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Research Article

Analysis of the Effect of Forest Fires on the Mineralogical Characteristics of Soil

산불 영향에 따른 토층의 광물학적 특성 변화에 관한 연구

Man-Il Kim1*
,
Chang-Oh Choo2
김 만일1*
,
추 창오2
1Principal Researcher, National Forestry Cooperative Federation
2Lecture Professor, Department of Earthquake and Disaster Prevention Engineering, Andong National University
1산림조합중앙회 산림종합기술본부 책임연구원
2국립안동대학교 지진방재공학과 강의교수
*Corresponding Author
31 March 2023. pp. 69-83
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Abstract

Forest fires increase the risk of subsequent soil erosion and mass movement in burned areas, even under rainfall conditions below landslide alert thresholds, by destroying plants and vegetation and causing changes to soil properties. These effects of forest fires can alter runoff in burned areas by altering soil composition, component minerals, soil water repellency, soil mass stability, and soil fabric. Heat from forest fires not only burns shallow organic matter and plants but also spreads below the surface, affecting soil constituents including minerals. This study analyzed X-ray diffraction and physical properties of topsoil and subsoil obtained from both burned and non-burned areas to identify the composition and distribution of clay minerals in the soil. Small amounts of mullite, analcite, and hematite were identified in burned soils. Vermiculite and mixed-layer illite/vermiculite (I/V) were found in topsoil samples from burned areas but not in those from non-burned areas. These findings show changes in soil mineral composition caused by forest fires. Expansive clay minerals increase the volume of soil during rainfall, degrading the structural stability of slopes. Clay minerals generated in soil in burned areas are therefore likely to affect the long-term stability of slopes in mountainous areas.

Keywords
forest fire
topsoil
subsoil
clay minerals
X-ray diffraction (XRD)

산불 피해지는 수목 및 식생 전소, 산지토양 황폐화 등으로 인해 산사태주의보 기준에 미치지 못하는 강우조건에서도 토사 세굴 및 유출로 인한 산사태와 토석류 등의 2차 피해 위험을 증가시킨다. 산불은 지표 식생과 토양 특성의 변화를 발생시켜 산불 피해지 내에서 유출량 변화에 큰 영향을 주기 때문이다. 즉, 산불은 토양의 중요한 물리, 화학적 특성 변화로 인해 토양조성 변화, 구성광물의 변화, 토양수의 반발성, 토양 덩어리의 안정성이나 토양 조직의 변화를 발생시킨다. 특히, 산불 발생 및 확산 과정에서는 토층의 유기물과 수목의 연소 외에도 지표면 또는 지표면 아래까지 열기가 전파되어 토층을 구성하고 있는 토양광물에 영향을 주게 된다. 이에 본 연구에서는 산불 발생지와 미발생지에서 채취된 토양시료(Topsoil, Subsoil)에 대해 XRD 회절분석 및 토양 물성분석을 통해 토양 내 점토광물의 분포와 함양 특성을 파악하였다. 그 결과, 산불 발생지의 토양시료에서 뮬라이트, 아날사이트, 적철석 등이 소량 산출되었으며, 버미큘라이트, 일라이트/버미큘라이트 혼합층상 구조광물(I/V)은 특히 표토에서 특징적으로 산출되었다. 특히, 산불 발생지에서는 일라이트/버미큘라이트 혼합층상 구조 광물(I/V)이 특징적으로 확인되었으나, 산불 미발생지에서는 일라이트/버미큘라이트(I/S) 혼합층상 구조 광물은 산출되지 않아 산불 발생지의 토양과는 큰 차이를 보인다. 이와 같이 점토광물의 생성은 외적요인인 산불의 영향으로 인해 토양 내 광물 조성의 변화를 파악할 수 있었다. 팽창성 점토광물은 우기 시에 토층 내에서 흙의 체적을 팽창시키기 때문에 장기적으로 사면 지반의 구조적 안정성에 영향을 줄 수 있어, 산불 발생지의 토층에서 점토광물의 생성은 장기적으로 산지사면 안정성에 영향을 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

키워드
산불
표토
하층토
점토광물
X-선 회절분석
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Engineering Geology
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한지질공학회
  • Journal Title :The Journal of Engineering Geology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :지질공학
  • Volume : 33
  • No :1
  • Pages :69-83
  • Received Date : 2023-02-23
  • Revised Date : 2023-03-28
  • Accepted Date : 2023-03-28
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2023.1.069
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