국내 토마토 토경재배 면적은 전체 재배면적의 89%로 높은 비율을 차지하고 있다. 토경재배 토마토는 염류장해와 토양 전염성 병원균 피해에 취약할 뿐만 아니라 겨울철 저온 피해 를 입기 쉽기 때문에 토마토 접목묘를 사용하는 것이 좋다. 본 연구는 저온기 토경재배에서의 토마토 대목의 종류에 따라 나 타나는 생육, 수량 및 광합성 효율의 차이를 비교 분석하고자 수행하였다. 대목의 종류는 4가지로 국내 개발 계통 및 품종 ‘Powergaurd’, ‘IT173773’, ‘20LM’과 대조 품종 ‘B-blocking’을 사용하였다. 접수와 비접목 처리구로 완숙토마토 품종 ‘Red250’을 사용하였다. 작물이 14일간 9－14℃의 저온에 노출된 시기인 정식 후 80일에 비접목 처리구의 경경은 10.1mm로 접목 처리구에 비해 15% 낮았고 엽장과 엽폭은 42.4cm와 41.8cm로 감소하였다. 주당 총 수량은 ‘Powerguard’ 가 1,615g으로 높았고 비접목 처리구가 1,299g으로 낮았다. 엽록소형광 지수 중 작물의 전반적인 활력도를 나타내는 PIABS와 광합성에 사용되지 못한 빛에너지가 열로 소실됨을 뜻하는 지수인 DI0/RC를 측정한 결과, 정식 후 80일에 접목 처리구 ‘Powerguard’의 PIABS는 3.73으로 높았고 DI0/RC는 0.34로 낮은 반면, 비접목 처리구의 PIABS는 2.62로 낮았고 DI0/RC는 0.41로 높았다. 경경은 PIABS와 정의 상관관계를 나 타낸 반면, DI0/RC와는 부의 상관관계를 나타내어 다양한 엽 록소형광 지수를 통해 저온기 대목 종류에 따른 접수의 생육 차이를 분석할 수 있는 것으로 판단된다.

Natural environmental resources are considered a prospective source of microorganisms capable of producing biocatalysts with great potential in industrial areas. Arable soil fertilized with peat moss is a habitat for various microorganisms. The present research focused on the isolation and identification of hydrolase-producing bacteria that thrive at a broad temperature range. In this study, a total of 33 strains were isolated from arable soil fertilized with peat moss (Silla Garden in Busan, South Korea). The isolated bacteria were mesophiles and thermophiles with a wide temperature range. Taxonomic identification showed that the isolated strains belonged to 2 phyla, 5 families, 10 genera, and 24 species. Subsequently, the isolated strains were screened for hydrolase (amylase, lipase, and protease) activity. All isolates possessed activity of at least one enzyme and six bacterial isolates produced combined extracellular enzymes. Diversity of soil bacteria species in the present study suggest the potential of soil bacteria in the various industrial applications.

As the design life of nuclear power plants are coming to the end, starting with Kori unit 1, nuclear power related organizations have been actively conducted research on the treatment of nuclear power plant decommissioning waste. In this study, among various types of radioactive waste, stabilization and volume reduction experiments were conducted on radioactive contaminated soil waste. Korea has no experience in decommissioning nuclear power plants, but a large amount of radioactively contaminated soil waste was generated during the decommissioning of the KAERI research reactor (TRIGA Mark- II) and the uranium conversion facility. This case shows the possibility of generating radioactive soil waste from nuclear power plants and nuclear-related facilities sites. Soil waste should be solidified, because its fluidity and dispersibility wastes specified in the notification of the Korea Nuclear Safety and Security Commission. In addition, the solidified waste forms should have sufficient mechanical strength and water resistance. Numerous minerals in the soil are components that can make glass and ceramics, for this reason, glass-ceramic sintered body can be made by appropriate heat and pressure. The sintering conditions of soil were optimized, in order to make better economical and more stable sintered body, some additives (such as additives for glass were mixed) with the soil and sintering experiments were conducted. Uncontaminated natural soil was collected and used for the experiment after air drying. Moisture content, pH, bulk density, and organic content were measured to understand the basic properties of soil, and physicochemical properties of the soil were identified by XRD, XRF, TG, and SEM-EDS analysis. In order to understand the distribution by particle size of the soil, it was divided into Sand (0.05–2 mm) and Fines (< 0.05 mm). The green body was manufactured in the form of a cylinder with a diameter of 13mm and a height of about 10mm. Appropriate pressure (> 150 MPa) was applied to the soil to make a green body, and appropriate heat (> 800°C) was applied to the sintered body to make a sintered body. The sintering was conducted in a muffle furnace in air conditions. The volume reduction and compressive strength of the sintered body for each condition were evaluated.

A large amount of acidic wastewater was generated from the soil washing process. This study focuses on the capture for the radionuclide, especially cesium (Cs), in soil washing wastewater. We conducted the two-step process to reduce the amount of radioactive wastewater after soil washing using the coagulants and adsorbents in each step. We synthesized the adsorbent to capture Cs radionuclides in acidic wastewater (pH < 1). Based on the results, we found that the optimum ratio (NiFC:PAN) was 3.5:1 for the removal efficiency and strength of adsorbent. We compare the NiFC powder and NiFC-PAN for removal efficiency and separation of adsorbent after batch test, showing that the removal efficiency and separation of NiFC-PAN was lower and higher than NiFC power, respectively. We conducted the radioactive experiment to evaluate the satisfaction below release criteria (< 10 Bq·L−1, Cs), reporting that NIFC-PAN adsorbent meet the release criteria. These results showed that NiFC-PAN is promising adsorbent for Cs capture in strong acidic wastewater generated from soil washing and separation after capture process.

Today, the domestic and international nuclear power industry is experiencing an acceleration in the scale of the nuclear facility decommissioning market. This phenomenon is also due to policy changes in some countries, but the main reason is the rapid increase in the proportion of old nuclear power plants in the world, mainly in countries that introduced nuclear power plants in the early stages. Decontamination is essential in the process of decommissioning nuclear facilities. Among various decontamination targets, radionuclides are adsorbed between pores in the soil, making physical decontamination quite difficult. Therefore, various chemical decontamination technologies are used for contaminated soil decontamination, and the current decontamination technologies have a problem of generating a large amount of secondary wastes. In this study, soil decontamination technology using supercritical carbon dioxide is proposed and aimed to make it into a process. This technology applies cleaning technology using supercritical fluids to decontamination of radioactive waste, it has important technical characteristics that do not fundamentally generate secondary wastes during radioactive waste treatment. Supercritical carbon dioxide is harmless and is a very useful fluid with advantages such as high dissolution, high diffusion coefficient, and low surface tension. However, since carbon dioxide, a non-polar material, shows limitations in removing polar and ionic metal wastes, a chelating ligand was introduced as an additive. In this study, a ligand material that can be dissolved in supercritical carbon dioxide and has high binding ability with polar metal ions was selected. In addition, in order to increase the decontamination efficiency, an experiment was conducted by adding an auxiliary ligand material and ultrasonic waves as additives. In this study, the possibility of liquefaction of chelating ligands and auxiliary ligands was tested for process continuity and efficiency, and the decontamination efficiency was compared by applying it to the actual soil classified according to the particle size. The decontamination efficiency was derived by measuring the concentration of target nuclides in the soil before and after decontamination through ICP-MS. As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that the liquefaction of the additive had a positive effect on the decontamination efficiency, and a difference in the decontamination efficiency was confirmed according to the actual particle size of the soil. Through this study, it is expected that economic value can be created in addition to the social value of the technology by ensuring the continuity of the decontamination process using supercritical carbon dioxide.

The purpose of this study was to effectively purify U-contaminated soil-washing effluent using a precipitation/distillation process, reuse the purified water, and self-dispose of the generated solid. The U ions in the effluent were easily removed as sediments by neutralization, and the metal sediments and suspended soils were flocculated–precipitated by polyacrylamide (PAM). The precipitate generated through the flocculation–precipitation process was completely separated into solid–liquid phases by membrane filtration (pore size < 45 μm), and Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions remaining in the effluent were removed by distillation. Even if neutralized or distilled effluent was reused for soil washing, soil decontamination performance was maintained. PAM, an organic component of the filter cake, was successfully removed by thermal decomposition without loss of metal deposits including U. The uranium concentration of the residual solids after distillation is confirmed to be less than 1 Bq·g−1, so it is expected that the self-disposal of the residual solids is possible. Therefore, the treatment method of U-contaminated soil-washing effluent using the precipitation/distillation process presented in this study can be used to effectively treat the washing waste of U-contaminated soil and self-dispose of the generated solids.

Radioactive materials emitted from nuclear accident or decommissioning cause soil contamination over wide areas. In the event of such a wide area of contaminated soil, decontamination is inevitable for residents to reside and reuse as industrial land. There are many ways to decontaminate these contaminated soils, but in urgent situations, the soil washing, which has a short process period and relatively high decontamination efficiency, is considered the most suitable. However, the soil washing process of removing fine soil and cesium by using washing liquid as water and adding a flocculating agent (J-AF) generates slurry/sludge-type secondary waste (Cs-contaminated soil + flocculating agent). Since this form of sludge contaminants cannot be disposed, solidification is needed using an appropriate solidification agent to treat wastes for disposal. Therefore, this study devised a treatment method of contaminated fine soils occurring after the soil washing process. This investigation prepared the simulated wastes of contaminated fine soils generated after the soil washing, and pelletized the samples using a roll compactor under the optimum operating conditions. The optimum conditions of the device were determined in the pre-test. Roll speed, feeding rate, and hydraulic pressure were 1.5 rpm, 25 rpm, and 28.44 MPa, respectively. The waste forms were manufactured by incorporating created pellets (H 6.5 × W 9.4 mm) using polymers as solidification agents. Used polymers were main ingredient (YD-128), hardener (G-1034), and diluent (LGE). The optimum mixing ratio was YD-128 : G-1034 = 65 : 35 phr, and LGE was added in an amount of 10wt% of the total mixture. To confirm the disposal suitability of the manufactured waste forms, characterization evaluation was carried out (compressive strength, thermal cycling, immersion, and leaching test). Characterization evaluation revealed a minimum compressive strength of 23.1 MPa, far exceeding 3.44 MPa of the disposal facility waste acceptance criteria. Compressive strength increased to the highest value of 31.90 MPa after immersion test. To examine leaching characteristics, the pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC) and leachability index (􀜮􀯜) of leachates were identified. As results, pH and EC consistently increased or remained constant with leaching time. The average of Co, Cs and Sr nuclides was 17.76, 17.38 and 14.04, respectively, exceeding the value of 6 in the waste acceptance criteria. Effective waste treatment/ disposal can be achieved without increasing volumes of sludge/slurry by enhancing the technique of this research by performing additional studies in the future.

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) occurring in underground buried pipes of API 5L X65 steel was investigated. MIC is a corrosion phenomenon caused by microorganisms in soil; it affects steel materials in wet atmosphere. The microstructure and mechanical properties resulting from MIC were analyzed by OM, SEM/EDS, and mapping. Corrosion of pipe cross section was composed of ① surface film, ② iron oxide, and ③ surface/internal microbial corrosive by-product similar to surface corrosion pattern. The surface film is an area where concentrations of C/O components are on average 65 %/ 16 %; the main components of Fe Oxide were measured and found to be 48Fe-42O. The MIC area is divided into surface and inner areas, where high concentrations of N of 6 %/5 % are detected, respectively, in addition to the C/O component. The high concentration of C/O components observed on pipe surfaces and cross sections is considered to be MIC due to the various bacteria present. It is assumed that this is related to the heat-shrinkable sheet, which is a corrosion-resistant coating layer that becomes the MIC by-product component. The MIC generated on the pipe surface and cross section is inferred to have a high concentration of N components. High concentrations of N components occur frequently on surface and inner regions; these regions were investigated and Na/Mg/Ca basic substances were found to have accumulated as well. Therefore, it is presumed that the corrosion of buried pipes is due to the MIC of the NRB (nitrate reducing bacteria) reaction in the soil.

본 연구에서는 토양-탄체 간 분리 및 재접촉을 고려한 IFL 기반 침투해석 기술을 개발하고 이를 기존 문헌의 실험결과와 비교하는 연구를 수행했다. 탄체를 강체로 가정한 후, 토양 내로 침투 시 발생하는 구형공동팽창 현상을 고려함으로써 탄체의 궤적을 예측할 수 있다. 토양에 대한 저항함수는 Mohr-Coulomb 항복 모델을 활용했으며, 입사각 혹은 AOA에 따른 J-hook 현상을 모사할 수 있다. 기존 문헌에서의 실험결과(총 6회)와의 비교 결과, 수치해석으로부터 예측한 탄체의 침투 깊이는 실험대비 약 13.4%의 평균오차를 나타냈 다. 일반적으로 탄체의 침투 경로를 예측하기 위해 유한요소법이 널리 활용된다. 하지만, 유한요소법 활용 시, 탄체의 모델링을 위해 많은 시간과 노력이 필요하며, 해석 수행을 위해 수 시간이 소요된다. 본 연구를 통해 개발한 모델을 활용할 시, 탄체의 치수 입력만 필 요하며 해석 시간도 수 초 이내이다.

본 연구에서는 방사성동위원소 추적자 실험을 통해서 산화아연 또는 두 종류의 은나노물질로 오염시킨 토양에서 지렁이 (Eisenia fetida)의 금속축적과 제거율을 비교하였고, 이들을 이온상의 Ag와 Zn으로 처리한 대조구와 비교하였다. 추가적으로 토양의 금속을 다단계추출법 (sequential extraction method)을 이용하여 금속의 결합 형태로부터 생물이용도 (bioavailability)를 예측하고 실제 생물축적 (BAF, bioaccumulation factor)과 비교하였다. ZnO 처리구의 BAF (0.06)는 아연이온 처리구 BAF (1.86)보다 31배 낮았는데, 이는 토양에서 ZnO의 생물전이가 매우 낮음을 제시해 준다. 한편, 은의 BAF는 금속의 오염 형태에에 무관 하게 0.11~0.17의 범위를 보였다. 다단계추출법을 통해서 아연이온 처리구의 아연은 토양에 비교적 약한 결합을 하 는 형태 (mobile fraction)에 35% 분포하여 아연이온처리구 값 (<20%)보다 높았고, 이는 전자의 더 높은 BAF와 일치 한다. 하지만, ZnO 처리구의 다단계추출은 생물이용도나 BAF를 잘 예측하지 못했으며 이는 ZnO가 토양에서 아연 이온과 지화학적으로 다른 거동을 하기 때문으로 추정된다. 지렁이 체내에 축적된 은의 제거율 (3.2~3.8% d-1)은 아연의 제거율 (1.2~1.7% d-1)보다 2~3배 더 높았다

본 연구는 객토를 한 간척지에서 석고시용 수준이 알팔파의 수량과 사료성분에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행하였다. 실험장소는 간척한지 17~33년 경과된 석문간척지로서 약 70 cm 정도 객토한 토양이었다. 객토에 사용한 흙은 섬토양의 제염을 하지 않은 것 이었다. 처리는 석고를 시용하지 않은 0 ton/ha 구(G0), 석 고를 2 ton/ha(G2) 및 4 ton/ha(G4) 시용한 구로 하였다. 수확은 알팔파가 개화초기(개화 10%)에 도달할 때 1차 수확하였으며 이 후 수확은 약 35일 간격으로 수확을 하였다. 알팔파의 건물수량은 1차 년도는 G2가 G0와 G4보다 유의적으로 높았으며 2차 년도는 처리간 유의적인 차이는 없었으나 G2가 G0와 G4보다 높은 경향을 보였다. G2에서 알팔파의 건물수량이 높은 이유는 토양의 pH 및 EC가 각각 재배가능 및 재배적합 수준이었고 피복도 및 알팔파 식생비율도 높은 것에 기인하였다. 1차 및 2차 년도 모두 석고 처리 간 CP, NDF 및 ADF 함량 및 RFV는 차이가 없었다. 한편 1차 및 2차 년도의 연구결과를 통해서 알팔파 건물수량에 부정적인 영향을 주는 요인은 봄의 가뭄과 여름의 집중된 강수로 나타났다. 이상으로부터 객토 간척지에서 석고 처리는 알팔파의 건물수량을 높이는데 효과적인 것으로 판단되며 2 ton/ha이 적정 수준인 것으로 사료된다.

PURPOSES : The purpose of this study is to present a cross section suitable for low-traffic road pavement considering the environmental characteristics of Vietnam. METHODS : The behavior of the pavement with respect to the axial load was numerically analyzed using the nonlinear finite element method. The elastic-plastic material model was applied to material properties such as subgrade, sub-base layer, and base layer, and whether the material yielded was determined. In order to evaluate the adequacy of the cross section of the Vietnamese low-traffic pavement, it was compared with the KPRP Lv 3 road pavement section. And it was compared with the newly proposed MAST composite Pavement. The design life of each pavement section was calculated using the results obtained from the pavement structural analysis. RESULTS : The cross section of the Vietnamese low-traffic road pavement, KPRP lv3, MAST composite Type1 road pavement did not satisfy the design criteria for fatigue cracking and rutting. MAST composite Type2 was analyzed considering CTAB having 100mm and 150mm thickness and compressive strength of 5MPa, 10MPa, 15MPa and 20MPa, and all of them satisfied the design criteria. CONCLUSIONS : The low-traffic road pavement section in Vietnam currently used is judged to be inappropriate, and the MAST Composite type 2 proposed in this study is evaluated as an appropriate alternative. Further studies such as field application are needed in the future.

자동 관개 시스템에서는 관수를 자동으로 개시하고 중지할 수 있는 기준값의 설정이 중요하다. 관수 기준값은 작물의 종류와 생육 시기, 토성, 용적 밀도 등에 따라 달라지는 포장 용수량의 토양 수분값으로 결정되기 때문에, 전문적인 지식과 분석 경험이 필요하여 현장 농업인이 직접 파악하는 것은 어렵다. 그래서 재배 작물의 명칭, 재배 지역 및 재배 토양의 토성 등을 조건 변수로 하여 적절한 토양 수분값을 데이터베이스로부터 추출하고, 작물의 종류 및 생육 시기별 토양수분 기준을 데이터베이스화하여 선택한 작물에 적합한 토양수분 장력값을 설정할 수 있는 알고리즘을 개발하였다. 이 알고리즘을 센서부, 제어부, 구동부로 구성되어 있는 시스템에 적용하여 토양 수분을 제어할 수 있는 시스템을 개발하였다. 실험구별로 수분 제어 기준값을 설정하여 측정한 수분값이 -33 kPa 실험구에서 부합률 97.3%, -25 kPa 실험구에서 부합률 96.6%의 결과를 나타내었다. 이 시스템을 이용하여 최근 농촌지역의 고령화와 노동인구 감소에 따른 생산성 감소를 억제하는데 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

본 연구는 시설토경에 적합한 간단관개의 1회 관개량, 관개주기 및 최대 관개횟수를 구명하기 위해 토양 수직단면 상에서의 수분이동을 모델링하였다. 간단관개는 특정양의 물을 관개할 때, 소량의 물을 일정한 시간 간격으로 여러 번 나누어 급수하여 토양표면의 용수 손실을 줄이고, 근권부까지 수분이 원활히 침투되도록 하기 위한 관개 방법이다. 토양 내부의 수분이동 특성은 관개방법, 토성 등에 따라 다양하게 변화한다. 반면, 현장에서 간단관개는 토마토 시설토경 재배의 경우 40분 간격으로 1회 4분간 최대 4회 관개, 사과의 경우 110분 간격으로 1회 5분간 최대 3∼5회 등 경험에 따라 관개하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 국내의 대표적인 밭토성인 사질양토, 양토, 양질사토에 대해 10, 20, 40분 간격으로 관개깊이 5㎜의 용수를 1.0, 1.7, 2.5, 5.0㎜씩 각 1∼5회로 나누어 관개하는 조건을 모의하였다. 모의할 토층단면은 폭 10㎝, 깊이 30㎝로 설정하고, 모의 프로그램은 Hydrus- 2D를 이용하였다. 기존 관련 연구의 실측 자료를 이용해 모델을 보정하고, 토층단면에 걸쳐 시간 경과에 따른 토양 내 수분 변화를 2차원 토양수분 패턴도로 작성하였다. 간단관개 방법에 따라 토양표면 및 근권부 토층에서의 수분 변화를 분석한 결과 모든 조건에서 연속관개 보다는 간단관개가 근권부의 수분전달에 유리하고, 양토, 사질양토, 양질사토의 순으로 관개용수의 침투가 원활한 것으로 파악되었다. 1회 관개량 1.7㎜ 이상, 간단시간 40분 이상인 경우에 토양표면에서의 수분 침투가 원활해지는 것으로 나타났으며, 근권부의 토양수분 전달에 가장 유리한 것은 1회 관개량 1.7㎜, 3회 간단관개하는 경우로 분석되었다. 토성에 따른 토양수분이동의 특성 차이는 크지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과 시설토경 관개에서 토양표면에서의 용수손실을 감소시키면서, 근권부 수분공급에 적합한 간단관개법을 구명할 수 있었으며, 이를 향후 자동관개 제어 시스템에 적용한다면 용수손실을 최소화하면서 토양수분을 작물생육에 최적의 상태로 제어할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.