• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.231-238
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: Biochar (BC) has a great potential for enhancing soil fertility and carbon sequestration while facilitating beneficial waste disposition. Therefore, it is essential to assess and mitigate any inadvertent consequences associated with soil biochar amendment. Earthworm activity is very vital in the soil system, yet there are a limited number of studies that have examined their impact resulting from biochar application to soil. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, the survival, growth, reproductive tests, and oxidative DNA damage tests (measured by 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and catalase (CAT) activities) to assess the potential toxicity to earthworm Eisenia fetida in artificial soil amended with BCs were investigated. The BCs derived from perilla meal, sesame meal, and pumpkin seed were pyrolyzed at 300 and $550^{\circ}C$, and then amended with soil at a rate of 5%. All the earthworms survived, but lost weight compared to control soil after 28 day incubation period. Moreover, the BC-amended soils did not significantly affect the cocoon numbers of earthworms. Slightly higher concentrations of 8-OHdG and CAT were observed in earthworms present in BC-treated soil than those in control soil. Furthermore, the 8-OHdG concentrations in the soil amended with BC produced at $550^{\circ}C$ were greater than those at $300^{\circ}C$, and it slightly decreased as the incubation time increased. CONCLUSION: These observations could be due to higher contents of toxic metal(loid)s and also higher pH in BCs pyrolyzed at $550^{\circ}C$ than $300^{\circ}C$. While BC is efficiently being used in agricultural fields, this study suggests that it is required to assess the unintended negative impacts of BC on soil ecosystems.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제63권3호
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• pp.243-248
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• 2020

The long-chained perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), are a potential exposure risk in the environment, specifically for humans due to high levels of bioaccumulation, persistence, and toxicity. In the current study, the plant uptake factors (PUFs) of spinach and Welsh onion were investigated on the three different concentration levels of PFOA and PFOS in soil. Spinach and Welsh onion were divided into three residue groups, a control group and two levels of PFOA and PFOS. The PFAAs spiked soils were aged for six months and the extractable residue of PFOS in the aged soil was reduced to 30-59% of the initial spiked concentrations for PFOS, while PFOA showed almost the same initial spiked concentrations. The PUFs for PFOA and PFOS were 0.111-2.821 and 0.047-3.175 for spinach, and 0.203-0.738 and 0.035-0.181 for Welsh onion, respectively. The highest PUF values in both vegetable were displayed when the residual concentration of PFAAs were part-per-billion (ppb) or sub-ppb in soil.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.341-343
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• 1998

몇가지 토양미생물제처리(土壤微生物劑處理)가 배추의 수량(收量), 토양(土壤)과 식물체(植物體)의 화학성분(化學成分) 및 미생물상(微生物相)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 조사(調査)하였다. BLCS cattle dropping을 제외(除外)한 모든 처리구(處理區)에서 배추의 총중(總重)과 구중(球重)이 증가(增加)되었고, 특히 MPK+Husk+Palma가 배추의 수량증가(收量增加)에 가장 효과적(效果的)이었다. 식물체(植物體)의 화학성분(化學成分)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果), Compost에 비하여 Tomi에서 K와 Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, 그리고 Zn의 함량(含量)이 매우 높았다. MPK+Husk+Palma에서 Mg와 Mn함량(含量)이 증가(增加)하였고, MPK+Compost에서는 K와 Mg 및 Na함량(含量)이 증가(增加)하였다. 토양(土壤)의 화학성분(化學成分)은 Tomi에서 K와 P의 함량(含量)이 높았고 Husk+Palma에서 P의 함량(含量)이 증가(增加)하였으나, 다른 처리구(處理區)에서는 차이(差異)가 없었다. 토양(土壤)의 미생물상(微生物相)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果), 총세균수(總細菌數)는 Tomi에서 가장 높았고 Husk+Palma 및 MPK+Husk+Palma처리구(處理區)에서도 높게 나타났다. Bacillus는 MPK+Husk+Palma에서 가장 높았고 Husk+Palma와 Tomi에서도 매우 높았다. Actinomycetes와 fungi도 Tomi가 가장 높았으나, 다른 처리구(處理區) 간(間)에는 차이(差異)가 없었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.263-271
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• 1995

중금속에 의한 토양오염을 화학적으로 평가하기 위한 일환으로 토양을 중금속으로 오염시킨 후 토양용액을 추출하여 pH, 이온강도, 이온농도, 화합물형태 변화를 분석했다. 토양이 Cu와 Cd에 의해 오염될수록 토양용액의 이온강도는 증가했다. 이런 변화는 Cd보다 Cu에 의해 더 컸다. 토양용액 중의 Cu와 Cd의 농도는 가한 양(量)에 비해 소량으로 존재했으나 처리량에 비례하여 금속의 농도는 증가했다. 토양용액 중의 Cd의 농도는 Cu보다 훨씬 높았다. 토양용액 중의 Ca, Mg, K의 농도는 중금속에 의해 증가되었으나 주로 free ion상태로 존재했으며 화합물형태는 Cu나 Cd의 처리에 의해 변화되지 않았다. 토양용액 중 중금속이온의 화합물의 변화 경향은 Cu와 Cd이 달랐다. Cu의 경우 토성과 pH에 의해 영향을 받았는데 pH가 낮은 SiCL 및 SL 토양에서는 free $Cu^{2+}$가 95 molar % 이상으로 주된 화합물형태이었고 pH가 높은 LS토양의 경우 free $Cu^{2+}$과 Cu-hydroxide이 주된 화합물형태로 Cu처리량에 따라 이들 화학종의 molar %는 변화되었다. Cd의 경우 free $Cd^{2+}$과 Cd-chloride 화합물이 주된 화합물형태이었고 Cd처리량이 증가함에 따라 $Cd^{2+}$는 감소한 반면 Cd-chloride 화합물 형성은 증가했다. 중금속에 의한 토양용액의 pH감소, 중금속의 흡착에 따른 양이온의 일시적인 증가, 중금속의 화합물 변화들은 식물영양적 측면에서 볼 때 식물에 불리한 변화로 간주되며, 중금속의 생물유효성과 독성을 평가하는 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.391-396
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• 2015

Arsenic (As) contamination of agricultural soils resulting from mining activity has caused major concern due to the potential health risk. Therefore the current study was carried out to investigate the relationship between fractionation of As in soil and rice uptake and to provide a basic information for adequate management of As contaminated agricultural soil. Twenty agricultural soils and rice affected by the abandoned mining sites were collected. Soil chemical properties and As concentrations (total and sequential extracted) in soils were determined and As concentrations in polished rice were analyzed. The average concentration of As in non-specifically adsorbed (F1), specifically adsorbed (F2), amorphous hydrous oxides of Fe and Al (F3), crystalline hydrous oxides of Fe and Al (F4) and residual phase (F5) were 0.08, 1.38, 10.34, 3.26 and $10.98mgkg^{-1}$, respectively. Both soil pH and available phosphorus were positively correlated with the concentrations of As in F1 and F2. These results indicate that increasing the soil pH and available phosphorus can significantly increase the easily mobile fractions of As (F1 and F2). The average concentration of As in polished rice was $0.09mgkg^{-1}$. The concentrations of As in F1 and F2 showed a positive correlation with the concentrations of As in polished rice. Therefore soil pH and available phosphorus affect the distribution of As fractionation in soils and thus affect As bioavailability.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.31-39
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• 2007

This study was carried out to evaluation the recycled waste soils from construction site for planting soil. For this purpose, the concentrations of polluted materials and the physico-chemical properties were measured at recycled soil samples of an industrial waste treating company in the Metropolitan landfill area. The concentrations of polluted materials did not exceed to the standard critical levels of soil pollution in all analyzed items. The measures of the samples soil texture (loamy sand), bulk density (1.09~1.32g/$cm^3$), saturated hydraulic conductivity ($1.6{\times}10^{-3}{\sim}1.8{\times}10^{-3}$cm/sec), solid phase distribution (0.4~0.5$m^3/m^3$), porosity (0.5~0.6$m^3/m^3$), Ex. $K^+$ (1.0~1.2cmol/kg), Ex. $Mg^{2+}$ (0.2~0.6cmol/kg) were identified as not worse than those of conventional planting soil. But the sample soils have serious problems for planting soil such as high levels of pH (9.6~11.5), EC (0.78~1.84ds/m) and Ex. $Ca^{2+}$ (25.6~34.5cmol/kg), low level of organic matter (0.2~0.3%). It is required to improve pH, EC and Ex. $Ca^{2+}$ of sample soils. Consequently, the results suggested a high potential of recycling of the wastes soils for planting soil.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 1988

Pot experiment was conducted to find out the effect of lime application on yield and chemical composition of burley tobacco in 1986, Lime increased exchangeable calcium and pH of soil, but decreased Al, Fe and Mn concentrations. Yield was increased by lime application, however lime could not be caused to yield increasing in the soil with high calcium contents. Cored leaves of limed Plot contained higher Mg. K, total nitrogen, NO3-nitrogen, water soluble and insoluble ash, alkalinity number of water soluble and insoluble ash, citric and malic acid, but lower Fe, Mn, protein-nitrogen, NH3-nitrogen, nicotine petroleum ether extract, palmitic and linolenic acid concentrations than those of unlined plot. The linoleic acid and volatile neutral constituents of cured leaves were not affected by liming. Lime increased yield, however it did not affect leaf duality in respect to chemical characteristics, suggesting that liming should be necessary for tobacco cultivation.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.753-767
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• 2013

정화토양 RSA(remediated soil A)와 RSB(remediated soil B)의 토양 특성을 조사한 결과, 사질양토로서 작물 별 토양 특성 권장 기준에 적정 토성이지만, 높은 토양 pH와 치환성 칼슘, 다소 낮은 양이온치환용량(cation exchange capacity, CEC)과 치환성 칼륨, 매우 낮은 토양유기물 함량과 유효인산 함량을 보여 작물 생육에 적합하지 않은 것으로 판단되었다. 그러나, 친환경농자재인 부산물비료, charcoal, biochar를 토양개량제로 처리 후 토양 특성이 수준 이상의 개선을 보여준 것으로 보인다. 토양 pH 경감 효과는 볼 수 없었으나, 토양유기물 함량 증가, 유효인산 함량 증가 등의 효과가 있었으며, 총질소(total nitrogen, T-N)와 치환성 칼륨의 함량이 다소 증가하였다. 그리고, 치환성 칼슘의 함량이 작물 별 권장 기준 이상으로 높은 것을 감안하였을 때 biochar 처리구에서 치환성 칼슘 함량을 감소시킨바, 지속적인 연구 또한 필요할 것으로 판단된다. 이는 토양경작법에 의하여 정화된 토양에 대하여 부산물비료, charcoal, biochar 등의 친환경농자재를 토양개량제로 사용할 경우 토양 개선 효과가 나타난 것으로 생각되며, 특히 biochar의 경우 토양 특성 변화에 많은 영향을 주었다. 따라서, 정화토양을 지속적으로 유지하고 관리 할 경우 토양의 질을 꾸준히 증진시킬 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2002년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.75-80
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• 2002

Enormous volumes of mining wastes from the abandoned and closed mines are disposed without a proper treatment at Southeastern part of Kangwon Province. Erosion of these wastes contaminates soil, surface water, and sediments with heavy metals. Objectives of this research were to fractionate heavy metals in the mine waste and to assess the potential S. P. A. G.(Soil Pollution Assesment Guidance) of each metal fraction. Mine wastes analyzed for physical and chemical properties. pH of wastes ranged from 3.3 to 8.0. Contents of total N and loss on ignition matter were in the ranges of 0.2~5.6%, and 0.8~15.3%, respectively. Heavy metals in the wastes were higher in the coal mines than those in the other mine wastes. Total concentrations of metals in the wastes were in the orders of Pb > Zn > Cu > Cd, exceeded the corrective action level of the Soil Environment Conservation Law and higher than the natural abundance levels reported from uncontaminated soils. Relative distribution of heavy metal fractions was residual > organic > reducible > carbonate > adsorbed, reversing the degree of metal bioavailability. Mobile fractions of metals were relatively small compared to the total concentrations. Soil Pollution Assesment Guidance(SPAG) values were ranged from 0.08 to 9.14 based on labile fraction of metal concentrations. SPAG values of labile concentration were lower than those of total concentration.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.64-70
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• 1997

Sludge is generated in the process of water and wastewater treatment, and it has been causing various problems environmentally and economically. The firing technology in pottery industry was applied to the sludge treatment, and the final product was called artificial soil. For the production of artificial soil, lime and chabazite was used as additive, and the mixed material was thermally treated in the firing kiln at $300^{\circ}$ temperature for about 15 minutes. The physico-chemical characteristics of the artificial soil was analyzed and it showed that the artificial soil could be used as a soil conditioner for farmland. The concentrations of the toxic heavy metals in the artificial soil were lower than those in the soil quality standard for farmland. It was high in permeability, total nitrogen and total phosphorous concentrations and surface area of the artificial soil compared to the common field soil. Preliminary cost analysis showed that the sludge treatment cost for artificial soil was less than the disposal cost in the current landfill disposal method. This study illustrated that the artificial soil production process can be a feasible alternative for sludge treatment, and produced artificial soil may he applied to farmland without causing significant adverse effect. Further study is recommended for practical application of the system and verification of the longterm effect of the artificial soil on farmland.