Effect of Sedimentation Pool within Irrigation Reservoirs on Water Quality Improvement

저수지내 침전지가 수질개선에 미치는 영향

  • Published : 1999.10.01

Abstract

This study was conducted for the purpose of assessing the pollutant removal possibilities of sedimentation pool formed by deep dredging of a reservir inlet. Water quality data were collected in the Masan reservoir, whose inlet has been dredged deep like sedimentation pool. The average concentration of chemical oxygen demand(COD), total nitrogen(T-N) adnd total phosphorous(T-P) in the deep dredged area were 8.3∼28.4mg/$\ell$ (COD), 2.0∼6.0mg/$\ell$(T-N), 0.17∼1.34mg/$\ell$(T-P), which were 3.3% (COD) , 30.6%(T-N) and 46.4%(T-P) higher than those of middle part of the reservoir. From these results, it was considered the deep dredged area in the inlet of reservoir might play a key role to improve reservoir water quality.

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