Status of Water Quality and Future Plans in the Philippines

필리핀의 수질현황 및 미래 관리계획

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  • 김이형 (공주대학교 건설환경공학부)
  • Received : 2009.11.26
  • Accepted : 2009.12.30
  • Published : 2009.12.31

Abstract

The Philippines is abundant with rich natural resources such as water. Because of rapid urbanization in the country, most of the water bodies are polluted as a result of domestic, agricultural and industrial activities. The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) is the main government arm responsible for monitoring and inspection of affected water bodies. Only water bodies with at least four sampling events during dry and wet seasons were included in the assessment of water bodies that passed the DAO 90-34 water quality criteria. Water bodies were monitored for dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS), and total dissolved solids (TDS), heavy metals, fecal coliform contamination and nitrates. High pollutant concentrations from domestic, agricultural, industrial and nonpoint sources were observed from monitoring events due to inadequate sewage services and treatment facilities in the country. The objective of this paper was to present and evaluate the quality of the water bodies in the Philippines.

필리핀은 많은 섬들로 이루어진 국가로 물 뿐만 아니라 각종 자연환경이 풍부한 국가이나, 금세기 들어 필리핀의 농업활동 및 빠른 도시화로 인한 도시 및 산업지역으로부터 야기되는 수질오염이 심각해지고 있다. 필리핀 국가 환경관리국은 수질 모니터링과 수계오염원인 조사 등을 책임지고 있는 최고의 국가기관으로 수질오염원 원인분석과 해결방안을 모색하기 위하여 다양한 노력을 하고 있다. 그러나 DO, BOD, TSS, TDS, 중금속, coliform 등에 대해 년간 4회 이상의 모니터링 수행과정을 통해 수질관리를 하고 있기에 수질개선에 애로사항이 많다. 현재 필리핀의 각종 수질은 도시하수, 산업폐수, 농업폐수 및 비점오염원에 의해 영향을 많이 받고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 도시 하수관거의 불량도 수질에 크게 영향을 끼치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 목적은 필리핀의 수질오염원인 및 정도를 분석하고 그 결과를 제시함으로써 향후 국가적으로 관심을 가져야 할 분야가 어디인지를 명시하기 위하여 수행되었다.

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