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Analysis of Water Quality factor and Correlation between Water Quality and Chl-a in Middle and Downstream Weir Section of Nakdong River

낙동강 중·하류 보 구간의 수질특성 및 Chl-a와 수질인자의 상관관계 분석

  • Jung, Sun-Young (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyoug National University) ;
  • Kim, Il-Kyu (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyoug National University)
  • Received : 2016.12.29
  • Accepted : 2017.02.16
  • Published : 2017.02.28
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Abstract

This study analyzed the characteristics of water quality and the correlation between Chl-a and water quality factors among four weirs located in the middle and downstream of Nakdong River for five years. The concentration of nutrients and Chl-a from DS to CH was higher than that of GG, which is considered to be due to the influx of Kumho River located at upstream of DS. There was a significant correlationship between Chl-a and most of the water quality factors for all season data. Based on the comparison results between all season data and summer season data, a negative correlation between Chl-a and nutrients ($PO_4-P$, $NH_3-N$) was increased. Based on analysis on summer in 2015 with relatively low precipitation and high algal blooms, the correlation between Chl-a and $PO_4-P$ at all sites were increased. Therefore phosphorus is an important factor in the river on summer season. And PCA results showed the first factor was classified as T-N, $NO_3-N$ for all seasons, and the first factor was classified as T-P, $PO_4-P$ for summer seasons. Consequently, the middle and downstream of Nakdong River were most affected by nutrients, especially it was affected by phosphorous pollutants rather than nitrogen pollutants during summer seasons.

본 연구는 보가 건설된 이후 분석되는 시기인 2012년 1월부터 2016년 10월까지의 낙동강 중 하류에 위치한 4개 보구간의 수질인자의 특성을 분석하고 다양한 통계분석 기법을 이용하여 Chlorophyll-a(Chl-a)와 수질인자간의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 달성보(DS)부터 창녕함안보(CH)까지의 영양염류와 Chl-a 농도가 강정고령보(GG)에 비해 높게 분석이 되었으며, 이는 DS 지점 상류에 위치한 금호강의 유입으로 인한 영향으로 판단된다. 수집한 전 시기의 상관분석결과, Chl-a와 대부분의 수질인자와 유의한 상관관계를 보였고, 각 연도별 하절기인 6월부터 9월까지 상관분석하여 비교한 결과, $PO_4-P$와 $NH_3-N$와의 상관성이 크게 증가하였다. 또한 비교적 적은 강수량과 높은 조류발생량이 기록된 2015년 하절기를 상관분석하여 비교한 결과, 모든 지점에서 $PO_4-P$와의 상관성이 증가하여 하절기에 인의 영향이 큰 것으로 판단된다. 전 시기를 요인분석한 결과, 공통적으로 제 1요인이 질소계열로 나타났으며, 각 연도별 하절기를 요인분석 결과 공통적으로 제 1요인은 인 계열이 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 중 하류 구간은 영양염류의 영향을 가장 많이 받는 것으로 판단되며, 하절기는 질소계열의 오염물질보다 인 계열의 오염물질에 영향을 받는 것으로 판단된다.

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