• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2019

Use of cement in stabilizing the sulfate-bearing clay soils forms ettringite/ thaumasite in the presence of moisture leads to excessive swelling and causes damages to structures built on them. The development and use of non-traditional stabilisers such as alkali activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag (AGGBS) and enzyme for soil stabilisation is recommended because of its lower cost and the non detrimental effects on the environment. The objective of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of AGGBS and enzyme on improving the volume change properties of sulfate bearing soil as compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The soil for present study has been collected from Tilda, Chhattisgarh, India and 5000 ppm of sodium sulfate has been added. Various dosages of the selected stabilizers have been used and the effect on plasticity index, differential swell index and swelling pressure has been evaluated. XRD, SEM and EDX were also done on the untreated and treated soil for identifying the mineralogical and microstructural changes. The tests results show that the AGGBS and enzyme treated soil reduces swelling and plasticity characteristics whereas OPC treated soil shows an increase in swelling behaviour. It is observed that the swell pressure of the OPC-treated sulfate bearing soil became 1.5 times higher than that of the OPC treated non-sulfate soil.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2011

The electrokinetic transport characteristics of salts were investigated using nitrate and sulfate accumulated saline greenhouse soil. Within 8 days, 95% of nitrate was removed from the soil, while sulfate removal was 19% for 8 days. The low removal of sulfate came from adsorption reaction on the soil particles or organic matter and precipitation with calcium. Divalent cations such as calcium and magnesium were transported toward cathode via electromigration, and most monovalent cation such as potassium was removed. The pattern of residual electrical conductivity was similar with that of sulfate. Based on the results, electrokinetic technique is effective to restore nitrate-accumulated saline soil, but is not effective to restore sulfate-accumulated soil.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2003년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.559-562
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• 2003

The results and discussions of surveyed case site at constructed steel pile in potential acid sulfate soil were as follows. Topography at surveyed site was local alluvial valley and that site soils was classified as BanGog and YuGye series as detailed soil surveyed results in RDA and soil texture was Clay/Clay Loam. Soils pH was neutral, which was average 7.5 but much decreased to average 4.2 after $H_2O_2$ treatment. Organic matter and sulfate ions contents were very rich. The corrosion was severe at ground water fluctuation depth. Deposits colored black were attached to steel pile surface, which because of violent reaction in treatment HCI solution, were guessed as corrosion products (FeS) reduced by sulfate reducing bacteria(SRB). Consequently, main cause was thought microbiologically induced corrosion at this site where there is ground water fluctuation occurring oxidation and reduction reactions in turn and the soil is potential acid sulfate soil.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2012

The influence of operation time on electrokinetic restoration was investigated to remove salts from sulfate-accumulated greenhouse soil. Operation time is directly related to the process cost, therefore, we determined the relationship between operation time and removal of salts. Nitrate and sodium were removed almost completely within 2 weeks, chloride and calcium was removed in proportion to the operation time. Sulfate was accumulated at the center of anode and cathode. The soil electrical conductivity (EC), an indicator for soil salinity, showed similar shape with the residual sulfate after electrokinetic treatment. The soil EC was not changed after 2 weeks, however, the energy consumption increased with operation time. Based on the experimental results, most salts except sulfate were removed within 2 weeks, but sulfate was not removed during same time period. For the further removal of sulfate, longer operation time is in need.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.207-210
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• 2004

Effect of electron accepters on anaerobic degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by an anaerobic sludge taken from a sludge digestion tank in a soil artificially contaminated with 10,000 mg/kg soil of diesel fuel was tested. Treatments of soil with 30 mL of the digestion sludge (2,000 mg/L of vss (volatile suspended solids)) were incubated under several anaerobic conditions including nitrate reducing, sulfate reducing, methanogenic, and mixed electron accepters conditions for 120 days. Treatments with the digested sludge showed significant degradation of diesel fuel under all anaerobic conditions compare to control treatments with an autoclaved sludge and without the sludge. The amount of TPH degradation after 120days incubation was the largest in the treatment with the sludge and mixed electron accepters (75% removal of TPH) followed in order by sulfate reducing, nitrate reducing, methanegenic condition as 67%, 53％, 43%, respectively. However, the rate of TPH degradation in the nitrate- and sulfate reducing condition within 105 days were comparable with that of the mixed electron accepters condition. Microorganisms in each electron acceptor condition were plated on solid mediums containing nitrate or sulfate as sole electron acceptor and several nitrate- and sulfate reducing bacteria showed effective degradation of diesel fuel within 30 days incubations. These results suggest that anaerobic degradation of diesel fuel in soil with digested sludge is effective for practical remediation of soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1468-1475
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• 2010

유기농법과 관행 농법토양, 청정 갯벌과 오염 갯벌토양 그리고 청정 담수와 오염 담수 토양을 이용하여 계절의 변화에 따라 $^{35}SO_4^{-2}$을 이용한 황산염 환원율, 가스크로마토그래피를 이용한 황화수소 생성량, 최적확수 시험법을 이용한 황산염 환원세균의 분포, 공정시험법을 이용한 수분, 암모니아, 총 질소, 총 유기탄소, 총 탄소, 총 무기인, 총 인, 황산염 농도의 토양 성분조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과 황산염 환원율은 황산염의 농도보다 황산염 환원세균의 군집크기와 질소와 인과 같은 토양 성분과 서로 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 그리고 황화수소 생성량은 10월 토양에서 가장 높게 나타났으나, 담수 토양 보다는 높은 황산염 농도를 함유한 갯벌 토양에서 더 높게 나타났고, 청정 지역보다는 오염 지역 토양에서 높은 값을 나타냈다. 따라서 혐기환경의 황산염 환원율과 황화수소 생성량은 황산염 환원세균의 군집과 토양 내 여러 가지 성분 그리고 온도에 의해 영향 받는 것을 확인하였다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2004

The change in relationships between methane production and sulfate reduction was investigated in reclaimed rice field soils at different time points after reclamation of tidal flat in Korea. Sulfate concentrations of soils in the ca. 60-year-old and 26-year-old reclaimed rice fields were much lower than that in a natural tidal flat. During 60 d of anaerobic incubation, total methane production and sulfate consumption of the soil slurries were 7.0 ${\mu}$mol $CH_4$/g and 8.2 ${\mu}$mol $SO_4^{2-}$/g in the 60-year-old rice field, 5.6 ${\mu}$mol $CH_4$/g and 12.7 mmol $SO_4^{2-}$/g in the 26-year-old rice field, and ca. 0 mmol $CH_4$/g and 22.4 ${\mu}$mol $SO_4^{2-}$/g in a natural tidal flat. Relative percent electron flow through sulfate reduction in the 60-year-old rice field was much lower (50.8%) compared with the 26-year-old rice field (69.3%) and the tidal flat (99.9%). The addition of an inhibitor of methanogenesis (2-bromoethanesulfonate) had no effect on sulfate reduction in the soil slurries of the reclaimed rice fields. However, instant stimulation of methane production was achieved with addition of an inhibitor of sulfate reduction (molybdate) in the soil slurries from the 26-year-old reclaimed rice field. The specific inhibitor experiments suggest that the relationship of methanogenesis and sulfate reduction might become mutually exclusive or syntrophic depending on sulfate content in the soil after reclamation. Sulfate, thus sulfate reduction activity of sulfate-reducing bacteria, would be an important environmental factor that inhibits methane production and determines the major pathway of electron and carbon flow in anaerobic carbon mineralization of reclaimed rice field soils.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.352-357
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• 2001

Cadmium (Cd) has been identified as a potential contaminant in agricultural and environmental soils. Ionic condition in the soils is an important factor to influence Cd availability. In this study, the effect of sulfate or nitrate application on Cd sorption in acidic and calcareous soils was investigated. The Cd, sulfate $(SO_4)$, and nitrate $(NO_3)$ sources were solutions of $CdCl_2$, $K_2SO_4$, and $KNO_3$, respectively. The soil-solution system pH was affected by the application of sulfate or nitrate in both acidic and calcareous soil system, but there was not clear pH difference between pre- and simultaneous applications of sulfate or nitrate (PAS/PAN or SAS/SAN). Solution ionic strength (I) values were similar between the acid and calcareous soil systems after applying the Cd even though it was significantly different in the untreated control soils. However after applying the sulfate or nitrate, the I values increased and were always higher with SAS/SAN treatments. Solution Cd concentration also increased with the application of sulfate or nitrate. However, the Cd concentration in soil solution controlled by Cd sorption in the systems was different between PAS/PAN and SAS/SAN treatments only in the calcareous soil system, but not in the acidic soil system. The difference in Cd concentration between SAS/SAN and PAS/PAN in the calcareous systems may be caused by system pH, ionic strength, complexation, and predominately, competition of the $Cd^{2-}$ with the index $K^+$ ion. Potassium ion-Cd competition in the acidic soil system may be minimized because of the abundance of hydrogen ions.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.541-547
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• 2016

In this experiment we investigated the influence of various anions including oxalic acid encountered as solution phase in soil on the adsorption and desorption of sulfate in Chungwon Bt soil. The effect of chloride and nitrate on the adsorption of sulfate was not significant, suggesting that sulfate was better able to compete for adsorption sites at concentrations studied, in contrast to the large reduction in the amount of chloride adsorbed in the presence of sulfate. The results of competition for sorption sites between sulfate and anion showed that the simultaneous presence of two anions in solution was effective in reduction of competing anion at a maximum value of adsorption, due to the similar adsorption mechanism for anion competition. Therefore, the variation in the buffer power of the acids will produce a change in the strength and amount of adsorption and the competitive ability.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.371-377
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• 2004

산림토양에서의 황산이온 흡착은 식물의 흡수, 양이온 이동 및 산중화능 등 산림생태계의 황 동태에 중요한 영향을 미친다. 따라서 본 연구는 산림토양 중의황산이온 분포와 그와 관련된 황산이온 흡착이 어떠한 토양특성에 의해 영향을 받는지를 밝히기 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위해 소나무와 신갈나무 임분으로 조성된 4개 산림지역을 대상으로 표토층과 심토층으로 구분하여 황산이온 흡착지표로서의 추출성 황산이온함량 및 황산이온 흡착능을 정량 한 후 관련 토양 물리화학적 특성인 pH. 양이온치환용량, 점토함량 및 Ai과 Fe 산화물의 종류별 함량과의 상관성을 분석하였다. 토양 중 추출성 황산이온 함량 및 황산이온 흡착능은 각 조사지별로 큰 차이를 보였으며 전체적으로 유기물 함량이 적고 Al 또는 Fe 산화물 함량은 많은 심토층이 표토층에 비하여 황산이온 흡착량이 많았다. 황산이온 흡착량이 많았던 심토층의$Al_d$와 $Fe_d$ 산화물 평균 함량은 각각 8.49와 $12.45g\;kg^{-1}$로 대체로 낮은 수준이었다. 황산이온 흡착지표들은 토양 pH, 양이온치환용량 및 점토함량과 대체로 유의적인 정의 상관관계를 보였다. 반면에 유기탄소 함량과는 부의 상관성을 보여 산림토양 중에서 유기물이 황산이온 흡착에 대해 경합물질로 작용함을 알 수 있었다. Ai과 Fe 산화물 중에서는 $Al_d,\;Al_o,\;Al_p,\;Al_a$ 및 $Fe_a$가 황산이온 흡착지표들과 유의성 있는 상관성을 보였으나, $Al_c$와 $Fe_c$는 황산이온 흡착지표들과 상관성이 없었다. 황산이온 흡착지표인자들과 토양 pH, 양이온치환용량 및 비결정형 Ai 함량간의 정의 상관관계 결과는 토양산성화로 인해 산림생태계에서 황 동태에 기여하는 산림토양의 황산이온 흡착 능력이 저하될 수 있음을 반영한다.