Abstract
The bacteriological and physiochemical analysis of sea water and sediments in Tongyeong harbor was conducted to evaluate sanitary conditions. The samples were collected at 8 stations established once a month from June, 2008 to May, 2009. During the study period, the range of temperature was from 6.7 to $25.2^{\circ}C$, transparency ranged from 1.2 to 2.6 m, chemical oxygen demand ranged from 1.90 to 2.92 mg/L, dissolved oxygen ranged from 6.2 to 10.5 mg/L, dissolved nitrogen ranged from 0.052 to 0.098 mg/L, phosphate ranged from 0.044 to 0.065 mg/L, respectively. Seafood, if eaten raw, carries the risk of food poisoning. Seafood poisoning is often cause by pathogenic microorganism originating from fecal contamination, such as Salmonella sp., Shigella sp. and norovirus. Fecal coliforms are an important indicator of fecal contamination. Therefore, data on fecal coliform are very important for evaluating the safety of fisheries in coastal areas. So, we investigated the sanitary indicate bacteria. The coliform group and fecal coliform MPN's of sea water in Tongyeong harbor were ranged from < 1.8~22,000/100 mL (GM 164.9 MPN/100 mL) and < 1.8~7,900 MPN/100 mL (GM 33.7 MPN/100 mL), respectively. Total coliform were detected 97.0% in 96 of samples and 68.9% of total coliforms were fecal coliforms. These results similar to another seawater detection ratio of total coloforms and fecal coliforms. The Vibrios was isolated and identified with VITEK system. Four hundred eighty strains that were obtained from sea water samples in Tongyeong harbor Detection ratio Vibrio alginolyticus, 34.2%, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, 13.8%, Vibrio vulnificus 10.0%, and V. mimicus 12.5% respectively. Vibrio cholerae O1, was not detected. During the study period, the ranges of water content, ignition loss, COD, and acid volatile sulfates in sediments in Tongyeoung harbor were 41.0~57.4%, 7.8~10.5%, 6.51~9.30 mg/g, 0.04~0.09 mg/g, respectively. Heavy metals in sediment of Tongyeoung harbor were Cd, $0.10{\pm}0.05$; Cu, $4.79{\pm}8.20$; As, $1.95{\pm}0.17$; Hg, $0.10{\pm}0.07$; $Cr^{6+}$, $0.34{\pm}0.12$; Zn, $125.33{\pm}16.40$; Ni, $16.43{\pm}1.93$ mg/kg.
이 연구는 통영항 내의 해수와 저질의 특성과 주변횟집의 수질의 품질 특성에 대하여 2008년 6월부터 2009년 5월까지 월 1회 조사를 실시하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 통영항의 해양수온은 평균 $17.4{\pm}5.77^{\circ}C$, 투명도 평균 $1.9{\pm}0.46$ m, 부유물질 $36.7{\pm}5.00$ mg/L, COD $2.36{\pm}0.80$ mg/L, DO $6.67{\pm}1.54$ mg/L, 염분농도 $32.3{\pm}0.64$‰를 각각 나타내었다. 아질산 질소는 $0.010{\pm}0.005$ mg/L, 질산 질소 $0.050{\pm}0.011$ mg/L, 암모니아 질소 $0.030{\pm}0.007$ mg/L, 인산 인 $0.050{\pm}0.006$ mg/L로 각각 나타났으며, TBT는 검출한계 이하로 검출되었다. 통영항 해수 중의 total coliform은 조사기간 중 < 1.8~22,000 MPN/100 mL 범위에 기하학적 평균값이 164.9 MPN/100 mL이었고 230 MPN/l00 mL을 초과하는 비율은 39.6%를 나타내었다. fecal coliform은 < 1.8~7,900 MPN/100 mL 범위에 기하학적평균값은 33.7 MPN/100 mL, 43 MPN/100 mL을 초과하는 비율은 47.9%로 조사되었다. total coliform에 대한 fecal coliform 검출 비율은 69.2%로 나타났다. 통영항 해수 중의 비브리오는 6월부터 11월에 240주가 검출되었으며, V. alginolyticus가 82주로 34.2%를 차지하여 가장 많이 검출되었고, 그 밖에 parahaemolyticus가 13.8%, V. culnificus 10.0%, V. cholerae non-O1이 0%, V. mimicus 12.5%가 검출되었다. 저질 특성은 함수율이 $56.63{\pm}5.51$ %, 강열감량 $9.20{\pm}1.36$%, COD $7.64{\pm}1.13$ mg/g, AVS $0.07{\pm}0.02$mg/g으로 다른 해역에 비하여 다소 높게 나타났다. 중금속의 함량은 카드뮴(Cd)은 $0.10{\pm}0.05$, 구리(Cu) $4.79{\pm}8.20$, 비소(As) $1.95{\pm}0.17$, 수은(Hg) $0.10{\pm}0.07$, 납은 불검출, 6가크롬은 ($Cr^{6+}$) $0.34{\pm}0.12$, 아연 (Zn) $125.33{\pm}16.40$, 니켈(Ni) $16.34{\pm}1.93$ mg/kg을 나타내었다. 통영항 주변 횟집의 total coliform 및 fecal coliform은 횟집에 따라서 다소 차이가 있었지만 여름철에 주로 검출되었으며, 여름철 집중관리가 요구되었다.