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Characteristics of Groundwater Contamination Caused by Seawater Intrusion and Agricultural Activity in Sacheon and Hadong Areas, Republic of Korea

해수침투와 농업활동에 의한 사천-하동 해안지역 지하수의 오염 특성

  • Kim, Hyun-Ji (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University) ;
  • Hamm, Se-Yeong (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University) ;
  • Kim, Nam-Hoon (Dohwa Consulting Engineers CO., Ltd.) ;
  • Cheong, Jae-Yeol (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Hwan (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jang, Sung (Environmental Geology Team, Gyeongsangnam-Do office, Korea Rural Corporation)
  • 김현지 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) ;
  • 함세영 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) ;
  • 김남훈 (도화종합기술공사 지반부) ;
  • 정재열 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) ;
  • 이정환 (부산대학교 지구환경시스템학부) ;
  • 장성 (한국농어촌공사 경남지역본)
  • Published : 2009.12.28
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Abstract

Groundwater has been extracted for irrigation in Sacheon-Hadong area, which is close to the South Sea. We analyzed chemical components of groundwater to examine the effects of seawater intrusion and agricultural activities in the study area. Most groundwater samples displayed the Na/Cl concentration ratios similar to that of seawater (0.55) with an increasing tendency of electrical conductivity ($227-7,910\;{\mu}S/cm$) towards the coast. In addition, statistical interpretation of the cumulative frequency curves of Cl and $HCO_3$ showed that 30.1% of the groundwater samples were highly affected by seawater intrusion. Groundwaters in the study area mostly belonged to the Ca-Cl and Na-Cl type, demonstrating that they were highly influenced by seawater intrusion and cation exchange. The result of oxygen-hydrogen isotope analysis demonstrated slightly higher $\delta^{18}O$ ((-8.53)-(-6.13)‰) and ${\delta}D$ ((-58.7)-(-43.7)‰) comparing to mean oxygen-hydrogen isotope ratios in Korea. As a result of nitrogen isotope analysis, the $\delta^{15}N-NO_3$ values ((-0.5)-(19.1)‰) indicate two major sources of nitrate pollution (organic nitrogen in soil and animal and human wastes) and mixed source of the two. However, denitrification may partly contribute as a source of nitrogen. According to factor analysis, four factors were identified among which factor 1 with an eigenvalue of 6.21 reflected the influence of seawater intrusion. Cluster analysis indicated the classification of groundwater into fresh, saline, and mixed ones.

연구지역인 사천-하동지역은 농업지역으로서 오랫동안 농업용 지하수를 사용하여 왔으며, 또한 남해에 인접해 있다. 본 연구에서는 해수침투와 농업활동에 의한 오염을 고찰하기 위해 연구지역의 지하수 화학성분을 분석하였다. 대부분의 지하수 시료들은 해안으로 갈수록 전기전도도($227{\sim}7,910\;{\mu}S/cm$)가 증가하는 경향을 보이며 해수(0.55)와 비슷한 Na/Cl 농도를 보였다. 또한, Cl과 $HCO_3$ 농도 확률누적곡선의 통계학적 해석에 의하면, 연구지역 지하수의 30.1%가 해수의 영향을 많이 받은 영역에 속하는 것으로 나타났다. 지하수 유형은 Ca-Cl과 Na-Cl 형을 나타냈으며, 이는 해수의 영향과 이에 수반된 양이온교환을 지시한다. 수소 산소동위원소 분석 결과, 사천-하동 지역 지하수의 산소 수소 동위원소비는 $\delta^{18}O$가 -8.53~-6.13‰, ${\delta}D$가 -58.7~-43.7‰로서 우리나라 전체 평균 산소 수소 동위원소비에 비해서 약간 더 무거운 경향을 보인다. 질소동위원소 분석 결과, $\delta^{15}N-NO_3$값이 -0.5~19.1‰의 범위로 나타나 질산염 오염의 기원은 주로 토양의 유기질소와 분뇨 기원 그리고 이들의 혼합기원으로 나타났다. 그러나, 부분적으로는 탈질효과도 있는 것으로 보인다. 요인분석 결과 4개의 요인이 도출되었으며, 전체 분산을 가장 많이 설명하는 요인 1 (고유치 6.21)은 해수침투의 영향을 지시한다. 군집분석 결과, 연구지역의 지하수는 담수, 담수-해수의 혼합지하수로 분류된다.

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