• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.80-89
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• 1998

Three cores were taken from the northwest Pacific Ocean (Shikoku Basin) to determine the accumulation rates of both biogenic and terrigeneous fractions since the last penultimate interglacial period. The sediment is characterized by large amounts of terrigenous materials with low biogenic fractions and intermittent volcanic-ash layers, suggesting a hemipelagic origin. Composition of major elements shows no significant differences among sites. Relatively small variation of TiO$_2$/Al$_2$O$_3$ ratios with respect to SiO$_2$ content is the strong evidence for the common origin of terrigenous materials. The fraction of biogenic carbonates varies from near 0% in ash layers to about 35%, with a gradual increase toward the south (St. 4 through St. 6 to St. 20). However, carbonate contents show step-wise increasing tendency from St. 4 through St. 6 to St. 20, which suggests a southward increase of carbonate production. The color reflectance indicates that the sediment of the southern sites contains relatively higher amounts of biogenic carbonates. The mass accumulation rate of terrigenous fractions during the glacial period was 2-3 times higher than that of interglacial period. This enhanced mass accumulation rate of terrigenous materials was concomitant with the high accumulation rate of biogenic fractions. The total sediment accumulation rate is considered as the most important factor controlling mass accumulation rates of the biogenic and terrigenous materials. The enhanced sediment accumulation during the glacial periods is interpreted as a consequence of climate-induced change in the supply of eolian dust from the Asian continent. Enhanced wind strength during the glacial time may have increased transportation of terrigenous materials to the ocean. Thus, variation of sediment accumulation is highly linked with climatic variations.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.33-42
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• 2005

Wetlands often function as a nutrient sink. It is well known that increased input of nutrient increases the primary productivity but it is not well understood what is the fate of produced biomass in wetland ecosystem. Water and sediment quality, decomposition rate of cellulose, and sediment accumulation rate in 11 montane marshes in northern Sierra Nevada, California were analyzed to trace the effect of nitrogen and phosphorus content in water on nutrient dynamics. Concentrations of ammonium, nitrate, soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) in water were in the range of 27 to 607, 8 to 73, and 6 to 109 ppb, respectively. Concentrations of ammonium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium in water were the highest in Markleeville, which has been impacted by animal farming. Nitrate and SRP concentrations in water were the highest in Snow Creek, which has been impacted by human residence and a golf course. Cellulose decomposition rates ranged from 4 to 75 % per 90 days and the highest values were measured in Snow Creek. Concentrations of total carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in sediment ranged from 8.0 to 42.8, 0.5 to 3.0, and 0.076 to 0.162 %, respectively. Accumulation rates of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus fluctuated between 32.7 to 97.1, 2.4 to 9.0, and 0.08 to $1.14gm^{-2}yr{-1}$, respectively. Accumulation rates of carbon and nitrogen were highest in Markleeville and that of phosphorus was highest in Lake Van Norden. Correlation analysis showed that decay rate is correlated with ammonium, nitrate, and SRP in water. There was no correlation between element content in sediment and water quality. Nitrogen accumulation rate was correlated with ammonium in water. These results showed that element accumulation rates in montane wetland ecosystems are determined by decomposition rate rather than nutrient input. This study stresses a need for eco-physiological researches on the response of microbial community to increased nutrient input and environmental change because the microbial community is responsible for the decomposition process.

• 생태와환경
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.413-421
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• 2009

Eleven lake sediment core samples were obtained and analyzed to develop a chronology using $^{137}Cs$ (in 1963) and two tephra layers (Ko-c2 in 1694 and Ta-a in 1739). Sedimentation rates estimated for the past ca 300 years in Lake Shirarutoro indicated that catchment development has influenced the shallowing process in the lake by increasing sediment production. The sediment yield under initial land-use development conditions for the first two periods was estimated as 514 tons $yr^{-1}$ from 1694 to 1739 and 542 tons $yr^{-1}$ from 1739~1963. The development of the Shirarutoro catchment intensified in the 1960s with deforestation and agriculture activity leading to an increased sediment yield of 1261 tons $yr^{-1}$ after 1963. The sediment yields after intensified land use development, such as forestry and agricultural development, were about 2 times higher than that under initial development conditions, leading to accelerated lake shallowing over the last ca 50 years. Sedimentation rates differed with location in the lake because of spatial variation in the sediment flux from the contributing rivers and their catchments. The sedimentation rates before 1963 were low in all sites except for one site close to the Shirarutoroetoro River. The sedimentation rate in 1739~1963 was accumulated mostly at the inflow of the Shirarutoroetoro River by sediment production associated with forestry for charcoal production and initial agricultural development. The sedimentation rate after 1963 increased. In particular, the southern zone of the lake near the conjunction with the Kushiro River had a high sedimentation rate, which is attributable to sediment inflow back from the Kushiro River during floods.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.134-143
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• 1996

Sediment cores were collected from one site each in Amursky and Ussuriysky Bays in the Peter the great Bay for $^{210}Pb$, org C, N, biogenic Si, ${\delta}^{13}$C and ${\delta}^{15}$N analysis to elucidate the processes of biogenic particulate matter accumulation and early diagenetic change in the upper sediment column. Biogeochemistry at the core sites of both bays shows differences in sedimentation rate, sediment mixing, and diagenetic processes of particulate biogenic matter. Sedimentary organic matter at the core sites in both bays appeared to be largely derived from marine origin. Sedimentation rates are 173 and 118 mg $cm^{-2}$ $yr^{-1}$(0.13 and 0.11 cm $yr^{-1}$) in Amursky and Ussuriysky Bays, respectively. The surface mixed layer in the core top was present in Amursky Bay but not in Ussuriysky Bay. At the core site in Amursky Bay, incorporation of biogenic particulate matter into the sediment from the overlying waters is 236, 19, 142 mmol $cm^{-2}$ $yr^{-1}$ for organic C, N, and biogenic Si, respectively. Of which about 70${\%}$ of organic C and biogenic Si are degraded within the upper 25 cm sediment and the rest are buried at 25 cm sediment horizon. At the core site in Ussuriysky Bay, incorporation of biogenic particulate matter into the sediment from overlying waters is 164, 18, 76 mmol $cm^{-2}$ $yr^{-1}$ for organic C, N, and biogenic Si, respectively. Of which less than 50${\%}$ of organic C and biogenic Si are degraded within the upper 25 cm sediment and the remainder are buried at 25 cm sediment horizon. This large difference of degradation of biogenic matter in the upper 25 cm sediment column appears to be resulted from the difference in sediment mixing rates between the two cores.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제18권2호통권23호
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• pp.19-22
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• 2004

Seasonal changes of topograpy, sediment grain size and accumulation rate on the Gomso-Bay tidal flat(Fig. 1), west coast of Korea, have studied in order to understand the seasonal accumulation pattern and preservation potential of tidal-flat sediments. Seasonal levelings across the tidal flat show that the landward movement of both intertidal sand shoals and cheiers accelerates during the winter and typhoon period, but it almost stops in summer when mud deposition is instead predominant on the middle to upper tidal flat. Seasonal variations of mean grain size were largest on the upper part of middle tidal flat where summer mud layers were eroded during the winter and typhoon periods(Fig. 2). Measurements of accululation depths from sea floor to basal plate reveal that accumulation rates were seasonally controlled according to the elevation of tidal-flat surface(Table 1) : the upper flat, where the accumulation rate of summer was generally higher than that of winter, was characterized by a continuous deposition throughout the entire year, whereas on the middle flat, sediment accumulations were concentrated in winter realtive to summer, and were intermittently eroded by typhoons. The lower tidal flat were deposited mostly in winter and eroded during summer typhoons. Cancores taken across the tidal flat reveal that sand-mud interlaers resulting from such seasonal changes of energy regime are preserved only in the upper part of the deposits and generally replaced by storm layers downcore(Fig. 3). Based on above results, it is suggested that the storm deposits formed by winter stors and typhoons would consist of the major part of the Gomso-Bay deposits(Fig. 4).

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제98권6호
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• pp.669-675
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• 2009

본 연구는 산림유역 개발이 하천 출구의 토사 퇴적에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위해 토사 퇴적물에 함유된 세슘 농도를 분석하여 세슘총량과 토사 퇴적속도를 계산하였다. 세슘은 1954년 핵실험에 의해 최초 방출되었고, 토사의 입자에 흡착되어 퇴적하기 때문에 토사 퇴적물의 연대측정으로 이용되고 있다. 쿠시로습지유역의 대규모 산림은 1950년대 이후 농지로 개발되었고, 1954년 이후 하천 출구에서는 36~148 cm의 부유토사가 퇴적되었다. 세슘을 함유한 토사는 유역으로부터 유출되어 하천 출구에 퇴적하므로 하천 출구에서 세슘총량은 대조구보다 높은 값을 나타내었다. 또한 세슘총량은 토사 퇴적속도가 증가할수록 증가하였지만, 쿠쪼로강과 쿠시로강의 출구에서 세슘총량은 완만하게 증가하였다. 왜냐하면 쿠쪼로강과 쿠시로강에서 유로침식으로 발생한 토사는 세슘을 거의 포함하고 있지 않기 때문에 이들 하천 출구에서 토사퇴적은 증가하고 있었지만 세슘총량은 크게 증가하지 않았다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.331-343
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• 2002

The southern tidal flat of Kanghwa Island with an area of approximately $90km^2$ is one of the biggest flats on the west coast of Korea. Surface sediments for sedimentary analyses were sampled at 83 stations in August 1997, September 1999 and August 2000. The very poorly-sorted mud sediments were predominant in the eastern part of the tidal flat, whereas the poorly-sorted sand-mud mixed sediments were dominant in the western part. The area of muddy sediment distribution diminished, but that of sandy mud sediment extended to southeastward tidal flat for three years. In the western part of tidal flat, deposition occurred during the period of spring to summer, whereas erosion occurred in winter. Sediment accumulation rates during three years indicated that the sediments deposited continuously in the eastern part of tidal flat, whereas eroded in the western part of tidal flat. Recently, construction of artificial structures such as new airport, island-connecting bridges and dikes near the tidal flat might change tidal current and river flow pattern. In order to reduce the ecological damage and to preserve tidal-flat environment, it is necessary to Investigate long-term impacts on sedimentary environment and ecology.

• 생태와환경
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• 제34권1호통권93호
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• pp.54-61
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• 2001

저온에서 메탄발생 경로의 변화에 대하여 팔당호 연안대에서 채취한 저질토 슬러리를 배양하여 실험하였다. 저질토 슬러리의 메탄발생속도는 5${\sim}$45$^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 온도가 상승함에 따라서 지수함수적으로 증가하여 45$^{\circ}C$에서 7.4 nmol${\cdot}$g$^{-1}{\cdot}$h$^{-1}$로서 최대에 달한 후 급격히 감소하였다. 배양온도를 고온인 30$^{\circ}C$에서 저온인 15$^{\circ}C$로 감소시키면 메탄발생속도와 수소축적속도가 감소하였고 아세트산은 일시적으로 축적되었다. 배양온도 15$^{\circ}C$와 30$^{\circ}C$에서 클로로포름은 메탄발생을 완전히 억제하였고 메탄발생의 직접적 기질인 수소와 아세트산이 축적되었다. 이 수소와 아세트산의 축적량을 메탄발생량으로 환산하면, 아세트산으로부터의 메탄발생량은 30$^{\circ}C$와 15$^{\circ}C$에서 각각 총메탄발생량의 14%와 75%로 추정되었다. 또한 저온에서 저질토 슬러리에 아세트산을 19 mM 이상으로 첨가하면 메탄발생이 저해되었다. 결국 저온 조건에서는 메탄발생에 대한 아세트산의 상대적 기여도가 증가하고, 고농도의 아세트산에 의하여 메탄과정이 저해되었다. 그러므로 팔당호 연안대 저질토의 유기물 혐기분해에서 아세트산-이용 메탄발생과정은 저온에서 핵심과정이 되고, 고농도의 아세트산에 의한 병목현상이 일어난다고 판단된다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제31권
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• pp.21.1-21.7
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• 2016

Objectives The present study analyzes metal contamination in sediment of the East Kolkata Wetlands, a Ramsar site, which is receiving a huge amount of domestic and industrial wastewater from surrounding areas. The subsequent uptake and accumulation of metals in different macrophytes are also examined in regard to their phytoremediation potential. Methods Metals like cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), and lead (Pb) were estimated in sediment, water and different parts of the macrophytes Colocasia esculenta and Scirpus articulatus. Results The concentration of metals in sediment were, from highest to lowest, Mn ($205.0{\pm}65.5mg/kg$)>Cu ($29.9{\pm}10.2mg/kg$)>Pb ($22.7{\pm}10.3mg/kg$)>Cd ($3.7{\pm}2.2mg/kg$). The phytoaccumulation tendency of these metals showed similar trends in both native aquatic macrophyte species. The rate of accumulation of metals in roots was higher than in shoots. There were strong positive correlations (p <0.001) between soil organic carbon (OC) percentage and Mn (r =0.771), and sediment OC percentage and Pb (r=0.832). Cation exchange capacity (CEC) also showed a positive correlation (p <0.001) with Cu (r=0.721), Mn (r=0.713), and Pb (r=0.788), while correlations between sediment OC percentage and Cu (r=0.628), sediment OC percentage and Cd (r=0.559), and CEC and Cd (r=0.625) were significant at the p <0.05 level. Conclusions Bioaccumulation factor and translocation factors of these two plants revealed that S. articulatus was comparatively more efficient for phytoremediation, whereas phytostabilization potential was higher in C. esculenta.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2002

황해 중앙부 해역에 분포하는 니토대의 공급지와 퇴적작용을 파악할 목적으로 이곳 니질 퇴적물에서 채취한 4개의 시료에서 분석한 화학조성과 기존의 황하, 양자강 및 한반도의 금강 퇴적물 등의 지화학적 자료와 비교하고 퇴적률을 추정하였다. 연구지역 표층 퇴적상의 분포는 사질 퇴적상이 분포하는 동쪽지역, 니토대가 분포하는 서쪽지역, 중앙부지역에 남북방향의 대상분포를 보이는 혼합 퇴적상으로 구분된다. 퇴적물내 탄산염 함량은 2.B~10.5%의 범위를 보이고 사질 퇴적물이 분포하는 동쪽보다 니질 퇴적물이 분포하는 서쪽으로 갈수록 점차 증가하는 경향을 보인다 Pb-210 동위원소를 이용한 연구지역 니질 퇴적물의 퇴적률은 0.21~0.68cm/yr 혹은 0.176~0.714 g/$\textrm{cm}^2$.yr의 범위를 보였다. 황하와 가까운 산둥반도 동쪽 정점 CY96010에서 퇴적률은 0.68cm/yr 혹은 0.714g/$\textrm{cm}^2$. yr의 높은 값을 보이고, 황해 중앙부 해역 정점 CY96008과 CY96002에서 퇴적률은 0.21~0.23cm/yr혹은 0.176~0.220g/$\textrm{cm}^2$. yr로 낮은 값을 보여 황하기원 퇴적물이 황해 중앙부 해역까지 이동되어 퇴적되고 있음을 의미한다. 황해 중앙부 해역 니질 퇴적물의 화학조성 중 Ca, Na, Sr, Ho, La, Tb 및 Ta원소함량과 Ca/Ti비는 양자강 퇴적물보다는 높고, 황하보다는 낮거나 이와 비슷한 함량 변화 경향을 보였고, Fe, Ti, Ni, Co, Cr, Cu, Pb, Sc, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd 및 Dy 원소함량은 황하 퇴적물 보다는 높고, 양자강보다는 낮으나 이와 비슷한 함량변화를 보였다. 반면, Mn, K 및 Sr 원소는 금강과 황해 동쪽의 퇴적물보다는 낮으나 이와 비슷한 함유량을 보였고, Zn, Rb, Cd, U, Cs 및 Li 원소는 비교지역 보다 높은 함량치를 보였다. 따라서 황해 중앙부 해역에 분포하는 니질 퇴적물의 공급지는 황하 및 고황하기원 물질이고, 이외에 양자강과 금강으로부터 공급된 물질과 황해 난류수에 의해 운반된 생물기원 물질의 영향도 다소 있는 것으로 해석된다.