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Evaluation of Internal Phosphorus Loading through the Dynamic Monitoring of Dissolved Oxygen in a Shallow Reservoir

수심이 얕은 저수지에서 용존산소 동적 모니터링을 통한 인 내부부하 평가

  • Park, Hyungseok (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Choi, Sunhwa (Rural Research Institute, Korea Rural Community Corporation) ;
  • Chung, Sewoong (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Ji, Hyunseo (Green Eco Engineering, Seoul National University) ;
  • Oh, Jungkuk (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University) ;
  • Jun, Hangbae (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2017.11.08
  • Accepted : 2017.12.28
  • Published : 2017.12.31

Abstract

In these days, agricultural reservoirs are considered as a useful resource for recreational purposes, tour and cultural amenity for vicinity communities as well as irrigation water supply. However, many of the agricultural reservoirs are showing a eutrophic or hyper-eutrophic state and high level of organic contamination. In particular, about 44.7% of the aged agricultural reservoirs that constructed before 1945 exceed the water quality criteria for irrigational water use. In addition to external loading, internal nutrient loading from bottom sediment may play an important role in the nutrient budget of the aged reservoirs. The objectives of this study were to characterize variations of thermal structure of a shallow M reservoir (mean depth 1.7 m) and examine the potential of internal nutrient loading by continuous monitoring of vertical water temperature and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration profiles in 2015 and 2016. The effect of internal loading on the total loading of the reservoir was evaluated by mass balance analysis. Results showed that a weak thermal stratification and a strong DO stratification were developed in the shallow M Reservoir. And, dynamic temporal variation in DO was observed at the bottom of the reservoir. Persistent hypoxic conditions (DO concentrations less than 2 mg/L) were established for 87 days and 98 days in 2015 and 2016, respectively, during the no-rainy summer periods. The DO concentrations intermittently increased during several events of atmospheric temperature drop and rainfall. According to the mass balance analysis, the amount of internal $PO_4-P$ loading from sediment to the overlying water were 37.9% and 39.7% of total loading during no-rainy season in 2015 and 2016, respectively on August when algae growth is enhanced with increasing water temperature. Consequently, supply of DO to the lower layer of the reservoir could be effective countermeasure to reduce nutrient release under the condition of persistent DO depletion in the bottom of the reservoir.

최근 농업용 저수지는 용수공급과 함께 지역의 관광, 문화, 위락시설 등으로 활용되고 있다. 그러나 많은 농업용 저수지들은 부영양호로 분류되며 높은 유기물 오염도를 보이고 있다. 특히, 1945년 이전에 준공된 노후화된 농업용 저수지의 44.7%는 농업용수 수질 환경기준을 초과하고 있다. 노후화된 저수지의 경우 외부기원 오염부하 이외에 누적된 퇴적물로부터 발생하는 내부부하는 영양염류 공급에 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구의 목적은 수심이 얕은 M 저수지(평균 수심 약 1.7 m)를 대상으로 2015년과 2016년에 수심별 수온과 저층 용존산소(DO) 농도를 연속 측정하여 저층 수환경의 동적변화를 모니터링함으로써 영양염류의 내부 부하 가능성을 조사하는데 있다. 또한, 물질수지해석을 통해 내부 인부하가 저수지 전체 인부하량에 미치는 영향에 대해 평가하였다. 연구결과 수심이 얕은 M 저수지에서 약한 수온성층과 강한 DO 성층 현상이 나타났다. 그리고, 저수지 저층에서 DO의 동적변화를 관찰한 결과, 여름철 무강우 기간동안 지속적인 저산소 (DO 2 mg/L 미만) 상태가 2015년과 2016년에 각각 87일과 98일간 발생하였다. DO 농도는 대기온도 강하와 강우발생 기간 동안 간헐적으로 증가하였다. 물질수지분석결과, 수온상승과 함께 조류성장이 촉진되는 8월에는 $PO_4-P$ 내부 부하량이 무강우시 전체 부하량 대비 2015년과 2016년에 각각 37.9%와 39.7%로써 큰 비중을 차지하였다. 따라서 지속적인 저층 저산소 상태가 유지되는 경우에는, 퇴적층의 영양염류 용출을 억제하기 위한 DO 공급 대책이 유효 할 것으로 판단된다.

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