Abstract
Characterization and classification of the potential acid sulfate soils found on flood-plains in Yeongnam area were summarized as follows: 1. The "Potential acid sulfate soil" layer(s) were appeared in the around 2-4m substrata of soil profiles and characterized by the fine texture, high reduction and physical unripened soft mud deposits or having higher contents of organic matter with dark color. 2. The contents of total sulfur (T-S) in those soils were ranged around 0.45-0.9% and the materials exhibited a strong acidity upon the oxidation with $H_2O_2$. Although the T-S contents was low as much as 0.15%, the sulfidic materials were also acidified strongly by the oxidation with $H_2O_2$ in the condition of lower content of carbonates. As defined in Soil Taxonomy of USDA, most of the sulfidic materials contained less than 3 times carbonate ($CaCO_3$ equivalent wt. %), but there were some which abundant in shell fragments, contained more than 3 times carbonate by weight percentage and that not much acidified by the oxidation with $H_2O_2$. 3. The contents of T-S correlated negatively with the pH oxidized by $H_2O_2$ and with the fizzing time (minutes) due to addition of $H_2O_2$. 4. The potential acid sulfate soils could be defined as soil materials that had sulfidic layer(s) more than 20cm thick within 4m of the soil profile and contained more than 0.15% of T-S with less than 3 times carbonate ($CaCO_3$ equiv. %). A tentative interpretative soil classification system was proposed, i.e., "Weak potential acid sulfate (T-S, 0.15-0.5%)", "Moderate potential acid sulfate (T-S, 0.5-0.75%)", and "Strong potential acid sulfate (T-S, more than 0.75%)". Finally, it was proposed that the "Detailed soil survey with high intensity" should be carried out in the areas of agricultural engineering works such as arableland readjustment works, in advance.
영남일대(嶺南一帶)에서 조사(調査)한 "잠존특이산성토(潛存特異酸性土)"의 특성(特性)과 분포(分布) 및 분류(分類)에 대한 연구결과(硏究結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 하해혼성잠재특이산성토(河海混成潛在特異酸性土)는 범람원(氾濫原)(Flood plains)이나 강하류부(江下流部)에 퇴적(堆積)된 충적토로써 기층(基層) 2~4 m에 해당(該當)하는 배수불량(排水不良)한 환원상태(還元狀態)의 물리적미열성토층(物理的未熱成土層)(Physically unripened layer)이거나 그 직상층(直上層)으로서 유기물함량(有機物含量)이 상대적(相對的)으로 약간 높은 암색(暗色)의 세립질토층(細粒質土層)이었다. 2. 총유황함량(總硫黃含量)은 토층별(土層別) 0.45~0.90%이었으나 0.15%정도(程度)이드라도 석회함동(石灰含童)이 낮으면 $H_2O_2$ 산화후(酸化後)에는 강산성토층(强酸性土層)이 되었고 대부분(大部分)의 토층(土層)에서 $CaCO_3$ 환산량(換算量)이 총유황(總硫黃)보다 3배이하(倍以下)로써 잠재특이성토층(潛在特異性土層)(Potential acid sulfate layer)이었으나 남해안(南海岸)에 분포(分布)된 일부패각함유토층(一部貝殼含有土層)에서는 3배이상(倍以上)인 것도 있으며 이들은 $H_2O_2$ 산화(酸化) pH도 높았다. 3. 총유황함량(總硫黃含量)은 $H_2O_2$ 산화(酸化) pH와 유의(有意)한 부상관(負相關)이 있었고 또 유황함량(硫黃含量)이 많을수록 $H_2O_2$를 가(加)한 후(後) 격열(激烈)한 반응(反應)이 일어나는 시간(時間)도 짧았다. 4. 두께 20cm 이상의 함황토층(含黃土層)이 단면(斷面)4m이내(以內)에 출현(出現)되고 $CaCO_3$ 환산량(換算量)이 총유황(總硫黃)보다 3배이하(倍以下)이면서 총유황함량(總硫黃含量) 0.15~0.50 %인 때를 "약(弱)한 잠재특이산성토양(潛在特異酸性土壤)(토층(土層))", 0.50~0.75 %인 때를 "중간정도(中間程度)(중도(中度))잠재특이산성토양(潛在特異酸性土壤)(층(層))" 및 0.75 %이상(以上)인 것을 "강(强)한 잠재특이산성토양(潛在特異酸性土壤)(층(層))"이라 분류(分類)하는 실용적(實用的) 분류법(分類法)을 제안(提案)하였으며 경지정리(耕地整理) 등(等)의 토목공사실시지역(土木工事實施地域)은 사업(事業) 후(後) 문제점발생(問題點發生)을 예방(豫防)하고 토양관리(土壤管理)에 도움을 주고자 고정도(高精度) 정밀토괴조사(精密土壞調査)를 사업전(事業前)에 실시(實施)할 것을 제안(提案)하였다.