• 한국지구과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.290-302
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• 2003

광주광역시의 풍암매립지 주변에 분포하는 하상퇴적물, 주변토양, 침출수의 배수관 내에서 채취한 슬러지 그리고 물(하천수, 침출수, 지하수)의 지구화학적 특성을 연구하였다. 하상퇴적물에서 상류에서 하류 쪽으로 규칙적인 함량변화는 나타나지 않는다. 하상퇴적물에서 가장 풍부하게 산출되는 주원소는 Fe(7.08wt.%)이다. 하상퇴적물 GJ-23, 34는 중금속을 다량으로 포함하고 있지만, 심각한 환경 피해를 일으킬 수 있는 농도는 아니다. 주변 토양 중에서 침출수 저장고와 인접한 토양(GJ-8)에서의 철 함량은 35.1wt.%, 비소 함량은 38.8ppm으로 가장 높다. 침출수구에서 채취한 슬러지 시료 GJ-7의 Cr함량은 .45.6ppm으로 토양오염 우려기준을 훨씬 초과한다. 침출수는 총용존물질(2210, 2470mg/L)과 전기전도도(468, 530ms/cm)가 높고, 양이온에서 Na, K가, 음이온에서 HCO$_3$가 우세하다. 침출수인 PK-3은 Cl함량이 비교적 높아 파이퍼도에서 Na-Cl 영역에 점시된다. 지하수와 하천수는 질산성질소의 함량이 음용수 기준을 훨씬 넘어서 식수로 사용하기에는 부적절한 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.120-129
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• 2016

An industrial complex in Wonju, contaminated with trichloroethene (TCE), was one of the most problematic sites in Korea. Despite repeated remedial trials for decades, chlorinated ethenes remained as sources of down-gradient groundwater contamination. Recent efforts were being made to remove the contaminants of the area, but knowledge of the indigenous microbial communities and their dechlorination abilities were unknown. Thus, the objectives of the present study were (i) to evaluate the dechlorination abilities of indigenous microbes at the contaminated site, (ii) to characterize which microbes and reductive dehalogenase genes were responsible for the dechlorination reactions, and (iii) to develop a PCE-to-ethene dechlorinating microbial consortium. An enrichment culture that dechlorinates PCE to ethene was obtained from Wonju stream, nearby a trichloroethene (TCE)-contaminated industrial complex. The community profiling revealed that known organohalide-respiring microbes, such as Geobacter, Desulfuromonas, and Dehalococcoides grew during the incubation with chlorinated ethenes. Although Chloroflexi populations (i.e., Longilinea and Bellilinea) were the most enriched in the sediment microcosms, those were not found in the transfer cultures. Based upon the results from pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons and qPCR using TaqMan chemistry, close relatives of Dehalococcoides mccartyi strains FL2 and GT seemed to be dominant and responsible for the complete detoxification of chlorinated ethenes in the transfer cultures. This study also demonstrated that the contaminated site harbors indigenous microbes that can convert PCE to ethene, and the developed consortium can be an important resource for future bioremediation efforts.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.159-167
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• 1998

The environmental characteristics in shellfish farms were investigated in the western part of Jinhae Bay, 1996. During summer, anoxia and high nutrient concentrations were found in the bottom waters of shellfish farms. The concentrations of particulate organic species in seawaters were enriched, showing an average 57.44 uM for POC, an average 5.45 uM for PON, and an average 0.42uM for PP. The sediments environment in the farms was very polluted. The concentrations of COD and AVS were more than 20 mg/g.dry and 0.5 mg/g.dry, respectively. The total sedimentation rate was high as an average $7.81g/m^2/day$ with organic matter contents of $26\%$. Oxygen consumption rate was similar to polluted area as an average of $439mg/m^2/day$. Nutrient release rates were an average of $8.25mg/m^2/day$ for nitrogen and an average of $1.38mg/m^2/day$ for phosphorous. The cluster analysis through environmental data in summer indicated that DO, nutrient in the bottom water, and AVS in the sediment were important factors to characterize the polluted environmental site.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.103-111
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• 2023

To evaluate the impact of effluents from land-based fish farms on the coastal ocean of Wando, Korea, we analyzed inorganic nutrients, particulate organic carbon (POC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and colored dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in the effluent and influent of land-based fish farms during the summer (July) of 2021. The average concentrations of nutrients (Dissolved inorganic nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicate; DIN, DIP, and DSi, respectively) in the effluents of this study area were 17±3.7 μM, 1.4±0.7 μM, and 14±1.6 μM, respectively. The average concentrations of POC and DOC were 37±22 μM and 81±13 μM, respectively, with POC accounting for about 30% for total organic carbon in effluents. The Reduced Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen/Total Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen ratio (0.7), potential short-period index, indicates that the discharge of nutrients excreted by the fish and unconsumed feed into coastal water results in such nutrients being deposited and accumulated in the sediment. Subsequently, this continuous accumulation triggers the release of ammonium ions during organic matter decomposition, and the ammonium-enriched waters that encroach on fish farms as influent seem to be due to the diffusion of high concentrations of ammonium from bottom sediment. Furthermore, we used fluorescence indices to examine the characteristics of organic matter sources, obtaining mean values of 1.54±0.19, 1.06±0.06, and 1.56±0.06 for the humification index, biological index, and fluorescence index, respectively, in the effluent. These results indicate that the organic matters had an autochthonous origin that resulted from microbial decomposition, and such organic matters were rapidly generated and removed by biological activity, likely supplied from the sediment. Our results suggest that the effluent from land-based fish farms could be a potential source of deoxygenation occurrence in coastal areas.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.214-227
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• 1998

중앙태평양 마이크로네시아 군도 해저산 일원에서 발견되는 탄산염암의 구성성분과 속성작용을 이해하기 위하여 조직적, 지화학적 연구를 수행하였다. 연구지역은 Caroline 해령, Chuuk 섬, Hunter 뱅크, Yap 해구 일대이며, 대부분의 시료들은 수심 약 1,000~3,000 m 깊이에서 준설된 것들이다. 연구지역에서 발견되는 탄산염암은 부유성 유공충으로 이루어진 원양성 퇴적물과 산호, 석회조류, 연체동물 및 극피류 등으로 이루어진 천해퇴적물의 두 종류가 있다. 이들 퇴적물은 Hunter 뱅크와 Yap A 지역을 제외하고는 모두 조직적, 화학적 속성변질을 받았다. 천해기원 교질물들이 발견되므로, 천해에서 퇴적된 후 현재의 깊이로 침강되었거나 재동된 것으로 사료된다. 조직 특성은 천수에 의한 속성변질산물과 매우 유사한 양상을 보여주나, 변질된 시료의 탄소동위원소는 해수기원 탄소의 특성을 보여주며, 산소동위원소는 변질되지 않은 시료와 같거나 부화된 값을 보여준다. 따라서 이 지역의 탄산염암은 심해의 해수에 의해 변질되었음을 알 수 있다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 1998년도 공동 심포지엄 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.151-155
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• 1998

The Anyang river drains a highly polluted industrial area and enters the lower part of Han river. In this preliminary study for the comprehensive understanding of geochemical behaviour of elements in the stream sediments and its implications on the river chemistry and ecology, major and trace elements in stream sediments, suspended solids and stream water were analysed to look into elemental enrichments and elemental behaviour with distance from upper part of the stream. Chemical analyses of the stream sediments show enrichements of heavy metals including Cr, Zn, Ni, Co between 10 to 100 times. Other trace elements, Cd, Pb and As are also enriched between several to 10 times, based on relative ratio with Al in fresh rock. Chemical analyses of the sediments, suspended solids and water show indications of anthroporgenic impact for the heavy metal accumulation. It was nortworth Hg is detected between 2 and 4 ppb in the water.

• 한국패류학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2007

Data obtained from field observation revealed that the degree of shell bioerosion of the scallop, Patinopecten (Mizuhopecten) yessoensis, by endolithic organisms significantly higher on the muddy sand than on the sand. At the area studied, the polychaete worm, Polydora brevipalpa (=Polydora ciliata brevipalpa, Polydora ciliata Okuda, Not Johnston, Polydora variegata), which is common symbiotic species for the scallop made 95-100% of total scallop shell bioerosion at the area studied. The muddy bottom sediments enriched by organic matter create favourable conditions for development of microphytobenthos and bacteria, which are predominantly consumed by P. brevipalpa. Linear regressions for the degree of shell bioerosion on the scallop shell height, total wet weight and adductor muscle wet weight revealed negative relationships between them for the scallops inhabiting both sand and muddy sand. The influence of polychaetes on scallops is complex. They may be food competitors. Polychaete can directly affect the host through their boreholes. Scallop expends energy for shell regeneration to prevent the polychaete penetration into its interior cavity. It was found that the degree of shell bioerosion increased considerably with scallop age.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.39-51
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• 2006

북동중국해 코아 퇴적물중 희토류 원소(REE) 함량을 분석하여 REE함량의 분포양상을 파악하고 퇴적물 기원지를 추적하였다. 북동중국해로 퇴적물을 공급하는 한국 강(금강, 영산강 등사 중국 강(황하, 양자강 등)에서 유출된 퇴적물 중 REE함량도 분석되어 한국/중국 강에서 유출되는 퇴적물 중 REE함량의 전형적인 분포양상이 구해졌다. 상부지각 중 REE 함량으로 정규화 된 중국 강과 한국 강 퇴적물 중 REE 함량의 분포양상은 각각 중간 희토류 원소(MREE)와 가벼운 희토류원소(LREE)가 부화된 형태로 나타났다. 중국 강 퇴적물에서 나타나는 REE 함량의 분포양상은 "C-type" 즉 MREE가 부화되어 가운데가 불룩한 형태이고, 한국 강 퇴적물에서 나타나는 REE 함량의 분포양상은 "D-type" 즉 LREE가 부화되어 원자번호가 증가함에 따라 직선적으로 감소하는 형태를 보인다. 북동중국해 코아 퇴적물중 REE 함량의 주요 제한인자는 LREE가 부화되어 있고 연구해역 인근 어디에나 분포하는 모나자이트$((Ce,\;La)PO_4)$로 해석된다. 한편, 북동중국해 퇴적물 중 REE함량의 분포양상은 C-type과 D-type의 중간 형태를 보인다. 이러한 중간 형태에 근거할 때, 현재는 대륙붕 환경이지만 과거에는 강 하구였던 북동중국해의 퇴적물은 한국 강과 중국 강에서 유출된 퇴적물의 혼합체로 판단된다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.71-81
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 시화호 외측 해역 주상 퇴적물 내 미량금속의 수직분포 특성과 오염도를 평가하였다. LNG 기지 인근에서 상대적으로 높은 미량금속 농도를 보였으며, 퇴적물 주상퇴적물 내 미량금속의 평균농도는 Cr 58.8 mg/kg, Co 10.3 mg/kg, Ni 22.8 mg/kg, Cu 18.1 mg/kg, Zn 74.0 mg/kg, As 6.75 mg/kg, Cd 0.14 mg/kg, Pb 27.4 mg/kg, Hg 0.026 mg/kg 이었다. 시화호 외측 퇴적물 내 Cu, Zn, As, Cd의 평균 농축계수는 1.5를 초과하여 인위적인 오염이 있었음을 시사하고 있었다. 농집지수를 이용한 결과, 대부분의 미량금속 원소가 오염되지 않은 것으로 나타났으나 LNG 기지 인근인 정점 C, D, E에서 Cu 및 Hg의 농집지수가 1을 초과하고 있어 약간 오염된 결과를 보였다. LNG 기지 인근지역에서 일부 미량금속이 약간 오염된 결과를 보였으나, 측정된 모든 미량금속이 입도 보정이 가능한 Al과 매우 양호한 양의 상관성을 나타내고 있어 시화호 외측 퇴적물 내에서 미량금속 농도는 오염원의 영향보다는 퇴적물의 입도에 큰 영향을 받고 있는 것을 알 수 있었다. 국내 퇴적물 기준인 주의기준과 관리기준과의 비교를 통하여 시화호 외측에서의 퇴적물 내 미량금속 농도는 대부분 저서생물에 영향을 주지 않는 안전한 농도임을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 Cr과 Cu는 외국의 주의기준(TEL) 기준을 초과하고 있어 주의가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2006

Analyses of sedimentological and geochemical parameters from two radiocarbon-dated sediment cores (JM98-845-PC and JM98-818-PC) retrieved from the central part of Isfjorden, Svalbard, in the Arctic Sea, reveal detailed paleoclimatic and paleoceanographic histories over the last 15,000 radiocarbon years. The overconsolidated diamicton at the base of core JM98-845-PC is supposed to be a basal till deposited beneath pounding glacier that had advanced during the LGM (Last Glacial Maximum). Deglaciation of the fjord commenced after the glacial maximum, marked by the deposition of interlaminated sand and mud in the ice-proximal zone by subglacial meltwater discharge, and prevailed between 13,700 and 10,800 yr B.P. with enriched-terrigenous organic materials. A return to colder conditions occurred at around 10,800 yr B.P. with a drop in TOC content, which is probably coincident with the Younger Dryas event in the North Atlantic region. At this time, an abrupt decrease of TOC content as well as an increase in C/N ratio suggests enhanced terrigenous input due to the glacial readvance. A climatic optimum is recognized between 8,395 and 2,442 yr B.P., coinciding with 'a mid-Holocene climatic optimum' in Northern Hemisphere sites (e.g., the Laurentide Ice sheet). During this time, as the sea ice receded from the fjord, enhanced primary productivity occurred in open marine conditions, resulting in the deposition of organic-enriched pebbly mud with evidence of TOC maxima and C/N ratio minima in sediments. Fast ice also disappeared from the coast, providing the maximum of IRD (ice-rafted debris) input. Around 2,442 yr B.p. (the onset of Neoglacial), pebbly mud, characterized by a decrease in TOC content, reflects the formation of more extensive sea ice and fast ice, which might cause decreased primary productivity in the surface water, as evidenced by a decrease in TOC content. Our results provide evidence of climatic change on the Svalbard fjords that helps to refine the existence and timing of late Pleistocene and Holocene millennial-scale climatic events in the Northern Hemisphere.