• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2011

The effect of allelochemicals on growth, root nodule nitrogen fixation activity, and ion patterns of soybeans were investigated. We prepared 50 g/L (T50), 100 g/L (T100), and 200 g/L (T200) extract concentrations by soaking fresh red pine needles in a nutrient solution. Adding needles to the nutrient solution increased the content of total phenolic acids, osmolality, and total ions. The total phenolic content in the T50, T100, and T200 extracts were $206{\pm}12.61$, $335{\pm}24.16$, and $603{\pm}12.30$ mg gallic acid equivalents, respectively. The $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, and $PO_4^{3-}$ content increased by adding needles to the nutrient solutions, whereas $SO_4^{2-}$ content decreased. The growth inhibition of soybeans was proportional to the needle extract concentrations, and the T100 and T200 concentrations resulted in remarkable growth inhibition. On day 20 after treatment, dry weight and nitrogen fixation activity of the root nodules were reduced by the T100 and T200 treatments, whereas the T50 treatment was not difference from the control. After day 10, total ion content in all treatment groups was not different in comparison with the control. However, total ionic content in all treatment groups decreased significantly compared with that in the control after day 20. The lowest total ion value was found for the T200 concentration. The T200 treatment also resulted in significantly reduced $SO_4^{2-}$ content. The amounts of $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, and $Mn^{2+}$ were higher than those of the control for the T50 treatment on day 10 and for T100 on day 20 after treatment. A significant increase in osmolality was observed in the T200 treatment on day 10 and in the T100 treatment on day 20. These results suggest that under severe allelochemical stress conditions, a remarkable reduction in nodule formation, nitrogen fixation activity, and ion uptake eventually resulted in a decrease in leaf production. Furthermore, increased $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$, and osmolality in soybeans exposed to lower concentrations of allelochemicals than the critical stress level helped overcome the stress.

• 환경생물
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.385-391
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• 2008

상수리나무와 굴참나무는 한반도 저지대 인가 근처에서 자생한다. 그러나 상수리나무는 토양조건이 양호한 곳에서 분포하나 굴참나무는 이 종에 비해 건조하고 경사가 급한 곳에 서식한다. 이러한 두 종의 분포적 특성을 밝히기 위하여 유식물에 주요 환경요인 중 광, 수분과 영양소를 각각 4구배로 처리하고, 2007년 3$\sim$10월가지 양묘하여 두 종의 생태적 지위와 생태적 중복역을 분석하였다. 상수리나무의 생태적 지위폭은 환경요인 중 수분과 영양소가 광에 비하여 약간 넓었다. 측정한 14가지 형질 중 길이와 관련된 형질 6가지는 모든 환경요인에 대하여 넓었고, 무게와 관련된 형질 8가지는 수분, 영양소에서 넓었고, 광에서 좁았다. 굴참나무의 생태적 지위폭은 환경요인 중 수분과 영양소가 광에 비하여 넓었다. 측정한 14가지 형질 중 길이와 관련된 형질 6가지는 모든 환경요인에 대하여 넓었고,무게와 관련된 형질 7가지는 수분과 영양소에서 넓었고, 광에서 좁았다. 14가지 항목 중 줄기직경은 광과 수분에서 넓었고, 영양소에서 좁았다. 상수리나무의 지위폭은 굴참나무의 것보다 모든 환경요인에서 넓었다. 이는 상수리나무가 굴참나무 보다 환경에 잘 적응할 수 있다는 것을 의미한다. 두 종의 생태적 중복역은 측정한 14가지 형질 중 길이와 관련된 형질 7가지는 넓었고, 무게와 관련된 형질 7가지는 좁았다. 환경요인에 대해서는 수분에서 넓었고, 광에서 좁았다. 이는 수분에 대해서 상수리나무와 굴참나무의 경쟁이 치열할 것으로 판단된다. 다변량 분석에 의하면 두 종은 생태적으로 뚜렷하게 분화된 유형을 보였다. 이 유형을 결정짓는 형질은 요인 1에 잎몸 길이, 잎폭, 잎자루 길이, 줄기 길이, 뿌리 길이, 잎몸 무게, 지상부 무게, 뿌리 무게, 식물체 무게와 관련이 있었다. 이상으로 볼때 굴참나무가 상수리나무보다 건조하고 척박한 곳에 주로 분포하는 것은 생태적 지위폭이 상수리나무보다 좁아 좋은 조건에서는 경쟁에서 약하기 때문에 불량한 조건에서 살아가는 것으로 해석될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.848-855
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• 2020

Land subsidence induced by underground coal mining leads to severe ecological and environmental problems. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have the potential to improve plant growth and soil properties. We aimed to assess the effects of AMF on the growth and soil properties of sea buckthorn under field conditions at different reclamation times. Inoculation with AMF significantly promoted the survival rate of sea buckthorn over a 50-month period, while also increasing plant height after 14, 26, and 50 months. Crown width after 14 months and ground diameter after 50 months of inoculation treatment were significantly higher than in the uninoculated treatment. AMF inoculation significantly improved plant mycorrhizal colonization rate and promoted an increase in mycelial density in the rhizosphere soil. The pH and electrical conductivity of rhizosphere soil also increased after inoculation. Moreover, after 26 and 50 months the soil organic matter in the inoculation treatment was significantly higher than in the control. The number of inoculated soil rhizosphere microorganisms, as well as acid phosphatase activity, also increased. AMF inoculation may play an active role in promoting plant growth and improving soil quality in the long term and is conducive to the rapid ecological restoration of damaged mining areas.

• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.172-186
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• 2017

The effects of application of fuel-reduction treatment in wildfire management has not been tested in dry forests of Ghana. Therefore, the short-term ecological effects of prescribed burning and hand thinning treatments followed by experimental wildfire were investigated in degraded forests and Tectona grandis forest plantations in two forest reserves of different levels of dryness in Ghana. The results showed that more trees were killed in prescribed burning (average of 41% in degraded forest and 18% in plantations) than hand thinning (7.2% in degraded forests and 8% in plantation). More tree seedlings were also killed in prescribed burning (72%) than hand thinning (47%). The mortality of trees and seedlings were greater in Worobong South forest, a less dry forest reserve than the Afram Headwaters forest, a drier forest reserve. Fuel treatment especially prescribed burning compared to the control reduced wildfire effects on forest canopy particularly in the less dry forest and tree mortality especially in the drier forest. Prescribed burning temporarily increased pH, exchangeable potassium (52%) and available phosphorus (82%) in the surface soils of the entire plots. The two fuel treatment methods did not have much influence on basal area, organic matter and total nitrogen. Nevertheless, they were able to reduce the adverse wildfire effects on soil pH, exchangeable potassium, available phosphorus, organic matter and total nitrogen concentrations. Fuel treatments therefore have potential application in dry forest management in Ghana due to their ability to retain important forest ecological traits after a wildfire incidence.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.25-36
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to assess the environmental carrying capacity of Chongju City for the environmental management and the urban growth management. The urban environmental carrying capacity assessment of the city by the index of ecological footprint(EF), shows that the ecosystem of the city has been overloaded and most of the deficiencies has come from outside of the city. The EF index, the area of land per capita required for production and consumption in the city, was 1.731 ha per capita in 1989 and 1.901 ha per capita in 1999. On the other side, the ecologically productive land is 0.0175 ha per capita. It means that every citizen owes 1.88 ha per capita to the ecosystem in 1999. The land consumption of the city has increased by 0.1705 ha per capita during the last 10 years. The capacity of infrastructure and the service supply estimated by the Onishi model does not exceed the demand of the city in 1999. But the rapidly increasing population and fast urban growth need the expansion of the capacity. The water supply capacity of the city appears to be sufficient in 1999, but the water supply demand will increase in the future. The capacity of sewage treatment facilities seems to be sufficient, but the higher level of sewage treatment facilities should be adopted for the improvement of water quality as the generation of sewage will increase and its characteristics will also make the wastewater treatment difficult. Due to the decrease of solid waste generated, the land fill capacity for solid waste disposal is not insufficient at present, but the capacity will be saturated in the near future. Therefore, the scientific management system of solid wastes should be introduced. The air quality of the city meets both the national air quality standard and WHO recommendation standard, but the strong regulation and control of automobile emission gas such as CO, $CO_2$, NOx and HC is required for clean air.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.1013-1022
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• 2023

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are widespread soil endophytic fungi, forming mutualistic relationships with the vast majority of land plants. Biochar (BC) has been reported to improve soil fertility and promote plant growth. However, limited studies are available concerning the combined effects of AMF and BC on soil community structure and plant growth. In this work, a pot experiment was designed to investigate the effects of AMF and BC on the rhizosphere microbial community of Allium fistulosum L. Using Illumina high-throughput sequencing, we showed that inoculation of AMF and BC had a significant impact on soil microbial community composition, diversity, and versatility. Increases were observed in both plant growth (the plant height by 8.6%, shoot fresh weight by 12.1%) and root morphological traits (average diameter by 20.5%). The phylogenetic tree also showed differences in the fungal community composition in A. fistulosum. In addition, Linear discriminant analysis (LDA) effect size (LEfSe) analysis revealed that 16 biomarkers were detected in the control (CK) and AMF treatment, while only 3 were detected in the AMF + BC treatment. Molecular ecological network analysis showed that the AMF + BC treatment group had a more complex network of fungal communities, as evidenced by higher average connectivity. The functional composition spectrum showed significant differences in the functional distribution of soil microbial communities among different fungal genera. The structural equation model (SEM) confirmed that AMF could improve the microbial multifunctionality by regulating the rhizosphere fungal diversity and soil properties. Our findings provide new information on the effects of AMF and biochar on plants and soil microbial communities.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1573-1582
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• 2015

This study was to investigate the effect of soyabean isoflavones (SIF) on onset of puberty, serum hormone concentration, and gene expression in hypothalamus, pituitary and ovary of female Bama miniature pigs. Fifty five, 35-days old pigs were randomly assigned into 5 treatment groups consisting of 11 pigs per treatment. Results showed that dietary supplementation of varying dosage (0, 250, 500, and 1,250 mg/kg) of SIF induced puberty delay of the pigs with the age of puberty of pigs fed basal diet supplemented with 1,250 mg/kg SIF was significantly higher (p<0.05) compared to control. Supplementation of SIF or estradiol valerate (EV) reduced (p<0.05) serum gonadotrophin releasing hormone and luteinizing hormone concentration, but increased follicle-stimulating hormone concentration in pigs at 4 months of age. The expression of KiSS-1 metastasis-suppressor (KISS1), steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) and 3-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta-5-delta-4 isomerase ($3{\beta}-HSD$) was reduced (p<0.01) in SIF-supplemented groups. Expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in the pituitary of miniature pigs was reduced (p<0.05) compared to the control when exposed to 250, 1,250 mg/kg SIF and EV. Pigs on 250 mg/kg SIF and EV also showed reduced (p<0.05) expression of cytochrome P450 19A1 compared to the control. Our results indicated that dietary supplementation of SIF induced puberty delay, which may be due to down-regulation of key genes that play vital roles in the synthesis of steroid hormones.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.76-85
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• 2012

Geochemical and ecological properties of remediated soil and gas exhausted from a low-temperature thermal desorption (LTTD) process were analyzed to assess the environmental impact of LTTD treatment. Soil characteristics were examined with regard to the chemical (EC, CEC, and organic matter) and the ecological (dehydrogenase activity, germination rate of Brassica juncea, and growth of Eisenia andrei) properties. The exhaust gases were analyzed based on the Air Quality Act in Korea as well as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and mixed odor. Level of organic Organic matter of the soil treated by LTTD process was slightly decreased compared to that of the original soil because the heating temperature ($200^{\circ}C$) and retention time (less than 15 minutes) were neither high nor long enough for the oxidation of organic matter. The LTTD process results in reducing TPH of the contaminated soil from $5,133{\pm}508$ mg/kg to $272{\pm}107$ mg/kg while preserving soil properties. Analysis results of the exhaust gases from the LTTD process satisfied discharge standard of Air Quality Law in Korea. Concentration of VOCs including acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, butyraldehyde and valeraldehyde in circulation gas volatilized from contaminated soil were effectively reduced in the regenerative thermal oxidizer and all satisfied the legal standards. Showing ecologically improved properties of contaminated soil after LTTD process and environmentally tolerable impact of the exhaust gas, LTTD treatment of TPH-contaminated soil is an environmentally acceptable technology.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.279-286
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• 2017

$CO_2$농도와 온도의 상승으로 인한 지구온난화가 진행되었을 때 광, 수분 그리고 유기물 구배에 따른 멸종위기식물인 황근의 생육과 생태적 지위폭의 변화를 알아보았다. 대조구(야외)와 처리구($CO_2$ + 온도 상승구)로 나누어 각각 광, 수분 그리고 유기물구배를 두어 재배하였다. 그 연구결과, 황근은 낮은 광량보다 높은 광량을 선호하나, 광량이 $787{\pm}77.76{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$을 넘어가면 높은 광량이라 하더라도 생육이 어려웠다. 또한 유기물이 없거나(0%) 너무 많은 토양(20%)에서는 생육이 어려웠다. 그러나 수분 구배에 따른 경향이 보이지 않았다. 황근의 고사율은 대조구보다 처리구에서 광량이 높은 조건을 제외한 모든 구배에서 높았다. 이는 $CO_2$와 온도가 상승하면 광에 대한 내성범위가 좁아진다는 것을 의미한다. 대조구와 처리구를 비교하였을 때, 수분구배에 따른 경향은 보이지 않았다. 유기물구배에서는 대조구보다 처리구에서 모두 고사율이 낮았는데, 이는 유기물에 대한 내성의 범위가 넓어진 것을 의미한다. 황근의 생태적 지위폭은 처리구가 대조구보다 광 구배에서 30.1% 좁아졌으며, 수분 구배에서 8.6% 그리고 유기물 구배에서 30% 넓어졌다. 따라서 $CO_2$농도와 온도의 증가로 인한 지구온난화가 진행되면, 황근의 생육은 광량에 의해서 제한될 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.946-951
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 청정 호발공정의 하나로 플라즈마 처리를 사용하였다. 폴리에스테르(polyethylene terephthalate, PET) 직물에 가호된 폴리비닐 알콜(polyvinyl alcohol, PVA), 아크릴 호제(polyacrylic acid esters, PACL)과 이들의 혼합된 호제들을 질소($N_2$)와 산소($O_2$) 플라즈마로 처리하였다. 호제제거에 있어서 산소 플라즈마가 질소 플라즈마 보다 더 효과적이었으며, PACL 보다는 PVA 호제 제거가 더 우수하였다. 플라즈마 처리된 시료의 주사전자현미경(scanning emission microscopy, SEM) 사진을 통하여 호제들이 제거되었음을 직접 확인할 수 있었다. 산소 플라즈마 처리 후, 기존의 습식공정을 이용하여 폴리에스테르 직물을 호발하였다. 플라즈마로 처리하지 않은 직물과 비교하여 산소 플라즈마 처리된 직물의 호발폐수는 더 낮은 TOC, COD와 $BOD_5$ 값을 보여주었다. 이것은 플라즈마 처리가 직접적으로 호제를 제거할 수 있을 수 뿐 아니라 호제의 화학적 특성을 변화시킴으로서 이점을 제공할 수 있다는 것을 보여준다. 마지막으로, 플라즈마 처리에 의한 호발 공정이 폴리에스테르 직물의 염색성에 미치는 영향을 색차와 염색견뢰도를 측정하여 살펴보았다. CCM(computer color matching) 측색 실험 결과, 산소 플라즈마로 20분간 처리한 폴리에스테르 직물과 기존 습식공정으로 호제가 제거된 기준직물과의 색차값은 1 정도이었다. 이것은 다른 부수적인 공정 없이 플라즈마로 처리된 직물이 바로 염색공정에 사용될 수 있다는 것을 나타낸다. 또한, 플라즈마로 처리된 직물은 좋은 염색견뢰도 결과를 보여주었는데, 세탁견뢰도, 마찰견뢰도, 승화견뢰도, 일광견뢰도도 기준직물과 비교하여 같거나 더 우수하였다.