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http://dx.doi.org/10.9719/EEG.2022.55.5.439

Characteristics of Nitrogen and Carbon Isotopes on Organic Matter and River Sediments of Toil Stream in Yeongju Dam Basin  

Kang, Han (Watershed and Total Load Management Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Song, Hye Won (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University)
Kim, Young Hun (Department of Environmental Engineering, Andong National University)
Kim, Jeong Jin (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.55, no.5, 2022 , pp. 439-445 More about this Journal
Abstract
Organic pollutants that contained in stream sediments have origins of mountain soil in natural and cattle manure in human activity. Nitrogen and carbon isotope analysis for mountain soil, cattle manure and stream sediment were performed for contribution evaluation of organic pollutants in Toil stream of Yeongju dam basin. Average carbon isotope ratio(δ13C) is -25.17‰, -22.34‰, and -26.39‰ for river sediments, cattle manure and mountain soil, respectively. Result of carbon isotope analysis suggests that river sediments are more affected by acid soils. Average value of the nitrogen isotope ratio (δ15N) is 9.46% for river sediment, 1.99% for mountain soil, and 19.53% for cattle manure. Result of nitrogen isotopic analysis show that contribution of cattle mature is slightly higher than that of mountain soil in Toil stream sediments.
Keywords
stream sediments; organic pollutants; mountain soil; cattle manure; carbon and nitrogen isotopes;
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