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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2013.35.11.809

Estimation of Contamination Level of Sediments at the Below of Busan Gwang-an Bridge  

Kim, Seog-Ku (Environmental Engineering Research Disision, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Ahn, Jae-Whan (Environmental Engineering Research Disision, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Kang, Sung-Won (Environmental Engineering Research Disision, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Yun, Sang-Leen (Environmental Engineering Research Disision, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Lee, Jungwoo (Environmental Engineering Research Disision, Korea Institute of Construction Technology)
Lee, Jea-Keun (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Lim, Jun-Heok (Department of Chemical Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Dong-Soo (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Lee, Tae-Yoon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University)
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Abstract
In this study, physical properties and heavy metal contents of sediments obtained from the bottom of Gwangan bridge were measured to determine pollution level of the sediments. From the results of the oxide contents of the sediments, $SiO_2$ was decreased as the sampling points became more distant from the stream of river. On the contrary, CaO showed opposition aspect to $SiO_2$. Ignition loss of sediments ranged from 7.2 and 14.3% and 0.9 and 5.5% for TOC. For EPA guidelines of ignition loss, all sampling points were classified as heavily polluted areas. When TOC was considered, all areas were classified as lowest effect level except for GW7 where classified as no effect level. All areas were free of heavy metal contamination evaluated by USEPA and Canadian guidelines. However, all areas were classified as heavily contaminated areas due to the high value of ignition loss when USEPA was used.
Keywords
Gwangan Bridge; Sediments; Evaluation of Pollution; Heavy Metals; Ignition Loss; TOC;
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