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Characteristics of chemical water quality and the empirical model analysis before and after the construction of Baekje Weir

금강수계 백제보 건설 전·후의 화학적 수질특성 및 경험적 모델 분석

  • Kim, Yu-Jin (Department of Biological Science, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Jae (Chemical Safety Division, Saemangeum Regional Environmental Office) ;
  • An, Kwang-Guk (Department of Biological Science, College of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Chungnam National University)
  • 김유진 (충남대학교 생명시스템과학대학 생물과학과) ;
  • 이상재 (새만금지방환경청) ;
  • 안광국 (충남대학교 생명시스템과학대학 생물과학과)
  • Received : 2018.11.12
  • Accepted : 2019.02.25
  • Published : 2019.03.31

Abstract

This study analyzed the water quality characteristics and developed empirical models prior to and after the construction of Baekje Weir, in the Geum River watershed between 2004-2017. The comparative evaluation of the surface water chemistry before and after the four major river projects on the weirs indicated that total phosphorus (TP), based on annual data, rapidly decrease after the construction of the weir while the total nitrogen(TN) decreased. Conversely, chlorophyll-a (CHL) concentration, which is a good indicator of primary productivity, increased after the construction of the weir together with an increase in specific conductivity. Simply put, the construction of the weir led to the decrease in concentrations of N and P due to the increased water residence time (WRT), whereas the CHL :TP ratio greatly increased in magnitude. The regression analysis of the empirical model indicated that CHL had no significant relation (r=0.068, p=0.6102, n=58) with TP before the weir construction, but had a relation with TP after the weir construction (r=0.286, p<0.05, n=56). Therefore, such conditions resulted in an increase in primary productivity on a given unit of phosphorus, resulting in frequent algal blooms. In contrast, seasonal suspended solids (SS) and TP increased during the monsoon period, compared to the pre-monsoon, thereby showing positive correlations (r>0.40, p<0.01, n=163) with precipitation. If the government consistently discharges water from the weir, the phosphorus concentration will be increased due to its reversion to a lotic waterbody from a lentic waterbody hereby reducing algal blooms in the future.

본 연구는 2004~2017년 동안 금강수계에서 백제보 건설 전 후의 화학적 수질 특성 및 경험적 모델 분석을 실시하였다. 4대강 사업 전후의 표층수의 수질에 대한 비교평가에 따르면, TP의 농도는 보 건설 후 급격히 감소하는 현상을 보였고, 총질소 역시 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 식물성 플랑크톤의 1차 생산력의 지표인 CHL-${\alpha}$ 농도와 EC는 보 건설 후 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 즉, 보 구간에서 수체류 시간의 증가로 인해 N, P의 농도는 감소하였지만, CHL/TP 비는 크게 증가하였고, 이로 인해 단위 인(P) 농도 대비 1차생산력은 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 경험적 모델의 회귀분석에 따르면, 보 건설 전 기간에 CHL-${\alpha}$ 농도는 TP와 유의한 관계를 보이지 않았으나(r=0.068, p=0.860, n=58), 보 건설 이후에 두 변수 사이에는 유의한 관계(r=0.6102, p<0.05, n=56)를 보였다. TN 및 이온희석 현상의 지표로 이용된 EC는 계절별 분석에서 장마기에 크게 감소하는 현상을 보이며 강우와 역상관 관계(r=0.5378, p<0.01, n=163)를 보였으나, 계절별 TP과 부유물 농도(SS)는 갈수기에 비해 장마기에 증가하는 특성을 보여 강우와 정상관 관계(r>0.40, p<0.01, n=163)를 보였다. 2018년 현재 보 구간의 완전한 상시방류를 시행할 경우, 향후 수체의 하천화에 의해 TP 농도는 증가하며, 녹조 현상은 감소할 것으로 사료된다.

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