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http://dx.doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2016.49.4.354

Hydro-meteorological Effects on Water Quality Variability in Paldang Reservoir, Confluent Area of the South-Han River-North-Han River-Gyeongan Stream, Korea  

Hwang, Soon-Jin (Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University)
Kim, Keonhee (Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University)
Park, Chaehong (Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University)
Seo, Wanbum (Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University)
Choi, Bong-Geun (Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University)
Eum, Hyun Soo (Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University)
Park, Myung-Hwan (Department of Environmental Health Science, Konkuk University)
Noh, Hye Ran (Han River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Sim, Yeon Bo (Han River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Shin, Jae-Ki (Office for Southern Region Management of the Nakdong River, Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water))
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Abstract
This study explored spatiotemporal variability of water quality in correspondence with hydrometeorological factors in the five stations of Paldang Reservoir located in the Han River during 4 years from May 2012 to December 2015. Variability of basic water quality factors were largely related with seasonal fluctuations of hydrology. Temperature stratification occurred in the deep dam station, and prolonged hypoxia was observed during the draught year. Nitrogen nutrients were increased with decreasing inflow in which changing pattern of $NH_4$ reversed to $NO_3$ by the effect of treated wastewater effluent. Phosphorus increase was manifest during the period of high inflow or severe drought. Chl-a variation was reversely related with both flow change and AGP(algal growth potential) variations. Our study demonstrated that water quality variability in Paldang Reservoir was largely attributed to both natural and operational changes of inflow and outflow (including water intake) based on major pollution source of the treated wastewater (total amount of $472{\times}10^3m^3d^{-1}$) entering to the water system from watershed. In the process of water quality variability, meteorological (e.g., flood, typhoon, abnormal rainfall, scorching heat of summer) and hydrological factors (inflow and discharge) were likely to work dynamically with nutrients pulse, dilution, absorption, concentration and sedimentation. We underline comprehensive limnological study related to hydro-meteorolology to understand short- and long-term water quality variability in river-type large reservoir and suggest the necessity of P-free wastewater treatment for the effective measure of reducing pollution level of Paldang drinking water resource.
Keywords
water quality; variability; hydro-meteorology; P-free wastewater treatment; Paldang Reservoir;
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