• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.230-234
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• 1985

A bacterium which can utilize malonate as a sole carbon source was isolated from soil. This strain was identified to be Acinetobacter calcoaceticus by morphological, cultural, phtsiological and biochemical examination. When this microorganism was grown on malonate as a aole carbon source, the enzymes, such as malonyl-CoA synthetase, isocitrate lyase and malate synthase were induced. These results suggest that in this microorganism, malonate is also assimilated through the proposed pathway in Pseudomonas fluorescens: $malonate{\rightarrow}malonyl-CoA{\rightarrow}acetyl-CoA{\rightarrow}glyoxylate\;cycle$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.387-390
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• 2006

매립장주변의 대수층 특성과 수리지화학적 특성과의 상관관계 분석은 매립장 환경 위해 요인을 평가하는데 중요한 역할을 하며 이를 위해 생활쓰레기 매립장인 금산 매립장을 대상으로 연구를 수행하였다. 대수층 매질 특성을 파악하기 위해 토양시료를 채취하여 중금속 성분 및 pH, 전기전도도, 용존유기탄소, 양이온교환능력, 유기물함량, 토양 입도분석을 수행하였고, 수리지화학적 특성 파악을 위해 수질검층 및 지하수 시료를 분석하여 매립지역의 수직 및 수평적인 분포 특성을 파악하였다. 대수층의 토양특성과 지하수 수질특성의 비교분석 결과 침출수 집수정을 기점으로 침출수의 영향을 받은 관측정의 전기전도도(EC) 측정값이 배경 지하수에 비해 상대적으로 높은 값을 보여 주었다. 입도분석 결과 상부 표토에 가까운 50cm 이내의 토양은 농경의 영향으로 심부보다 상대적으로 실트질 토양이 많고 이보다. 심부의 토양은 사질 토양으로 되어 있었다. 이러한 투수성이 좋은 사질 토양은 지하수의 이동을 비교적 쉽게 유도하기 때문에 매립장으로부터 침출수가 누출되었을 때 지하수 흐름을 따라 빠르게 이동할 수 있는 통로로 작용될 것으로 판단된다.

• Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.56 no.4
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• pp.281-302
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• 2023

Carbon is not only an essential element for life but also a key player in climate change. The radiocarbon (¹⁴C) analysis using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) is a powerful tool not only to understand the carbon cycle but also to track pollutants derived from fossil carbon, which have a distinct radiocarbon isotope ratio (Δ¹⁴C). Many studies have reported Δ¹⁴C of carbon compounds in streams, rivers, rain, snow, throughfall, fine particulate matter (PM_2.5), and wastewater treatment plant effluents in South Korea, which are reviewed in this manuscript. In summary, (1) stream and river carbon in South Korea are largely derived from the chemical weathering of soils and rocks, and organic compounds in plants and soils, strongly influenced by precipitation, wastewater treatment effluents, agricultural land use, soil water, and groundwater. (2) Unprecedentedly high Δ¹⁴C of precipitation during winter has been reported, which can directly and indirectly influence stream and river carbon. Although we cannot exclude the possibility of local contamination sources of high Δ¹⁴C, the results suggest that stream dissolved organic carbon could be older than previously thought, warranting future studies. (3) The ¹⁴C analysis has also been applied to quantify the sources of forest throughfall and PM_2.5, providing new insights. The ¹⁴C data on a variety of ecosystems will be valuable not only to track the pollutants derived from fossil carbon but also to improve our understanding of climate change and provide solutions.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.676-685
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• 2018

This study is to compare carbon budget between serpentine sites and non-serpentine sites dominated by Pinus densiflora forest in the Andong serpentine area where has high values of magnesium and low values of calcium, and are usually deficient in nitrogen and phosphorus, but rich in heavy metals such as nickel, chrome, cobalt, etc. and to measure soil $CO_2$ efflux and environmental factors between January 2017 and December 2017. Soil $CO_2$ efflux was measured with LI-6400 once a month; the soil temperature at 10 cm depth, air temperature, soil moisture contents, and solar radiation were measured in continuum. Soil $CO_2$ efflux in the serpentine area and non-serpentine were $151.71{\pm}75.09g\;CO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}month^{-1}$(42.48 ~ 262.61 g $CO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}month^{-1}$) and $165.09{\pm}118.96g\;CO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}month^{-1}$(20.94 ~ 449.24 g $CO_2{\cdot}m^{-2}month^{-1}$), respectively. Carbon storage in the serpentine area and non-serpentine area were 91.90, $222.85ton{\cdot}ha^{-1}$, respectively. Carbon absorption in the serpentine area and non-serpentine area were 7.99, $17.41ton{\cdot}ha^{-1}yr^{-1}$, respectively. Carbon budget in the serpentine area and non-serpentine area were absorbs 5.3, $14.49ton{\cdot}Cha^{-1}yr^{-1}$, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.11-15
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• 1998

Carbofuran was incubated for four weeks in five types of paddy soil samples at $25^{\circ}C$. The soil samples prepared in the study were as follows : control soil, sterilized soil, 10% cellulose added soil, 10% cellulose and 1% ferrous sulfate added soil, and 10% cellulose and 1% magnesium sulfate added soil. The degradation rate of carbofuran was significantly decreased(p<0.05) in sterilized soil.The degradation rate of carbofuran was significantly decreased by addition of cellulose(p<0.05) in femous sulfate added soil and magnesium sulfate added soil(p<0.01).

• Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.65-73
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• 2000

Surfactants have been extensively considered for decontamination of the subsurface polluted with hydrophobic organic compounds. In order to investigate the effect of molecular structures on the solubilization of hydrophobic organic compounds, solubility enhancement of two PAHs in solutions of three different surfactants-conventional, dianionic, and gemini. The batch experimental results showed that the gemini was the most effective and the dianionic was the least, indicating that organic carbon content of the surfactants was the major factor which determines the sorption capacity of surfactant aggregates in water, unlike some of the previous reports.

• Journal of The Geomorphological Association of Korea
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.67-78
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• 2016

Soil carbon(C) is an essential property for characterizing soil quality. Understanding spatial patterns of soil C is particularly limited for mountain areas. This study aims to predict the spatial pattern of soil C using terrain analysis in a steep mountainous area. Specifically, model performances and prediction uncertainties were investigated based on the number of resampling repetitions. Further, important predictors for soil C were also identified. Finally, the spatial distribution of uncertainty was analyzed. A total of 91 soil samples were collected via conditioned latin hypercube sampling and a digital soil C map was developed using support vector regression which is one of the powerful machine learning methods. Results showed that there were no distinct differences of model performances depending on the number of repetitions except for 10-fold cross validation. For soil C, elevation and surface curvature were selected as important predictors by recursive feature elimination. Soil C showed higher values in higher elevation and concave slopes. The spatial pattern of soil C might possibly reflect lateral movement of water and materials along the surface configuration of the study area. The higher values of uncertainty in higher elevation and concave slopes might be related to geomorphological characteristics of the research area and the sampling design. This study is believed to provide a better understanding of the relationship between geomorphology and soil C in the mountainous ecosystem.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.55-61
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• 1987

A series of laboratory experiments were carried out to find the effects of soil organic matter contents, soil temperature, pH values, kinds and amount of nitrogen fertilizers on the denitrification-$N_2O$ gas evolution-. The results obtained were summarized as follows: 1. Denitrification rate, amount of $N_2O$ gas evolution, was influenced the order of organic matter contents>soil temperature>pH values>kinds of N-fertilizer>levels of N-fertilizer. 2. The highest dentrification rate was observed in organic matter content of 3.0%, pH values at 6.0 with application of $KNO_3$ at levels of 20 mgN/100g soil. 3. For the evolution of I mole $N_2O$ gas, averaged carbon consumption was obtained as 0.5 mole in all these experiment condition. However, the highest carbon consumption rate was obtained in organic matter contents for 1.0% with application of $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ at levels of 10 mgN/100g soil (1.06 mole) while lowest carbon consumption rate was obtained in organic matter contents for 3.0% with application of $KNO_3$ at levels of 20 mgN/100g soil (0.13 mole). 4. According to Michaelis-Menten's equation, the V/2 values for evolution of $N_2O$ gas was estimated by progress curve. The results obtained was as 550 ug for $(NH_2)_2CO$ and 1100 ug $N_2O/100g$ soil by application of $KNO_3$ in organic matter contents of 1.0% soil. On the other hand, when the application $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ the V/2 values of $N_2O$ gas was obtained as the amount of 490 ug/100g soil while V/2 values of $N_2O$ gas by application of $KNO_3$ was on the linear line in soil organic matter contents of 3.0%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bio-Environment Control Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.175-180
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• 2003

효율적인 정밀농업을 위해서 선행되어야할 과제로 토양의 물리, 화학 및 생물학적인 특성을 구명하는 것이다. 이를 위해 최근 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있으며, 토양분석을 위한 근적외선 분광분석에 관한 연구는 풍건세토를 시료로 토양수분(곡산, 1989), 전질소, 전탄소, 질산태질소 등(정상 등, 1991)을 정량화 할 수 있다고 보고하였다. 그러나 풍건토의 조제와 분쇄 등으로 토양지도를 작성할 수 는 없다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.87-90
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• 1998

본 연구의 목적은 방향족 화합물의 생분해능이 우수한 토양 방선균을 분리하여 방선균에 의한 방향족 화합물의 생분해 기작 및 생분해 특성을 연구하는 것이다. 본 연구실에서는 phenol을 model compound로 실험한 결과, 일반 토양에서 분리한 많은 방선균들이 비록 농노의 차이를 보이기는 하지만 phenol의 생분해능을 갖고 있었다. 그러나 이들 대다수의 방선균들을 낮은 농도의 phenol에서만 일정 기간 성장을 하며, morphological differentiation 및 포자의 형성과 같은 일반적인 방선균의 성장 특성은 전혀 관찰되지 않았다. 이들 중 몇 종류의 분리된 방선균들 낮은 농도에서의 우수한 성장은 물론이고 상당히 높은 농도 (7mM)에서도 phenol을 유일한 탄소 및 에너지원으로 사용하여 성장하며 정상적인 morphological differentiation을 진행시킴이 관찰되었다. 특히 PD001로 명명된 phenol 분해능이 우수한 방선균에서는 일반적인 방선균 성장 온도 (3$0^{\circ}C$) 보다 높은 45$^{\circ}C$의 고온에서 더 빠른 성장을 보이는 고온성 방선균의 특징도 관찰되었다.