연속배양방식으로 서낙동강 저서층의 영양염 용출 및 이에 미치는 환경요인의 영향을 분석하였다. 희석율 감소는 배양기 수층의 영양염 농축을 초래하여 저서층에서 용출되는 N과 P의 용출율을 저하시켰으며, NH4 +와 PO4 3-의 용출은 저산소 조건에서 촉진되었다. 미생물의 활성을 저해하는 저온과 중금속은 NH4 +와 PO4 3-의 용출에는 큰 영향을 미치지 않았지만 NO3 -의 농도에 많은 영향을 미쳐 NH4 +와 PO4 3-의 용출은 무생물학적 요인에 의해서도 많은 영향을 받지만 NO3 -는 질화세균에 의한 용출 NH4 +의 산화로 대부분 생성됨을 알 수 있었다. 낮은 희석율과 용존산소 조건에서 측정한 서낙동강 저서층의 NH4 +와 PO4 3-의 용출율은 각각 평균 20.4 mg-N m-2 day-1, 8.1 mg-P m-2 day-1로, 서낙동강의 평균 수면적과 저수량 및 체류시간을 고려하면 저서층의 영양염 용출이 서낙동강 수층의 NH4 +와 PO4 3- 농도의 6.6~39.8, 63.0~100%에 해당하여 서낙동강의 부영양 화에 상당한 영향을 미치는 것으로 추정된다.

To evaluate the remediation performance of recycled oyster shell powders to control nutrients release from polluted sediments. Different types of recycled oyster shell powder were applied on separated bottom sediments. The first type of oyster shell powder is Calcined Oyster Shell Powder (COSP) and another consist of ultrasonicated oyster shell powder (SOSP) which were composed of calcium peroxide. The recycled oyster shell powders were improving the water quality as slow oxygen releasing compound. The experimental results indicated that the Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in the treated columns were higher than the control column. pH was increased in the both experimental columns due to the hydrolysis of CaO2. Meanwhile, recycled oyster shell powders could prevent the nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) release from sediments into the overlying water. In addition, the total nitrogen and total phosphorus concentrations of the COSP applied column were decreased 27% and 20% compared to the control column respectively and the SOSP applied column were decreased 33% and 27% compared to control in the overlying water. It was proved that, COSP and SOSP can effectively adsorb phosphorus from sediments and prevent phosphorus release into overlying water from bottom sediments. In conclusion, COSP and SOSP applications was increased DO in the overlying water and nutrient released controlled effectively from the sediment.

Chemical batch tests were conducted to investigate the amount of nutrients that were released from the wasted activated sludge during microwave heating. For this study, three types of activated sludge were obtained from A2/O, MLE and oxidation ditch (OD) processes. Polyphosphate-accumulating organisms in the activated sludge have a unique trait: they releases phosphate from the cell when they are exposed to high temperatures. The sludge obtained from the A2/O process released the largest amount of phosphate, followed by those from the MLE and OD processes. The release of phosphate increased with increasing polyphosphate content in the sludge under strongly alkaline or acidic conditions. Furthermore, ammonia and heavy metals were released with phosphorous. The largest amount of ammonia was observed from the sludge obtained from the MLE process. The release of heavy metals strongly depends on the pH conditions. Therefore, the chemical analysis results strongly suggest that both phosphorus and ammonia react with Mg2+ or Ca2+ to form metal complexes such as magnesium ammonium phosphate or hydroxyapatite under alkaline conditions.

A significant fraction of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus released from sediment are utilized by primary production in the shallow water of coast and lake. The purpose of this study is to introduce the mechanism of nutrients release from sediment and to introduce the methods of the measurement of nutrient released from sediment. One approach is to calculate nutrients released from sediment by a concentration gradient between sediment pore waters and overlying water based on the Fick's law. The other approaches of measurement are the undisturbed sediment core experiments and measurement of nutrient released from sediment by the in situ chamber equipment.