• 한국광물학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.139-147
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• 1997

The Janghang smelter is the first lead, zinc and copper smelting facility in Korea which was operated for a half century from 1936 to 1989. The clay minerals and their heavy metal association in the soil profile around the smelter have been studied using XRD, EPMA, SEM-EDS, TEM, EPR and sequential extraction techniques. The soils in A horizon are highly acidic showing pH 4.45. The pH is going up with increasing depth. They have residual water contents of 1.18-1.51 wt%, loss on ignition of 6.32-7.79 wt%, and carbon contents of 0.08-0.88 wt%. Soils consist of quartz, feldspar, muscovite, kaolinite, vermiculite, biotite, chlorite, goethite and hematite in the decreasing abundance. The contents of clay minerals, especially vermiculite and chlorite, decrease with increasing depth. Sequential extraction experiments for the profile samples show that heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd) are highly concentrated in the A horizon of the soil profile as water-extractable (mostly amorphous), MgCl2-extractable (exchangeable in clay minerals), and organic phases. The heavy metal contents decrease with increasing depth. It suggests that the heavy metals are mainly associate with clay minerlas in an exchangeable state. It is also noted that heavy metals are highly concentrated in the manganese and iron oxide phases.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.315-320
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• 1994

This survey report introduced briefly peat deposits in SAKHALIN island of eastern SIBERIA continent. Peat industry was promoted as leading resources for development in this island by national control economic plan of central government before CIS. But development of deposit was left suspension of operation due to investment now. In southern area, about 10km from Yuzunosakhalinsk, two deposits of peat field were explored. One of them (Troisk) was suspended at begining stage of peat harvest from 300ha field and the other(Missilop) was producing the compact peat through drying and pulverizing from 350ha peat field which showed long run harvest activities. There are plenty of peat deposits near the Polonai Reika (river) in the central area of this island, At Zbaikaritz, 40km nothern area from Polonaisk, 135ha of peat field was developed. This field was left without working but established field preparation and could be able to be harvested any time if machines and utlities were settled. At southern suburb 10km from Polonaisk, about 40ha field of virgin deposit has been established planning for development. The plan involved estimated amount of peat, deposit depth, water level, drainage and leading road. The most of peat deposits accumulated from sphagnum moss. Texture is coarse but it contains more than 95% of organic carbon near to 0.5% of total nitrogen and acidity showed pH4-5.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2002년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.302-305
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• 2002

Scoria is a bomb-sized, generally vesicular pyroclast that is red or black in color and light in weight. In this study, scoria from Cheju was examined for the use as a sorbent. It is composed of plagioclase, olivine, hornblende, pyroxene, and glass, with an average composition of 49.84% SiO$_2$, 14.07% A1$_2$O$_3$, End 9.14% Fe$_2$O$_3$. Studies on kinetic isotherm sorption of Zn(II) onto scoria under various parameters such as initial zinc concentration, particle size, and adsorbent/adsorbate ratio were carried out using an agitated batch. The results suggest that the smaller scoria size and the larger adsorbent/adsorbate ratio produce the higher degree of Zn(II) removal. More effective removal also appears at lower initial Zn concentration. The sorption behavior of Zn(II) onto scoria seems to be mainly controlled by cation exchange. Studies on equilibrium isotherm sorption of other heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Cd) onto scoria were also conducted and compared with those onto powdered activated carbon (PAC) and non-organic matter scoria (NOS), The results suggest that the Cheju scoria has the slightly higher sorption capability than PAC and NOS, and the order of the effective sorption onto scoria and PAC is Pb > Cu > Zn > Cd. The monometal sorption onto scoria is more stronger than the competitive sorption.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.131-141
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• 2013

Agricultural practice and improper waste disposal in developing regions have resulted in environmental degradation in land and waters, for which low-cost, proven solutions are needed. We demonstrate in the laboratory the applications of composting and trickling filter techniques to treat olive mill wastes that can be implemented in the West Bank and other regions of the world. To a pomace waste sample from a California mill, we amended with saw dust (wood carbon source) and baking soda ($NaHCO_3$ alkalinity) at weight ratios of waste/wood/$NaHCO_3$ at 70:27:1 and composted it for periods of 11 and 48 days; the compost was used as an additive to potting soil for transplanting. The pomace sample was also blended into slurry and introduced to a water-circulating pond and trickling filter system (P/TF) to examine any inhibitive effect of the pomace on biological removal of the organic waste. The results showed the compost-amended potting soil supported plant growth without noticeable stress over 34 days and the P/TF system removed BOD and COD by >90% from the waste liquid within 2 days, with a first-order rate constant of 1.9 $d^{-1}$ in the pond. An onsite treatment design is proposed that promises implementation for agricultural waste disposal in developing regions.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.77-87
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• 2001

콤포스팅은 유기성 오염물질로 오염된 토양을 정화하는데에 있어 매우 효과적이며, 환경친화적인 기술이다. 비용면에 있어서도 다른 처리기술들에 비하여 매우 저렴하다. 콤포스팅 공법은 교반식 퇴비단 공법, 공기주입식 퇴비단 공법 그리고 기계식 공법으로 대별된다. 콤포스팅 기술은 공기공급, 온도 및 수분함량 조절, 영양물질 공급, 공극개량제 첨가, 미생물 식종 등에 대하여 세밀히 검토 후 적용하여야 한다. 토양내 산소농도는 5~15%가 적당하지만 일부 화합물의 경우에는 2~5%의 농도에서도 분해가 잘 된다. 온도는 중온이 적용된 사례가 더 많았다. 수분함량은 토양수분보유능력의 50~90% 정도이면 큰 문제가 없는 수준이다. 미생물화학식($C_{60}H_{87}O_{23}N_{12}P$)에 의하여 계산된 C : N : P의 비는 약 20 : 5 : 1이다. 그러나 미생물에 의하여 분해되는 탄소가 모두 세포합성에 이용되는 것이 아니므로 영양물질 첨가는 첨가제의 특성을 잘 파악한 후 결정하여야 한다. 일반적으로 초기 C/N비가 25~40 정도이면 적당하다. 특정미생물 식종첨가의 필요성은 아직 확실한 결론이 나지 않았으며, 시판되는 미생물을 첨가하는 것보다 처리된 토양이나 퇴비 등을 재순환하는 것이 비용경제적이다.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2003

토양미생물인 Ralstonia eutropha JMP134는 세균의 염색체상의 페놀분해경로를 통하여 삼염화에틸렌(TCE)을 분해하는 특징이 있다. 이전의 실험에서 본 세균으로부터 분리된 페놀분해효소가 단독으로 삼염화에틸렌을 분해하는 것을 밝힌바 있다. 본 실험에서는 페놀분해효소를 생성하는 유전자를 유전자 재조합방법을 통하여 plasmid에 cloning한 유전자 재조합세균 R. eutropha AEK301을 대상으로 TCE의 분해능을 실험하였다. AEK301은 페놀에 의한 유도작용 없이도 여러 유기물의 존재하에서 TCE를 분해하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 세균은 0.05%의 에탄올이 유일한 탄소원으로 제공된 배양액에서 TCE의 농도 $200{\mu}M$ 까지 거의 분해하였으며 농도 $400{\mu}M$에서는 약 70%까지 제거하는 특성을 보여주었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.122-132
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• 2020

Citric acid is a commercially valuable organic acid widely used in food, pharmaceutical, and beverage industries. In this study, 260 yeast strains were isolated from soil, bread, juices, and fruits wastes and preliminarily screened using bromocresol green agar plates for their ability to produce organic acids. Overall, 251 yeast isolates showed positive results, with yellow halos surrounding the colonies. Citric acid production by 20 promising isolates was evaluated using both free and immobilized cell techniques. Results showed that citric acid production by immobilized cells (30-40 g/L) was greater than that of freely suspended cells (8-19 g/L). Of the 20 isolates, two (KKU-L42 and KKU-L53) were selected for further analysis based on their citric acid production levels. Immobilized KKU-L42 cells had a higher citric acid production rate (62.5%), while immobilized KKU-L53 cells showed an ~52.2% increase in citric acid production compared with free cells. The two isolates were accurately identified by amplification and sequence analysis of the 26S rRNA gene D1/D2 domain, with GenBank-based sequence comparison confirming that isolates KKU-L42 and KKU-L53 were Candida tropicalis and Pichia kluyveri, respectively. Several factors, including fermentation period, pH, temperature, and carbon and nitrogen source, were optimized for enhanced production of citric acid by both isolates. Maximum production was achieved at fermentation period of 5 days at pH 5.0 with glucose as a carbon source by both isolates. The optimum incubation temperature for citric acid production by C. tropicalis was 32 ℃, with NH₄Cl the best nitrogen source, while maximum citric acid by P. kluyveri was observed at 27 ℃ with (NH₄)₂ SO₄ as the nitrogen source. Citric acid production was maintained for about four repeated batches over a period of 20 days. Our results suggest that apple and banana wastes are potential sources of novel yeast strains; C. tropicalis and P. kluyveri which could be used for commercial citric acid production.

• 한국기후변화학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2015

Forests are to be recognized as an important carbon sink under the UNFCCC that consist of above- and below-biomass, dead organic matter (DOM) such as dead wood and litter, and soil organic matter (SOM). In order to asses for DOM and SOM, however, it is relevant to land-use change matrices over last 20 years for each land-use category. In this study, a land-use change matrix was produced and its uncertainty was assessed using a point sampling technique with permanent sample plots in national forest inventory at Chungbuk province. With point sampling estimated areas at 2012 year for each land-use category were significantly similar to the true areas by given six land-use categories. Relative standard error in terms of uncertainty of land-use change among land-use categories ranged in 4.3~44.4%, excluding the other land. Forest and cropland covered relatively large areas showed lower uncertainty compared to the other land-use categories. This result showed that selected permanent samples in the NFI are able to support for producing land-use change matrix at a national or province level. If the $6^{th}$ NFI data are fully collected, the uncertainty of estimated area should be improved.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.77-88
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• 2015

Soil column experiments were evaluated effects of silver nanoparticles (i.e., 0, 2.5, 5, and 10 mg/L) on the microbial viability which is strongly associated with the degradation of organic matter, pharmaceutically active compounds(PhACs) and biological oxidation of nitrogenous compounds during river bank filtration. The addition of silver nanoparticles resulted in almost no change in the aqueous matrix. However, the intact cell concentration decreased with addition of silver nanoparticles from 2.5 to 10 mg/L, which accounted for 76% to 82% reduction compared to that of control (silver nanoparticles free surface water). The decrease in adenosine triphosphate was more pronounced; thus, the number and active cells in aqueous phase were concurrently decreased with added silver nanoparticles. Based on the florescence excitation-emission matrix and liquid chromatograph - organic carbon detection analyses, it shows that the removal of protein-like substances was relatively higher than that of humic-like substances, and polysaccharide was substantially reduced. But the extent of those substances removed during soil passage was decreased with the increasing concentration of silver nanoparticles. The attenuation of ionic PhACs ranged from 55% to 80%, depending on the concentration of silver nanoparticles. The attenuation of neutral PhACs ranged between 72% and 77%, which was relatively lower than that observed for the ionic PhACs. The microbial viability was affected by silver nanoparticles, which also resulted in inhibition of nitrifiers.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 1977

인산감수성(燐酸感受性)이 다른 9개대두재배종(個大豆栽培種) Lee, Hill, Harosoy, Clark-63, Chippewa 및 R56-49을 서로 다른 질소원(窒素源)으로 수경재배(水耕栽培)하여 엽중유리당(葉中遊離糖)과 유기산(有機酸)을 gas chronatograph로 조사(調査)하여 미동정(未同定)의 X, Y peak와 Sucrose peak가 주(主) peak로 나타났다. X 화합물(化合物)은 NO3-N 급여(給與)경우 흔적으로 나타난데 반하여 NH4-N나 urea 급여(給與)경우에 다량(多量)나타났다. Y 화합물(化合物)을 Urea 급여(給與)경우 감소하는 경향이었다. Sucrose는 NH4-N 급여(給與)에서 흔적으로 나타나고 Urea에서 NO3-N에서보다 높았다. X 화합물(化合物)은 erythrose에서 유래(由來)한 4 탄소(炭素) 산성당(酸性糖)이거나 Purine이나 Pyrimidine에서 유래(由來)한 환상화합물(環狀化合物)로 Y 화합물(化合物)은 glycolysis path에서 유래(由來)한 6 탄당(炭糖)으로 추정(推定)되었다. Y/X 치(値)는 인산감수성(燐酸感受性)의 좋은 지표(指標)가 되므로(역관계(逆關係)) 이 두 화합물(化合物)은 ammonia 독작용(毒作用) 및 인산감수성(燐酸感受性) 기작(機作)에 관여(關與)하는 요인화합물(要因化合物)로 보였다.