced by composition of organic sources, and enzyme activities and CLPP showed seasonal variation, which depended on organic sources and soil moisture. MC and cover crops may be useful organic sources for enhancing general soil microbial activity and altering soil microbial diversity, respectively. Because microbial activities and diversity are dynamic and subject to seasonal changes, the effects of organic amendments on these parameters should be investigated frequently during a growing season.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.21-28
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• 2008

The management of soil organic matter(SOM) is a key component of golf course green maintenance. As part of a major project examining the sustainable management of SOM on golf course greens, the SOM status of different age greens maintained in the same root zone composition and management were compared. Then the microbial activity, tiller number, bulk density, water content, pH, EC, and T-N in the soil were measured. In the 0${\sim}$5cm depth SOM accumulation showed no significant difference between greens. Below 5cm SOM showed a strong significance between greens and had a positive(+) correlation with year and negative(-) correlation with depth. when regression equations were used to predict SOM accumulation with year and depth, SOM below 5cm tended to increase with a rate of 0.061% . year$^{-1}$ and decrease with a rate of 0.079% . $cm^{-1}$(R2==0.841). Soil microbial activity was investigated with age and depth by using a dehydrogenase assay. Results showed a sharp drop with depth in all greens. The soil microbial activity below 5cm showed no difference between greens. The accumulated SOM below 5cm may be very resistant to decomposition in the long-term. Five years after establishment, the bulk density did not significantly change. The water content, EC, and T-N had a significant correlation with SOM. The pH decreased with the year, which may influence SOM accumulation. Organic matter accumulation was mainly affected by the pH decrase，low soil microbial activity, and high organic matter resistant to decomposition, but the effects of water content, EC, and T-N were obscure.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.31-39
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• 1998

A total of 112 soil samples collected from polluted and unpolluted areas in Korea were investigated for physical properities (such as soil moisture, organic matter and soil pH) and biological properties (such as microbial numbers). The results of organic matter and soil pH showed a great variation(p=0.01) in the four areas, whereas soil moisture and organic matter were similar among three plant vegetations. There was a significant relationship(p=0.01 or 0.05) between soil pH and microbial number These results imply some variations in soil environment and may lead to unfavorable changes of plant vegetation in soil. Presumably, the above results appear to be resulted from soil acidification caused by an acidic rain.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.246-252
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• 1998

A survey was conducted to investigate the status of soils involving pH, electrical conductivity, total organic matter content, available phosphate and major exchangeable cations in the paddy soils sampled from 1,168 sites throughout the country. The content of soil chemical properties was lower on the average than the optimum levels for cropping. An average value showed pH 5.6, organic matter $25g\;kg^{-1}$, available phosphate $128mg\;kg^{-1}$, available silicate $72mg\;kg^{-1}$, and exchangeable potassium and the calcium and magnesium were 0.32, 4.0, $1.2cmol^+\;kg^{-1}$, respectively. Soil chemical properties was related with topography except soil pH. A soil pH and organic matter, available phosphate, exchangeable potassium increased with time while exchangeable calcium, magnesium available silicate decreased with time.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.7-16
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• 2002

Contamination of groundwater by agrochemicals used in the regional-scale Is now a major environmental problem, and this is especially true for Cheju island where virtually all potable water is from groundwater. The objective of this study was to assess leaching potential of eight pesticides in soils of citrus orchards using groundwater ubiquity score (GUS), retardation factor (RF) and attenuation factor (AF). Considering GUS estimated in 30 citrus orchard soils, metribuzin and metolachlor were classified as leacher, alachlor in volcanic ash soils and linuron in non-volcanic soils were classified as leacher, but chlorothalonil and chlorpyrifos were classified as non-leacher. For RF values, metribuzin was classified to be mobile in soils of low organic carbon, metolachlor and alachlor were classified to be moderately immobile in most soils, but linuron, diuron, diniconazole, chlorothalonil and chlorpyrifos were all classified to be very immobile. For AF values, diniconazole, chlorothalonil, and chlorpyrifos were classified to be very unlikely leachable in all of the soils, metribuzin was classified to be likely leachable, and metolahclor, alachlor, linuron and diuron were classified to be leachable only in non-volcanic soils. Although there were some variations in the relative potential of teachability of pesticides estimated with the three different indices, the ranking was essentially determined on the base of the intrinsic properties of the chemicals and environmental properties. Among the eight pesticides, metribuzin, metolachlor, and alachlor, which have high water solubility and low $K_{oc}$ values, have a significant leaching potential especially in non-volcanic ash soils of low organic carbon. But diniconazole, chlorothalonil, and chlorpyrifos, which have low water solubility and high $K_{oc}$ values, were classified to be very immobile in all of the soils. Therefore, to lower the possibility of pesticide contamination of the groundwater in Cheju island, those pesticides which have high water solubility and low $K_{oc}$ values should be used with care in soils of low organic carbon including non-volcanic ash soils.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.22-29
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• 1984

The Freundlich-type adsorption isotherms were obtained in this study on the adsorption of linuron, bentazon, trifluralin and butachlor by soils. A strong correlation was shown between soil organic matter content and the adsorption of linuron. Soils with high organic matter content adsorbed more linuron. There was no significant correlation between the adsorption of bentazon and clay content. There was a tendency that increase in organic matter content acts against the adsorption of bentazon. Repulsive forces seemed to exist between negatively charged soil particle surfaces and betazon molecules which become weakly charged negative ions in soil solution. Organic matter content and cation exchange capacity appeared to be enhancing the adsorption of trifluralin and butachlor. Clay content was not significantly correlated with the adsorption of these herbicides. Trifluralin was adsorptive to the greatest extent, followed by linuron and butachlor, bentazon being the least.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Organic Agriculture Conference
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• 2009.12a
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• pp.300-300
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• 2009

화학비료를 이용할 수 없는 유기농업에서의 양분관리를 위해서 녹비, 퇴비, 유박 등을 주 원료로 하는 유기질비료 등 다양한 유기물이 농경지에 투입되고 있다. 그러나 다양한 성분 및 탄소/질소비로 이루어진 유기물은 토양 중에서 분해되는 속도가 다르고, 토양수분함량, 통기성, 온도 등과 같은 토양조건에 따라서도 분해속도가 크게 차이가 난다. 본 실험에서는 유기농업에서 시비원으로 자주 이용하는 퇴비, 유박비료, 녹비조건의 알팔파 등을 이용하여 무기화율 및 양분이용률을 화학비료와 비교하였다. 농경지 투입시 유기물은 질소양분양(21kg N/10a)을 동일하게 투입하였으며 화학비료는 기비(전체량의 1/3)만을 투입하였는데 알팔파, 유박비료의 경우 노지조건에서 토양처리 후 1달 내에 가장 높은 무기화율을 보였으며 수분조건이 제한된 무기화통내에서의 무기화도 2개월 내에 대부분 이루어지는 것으로 나타났다. 수딘그라스를 2개월 재배한 결과 화학비료 질소 양분이용율은 70%, 탄질비가 낮은 유박 및 알팔파는 40%내외, 탄질비가 높고 분해가 어려운 가축분 왕겨퇴비는 10%에 불과했다. 즉 화학비료 대비 유기물 양분(질소)의 비효화 율은 알팔파는 60%, 유박비료는 54%, 퇴비는 14% 였다. 또한 화학비료(100%) 대비 인산 이용률(유박: 296%, 알팔파: 660%, 퇴비: 36%로, 인산의 이용율이 높은 것은 유기물로 투입된 인산의 량이 화학비료보다 낮아 상대적으로 유기물질에 의한 작물의 인산이용율이 높고, 화학비료는 토양중 고정화가 작물생육 초기에 일어나는데 비하여 유기물질은 서서히 분해되면서 작물에 흡수되어 인산이용율이 높은 것으로 추정된다. 수단그라스 1차수확 후 포장침수로 인한 생육불량으로 전 생육 과정을 통한 양분흡수율은 측정할 수 없었다.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.902-910
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• 2012

This study has been carried out to determine the effects of disturbances from wild boar grubbing on the functions of ecosystem. The experiments was performed in Mt. Jumbong of Long-term Ecological Research Sites of the Ministry of Environment. We measured soil physical properties, soil respiration($CO_2$), microbial biomass C, and soil enzyme activities from both disturbed and control plots. The disturbance sites were divided into two parts, mounds and pits. Soil organic matter contents were highest value at the control plots and lowest at the pit plots, respectively at 20.22% and 15.52%. The soil bulk densities were highest at the pit plots. Soil microbial biomass C and $CO_2$ evolution were significantly higher at the control plots compared to the disturbed plots. The results were positively correlated with soil organic matter contents. The cellulase activity and invertase activity in the soil showed similar pattern as the microbial biomass C and $CO_2$ evolution results. The cellulase activity and invertase activity in the soil were positively correlated with soil microbial biomass C. Soil organic matter contents seemed to affect the soil enzyme activities. The nitrate reductase activities were highest at the pit plots, which showed positive correlation with soil bulk density. The study results showed that the grubbing disturbances by wild boars induced the changes in soil properties, which affected soil microbial activities.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.69-72
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• 2015

This study investigated the effects of oil dose and soil texture on the analysis results for total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) in artificially oil-contaminated soils. The same amount of diesel was mixed with soils having different soil texture, and soil TPH concentrations were then analyzed for comparison. Presence of clay in the soil showed lower soil TPH analysis results than that of sand only. As the clay content was increased in the soil, the lower soil TPH concentration was obtained by incompleteness of solvent extraction. As the organic matter content in soil was increased from 5.2% to 10% (weight basis), a higher concentration of TPH was obtained by TPH analysis. However, at a higher organic content in the soil, 18%, resulted in a lower TPH concentration than those of 5.2% and 10%. Gasoline dose to the soil resulted in a significantly low TPH concentration due to the volatilization of gasoline while soil mixing and analysis. This study results would provide fundamental information either to the expectation of TPH concentration in artificially oil-contaminated soil or to estimation of oil release in the real oil-contaminated site.