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http://dx.doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2011.27.4.15

Correlation between Soil Nutrient Contents and Water Pollutant Loads in Hydrologic Unit Watersheds: Implication on the Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)  

Cho, Kyung-Sik (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungju National University)
Lee, Ho-sik (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungju National University)
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Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment / v.27, no.4, 2011 , pp. 509-515 More about this Journal
Abstract
For this study the 4 sub-watersheds Okdong A, Hankang B, Jecheon A and Hankang C which are the main streams of the Han River within the mid-level region of Chungju Dam are selected and the analysis of soils has been carried out through the soil basic survey. When it comes to the soil erosion amount the soil nutrient load has been calculated by utilizing the RUSLE erosion equation. In case of the data related to the measurement of water flow and quality the information available from the "Water Information System" one of the websites run by the Ministry of Environment has been used to calculate the water pollution load. The correlation between the soil nutrient load and the water pollutant load has been analyzed through making comparison. According to the results related to the soil nutrient load of each sub-watershed the Hankang C shows the highest values TOC 29,986.92 ton/yr, TN 3,860.33 ton/yr and TP 973.97 ton/yr respectively. Even when it comes to the loads related to water quality the Hankang C shows also comparatively high values TOC 6,625.64 ton/yr, TN 7,335.01 ton/yrand TP 145.49 ton/yr respectively. The soil nutrient loads of the sub-watersheds are shown to increase towards the lower stream meaning the load increases in the order of Hankang CHankang B and Okdong A. When it comes to the water pollutant load the value goes up along down the water system meaning the load gets higher in the order of Hankang C, Hankang B and Okdong A while utilizing the mainstream within the mid-level region of Chungju Dam as the basis. The correlation study showed that the nutrient content of soil is proportional to the pollutant load in water with the strongest positive correlation with TOC.
Keywords
Chungju Dam; Soil load; Soil nutrient; Water load;
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