일반적으로 많이 양식되는 방사무늬김(Porphyra yezoensis Ueda)에 대하여 방사무늬김 엽체의 형태적 특성, 탄소 및 질소 성분의 농도, 안정동위원소 비값, 광합성효율을 방사무늬김 양식이 이루어 지고 있는 남서해역에서 조사를 하였다. 방사무늬김의 형태적 특성에 대해서 살펴보면 평균 엽장은 11.6~16.3 (13.8) cm, 평균 엽폭은 4.6~6.3 (5.4) cm이었고, 단위면적당 방사무늬김 엽체의 평균 엽중량은 1.1~2.6 (1.86) g DW m-2이었다. 단위면적당 Chl a 농도는 2.18~17.77 (평균 9.65) mg DW Chl a m-2이었다. 방사무늬김의 탄소 농도는 201~317 (240) mg DW g-1이었고, 질소 농도는 39.8~50.0 (43.5)mg DW g-1이었으며, C/N비는 5.0~6.7 (5.5)이었다. 방사무늬김의 방사성 안정동위원소비 중에서 탄소 안정동위원소 비는 δ13C=-25.6‰ 에서 δ13C=-24.0‰ (평균-24.7‰ )의 값을 보였고, 질소 안정동위원소 비는 δ15N=1.3‰ 에서 δ15N=4.1‰ (평균 2.1‰ )의 값을 보였다. PAM에 의한 해조류의 광합성 특성은 광합성 활동의 지시자로서 사용될 수 있다. 우리는 Diving-PAM을 이용하여 각 정점 해조류인 방사무늬김의 광합성율을 분석하였다. 최대양자수율은 0.46~0.55 (평균 0.52)로서 최대양자수율의 변동은 정점간 큰 차이는 없었다. 최대상대전자전달률은 4.71~5.84 (평균 5.33) μmol electrons m-2 s-1로서 최대양자수율과 비슷한 분포를 보였다. 기울기 (α)는 0.027~0.045 (평균 0.036)을 보였고, 전자전달을 위한 포화광은 지역에 따라서 일부 차이를 보였으나 139~180(156) μmol photons m-2 s-1이었다. 남서해역 방사무늬김엽체의 탄소 및 질소 농도와 광합성 효율은 지역에 따른 큰 차이는 보이지 않았다. 광합성 특성은 낮은 최대양자수율과 최대 상대전자전달률로 인한 낮은 광합성 효율이 나타났다.

Surface sediments (0~4 cm) were sampled at 40 stations from Ulsan Bay and its adjacent areas of Korea, to evaluate the contamination by sewage-derived organic matters using fecal sterols. Some sterols were quantified by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Total concentrations of eight sterols (coprostanol, cholesterol, cholestanol, epicholestanol, epicoprostanol, β-sitosterol, brassicasterol, and stigmasterol) in the sediments from Ulsan Bay and its vicinity varied from 929 to 23,444 ng/g dry weight. The most predominant sterols were cholesterol and coprostanol, accounting for 33~72% of total sterols. The concentration of coprostanol known as the indicator of human feces ranged from 141 to 8,257 ng/g dry weight. In particular, the coprostanol concentrations in the sediments from Jansaengpo Harbor and Taehwa River exceeded the value of 1,000 ng/g dry weight, suggesting that these areas could be considered as the hot-spot zones by municipal sewage contamination. Some molecular indices and multivariate data analysis were used to assess the origin of these sterols in the sediments. Results showed that the major routes of sewage contamination in Ulsan Bay and its vicinity were the input through Jansaengpo Harbor and Taehwa River.

Atmospheric bulk (wet and dry) samples were monthly collected in an urban environment (Daeyeon-dong) of Busan over a year, to assess the deposition flux and seasonality of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DLPCBs) using stainless steel pots. Deposition fluxes of DLPCBs in bulk samples were determined using high resolution gas chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). Particle deposition fluxes in the urban environment varied from 23 to 98 g/m2/year (mean 41 g/m2/year). DLPCB deposition fluxes in atmospheric bulk samples ranged from 0.09 to 0.77 ng-TEQ/m2/year (mean 0.35 ng-TEQ/m2/year). Seasonal atmospheric deposition fluxes of DLPCBs were high in winter and low in summer. Atmospheric deposition fluxes of particles and DLPCBs in this study were comparable to or slightly lower values than those of different locations in the world. Monthly DLPCB profiles in deposition bulk samples were similar over a year. Non-ortho PCBs were higher contributions to the total DLPCBs fluxes than mono-ortho PCBs. In particular, PCB 126 had the highest concentrartion (>75%) in all deposition samples, followed by PCB 169 and PCB 156. A highly positive correlation was found among the deposition fluxes of DLPCB species, suggesting the possibility of that the DLPCB contamination originated from one source. The deposition fluxes of DLPCBs were not significantly correlated with temperature and the amount of precipitation even though the summer season with the highest temperature and the largest amount of precipitation showed the lowest DLPCB deposition flux.