• 한국농공학회지
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• 제45권7호
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• pp.70-82
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• 2003

A pilot study was performed from July 1998 to December 2002, including winter performance, to examine seasonal performance of a constructed wetland and subsequent pond system for treatment of sewage in small communities of Korea. Pond was operated as a intermittent-discharge pond during winter period, and continuous flow system during growing season; its effects was evaluated from December 2001 to April 2003. The subsurface flow (SSF) wetland was satisfactory for treating sewage with good removal efficiency even during the winter period. The wetland effluent concentrations of $BOD_5$ and TSS were often higher in winter than in the growing season, but this was explained by the higher loading rates, rather than lower removal efficiency. The relatively poor-quality wetland effluent was further polished during winter in the pond. The upper layer of the pond water column became remarkably clear immediately after ice melt. In the growing season, ponds could be operated as a continuous flow system to remove nutrients and pathogens, and the effluent of pond could be reused as a supplemental irrigation water without risk of infection by sewage-borne pathogens as well as causing adverse effect on growth and yield. Overall, the wetland system was found to be adequate for treating sewage with stable removal efficiency, and the intermittent-discharge pond was found to be effective for further polishing if necessary. Therefore, the combination of a wetland and subsequent pond system and reuse of effluent as crop irrigation water is recommended as a practical alternative to treat sewage in Korean small communities, and partial discharge of pond water in March is suggested.

• 생태와환경
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• 제37권3호통권108호
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• pp.344-354
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 용수재이용을 위해 생활하수를 지하흐름형 인공습지로 처리한 후 연못시스템에 연결시켜 미생물과 각 수질인자들의 처리효과를 분석하였으며, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. SS의 농도는 얼음이 녹은 3월 초순에서 4월 초순까지는 10 mg $L^{-1}$ 이하의 매우 낮은 농도로 우리 나라 방류수 수질기준보다 낮은 농도를 유지할 수 있었으나 겨울이나 여름 특정기간에 농도가 높아서, 용수 재이용시 보건 ${\cdot}$ 위생적인 측면과 더불어 이용자에게 심미적인 불편함이 없어야 하므로 유출부에 여과시설 등 관리대책을 검토할 필요가 있을 것으로 생각된다. $BOD_5$는 식물의 생장과 미생물의 성장이 저조한 동절기의 농도 증가현상과 이들의 활동이 활발한 성장기의 감소현상을 뚜렷히 나타내었으나, 전체적으로는 국제적인 농업용수 재이용 수질기준보다 낮은 수준으로서 우려할 사항이 아닐 것으로 판단된다. 영양물질의 경우 DO가 상승한 호기성상태에서 T-N, T-P 농도가 감소하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 수질개선을 목적으로 연못시스템을 이용할 경우 3월중에 상층부를 유출시키고 3월 이후에는 수심을 낮게 유지하여 심수층까지 호기성상태를 유지하는 것이 수질관리에 유리할 것으로 판단된다. 지하흐름형 인공습지에서의 미생물 처리효율은 TC, FC, E. coli 모두 평균 92 ${\sim}$ 96% 이상 높은 처리 효율을 보였으며, 인공습지 유출수가 연못시스템을 거치면서 추가로 평글 83 ${\sim}$ 90% 이상 제거되어 평균 대장균농도가 1,200MPN 100 $mL^{-1}$ 로써 인공습지와 연못시스템을 연계 ${\cdot}$ 적용한 후 농업용수로 재이용하거나 수계로 방류할경우 보건 ${\cdot}$ 위생상의 문제를 크게 줄일 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 미생물의 소독은 대부분 태양광에 의해서 이루어지기 때문에 본 연구와 같이 연못 상층부에서 유출시킬 경우 높은 처리효율을 기대할 수 있을 것으로 생각하며, 대장균과 연못 내에 존재하는 생물들 사이의 상호작용을 정확히 이해하여 적절한 관리대책을 마련 할 경우 안정적인 방류수 농도를 확보할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 자연정화로서 하수처리수를 고도 처리할 수 있는 인공습지와 연못시스템을 연계처리 하면 높은 미생물 소독효율을 나타내어 보건 ${\cdot}$ 위생상의 문제를 크게 줄일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 인공습지와 연계한 연못시스템의 하수처리방식은 간단한 구조, 큰 완충능력, 적은 슬러지 발생, 간소한 유지 ${\cdot}$ 관리의 장점을 가지고 있어서, 소규모하수처리와 농업용수 재이용 기술로서 적용가능성이 클것으로 판단된다.

• 한국환경생태학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생태학회 2003년도 추계학술논문발표회 논문집
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• pp.105-126
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• 2003

In Korea most of annual rainfall is concentrated in several episodic heavy rains during the season of summer monsoon and typhoon. Because of uneven rainfall distribution many dams have been constructed in order to secure water supply in dry seasons. The Han River system has the most dams among Korean rivers, and the river is a series of dams now. Reservoirs need different strategy of water quality control from river water. Autochthonous organic matter and phosphorus should be the major target to be controlled in lakes. In this Paper some problems are discussed that makes efforts of water quality improvement ineffective in lakes of Korea, even after the substantial investment to wastewater treatment facilities.1) Phosphorus is the key factor controlling eutrophication of lakes and the reduction ofphosphors should be the major target of water treatment. However, water quality management strategy in Korea is still stream-oriented, and focused on BOD removal from sewage. Phosphorus removal efficiency remains as low as 10-30%, because biological treatment is adopted for both secondary treatment and advanced treatment. The standard for TP concentration of the sewage treatment plant effluent is 6 mgP/l in most of regions, and 2 mg/l in enforced region near metropolitan water intake point. TP in the effluents of sewage treatment plants are usually 1-2 mg/1, and most of plants meet the effluent regulation without a further phosphorus removal process. The generous TP standard for effluents discourages further efforts to improve phosphorus removal efficiency of sewage treatment. Considering that TP standard for the effluent is below 0.1 mg/l in some countries, it should be amended to below 0.1 mg/l in Korea, especially in the watershed of large lakes.2) Urban runoff and combined sewer overflow are not treated, even though their total loading into lakes can be comparable to municipal sewage discharges on dry days. Chemical coagulation and rapid settling might be the solution to urban runoff in regard of intermittent operation on only rainy days.3) Aggregated precipitation in Korea that is concentrated on several episodic heavyrains per year causes a large amount of nonpoint source pollution loading into lakes. It makes the treatment of nonpoint source discharge by methods of other countries of even rain pattern, such as retention pond or artificial wetland, impractical in Korea.4) The application rate of fertilizers in Korea is ten times as high as the average ofOECD countries. The total manure discharge from animal farming is thought to be over the capacity of soil treatment in Korea. Even though large portion of manure is composted for organic fertilizer, a lot of nutrients and organic matter emanates from organic compost. The reduction of application rate and discharge rate of phosphorus from agricultural fields should be encouraged by incentives and regulations.5) There is a lot of vegetable fields with high slopes in the upstream region of the HanRiver. Soil erosion is severe due to high slopes, and fertilizer is discharged in the form of adsorbed phosphorus on clay surface. The reduction of soil erosion in the upland area should be the major preventive policy for eutrophication. Uplands of high slope must be recovered to forest, and eroded gullies should be reformed into grass-buffered natural streams which are wider and resistant to bank erosion.