• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제25권2_spc호
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• pp.16-27
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• 2020

Nitrate contamination has received much attention at local as well as regional scales. The domestic situation is not out of exception, and it has been reported to be very serious, particularly within agricultural areas as a result of excessive usage of nitrogen fertilizers. Meanwhile, nitrate can be naturally attenuated by denitrification in subsurface environments. The denitrification occurs through biotic (biological) and abiotic processes, and numerous previous studies preferentially focused the former. However, abiotic denitrification seems to be significant in specific environments. For this reason, this study reviewed the previous studies that focused on abiotic denitrification processes. Firstly, the current status of nitrate contamination in global and domestic scales is presented, and then the effect of geological media on denitrification is discussed while emphasizing the significance of abiotic processes. Finally, the implications of the literature review are presented, along with future research directions that warrant further investigations. The results of previous studies demonstrated that several geological agents could play a vital role in reducing nitrate. Iron-containing minerals such as pyrite, green rust, magnetite, and dissolved ferrous ion are known to be powerful electron donors triggering denitrification. In particular, it was proven that the rate of denitrification by green rust was comparative to that of biological denitrification. The results indicate that abiotic denitrification should be taken into account for more accurate evaluation of denitrification in subsurface environments.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.8-19
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• 2021

In this study, the evaluation standard for nitrate nitrogen contamination degree (WELCUP) was established using six factors that influence the groundwater quality in Jeju Island. To do this, weightings, ranges, and ratings were assigned for each factor and the relative possibility of nitrate nitrogen contamination degree was evaluated using WELCUP index for each well. As a result of calculating the WELCUP index using groundwater quality data of 5,112 wells in Jeju Island for 27 years (1993-2019), all 61 wells with the WELCUP index value higher than 100 are distributed in Daejung and Hangyung watershed with relatively large area of farmland in Jeju Island. In particular, as the ratio of private wells is more than 64%, it is necessary that systematic management is needed for private wells in terms of nitrate nitrogen contamination. Consequently, based on the results of applying the WELCUP evaluation standard, it is necessary to select the prioritization of nitrate nitrogen contamination pathways project for groundwater wells in Jeju Island.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.96-108
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• 2011

Several methods of in-field measurements of Nitrogen and other soil properties using cores extracted by a hydraulic soil sampler were evaluated. A prototype core scanner was built to accommodate Veris Technologies commercial Vis-NIRS equipment. The testing result for pH, P and Mg were close to RPD (Ratio of Prediction to Deviation = Standard deviation/RMSE) of 2, however the scanner could not achieve the goal of RPD of 2 on some other properties, especially on nitrate nitrogen ($NO_3$) and potassium (K). In situ NIRS/EC probe showed similar results to the core scanner; pH, P and Mg were close to RPD of 2, while $NO_3$ and K were RPD of 1.5 and 1.2, respectively. Correlations between estimations using the probe and the core scanner were strong, with $r^2$ > 0.7 for P, Mg, Total N, Total C and CEC. Preliminary results for mid-IR spectroscopy showed an $r^2$ of 0.068 and an RMSE for nitrate (N) of 18 ppm, even after the removal of calcareous samples and possible N outlier. After removal of calcareous samples on a larger sample set, results improved considerably with an $r^2$ of 0.64 and RMSE of 6 ppm. However, this was only possible after carbonate samples were detected and eliminated, which would not be feasible under in-field measurements. Testing of $NO_3$ and K ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) revealed promising results, with acceptable errors measuring soil solutions containing nitrate and potassium levels that are typical of production agriculture fields.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.158-166
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• 2022

BACKGROUND: Kiwifruit is a fruit tree with relatively small cultivation area in Korea and researches on its soil and physiology are very limited compared to those on cultivar development. Therefore, there are limited information for farmers to cope with the reduction in productivity due to various physiological disorders and premature aging. This study was conducted to investigate the soil and leaf chemical properties, and fruit characteristics, which will be used as basic data for stable kiwifruit orchard soil management. METHODS AND RESULTS: The soil and leaf chemical properties, and fruit characteristics were investigated for two years in 16 kiwifruit orchards growing 'Hayward' (Actinidia deliciosa) in Jeollanam-do and Gyeongsangnam-do. Soil and leaf samples were collected in July and fruit quality was investigated by harvesting fruits about 170 days after full bloom. The average soil chemical properties of kiwi orchards were generally higher than the recommended level, except for pH, and especially, the exchangeable potassium reached about 300% of the recommended level. The proportions of orchards that exceeded the recommended level of soil chemical properties were 63, 31, 100, 69, 94, 88 and 69% for pH, EC, organic content, available phosphate, and exchangeable potassium, calcium and magnesium, respectively. Thirty-three percent of orchards had more than 100 mg/kg of nitrate nitrogen in soil. Available phosphate in soil showed a significantly positive correlation with leaf nitrogen, phosphoric acid and calcium content, but showed a significantly negative correlation with leaf potassium content. The magnesium content in the leaves was significantly correlated with soil pH. The highest fruit weight was observed in about 25 g/kg of leaf nitrogen content which could be attained when plants were grown on the soil containing about 100 mg/kg of nitrate nitrogen content. The average soluble solids content among 16 orchards was 9.58 °Brix at harvest and 13.9 °Brix after ripening, which increased about 45%, and the average fruit weight was about 110 g. CONCLUSION(S): For fruit quality, fruit soluble solids (sugar compounds) content was significantly correlated with leaf potassium content, fruit hardiness with leaf total nitrate, calcium and magnesium, and fruit titratable acidity with leaf magnesium; however, leaf calcium and magnesium negatively affect the soluble solids contents in fruits.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.139-145
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• 1986

담배식물이 흡수한 질산태질소가 조직중(組織中)에서 환원 되므로서 양(陽)이온과 음(陰)이온성분간(成分間)의 평형(平衡)에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 질소원(窒素源)을 달리한 배양액(培養液)으로 재배(栽培)하면서 무기(無機) 양음(陽陰)이온총량차이(總量差異)를 조사하고 질소환원(窒素還元) 및 유기산함량(有機酸含量)의 변화(變化)와 이온총량차이(總量差異)와의 관계(關係)를 검토(檢討)한 결과(結果) 1. $NO_3-N$ 배양액에서 자란 식물은 $NH_4-N$ 배양액의 것보다 양(陽)이온총량(總量)이 높았다. 무기음(無機陰)이온총량(總量)은 $NO_3+NH_4$혼합배양액(混合培養液)에서 가장 높게 나타났으나 $NO_3-N$ 배양액에서 가장 낮아서 무기 양음(陽陰)이온총량차이(總量差異)가 가장 컸고 $NH_4{^+}$가 함유된 배양액에서는 무기양음이온 총량차이가 비슷하여 무기이온으로서 거의 이온균형(均衡)이 유지(維持)되었다. 2. 식물체중(植物體中) 유기산(有機酸)은 malic acid의 분포가 가장 컸으며 $NO_3-N$ 배양액식물은 유기산(有機酸)이 다량함유(多量含有)되어 있으나 $NH_4-N$ 또는 혼합배양액(混合培養液)의 것은 거의 검출(檢出)되지 않았다. $NO_3-N$ 배양액식물(培養液植物)은 유기산총량(有機酸總量)이 무기음(無機陰)이온 총량(總量)보다 초과(超過)되어 유기산(有機酸)에 의한 이온균형(均衡)비율이 크나 $NH_4-N$ 배양액식물은 이온균형(均衡)에 차지하는 유기산(有機酸)비율이 극히 소량이었다. 3. $NO_3-N$식물(植物)은 질산환원(窒酸還元)이 왕성하게 진행되므로서 유리(遊離)된 양(陽)이온과의 이온균형(均衡)을 위하여 유기산(有機酸)이 다량(多量) 함유(含有)되었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2022

As the amount of livestock wastewater increases, ammonia contamination in surface water and groundwater is also increasing, and its treatment is urgently needed. In this study, indigenous soil bacteria was utilized for ammonia removal in artificial wastewater and associated removal mechanisms and efficiencies were evaluated. Two batch reactors were configurated to contain natural soil and artificial wastewater at 1:10 mass ratio, and incubated for 84 and 168 hours, respectively. The results showed that ammonia was completely removed within 48 and 72 hours in the first and second reactors, respectively. There were no significant changes in ammonia concentrations in the control groups without soil. Nitrate was formed in the reactors, indicating that the main removal mechanism of ammonia was nitrification by nitrifying bacteria. Nitrate was further converted to nitrogen gas by denitrification in the anaerobic environment, which was caused by consumption of oxygen during the nitrification process.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.361-369
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• 1997

본 연구는 질산태 질소 정량을 위한 기존의 E. coli 효소법을 개량하여 한국과학기술연구원(KIST) 생명공학연구소 유전자은행의 KCTC 1116 야생종 대장균(K12 wildtype)을 사용하는 E. coli 세포법으로 개량하였는바, (1) formate적정농도는 0.1mol/l formate를 넣은 0.4ml 보관모액조건에서 도달하였으며, (2) 질산환원에 소요되는 항온배양시간은 보관모액의 주입량에 따라 좌우되었고 (3) 20분 항온배양시간조건하에서 최고 $25{\mu}g$의 $NO_3{^-}-N$을 정량적으로 환원시키는데 충분하였다. (4) 항온배양용액내 NR활성도는 $N_2$가스 공급 및 얼음 냉수 조건하에서 저하정도가 120분간까지 거의 저하되지 않았고 (5) 보관모액은 $N_2$가스로 포화된 무산소조건의 냉장상태($+4^{\circ}C$)에서 최대 6개월까지 NR활성도의 저하가 없어 안정적 보관이 가능하였다. (6) 주입된 질산염은 본 분석조건에서 E. coli에 의해 99%가 아질산으로 환원되었고, 이후 아질산은 60분간의 배양조건하에서도 암모니아로 전혀 전환되지 않아 안정적이었다는 점 등을 토대로 본 $NO_3{^-}$ 분석방법을 확립하였다. 새로이 개발된 본 미생물적 질산태질소 분석방법의 장단점 몇가지를 적시하면, (1) 식물체, 토양, 수질시료를 동시에 그리고 동일한 분석방법으로 정확도 높게 분석할 수 있고, (2) Cd환원법, Salicylate법, Rhenium법 등의 타 분석방법 결과와 높은 상관관계가 있으며, (3) Cd환원법에 비해 질산환원이 더욱 효과적이고 완전하며, 실험과정이 분석종사자에게 전혀 유해하지 않고, 중금속 또는 유기화합물에 의한 실험폐수 분리수거가 필요 없으며, (4) 자동분석에서 뿐만아니라 수동분석에서도 활용될 수 있고, 분석과정이 간단하므로 일시에 다량의 시료분석이 가능하다는 등의 장점이 있으나 (5) 다만 년 1~2회의 세포배양에 장시간이 요구된다는 단점이 있다.

• 한국생태학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생태학회 1998년도 춘계공동 학술발표대회
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• pp.81-81
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• 1998

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.43-53
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• 1987

전보(前報)에 이어 토양별(土壤別) 토착대두근류균(土着大豆根瘤菌)의 분포(分布), 질소고정효율(窒素固定效率) 및 Nitrate reductase 특성(特性)을 비롯하여 동일(同一)한 토양조건(土壤條件)에서 토착대두근류균(土着大豆根瘤菌)과 대두품종별(大豆品種別) 친화성(親和性)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 토착근류균(土着根瘤菌) 중 대두근류(大豆根瘤)를 형성(形成)할 수 있는 토착대두근류균(土着大豆根瘤菌)은 $0.9{\sim}42.4{\times}10^3\;cells/g$ soil 범위(範圍)로서 토양간(土壤間)에 상이(相異)하였고 특(特)히 석회암토양(石灰岩土壤)에서 균밀도(菌密度)가 높았다. 2. 토양별(土壤別) 질소고정효율(窒素固定效率)은 대두연속재배지(大豆連續栽培地) 및 석회암토양(石灰岩土壤)에서 높았으며, 토착근류균수(土着根瘤菌數)가 많았던 토양(土壤)에서 질소고정효율(窒素固定效率)도 많은 경향(傾向)이있다. 3. 대두근류(大豆根瘤)의 bacteroid에서 질소고정효소(窒素固定酵素)와 질산환원효소(窒酸還元酵素)와의 상호관계(相互關係)에서 TNA와 NRA간(間)에는 유의(有意)한 부(負)의 상관관계(相關關係)($r=-0.52^*$)를 보였으나 SNA와 NRA과는 대두근류(大豆根瘤)의 분리원간(分離源間)에 2개군(個群)으로 구분(區分)되었다. 4. 동일(同一)한 토양조건(土壤條件)에서 토착대두근류균(土着大豆根瘤菌)과 대두품종간(大豆品種間) 친화성(親和性)은 품종간(品種間)에 상이(相異)하였으며 질소고정효율(窒素固定效率)이 높았던 품종(品種)은 장엽(長葉) 및 광교(光敎)로 나타났다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.122-128
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• 2001

질소비종이 토양 pH. EC, $NO{_3}^-$ 함량 및 상추 생육에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 양분함량이 서로 다른 두 토양을 사각폿트에 충진하여 유리온실 내에서 상추를 재배하였다. 상추재배를 위해, 7종류의 질소 비료(요소, 질산가리, 질산석회, 질산암모늄, 황산암모늄, 복비A(11-10-10), 복비B(12-12-12)를 토양검정 시비량으로 시용하였다. 토양 pH는 질산가리 및 질산칼슘 시용구를 제외한 비료시용구에서 시험전 토양보다 시험후 토양에서 낮아 졌는데, 질소비료중 황산암모늄 시용구에서 가장 낮았다. 토양 EC및 $NO_3-N$은 모든 비료 시용구의 시험후 토양에서 시험전 토양에 비해 높은 경향이었다. 상추의 생존율은 토양 EC가 $0.20dS\;m^{-1}$의 비료 시용구에서는 90% 이상이었으나, 토양 EC가 $1.13dS\;m^{-1}$에서는 감소되었다. 특히, 복비와 황산암모늄 시용구의 생존율은 각각 56%, 58% 정도로 감소되었다. 상추의 생산량은 토양 EC가 $0.20dS\;m^{-1}$에서는 비료 시용구에서 무비료구 보다 높았으나, 토양 EC가 $1.13dS\;m^{-1}$에서는 모든 질소 비료 시용구에서 무비료구 보다 낮았다. 상추 엽내 $NO{_3}^-$ 함량은 모든 비료 시용구에서 약 $1,000{\sim}2,000mg\;kg^{-1}$ FW 정도였다.