• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2014

To data, there was no systematic basis for establishing the content and allowed levels of general contamination substances in the Korean groundwater quality standards for non-drinking water. Recently, use of specific procedures for deriving valid groundwater quality standards have become mandatory. This study first investigated the methodology for deriving groundwater quality standards in the European Commission (EC), considering background groundwater quality and domestic and international standards related to water quality. Furthermore, this study investigated the existing specified procedure of standards related to water quality (e.g. surface water, drinking water, and wastewater). Our findings showed that EC and Member States presented the methods for deriving groundwater threshold values for general chemicals. Finally, we have proposed the following procedures of deriving Korean groundwater quality: (1) Selection of groundwater pollutant population, (2) selection and monitoring of priority substances, (3) monitoring, (4) selection of groundwater quality standard candidates, (5) selection of new substances and values for groundwater quality standards.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2013

Korean groundwater quality standards were established in 1994, and revised in 2003 and 2010. The substances for which standards have been developed are classified into two groups, general pollutants, 4, and specific pollutants, 15. The standards have been applied to household water use, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial use. However, there is no systematic methodology for either selecting candidate substances or establishing groundwater standards. We investigated various derivation methodologies for groundwater standards used by the European Commission and 27 member states and compared their methods for determining threshold values. The European Commission presented to their member states groundwater standards for two substances and a list of required substances for derivation of threshold values along with the member states. Interestingly, they first considered national background levels and then considered other criteria for water protection, such as drinking water standards, environmental quality standards, and irrigation standards. We suggest that Korean background levels in groundwater should be included in the methodology for establishing groundwater quality standards. These results may be useful in developing a systematic methodology for establishing Korean groundwater quality standards.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.630-635
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• 2013

비음용 목적의 지하수에 대한 국내 수질기준은 기준항목 및 기준치설정에 근거가 명시되지 않아 체계적인 기준설정체계 마련이 시급한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 비음용 목적의 특정유해물질에 대한 위해성기반 한국 지하수 수질기준 설정체계를 마련하기 위해 흡입 및 피부접촉 노출경로를 고려한 위해성을 반영하고 있는 선진국의 지하수기준 설정근거를 분석하였으며, 국내 타 수질 관련 매체의 기준 설정 체계를 바탕으로 향후 한국 지하수기준의 설정체계를 제안하였다 모니터링 우선항목 선정, 모니터링 수행, 위해성평가, 지하수 수질기준 후보물질 선정, 특정유해물질 지하수 수질기준 신규항목 선정 및 항목별 기준치 설정 단계로 제안하였다.

• 환경정책연구
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.57-82
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• 2005

본고는 다가올 미래의 대체 수자원인 지하수의 효율적인 관리 보전을 위하여 선진국인 미국(뉴욕주, 위스콘신주, 텍사스주), 오스트리아, 네덜란드, 캐나다. 일본, 영국의 지하수 수질기준과 국내의 지하수 수질기준을 상호 비교 분석함으로써 지하수 수질기준에 관한 선진화를 도모하고자 한다. 선진국에서는 음용수로써 지하수의 의존도가 70%이상에 달하며, 지하수 수질기준은 음용수 기준을 대체로 적용하고 있다. 그러나 각 국가간자연환경 및 규제의 접근방법이 달라 지하수 수질기준에 있어 큰 차이를 보이고 있다. 본고는 지표수자원의 심각한 오염과 용수공급의 부족현상으로 인해 점차 이용도와 관심이 증가하고 있는 우리나라의 지하수의 효율적인 관리와 보전을 위해 선진국들이 규제하고 있는 지하수 수질기준과 현재 국내에서 점차 지하수오염 문제를 야기할 수 있는 물질들에 관한 추가적 규제의 필요성을 제언하였다. 유류성 물질인 BITX 기준항목의 경우, 항목을 세분화하여 생활용수뿐만 아니라 농업용수와 공업용수에 대한 추가적 기준의 적용이 요구되며, 발암성을 지닌 일부 PAHs에 대한 규제도 필요하다. 산업의 고도화로 인해 유해화학물질이 다양해지고 그 양도 해마다 증가하고 있는 현실에 대응하기 위해서는 기준항목의 추가도입과 엄격한 기준치의 적용이 요구된다. 지하수오염의 주요 원인인 질소의 오염으로 인한 피해를 방지하기 위하여 질소항목 기준을 더욱 세분화하여야 할 것이며, 인간이나 생태계에 치명적인 위해를 끼치는 방사성물질인 라돈 또한 일부 선진국에서 그에 대한 기준치를 설정하고 있고 국내에서도 그로 인한 피해사례가 발생하고 있으므로 라돈에 대한 규제의 필요성을 제언한다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.186-195
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• 2021

In Korea, groundwater quality is monitored through National Groundwater Quality Monitoring Network (NGQMN) administered by Ministry of Environment. For a given contaminant, compliance to groundwater quality standards is assessed on a annual basis by monitoring the number of incidents that concentration exceeds the regulatory limit. However, this approach provides only a fractional information about groundwater quality degradation, and more crucial information such as location and severity of the contamination cannot be obtained. For better groundwater quality management on a watershed, a more spatially informative and intuitive method is required. This study presents two statistical methods to convert point-wise monitoring data into information on groundwater quality status of a watershed by using a proposed grading scale. The proposed grading system is based on readily available reference standards that classify the water quality into 4 grades. The methods were evaluated with NO₃^-, Cl^-, and total coliform data in Geum River basin. The analyses revealed that groundwater in most watersheds of Geum River basin is good for domestic or/and drinking with no treatment. But, there was notable quality degradation in Bunam seawall and So-oak downstream standard watersheds contaminated by NO₃^- and Cl^-, respectively.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제7권6호
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• pp.859-865
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• 1998

The analysis of groundwater quality in Kyungnam Province was conducted using monitoring results obtained during 1994. According to the analysis, most heavy metals and pesticides listed in Korean drinking water standards were not detected in Kyungnam Province groundwater, but arsonic and volatile organics such as TCE and PCE were detected. Four inorganic contaminants were detected and frequency of violating the standards was in order of $NO_3-N, F^-, As, NH_3-N$. Of organics, TCE and PCE were the only contaminants detected. TCE more frequently violated the standards than PCE. Correlation was investigated among contaminants detected in Kyungnam Province groundwater. The correlation results showed that high correlation existed among dissolved solids, hardness, and $SO_4^{2-}$.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.18-23
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• 2010

Usability of soil quality monitoring network for ascertaining soil quality changes was evaluated by analysing soil quality monitoring results. Tolerance limits of soil quality monitoring results from 1997 to 2007 were calculated and compared with Korean soil quality standards. This study determined that soil quality was changed if the upper 95% tolerance limit value was greater than the soil quality standard. Fluoride most frequently exceeded the soil quality standard and nickel, zinc, arsenic, copper, lead and cadmium were followed. Analysis on land use showed that tolerance limits of industrial land use most frequently exceeded the soil quality standards and residential, road and various land uses then frequently exceeded. Tolerance limits of land uses expecting high contaminant loads frequently exceeded the soil quality standards. This fact imply that the soil quality monitoring network generates reasonable data to represent change in Korean soil quality. This study also suggested that representative sampling from well identified points should be done to improve data reliability and accurately ascertain soil quality changes.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2005년도 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOIL & GROUNDWATER ENVIRONMENT
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• pp.121-121
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• 2005

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.18-28
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• 2009

세계 각국은 토양환경의 효율적인 관리를 위하여 각국의 상황에 적합한 토양오염기준을 운영하고 있다. 본 총설은 각국의 토양환경관리 정책에서 토양오염기준의 역할과 토양오염기준 항목을 설정하는 방법에 대해 체계적으로 분석하여 시사점을 도출하고자 하였다. 대부분의 토양기준은 토양오염여부를 일차적으로 판단하기 위한 Guideling 역할을 수행하고 있었으며, 기준치가 오염여부 판단과 관련 행정명령의 지표인 Standard로 활용하고 있는 나라는 스위스, 덴마크, 일본 등이었다. 네덜란드는 Guideline과 Standard를 혼용하고 있었다. 토양오염기준 물질선정은 현장에서 검출빈도수가 높은 토양오염물질을 중심으로 이루어졌으며 독성, 노출, 분석의 용이성, 독성자료의 가용성 등 다양한 인자를 복합적으로 고려하여 선정되었다. 각 나라는 자국의 토양환경정책 및 기준 설정에 있어 자국의 상황을 고려한 특징을 가지고 있었다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.16-25
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• 2013

The Korean groundwater law regulates 20 groundwater contamination parameters, including 14 specific harmful substances. Expanding the number of groundwater quality standards are needed to cope with recent groundwater quality deterioration due to the use of various chemicals. Chemical ranking and scoring system (CRS) is a scientific tool to sort priority chemicals by considering exposure and toxicity potentials. In this study, we developed a CRS for scoring and ranking of possible groundwater pollutants and screened priority substances to be later considered in the Korean standard expansion. Chemical Ranking Of groundWater pollutaNts (CROWN) incorporates important parameters consisting of exposure potential, human and water ecotoxicity, interests, and certainty. Furthermore, CROWN additionally evaluated existence of other media standards to consider impacts by contamination of other media. The 197 substances that were common to 9 countries were selected first. CROWN evaluated and ranked each chemical, and finally suggested priority substances. Suggested priority substances were classified into two groups according to the groundwater use purposes: drinking and non-drinking. The priority substances were further classified into $1^{st}$ and $2^{nd}$ group priorities. The $1^{st}$ group consists of 75 substances, including the all the Korean groundwater standard parameters. CROWN will be used in selecting groundwater pollutants for possible inclusion in the Korean standard expansion.