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Availability Evaluation of TOC as the Environmental Standard - Survey of Lakes in Nakdong River Basin - (환경기준으로서의 TOC에 대한 활용성 평가 - 낙동강수계 호소를 대상으로 -)

  • Choi, Byoungwoo;Kang, Meea
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.20 no.2
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    • pp.173-180
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    • 2018
  • The utilization of TOC(Total organic carbon), a new environmental standard, was evaluated for 30 lakes in the Nakdong River Basin, which is used for drinking and agricultural usage. The active use of water resources begins with securing satisfactory water quality. Since this allows people and nature to maintain stability of quality, water quality standards are being tightened to ensure good water quality. In order to improve the pollution level of organic matter in lakes in the living environment, it is important to use the appropriate organic substance index. The relationship between the newly introduced TOC and the existing COD(Chemical oxygen demand) in the targeted lake was positively correlated with the possibility of replacing the TOC with COD. However, the environmental grade standard using TOC is better than the environmental grade standard using COD, so it has the same effect as that of the grade of water quality using TOC as an organic substance factor. This indicates the limitation of TOC to directly replace existing COD when trying to determine or improve the quality level using organic indicators of lakes. Therefore, in order to secure the qualitative safety of the lake, it is required to strengthen environmental standards of TOC in terms of water quality grade. In addition, the correlation between TOC and COD shows a great difference depending on the utilization characteristics of the lake. This requires clear scientific identification, and it requires continuous monitoring of COD that has been used to accumulate indicators of lake organic matter.

Characteristics of Fish Community on Six Lakes Located in Gyeonggi (경기 6개호수의 어류군집 특성)

  • Kim, Jai-Ku;Jang, Young-Su;Lee, Kwang-Yeol;Ryu, Hyeung-Rial;Jeong, Ju-Yong;Kim, Bom-Chul;Choi, Jae-Seok
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.39 no.2 s.116
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    • pp.178-186
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    • 2006
  • Community structures of fish in six small eutrophied lakes, located in Gyeonggi province, Korea were investigated from September 2003 to August 2004. Total number of fish species was 33 species of 13 families in which five Korean endemic species such as Rhodeus uyekii, Squalidus gracilis majimae, Abbottina springeri, Iksookimia koreensis, and Odontobutis interrupta were found. Dominant species in the lakes was Hemiculter leucisculus. Both Zacco platypus and Pseudorasbora parva were numberous as subdominant species. In particlilar, Micropercops swinhonis known as partly distributed in the Jeonlabukdo was first recorded in Lake Wangsong and Heungbu which are located in the Gyeonggi province. In lake Myukwoo, Wangsong, and Heungbu, the proportion of Pelagic and omnivorous fish were high, reflecting that fish habitat is poor. A CPUE based fish production was the lowest in Lake Geumgwang of which lake is relatively favorable, whereas it was higher in eutriphied lakes suchs as Dukwoo, Myukwoo and Heungbu lakes.

Ichthyofauna and Community Structure from 21 Lakes in the Yeungnam Area including Gyeongsangbukdo and Gyeongsangnam-do Provinces, Korea (영남지역 21개 호소의 어류상과 군집구조)

  • Kim, Sang-Ki;Kang, Yeong-Hoon;Hong, Gi-Bung;Yoo, Dong-Uk;Suk, Ho-Yeong;Chae, Byung-Soo;Kim, Han-Sun;Hwang, Ui-Wook
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.288-299
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    • 2011
  • Freshwater fish fauna and community structure were surveyed through 21 lakes in the Yeungnam area including Gyeongsangbukdo and Gyeongsangnamdo provinces, Korean Peninsula from April 2008 to October 2009. Among 21 lakes, 16 lakes belong to the Nakdong River and 5 are independent drainages. From the present study, 61 species (44 genera, 15 families) were collected including 32 cyprinid species (52.5%), 6 cobitid species (9.8%) and so on. The dominant and subdominant species in aspect of the number of individuals were Hypomesus nipponensis (26.6%) and Squalidus gracilis majimae (14.8%), respectively. On the other hand, in aspect of in biomass, dominant and subdominant species were Lepomis macrochirus (19.8%) and Cyprinus carpio (14.7%), respectively. Among 61 examined species, there were found 20 Korean endemic species and 2 Korean endangered species (Pseudobagrus brevicorpus and Pungitius kaibarae). P. brevicorpus was found in Yongyeonji and Yeongcheonho, and P. kaibarae in Yongyeonji. In addition, 5 exotic species were identified such as Cyprinus carpio nudus (leather carp), Carassius cuvieri, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Lepomis macrochirus and Micropterus salmoides. Interestingly, a bluegill L. machrochirus appeared dominant or subdominant species in 5 of 21 examined lakes. Five species introduced from the other rivers in Korean Peninsula were additionally described. In the present study, it was first reported that Micropercops swinhonis inhabits in the Nakdong river basin. The fish species diversity, evenness and dominant indices were examined, and a dendrogram based on similarity indices of inhabiting species among the 21 examined lakes was constructed and discussed.

Lakes and Palaeolakes in Mongolia and Northwestern China

  • Michael, Walther;Bernd, Wunnemann;Altangerel, Tshimeksaichan
    • The Korean Journal of Quaternary Research
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    • v.18 no.2 s.23
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    • pp.17-17
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    • 2004
  • The Pleistocene lake level and climate development is described by proxies from sediment, pollen and diatom records in Mongolia and Northwest-China. It could be proved that higher lake levels seem to have existed during the old and mid Pleistocene period interpreted on the base of geomorphological and sedimentological reords. They are dated in a relativ time scale. The lake basins are filled up to 300 m by limnic deposits, which foused on a constant water balance of more than 700.000 years. Late Glacial and Holocene lake level fluctuations and climate changes can be proved by biostratigraphic records pointing to dry and wet phases. Only for the youngest history desiccation of some lakes are related to human impact.

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