Fractional composition of surface and core sediment samples were analysed to collect quality improvement and weed control in eutrofied brackish Lake Kyungpo. Fractional scheme for sediment phosphorus was made for four chemically defined phosphorus forms as adsorbed phosphorus, nonapatite inorganic phosphorus, apatite phosphorus and residual phosphorus. The analysis of surface sediment samples shows that Lake Kyungpo sediments have high labile phosphorus fraction and thus have high water pollution potential. It was found that no significant water quality improvement could be expected by dredging down to 1.0m depth of sediments.

The fractional composition of sediment phosphorus was investigated in Lake Soyang. The fractionation was made in four major forms; loosely bound phosphorus on the surface of detrital particles, (Fe+Al) complexed phosphorus, organically bound phosphorus, and apatite phosphorus. The major forms of sediment phosphorus in Lake Soyang are organically bound (60.9%) and (Fe+Al) complexed (33.0%) phosphorus. The sediments are in high content of total organic carbon (1.40%) and in low C/N ratio (5.62). This presents the organic matters deposited in the surficial sediments in Lake Soyang are not mineralized well, so these organic rich sediments have a high pollution potential on the overlying water body.

Vertical distribution of interstitial Cu^(++) contents of bottom sediments, upward benthic flux and oxidation zone flux are measured from the sediments at a site of Gongjichon area, Lake Uiam. Interstitial Cu^(++) contents show a pronounced maximum at water-sediment interface, and linear decrease to the depth of 9 cm at which anoxic sediments begin to occur, which cause an upward benthic flux and oxidation zone flux of interstitial Cu^(++). The depths of minimum interstitial Cu^(++) content show those of maximum sediment Cu^(++) content from which we presume the vertical flux and inter-species exchange of elements in the sediment layer. In oxic zone, interstitial Cu^(++) contents correlate very well with total organic matters, and total organic matters with mean particle size. These facts suggest that the amount of interstitial Cu^(++) contents are mainly controlled by the amounts of organic matters supplied to the sediment when they were deposited rather than by the post-depositional processes in the sediment layers. Upward benthic flux to the overlying water and oxidation zone flux to the interface of oxic and anoxic zone are 5.2×10^(-9)μ㏖·㎝^(-2)·sec^(-1), 0.1×10^(-9)μ㏖·㎝^(-2)·sec^(-1), respectively.

In spite of strengthened oil spill prevention efforts, many spill accidents happened through the years showed that these kinds of accidents might occur at any time over the world. So it is necessary to prepare detailed response planning in advance for making effective use of resources required during spill accidents. Primary goal of oil spill response should be to minimize the ecological impact of oil spill. Ecological impacts are long lasting and hard to repair, so cleaningup of vulnerable area should be done under the supervisions of ecologists. To make effective use of resources, many agencies participating in spill response have to make some agreement on what, on how, precisely spill response should be done.

The environmental changes related to hypoxic water mass were investigated at Gamak bay in summer times, June, July and August 2006. The hypoxic water mass was found, in first, at the northern area of Gamak bay on 27 June. This water mass has been sustained until the end of August and disappear on 13 September. In Gamak bay, the hypoxic water mass was closely related to geography. During the formation of oxygen deficiency, changes in dissolved nutrients was studied and found that on surface layer and lower layer, DIN were 0.80 μM~19.8 μM(6.03 μM) and 1.13 μM～60.83 μM(10.66 μM), and DIP were 0.01 μM～0.92 μM(0.24 μM), and 0.01 μM～3.57 μM(0.49 μM), respectively, far higher distribution on lower layer of the water where hypoxic water mass was occurred. The configuration of phosphorus was analyzed to figure out the possibility of release of phosphorus from sediments. It was found that the Labile-Phosphorus, which is capable of easy move to water layer by following environmental change was found more than 70%. Therefore, in Gamak bay, it was found that the possibility of large amount of release of soluble P into the water, while hypoxic water mass was occurred in deep layer was higher. It is suggested that DIP in the northern sea of Gamak bay mainly sourced from the soluble P from lower layer of the waters where hypoxic water mass was created more than that from basin. However, existence form of phosphorus in sediments during normal times, not during creation of hypoxic water mass, needs further study.

This study was conducted to assess water movement in paddy-upland rotation soil scheduled for ginseng cultivation through the measurement of infiltration and permeability of soil water. Soil sample was divided with four soil layers. The first soil layer (to 30cm from top soil) was loamy sand, the second and the third soil layers (30~70 ㎝) were sand, and the fourth (〈 120 ㎝) was sandy loam. The soil below 130 ㎝ of fourth soil layer was submerged under water. The shear strength, which represents the resisting power of soil against external force, was 3.1 kPa in the first soil layer. This corresponded to 1/8 of those of another soil layer and this value could result in soil erosion by small amount of rainfall. The rates of infiltration and permeability depending on soil layers were 39.86 cm hr-1 in top soil, 2.34 cm hr-1 in 30~70 ㎝ soil layer, 5.23 cm hr-1 and 0.18 cm hr-1 in 70~120 ㎝ soil layer, with drain tile, and without drain tile, respectively. We consider that ground water pooled in paddy soil and artificial formation of soil layer could interrupt water canal within soil and affect negatively on water movement. Therefore, we suggest that to drain at 5 m intervals be preferable when it makes soil dressing or soil accumulation to cultivate ginseng in paddy-upland rotation soil to reduce failure risk of ginseng cultivation.

경상북도 봉화군 일대 낙동강 상류에는 과거 십여 년전에 홍수로 이동되어 강변에 퇴적, 풍화된 광미퇴적층이 일부 장소에서 발견된다. 본 논문에서는 하천에서 심하게 풍화되어진 광미퇴적물에 대하여 광물학적 분석을 통하여 이차광물의 형성 및 특징, 그리고 이들과 연관된 중금속 유출특성에 대하여 연구하였다. XRD를 통하여 일차광물로는 석영, 장석, 운모류, 녹니석, 각섬석류, 활석, 휘석(요한세나이트), 황철석, 방해석이 동정되었다. 규산염 광물인 캐올리나이트의 경우 광미가 풍화되면서 추가로 생성될 수도 있지만 퇴적된 기간을 고려하면 원래 광미에 있던 것이나 토양에 있던 것이 이동된 것으로 추정된다. 또한 광미가 풍화되면서 생성된 광물인 이차광물로 침철석, 석고, 바사나이트, 자로사이트가 XRD를 통하여 동정되었다. 이차광물의 형성은 일차광물의 종류 및 pH 환경 등에 주로 영향을 받으며 황철석의 풍화에 의하여 황산염인 석고, 바사나이트, 자로사이트가 형성이 되었으며 또한 침철석의 경우도 황철석의 풍화와 밀접한 연관이 있다. Mn 산화물의 경우 SEM에 의하여 동정이 되었는데 침철석과 함께 석영 등 일차광물의 표면을 코팅하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. Mn 산화물의 경우 비정질에 가까우며 Mn을 함유하고 있는 요한세나이트의 풍화에 의하여 형성된 것으로 사료된다. 이 두 산화물들은 각각 검은색, 갈색 또는 붉은색의 광미 풍화물 색깔을 나타내는 주원인 광물로 추정된다. EDS 연구결과 침철석과 같은 Fe 산화물과, Mn 산화물의 경우 높은 농도의 Pb, Zn, As를 함유하고 있는데 이는 이들 산화물에 풍화에 의하여 유출된 중금속이 공침되거나 흡착된 결과로 실제하천에서 이들의 형성은 중금속의 거동을 어느 정도 제어하여 하천으로의 유출을 막을 수 있음을 보여준다.