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Spatial and Temporal Changes in Sediments of Major Tidal Flats in the Western and Southern Korean Coasts: Grain Size, Organic Matter, Trace Metals

한반도 서·남해 주요 갯벌 퇴적물의 시·공간적 변화: 입도, 유기물, 중금속

  • Received : 2019.01.08
  • Accepted : 2019.02.13
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

As a part of the national marine ecosystem monitoring program, the temporal and spatial variation of sedimentary environment and pollution of organic matters and trace metals from four major tidal flats, i.e., Ganghwa Is., Garolim bay, Jeung Is., Suncheon bay, was investigated for 3 yerars from 2015 to 2017. The mean grain size of the sediment was $5.0-5.3{\varnothing}$ at Ganghwa Is, $4.5-4.8{\varnothing}$ at Garolim bay, $6.1-6.5{\varnothing}$ at Jeung Is, and $8.6-8.7{\varnothing}$ at Suncheon bay. The mean grain size (Mz) tended to decrease from the north (Ganghwa Is.) to the south (Suncheon bay). The ignition loss (IL) was 15.5% in Suncheon bay in 2015, which was relatively high compared to other sites, but gradually decreased over time from 8.3% in 2016 to 7.0% in 2017. In Jeung Is. and Suncheon bay, the concentration of Zn and As exceeded the threshold effect level (TEL) at some stations, but the range of trace metals in the other sites was below the level. In Jeung Is., the Mz and concentration of trace metals except Hg was positively correlated (r= 0.40-0.88, P<0.05). On the other hand, Mz was negatively correlated with trace metals (P<0.05) in Suncheon bay. The geoaccumulation index ($I_{geo}$) to evaluate contamination status of sediments for trace metal was less than 1(not contaminated) for Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd and Hg, and 2-3 (moderately to strongly polluted) for As at several stations in Suncheon bay and Jeung Is.

국가해양생태계종합조사의 일환으로 2015년부터 2017년까지 3년간 강화남단, 가로림만, 증도, 순천만 등 한반도 4개 대표 갯벌에서 시계열 변화에 따른 퇴적환경 및 유 무기 오염현황을 조사하였다. 조사시기 및 지역별 퇴적물의 평균입도는 강화남단 $5.0-5.3{\varnothing}$, 가로림만 $4.5-4.8{\varnothing}$, 증도 $6.1-6.5{\varnothing}$, 순천만 $8.6-8.7{\varnothing}$이었다. 전반적으로 강화남단에서 순천만으로 남하함에 따라 입도가 조립해지는 경향을 나타내었고, 순천만에서 가장 세립한 경향을 보였다. 조사시기별로 강화남단과 증도의 경우 2015년보다 2017년에 평균입도가 보다 세립화되는 경향을 나타내었다. 강열감량은 2015년 순천만에서 15.5%로 다른 지역에 비해 상대적으로 높았으나 2016년 8.3%, 2017년 7.0%로 시간의 경과에 따라 점차 감소되었다. 미량금속 농도는 증도와 순천만의 일부정점에서 Zn와 As가 주의기준(TEL)을 초과하였으나 기타 금속의 경우 오염농도 이하의 범위로 분석되어 오염의 개연성이 나타나지 않았다. 연구지역내 퇴적물중 평균입도와 미량금속 농도 사이의 관계를 살펴본 결과, 증도의 경우 수은을 제외한 모든 미량금속과 강열감량이 평균입도와 정의 상관성(r=0.40-0.88, P < 0.05)을 보였다. 반면 순천만의 경우, 입도와 미량금속은 유의한 상관성이 없는 것으로 파악되었으며, 강열감량과 미량금속 간에 음의 상관성(p < 0.05)을 나타내었다. 퇴적물의 미량금속 오염을 평가하기 위하여 농집지수 $I_{geo}$를 계산한 결과, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Hg에 대해서는 1보다 작은 범위로 오염되지 않았고, As의 경우 순천만과 증도의 일부정점에서 약간 오염된 수준에 해당되었다.

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Fig. 1. Study area and sampling sites

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Fig. 2. Temporal variation in mean grain size of surface sediment from 2015 to 2017.

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Fig. 3. Temporal variation of ignition loss (IL) in surface sediment from 2015 to 2017

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Fig. 4. Temporal variation of acid volatile sulfide (AVS) of surface sediment from 2015 to 2017.

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Fig. 5. Temporal and spatial variation of trace metals (Cu, Zn, Pb, As, Cd, Hg) of surface sediment in the tidal flat of Korea

Table 1. Sedimentary type of surface sediment in four major tidal flats of Korea

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Table 2. Comparison of characteristics of sediments in various tidal flats of Korea

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Table 3. Sediment qualities of major tidal flats classified by geoaccumulation index(Igeo)

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