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http://dx.doi.org/10.3839/jabc.2011.036

Water Quality of Agricultural Groundwater in Western Coast Area and Eastern Mountain Area of Jeollabuk-do  

Jo, Jae-Yeong (Department of Bio-environmental Chemistry, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry / v.54, no.3, 2011 , pp. 218-224 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to estimate the water quality of agricultural groundwater well located in Buan-gun, Jinan-gun, Sunchang-gun, and Jangsu-gun of Jeollabuk-do. The groundwater samples were collected at 328 sites (Buan-gun: 158, Jansu-gun: 45, Sunchang-gun: 32, Jinan-gun: 93, respectively). We measured 4 kinds of general contaminants (pH, $NO_3-N$, $Cl^-$, and COD) and 10 kinds of specific contaminants (Cd, As, $CN^-$, Hg, phenol, Pb, $Cr^{+6}$, organophosphorus, trichloroethylene, and tetrachloroethylene). Generally, the level of general contaminants and specific contaminants in the agricultural groundwater was suitable for water quality standard in all sites for agricultural irrigation water. Exceptionally, chloride concentrations were exceeded water quality standard of agricultural groundwater at some sites in western coast area of Jeollabuk-do. Although water quality standards in agricultural groundwater have been suitable, the water contaminants of agricultural groundwater in western coast area were gradually increased than eastern mountain area.
Keywords
groundwater; irrigation water; nonpoint pollution source; water quality;
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