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Characteristics of Harmful Cyanobacteria Occurrence and Toxin Residual in Agricultural Reservoirs of Southern Gyeonggi

경기남부권 농업용 저수지의 유해 남세균 발생 및 독소물질 잔류 특성

  • Kim Minju (Department of Chemical Engineering, Research Center of Chemical Technology, Hankyong National University) ;
  • Kim Young-Kee (Department of Chemical Engineering, Research Center of Chemical Technology, Hankyong National University)
  • 김민주 (한경국립대학교 화학공학전공, 화학기술연구소) ;
  • 김영기 (한경국립대학교 화학공학전공, 화학기술연구소)
  • Received : 2023.10.16
  • Accepted : 2024.01.08
  • Published : 2024.01.30
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Abstract

Algal blooms occur seasonally in the eutrophicated rivers or reservoirs, and some harmful cyanobacteria species produce toxic substances, which are directly or indirectly harmful to the ecosystem and terrestrial animals. So, the monitoring and control of harmful cyanobacteria occurrence and toxins residual in the aquasystem are important to preserve the water environment and secure public health. In this study, the four harmful cyanobacteria occurrences and toxic substance concentrations of two agricultural reservoirs in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province were investigated from August to October 2022. Among four harmful cyanobacteria (Microcystis sp., Anabaena sp., Oscillatoria sp., Aphanizomenon sp.), three kinds of cyanobacteria except Oscillatoria sp. were observed, and Microcystis sp. was the dominant cyanobacteria except for Anabaena sp. dominant result of a sample collected on October at reservoir B. The cell density of cyanobacteria was influenced by season and weather due to the length of daytime and concentrations of organic carbon and nitrogen. Three kinds of microcystin and anatoxin-a were quantitatively analyzed as total (in the cell body and water) and extracellular (in water) concentrations. The maximum total concentrations of anatoxin-a, microcystin-LR, microcystin-RR, and microcystin-YR were 0.1291 ㎍/L, 0.2776 ㎍/L, 0.3721 ㎍/L, and 0.0306 ㎍/L, respectively, in reservoir A and 0.3274 ㎍/L, 0.1495 ㎍/L, 0.2037 ㎍/L, and 0.0153 ㎍/L, respectively, in reservoir B.

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본 결과물은 환경부의 재원으로 한국환경산업기술원의 수생태계 건강성 확보 기술개발사업의 지원을 받아 연구되었습니다. (과제번호 2020003030001)

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