• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2005

Because soil compaction is a concern in crop production and environmental pollution, quantification and management of spatial and vertical variability in soil compaction for soil strength) would be a useful aspect of site -specific field management. In this paper, a soil strength profile sensor (SSPS) that could take measurements continuously while traveling across the field was developed and the performance was evaluated through laboratory and field tests. The SSPS obtained data simultaneously at 5 evenly spaced depths up to 50 em using an array of load cells, each of which was interfaced with a soil-cutting tip. Means of soil strength measurements collected in adjacent, parallel transects were not significantly different, confirming the repeatability of soil strength sensing with the SSPS. Maps created with sensor data showed spatial and vertical variability in soil strength. Depth to the restrictive layer was different for different field locations, and only 5 to 16% of the tested field areas were highly compacted.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.134-144
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• 2020

In-situ stabilization is a remediation method using amendments to reduce contaminant availability in contaminated soil. We tested the effects of two amendments (furnace slag and red mud) on the availability of toxic trace elements (TTEs) and soil enzyme activities (dehydrogenase, phosphatase, and urease). The application of amendments significantly decreased the availability of TTEs in soil (p < 0.05). The decreased availability of TTE content in soils was accompanied by increased soil enzyme activities. We found significant negative relationships between the TTE content assessed using Ca(NO₃)_2^-, TCLP, and PBET extraction methods and soil enzyme activities (p < 0.01). Soil enzyme activities responded sensitively to changes in the soil environment (pH, EC, and availability of TTEs). It could be concluded that soil enzyme activities could be used as bioindicators or ecological indicators for soil quality and health in environmental soil monitoring owing to their high sensitivity to changes in soil.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.10-26
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• 2018

This paper reviews the soil conservation policies (SCP) in the global community and suggests the improved options in SCP in Korea. Soil Environment Conservation Act in Korea states soil is a valuable natural resource and it's value should be enhanced to provide the benefits that soil ecosystem can offer to people. However, SCP in Korea limits its application to not only the scope of soil environment but also the issues on soil pollution. The SCPs in the advanced countries have shifted their scopes from soil environment to soil ecosystem, put emphasis on the conservation of soil health rather than soil quality, and set the goals to optimize the soil ecosystem services to people while minimizing the soil threats. In this context, the soil security initiative was recently proposed to accomplish this goal while employing the nexus concept to bridge the soil ecosystem services with water, atmosphere, climate and biodiversity. Therefore, the key policies in soil conservation in Korea should expand the scope from soil environment to soil ecosystem, focus on soil health management, and develop the holistic governance among diverse stakeholder to maximize the soil ecosystem services. Soil ecosystem should be secured by national soil policies for human health.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.121-135
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• 2016

The present study is an analysis of the monitoring results of the four areas that underwent the experimental construction of Straw-net+seedspray, Vegetation media spray method(t=2cm), and Vegetation media spray method(t=3cm), with the purpose of selecting the adequate revegetation of cutting slopes in weathered granite soil. Cutting slopes are mostly designed in the Straw-net+seedspray method, but since weathered granite soil slopes tend to have an infertile soil quality that runs down, it is difficult for seed germination and growth. It is difficult to apply Straw-net+seedspray to weathered granite soil slopes considering the germination rate and coverage rate of the Straw-net+seedspray method, which accompanies erosion and scouring. The final conclusions are summarized as follows. First, Straw-net+seedspray has difficulty recruiting plants to infertile weathered granite soil, which results in a lower coverage rate and fewer species, so it is not adequate construction method. Second, Vegetation spraying methods with wet media are more advantageous in early revegetation. The wet construction methods are faster than the dry construction methods in terms of early germination and its early growth are more excellent. Third, when constructing Vegetation spray methods with dry media, it were more advantageous if the thickness was thicker. When the soil-media is thicker, the soil is resilient to droughts, so the thickness must be flexibly applied according to the soil quality and slant of the weathered granite soil slope. The present study is a monitoring result for some areas of Gangwon-do, so its results may differ from other areas.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.41-54
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• 2016

The production of high quality seedlings is a very important phase in silvicultural systems for successful reforestation or restoration. The purpose of this study was to measure both growth performances and nutrient responses of Fraxinus rhynchophylla and Pinus densiflora seedlings, which are commercially planted in Korea, according to soil improvement treatments. We applied 8 types of soil improvements: control with no treatment, compost B and compost Y as organic materials, vermiculite, perlite, two level of zeolite, and mix of vermiculite, perlite, and zeolite as inorganic materials in a permanent national nursery. Only compost B treatment significantly increased soil pH, organic matter, total nitrogen, available phosphorus, exchangeable potassium and calcium at the 0-10 cm soil depth. The growth of F. rhynchophylla and P. densiflora was the highest at the compost B treatment and the lowest at the vermiculate treatment. Compost B treatment allocated more carbon to aboveground than belowground by 39%, especially to foliage. On the vector diagnosis, there was 'shortage' on compost B treatment because of all increases of N contents, N concentrations, and growth and 'over accumulation' on vermiculite treatment because of more N uptake compared with dry weight increase. This study suggested optimal use of soil improvements is very important to improve soil quality in a permanently used nursery.

• 한국조경학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.102-112
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• 2003

This study was carried out to research and develop a shallow green rooftop system which would require low maintenance and therefore could be used for existing rooftops. To achieve these goals, the conceptual model was induced by past studies and the experimental systems were deduced from the conceptual model. On the growth of Sedum sarmentosum grown in these rooftop systems, the effects of artificial substrate type, soil depth, and drainage type were investigated from 3 April to 11 October 2002. Artificial substrates were an alone type and a blending type. The alone type was an artificial substrate formulated by blending crushed porous glass with bark(v/v, 6:4). The blending type was formulated by blending the alone type with loam(v/v, 1:1). Soil depths were 5cm, loom, and 15cm. Drainage types were a reservoir-drainage type and a drainage type. The reservoir-drainage type could keep water and drain excessive water at the same time. The drainage type could drain excessive water but could not keep water. Covering area, total fresh and dry weight, visual quality, and water content per 1g dry matter were measured. All the variables were analyzed by correlation analysis and factor analysis. The results of the study are summarized as follows. The growth increment was higher in the blending type than in the alone type, the highest in loom soil depth and higher in the reservoir-drainage type than in the drainage type. The growth quality was higher in the blending type than in the alone type, the highest in l0cm soil depth, and higher in the drainage type than in the reservoir-drainage type. In consideration of the permissible load on the existing rooftops and the effects of the treatments on the growth increment and quality, the system should adopt the blending type in artificial substrate types, 5~10cm in soil depths, and the drainage type in drainage types. This system will be well-suited to the growth of Sedum sarmentosum, and when the artificial substrate was in field capacity, the weight will be 75~115kg/$m^2$.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 국내 건설현장 29개 지점에서 국내 철도노반 다짐품질관리 방법인 반복평판재하시험과 LFWD(Light Falling Weight Deflection)에서 구한 변형률계수(Ev2)와 변형계수($E_{LFWD}$)에 대하여 응력보정을 통해 자갈재료와 사질토에 대하여 상관성을 비교하였다. 실험결과 대부분 다짐품질관리 기준을 만족하고 있으며, 입상재료의 경우 관리기준치에 약 3배이상 값을 나타내었다. 두 시험방법에 따른 상관성은 토사의 경우에는 서로 상관성이 높은 것으로 나타났지만, 강성이 상대적으로 큰 입상재료의 경우 두 시험간의 상관성이 적은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 시험방법 별로 탄성계수를 구하여 응력상태를 보정한 후 회귀 분석한 결과 응력 보정하지 않는 조건보다 상관성이 더 높게 나타났다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.143-148
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• 1999

Soil moisture condition is an important limiting factor in growth and yield in rice culture. The purpose of this study was to compare the influence on the growth, yield and Quality of rice subjected to soil moisture stress (SMS) at different growth stages. Ajaponica rice cultivar, Dongjinbyeo, was cultured under flooded conditions in a plastic container filled with silty loam soil. The container was subjected to SMS until the initial wilting point (IWP) coincided with about 10% in soil moisture content and about-200 kPa in soil matric potential, and was then irrigated again, at 6 and 5 of main growth stage in 1996 and 1997, respectively. At maturity, the plant height, tiller number, leaf area and top dry weight were decreased more in SMS treatments at the early stage than the late stage. The averaged yield index of SMS to control in both years was lowest at meiosis (62.5%), which primarily resulted from lower percent ripened grain and 1,000 grain weight, and second＇ reduced the spikelet number per panicle and panicle number per hill, and followed at tillering stage (68.5%) which resulted from the lower production in tiller number and top dry matter during and after SMS treatment. The percent-age of read rice in SMS plants varied with the treatment stage as order of lower at meiosis (44.0%), heading (53.9%), panicle initiation (70.1%), tillering (72.1%), ripening (75.8%) and 5 days after transplanting (DAT) (79.0%). Protein content in brown rice was slightly larger in SMS at late growth stage than the control, while the contents of fat and ash differed very little between SMS and control. Contents of Mg and K and Mg/K in brown rice with SMS were lower at some treatment stages such as at ripening or panicle initiation.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권11호
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• pp.1024-1029
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 경사도 20%의 강원도 경작지 실험포장(가로 3 m${\times}$세로 18 m)을 대상으로 자연강우 조건하에서 폴리머 기반 토양개량제인 polyacrylamide (PAM) 및 바이오폴리머의 처리가 토양유실 및 작물의 생장에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 40 kg/ha PAM 및 바이오폴리머 처리시 토양입단 안정도는 대조구에 비해 최대 11% 증가하였다. 생육조사 결과 폴리머 처리에 따라 무(Raphanus sativus)의 엽장은 증가하였으나 수확량의 경우 유의적인 차이를 나타내지는 않았다(P>0.05). 토양유실의 경우 폴리머 기반 토양개량제 처리시 토양유실량이 최대 41% 감소하였으나 유거수량에는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 또한 토양유실량은 강우강도의 증가에 따라 대수관계($R^2=0.85$)로 증가함을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과로부터 피복이 완전치 못한 경사지 경작지에 대한 폴리머 기반 토양개량제 시용은 토양유실 저감에 효과적이며 작물생육 촉진 및 토양질 향상에도 기여할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.92-99
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• 2007

우리나라 지하수수질측정망은 2007년 현재 환경부가 관리하고 있는 오염우려지역 781개 지점 및 일반지역 1,240개 지점과 건설교통부에서 관리하고 있는 국가지하수관측망 478지점을 합쳐 총 2,499지점으로 구성되어 운영되고 있다. 1999년 이후 측정망 운영에 따른 지하수의 수질분석 결과를 매년 발표하고 있지만, 지하수수질측정망 지점에 대한 관정의 현황 정보는 제공하지 못하였다. 이에 본 연구에서는 지하수수질측정망의 운영현황, 지점선정 및 관정 정보등 현황을 평가하여 특성을 파악하고자 하였으며, 이를 통하여 향후 지하수수질측정망의 개선방안을 고찰하고자 하였다.