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http://dx.doi.org/10.5322/JESI.2018.27.7.477

Evaluating Sediment Heavy Metal Pollution Level and Monitoring Network Representativeness at the Upstream Points of the Gangjeong-Goryeong Weir in the Nakdong River  

Ahn, Jung Min (National Institute of Environmental Research, Nakdong River Environment Research Cente)
Im, Teo Hyo (National Institute of Environmental Research, Nakdong River Environment Research Cente)
Kim, Sungmin (National Institute of Environmental Research, Nakdong River Environment Research Cente)
Lee, Sangsu (National Institute of Environmental Research, Nakdong River Environment Research Cente)
Kim, Shin (National Institute of Environmental Research, Nakdong River Environment Research Cente)
Lee, Kwon Cheol (National Institute of Environmental Research, Nakdong River Environment Research Cente)
Kim, Yong Seok (National Institute of Environmental Research, Nakdong River Environment Research Cente)
Yang, Deuk Seok (National Institute of Environmental Research, Nakdong River Environment Research Cente)
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Journal of Environmental Science International / v.27, no.7, 2018 , pp. 477-488 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, heavy metal levels at the sediment monitoring network site upstream of the Gangjeong-Goryeong weir in the Nakdong River were surveyed from 2012 to 2016. We assessed the sediment pollution level using various pollution indexes based on ICP-MS analysis. The stream sediment pollution assessment standard, established through Regulation No. 687 of the National Institute of Environmental Research (2015), pollution load index (PLI), potential ecological risk index (RI), and mean PEL Quotient (mPELQ) were used to evaluate the sediment pollution level. We verified the representativeness of the monitoring point through the distribution of sedimentation and scour behavior by river bed surveying using anacousticDopplercurrentprofiler.
Keywords
Sediment; Pollution level; Pollution load index; Potential ecological risk index; Mean PEL Quotient;
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