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An Experimental Study on Denitrification Efficiency of Agricultural Byproducts for Prevention of Nitrate Contamination from LID or Groundwater Recharge Facilities

지하수 함양시설 또는 LID시설에서의 질산성질소 오염방지를 위한 농업부산물의 탈질효율 실험연구

Jinwon Lee1
,
Thanh Huy Phung1
,
Byungsun Lee2
,
Kangjoo Kim1*
,
Gyusang Lee2
이진원 1
,
Phung Thanh Huy 1
,
이병선 2
,
김강주 1*
,
이규상 2
1 Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University
2 Korea Rural Community Corporation, Rural Research Institute
1 군산대학교 환경공학과
2 한국농어촌공사 농어촌연구원
*Corresponding Author
31 December 2021. pp. 82-94
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Abstract

Facilities for low impact development (LID) or groundwater recharge have the high potential spreading groundwater nitrate contamination because of the rapid infiltration. This study was initiated to remove nitrate from the waters using agricultural byproducts as organic sources for denitrification during infiltration. As the first step of this purpose, we experimentally tested the denitrifying efficiency of 4 organic materials (pine tree woodchips, cherry leaves, rice straws, and rice hulls) and tried to identify the key factors controlling the efficiency. For this study, we precisely investigated the change of chemical reactions during the experiment by analyzing various geochemical parameters. The result shows that the denitrification efficiency is not simply linked to the availability of the easily decomposable contents in the organic matter. It is found that avoiding the severe pH decrease due to the CO 2 generation is the essence to derive the efficient denitrifying conditions when organic matters were used.

Keywords
denitrification
groundwater
nitrate
organic matter
agricultural byproducts
carbon dioxide
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  • Publisher :The Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국지하수토양환경학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
  • Journal Title(Ko) :지하수토양환경
  • Volume : 26
  • No :6
  • Pages :82-94
  • Received Date : 2021-11-28
  • Revised Date : 2021-12-06
  • Accepted Date : 2021-12-13
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7857/JSGE.2021.26.6.082
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