• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.249-254
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• 1996

This research was carried out to find the suitable improvement ways of the potential acid sulfate soil(PASS) for rice cultivation through the physical applications such as surface drainage. drainage. soil dressing with common paddy soil, and burial of PASS. In reclamation of PASS the practices of surface drainage and drainage were not effective, but soil dressing with common paddy soil with same ratio and covering with common paddy soil in 30cm deep were effective for rice cultivation without growth injury. Daily drainage practice was most effective for physical reclamation of PASS.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1996.11a
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• pp.140-143
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• 1996

산성강하물이 산림토양에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 오염이 우려되는 공단지역(울산, 여천)과 대도시지역(서울, 부산), 그리고 비오염지역인 대조지역(평창, 삼천포)을 대상으로 이들 지역의 산림토양의 특성을 조사하였다. 또한, 이들지역 각각을 대표할 수 있는 산림토양에 인공산성비를 유출시켜 토양의 화학적 성질의 변화를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. - 조사지역별 토성분포는 일정한 경향을 보이지 않았으며, 전체 조사지역 토성은 양토(29.0%), 식양토(22.9%), 사양토(18.3%) 3종류가 분포율이 높았고, 이들이 전체의 70.2%를 차지하였다. - 조사지역 전체 산림토양 표토의 pH($H_2O$)는 4.41~5.14 범위로 평균 4.49이고, 심토의 pH($H_2O$)는 4.54 ~ 5.22 범위로 평균 4.69이었다. 지역별로 보면 공단지역(4.44) < 대도시지역(4.57) < 대조지역(5.08) 순서로 토양 pH가 낮은 경향을 나타냈다. - 염기포화도는 3.07 ~ 21.83% 범위이고, 평균값은 7.71%이었다. 지역별 비교에서는 대조지역(19.14%) > 공단지역(6.54%) > 대도시지역(5.60%) 순서로 높은 경향을 보였다. - 치환성 Al 함량은 2.13 ~ 5.59cmol(+)/kg 범위이고 평균 4.62cmol(+)/kg이었다. 지역별 비교에서는 대조지역(2.34) < 대도시지역(3.23) < 공단지역(5.20) 순서로 낮은 경향을 나타냈다. - 4종의 인공산성우(pH 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 및 5.6)를 산림토양에 유출시킨 결과 인공산성우의 유출량이 증가함에 따라 토양유출액의 pH 감소, 토양염기의 유실이 지속적으로 나타났고, AL과 Mn의 용탈량이 증가하는 경향을 나타내었는데, 이러한 현상은 pH 3.0 인공산성우 유출시에 시작되어 pH 2.0에서 뚜렸하였다. - 인공산성우 토양유출 실험결과 울산, 남산 및 평창토양은 H 부하량의 증가에 따른 치환성염기 및 Al과 Mn의 용탈양상은 Sigmoid curve인 y = a/{1+exp(-c+bx)} 모델식에 따랐다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.84 no.1
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• pp.103-113
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• 1995

To estimate buffer capacity and sensitivity of forest ecosystem to acid rain in Taejon, ionic components of throughfall, stemflow, soil leachate, and open rain in Pinus rigida and Quercus variabilis forest were analysed. The spatial sensitivity based on parent rock and forest type was given by IDRISI of GIS which created imagery conversion from soil and vegetation map. Parent rocks and soils were classified into acidic, sedimentary, metamorphic rock and then subdivided based on $SiO_2$ content. Average pH of vegetation leachate was higher in throughfall but lower in stemflow than open rain and higher in Quercus variabilis forest than in Pinus rigida forest. The flow of $SO{_4}^{2-}$, $NO_3{^-}$ and $Cl^-$ through vegetation leaching(throughfall plus stemflow) into soil were 7.2, 4.3, and 2.5 times, respectively, higher in Pinus rigida forest and 4.4, 2, and 2.5 times, respectively, higher in Quercus variabilis forest than in open field. But the concentration of exchangeable cations was 4.1 times higher in Pinus rigida forest and 4.6 times higher in Quercus variabilis forest than in open field. Average pH of soil leachate was lower than that of throughfall, but higher than that of stemflow. The concentration of exchangeable canons and $Al^{3+}$ in soil leachate were more in Pinus rigida forest than in Quercus variabilis forest and increase signficantly with the increase of acidic deposits. Pinus forest had more deposition and canopy interception of acidic pollutants and more nutrient loss than Quercus forest, and Quercus forest had more cation exchange and proton consumption and than consequently had less nutrient loss and better buffer capacity than Pinus forest. The 69% of forest soils was distributed on acidic rock, 25% of it on metamorphic rock, and 6% of it on intermediate and basic rock. Acidic rock residuals which had low very canon exchange capacity and high sensitivity to acid rain occupied a half of total forest land in Taejon area. Therefore forests in Taejon showed high vulnerability to acid rain and will receive much more stress with the increase of acid rain precursors.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.925-927
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• 2012

On-site diagnosis applied to soil having a symptom of yellowing and whitening in cucumber leaf and stem. Soil pH determined 4.2 by methods of on-site analysis and 4.5 by soil test analysis. High aluminum in soil solution extracted with water saturation was detected. Leaf and stem tissue were abundant in Al content but not in Ca. Also, N content of leaf and stem was low compared to normal N ranges. This symptom of cucumber assumed to be from the Al and nitrous acid gas toxicity by low soil pH and Eh. Conclusionally, symptom in leaf and stem of cucumber was alleviated and cucumber normally recovered during cultivation period by applying calcium hydroxide solution to correct soil pH up to 6.5. These results showed that low soil pH resulted in aluminum toxicity and N deficiency to plant growth in on-site farming.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.97 no.3
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• pp.266-273
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• 2008

The effects of soil acidification on the seedling growth and nutrition of Pinus densiflora and Quercus acutissima were investigated. The relationship between the seedling growth and molar (Ca+Mg+K)/Al ratio of in soil solution was examined. The results suggested that growth inhibition of seedling Pinus densiflora and Quercus acutissima was due to the low pH of soil solution, which was followed by leach of Al into soil solution, and decrease of essential elements, such as Ca in aerial pant of the seeding caused by the increase of Al concentration in subterranean pant of the seedlings. The level of growth inhibition was determined not only by Al concentration, but also by the balance of inorganic elements, Al, Ca, Mg and K. The growths of two species in total dry weight were clearly inhibited when molar (Ca+Mg+K)/Al ratio of the soil was lower than 6.0. The growth in dry weight, in the condition of the molar ratio was 0.8, was decreased 60% or 50% for the seedling of Pinus densiflora or Quercus acutissima respectively. It was concluded that the molar (Ca+Mg+K)/ Al ratio could be an important index for evaluation of the effects of soil acidification, due to acid deposition such as acid rain, on growth of trees and nutrition. And it might be a more useful indicator for evaluation of critical load of acid deposition on forest ecosystems.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.242-247
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• 1997

This study was conducted to investigate the combined effects of oyster shell, fly ash and gypsum on rice yield and quality. The four treatments of soil amelioration were oyster shell 4, fly ash 80, fly ash 56 + gypsum 24 and oyster shell 0.8 + fly ash 40 + gypsum 24 ton/ha. Rice yield were in the order of oyster shell, fly ash and control plats. The pH, EC values and OM, Ca, $SO_4$, moisture contents of the top-soil after rice harvesting in soil amelioration treatments were increased, while Mg, Na, Fe, Zn and Al were decreased than those of control. Rice quality was the best in the fly ash plat due to lower T-N and higher Mg/K ratio.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.2 no.3
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• pp.39-47
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• 1997

Geochemical study was carried out to find out the distribution of metals and cyanide in soil in the vicinity of the abandoned Daduck mine and the reason for acid mine drainage occurrence in the tailings impoundment. Chemical analysis showed that content of As in soil around tailings exceeded 15mg/kg, Korean standard of soil contamination in the farm land. That means the contamination of soil by As is due to input of tailings. According to total decomposition of tailings, As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn and S were highly concentrated in tailings. However the water in tailings impoundment was changed to acidic and contaminated by metals and sulfate because the tailings in the top of the tailings impoundment had been oxidized. Acid mine drainage contaminated the water course in the vicinity of the paddy soils. The proper measures are required to prevent contamination of the soil and water in the vicinity of the Daduck mine.

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.35-44
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• 1997

A column study using artificial acid rain was conducted to evaluate the buffering capacities in soil layer and host rock. In an effort to compare the effect of composition of host root two valleys of which compositions of host rock are different were chosen within the study area and the pHs of the water flowing in the valleys were measured from May, 1996 to October, 1996. The pHs of the artificial acid rain prepared by adding appropriate amounts of both sulfuric and nitric acids to distilled water were 3, 4, and 5, and the column effluents were analyzed for major cations and anions. The cation exchange capacities(CECs) of A Horizon and the B Horizon were 9.68 and 6.16 meq/100g, respectively, Compared to the B Horizon, the pH in the column effluent of A Horizon with larger CEC was higher. The sums of $Ca^{2+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Na^{+}$in the column effluents gradually decreased, indicating the loss of CEC by acid rain. The field study showed that pHs of the surface water in the valleys increased as the water flows downwards. The magnitude of this buffering capacity was greater for the valley in which smectite in addition to kaolinite and illite was a weathered product of host rocks. This also indicates that host rock as well as soil layer retains the buffering capacity.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.130-135
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• 2002

Water-dispersible colloids are suspected to facilitate transport of contaminants to groundwater. This study evaluated some soil chemical properties in relation to the stability of colloids in soils of Jeju citrus orchards. Thirty surface soil samples were collected, and pH, organic matter content oxalate-extractable Al and Fe contents, and water-dispersible colloid content were measured. In soils of higher pH, water-dispersible colloid contents were higher. The stability of colloids was found to be significantly promoted at pH above 5$\sim$6. Since organic matter can act as a flocculant organic matter content significantly enhanced the colloid stability. In soils of less than 5% organic C, water-dispersible colloid content was expected to be significantly higher. In soils of higher oxalate-extractable Al and Fe contents, colloids remaining in suspension were lower. This indicated that amorphous oxides and hydroxides play important stabilizing roles in soil structure and can stabilize soil clay against dispersion. Therefore in soils of higher pH, lower organic matter, and lower amorphous clay minerals, the stability of water-dispersible colloids and the potential of colloid-mediated transport of organic chemicals to groundwater could be higher.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.50-50
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• 1999