• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.36-50
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• 2023

Soil health can deteriorate through both contamination and remediation. Accordingly, revitalization processes are needed to reuse or recycle the remediated soil. The study was conducted to assess the changes in soil health parameters of heavy metals-contaminated soil during soil washing process. In addition, unit processes were proposed to improve the quality of the remediated soil relevant to its reclamation purposes, such as agricultural and forest lands. A total of 21 indicators were used to determine whether the soil health was degraded or recovered. The performance of 6 amendments in improving soil health was quantitatively evaluated according to their dosage and application duration. Finally, the experimental results were assessed by simple regression analyses to determine the statistical significance and relative performance of each amendment. The results indicated that 18 health indicators out of 21 deteriorated through the soil washing process. Based on the results, it is recommended that several effective amendments be complementarily combined and applied in real applications because use of single amendment does not likely improve the quality of remediated soils.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제1권
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• pp.113-140
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• 1983

This is a study on a landscape planning along the street 1~4, which are gateways to Taegu city and an important scenery. Therefore, emphasis was given to provide a bright, clean and beautiful first impression to visitors and citizens. The area is being developed for education and athletic park. Plans to construct a fountain, pergolas and a pond were set up to complement the active and passive facilities to the existing a athletic facilities in the area. Since D part in the area have alkali soil (pH 8.1), soil amendment is necessary for successful growth of trees and ground covers. When the area is filled or added with new soil for soil amendment, it will be important to use fresh soil which can support plant growth. It will be ideal to use ground covers and shrubs on the existing retaining walls along the street for keeping natural vegetation and slope stability instead of further cutting and reconstruction. It is not reasonable in technical and economic sense to remove rocks of the slope for planting trees. In order to harmonize plant color distribute, tall needle and broad leaf trees in the background as a screen, flowering trees were arranged in groups at front, and annuals were mass-planted along the footway. Natural-form-trees will be planted because they not only serve as a greenbelt but also are more economics in maintenance than formative trees.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2018

Phosphorous remains as one of the most limiting nutrients to plant growth, second only to nitrogen. Research on use of biochar as a soil amendment for available phosphorus in temperate calcareous soils has limited studies compared with to tropical acidic soils. An incubation experiment to assess phosphorous availability in a biochar amended calcareous soil under inorganic (Fused superphosphate, FSP) and organic fertilizer (bone meal, BM) and respectively, at the dose of 40, 80 and $120mg\;P\;kg^{-1}$ was carried out. Soil was incubated at $25^{\circ}C$ for 70 days. Results show that the rate of increase in available P was proportional to the fertilizer application rate with or without biochar amendment. Biochar did not have a significant effect on soils amended with either fertilizeron the values of available P. However, time had a significant effect (p<0.001) on the amount of available P during the incubation period. Inorganic fertilizer treatments had recorded high amount of available P with time compared to organic fertilizer treatments. Organic fertilizer treatment sample were significantly not different from control and for most of the incubation time biochar acted as a soil conditioner. Further research is required to understand the holistic and long-term effect of biochar.

• 한국유기농업학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.75-90
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• 2024

바이오차란 바이오매스를 산소가 제한된 조건에서 열분해하여 만든 탄소함량이 높은 고형물로서 토양환경 개선 효과로 탄소중립을 위한 친환경 토양개량제로 주목받고 있다. 본 실험에서는 멜론 시설재배지 바이오차의 시용량별 토양 이화학성 및 미생물 군집의 변화를 평가 하였고 이에 따른 멜론의 생육 특성 및 수량성을 조사하였다. 토양의 물리성은 바이오차 시용량이 증가함에 따라 용적밀도는 감소하고 공극률이 증가하여 토양의 통기성이 개선되는 효과가 있었다. 토양의 화학성은 바이오차 시용량이 증가할수록 pH가 증가하고 유기물 및 유효인산 함량이 증가하는 경향이었다. 멜론의 생육은 무처리 대비 바이오차 10,000 kg/ha 처리까지 시용량이 증가할수록 멜론의 만장, 엽장, 엽폭이 증가하는 경향이었다. 또한 멜론의 생산량도 시용량에 따라 증가하여 바이오차 10,000 kg/ha 처리에서 무처리 대비 13~16% 높았다. 바이오차 시용에 따른 토양 미생물 군집의 차이를 비교해 본 결과, 우점 유익균의 비율이 증가하는 결과를 보였다. 본 연구는 멜론 시설재배지 바이오차의 처리가 토양의 이화학적 특성 및 미생물군집 개선의 결과를 나타내며 효과적인 토양개량제로서의 가능성을 보여주었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2022

In-situ activated carbon (AC) amendment is a promising remediation technique for the treatment of sediment impacted by hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs). Since its first proposal in the early 2000s, the remediation technique has quickly gained acceptance as a feasible alternative among the scientific and engineering communities in the United States and northern Europe. This review paper aims to provide an overview on in-situ AC amendment for the treatment of HOC-impacted sediment with a major focus on its working principles. We began with an introduction on the practical and scientific background that led to the proposal of this remediation technique. Then, we described how the remediation technique works in a mechanistic sense, along with discussion on two modes of implementation, mechanical mixing and thin-layer capping, that are distinct from each other. We also discussed key considerations involved in establishing a remedial goal and performing post-implementation monitoring when this technique is field-applied. We concluded with future works necessary to adopt and further develop this innovative sediment remediation technique to ongoing and future sediment contamination concerns in Korea.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

The veterinary antibiotics treated to livestock have a potential risk to reach to soil and water environment, and eventually be taken up by plants. The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of zeolite and shell meal fertilizer amendment on antibiotic uptake by plant when veterinary antibiotics in chicken manure compost were applied to agricultural land. Model antibiotics used in the study were chlortetracycline (CTC), tylosin (TYL), and sulfamethazine (SMT). Chlortetracycline level in lettuce was decreased to less than $0.08ug\;kg^{-1}$ by application of zeolite as compared with about $0.26ug\;kg^{-1}$ for control without amendment on 33 days after transplanting. Tylosin was not detected for all the treatment. Sulfamethazine levels in lettuce ranged from 11 to $19{\mu}g\;kg^{-1}$ on a fresh weight basis and gradually decreased with time. Zeolite application decreased the SMT levels in lettuce by greater extent than shell meal fertilizer amendments. Results from the 61-d greenhouse experiment imply that application of zeolite at a rate of $1.5Mg\;ha^{-1}$ or shell meal fertilizer at a rate of $2.0Mg\;ha^{-1}$ can reduce CTC and SMT concentration in lettuce cultivated in soil fertilized with antibiotic-contaminated chicken manure compost.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2018

Mobility reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) was tested by amending monopotassium phosphate (MKP) and montmorillonite to a firing range soil contaminated with TNT. While addition of MKP enhanced sorption of TNT on soil matrix, and combined use of MKP with montmorillonite significantly decreased desorption of TNT as well as remarkably increased the TNT sorption. Montmorillonite amendment by 5% of soil mass resulted in TNT desorption of 0.12 mg/kg from soil loaded with 9.93 mg/kg-TNT. The decrease of TNT desorption was proportional to the amount of montmorillonite amended. At 10 and 15% amendment, only 0.79 and 1.23 mg/kg-TNT was desorbed from 29.33 and 48.80 mg/kg-TNT. In addition, the leaching of TNT with synthetic precipitation leaching procedure (SPLP) and hydroxypropyl-${\beta}$-cyclodextrin (HPCD) decreased, indicating that TNT in MKP/montmorillonite-treated soil became more stable and less leachable. The results demonstrate that addition of MKP and montmorillonite to TNT-contaminated soil reduces the mobility of TNT from soil not only by increasing TNT sorption, but also decreasing TNT desorption. It was found that MKP and montmorillonite amendments by 5 and 10% of soil mass, respectively, were optimal for reducing the mobility of soil TNT.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2003년도 봄 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.593-596
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• 2003

The special amendment agent used in this study is mainly composed of inorganic metal salts such as sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, calcium chloride, thus is friendly to the environment, and has a function of soil-cement-agent solidification. In this study, a series of laboratory and field experiments including unconfined compressive strength, permeability, pH test, constituent analysis, leaching test were carried out to analyse engineering and environmental characteristics of solidified sludge. The results of this research showed that the solidified sludge could be efficiently used in covering, filling, and planting materials.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.180-185
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• 2017

광산 활동에 의해 오염된 농경지의 복원은 개량제 처리와 복토를 기반의 미량원소 안정화 기법으로 진행되고 있다. 최근 복원된 부지 중 경사 농경지에서 토양 유실 문제가 대두되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 4종의 개량제 (벤토나이트, 석회, 유기물, 제강슬래그)를 다양한 비율로 단일 또는 복합처리 한 후 입단 형성의 효율을 평가했다. 복토재는 점토함량이 다른 3가지 토양 (A 토양=9.4%, B토양=14.7%, C 토양=21.2%)을 대상으로 했다. 단일처리 결과, A 토양은 유기물 5%, B와 C 토양은 석회 5%가 각 토양의 대조구에 비해 입단 형성이 가장 효과적이었다. 9가지 복합처리구 중에서 A 토양은 유기물 3% + 석회 1%, B와 C 토양은 유기물 1% + 석회 3% 처리구의 입단 형성이 가장 높았다 (A 토양=30.4%, B 토양=25.0%, C 토양=36.5%). 현장처리를 위해 각 복토재 (A 토양=0.045, B 토양=0.051, C 토양=0.054)와 국내 농경지의 평균 (0.032) 토양침식인자 차이만큼을 개량제에 의한 목표 입단 형성량으로 설정하였다(29.1% 입단형성). 비용편익을 고려한 최적 개량제 선정한 결과 A와 B 토양은 석회 3%, C 토양은 석회 5%가 가장 적합 했으며, 이를 통한 경사진 복원된 경사 농경지에서 토양 유실을 효과적이고 경제적으로 저감할 것으로 예측된다. 본 연구에서 석회 처리에 의한 토양 알칼리도 상승은 고려하지 않았다.

• 환경생물
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.471-477
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• 2013

Biochar amendment to agricultural soil is regarded as a promising option to mitigate climate change and enhance soil quality. It could sequester more carbon within the soil system and increase plant yield by changing soil physicochemical characteristics. However, sustainable use of biochar requires comprehensive environmental assessment. In this sense, it is important to measure additional greenhouse gas emission from soils after biochar addition. We investigated emissions of $CO_2$, $N_2O$, and $CH_4$ from incubated soils collected from rice paddy and cultivated grassland after amendment of 3% biochar (wt.) produced from rice chaff. During incubation, soils were exposed to three wet-dry cycles ranging from 5~85% soil gravimetric water content (WC) to investigate the changes in effect of biochar when influenced by different water levels. The $CO_2$ emission was reduced in biochar treatment compared to the control at WC of 30~70% both in rice paddy and grassland soils. This indicates that biochar could function as a stabilizer for soil organic carbon and it can be effective in carbon sequestration. The $N_2O$ emission was also reduced from the grassland soil treated with biochar when WC was greater than 30% because the biochar treated soils had lower denitrification due to better aeration. In the rice paddy soil, biochar addition resulted in decrease in $N_2O$ emission when WC was greater than 70%, while an increase was noted when WC was between 30~70%. This increase might be related to the fact that available nutrients on biochar surface stimulated existing nitrifying bacterial community, resulting in higher $N_2O$ emission. Overall results imply that biochar amendment to agricultural soil can stabilize soil carbon from fast decomposition although attention should be paid to additional $N_2O$ emission when biochar addition is combined with the application of nitrogen fertilizer.