• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.23-27
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• 2008

Paleoenvironmental evolution in South Korea is investigated on the basis of fluctuations in biogenic silica content in sediments from Cheollipo coast on western shore. The biogenic silica measurement was done by alkaline extraction technique. The concentration of the biogenic silica in the Cheollipo coastal sediments is generally low, with an average of 1.2 %. The proxy of biogenic silica records in Cheollipo sediments implies the significant difference of bio-productivity on Korean Peninsula in comparison with those in lacustrine sediments in interior terrestrial continent of the Eurasia.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.395-400
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• 2001

A time-series sediment trap was deployed at 1,034 m water depth in the eastern Bransfield Strait from December 25, 1998 to December 24, 1999. About 99 % of total mass fluxes were observed during the austral summer and fall (January, February, and March). The annual total mass flux was $49.2g\;m^{-2}$. Biogenic materials including biogenic silica, organic matter, and carbonate accounted for about 67% of total particle flux, and lithogenic materials contributed about 29%. Biogenic silica was the most dominant (42% of the total flux) in these components. The next most important biogenic component was organic matter, comprising 24% of total mass flux. Calcium carbonate contributed a small fraction of total mass flux, only 0.6%. The annual organic carbon flux was $5.2g\;C\;m^{-2}$ at 1,034m water depth. The annual primary production was estimated to be $21.6g\;C\;m^{-2}$ at the sediment trap site, which seems to be highly underestimated. About 5.5% of the surface water production of organic carbon sinks below 1,034m water depth.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2011

Photocatalysis using UV light and catalysts is an attractive low temperature and non-energy- intensive method for remediation of a wide range of chemical contaminants like chloroform (CF). Recently development of environmental friendly and sustainable catalytic systems is needed before such catalysts can be routinely applied to large-scale remediation or drinking water treatment. Titanium dioxide is a candidate material, since it is stable, highly reactive, and inexpensive. Diatoms are photosynthetic, single-celled algae that make a microscale silica shell with nano scale features. These diatoms have an ability to biologically fabricate $TiO_2$ nanoparticles into this shell in a process that parallels nanoscale silica mineralization. We cultivated diatoms, metabolically deposited titanium into the shell by using a two-stage photobioreactor and used this biogenic $TiO_2$ to this study. In this study we evaluated how effectively biogenic $TiO_2$ nanoparticles transform CF compared with chemically-synthesized $TiO_2$ nanoparticlesthe and effect of pretreatment of diatom-produced $TiO_2$ nanoparticles on photocatalytic transformation of CF. The rate of CF transformation by diatom-$TiO_2$ particles is a factor of 3 slower than chemically-synthesized one and chloride ion production was also co-related with CF transformation, and 79~91% of CF mineralization was observed in two $TiO_2$ particles. And the period of sonication and mass transfer due to particle size, evaluated by difference of oxygen tention does not affect on the CF transformation. Based on the XRD analysis we conclude that slower CF transformation by diatom-$TiO_2$ might be due to incomplete annealing to the anatase form.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.9-21
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• 2014

One of the most abundant microalgaes, diatom is characterized by its unique cell wall structures composed of nano-patterned silica. Due to its highly ordered porosity, these silica frustules, which are found as sediments called diatomite, were used as a cheap adsorption material for water purification. Recently, new emerging nanotechnology compels many researchers to have interest in such diatom's unique properties (eg, nano-scale mesoporosity, photo luminescence, light transparency, etc.) as biogenic inorganic materials as well as the biomass resource (conventional usage of microalgae). In this review, we will focus on the current knowledge about the diatoms research and the possibility of its applications.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.69-74
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• 1997

Depth profiles of organic carbon (C), biogenic silica (Si), and inorganic phosphorus (P) in Maxwell bay sediments were determined to investigate paleoclimatic changes during Holocene. Organic C and biogenic Si contents generally show a down-core decrease trend, which appears to be mostly controlled by their vertical fluxes through productivity in the surface waters, but it is uncertain that inorganic P contents are directly influenced by productivity changes with time. Before 4000 yr B.p. marine productivity seemed to be almost zero because ice permanently covered the surface waters of the study area. As the climate started to become relatively warm at 4000 yr B.p., ice was sporadically melted in the surface waters and thereby marine productivity gradually increased until 1500 yr B.p. For the last 1500 year, marine productivity must be high enough to overcome the dilution by high terrigenous sedimentation, thus that period was the warmest during the last 6000 year.

• 한국제4기학회지
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• 제18권2호통권23호
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• pp.3-3
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• 2004

One short core with length of 146cm(HB-107, at coordinates of $N51^{\circ}$11'37.5";$E100^{\circ}$24'45.6", from 229m water depth was subject of the present study. The sub-samples of the core were analyzed for the water contents (WC%), biogenic silica, identification of the main phases, grain size distribution, geochemistry and some physical properties of sediment(Wet density and Magnetic susceptibility) with aims of recording palaeo-environmental changes in Northem Mongolia. The evaluation of the geochemical and mineralogical proxies on palaeo-climated and palaeo-environmental changes are based on comparison to the behvior of biogenic silica through core, as later one had been showed itself, as good indicator of the climate and environmental fluctuation. Age model of the investigating core based on previously C 14 dated core HB105 taken from the central part of the Hobsgol Lake and the result had been published elsewhere. The core consists of two litological varieties : upper diatomaceous silt, lower clay. According to the age model the upper diatomaceous silt formed during the Holocene, lower caly-during the late Pleistocene glacial period. The geochemistry and phase identification analysis on the core samples are resulted in determining main minerals that form the bottom sediments and their geochemistry. The main include quartz, felspar, muscovite, clinochlore, amphibole and carbonate phase(dolomite and calcite). Through the core not only occur the relative quantitative changes of the main phases, but also happen that the carbonate phase completely disappear in diatomaceous silt. This is believed to be related to the lake water salinity changes, which occurred during the trassition period from Pleistocene glacial-to the Holocene interglacial. These abrupt changes of the mineralogy have been clearly traced in geochemistry of sediments, specially in calcium concentration, which is high in lower clay and low in upper diatomaceous silt. That means, geochemistry and mineralogy of the bottom sediments can be used as proxy data on palaeo-climate and palaeo-environmental changes.

• 한국해양학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.5-16
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• 1994

1991년 3월부터 1992년 4월까지 낙동강 하구에서 입자성 유기규소(PBSi), 규조류 및 규산염의 시공간적 변화를 조사하였다. 입자성 유기 규소의 양은 0.40∼11.45 ug-at/l의 범위에 있었으며 춘계 및 추계에 놓고 동계에 낮았으며 일반적으로 외해보 다는 내만에서 더 높았다. 수심별로는 상충이 가장 높고 중층에서 낮았으며 저층에서 다소 증가하는 양상이었다. 입자성 유기 규소는 규조류의 현존량과 밀접한 관계가 있 었으나 입자성 유기 규소와 개체수의 비율(약 500pgSi·cell/SUP -1/)이 높아 조사해 역에 많은 detritus성 유기규소가 존재하고 있음을 시사하고 있다. 규산염은 담수유입 이 주요 공급원이었으며 조사 해역에서 규조류의 성장 제한 요소로는 작용하지 않았 다. 다만 저층의 규산염 농도는 담수 유입외에 조사시기 직전의 표층의 입자성 유기 규소량과도 관계가 있는 것으로 예상된다. 비교적 낮은 입자성 유기 규소와 탄소(POC) 의 비(평균 0.20gSi·gC/SUP -1/), 높은 POC와 엽록소 a 의 비율 (약 900)로 볼 때 POC중 상당부분이 detrital POC 임을 시사하고 있다.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2003

A time-series sediment trap was deployed at a depth of 1034 m in the eastern Bransfield Strait from December 25, 1998 to December 24, 1999. Particle fluxes showed large seasonal variation; about 99% of the annual total mass flux (49 g m/sup -2/) was collected during the austral summer and fall (January-March). Settling particles consisted primarily of biogenic silica, organic carbon, calcium carbonate, and lithogenic material. Biogenic silica and lithogenic material predominated settling particles, comprising 36% and 30% of the total mass flux, respectively, followed by organic carbon, 11% and calcium carbonate, merely 0.6%. The annual organic carbon flux was 5.4 g C m/sup -2/ at 1000 m in the eastern Bransfield Strait, which is greater than the central Strait flux. The relatively lower flux of organic carbon in the central Bransfield Strait may be caused by a stronger surface current in this region. Organic carbon flux estimates in the eastern Bransfield Strait are the highest in the Southern Ocean, perhaps because of the fast sinking of fecal pellets, which leads to less decomposition of organic material in the water column. Approximately 5.8% of the organic carbon produced on the surface in the eastern Bransfield Strait is exported down to 1000 m; this percentage exceeds the maximum EF/sub 1000/ values observed in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans. The eastern Bransfield Strait appears to be the most important site of organic carbon export to the deep sea in the Southern Ocean.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2023

Coastal and offshore structures such as ports and offshore wind farms will often need to be built on fine-grained sediments. Geotechnical properties associated with sediment compressibility are key parameters for marine construction designs especially on soft grounds, which involve clay-mineral dominated fines that can consolidate and settle significantly in response to engineered and environmental loads. We conduct liquid limit tests and 1D consolidation tests with fine-grained soils (silica silt, mica, kaolin and bentonite) and biogenic soils (diatom). The pore fluids for the liquid limit tests include deionized water and a series of brines with NaCl salt concentrations of 0.001 m, 0.01 m, 0.1 m, 0.6 m and 2.0 m, and the pore fluids for the consolidation tests deionized water, 0.01 m, 0.6 m, 2 m. The salt concentrations help the liquid limits of kaolin and bentonite decrease, but those of diatom slightly increase. The silica silt and mica show minimal changes in liquid limit due to salt concentrations. Accordingly, compression indices of soils follow the trend of the liquid limit as the liquid limit determined the initial void ratio of the consolidation test. Diatoms are more likely to be broken than clastic sediments during to loading, and diatom-rich sediment is therefore generally more compressible than clastic-rich sediment.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.277-283
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• 2009

Biogenic amines은 발효제품과 같이 어류 속의 미생물에서 분비된 decarboxylase의 free amino acid의 decarboxylation에 의해 형성된다. 본 연구는 국내 어분 제조원료로 이용되고 있는 참치 부산물의 항영양인자로 작용하는 biogenic amines (histamine, tyramine, tryptamine, putrescine, cadaverine)의 분해조절을 위해 참치 부산물의 특성 구명을 위한 연구로 실시하였다. 참치 부산물의 pH 및 염도 농도는 6.51과 3.35%이었으며, 참치 어분의 pH 및 염도 농도는 5.58과 5.83% 이었다. 참치 부산물 내 존재하고 있는 균주 및 주요 미생물을 확인한 결과 Total bacteria, aerobic plate count (APC), Total coliform (TC), Lactobacillus spp. 및 Bacillus spp.는 각각 9.20, 9.29, 5.67, 7.82 및 7.58(Log CFU/g)이었다. 참치 부산물 내 히스타민 주요 생성균을 확인하기 위해 TLC 방법을 이용하였으며 히스타민 선택배지에서 추출한 미생물 중 총 7종의 히스타민 생성 균주를 선발하였다. 선발된 균주는 HPLC 분석을 통하여 히스타민 농도를 측정하여 아민 생성 미생물을 재확인하였다. Trypicase soy broth에 1% L-histidine (TSBH)을 첨가한 배지에서 분리한 7종의 히스타민 생성 균주를 16SrRNA 염기서열 분석 방법을 통해 분석한 결과, 참치 부산물내 주요 우점 아민 생성 미생물은 L. lactis subsp. lactis, K.pneummonlae, L. garvieae, V. olivaceus, H. alvei, L. garvieae 및 Morganella morganii가 주요 균주로 분석되었다. 16S rRNA 분석결과로 만들어진 phylogenetic tree는 다른 계통임을 보여주며 이는 biogenic amine을 생성하는 그람 양성 및 음성균으로 분류될 수 있다.