• 상하수도학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.367-373
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• 2011

Mechanism of rapid mixing effect on chemical phosphorus removal is evaluated in this study. Assuming that chemical phosphorus removal is unaffected by mixing time, only rapid mixing intensity is evaluated. In order to find out the mechanism, it is hypothesized that rapid mixing affects the Al hydrolysis speciation, and that formation of more monomeric species ($Al^a$) results in better removal of phosphorus. According to a ferron assay, more $Al^a$ formed at higher mixing intensity than at lower intensity. Subsequent experiments revealed that better phosphorus removal was obtained at higher intensity than at lower intensity, in terms of the molar ratio of $Al_{added}/P_{removed}$. The proposed hypothesis was proved in this study. Chemical phosphorus removal is affected by rapid mixing intensity due to its effect on the Al hydrolysis speciation.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.472-479
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• 2006

퇴적물로부터 오염물질 용출은 상등수 수질에 많은 영향을 미친다. 본 연구에서는 pH와 산화환원전위에 따른 상등수 및 퇴적물의 인 존재형태의 변화를 관찰하였다. 상등수가 순환되어 호기성 상태를 유지하는 경우, 성층현상으로 인하여 혐기성을 띠는 경우, 퇴적물 상부에 모래 캡핑이 포설된 상태에서 혐기성을 띠는 경우 등 3가지 경우를 가정하여 상등수의 인 형태별 농도를 측정하였다. 퇴적물에서 인 용출은 상등수가 산성일 경우 증가하였으며, 캡핑은 인 용출량을 저감시키고, $PO_4-P$의 용출을 지연시키는 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 상등수와 퇴적물이 혐기성일 때 상등수의 pe/pH가 인이 apatite 상태로 안정하게 존해하는 범위에서 상등수의 인농도는 감소하여 일정한 농도를 나타냈다. 세개의 칼럼에서 최종 평균 인 농도는 순환칼럼에서 0.223 mg/L, 비순환칼럼에서 0.342 mg/L, 캡핑칼럼에서 0.184 mg/L로 캡핑된 칼럼에서 가장 낮게 나타났다. 성층현상에 의해 수질이 악화될 수 있는 호소에 캡핑을 활용할 경우 퇴적물에 의해서 상등수의 인 농도를 감소할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.177-186
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• 2010

A sequential extraction technique was used to study sediment phosphorus speciation and its relative importance in the intertidal flat of Keunso Bay during summer and winter for a better understanding of the phosphorus cycle and bioavailability in intertidal sediments. Loosely sorbed P contents were the lowest among the five P-pools and showed little seasonal or spatial variation. Although Fe-bound P contents were almost constant in winter, they decreased rapidly with sediment depth in summer. The dissolution of Fe oxides, used as an oxidant for the anaerobic respiration, ascribed the rapid decrease of Fe-bound P in summer. Al-bound P contents displayed little seasonal variation, but showed a large spatial variation, with higher values in the upper intertidal flat. Comprising about 50% of total P, Ca-bound P contents were the highest among the five P-pools. Ca-bound P contents were higher in winter than summer, but did not exhibit a clear spatial variation. Organic P contents were higher in summer than winter, which was associated with higher primary production and clam biomass in summer. Organic P contents were higher in the lower intertidal flat than the upper intertidal flat. In Keunso Bay, bioavailable P contents of the intertidal flat comprising about one third of total P ranged from 2.41 to 5.09 ${\mu}molg^{-1}$ in summer and 3.82 to 5.29 ${\mu}molg^{-1}$ in winter. The bioavailability of P contents was higher in the lower intertidal flat than the upper intertidal flat, which was attributed to the large clam production in the lower intertidal flat.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.81-96
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• 2008

순천만은 염분을 비롯하여 수질오염 파라미터인 COD, DIN, DIP는 지리 공간적으로 하천 말단부에서 높고 점차 낮아지는 하구의 전형적인 특성을 보이고 있으며, SPSS에 의한 상관분석 및 PCA 분석 결과 순천만 습지 및 조간대의 수질은 염분이 기타 수질항목을 조절하는 주요 요인으로 나타났다. 하천의 영향을 가깝게 받고 있는 저염분대와 염분이 높은 수역과는 영양염류의 거동이 다르게 나타났다. 퇴적물의 입도, 유기물 함량, 공극수의 영양염류, 퇴적인의 존재형태, 주요원소 화합물의 분포 등을 조사하였다. 순천만 상부 조간대의 평균 입도는 $6.74{\sim}8.52{\phi}$로 세립질 실트~점토의 범주이며, 분급도는 불량~매우불량으로 나타났다. 퇴적물의 강열감량은 이서천의 영향을 강하게 받는 지점에서 높게 나났으며, 퇴적물 COD는 건강한 퇴적물의 상태를 보이고 있다. 퇴적물 인의 형태별 함량은 residual P> NAI-P> apatite P> adsorbed P순으로 나타났으며, 쉽게 수층으로 이동 가능한 이동성 인(Labile-Phosphorus)은 정점 1과 2에서는 다른 지역보다 높게 나타나고 있어 이들 지역의 퇴적물에서 수층으로 쉽게 인이 이동될 수 있는 가능성을 시사하고 있다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2015

Arsenic which is found in several different chemical forms and oxidation states and causes acute and chronic adverse health effects is a toxic trace element widely distributed in soils and aquifers from both geologic and anthropogenic sources. Arsenic which has a mysterious ability to change color, behavior, reactivity, and toxicity has diverse chemical behavior in the natural environment. Arsenic which has stronger ability to readily change oxidation state than nitrogen and phosphorus due to a consequence of the electronic configuration of its valence orbitals with partially filled states capable of both electron donation and acceptance although the electronegativity of arsenic is greater than that of nitrogen and similar to that of phosphorus. Arsenate (V) is the thermodynamically stable form of As under aerobic condition and interacts strongly with solid matrix. However, it has been known that adsorption and oxidation reactions of arsenite (III) which is more soluble and mobile than As(V) in soils are two important factors affecting the fate and transport of arsenic in the environment. That is, the movement of As in soils and aquifers is highly dependent on the adsorption-desorption reactions in the solid phase. This article, however, focuses primarily on understanding the fate and speciation of As in soils and what fate arsenic will have after it is incorporated into soils.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.928-935
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• 2012

World Agriculture faces daunting challenges in feeding the growing population today. Reduction in arable land extent due to numerous reasons threatens achievement of food and nutritional security. Under this back ground, agricultural use of acidic soils, which account for approximately 40 % of the world arable lands is of utmost important. However, due to aluminum (Al) toxicity and low available phosphorous (P) content, crop production in acidic soils is restricted. Citrus, in this context, gains worldwide recognition as a crop adapted to harsh environments. The present paper reviewed Al toxicity and possible toxicity alleviation tactics in citrus. As reported for many other crops, inhibition of root elongation, photosynthesis and growth is experienced in citrus also due to Al toxicity. Focusing at toxicity alleviation, interaction between boron (B) and Al as well as phosphorus and Al has been discussed intensively. Al toxicity in citrus could be alleviated by P through increasing immobilization of Al in roots and P level in shoots rather than through increasing organic acid secretion, which has been widely reported in other crops. Boron-induced changes in Al speciation and/or sub-cellular compartmentation has also been suggested in amelioration of root inhibition in citrus. Despite the species-dependent manner of response to Al toxicity, many commercially important citrus species can be grown successfully in acidic soils, provided toxicity alleviation Agro-biological tactics such as addition of phosphorous fertilizers are used properly.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.359-367
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• 2016

Background: As new legislation has come into force implementing radiation safety management for the use of naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM), it is necessary to establish a rapid and accurate measurement technique. Measurement of $^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$ using conventional methods encounter the most significant difficulties for pretreatment (e.g., purification, speciation, and dilution/enrichment) or require time-consuming processes. Therefore, in this study, the applicability of ED-XRF as a non-destructive and rapid screening method was validated for raw materials and by-product samples. Materials and Methods: A series of experiments was conducted to test the applicability for rapid screening of XRF measurement to determine activity of $^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$ based on certified reference materials (e.g., soil, rock, phosphorus rock, bauxite, zircon, and coal ash) and NORM samples commercially used in Korea. Statistical methods were used to compare the analytical results of ED-XRF to those of certified values of certified reference materials (CRM) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Results and Discussion: Results of the XRF measurement for $^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$ showed under 20% relative error and standard deviation. The results of the U-test were statistically significant except for the case of U in coal fly ash samples. In addition, analytical results of $^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$ in the raw material and by-product samples using XRF and the analytical results of those using ICP-MS ($R^2{\geq}0.95$) were consistent with each other. Thus, the analytical results rapidly derived using ED-XRF were fairly reliable. Conclusion: Based on the validation results, it can be concluded that the ED-XRF analysis may be applied to rapid screening of radioactivities ($^{238}U$ and $^{232}Th$) in NORM samples.