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Target candidate fish species selection method based on ecological survey for hazardous chemical substance analysis

유해화학물질 분석을 위한 생태조사 기반의 타깃 후보어종 선정법

  • Ji Yoon Kim (Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Sang-Hyeon Jin (Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Min Jae Cho (Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Hyeji Choi (Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Kwang-Guk An (Department of Biological Science, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University)
  • 김지윤 (충남대학교 생명시스템과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 진상현 (충남대학교 생명시스템과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 조민재 (충남대학교 생명시스템과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 최혜지 (충남대학교 생명시스템과학대학 생명과학과) ;
  • 안광국 (충남대학교 생명시스템과학대학 생명과학과)
  • Received : 2023.02.16
  • Accepted : 2023.05.15
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

This study was conducted to select target fish species as baseline research for accumulation analysis of major hazardous chemicals entering the aquatic ecosystem in Korea and to analyze the impact on fish community. The test bed was selected from a sewage treatment plant, which could directly confirm the impact of the inflow of harmful chemicals, and the Geum River estuary where harmful chemicals introduced into the water system were concentrated. A multivariable metric model was developed to select target candidate fish species for hazardous chemical analysis. Details consisted of seven metrics: (1) commercially useful metric, (2) top-carnivorous species metric, (3) pollution fish indicator metric, (4) tolerance fish metric, (5) common abundant metric, (6) sampling availability (collectability) metric, and (7) widely distributed fish metric. Based on seven metric models for candidate fish species, eight species were selected as target candidates. The co-occurring dominant fish with target candidates was tolerant (50%), indicating that the highest abundance of tolerant species could be used as a water pollution indicator. A multi-metric fish-based model analysis for aquatic ecosystem health evaluation showed that the ecosystem health was diagnosed as "bad conditions". Physicochemical water quality variables also influenced fish feeding and tolerance guild in the testbed. Eight water quality parameters appeared high at the T1 site, indicating a large impact of discharging water from the sewage treatment plant. T2 site showed massive algal bloom, with chlorophyll concentration about 15 times higher compared to the reference site.

본 연구는 우리나라에서 수생태계에 유입되는 주요 유해화학물질 축적 분석을 위한 타깃 후보종 선정과 이에 따른 어류 군집의 영향을 분석하였다. 레퍼런스 하천 선정과 함께 유해화학물질 유입의 영향을 직접적으로 받는 하수종말처리장(T1)과 수계로 유입된 유해화학물질이 집중되는 금강하구언(T2)의 테스트배드를 분석하였다. 유해화학물질 분석을 위한 타깃 후보종 선정을 위해 7-메트릭 다변수 모델을 개발하였으며, 세부항목은 (1) 상업적으로 유용하며 식용으로 이용하는 어종, (2) 최상위 육식종 어종, (3) 유기물 섭취 어종, (4) 내성도가 높은 어종, (5) 개체수가 풍부한 어종, (6) 채집 가능성이 높은 어종, (7) 광범위하게 분포하는 어종 등 총 7개 메트릭으로 구성되었다. 타깃 후보어종에 대한 7개 메트릭 모델을 기반으로 8종이 대상 후보로 선정되었다. 타깃 후보종과 함께 공서하는 우점어종은 내성종(50%)이었으며, 이는 수질 오염 지표로 자주 사용되는 내성종의 풍부도가 가장 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 수생태계 건강성 평가를 위한 다변량 어류 기반 모델 분석에서는 생태계 건강성이 "나쁨 상태"까지 진단되는 것으로 나타났다. 이화학적인 수질 변수는 테스트배드에서 섭식 및 내성길드에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 8개의 수질 변수는 T1 지점에서 높게 나타나 하수처리장의 방류수에 따른 영향이 컸으며, T2 지점은 대규모 녹조 현상이 나타나 클로로필 농도가 레퍼런스 지점보다 약 15배 높은 것으로 나타났다.

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본 결과물은 환경부의 재원으로 한국환경산업기술원 수생태계 건강성 확보 기술개발사업의 지원을 받아 연구되었습니다(2020003050004).

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