• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.259-273
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• 2021

We conducted a study to investigate the characteristics of the carbon cycle of two streams (located in Shig a Prefecture, Japan), having similar size, namely, the Adokawa stream (length: 52 km, area: 305 km², watershed population: 8,000) and the Yasukawa stream (length: 62 km, area: 380 km², watershed population: 120,000), but with different degree of human activity. Samples were collected from these two streams at 14 (Adokawa stream) and 23 (Yasukawa stream) stations in the flowing direction. The dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) concentration and the stable carbon isotope ratio of DIC (δ¹³C-DIC) were measured in addition to the watershed features and the chemical variables of the stream water. The δ¹³C-DIC (-9.50 ± 2.54‰), DIC concentration (249 ± 76 µM), and electric conductivity (52 ± 13 µS/cm) in Adokawa stream showed small variations from upstream to downstream. However, the δ¹³C-DIC (-8.68 ± 2.3‰) upstream of Yasukawa stream was similar to that of Adokawa stream and decreased downstream (-12.13 ± 0.43‰). DIC concentration (upstream: 272 ± 89 µM, downstream: 690 ± 37 µM) and electric conductivity (upstream: 69 ± 17 µS/cm, downstream: 193 ± 37 µS/cm) were higher downstream than upstream of Yasukawa stream. The DIC concentration of Yasukawa stream was significantly correlated with watershed environmental variables, such as, watershed population density (r = 0.8581, p<0.0001, n = 23), and forest area percentage of the watershed (r = -0.9188, p<0.0001, n = 23). δ¹³C-DIC showed significant negative correlation with the DIC concentration (r = -0.7734, p<0.0001, n = 23), electric conductivity (r = -0.5396, p = 0.0079, n = 23), and watershed population density (r = -0.6836, p = 0.0003, n = 23). Our approach using a stable carbon isotope ratio suggests that DIC concentration and δ¹³C-DIC could be used as indicators for monitoring the health of stream ecosystems with different watershed characteristics.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2019

Background: Han River estuary is a national wetland reserve near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between South Korea and North Korea. This trans-boundary estuary area has been well preserved and shows distinctive plant communities along the salinity gradient. To elucidate energy flows and nutrient cycling in this area, we studied trophic relations between the dominant sesarmid crab, Sesarma dehaani, and food sources in three wetlands with different environments along the estuarine gradients. Results: Stable isotope signatures (${\delta}^{13}C$ and ${\delta}^{15}N$) of the crabs were significantly different among the sites and body size classes. Seasonal changes in ${\delta}^{13}C$ of small crabs were distinct from those of large individuals at all the sites. The isotopic values and fatty acid profiles of the crabs were more different among the sites in September than in May. In May, large-sized crabs utilized more plant materials compared to other dietary sources in contrast to small-sized crabs as revealed by a stable isotope mixing modeling, whereas contributions to diets of crabs were not dominated by a specific diet for different body size in September except at site 1. Based on PCA loadings, fatty acid content of $18:3{\omega}3$, known as a biomarker of plant materials, was the main factor to separate size groups of crabs in May and September. The ${\delta}^{13}C$ value of sediment had high correlation with those of small-sized crabs at site 1 and 2 when 1-month time lag was applied to the value for crabs during the surveyed period. Conclusions: Based on the stable isotope and fatty acid results, the consumption habits of S. dehaani appear to be distinguished by sites and their size. In particular, smaller size of S. dehaani appears to be more dependent on fewer food sources and is influenced more by the diet sources from the sediments in Han River estuary.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.34-40
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• 2015

It is reported that the intensity of rainfall will likely increase, on average, over the world on 2000. For water resources security, many studies for flow paths from rainfall or snowmelt to subsurface have been conducted. In Korea, few isotopic studies for characterizations of flow path have been undertaken. For a better understanding of how water derived from atmosphere moves to subsurface and from subsurface to stream, an analysis of precipitation and stream water using oxygen-18 and deuterium isotopes in a small watershed, Dorim-cheon, Seoul, was conducted with high resolution data. Variations of oxygen-18 in precipitation greater than 10‰ (δ¹⁸O_max = −1.21‰, δ¹⁸O_min = −11.23) were observed. Isotopic compositions of old water (groundwater) assumed as the stream water collected in advance were −8.98‰ and −61.85‰ for oxygen and hydrogen, respectively. Using a two-component mixing model, hydrograph separation of the stream water in Dorim-cheon was conducted based on weighted mean value of δ¹⁸O. As a result, except of instant dominance of rainfall, contribution of old water was dominant during the study period. On average, 71.3% of the old water and 28.7% of rainfall contributed to the stream water. The results show that even in the small watershed, which is covered with thin soil layer in granite mountain region, the stream water is considerably influenced by old water inflow rather than rainfall.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2002년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.254-257
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• 2002

The purposes of this research are to identify the source and to analyze the pathway of nitrate contamination in "cultural village", Jeungpyeong. In order to examine recharge processes and flow pattern that closely related to the influent of nitrate contaminant, the flow field was simulated and the oxygen and hydrogen stable isotopes were analyzed. The nitrogen isotope was used to delineate contaminant sources. The shallow groundwater was mainly composed of precipitation, but leakage of domestic water and sewage contributed to the recharge. Nitrate contaminants were possibly from the leakage of sewage and animal waste. The nitrate concentration decreased due to dilution by low concentration water.ion water.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.453-454
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• 2004

Hydrogeochemical and isotopic characteristics were investigated for groundwater of Tertiary basin in southeastern part of Korea where deep drilling is in progress for geothermal investigation. According to geology, aquifer was distinguished as alluvial, tertiary sedimentary bedrock (bedrock groundwater), and fractured volcanic rock (deep groundwater). Groundwater of each aquifer is distinctively separated in Eh-pH conditions and concentrations of Cl, F, B and HCO$_3$. Deep groundwater has very low level 3H and 14C whereas alluvial groundwater has those of recent precipitation level. However one of deep groundwater show mixed characteristics in terms of hydrochemistry which indicates effect of pumping. Deep groundwater have temperature of 38 to 43$^{\circ}C$ whereas bedrock and alluvial groundwater have temperature less than 2$0^{\circ}C$. Fractured basement rock aquifer has different hydrogeologicalsetting from bedrock and alluvial aquifer considering hydrogeochemical and isotopic characteristics, and temperature.

• 한국광학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광학회 2003년도 하계학술발표회
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• pp.174-175
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• 2003

안정 동위원소는 원자력, 정밀전자, 제약 및 의료 분야 등에서 다양하게 사용되고 있다(그림1 참고). 원자로의 핵반응 조절을 위해 chemical shim으로 사용되는 B-10과 low activation 내부식성 재료인 감손 아연(Zn depleted in Zn-64)은 원자력 분야에서 사용되는 대표적인 안정 동위원소이다. 정밀 전자 분야에서 low alpha lead (LAL： Pb-210이 제거된 납)는 고집적 반도체 패킹 시 soft error를 줄이는 솔더 물질로 사용되고 있고, Si-28 은 열전도도가 높은 새로운 반도체 소재로 부각되고 있다. (중략)

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2021

Employing of 13C stable-isotopes in NMR metabolomics can give unique splitting patterns and coupling constants information originated from 13C-13C coupling interaction that provide an important structural information regarding the cellular metabolic process. But it has been known that an undesirable signal distortion in 2D heteronuclear correlation study, due to 13C-13C interaction, hampers an analysis of the coupling information. Recently, we proposed J-scaled distortion-free heteronuclear single-quantum coherence (HSQC) sequence which provides a distortion-free 13C-13C coupling information with a selective resolution enhancement of JCC splitting. In this paper, we dicuss theoretical aspect and practical feature of J-scaled HSQC pulse sequence. The conceptual explanation of orgin of the signal distortion by 13C-13C coupling interaction and design of J-scaled HSQC through exemplified results are provided in brief.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.223-227
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• 2008

본 연구는 모재가 상이한 산지토양과 폐광인근 지역에 광미사 중 Cd 안정동위체의 분포와 토양 중에서 Cd 안정동위체 간의 관계를 해석하고, Cd 안정동위체별 식물흡수 정도를 조사하기 위하여 광미사를 처리하고 고추와 콩을 재배하면서 식물체 지상부와 뿌리 중에 Cd의 안정동위체 분포에 대하여 조사하였다. 모재가 상이한 3가지(화강암, 변성암, 퇴적암) 토양에서 Cd의 8개 안정동위체($Cd^{106,108,110,111,112,113,114,116}$)들의 토양 중 존재비는 토양별 차이가 없었다. 그러나 토양 모재차이에 관계없이 토양 중 Cd의 안정동위체 간에 관계는 크게 4가지의 분포특성을 나타내었다. $Cd^{106}/Cd^{111}$ 간에는 직선형관계, $Cd^{114}/Cd^{108}$간에는 2차식관계, $Cd^{110}/Cd^{106}$ 간에는 역2차식 관계, $Cd^{110}/Cd^{113}$ 간에는 클러스터형 관계를 보였다. 콩과 고추 중에 Cd은 안정동위체 중 $Cd^{116}$, $Cd^{114}$, $Cd^{112}$이 주를 이루었고 존재비로는 $Cd^{116}$이 가장 많았다. 반면 콩과 고추의 뿌리에서는 $Cd^{116}$의 존재비가 감소하고 다른 7종류의 Cd 안정동위체 존재비가 상대적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.339-344
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• 2013

물의 순환의 복잡한 기작을 이해하는 데 수증기동위원소는 중요한 단서를 제공할 수 있으며 지구과학의 다양한 영역(고기후학, 수리지질학, 대기학, 해양학 및 생태학)에 적용될 수 있다. 수분의 전지구적 또는 지역적 이동에 대한 연구는 물의 순환 및 대기에서의 에너지이동을 좀 더 잘 이해하는 데 도움을 줄 것이다. 본 연구에서는 해안근처에서의 수분의 이동을 파악하기 위해서 태풍 볼라벤이 한반도를 통과하는 기간동안(2012년 8월 27일부터 8월 29일까지) 수증기의 안정동위원소를 극지연구소에 설치된 동위원소분석기를 이용하여 측정하였다. 수분동위원소의 두 동위원소의 선형관계식($D=7.8x^{18}O+10.1$)으로부터 해양 기원의 수증기가 증발에 의해 이동되어 측정되었음을 알 수 있었다. 날씨가 맑을 때는 해양으로부터 증발되어 다른 물리적인 변동없이 직접 이동된 수증기의 동위원소 조성(산소동위원소, ${\delta}^{18}O$=-14‰)을 보여 주었으며, 태풍이 통과하면서 수분동위원소의 값은 10‰ 정도 낮은 값을 보였다. 태풍의 통과로 인해 상대습도는 증가하였으며 수분동위원소값은 감소하는 소위 "우량효과(amount effect)"를 보여주었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2005

보론 동위원소 표준물을 이용하여 $Li_2B_4O_7$와 $Na_2B_4O_7$를 합성하고 이로부터 $Li_2BO_2{^+}$ (질량 56, 57)와 $Na_2BO_2{^+}$ (질량 88, 89)를 열 이온화 질량분석기를 이용하여 양이온 질량분석법(PTIMS)으로 측정하였으며 또한 같은 시료를 음이온 질량분석법 (NTIMS)으로 $^{10}BO_2{^-}$와 $^{11}BO_2{^-}$ (질량 42와 43)를 보론 (질량 10, 11)대신 측정하였다. 이들 방법 간의 정밀도와 정확도를 비교하고, 각각의 방법에서 동중원소 영향이 있는지를 알아보았다. 세 가지 방법 중에 NTIMS 방법이 제일 좋은 결과를 보여주었으며 작은 시료 양으로도 안정된 피크를 얻을 수 있었다. NTIMS 방법으로 지하수 약 $5{\mu}L$(약 8 ng-B)를 직접시료로 사용하여 보론 동위원소 비를 측정하여 상대 표준편차 0.03%의 결과를 얻었다. 또한 NTIMS-IDMS로 보론을 정량한 결과 $1.65{\pm}0.003{\mu}g-B/mL$을 얻었으며 ICP-AES 결과에 비해 좋은 정밀도를 보였다.