• 한국농공학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.44-52
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• 1982

Recently, estuary reserovoirs have been actively constructed in Korea and also in Japan there are a large number of estuary reservoirs constructed. But most of the estuary reservoirs are located at the downstream of a river where geographical condition is best for the construction of an enclosing dam. And an effective utilization of water from the estuary reservoir seems to be difficult even if estuary reservoirs are considered to be the water resources the most available for their watershed. Studies on estuary reservoirs so far have been mainly concentrated on the physical and engineering problems of the dam construction itself. The purpose of the present study is to review the estuary reservoir planning in connection with the water resources development and to study a basis of the planning. First, the levels of water use in Korea and Japan were compared with those of other countries in the world. And then, some representative reservoirs were selected to study the roles of a reservoir and water-using conditions in the watershed. Based on the study, a survey was given on the relation between a dam construction upstream and an estuary reservoir construction downstream of a river. Finally, a comprehensive examination was made of the bases of estuary reservoir planning. (1) The estuary reservoir planning is deeply related to the plan for water use develo- pment in the watershed. After the upstream water resources were fully developed up to the most, water reso- urces development by an estuary reservoir should be started. (2) If an estuary lake has a capacity big enough, it can store flood discharge of the watershed without any loss and become a basic facility that will bring about the maxi- mum use of water from the watershed. (3) Estuary reservoirs store water used in the upstream watershed, so recycling of water use is attained by the reservoir. Water in the estuary lake is difficult to be fresh water in its long run. Therefore, estuary reservoir should be located at a place where polluted water is purified and refused. All the planning should be based on the assumption that water in the estuary lake is not fresh but polluted after a long time. (4) The estuary lake can only supply water to the lower basin directly. But the upstream area is benefited from the estuary lake by exchange of irrigation water sources between the lower and the upper area. So a large-scale exchange plan between new and existing water resources is important. By constructing estuary reservoirs and the exchange of water sources between upper and lower areas, the reasonable maximum use of water from the whole watershed is at- tained. (5) The big problem coming from the water resources development by an enclosing estuary is salt water intrusion into the lake. To maintain the estuary lake salt-free, multi-purpose use of the lake should be avoided. It is necessary to take such fundamental measures as abolition of back flow operation of gate, and the closing of the fish port and the fish ladder. The results mentioned above were found in this study and these results of this study could be used for the adequate planning of estuary reservoirs in connection with the maximum water use of the watershed.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2001

The mutagenicity of the river water of Nakdong river estuary was determined by Ames test using the blue rayon suspension method. Samples were collected from 10 sites in the estuary once in each season of 1998. The samples collected from the sites where industrial waste discharge on May were mutagenic, but the other samples were not mutagenic. The sample collected from the site 1 located near the industrial area (Hadan-dong) were highly mutagenic in the TA98 with (+S9) and without (-S9) mix as well as in the TA100 with (+S9) and without (-S9) S9 mix, suggesting that the river water of this site is polluted by direct and indirect mutagens of frame-shift type as well as direct and indirect mutagens of base-replacement type. The positive mutagenicity, although relatively low, was also detected in TA98 with (+S9) and without (-S9) S9 mix in the extract of the site 4 near the industrial area(Jangrim-dong), suggesting that the primary mutation type is frame-shift. The negative mutagenicity from July to December at the sites (1-4) near the industrial area seems to be affected by the low economic growth rate in 1998 in Korea. On the other hand, the negative mutagenicity in all extracts collected from the sites 5-10 near the residential area where living sewage discharge, suggests that the river water was not polluted by mutagens.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.230-237
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• 2000

본 연구는 양양 남대천 하구역 대형저서동물의 생태학적 연구를 위하여 1997년 9월 23일 개량된 van Veen 그랩을 이용하여 총 11개 정점을 대상으로 현장조사를 실시하였다. 조사 지역에서 총 11종, 정점당 평균 345 개체/$m^2$ 및 67.148 g WWt/$m^2$이 채집되었다. 종 수, 개체수 및 생물량에 있어서 환형동물, 절지동물과 연체동물이 $95{\%}$ 이상의 점유율을 나타냈다. 양양 남대천 하구역은 대형저서동물의 다양성 측면에서 매우 빈약한 생물상 (生物相)을 보였으며, 개체수면에서는 다모류의 Heteromastus filiformis, Hediste japonica, Eteone longa, 빈모류의 Oilgochaeta Sp., 연체동물의 Corbicula japonica, 그리고 절지동물의 Cyathura higoensis 등이 우점종으로 나타났다. 한편, 본 조사지역은 소상하는 연어 채포를 위해 쌓아놓은 둑 근처의 수심 7m 정도되는 지역이 여름철 성층 (成層, stratifiestion) 형성으로 인한 저층수의 환경 악화로 대형저서동물이 출현하지 않는 무생물구역 (無生物區域, azoic zone)으로 나타났으며, 주변의 정점에서도 일부 기회종 (opportunistic species)들이 높은 밀도를 나타내는 오염역 (汚染域, Polluted Zone)이 출현하고 있어 물리적 환경 변화에 따라 국지적으로 이러한 중오염역 (重汚染域, Very Polluted Zone)이 확산되는 방향으로의 대형저서동물의 생태적인 천이가 일어날 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2000년도 학술발표회 발표논문집
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• pp.371-377
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• 2000

Environmental impact on a land reclamation project, Hwaong tidal barrier was studied using the dispersion and advection model to predict the influence of polluted water discharged from freshwater reservior. The simulation results show that the distribution of concentration by influence of polluted water discharged during a tidal cycle appeared to be extinguished at atmost all points after two tidal cycle. Peak concentration near the sluice gate is found out to be higher during the spring tide than neap tide. Equi-concentration contour line appeared to distributed a longer according to line of sea dike in spring tide than neap tide. The reasons is because influence by currents of northwest direction is a stronger, compared to spring tide and neap tide in the flood tide.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.930-940
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• 2013

We evaluated contamination with organic matter and trace metals by analyzing grain size, ignition loss (IL), chemical oxygen demand (COD), acid volatile sulfide (AVS), and trace metals (Al, Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Cr, Mn, Hg, and As) in surface sediments at 28 stations around the Geum River estuary in July 2008. The surface sediments in the estuary were mainly composed of coarse sediment (sand and muddy sand), with mean grain size (Mz) ranging between $2-4{\O}$. The high concentrations of IL, COD, and trace metals were mainly found at stations in front of the Gusan outer port and industrial complex, and near the Seocheon coast with relatively fine sediments. In addition, the concentrations of IL and all trace metals, except Pb and As, showed good positive correlations with Mz, indicating that the concentrations of organic matter and trace metals were mainly dependent on sediment grain size. The concentrations of COD, AVS, and trace metals in most sediments did not exceed the sediment quality guideline (SQGs). Although the sediments in the study region are not polluted with organic matter and trace metals, there are many point sources of pollutants, such as Gusan port and industrial complex, Janghang refinery, and a thermoelectric power plant around the Geum River estuary. Thus, the management of coastal environments through periodic monitoring of organic matter and trace metals is required in the future.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2001

A study on the amount, distribution and item of bottom litter on the sea-bed was conducted by the bottom trawl net at 5 sections in Chinhae Bay over a year. The number and weight of litter found per unit of swept area (1 hectare) in each section were estimated as the range of 8.76-80.63 pieces, 3.51-108.39kg, respectively. The seasonal variation of high (Aug., '97) and low season (Feb., '98) in quantity was small, and it was about 2 times as the range of 24.58- 52.61 pieces/ha between them. But the weight variation between high (Apr., '98) and low season (Aug., '97) was very large, about 30 times as the range of 4.06-119.64kg/ha. The largest and second composition on the weight of bottom litter in Chinhae Bay are $76\%$ in other-litter with compound and bulky materials, and $93\%$ in fishing gear, respectively. The relationship between quantity and weight of bottom litter was not occurred due to the variety of specific gravity. Of the fishing gear, fishing nets was portioned to be 2.571kg/ha in weight and $84.9\%$ in composition. So these results prove that fishing nets were discarded as the most part of fishing gear during fishing activity in the bay. The largest composition of the soiled state classified into 3 styles in overall bottom litter was $69\%$ in very soiled state, and the second one of $28\%$ in the soiled state. On the other hand, new state is very small and portioned in $3.0\%$ of all. Chinhae Bay was estimated to be about 10 times in quantity and about 36 times in weight of Tokyo Bay. Therefore, these suggest that Chinhae Bay is a very serious polluted estuary caused by the bottom litter such as heavy and bulky wastes, fishing gear.

• 대한지하수환경학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.44-55
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• 1998

소위 강릉 탄전 지대의 중앙부에 위치한 강원도 강릉시 강동면 지역에는 많은 하천들이 폐탄광으로부터의 산성 광산 배수에 의해 심하게 오염되고 있으며, 그 중 임곡천은 그 오염 정도가 가장 심각하다. 임곡천 오염의 주범은 영동 탄광 배수인데, 이로부터 임곡천에 유입되는 오염 성분은 Mg, Fe, Al, Si, Ca, Mn 및 SO$_4$, 등의 용존 주성분들과 Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Cd, Pb 및 U 등의 용존 부성분들이다 이들은 임곡천에 유입된 후 부유 고형물 보다는 주로 용존 고형물의 형태로 이동한다. 부유 고형물은 Fe와 Al 성분이 우세하며, 주로 하천으로부터 침전되고 있는 또는 그 이전에 침전한 화합물들로 구성되어 있다. 용존 오염 성분은 유로를 따라 이동하면서 가장 하류에 도달하기까지 많은 양이 침전 및 희석에 의하여 하천수로부터 제거되어, 임곡천 수는 동해로 유입되기 직전에 오염되지 않은 일반 하천수의 수질과 크게 다르지 않은 수질을 갖게 된다. 이는 임곡천 자체는 탄광 배수에 의해 심하게 오염되고 있으나, 동해는 탄광 배수에 의한 오염이 거의 진행되고 있지 않음을 나타내는 것이다. 동해가 탄광 배수에 의해 거의 오염되지 않고 있음은 해수 및 해저 퇴적물의화학 분석을 통하여 확인할 수 있다. 임곡천 하구수 및 해수의 화학조성은 세계 평균 해수의 함량과 별다른 차이를 보이지 않으며, 해저 퇴적물 내의 오염 성분의 함량도 어떠한 분포 및 경향성도 나타내지 않는다. 따라서 현재 탄광 배수로부터 공급된 오염 물질들이 임곡천을 통해 동해로 유입되는 양은 미미하며 또한, 해수의 막대한 양에 쉽게 희석되어 동해에 심각한 오염을 야기 시키지는 못할 것으로 생각된다. 그러나, 시간이 흐르면서 임곡천으로 유입되는 지류들이 탄광 배수에 의해 오염되고, 그 결과 오염 물질이 좀 더 하류쪽으로 다량 이동된다면, 동해도 가까운 장래에 탄광 배수에 의한 심각한 오염 가능성이 있다. 그러므로, 현재 심각한 오염이 진행중인 임곡천의 수질 개선 및 환경 개선에 대한 구체적인 방안 마련은 물론이고, 아직 동해의 오염이 심각하지 않은 지금 탄광 배수에 의한 동해의 오염 발생에 대한 대책과 예방책을 마련하는 것이 필요할 것이다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.757-761
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• 2003

Spatial distribution and biomass of commercial shellfish were investigated in the Saemangeum tidal flat on the west coast of Korea during August 1999. Thirteen species of shellifsh were collected. Major dominant species of the study area were Umbonium thomasi with a density of $6.7\;ind.{\cdot}m^{-2}\;(38.2\%)$, Mactra veneriformis with $6.6\;ind.{\cdot}m^{-2}\;(37.4\%)$ and Reticunassa festiva with $1.3\;ind.{\cdot}m^{-2}\;(7.2\%)$. Commercially important species such as M. veneriformis ($90.7\;ind.{\cdot}m^{-2}\;69.3\%$), M. lusoria ($15.6\;ind.{\cdot}m^{-2}\;11.9\%)$), C. sinensis ($8.7\;ind.{\cdot}m^{-2}\;6.7\%)$) were dominant in total weight. Most of the shellfish were distributed between the mid-littoral and sub-littoral zones, but C. sinensis and L. flexuosa were distributed mainly in the polluted areas of the supra-littoral zone. The spatial distribution pattern of each shellifsh species generally resembles the Mangyeong and Dongjin estuary. Biomass of commercially important species, M. veneriformis, M. lusoria, C. sinensis and Ruditapes philippinarum in the tidal flat (ca. 850 ha) was estimated to be 774, 135, 67 and 10 tons, respectively.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.542-554
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• 2015

Grain size, the content of ignition loss (IL), and the concentrations of chemical oxygen demand (COD), acid volatile sulfide (AVS), and trace metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, As, and Hg) in surface sediments from the Taehwa River estuary, Ulsan, were measured to evaluate pollution levels and potential ecological risks of organic matter and trace metals in estuarine sediment. The mean grain size (Mz) of sediments in the study region ranged from $-0.8-7.7{\varphi}$ (mean $2.8{\pm}2.4{\varphi}$). Surface sediments in the upstream region of the Taehwa River were mainly composed of coarse sediments compared to the downstream region. The concentrations of IL, COD, AVS and trace metals in the sediment were much higher at downstream sites of Myeongchon Bridge in the vicinity of industrial complexes than at upstream sites of those in the vicinity of the residential areas due to the anthropogenic input of organic matter and trace metals by industrial activities. On the basis of several geochemical assessment techniques [sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), enrichment factor (EF), geoaccumulation index ($I_{geo}$), pollution load index (PLI) and ecological risk index (ERI)], the surfaces sediments in the study region are not highly polluted for trace metals, except for As. However, the higher concentrations in downstream study regions of the Taehwa River could impact benthic organisms including shellfish (i.e. Manila clam) in sediments.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.135-148
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• 2005

Macrobeilthic fauna were collected using a van Veen grab $(0.1m^2)$ to investigate the spatial characteristics of the macrobenthos community at 28 stations near the Nakdong River estuary, Southeast Korea, in September 2001. A total of 203 species were sampled with a mean density of $1,554 ind./m^2$ and a biomass of $252.3 gWWt/m^2$. Annelids were the dominant faunal group in terms of species and density, with 68 species and a mean density of $1,031ind./m^2$, which comprised 33.5% and 66.3% of the total benthic animals, respectively. Based on density, three Polychaetes were dominant Tharyx sp· $(420ind./m^2)$, Lumbrineris longifolia $(143ind./m^2)$, and Sternaspis scutata $(118ind./m^2)$, along with a bivalve Theora fragilis $(129 ind./m^2)$. On cluster analysis, the benthic community was classified into four groups based on the species composition: Group-1 occurred in disturbed areas, Group-II in coastal regions, Group-III in central mariculture grounds, and Group-IV offshore. Environmental factors (mean gain size, organic carbon, and depth) were primarily correlated with the macrobenthos community structure. A benthic pollution assessment based on the macrobenthos community structure showed that Group-I and Group-II were located in a coastal area that had been severely disturbed by construction of Busan new port and various pollutants, Group-III was gradually polluted, while offshore Group-IV was the most stable.