• 상하수도학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.345-356
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• 2020

The removal of organic carbon and nutrients (i.e. N and P) from wastewater is essential for the protection of the water environment. Especially, nitrogen compounds cause eutrophication in the water environment, resulting in bad water quality. Conventional nitrogen removal systems require high aeration costs and additional organic carbon. Microbial electrochemical system (MES) is a sustainable environmental system that treats wastewater and produces energy or valuable chemicals by using microbial electrochemical reaction. Innovative and cost-effective nitrogen removal is feasible by using MESs and increasing attention has been given to the MES development. In this review, recent trends of MESs for nitrogen removal and their mechanism were conclusively reviewed and future research outlooks were also introduced.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.3-11
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• 1973

The biochemical characteristics of Astradix -P, isolated from Astragalus membranaceus Bunge as yeaststatic substance, were reported on a previous paper. And on this report, some relation to the nitrogen metabolism of yeast was studied. Inorganic or organic source of nitrogen easily uptaking yeast did not show any antagonistic action to the inhibitory action of Astradix -P on the yeast growth. Especially an organic nitrogen source, arginine, histidine and lysine, classified to basic amino acid, was reacted as an antagonistic substance to the sample. But, ornithine, a basic amino acid, did not show any antagonistic action to the sample. In the mixed media containing neutral and acidic amino acids as a nitrogen source, yeast growth was inhibited strongly. If the basic amino acid was added to the same mixed media, the yeast growth was not inhibited by Astradix-P therefore, the antagonistic action of basic amino acid to the Astradix-p was readily observed. The yeast static action of Astradix-P was partially related to the isoelectric point of amino acid as a nitrogen source. Yeast cells which propagated under the media containing growth inhibitor, Astradix -p, did not bring any remarkable denaturation of cell structure by electro-microscopic observation.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.265-275
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• 2012

최근에 기후변화와 수질관리의 중요성이 증가하면서 습지토양의 탄소와 영양물질 보유 특성에 대한 관심이 증가되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 연안퇴적물과 인공습지, 자연습지(내륙, 하구, 갯벌)와 같이 연안퇴적물 및 다양한 유형의 습지토양에서의 유기물과 영양물질의 보유특성을 알아 보고자하였다. 또한 유기물, 영양물질, 입도에 따른 상관관계를 분석하여 이들 항목 간의 연관성을 살펴보았다. 연구 결과 유기물이나 영양물질의 보유정도가 습지의 유형에 따라 달라지는 것으로 나타났는데 내륙습지가 하구나 연안습지보다 질소의 보유 능력이 큰 것으로 나타났으며, 같은 육상생태계에서도 더 오랜 기간 동안 오염물질이 유입되고 자체적으로 유기물을 생산하여 축적하고 있는 자연습지에서 유기물과 질소의 농도가 인공습지보다 더 높은 것을 조사되었다. 연안지역의 경우 해수의 흐름이 원활한 하구나 갯벌 보다 해수의 유통이 느린 만 지역에서 유기물과 질소 농도가 높게 나타났다. 또한 화학적산소요구량은 총유기탄소 및 총질소농도와 높은 상관관계를 보여주어 화학적산소요구량 자료를 이용하여 해당 습지의 총유기탄소나 총질소 농도를 효과적으로 추정할 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.604-608
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• 2014

천연유기물질(NOM)과 모노클로라민이 반응할 때 NOM내 용존유기질소(DON)가 유기성 클로라민의 생성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 실험에 사용된 16가지 NOM의 용존유기탄소(DOC)에 대한 DON의 비(DOC/DON)는 7~47 mg-C/mg-N이었다. NOM 용액의 모노클로라민 반응시 유기성 클로라민 생성 농도는 24시간 후에 최대치(평균값 $0.16mg-Cl_2/mg-N$)로 염소반응에 비하여 유기성 클로라민의 생성량은 적었으나, 분해되어 감소되는 속도는 낮아 반응 120시간 후에 최대치 대비 평균 56% 감소되었다. NOM내 DON의 함유비가 높은 경우(DOC/DON 비가 낮은 경우)에 유기성 클로라민의 생성량이 상대적으로 높게 나타났으나, 소수성, 친수성, 중간성, 콜로이드성 등 NOM의 특성에 따른 유기성 클로라민 생성량의 차이는 크지 않았다. 모노클로라민의 주입량을 증가시킬수록 유기성 클로라민 생성량이 선형적으로 증가하였고($R^2=0.91$), 주입된 모노클로라민 중 6%가 유기성 클로라민으로 전환되어 모노클로라민 소독시 유기성 클로라민 형성에 의한 소독능 저하는 크게 우려할 바는 아닐 수 있다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2016

This paper discusses the influence of organic matter contained in aggregate on the emission characteristic of ammonia ($NH_3$) from cement mortar. $NH_3$ can be released to indoor-outdoor environment through diffusion in mortar (or concrete) and have resulted in the increasing air pollution, and especially well known as a harmful gas for the human body. The concentration of $NH_3$ released from cement concrete was then compared to the contents of organic matter contained in the aggregate. The result indicates that the contents of organic matter in the aggregate significantly differ with types of aggregate from different areas of production. The organic matter becomes organic nitrogen through the process of microbial breakdown for a certain period and pure ammonium ion ($NH_4{^+}$) is produced from the organic nitrogen. The $NH_4{^+}$ was reacted with alkaline elements in the cement and released as $NH_3$ from cement concrete through a volatile process. The released $NH_3$ was proportional to the contents of $NH_4{^+}$ adsorbed in the aggregate from different areas of production and the concentrations of $NH_3$ emission from cement mortar according to the aggregate differ by more than 4 times.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.483-492
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• 2023

In this study, the treatment of livestock wastewater using an aerobic granular sludge based sequencing batch reactor was investigated. The reactor operation was carried out by general injection and split injection methods. The average removal efficiency of organic matter after the adaptation period was 71.5 and 87.4%, respectively. Some untreated organic matter was attributed to recalcitrant organic matter. The average removal efficiency of total nitrogen was 65.6 and 88.4%, respectively. These results indicate that the denitrification reaction by split injection was carried out smoothly. As for the solids, the ratio of aerobic granular sludge/mixed liquor suspended solid can be determined as the main factor of the process operation, and the ratio increased gradually and finally reached 86.0%. Correspondingly, the sludge volume index (SVI) was also improved, reaching 54 mL/g at the end of operation, and it is believed that the application of a short settling time contributed to the improvement of settleability.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.5-11
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• 2016

Background: As the decomposition of lignocellulosic compounds is a rate-limiting stage in the nutrient mineralization from organic matters, elucidation of the changes in soil enzyme activity can provide insight into the nutrient dynamics and ecosystem functioning. The current study aimed to assess the effect of thinning intensities on soil conditions. Un-thinned control, 20 % thinning, and 30 % thinning treatments were applied to a Larix kaempferi forest, and total carbon and nitrogen, total carbon to total nitrogen ratio, extractable nutrients (inorganic nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, potassium), and enzyme activities (acid phosphatase, ${\beta}$-glucosidase, ${\beta}$-xylosidase, ${\beta}$-glucosaminidase) were investigated. Results: Total carbon and nitrogen concentrations were significantly increased in the 30 % thinning treatment, whereas both the 20 and 30 % thinning treatments did not change total carbon to total nitrogen ratio. Inorganic nitrogen and extractable calcium and magnesium concentrations were significantly increased in the 20 % thinning treatment; however, no significant changes were found for extractable phosphorus and potassium concentrations either in the 20 or the 30 % thinning treatment. However, the applied thinning intensities had no significant influences on acid phosphatase, ${\beta}$-glucosidase, ${\beta}$-xylosidase, and ${\beta}$-glucosaminidase activities. Conclusions: These results indicated that thinning can elevate soil organic matter quantity and nutrient availability, and different thinning intensities may affect extractable soil nutrients inconsistently. The results also demonstrated that such inconsistent patterns in extractable nutrient concentrations after thinning might not be fully explained by the shifts in the enzyme-mediated nutrient mineralization.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.238-244
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• 1995

The objective of this study is to obtain the basic data for investigating the effects of organic reserves on winter survial or regrowth yield. Forage rape(Brassica napus L.) was sown on Sep. 1, 1994. Experimental plots were divided into three replicates under 6 different cutting dates(l0 days interval from Oct. 15 to Dec. 4). Field-grown palnts were sampled on the each cutting date and on the wintering period (Jan. 16) to analyze the nitrogen and non-structural cahohydrate reserves. The rate of winter survival and regrowth yield were also measured in the spring of next year. On the before wintering, dry matter yields were 152, 274, 500, 718, 776 and 981 kg/lOa, respectively, from the cutting date on Oct. 15, Oct. 25, Nov. 4, Nov. 14, Nov. 24, and Dec. 4. Cmde protein yield significantly increased as cutting date was later until Nov. 14, thereafter a significant increase did not occured. Nitrogen and starch contents per plant significnatly increased as the cutting date was later. The increasing rate of starch was greatly higher than that of nitrogen. On the wintering period, nitrogen reserves in mts were 85.3, 68.8, 47.6, 28.3, 44.3, and 55.3 mglplant, and starch reserve were 11 1.3, 75.3, 39.3, 19.6, 26.4 and 34.6 mglplant, respectively, in the plots cut on Oct. 15, Oct. 25, Nov. 4, Nov. 14, Nov. 24, and Dec. 4. It showed that carbohydrate reserves were much highly utilized than nitrogen reserves during wintering period. The rates of winter survival were 91, 83, 46, 22, 35 and 43% and regrowth yields were 692, 545, 316, 84, 127 and 140 kgD.M/lOa, respectively, in each plots. The highly significant correlation (p<0.01) between the level of organic reserves and the rate of winter survival or regrowth yield were obtained.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.209-223
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• 2007

Twenty-four wetlands located in Higashi-Hiroshima City in West Japan were selected for this study in order to investigate both the relationship between aquatic plant composition and environmental conditions; and the relationship between changing land use patterns in the catchments and the concentration of different forms of nitrogen in the wetlands. The dominant and subdominant species which comprised the principal vegetation were determined based on a vegetation census conducted in each wetland during the growing season from June to August, 2006. The seasonal variations of water quality factors (pH, electrical conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solid, and temperature) and different forms of nitrogen such as nitrite, nitrate, ammonium, total nitrogen, dissolved organic nitrogen and dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentrations were analyzed as important indicators of water quality for the surface water of the wetlands. The surveyed wetlands were classified into three types (non-disturbed wetlands, moderately-disturbed wetlands and highly-disturbed wetlands), based on the degree of human disturbance to their catchment areas. An analysis of variance indicated that there was a significant difference among the wetland groups in the annual mean values of electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids, total nitrogen, nitrite, dissolved inorganic nitrogen and dissolved organic nitrogen. Classification of the wetlands into three groups has revealed a pattern of changes in the composition of plant species in the wetlands and a pattern of changes in nitrogen concentrations. A majority of the non-disturbed wetlands were characterized by Brasenia schrebi and Trapa bispinosa as dominant; with Potamogeton fryeri and Iris pesudacorus as sub-dominant species. For most of the moderately-disturbed wetlands, Brasenia schrebi were shown to be a dominant species; Elocheriss kuriguwai and Phragmites australis were observed as sub-dominant species. For a majority of the highly-disturbed wetlands, Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia were observed as dominant species, and Nymphea tetragona as the sub-dominant species in the study area. An analysis of land use and water quality factors indicated that forest area played a considerable role in reducing the concentration of nutrients, and can act as a sink for surface/subsurface nutrient inputs flowing into wetland water, anchor the soil, and lower erosion rates into wetlands.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2021

본 연구는 질소무기화 특성을 고려하여 개발된 유기자원 시비처방 시스템의 현장적용 가능성을 평가하기 위하여, 유기 논에서 토양 무기태질소 함량과 벼(Oriza sativa L.) 생산성을 비교하였다. 표준시비량에 준하여 동일 질소량으로 자재를 처리한 2015, 2016년과 달리, 2017년은 유기자원 시비처방 시스템 적용으로 헤어리베치(HV), 호밀+유박(R+OC), 유박 기비(OC-B), 유박 분시(OC-S), 돈분퇴비(PMC), 화학비료(CHM)의 질소 투입량이 107~133 kg/ha로 상이하였다. 처리별로 유기자원 시비처방 시스템을 적용하여 벼를 재배한 결과, 정조 수량은 유박 분시(111%), 유박 기비(110), 호밀+유박(106), 헤어리베치(101), 돈분퇴비(96) 모두 화학비료(100)와 유시한 수준을 보였다. 또한, 정조 수량과 토양 내 누적 무기태질소 함량은 정의 상관관계(R²=0.803^*)를 보였다. 유박 처리구(OC-B, OC-S, R+OC)의 작물 질소이용률은 화학비료와 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론적으로, 개발된 유기자원 시비처방 시스템은 유기 벼 생산에 효과적이었으며, 해당 시스템이 유기 벼 재배 현장에서 유용하게 활용될 것으로 판단된다. 또한 추후 시스템 적용 대상을 다양한 밭작물을 대상으로 확대할 필요성이 있을 것으로 보인다.