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Evaluation of Groundwater Quality Using Factor Aanlyses and Agrochemicals in an Agricultural Area  

Lee, Jeong-Hwan (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
Hamm, Se-Yeong (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
Kim, Kwang-Sung (Haksan Girls' Middles School)
Cheong, Jae-Yeol (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
Ryu, Sang-Min (Geology & Groundwater Dept., Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Deuk-Ho (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
Kim, Hyun-Ji (Division of Earth Environmental System, Pusan National University)
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Economic and Environmental Geology / v.42, no.3, 2009 , pp. 217-234 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study characterized groundwater quality and the influence of agrochemicals in a part of Ilgwang-Myeon agricultural area in Gijang-Gun, Busan Metropolitan City, using factor analyses. From the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd analyses of groundwater samples, the mean concentrations of $Ca^{2+}$, $Na^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $K^+$, $Zn^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$, $Al^{3+}$, $NO_3\;^-$, $Cl^-$, $SO_4\;^{2-}$, $F^-$, and $SiO_2$ were higher in the 2nd analysis than the other analyses. Pesticide carbofuran and herbicide alachlor were detected at the wells more than a half of all the wells in the 2nd analysis but not in the 4th analysis. This fact may be explained by that a higher precipitation induced higher infiltration rate of contaminants into groundwater during the 2nd survey. According to R- and Q-mode factor analyses, and chemical composition, inorganic constituents excepting $SiO_2$, $HC0_3\;^-$-, and $F^-$ may be influenced by anthropogenic sources (manures, synthetic fertilizers, and domestic wastes), seawater as well as water-mineral interaction. A typical indicator of groundwater contamination, nitrate, exceeds around 4-5 times over the Korean standard for drinking water. Additionally, the influence of seawater diminishes from the seaside to inland.
Keywords
agricultrual area; groundwater pollution; pesticide; herbicide; factor analysis;
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