• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2019

Exotic conifer trees have been extensively planted in southern China because of their high apparent growth and yield. These fast-growing plantations are expected to persist as a considerable potential for temporary and long-term carbon sink to offset greenhouse gas emissions. However, information on the carbon storage across different age ranges in exotic pine plantations is often lacking. We first estimated the ecosystem carbon storage across different age ranges of exotic pine plantations in China by quantifying above- and below-ground ecosystem carbon pools. The carbon storage of each tree component of exotic pine (Pinus elliottii) increased significantly with increasing age in Duchang and Yiyang areas. The stem carbon storage except <10 years in Ji'an areas was the largest component among all other components, which accounts for about 50% of the total carbon storage followed by roots (~28%), branches (~18%), and foliage (~9%). The mean total tree carbon storage of slash pine plantations for <10, 10-20 and 20-30 years across three study areas was 3.69, 13.91 and $20.57Mg\;ha^{-1}$, respectively. The carbon stocks in understory and forest floor were age-independent. Total tree and soil were two dominant carbon pools in slash pine plantations at all age sequences. The carbon contribution of aboveground ecosystem increased with increasing age, while that of belowground ecosystem declined. The mean total ecosystem carbon storage of slash pine plantations for <10, 10-20 and 20-30 years across China was 30.26, 98.66 and $98.89Mg\;ha^{-1}$, respectively. Although subtropical climate in China was suitable for slash pine growth, the mean total carbon stocks in slash pine plantations at all age sequences from China were lower than that values reported in American slash pine plantations.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.127-137
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• 2017

Cotton is the major fiber crop in Pakistan that accounts for 2% of total national gross domestic product (GDP). After picking of cotton, the dry stalks are major organic waste that has no fate except burning to cook food in villages. Present research focuses use of cotton stalks as feedstock for biochar production, its characterization and effects on soil characteristics. Dry cotton stalks collected from agricultural field of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan were combusted under anaerobic conditions at $450^{\circ}C$. The physicochemical analysis of biochar and cotton stalks show higher values of % total carbon, phosphorus and potassium concentrations in biochar as compared to cotton stalks. The concentration of nitrogen was decreased in biochar. Similarly biochar had greater values of fixed carbon that suggest its role for carbon sequestration and as a soil amendment. The fourier transformation infrared spectroscopic spectra (FTIR) of cotton stalks and biochar exposed more acidic groups in biochar as compared to cotton stalks. The newly developed functional groups in biochar have vital role in increasing surface properties, cation exchange capacity, and water holding capacity, and are responsible for heavy metal remediation in contaminated soil. In a further test, results show increase in the water holding capacity and nutrient retention by a sandy soil amended with biochar. It is concluded that cotton stalks can be effectively used to prepare biochar.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.302-310
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• 2016

The loss and degradation in tropical forest region are some of the current global concern. Hence, these issues elevated the role of rehabilitated forests in providing ecological products and services. The information on the carbon stock is important in relation to global carbon and biomass use, but lacking from the tropical region. This paper reports the assessment of tree and soil carbon stock in a chronosequence rehabilitated tropical forest stands in Malaysia. The study site was at the UPM-Mitsubishi Forest Rehabilitation Project, UPMKB. $20{\times}20m$ plot was established each and assessed in 2009 at 1-, 10- and 19-year-old sites while an adjacent ${\pm}23-year-old$ natural regenerating secondary forest plot was established for comparison. The overall total carbon stock was in the order of 19-year-old>${\pm}23-year-old$>10-year-old>1-year-old. When forest carbon stock is low, the soil component plays an important role in the carbon storage. The forest carbon recovery is crucial to increase soil carbon stock. The variations in the carbon stock showed the different stages of the forest recovery. Species survived after 19-years of planting are potential species for carbon sequestration activities in rehabilitated forest. Human intervention in rehabilitating degraded forest areas through tree planting initiatives is crucial towards recovering the forest ecological role especially in forest carbon stock capacity.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.439-445
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• 2022

하천퇴적물에 포함된 유기 오염물질의 기원은 다양하지만 주로 자연 기원의 산토양과 인위적 기원인 우분으로 구분할 수 있다. 영주댐 유역 토일천의 하천퇴적물에 포함된 유기오염물질의 기여도를 평가하기 위하여 산토양과 우분 및 하천퇴적물의 질소와 탄소 동위원소 분석을 수행하였다. 탄소동위원소비(δ¹³C) 평균값은 하천퇴적물 -25.17‰, 우분 -22.34‰, 산토양 -26.39‰으로 하천퇴적물은 산토양의 영향을 조금 더 받은 것으로 판단된다. 질소동위원소비(δ¹⁵N) 평균값은(‰)는 하천퇴적물 9.46‰, 산토양 1.99‰, 우분 19.53‰이다. 질소동위원소 분석결과에 의하면 토일천 하천 퇴적물은 자연기원의 산토양보다 인위적 기원인 우분의 기여도가 약간 더 높은 것으로 추정된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.287-297
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• 2007

Increasing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and land-use change has been perturbing the balanced global carbon cycle and changing the carbon distribution among the atmosphere, the terrestrial biosphere, the soil, and the ocean. SGCM(Simple Global Carbon Model) was used to simulate global carbon cycle for the IPCC emissions scenarios, which was six future carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and land-use change set by IPCC(Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). Atmospheric $CO_2$ concentrations for four scenarios were simulated to continuously increase to $600{\sim}1050ppm$ by the year 2100, while those for the other two scenarios to stabilize at $400{\sim}600ppm$. The characteristics of these two $CO_2$-stabilized scenarios are to suppress emissions below $12{\sim}13$ Gt C/yr by tile year 2050 and then to decrease emissions up to 5 Gt C/yr by the year 2100, which is lower than the current emissions of $6.3{\pm}0.4$ Gt C/yr. The amount of carbon in the atmosphere was simulated to continuously increase for four scenarios, while to increase by the year $2050{\sim}2070$ and then decrease by the year 2100 for the other two scenarios which were $CO_2$-stabilized scenarios. Even though the six emission scenarios showed different simulation results, overall patterns were such similar that the amount of carbon was in the terrestrial biosphere to decrease first several decades and then increase, while in the soil and the ocean to continuously increase. The ratio of carbon partitioning to tile atmosphere for the accumulated total emissions was higher for tile emission scenario having higher atmospheric $CO_2$, however that was decreasing as time elapsed. The terrestrial biosphere and the soil showed reverse pattern to the atmosphere.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.123-134
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• 2014

탄소축적량 증진을 위한 도시공원 설계 및 계획에 적합한 식재구조와 토양 관리방법에 대한 분석이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 탄소저감에 기여하는 도시공원 설계와 관리를 위하여, 서서울호수공원과 양재시민의 숲을 대상으로 바이오매스량과 공원조성 시기 및 식재구조가 다른 조사구에서의 토양 탄소함유량을 지상부 지하부 탄소저장량의 측정을 통해 분석하였다. 대상 도시공원으로 조성시기가 다른 서서울호수공원(2009년)과 양재 시민의 숲(1986년)을 선정하였다. 식생과 토양 특성에 따른 토양 탄소함유량의 차이를 분석하기 위하여, 바이오매스량과 토양의 물리적 화학적 특성 측정을 통해 지상부 지하부 탄소저장량을 분석하였다. 바이오매스량 측정에는 상대생장식을 적용하였으며, 토양에 관해서는 토양 탄소함유량(TOC)과 pH, 양이온치환용량(CEC), 전질소량(TN), 토양 총 균수와 같은 화학적 특성을 측정하였다. 이 결과, 바이오매스량은 양재 시민의 숲이 서서울호수공원보다 높아, 조성된 지 오래된 공원의 바이오매스량이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 토양 탄소함유량은 양재시민의 숲이 서서울호수공원 보다 낮았으며, 이는 양재시민의 숲에서의 대기오염과 산성비 노출에 의한 토양의 산성화 진행에 따른 영향 때문인 것으로 분석되었다. 또한, 토양 탄소함유량은 단층식재지가 다층식재지 보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 장기적 시점에서 볼 때, 토양 개선은 식생 생장을 도모한다. 따라서 도시공원의 토양 특성 개선을 위하여, 석회성 비료 시비에 의한 pH 조절과 답압 제어 및 낙엽층 방치에 의한 토양 양분 증진을 통한 공원관리가 필요하다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제111권3호
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• pp.365-373
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• 2022

본 연구는 낙엽활엽수종인 참나무류 중 상수리나무, 굴참나무, 신갈나무, 졸참나무 4개 수종을 대상으로 임목 바이오매스 및 토양 탄소 저장량을 비교하였다. 2016년부터 2021년 사이 전국 경제림 단지에 분포하는 상수리나무 110개소, 신갈나무 177개소, 졸참나무 96개소, 굴참나무 148개소 등 총 531개소를 대상으로 임분 현황을 조사하고 토양 A층과 B층의 탄소 농도를 분석하였다. 임목 바이오매스의 탄소 저장량은 평균 임령 57년생인 신갈나무 임분이 144.9 Mg C ha^-1, 43년생인 굴참나무 임분 123.7 Mg C ha^-1, 43년생인 졸참나무 임분 120.1 Mg C ha^-1, 36년생인 상수리나무 임분 113.2 Mg C ha^-1 순이었다. 토양 탄소 농도는 신갈나무 임분의 A층이 43.1 mg C g-1로 졸참나무 임분 31.0 mg C g-1, 굴참나무 임분 25.3 mg C g-1, 상수리나무 임분 24.4 mg C g-1에 비해 유의적으로 크게 나타났다. 토양 탄소 저장량은 신갈나무 임분이 116.8 Mg C ha^-1로 타 참나무류 임분에 비해 가장 높고, 상수리나무 임분은 49.3 Mg C ha^-1로 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 총 탄소 저장량은 신갈나무 임분 262 Mg C ha^-1, 졸참나무 임분 218 Mg C ha^-1, 굴참나무 임분 211 Mg C ha^-1, 상수리나무 임분 163 Mg C ha^-1 순이었으며 해발고, 임령, 평균 흉고직경, 평균 수고, 흉고단면적이 증가함에 따라 탄소 저장량도 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 조사된 4개 수종의 총 탄소 저장량은 흉고단면적과 해발고 같은 설명 변수를 이용한 다중 회귀모델에 의해 유의적인(P<0.05) 추정이 가능하였다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.407-412
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate removal efficiencies of contaminants in night soil treatment plant using the B3 system. The samples were collected from retaining tank and settlement tank in Yechon night soil plant. We experimented concentrations of BOD, COD, SS, TN and TP. Concentration data were processed using removal efficiencies by season and correlation analysis with pilot running parameters. Removal efficiencies of total organic carbon was over 96%, TN was 98% during summer, 80.9% during winter. In the case of TP, the highest removal efficiencies was 94.1% during fall and the lowest removal efficiencies was 82% during spring. Results of correlation analysis showed two positive correlation groups and one negative group. Positive correlations were among temperature, BOD and TN. The others were pH, BOD, COD, SS, TN and TP. Negative correlation were among MLSS, BOD, COD, SS, TN, TP.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2014

Glomalin has been suggested as an enhancer for soil stability by promoting the aggregation. In this study, we examined the concentrations of glomalin and microbial characteristics in 25 controlled horticultural soils sampled from Gyeongnam Province. Total glomalin had a significant positive correlation with soil organic matter (p < 0.01), soil microbial biomass carbon (p < 0.05), and dehydrogenase activity (p < 0.05) in controlled horticultural soils. In addition, the total glomalin had a significant positive correlation with concentrations of total fatty acid methyl esters, Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria, fungi, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in controlled horticultural soils (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the concentration of total glomalin could be an indicator of microbial biomass richness for sustainable agriculture in controlled horticultural soils.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제88권1호
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• pp.93-100
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• 1999

충청북도 충주지역에서 생육하는 평균수령 39년생 신갈나무림과 평균수령 40년생 굴참나무 천연림 생태계의 지상부와 토양중 탄소고정량을 조사하기 위하여 임분별 10주씩 총 20주의 표본목을 선정 벌목하고 토양시료를 채취하였다. 신갈나무림과 굴참나무림의 지상부 탄소고정량을 추정하기 위하여 방정식 모형 $Wt=aD^b$를 사용하여 추정한 지상부 총 탄소고정량은 신갈나무림에서 48.85tonC/ha와 굴참나무림에서 57.49tonC/ha으로 신갈나무림보다 굴참나무림에서 높은 탄소고정량을 보였다. 부위별 탄소함량 구성비는 신갈나무림과 굴참나무림 모두에서 수간목부, 생지부, 수피, 그리고 잎의 순으로 높았다. 연간 고정할 수 있는 탄소량은 신갈나무림이 5.88tonC/ha. 굴참나무림이 5.12tonC/ha으로 굴참나무림보다 신갈나무림에서 높게 나타났다. 토양내 탄소함량은 신갈나무림과 굴참나무림이 0-50cm의 깊이에서 비슷한 값인 67.0tonClha와 67.8tonC/ha이었으며 소나무군락 54.7tonC/ha보다 높게 나타났으나 통계적 유의성은 없는 것으로 나타났다.