• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.673-684
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• 2012

Quantitative understanding of total carbon, total inorganic carbon and total organic carbon contained in ocean sediments is a basic data for interpretation of oceanic sediment environments. Elemental analyzer(EA) is frequently used for the analysis of carbon contents in inland soils and ocean sediments. Carbon and nitrogen contents of the soil reference material analyzed by an EA were 2.30% and 0.21% with standard deviations of 0.02 and 0.01, respectively. Relative standard deviations were 0.01 and 0.06, respectively, representing a high precision. Regression analysis of TOC and TC analysis results for the samples with TOC of less than 2.0% for the site in Hyung-Do showed a linear relationship with a slope of 0.9743($R^2$=0.9989, n=38), and the results of a relationship regression analysis between total organic carbon contents less than 0.5% and average grain size except for two samples showed a linear relationship with a slope of 0.0444($R^2$=0.6937 n=36). TOC contents of surface sediments were in the ranges of 0.10~1.67%(Average $0.26{\pm}0.37%$) with TOC values of 1.67% at S02 sampling site, 1.13% at S07 sampling site, and less than 1.00% at remaining sites. In the case of PC 01 core sediments, TOC showed the highest value of 0.20% near 70 cm. In the case of PC 02 core sediments, the highest value of 0.24% was indicated near 60 cm. The analysis method of organic carbon obtained from Hyung-Do Intertidal zone sediment sample results may be considered applicable to an organic carbon analysis for ocean sediments and useful for organic carbon analysis experiments of ocean sediments with a reduction in time required for the analysis and a high precision coupled with a high accuracy.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.353-362
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• 2023

TOC, which can measure more than 90% of organic substances, can be measured quickly and easily,replacing BOD and COD, which were indicators of organic pollutants. According to water quality pollution control standards, when measuring TOC, if the inorganic carbon ratio in the sample is over 50%, the NPOC (Non-Purgeable Organic Carbon) method should be used. If volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are present at a certain concentration, the TC-IC (subtracting inorganic carbon from total carbon) method should be used. To validate the limitations of these analytical conditions, experiments were conducted by varying the ratio of TOC to IC in purified water and measuring the concentration of TOC in test solutions. The results showed no significant difference between the TC-IC method and the NPOC method. When measuring samples with added VOC standard solutions, it was observed that the carbon loss due to purging was not significant when using the NPOC method. Therefore, it is concluded that the choice of analytical method does not lead to significant differences when VOCs are present in the sample. To account for potential variations in results based on water quality pollution control standards and regulations regarding the approval and testing of environmental measurement devices, a comparison of field sample concentration values was made using two widely used types of TOC analyzers in Korea. The results showed variations of 0.02 to 0.83 mg/L between methods depending on the manufacturer, highlighting the need for caution when selecting an instrument.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.1032-1036
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 영산강 본류를 대표하는 나주지점을 대상으로 하여, 해당 지점에서 자동 측정되고 있는 수질 항목들 중에서 총유기탄소(TOC: Total Organic Carbon)의 시계열 자료에 대한 비선형 동역학적 거동을 파악하고자 하였다. 1994년 낙동강에서의 수질오염 사고 이후 4대강 유역에서 설치.운영되고 있는 수질자동 측정망의 TOC 자료를 일자료로 환산하여 사용하였으며, 시계열 자료에 비선형 동역학적(카오스적) 특성이 존재하는지를 알아보기에 앞서 자료의 전처리 과정으로써 3가지의 잡음제거 방법을 적용하였다. 잡음이 제거된 시계열 자료에 비선형 동역학적 거동의 파악을 위해 보편적으로 사용되고 있는 상관차원분석을 실시하였다. 또한 상관차원분석 결과 비선형 동역학적 거동을 나타내는 것으로 판별된 자료에 대하여 그 양상을 가시적으로 알아보기 위해 지체시간$(\tau)$을 적용하여 3차원 위상공간에 도시하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 나주지점에서 측정되고 있는 총유기탄소에 대해 비선형 잡음제거 방법을 적용한 자료가 비선형 동역학적 거동을 내재하고 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 이를 위상공간에 재건하였을 경우 이상한 끌개(strange attractor)의 뚜렷한 구조가 보이지 않았다. 그러나 상관차원분석 결과 잡음이 제거된 자료가 카오스적 특성을 보이므로, 자료의 단기예측을 위한 방법에 기초적인 정보를 제공할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.38 no.6 s.175
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• pp.707-716
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• 2005

Organic geochemical analyses including Rock-Eval pyrolysis, elemental analysis and stable carbon isotope analysis were performed to evaluate the characteristics of organic matter in the ODP Leg 127 Site 794A sediments and to understand paleoceanographic changes. Based on the TOC contents, C/N ratio, HI vs. OI, $\delta^{13}C_{org}$ and C/S ratio, results imply that dark layers containing a large amount of terrigenous organic matter were deposited under the suboxic/anoxic conditions, whereas the light layers containing largely marine organic matter were deposited under the oxic conditions. These results indicate that increasing surface-productivity by the input of a large amount of terrigenous organic matter from adjacent continent led to the deposition of dark layers during the interglacial highstands, whereas marine primary production and dilution caused by Kosa from the China desert area led to the deposition of light layers with the decreased to terrigenous organic matter during the glacial lowstands.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.430-438
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• 2013

In this study, the seasonal field survey was conducted in Goseong Jaran Bay(22 stations), Geoje Hansan Bay(15 stations) and Jinhae Bay(18 stations). We analyzed the sediment environmental parameters(Chemical Oxygen Demand, Ignition Loss, Acid Volatile Sulfides, Total Organic Carbon) and biotic parameters of macrobenthic polychaetes(number of species, density, diversity, evenness). It had a good correlation between total organic carbon and polychaete diversity(R=0.61, P<0.01), and we made a decision them as representative environmental indices. As a result of that, regarding the criteria in the assessment of farm environment, we suggest concentrations of total organic carbon : Peak Point = 15 mg/g dry, Warning Point = 26 mg/g dry, Contaminated Point = 31 mg/g dry and polychaete diversity : ~2.6(Good), 2.6~2.1(Moderate), 2.1~1.2(Poor) and 1.2~(Bad). This could be a scientific basis to establish the environmental standards for fishery management.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.35 no.5
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• pp.429-436
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• 2002

Core samples, drilled in the middle region of Bavaria, were analyzed to study the characteristics of organic matter in the Upper Jurassic Solnhofen limestone of southern Germany. The core (48$^{\circ}$53'N, 1-1$^{\circ}$19'E) contains Upper Jurassic Solnhofen strata ranging from the upper part of the Geisental Formation throughout the Solnhofen Formation to the lower part of the Mornsheim Formation. In the core, the Upper Jurassic lithologies consist of platy limestone, bedded limestone and massive limestone often interbedded with some chert layers. Geochemical variations (Carbon, Nitrogen and Total Organic Carbon) and Rock-Eval pyrolysis parameters (S$_2$ peak and Hydrogen Index) indicate that the organic matter in the Upper Jurassic limestone is mostly of marine origin. Particularly, the relation-ship of Hydrogen Index and S$_2$ as a function of Total Organic Carbon suggests that the upper formation of the core (Mornsheim Formation) was more influenced by terrigenous influx than the Solnhofen and Geisental Formations.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2008.05a
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• pp.2254-2257
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• 2008

홍수와 가뭄, 수질오염 등의 피해에 대한 대책과 보다 효율적인 수자원 관리를 위해서 원자료에 대한 분석이 선행되어야 한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 나주지점을 대상으로 하여 총유기탄소(Total Organic Carbon: TOC) 자료와 유출량 자료를 수집하였으며, 각 자료에 대하여 상세한 주기성분을 파악하기 위하여 웨이블렛 변환을 적용하였다. 대상지점으로 선정한 나주지점은 전라남도 나주시 나주대교 상류에 위치하고 있으며, 유역면적이 $2,0587.2km^2$이며, 유로 연장은 65.5km이다. 유출량과 수질자료의 주기성 분석을 위해 유기물의 양을 나타내는 수질지표인 TOC와 나주수위관측소에서 관측된 2003년${\sim}$2004년의 시수위자료를 유출량으로 환산한 값을 사용하였으며, 이 자료의 상세한 주기성 파악을 위해 웨이블렛 변환을 사용하였다. 일반적으로 주기성을 파악하기 위하여 푸리에 변환을 사용하지만, 푸리에 변환은 시간정보와 주파수를 동시에 파악할 수 없을 뿐만 아니라, 자료에 불연속성과 고주파수 성분이 포함될 경우 분석이 난이하다. 이러한 푸리에 변환의 단점을 보안한 것이 웨이블렛 변환이며, 푸리에 변환보다 계산속도가 빠르다. 또한 주어진 자료에 대하여 시간과 주파수 영역에서 동시에 파악하는 것이 가능하며, 불규칙한 자료를 평탄하게 함으로서 보다 상세한 주기성을 찾아낼 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서 추출한 각 자료의 상세 주기성분들은 향후 수자원 관리를 위한 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.171-177
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• 2002

Two piston-core sediments, obtained from the southwestern margin of the Ulleung Basin in East Sea, are analyzed to investigate the stratigraphy and sedimentary environment of the Late Quaternary. The cores consist mainly of cuddy sediments with silty sands, lapilli tephra and ash layers. The chronostratigraphic correlation with known eruption ages reveals that the core sediments contain the stratigraphic document over the past 46.1 kyr and the sedimentation rates during the last glacial period were relatively higher (12.1-14.9 cm/kyr) than those in pelagic ocean. Several sedimentary facies, mainly affected by turbidity currents, are commonly present in the core interval accumulated during the oxygen-isotope stage 2. Many of horizontal voids, which are thought to have formed by gas expansion, are observed in fore 00GHP-07. The total organic carbon (TOC) contents of the core sediments are noticeably high (average 1 .8%). Particularly, these TOC valuers increased during Termination I, suggesting that dering this time interval the sedimentary environment of the study area was changed to more anoxic.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.122-129
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• 2021

As the total organic carbon (TOC) becomes a new water quality standard as an organic matter (OM) index for public sewage treatment facilities (PSTFs) in Korea from 2021, a comparison study needs to be conducted by examining the correlation between TOC and the existing OM indices (DOC, BOD5, CODMn, CODCr). 500 PSTFs were categorized by process configuration and capacity, and correlation between OM indices in influent and effluent was analyzed. The CODMn/TOC showed higher correlation than other OM indices. This results can be used to basic data for various research associated with TOC.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.37 no.3
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• pp.325-334
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• 2004

Detail downward variation records for paleomagnetic, XRD, photospectrogram, TOC results were obtained from the soil developed along the Hantan River, Gungpyeong-ri, Cheongsan-myeon, Yeoncheon-gun Gyeonggi-do. The unconsoildated sediments underlain by the Jeongok Quaternary Basalt indicates that the paleosol formed twice with different ages, as apparently indicated by sedimentological, paleomagnatic, and soil chemical properties. The paleosols recorded paleoclimate and paleoenvironments of about 271.21$\pm$89.8 ka before eruption of the Quaternary Jeongok Basalt.