• 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.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제50권6호
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• pp.777-787
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• 2017

Organic enrichment and pollution was investigated in surface sediments from Jinhae Bay and Geoje-Hansan Bay of Korea, which contain the largest oyster farms in Korean coastal areas. Geochemical indicators (chemical oxygen demand, total organic carbon, ignition loss, and acid volatile sulfide) in sediments, ammonium and nitrate in pore water, and bioluminescence inhibition test for sediment extracts were analyzed. Temporal changes of organic enrichment were also investigated using sediment core samples from Geoje-Hansan Bay. The level of organic pollution in sediments from Jinhae Bay was significantly greater than that of sediments from Geoje-Hansan Bay. Compared with other sites, Jinhae Bay was one of the most polluted coastal areas of Korea. The levels of geochemical indicators in May were comparable to, or higher than, in August. Ammonium concentrations in pore water were two orders of magnitudes greater than the nitrate concentrations, suggesting that the bays are reducing environments. The concentrations of total organic carbon in core sediment samples from shellfish-farming areas increased significantly from 2000 to the present year, and it seems to be associated with increases in anthropogenic activities.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.704-715
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• 2012

To examine temporal and spatial variation in salinity and nutrients in the shallow pore water of intertidal sandflats, we measured salinity and nutrient concentrations (dissolved inorganic nitrogen [DIN], phosphorus [DIP], and silicate [DSi]) in pore water of the intertidal zone along the coastline of Jeju Island at two and/or three month intervals from May 2009 to December 2010. Geochemical parameters (grain size, ignition loss [IL], chemical oxygen demand [COD], and acid volatile sulfur [AVS]) in sediment were also investigated. The surface sediments in intertidal sandflats of Jeju Island were mainly composed of sand, slightly gravelly sand and gravelly sand, with a range of mean grain size from 0.5 to 2.5 ${\O}$. Concentrations of IL and COD in sediment were higher along the eastern coast, as compared to the western coast, due to differences in biogenic sediment composition. Salinity and nutrient concentrations in pore water were markedly different across time and space during rainy seasons, whereas concentrations were temporally and spatially more stable during dry seasons. These results suggest that salinity and nutrient concentrations in pore water depend on the advective flow of fresh groundwater. We also observed an imbalance of the DIN/DIP ratio in pore water due to the influence of contaminated sources of DIN. In particular, nutrient concentrations during rainy and dry seasons were characterized by high DIN/DIP ratios (mean-127) and low DIN/DIP ratios (mean-10), respectively, relative to the Redfield ratio (16) in offshore seawater. Such an imbalance of DIN/DIP ratios in pore water can affect the coastal ecosystem and appears to cause outbreaks of benthic seaweed along the coastline of Jeju Island.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.42-53
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• 2019

Objectives: The Yongpung reservoir in Korea is a crucial facility that supplies water to farms in its surrounding $2km^2$ area. However, its water quality is not suited to the needs of current residents who wish for the availability of environmentally friendly agricultural products and desire to use the waterfront area. The aim of this research was to evaluate the reservoir's fish and benthic macroinvertebrate distributions and determine its water quality and the heavy metal content in its sediment. This basic data can be used to establish environmentally protective plans for the Yongpung reservoir. Methods: Six sites were selected for analysis in this investigation. Three points (YP-1, YP-2, and YP-3) were evaluated for water quality and metal content in sediments; they were located upstream, midstream, and downstream of the reservoir. Samplings of the fish and benthic macroinvertebrate populations were performed at three other sites: St. 1, St. 2, and St. 3. Results: Based on chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total nitrogen (T-N) data, the quality of the Yongpung reservoir water corresponds to Class VI (very poor) according to Korea's lake environmental standards. The lead levels measured in the sediment at the midstream and downstream points of the reservoir were 76.7 and 72.7 mg/kg, respectively, while 8 orders, 15 families, and 16 species of benthic macroinvertebrates were identified in the reservoir. The ecological score of the benthic macroinvertebrate community (ESB) was between 8 and 23, denoting poor to very poor environmental conditions. Further, 4 families and 7 species of fish were identified in the reservoir, with Cyprinidae accounting for 94.3% of all observed freshwater fish. Conclusion: Based on these findings, we conclude that management plans, including the removal of lead from the sediment, are necessary to improve the quality of the agricultural water in this reservoir. The T. japonica, which cover almost 30% of the water area, must also be removed.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.330-342
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• 1998

영산강 하구역의 저서동물 군집구조 연구 일환으로 이 일대 해역의 저서환경을 조사하였다. 조사해역에 40개 정점을 설정하고 1995년 4월부터 1996년 2월까지 계절별로 표층 및 저층수괴의 수온, 염분 및 용존산소. 그리고 표층퇴적물의 입도분석과 함께 강열감량. COD 및 POC를 측정하였다. 수온은 표층의 경우 $4.1\~29.8^{\circ}C$, 저층의 경우 $4.0\~27.0^{\circ}C$범위였다. 염분의 경우 표층은 $15.1\~33.6\%_{\circ}$, 저층은 $21.5\~33.2\%_{\circ}$범위였다. 표층 수온은 여름철에는 내만역이 외측에 비해 높은 양상이었으며, 가을부터 봄까지는 내만역과 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 저층수온은 여름철에 내만역에 형성된 성층으로 인해 외해역에 비해 상대적으로 낮은 양상이었다. 표층 및 저층염분은 담수가 간헐적으로 유입되는 내만역이 외해역에 비해 전 계절에 걸쳐 통해 낮은 값을 나타내었다. 용존산소는 표층의 경우 $5.1\~11.2mg/\ell$ 범위였으며 저층의 경우 $0.79\~10.2mg/\ell$였다. 특히 여름철에는 하구둑에서 목포항에 이르는 내만역의 광범위한 해역에 $2.0mg/\ell$ 이하의 저층빈 산소수괴가 형성되었다. 퇴적물의 평균입도는 $9.12{\pm}0.45\phi$로서 하구둑에서 외해역으로 나갈수록 입도가 조립해지는 양상이었다. 퇴적상은 내만역에는 실트성 점토질, 외측역에는 점토성 실트질의 퇴적상이었다. 퇴적물의 COD는 $6.15\~15.49mg\;O_2/g$범위로서 평균 $10.59{\pm}12.64mgO_2/g$였으며, 강열감량은 $3.35\~15.45\%$범위로서 평균 $6.96{\pm}1.91\%$였다. POC는 $0.61\~1.39\%$범위로서 평균 $1.07{\pm}0.16\%$였다. 이들 퇴적물 환경요소들의 공간분포양상은 내만역에서 높고 외해역으로 갈수록 감소하는 양상을 나타내었다. 저층수괴의 수온, 용존산소량, 퇴적물의 평균 입도, 점토 함량, COD 등 5가지 환경 요인을 사용하여 주성분분석을 실시한 결과 영산강 하구역은 저층수괴의 용존산소량과 퇴적물의 점토 함량에 따라 3개의 정점군으로 구분되었다. 영산강 하구둑에서 목포항 주변까지를 포함하는 내만역에 위치한 정점군은 표층염분과 저층수온이 낮으며, 입도는 상대적으로 세립하며 유기물 함량이 높고 여름철 빈산소 수괴가 형성되는 정점군이다. 고하도와 화원반도로 둘러싸이고 목포구 수로를 통해 외해역과 면해 있는 정점군에서의 퇴적물 입도는 상대적으로 조립하며 유기물 함량은 낮은 양상이었다. 또한 여름철에도 산소결핍 현상은 발생하지 않았으며, 저층수온과 저층염 분도 다른 정점군에 비해 상대적으로 높은 양상이었다. 한편 목포항 주변에서부터 외해역과의 중간에 위치한 정점군에서의 제환경 요소들은 두 정점군의 중간값을 나타내고 있다. 결국, 각 정점군의 점토 함량의 차이 및 세립한 입도와 높은 유기물 함량. 그리고 빈산소 수괴의 출현은 영산강 하구역에서 저서동물의 공간분포 양상에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 특징적인 환경요인이라고 판단된다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.345-351
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• 2015

실험실 규모의 관 실험을 통하여 연안오염퇴적물의 생물정화 효능에 대한 생물활성촉진제 주입 깊이의 영향을 평가하였다. 생물활성촉진제를 실험관에 충진 된 오염퇴적물의 표면과 표면으로부터 3cm, 6cm, 10cm 위치에 주입한 후 1개월 및 3개월 후 퇴적물의 유기물 및 중금속의 특성 변화를 조사하였다. 시험 오염퇴적물의 화학적 산소요구량, 총고형물 및 휘발성고형물 함량은 생물활성촉진제를 주입하지 않은 대조구에 비해 1개월 후 및 3개월 후에서 크게 감소하였으며, 생물활성촉진제 주입 깊이 3cm에서 최대값을 보였다. 그러나, 오염퇴적물에 주입한 생물활성촉진제의 깊이를 6cm 및 10cm로 증가하였을 때 유기오염물질 감량정도는 점차 감소하였다. 중금속 존재형태변화는 생물활성촉진제 주입 깊이 3cm에서 안정한 형태인 유기물 결합분율과 광물내 잔류분율이 현저하게 증가하였다. 오염퇴적물의 현장생물정화를 위한 최적의 생물활성촉진제 주입 깊이는 퇴적물의 상부 표면으로부터 3cm로 평가되었다.

• 한국해양환경ㆍ에너지학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.63-69
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• 2008

해양 준설토를 재활용하여 인공염습지를 조성하기 위한 기초연구로서 준설토 배합비가 상이한 pilot-scale의 인공염습지 현장시험구를 조성하고 대표적인 염생식물인 갈대를 이식한 후 초기의 환경변화를 조사하였다. 이식된 갈대의 정착률은 준설토의 배합비가 높을수록 낮아졌으나 새로 자라난 갈대의 지상부 길이와 직경은 준설비 배합비별로 큰 차이가 나타나지는 않았다. 준설토 100%로 조성된 시험구내 토양의 강열감량과 COD 농도는 유기물의 유출입이 비교적 자유로운 열린계(open system)로 인해 증감을 반복하는 양상을 보이긴 하였으나 초기값에 비해 각각 9%와 30%씩 감소하는 경향을 보여주었다. 시험구 조성 이후 시간이 흐름에 따라 준설토 50%와 100%의 시험구에서는 종속영양세균 개체수가 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 이식한 갈대의 정착, 100% 준설토 시험구내의 감소된 COD 함량 및 종속미생물의 증가 등 본 연구의 결과로 염생식물의 식재를 통한 인공염습지의 조성 및 생물학적 분해를 이용하는 해양 준설토의 친환경적인 처리 가능성을 확인할 수 있었다. 하지만 준설토를 이용한 인공염습지 조성가능성에 대한 정확한 평가를 위해서는 보다 다양한 항목에 대한 지속적인 모니터링이 필요한 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2007

This study aimed to investigate the hexachlorobenzene (HCB) dechlorinating ability of sediment microbes collected from a natural canal receiving secondary effluents from an industrial estate and nearby factories. Nine sites along the stream and one in the estuary in the Gulf of Thailand into which the canal spills were specified and sampling for sediment and water. Preliminary analysis of the sediments showed that the first four sites nearest to the discharging location were contaminated by HCB within the range of 0.18 to 1.25 ppm. Apart from that, 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene which has never been commercially produced or used in any manufacturing processes except for the transformation from higher chlorinated benzene was also identified in the range of 0.16 to 0.24 ppm. This suggested a possibility of sporadically HCB contamination in this stream. Of more important, people in the community along this canal earn their living by coastal fishery; hence, posing a risk of spreading HCB and its less chlorinated congeners via food chain from caught marine creatures to human. As a result, there is an urgent need to understand the behavior of HCB dechlorination in this stream sediment which can lead to a clean-up action in the future. Serum bottles with sediment slurries (sediment to water ratio of 1:1 (v/v) and filtered to remove particles larger than 0.7 mm) from each site were inoculated with 2 mg/l of HCB, kept anaerobically in the dark at room temperature without any nourishment, and analyzed for HCB and its less-chlorinated congeners every 6 days. Total chemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and volatile suspended solids were in the range of 21,492-73,584, 158,100-518,100 and 6,000-32,700 mg/l, respectively. It was found that all sediment slurries began to dechlorinate HCB in 12 to 30 days and the HCB was completely removed within 42 to 60 days or so. On the other hand, there was no HCB dechlorination occurred in the controlled set which was sterilized by autoclaving prior to the addition of HCB. This implies that the HCB transformation was solely due to microorganisms' activities. HCB was dechlorinated principally via pentachlolobenzene to 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene and terminated at 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene which is the major pathway as reported by many researchers. Dichlorobenzene has not been detected in any samples within the dechlorination period of 60 days. The results indicate that the microbial matrix in the sediment of this stream has an outstanding capability to dechlorinate HCB. Existing substrates and nutrients which mainly sorbed onto the solid phase and the typical temperature in Thailand were sufficient and suitable to promote the activities of these HCB-dechlorinating microbes.

• 물과 미래
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.321-328
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• 1986

Warburg 실험장치와 회분식 폭기조를 사용하여 하천의 저질을 대상으로 징생물에 의한 분해가능물질의 처리정도와 화학적산소요구량, 총유기성 및 암모니아성 질소, 총유기탄소의 변화를 측정하였다. Warburg 실험장치는 빛을 차단하고 2$0^{\circ}C$로 운영하여 징생물의 시료에 대한 산소소비율, 탈산소계수, 일단계 탄소화합물의 생화학적 산소요구량을 구했으며, 회분식 폭기조는 실혼에서 운영하여 폭기에 의한 COD, TKN 및 TOC의 시간별 처리도를 구하여 상관관계를 조사하였다. 실험결과 시료의 TOC는 매우 높았으나 Warburg 실험장치에 의해 48시간 운영한 후, 초기 TOC의 10% 미만이 징생물에 의한 분해가능 물질로 나타났으며 이들의 상관관계는 찾지 못하였다. 순간산소요구량이 커서 하천의 준설등에 의해 급격히 용존산소가 소비되 수질을 악화시킬 염려가 있었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1117-1127
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• 2018

This study was carried out to gather basic data for the purpose of proposing a plan to improve the water quality and conserve the aquatic ecosystem of the Singu Agricultural Reservoir in Korea. The water quality, sediment composition, benthic macroinvertebrate distribution, and fish distribution in the Singu Reservoir were analyzed; the reservoir is located close to farmlands, forests, villages, and livestock breeding areas. The results of the water quality analysis are as follows: 5.8~7.8 mg/L for dissolved oxygen, 13.1~20.7 mg/L for chemical oxygen demand, 14.4~18.8 mg/L for suspended solid, 0.96~1.70 mg/L for total nitrogen, 0.07~0.11 mg/L for total phosphorous, and $41.9{\sim}49.8{\mu}g/L$ for $chlorophyll-{\alpha}$. In total, 75 benthic macroinvertebrate specimens belonging to 4 classes, 7 orders, 14 families, and 17 species were recorded. The ecological scores of the benthic macroinvertebrate communities ranged from 11 to 23. Fish specimens recorded belonged to two families and four species. The dominant fish species were Carassius auratus and Pseudorasbora parva, both of which are water-pollutant tolerant species.