• 한국광물학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.183-194
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• 2005

일본의 묘기 광상에서 산출되는 벤토나이트를 대상하여 광물학적, 물리화학적 성질 및 열적성질을 측정하였으며, 이 연구의 주목적은 악틴족 원소인 U, Th과 란탄족 원소인 Ce, Eu에 대해 천연산 Na-형 벤토나이트의 흡착특성을 파악하기 위함이다 묘기 벤토나이트는 pH 10.4 정도로 높은 알카리성을 나타낸다. 또한 높은 점도, 팽윤도, CEC 값을 나타내고, 수용액과의 반응에서 짧은 시간에 안정화되어 균질한 상태를 유지하였다. 화학성분 분석결과 $Na_2O$가 CaO에 비해 상대적으로 높은 함량비를 보이는 것으로 보아 묘기 벤토나이트를 구성하는 스멕타이트는 Na-형에 속한다. 열분석 결과 벤토나이트의 전암시료와 점토입자 이하 시료는 각각 $591^{\circ}C$와 $658^{\circ}C$에서 분해됨이 확인되었다. 점토입자 시료 0.2g을 U. Th, Ce그리고 Eu의 각 여러 농도별, pH별 용액 20mL와 반응시킨 흡착실험을 행하였다. 그 결과, 농도 및 pH변화에 따른 흡착량의 변화는 Ce, Th과 Eu용액의 경우 비교적 일정한 흡착량의 감소를 보이나, U용액은 농도가 높아질수록, pH가 증가될수록 급격한 흡착량의 감소를 나타내었다. 흡착능력은 Ce, Th, Eu, U 순으로 나타난다. 벤토나이트의 Ce, Eu, Th, U 흡착은 스멕타이트의 양이온교환반응과 표면흡착반응 이외에도 수용액에 존재하는 이온들이 다양한 화학종의 형성과 침전물 형성이 흡착에 큰 영향을 끼치는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 수반되는 제올라이트가 이들 원소들의 흡착에 영향을 끼쳤을 것이다.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2008

수도권매립지 주변 식재예정지와 식재지의 식재기반평가 토양항목 특성을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 토양물리성 중 용적밀도가 1.11~1.59 $g{\cdot}cm^{-3}$범위로 우리나라 경기도 지역 산림토양의 B층 평균 1.05 $g{\cdot}cm^{-3}$보다 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 식재기반 조성 시 중장비 등의 사용으로 인한 답압 등에 의해 기인한 것으로 판단되며, 수목의 근계발달을 위해서는 개량방안이 강구되어야 할 것이다. 토양화학성 중 유기물 함량은 조경수목의 식재를 위한 적정범위인 30 $g{\cdot}kg^{-1}$의 약 1/5~1/10정도 매우 낮게 조사되었다. 또한 양이온치환용량의 경우에도 1~3 $cmol{\cdot}kg^{-1}$범위로 조경수목의 식재를 위한 최소한의 함량인 6 $cmol{\cdot}kg^{-1}$에 비해 매우 낮은 수준으로 나타나 이에 대한 개량이 필요한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.305-310
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• 2001

pH($H_2O$), pH(KCI), CEC(cation exchange capacity), O.M.(organic matter) and exchangeable cations(K, Na, Ca, Mg) of paddy soil, upland soil and forest soil in Kumi city were investigated for the purpose of knowing soil acidification and the correlation between soil acidification and leaching of inorganic salts. The mean pH($H_2O$) values of paddy soil were 5.23(surface soil) and 5.69(subsoil) and 4.74(subsoil). The were 6.37(surface soil) and 6.11(subsoil), and those of forest soil were 4.67(surface soil) and 4.74(subsoil). The mean pH(KCl) values of paddy soil were 4.59(surface soil) and 4.98(subsoil) were 5.48(surface soil) and 5.04(subsoil), and those of forest soil were 3.82(surface soil) and 3.89(subsoil). The acidification of forest soil was more rapid than that of paddy soil and upland soil/ The total mean amounts of exchangeable cations(K, Na, Ca, Mg) in paddy soils were 6.14me/100g(surface soil) and 5.64me/100g(subsoil), and those in upland soils were 6.86me/100g(surface soil) and 6.65me/100g(subsoil), and those in forest soils were 4.06me/100g(surface soil) and 3.34me/100g(subsoil). The contents of inorganic salts in forest soil were much less than those of paddy soil and upland soil. The correlation coefficients(r) between pH($H_2O$) values and the total amounts of exchangeable cations in soils were $0.6635^{**}$(surface soil) and $0.6946^{**}$(subsoil), and those between pH(KCl) values and exchangeable cations in soils were 0.6629(surface soil) and $0.5675^{**}$(subsoil). The correlation between soil acidification and leaching of inorganic salts in soil was positively significant at 1% level.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.1091-1100
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• 2018

In this study, the relationships between hydraulic conductivity of GCLs and physico-chemical properties of bentonites were assessed. In addition to four factory manufactured GCLs, six artificially prepared GCLs (AP-GCLs) were tested. AP-GCLs were prepared in the laboratory without bonding or stitching. A total of 20 hydraulic conductivity tests were conducted using flexible wall permeameters ten of which were permeated with distilled deionized water (DIW) and the rest were permeated with tap water (TW). The hydraulic conductivity of GCLs and AP-GCLs were between $5.2{\times}10^{-10}cm/s$ and $3.0{\times}10^{-9}cm/s$. The hydraulic conductivities of all GCLs to DIW were very similar to that of GCLs to TW. Then, simple regression analyses were conducted between hydraulic conductivity and physicochemical properties of bentonite. The best correlation coefficient was achieved when hydraulic conductivity was related with clay content (R=0.85). Liquid limit and plasticity index were other independent variables that have good correlation coefficients with hydraulic conductivity (R~0.80). The correlation coefficient with swell index is less than other parameters, but still fairly good (R~0.70). In contrast, hydraulic conductivity had poor correlation coefficients with specific surface area (SSA), smectite content and cation exchange capacity (CEC) (i.e., R < 0.5). Furthermore, some post-test properties of bentonite such as final height and final water content were correlated with the hydraulic conductivity as well. The hydraulic conductivity of GCLs had fairly good correlation coefficients with either final height or final water content. However, those of AP-GCLs had poor correlations with these variables on account of fiber free characteristics.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.185-193
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• 2008

This study has been carried out to examine the feasibility of soil washing process for reducing arsenic contamination level of soil around $Dalch\hat{e}n$ Mine. The results of physicochemical tests of the target soil showed that pH was weak alkalic ($pH{\simeq}7.8$), soil texture was coarse sand, and organic contents (5.7%) and CEC (Cation exchange capacity; 21.5 meq/100 g) were similar with those of soils generally found in Korea. Contamination levels of arsenic were found to over 201 mg/kg which exceed the Korea standard levels of countermeasure and concern. To investigate chemical partitioning of heavy metals, sequential extraction procedures were adopted and it was found that arsenic was predominantly associated with the residual fraction among five fractional forms as much as over 85%, which is demonstrating that only less than 15% of all might be vulnerable to a selected washing agents. Among 6 kinds of washing agents applied on the screening for arsenic-contaminated soil, HCl and $H_3PO_4$ solution were selected as promising washing agents. In comparison with HCl and $H_3PO_4$ solutions for arsenic washing by kinetic experiment in the change of pH, soil-solution ratio, temperature, and washing solution concentration, $H_3PO_4$ solution was determined to best one of agents tested, which showed faster washing rate than HCl to accomplish regulatory goal.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.645-655
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• 2018

The use of wood waste as substrate for plant growth exemplifies a strategy for turning waste into resources. The overall objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of wood-based growing media on plant cover in a slope area. Moreover, we tried to find out what physicochemical properties affect plant cover on a slope. For treatments, we tested natural soil, soil mixed with wood-based growing medium (1:1, w/w), and wood-based growing medium by itself. Physical and chemical characteristics were evaluated after four months from the date of treatment application to the experimental slope site. Soil coverage with seedlings of Lespedeza cyrtobotrya was measured for plant growth evaluation. Physicochemical properties were altered by mixing the natural soil with wood-based growing medium. Particularly, soil moisture and organic matter contents were significantly changed in soils treated with wood-based growing medium compared to soil alone. We confirmed that plant coverage rate was high when wood-based growing medium was mixed with the natural soil. There was a significant linear relationship between moisture content and CEC (Cation Exchange Capacity) of all growth media tested and plant coverage. This result was expected, as moisture content tends to increase with organic matter content, such as in wood-based growing medium. In conclusion, the high moisture content of the wood-based growing medium was considered effective for plant growth in the experimental slope site, and this wood-based growing medium provides a means to improve the harmony between the slope and the surrounding environment.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.523-539
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• 2017

Clay soils are typical for their swelling properties upon absorption of water during rains and development of cracks during summer time owing to the profile desorption of water through the inter-connected soil pores by water vapour diffusion leading to evaporation. This type of unstable soil phenomenon by and large poses a serious threat to the strength and stability of structures when rest on such type of soils. Even as lime and cement are extensively used for stabilization of clay soils it has become imperative to find relatively cheaper alternative materials to bring out the desired properties within the clay soil domain. In the present era of catastrophic environmental degradation as a side effect to modernized manufacturing processes, industrialization and urbanization the creative idea would be treating the waste products in a beneficial way for reuse and recycling. Bottom ash and ecosand are construed as a waste product from cement industry. An optimal combination of bottom ash-eco sand can be thought of as a viable alternative to stabilize the clay soils by means of an effective dispersion dynamics associated with the inter connected network of pore spaces. A CATIA model was created and imported to ANSYS Fluent to study the dispersion dynamics. Ion migration from the bottom ash-ecosand pile was facilitated through natural formation of cracks in clay soil subjected to atmospheric conditions. Treated samples collected at different curing days from inner and outer zones at different depths were tested for, plasticity index, Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS), free swell index, water content, Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), pH and ion concentration to show the effectiveness of the method in improving the clay soil.

• 한국환경농학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경농학회 2011년도 30주년 정기총회 및 국제심포지엄
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• pp.177-187
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• 2011

This study was conducted to determine some physical and chemical properties of the soil and their relationship to spectroscopic-based (visible range) analytical methods while evaluating soil organic matter fractions and soil quality in degraded and non-degraded soils in a wide range of environments. Soil samples were collected from the different landscape positions of cultivated and noncultivated soils, and the latter from the same landscape positions but with different vegetation, at Songco, Lantapan, Bukidnon. The physical and chemical properties of the soils were determined at the SPAL, CMU, Musuan, Bukidnon while the metagenomic properties were determined at the Laboratory of the University of Missourri, Missourri, USA. Bulk density and air dry soil strength values of the soils from the cultivated areas were generally higher than those of the uncultivated areas. Also, soils at the summit generally had lower bulk density and soil strength values than the other landscape positions. Moreover, soils planted to camote (Ipomoea batatas) had higher bulk density and soil strength values compared to soils grown to pepper under the trees. Exchangeable calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and potassium (K) and cation exchange capacity (CEC) of the soils were generally higher in uncultivated areas than those of the cultivated areas. A similar trend was observed for the potassium permanganate ($KMnO_4$)-oxidizable organic C contents determined by spectroscopic method and the total C contents determined by the Walkley-Black method. The $KMnO_4$-oxidizable organic C contents determined by spectroscopic method and the total C contents determined by the Walkley-Black method were closely related ($r=0.631^{**}$). Hence, the former method shows promise in assessing soil quality as it is a rapid test, relatively low cost and can be distributed as a field kit either with a portable spectrometer or with a color chart.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2021

This study examined the possibility of reutilization of soil reclaimed from contaminated sites after completing remediation. The current status of soil remediation methods in Korea was reviewed and physicochemical properties of soil before and after remediation processes were examined to access the recycling possibility of reclaimed soils based on Recycling Aggregate Quality Standard. The most commonly practiced soil remediation techniques are soil washing, land farming, and thermal desorption. These techniques tend to deteriorate various soil properties including electrical conductivity(EC), organic matter content(OM), available P₂O₅, and cation exchange capacity(CEC). Evaluation of the properties of soil retrieved after each remediation process indicated soil washing may yield the most suitable soil for use as a filling, covering, back-filling, road pavement, and blocking materials, In addition, the soils reclaimed from land farming and thermal desorption have potential utility as a filling, covering and road pavement materials.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2004

강원도 고랭지 원예작물 재배지 일대에 성행하고 있는 화강암류의 풍화모재(석비레) 성토 밭토양은 일종의 인위토(Anthrosols)를 이루고 있고. 이들은 환경훼손과 토사 및 양분유출의 문제점을 안고 있다. 이들의 이화학을 조사한 결과, 고랭지 석비 성토 밭토양의 자갈함량은 평창지역이 평균 16.7%, 홍천지역이 25.3%로 조사되었다. 평창지역 석비레 성토지의 토양 경도는 0-10 cm 깊이에서 0.04-7.48 MPa이었고, 11-40 cm 깊이에서 0,10-8.89 MPa로 표토와 심토 모두 변이가 매우 심하게 나타났으며, 용적밀도는 0-10 cm 깊이에서 평균 $1.15g\;cm^{-3}$이었으며, 11-40 cm 깊이에서 $1.32g\;cm^{-3}$이었다. 그리고 양이온교환용량과 유기물 함량은 각각 $7.1cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$과 $12.4g\;kg^{-1}$으로 낮았고, 유효인산의 함량은 $526mg\;kg^{-1}$으로 다소 높게 나타났다. 홍천지역 석비레 성토지의 양이온치환용량은 $7.0cmol_c\;kg^{-1}$으로 낮았고, 유기물함량과 유효인산은 각각 $462mg\;kg^{-1}$과 $27.4g\;kg^{-1}$으로 적정 수준이었다. 강원도 고랭지의 석비례 성토지의 이화학성을 전국 밭토양의 평균치와 비교한 결과, 유기물, 교환성양이온과 점토의 함량이 낮은 것으로 나타났고, 교환성양이온은 차이가 없었으며, 유효인산의 함량이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 화강암 풍화모재 성토지는 양이온교환용량이 낮은 입자로 이루어져 있고, 점토의 함량이 낮아서 응집력과 양분을 보유할 수 있는 능력이 대단히 취약하기 때문에 토사와 양분유실을 일으키므로 토양관리와 수질에 대한 관리가 시급한 문제로 대두되고 있다. 모재성토지에 대한 화학적 물리적 평가가 정밀하게 이루어져서 모재 성토에 대한 대안을 마련하고, 토양의 유실과 양분의 손실을 저감시킬 수 있는 방법의 개발이 빠른 시일 내에 적용되어야 모재를 성토하여 영농활동을 하는 고랭지 밭에서 환경친화형 지속농업이 실현될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.