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http://dx.doi.org/10.15681/KSWE.2016.32.3.271

Coliform Pollution Status of Nakdong River and Tributaries  

Lee, Hae-Jin (Nakdong River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Park, Hae-Kyung (Nakdong River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Jae Hak (Nakdong River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Park, A Reum (Nakdong River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Cheon, Se-Uk (Nakdong River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment / v.32, no.3, 2016 , pp. 271-280 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to analyze spatial and temporal patterns of bacterial pollution levels and the relationship between bacterial pollutants and environmental parameters at the main stream and tributaries of Nakdong River. Water quality data including total coliform and fecal coliform were compiled from a total of 50 monitoring sites (30 at the main stream and 20 at the tributaries) along with rainfall and discharge data for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014. During the study periods, the geometric mean values of total coliforms and fecal coliforms in the main stream were 74 (22~465) CFU/100 mL and 8 (3~42) CFU/100 mL, respectively. The geometric mean values of total coliforms and fecal coliforms in the tributaries were 275 (36~5,145) CFU/100 mL and 6 (1~1,352) CFU/100 mL, respectively. High concentrations of fecal coliforms were observed at Gumi (M 10), Hyeonpung (M 19), Hapcheon (M 23), and Namji (M 25) in the main stream, whereas Gamcheon (T 6), Bakcheon (T 7), Geumho-gang (T 8), and Gyeseongcheon (T 16) were identified as pollution hot spots in the tributaries. Although bacterial pollution levels showed complex behavior across monitoring sites and time, the highest coliform concentrations were routinely observed in the monsoon season between July and September of each year, indicating that the pollution levels were strongly dependent on precipitation in addition to other physiochemical parameters. Statistically significant correlations were found between fecal coliform concentrations and precipitation (r=0.403, p<0.01), followed by SS (r=0.425, p<0.01), nutrient TP (r=0.388, p<0.01), organic matter COD (r=0.322, p<0.01), and PO4-P (r=0.317, p<0.01) in the main stream in the order of correlation coefficient from high to low.
Keywords
Coliform pollution; Environmental factors; Nakdong River; Precipitation;
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