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http://dx.doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2014.2.237

Contamination Characteristics of Agricultural Groundwater Around Livestock Burial Areas in Korea  

Kim, Hyun Koo (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Park, Sun Hwa (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Kim, Moon Su (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Kim, Hye Jin (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Lee, Min Kyeong (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Lee, Gyeong-Mi (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Kim, So-Hyun (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Yang, Jae-Ha (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Kim, Tae Seung (Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex)
Publication Information
The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.24, no.2, 2014 , pp. 237-246 More about this Journal
Abstract
Seasonal variations of major contaminants in groundwater around livestock burial areas in Gyeonggi province, Korea, were examined. Seven typical contamination indicators ($NO_3$-N, $NH_3$-N, chloride, pH, DO, ORP, and EC) were monitored in groundwater samples collected from 84 wells located within 60 m of livestock burial sites for the leachate plume emanating from the livestock burial sites. The monitoring results of pH, DO, ORP, and EC revealed minimal seasonal variations, providing no evidence for leachate plumes. The $NO_3$-N concentrations were below 30 mg/L and exhibited minimal seasonal fluctuations, even in the wells located close to (< 20 m) the burial sites; the $NH_3$-N and chloride concentrations also showed similar results. The contamination indicators examined in this study indicate that the observed groundwater contamination is primarily from preexisting pervasive contamination due to agricultural activities and livestock farming, not leachates derived from nearby livestock burial sites.
Keywords
livestock burial area; groundwater contamination; $NO_3$-N; $NH_3$-N; chloride;
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