• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.453-457
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• 2010

화학비료, 가축분뇨 및 퇴비 등 주요 질소원의 질소동위원소비 (${\delta}^{15}N$) 차이를 조사하기 위해 각각 8, 4, 37점의 시료를 채취하여 ${\delta}^{15}N$을 분석하였다. 평균 ${\delta}^{15}N$ 값은 화학비료가 $-1.5{\pm}0.5$‰ (범위: -3.9~+0.5‰‰), 가축분뇨가 $+6.3{\pm}0.4$‰ (+5.3~+7.2‰), 가축분퇴비가 $+16.0{\pm}0.4$‰ (+9.3~+20.9‰)였다. 화학비료가 타 질소원에 비해 ${\delta}^{15}N$ 값이 낮은 것은 화학비료 제조시 이용하는 질소원인 대기 $N_2$의 ${\delta}^{15}N$ 값 (0‰)을 반영하기 때문이다. 반면, 가축분에 비해 퇴비의 ${\delta}^{15}N$ 값이 높은 것은 퇴비화 과정 중 일어나는 질소손실 (특히, 암모니아 휘산)과 관련된 질소동위원소분할효과 ($^{14}N$의 손실속도>$^{15}N$의 손실속도)에 의한 퇴비 중 $^{15}N$ 농축에 의한 결과로 판단된다. 따라서, 본 연구는 ${\delta}^{15}N$ 분석을 통해 현재 우리나라 농업 시스템에서 가장 널리 이용되고 있는 두 가지 질소원 (화학비료와 퇴비)을 구분할 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.510-519
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• 2019

The 'Stable Isotope Analysis in R' (SIAR), one of the Bayesian mixing models for stable isotopes, has been proven to be useful for source apportionment of nitrates in rivers. In this study, the contribution ratios of nitrate sources were quantified by using the SIAR based on nitrogen and oxygen stable isotope measurements in the Yeongsan River. From the measurements, it was found that the values of δ¹⁵N-NO₃ and δ¹⁸O-NO₃ ranged from -8.2 ‰ to +13.4 ‰ and from +2.2 ‰ to +9.8 ‰, respectively. We further analyzed the contribution ratios of the five nitrate sources by using the SIAR. From the modeling results, the main nitrate source was found to be soil N (29.3 %), followed by sewage (26.7 %), manure (19.6 %), chemical fertilizer (17.9 %) and precipitation (6.3 %). From the results, it was found that the anthropogenic sources, i.e., sewage, manure and chemical fertilizer contribute 64.2% of the total nitrate inflow from the watershed. Due to the significant correlation of δ¹⁵N-NO₃ and lnNO₃^- in this study, the fractionation factors reflecting the biogeochemical processes of stable isotope ratios could be directly obtained. This may make the contribution ratios obtained in this study more precise. The fractionation factors were identified as +3.64 ± 0.91 ‰ for δ¹⁵N-NO₃ (p<0.01) and -5.67 ± 1.73 ‰ for δ¹⁸O-NO₃(p<0.01), respectively, and were applied in using the SIAR. The study showed that the stable isotope method using the SIAR could be applied to quantitatively calculate the contribution ratios of nitrate sources in the Yeongsan River.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2017

Background: The natural ratios of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and sulfur (S) stable isotopes can be varied in some specific living organisms owing to various isotopic fractionation processes in nature. Therefore, the analysis of C, N, and S stable isotope ratios in ginseng can provide a feasible method for determining ginseng authenticity depending on the cultivation land and type of fertilizer. Methods: C, N, and S stable isotope composition in 6-yr-old ginseng roots (Jagyeongjong variety) was measured by isotope ratio mass spectrometry. Results: The type of cultivation land and organic fertilizers affected the C, N, and S stable isotope ratio in ginseng (p < 0.05). The ${\delta}^{15}N_{AIR}$ and ${\delta}^{34}S_{VCDT}$ values in ginseng roots more significantly discriminated the cultivation land and type of organic fertilizers in ginseng cultivation than the ${\delta}^{13}C_{VPDB}$ value. The combination of ${\delta}^{13}C_{VPDB}$, ${\delta}^{15}N_{AIR}$, or ${\delta}^{34}S_{VCDT}$ in ginseng, except the combination ${\delta}^{13}C_{VPDB}-^{34}S_{VCDT}$, showed a better discrimination depending on soil type or fertilizer type. Conclusion: This case study provides preliminary results about the variation of C, N, and S isotope composition in ginseng according to the cultivation soil type and organic fertilizer type. Hence, our findings are potentially applicable to evaluate ginseng authenticity depending on cultivation conditions.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.195-207
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• 2016

Because the high latitude region in the North Pacific is characterized by high primary production in the surface water enriched with nutrients, it is important to understand the variation of surface water productivity and associated nutrient variability in terms of global carbon cycle. Surface water productivity change or its related nutrient utilization rate during the Northern Hemisphere Glaciation (NHG; ca. 2.73 Ma) has been reported, but little is known about such circumstances under gradual climate cooling since the NHG. Bulk nitrogen isotope (${\delta}^{15}N_{bulk}$) of sedimentary organic matter has been used for the reconstruction of nutrient utilization rate in the surface water. However, sedimentary organic matter experiences diagenesis incessantly during sinking through the water column and after burial within the sediments. Thus, in this study we examine the degree of nitrate utilization rate during the early Pleistocene (2.4-1.25 Ma) since the NHG, using the diatom-bound nitrogen isotope (${\delta}^{15}N_{db}$), which is known to be little influenced by diagenesis, from Site U1343 in the Bering slope area. ${\delta}^{15}N_{db}$ values range from ~0.5 to 5.5‰, which is lower than ${\delta}^{15}N_{bulk}$ values, but they vary with larger amplitude. Variation patterns between ${\delta}^{15}N_{db}$ values and biogenic opal concentration are generally consistent, which indicates that the nitrate utilization rate is closely related to opal productivity change in the surface water. A positive correlation between opal productivity and nitrate utilization rate was observed, which is different from the other high latitude regions in the North Pacific. The main reason for this contrasting relationship is that the primary production in the surface water at Site U1343 is influenced mostly by the degree of sea ice formation. Still, although concerns about diagenetic alteration have been avoided by using ${\delta}^{15}N_{db}$, the effects of the preservation state of biogenic opal and the species-dependent isotopic fractionation on ${\delta}^{15}N_{db}$ should be assessed in the future studies.

• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.167-176
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• 2005

A time-series sediment trap was deployed at 1,034 m water depth in the eastern Bransfield Strait for a complete year from December 25, 1998 to December 24, 1999. About 99% of total mass flux was trapped during an austral summer, showing distinct seasonal variation. Biogenic particles (biogenic opal, particulate organic carbon, and calcium carbonate) account for about two thirds of annual total mass flux $(49.2\;g\;m^{-2})$, among which biogenic opal flux is the most dominant (42% of the total flux). A positive relationship (except January) between biogenic opal and total organic carbon fluxes suggests that these two variables were coupled, due to the surface-water production (mainly diatoms). The relatively low $\delta^{13}C$ values of settling particles result from effects on C-fixation processes at low temperature and the high $CO_2$ availability to phytoplankton. The correspondingly low $\delta^{l5}N$ values are due to intense and steady input of nitrates into surface waters, reflecting an unlikely nitrate isotope fractionation by degree of surface-water production. The $\delta^{l5}N$ and $\delta^{l3}C$ values of sinking particles increased from the beginning to the end of a presumed phytoplankton bloom, except for anomalous $\delta^{l5}N$ values. Krill and the zooplankton fecal pellets, the most important carriers of sinking particles, may have contributed gradually to the increasing $\delta^{l3}C$ values towards the unproductive period through the biomodification of the $\delta^{l3}C$ values in the food web, respiring preferentially and selectively $^{12}C$ atoms. Correspondingly, the increasing $\delta^{l5}N$ values in the intermediate-water trap are likely associated with a switch in source from diatom aggregates to some remains of zooplankton, because organic matter dominated by diatom may be more liable and prone to remineralization, leading to greater isotopic alteration. In particular, the tendency for abnormally high $\delta^{l5}N$ values in February seems to be enigmatic. A specific species dominancy during the production may be suggested as a possible and speculative reason.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.348-353
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• 2008

산소안정동위원소는 추적자로서의 뛰어난 특성에도 불구하고 분석상의 어려움으로 해양수괴 연구에 많이 활용되지 못하고 있다. 물시료에 함유된 산소의 안정동위원소비를 측정하기 위해 가장 많이 사용하는 방법은 $H_2O/CO_2$ 평형기를 이용해 시료인 물을 이산화탄소와 동위원소평형을 이루게 한 뒤, 이산화탄소의 동위원소 비율을 측정하는 것이다. 이러한 자동 $H_2O/CO_2$ 평형기를 이용한 물 시료 분석시의 정밀도는 ${\pm}0.1%o$, 해양에서 이를 적용하기 위해서는 정밀도를 보다 높이는 것이 요구된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 분석상의 오차를 감소시킬 수 요인들을 파악하여 분석장치의 보완 및 분석방법의 개선으로 정밀도 최소 0.05%o 향상시킴으로서 산소동안정동위원소의 변화폭이 작은 해양에서도 추적자로서 활발히 응용될 수 있도록 기여하고자 하였다. $H_2O/CO_2$ 평형기를 이용하는 경우 가장 큰 문제점은 시료가스가 전처리 장치로부터 질량분석기까지 이동해야 하는 거리가 멀고 평형가스가 팽창해야 하는 부피가 크다는 것이다. 그러므로 단순히 압력 차를 이용해서 가스를 이동시킬 경우, 가벼운 동위원소종이 선택적으로 이동되는 동위원소 분별작용이 일어날 수 있고, 분석 장치 전체의 부피가 플라스크에 담긴 시료가스의 부피에 비해 크기 때문에 시료가스가 충분히 혼합되지 않을 수가 있다는 점이다. 이러한 점을 보완하기 위해 액체질소 트랩과 고진공 균일도를 향상시켰다. 동일한 해수시료를 기존방법과 보완방법을 이용하여 각각 14번씩 분석한 결과 평균 측정값은 0.023, 0.024%o 서로 거의 동일한 값을 보였으나 표준편차는 각각 ${\pm}0.081$, ${\pm}0.021%o$ 네 배가량 개선된 결과를 보이고 있다. 그 결과 해양에서의 동위원소 분석시 발생할 수 있는 중요한 오차 요인을 현저하게 감소시킴으로서 동위원소 변화폭이 작은 해양수괴 연구에 크게 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.