• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.51-59
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• 2015

Various Best Management Practices (BMPs) have been suggested to reduce soil erosion and non point source (NPS) pollutant loads from agricultural fields. However, very little research regarding water quality improvement with No-till (NT) has been performed in Korea. Thus, effects of NT were investigated in this study. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of NT on the surface runoff and sediment discharge in a field. Eight experimental plots of $5{\times}30m$ in size and 3 % or 8 % in slope prepared on gravelly sandy loam soil were treated with Conventional-till (CT) and NT. Runoff and NPS pollution discharge were monitored and compared the treatments. The amounts of rainfall from 13 monitored events ranged from 28.7 mm to 503.5 mm. The runoff amount was reduced by 17.6~59.2 % in 3 % NT and 29.6~53.2 % in 8 % NT. The average NPS pollution loads of the 3 % NT plots and 8 % NT plot were reduced about 45.1~89.2 % and 47.7~98.0 % compared to those of the CT plots, respectively. This research revealed that NT can reduce the NPS pollution loads substantially as well as increase the crop yield. Runoff and NPS pollution loads reduction by NT method could be contribute to improve the water quality of streams in agricultural regions.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.29-36
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• 2013

The objective of the research was to describe the effect of straw mat cover and soil amendments on the reduction of runoff and non-point source load from steep sloped highland agricultural fields. Four $5{\times}30$ m plots on sandy loam soil with 28 % slope were prepared. Experimental treatments were bare (control), rice straw mat cover (3,000 kg/ha) (S), PAM (5 kg/ha)+Gypsum (1 ton/ha) (PG) and rice straw mat cover+PAM+Gypsum (SPG). A variety of lettuce was cultivated and runoff was monitored during a growing season in 2011. Natural monitoring was conducted to three times. Runoff rate of S, PG and SPG plots were significantly lower than those of control plot. Especially, the runoff rate is zero in SPG plot at a first rainfall events. The reduction rate of runoff from the S, PG and SPG plots was 30.8 %, 29.0 % and 81.8 % compared to control plots, respectively. The reduction rate of NPS pollution load of S, PG and SPG was ranged of 50~90 %, 30~70 % and 90~100 %, respectively. Yield of lettuce from S, PG and SPG plots was respectively 400 (567 kg/ha), 320 (453 kg/ha) and 760 (1,067 kg/ha) that of compared to control plots greater than that from control plots (140 kg/ha). We speculated that the experimental treated plots could hold more nutrients and moisture than the control and helped the crop grow healthier. When analyzing the above results, in terms of reduction of runoff and NPS pollution load and crop yields, SPG experimental treatment had the best effect. It was concluded that the use of rice straw mats cover and soil amendments on soil surface could not only reduce the NPS pollution loads in receiving waters but also help increase the crop yield.

• 한국농공학회논문집
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2014

We investigated the effect of straw mat cover and soil amendments on the reduction of runoff, non-point source pollution load and yield of a Chinese cabbage from alpine fields. Two plots on sandy loam soil were prepared. Experimental treatments were control and rice straw mat cover (3,300 kg/ha)+Polyacrylamide (PAM) (5 kg/ha)+Gypsum (1 ton/ha) (SPG). A variety of Chinese cabbage was cultivated and runoff was monitored during a growing season in 2012. Monitoring was conducted to seven times. Runoff rate of SPG plot was lower than those of control plot. The reduction rate of runoff from SPG plot was 29.4 % compared to control plot. The reduction rate of suspended solids (SS), total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) load of SPG plot was 86.5 %, 34.7 % and 39.1 %, respectively. Yield of a Chinese cabbage from SPG plot (39,646 kg/ha) was greater than that of control plots (28,482 kg/ha). It was concluded that the use of SPG on soil surface could not only reduce the NPS pollution loads in receiving waters but also help increase the crop yield.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.70-76
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• 1999

영양염류는 하천이나 저수지의 부영양화를 유발하며 농경지는 영양원소의 주된 오염원으로 지적되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 농업 비점오염원에 의한 영양염류 유출 현상을 구명하기 위하여 경북 영천군 임고천 상류의 소유역에서 질소, 인, 유기물의 연간 부하량을 조사하였다. 유역 총면적은 1,420ha 였고 그 중에서 논과 밭을 포함한 경작지 면적은 약 25% 였으며 나머지는 대부분 산림이었고, 한우와 돼지 등의 가축 사육이 농가별로 소규모로 이루어지고 있었다. 조사 기간 동안 하천수중의 $NO_3-N$, $NH_4-N$, Total N, Total P 및 COD의 농도는 각각 4.95, 0.80, 6.72, 0.07 및 2.51mg/L였다. 97년도 연간 총 하천유수량은 6,681,500m3로 평가되었으며, $NO_3-N$, $NH_4-N$, Total N, Total P 및 COD의 연간 부하량은 각각 28,991, 3,010, 37,006, 590, 29,138kg으로 추정되었다. 강우량과 하천 유수량 사이에는 밀접한 정의 상관관계가 있었으며, 오염물질의 배출량 또한 유수량이 증가함에 따라 증가하였고 화학비료의 시용 시기와도 일치하여 강우량이 많았던 5월부터 8월 사이에 대부분의 영양염류의 부하가 발생하였다. 조사유역의 산업이 농업활동에 국한되어 있는 것을 감안할 때 이들 오염물질의 부하는 농경지로부터의 유실과 축산활동 등을 포함한 농업 비점오염원에 의한 것으로 볼 수 있으며 각 비점오염원별 부하량 정도를 구명하고 이를 제어할 수 있는 다양한 대책이 강구되어야 할 것이다.