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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2017.50.4.459

Introduction of Denitrification Method for Nitrogen and Oxygen Stable Isotopes (δ15N-NO3 and δ18O-NO3) in Nitrate and Case Study for Tracing Nitrogen Source  

Lim, Bo-La (Environmental Measurement & Analysis Center, NIER)
Kim, Min-Seob (Environmental Measurement & Analysis Center, NIER)
Yoon, Suk-Hee (Environmental Measurement & Analysis Center, NIER)
Park, Jaeseon (Environmental Measurement & Analysis Center, NIER)
Park, Hyunwoo (Environmental Measurement & Analysis Center, NIER)
Chung, Hyen-Mi (Fundamental Environment Research Department, NIER)
Choi, Jong-Woo (Environmental Measurement & Analysis Center, NIER)
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Abstract
Nitrogen (N) loading from domestic, agricultural and industrial sources can lead to excessive growth of macrophytes or phytoplankton in aquatic environment. Many studies have used stable isotope ratios to identify anthropogenic nitrogen in aquatic systems as a useful method for studying nitrogen cycle. In this study to evaluate the precision and accuracy of denitrification bacteria method (Pseudomonas chlororaphis ssp. Aureofaciens ($ATCC^{(R)}$ 13985)), three reference (IAEA-NO-3 (Potassium nitrate $KNO_3$), USGS34 (Potassium nitrate $KNO_3$), USGS35 (Sodium nitrate $KNO_3$)) were analyzed 5 times repeatedly. Measured the ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_3$ and ${\delta}^{18}O-NO_3$ values of IAEA-NO-3, USGS 34 and USGS35 were ${\delta}^{15}N:4.7{\pm}0.1$${\delta}^{18}O:25.6{\pm}0.5$‰, ${\delta}^{15}N:-1.8{\pm}0.1$${\delta}^{18}O:-27.8{\pm}0.4$‰, and ${\delta}^{15}N:2.7{\pm}0.2$${\delta}^{18}O:57.5{\pm}0.7$‰, respectively, which are within recommended values of analytical uncertainties. Also, we investigated isotope values of potential nitrogen source (soil, synthetic fertilizer and organic-animal manures) and temporal patterns of ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_3$ and ${\delta}^{18}O-NO_3$ values in river samples during from May to December. ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_3$ and ${\delta}^{18}O-NO_3$ values are enriched in December suggesting that organic-animal manures should be one of the main N sources in those areas. The current study clarifies the reliability of denitrification bacteria method and the usefulness of stable isotopic techniques to trace the anthropogenic nitrogen source in freshwater ecosystem.
Keywords
denitrification bacteria method; ${\delta}^{15}N-NO_3$ and ${\delta}^{18}O-NO_3$ values; tracing nitrogen source;
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