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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2017.18.4.632

Distributional characteristics of Escherichia coli based on seasonal rainfall variations and extension of freshwater pollutant sources by salinity gradients at Ulsan Bay of Korea facing East Sea  

Lee, Minji (South Sea Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
Baek, Seung Ho (South Sea Research Institute, Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.18, no.4, 2017 , pp. 632-640 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to understand the seasonal and geographical characteristics of environmental factors and distribution of Escherichia coli by salinity gradient due to precipitation, we investigated abiotic and biotic factors during four seasons from February 2013 to November 2015. The study area was divided into three different zones based on salinity gradient and geo-oceanographic characteristics. During the study period, water temperature, salinity, Chlorophyll a, and secchi-depth varied in the range of $8.5-26.1^{\circ}C$, 13.5-34.4 psu, $0.4-74.0{\mu}g\;L^{-1}$, and 0.5-10.0 m, respectively. Salinity was low at Zone I, which was influenced by water flux from Tae-hwa River, especially in 2014. Salinity was gradually increased (one-way ANOVA; p < 0.05) toward Zone III located offshore of the bay. The highest colony form of E. coli was detected at Zone I. E. coli maintained a relatively low level at Zone III during all seasons. E. coli was correlated with transparency (r = -0.36; p < 0.05) and salinity (r = -0.53; p < 0.01), implying that those parameters might play important roles in the proliferation of E. coli. These results indicated that E. coli were strongly affected by frequent rain (< 50 mm) around inner stations in Ulsan Bay of Korea.
Keywords
Gwangyang Bay; Escherichia coli; water pollution; environmental factors; water quality;
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