• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.353-361
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• 2005

전남지역에 존재하는 9개 하수종말처리장(A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J)의 방류수가 배출되는 하천에 대한 방류수의 영향을 알아보기 위해 하천에 대한 생 지표도 평가 및 전 방류수 독성 평가(Whole effluent toxicity test)를 실시하였다. WET 평가와 생지표도 평가는 U.S. EPA 시험 방법과 Ohio EPA wading method에 근거하여 수행하였다. 전 방류수 독성 평가를 위해 표준 시험 종인 S. capricornutum과 D. magna를 사용하였다. 전 방류수 독성 평가결과 모든 지점에서 S. capricornutum 독성이 나타났으며, D. magna 독성 평가 결과에서는 A지점과 J지점을 제외한 모든 지점에서 독성 효과를 보였다. 표준 시험 종의 독성 평가 결과에 따르면 D지점에서 가장 높은 독성을 나타내었고, E지점과 F지점에서도 높은 독성 결과를 나타내었다. 이들 지역에 대한 생지표도 분석 결과 C1과 D1, J1 지점에서 낮은 종의 수 분포를 나타내었으며, A1, C1, E1, H1, J1 지점에서는 대조군 지역이나 타 지역보다 낮은 개체수를 나타내어 방류수로부터 악영향을 받고 있는 것으로 판단되었다. A1, B1, C1, D1, J1지점에서는 낮은 종의 풍부도를 보였으며, 전 방류수 독성 평가 결과에서 가장 높은 독성을 나타내었던 D지점(D1)에서는 오염에 내성이 강한 종이 매우 우점 하는 것으로 나타났다. 전 방류수 독성 평가 및 생물지수 분석결과에 따르면 모든 하천지역에서 방류수에 의한 영향이 나타나고 있는 것을 알 수 있었으며, D. magna와 S. capricornutum의 독성이 같이 나타나는 지점에서는 생 지표도 분석 결과에서도 동일하게 생태계에 영향을 주는 것으로 나타났으며, S. capricornutum만의 독성이 나타나는 지점에서도 생태계의 변화가 나타나고 있었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.305-313
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• 2015

Objectives: The objective of this study is to identify toxicants causing acute toxicity in effluents from the aluminum rolling industry that violate the discharge limits in Korea. Methods: Whole effluent toxicity tests (WET) were conducted on effluent discharged from the aluminum rolling industry following the US EPA WET test methods. We collected effluent samples three times and evaluated acute toxicity by using Daphnia magna. We employed toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) procedures to identify toxicants causing toxicity in the effluent. Results: No specific chemical groups were identified in the seven different manipulations applied to the of wastewater effluent samples showing 1.3 toxic units (TU) according to the TIE phase I procedures. Water quality parameters for water hardness, electric conductivity and heavy metals (Mn) were 4,322 mg/l as $CaCO_3$, 11.39 mS/cm, and $5,551{\mu}g/l$, respectively. Considering water hardness and reference toxicity, high concentrations of Mn can be disqualified from the causative toxicants. Consequently, high ionic concentrations of $Na^+$(1,648 mg/l), $Ca^{2+}$(1,048 mg/l), $Mg^{2+}$(1,428 mg/l) and $SO_4{^{2-}}$(7,472 mg/l) were identified to be causative toxicants. Water hardness and electric conductivity exceed the $EC_{50}$ value obtained by biological toxicity tests using Daphnia magna. Conclusion: According to TIE procedures, high salt concentration is determined to be a major toxicant in the effluent of agro-industrial wastewater treatment plants receiving wastewater from the aluminum rolling industry.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.113-123
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• 2011

Objectives: Industrial development in Korea results in a rapid increase in the number of chemicals, some of which may be responsible for toxicity to aquatic ecosystems. In addition, the types of hazardous chemicals included in industrial effluents have gradually increased. Therefore, chemical analysis alone is not enough to assess ecological effects of toxic chemicals in wastewater. Methods: In response to new regulations as whole effluent toxicity (WET) tests for effluent discharge of 15 publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) and 25 industrial effluent treatment plants in Gyeonggi-do, which will be effective from 2011, a necessity of studies emerges that investigates toxicity levels. Results: In case of the public treatment plants, none of them had exceeded the criteria for ecotoxicity. As for individual wastewater discharge facilities, on the other hand, two types were found to exceed the criteria: pulp and paper manufacturing facilities and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. For the pulp and paper manufacturing facilities, monitoring results could not help determine the exact toxicant identification. However, Daphnia magna inhibition effect or death was found to leave white plums, suggesting that suspended solids treated and the polymer used in coagulant dose. In case of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, the general water quality parameters cannot affect Daphia magna. However, conductivity and salinity can have an effect to be 14,000 ${\mu}s/cm$, 8.1‰ by salts, respectively. Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) and Toxicity Reduction Evaluation (TRE) procedures results appeared to be effective for identifying toxic compounds in $Cl^{-}$ and $SO_4^{2-}$. Conclusions: It is necessary to develop control measures for water treatment chemicals and salts used for processes such as coagulation in individual wastewater discharge facilities in order to achieve the goal to protect aquatic ecosystems in public waters.