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Statistical Analysis of Water Flow and Water Quality Data in the Imjin River Basin for Total Pollutant Load Management (임진강 유역 오염물질 총량관리를 위한 유량-수질 자료의 통계분석)

  • Cho, Yong-Chul;Choi, Hyeon-Mi;Lee, Young Joon;Ryu, Ingu;Lee, Myung-Gu;Gu, Donghoi;Choi, Kyungwan;Yu, Soonju
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.353-366
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study was assessment the quality of water by using the statistical analysis technique of the Water flow and water quality from January 2012 to December 2016 at the unit basin for total pollutant load management system (TPLMS) in the Imjin River. Water flow and water quality were monitored at an average of 8 day intervals, 11 parameters were used for correlation analysis, principal component analysis (PCA), factor analysis (FA), and cluster analysis (CA). The Hierarchical CA was classified into three according to the change of space, such as natural rivers, urban rivers, point with large influence of point pollution source, it was found that the type of contamination source the similarity of water quality affected the classification of cluster. Using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-hoc Analysis, there were statistically significant differences between mean values among the clusters. Correlation analysis showed the correlation coefficient between $COD_{Mn}$ and TOC was 0.951 (p<0.01) and the correlation was statistically significantly higher. According to the result PCA and FA, 3 principal components can explaining 72% of the total variations in water quality characteristics and main factor was EC, $BOD_5$, $COD_{Mn}$, TN, TP and TOC indirect indicators of organic matter and nutrients were influenced. This study presented the regression equation obtained by applying the factor scores to the multiple linear regression analysis and concluded that the management Indirect indicators of organic matter and nutrients is important for water quality management in the Imjin River basin.

A Survey on Fish Habitat Conditions of Domestic Rivers and Construction of Its Database (국내 어류 서식환경 조사 및 데이터베이스 구축)

  • Jung, Jin-Hong;Park, Ji-Young;Yoon, Young-Han;Lim, Hyun-Man;Kim, Weon-Jae
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.221-230
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    • 2014
  • In order to restore an ecologically damaged river, freshwater fish which inhabit at the target aquatic ecosystem have a great applicability as one of the essential indicators. Although the informations about the habitat conditions of freshwater fish are key elements reflecting biological, physical, and chemical properties of the aquatic environment, because of the lack of preceding related research and insufficient database with scattered data, they have not been applied effectively for the ecological river restoration projects in Korea. To cope with these problems, based on the nation-wide detailed investigation for domestic freshwater fish habitat conditions, we have selected 70 species considering the possibility for the candidates of flagship species, constructed a database for their population, physical, and chemical habitat properties, and suggested its application methodology for the river restoration projects. In particular, the utilization of the database has been enhanced by the additional statistical analysis to present their resistance and optimum ranges for physical, and chemical habitat properties respectively. It is expected that the database constructed in this study can be utilized for the calculation and evaluation of the appropriate ecological flow rate and target water quality for the selected flagship species (fish), and the basic data for the restoration of river environment.

Modeling the effect of securing environmental flow using wastewater discharge on water qualifies of the three urban rivers in Taejeon (하수처리수를 이용한 하천유지유량 확보에 따른 대전 3대 하천에서의 수질모의)

  • Kim, Jeong-Kon;Yur, Joong-Hyun;Kim, Woo-Gu
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2005.05b
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    • pp.1373-1377
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    • 2005
  • 수질개선을 위한 많은 노력의 결과 대전광역시를 관통하는 대전 3태 하천인 갑천, 유등천, 대전천의 수질은 1990년 초반을 기점으로 많은 개선효과를 보이고 있다. 그러나 도시화에 따른 불투성층의 증가와 저류능력 감소, 치수를 목적으로 한 하도정비 등에 의하여 기저유출량은 과거에 비해 현저히 감소하였으며, 이로 인하여 갈수기에는 유량이 적어 생태적이고 친수적인 다양한 하천기능 수행에 많은 어려움을 초래하고 있다. 그러므로 대전광역시에서는 도심생태하천조성을 위한 방안으로 바람직한 하천기능을 회복하기 위하여 $70,000m^3/day$의 갑천수와 하수처리장에서 고도처리 된 $60,000m^3/day$의 방류수 중 $80,000m^3/day$를 각각 대전천과 유등천 상류지역에 공급하여 하천유지용수로서 사용하는 계획을 수립하였다. 하류지역에서의 갑천수와 고도처리 된 하수처리수를 대전천과 유등천의 상류지역에 하천유지용수로 공급함으로서 대전천과 유등천은 갈수기에도 각각 약 $1m^/sec,\;1.3m^3/sec$ 이상의 유량을 유지할 수 있을 것으로 예상된다. 갑천수와 고도처리수를 유지용수로 사용할 경우에 대한 수질변화를 QUAL2E를 이용하여 모의를 실시하였다. 유등천 합류부에서의 갑천수를 대전천 상류지역에 공급할 경우. 대전천에서의 수질은 $II\~III$등급을 유지할 것으로 보인다. 대전시의 지하철공사에서 발생하는 약 $9,600m^3/day$가량의 용출수와 대청호소수의 상수원수를 이용한 $10,000m^3/day$의 희석수를 유지용수로서 추가적으로 사용할 경우, 대전천의 BOD는 약 0.3mg/L가량의 개선효과가 있을 것으로 예상된다. 2011년 고도처리시설 완공시 방류수의 예상 수질은 BOD 10mg/L, TN 15mg/L, TP 2.0mg/L이하로 이를 유등천 상류부에 공급할 경우 유등천의 수질은 BOD 6.7mg/L, TN 9.80mg/L, TP 0.90mg/L를 나타낼 것으로 예측된다. 고도처리시설의 도입 후 금강 합류점에서 갑천의 예측 BOD는 7.4mg/L로 현재 9.0mg/L에 비하여 개선되지만 이는 금강수계 오염총량 관리계획의 시$\cdot$도 경계지점 목표수질인 5.9mg/L를 만족시키지 못하므로, 이를 만족시키기 위해서는 방류수 BOD 7.2mg/L이하로 처리해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

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Analysis of Non-Point Source Pollution Discharge Characteristics in Leisure Facilities Areas for Pattern Classification (패턴분류를 위한 위락시설지역의 비점오염원 유출특성분석)

  • Kim, Yong-Gu;Jin, Young-Hoon;Park, Sung-Chun;Kim, Jung-Min
    • Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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    • v.43 no.12
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    • pp.1029-1038
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    • 2010
  • In meteorology Korea has 2/3 of rain of annual total rainfall at the month of Jun through Sept and it has possibility to have serious flood damage because geographically it is composed of mountainous area with steep slope which account for 70% of its country. Also, the increase of impervious layer due to industrialization and urbanization causes direct runoff, which deteriorates contamination of rivers by moving the contaminated material on the surface at the beginning of rain. In particular, the area of leisure facilities needs the management of water quality absolutely because dense population requires space of park function and place to relax and increases moving capability of non-point pollution source. For disposition of rainfall & runoff, the standard of initial rainfall, which is to be used for the computation of disposition volume, is significant factors for the runoff study of non-point pollution source, Until now, a great deal of study has been done by many researchers. However, it is the current reality that the characteristics of runoff varies according to land protection comprising river basin and the standard of initial rainfall by each researcher is not clearly defined yet. Therefore, in this research, it is suggested that, with the introduction of SOM (Self-Organizing Map), the standard of initial rainfall be determined after analyzing each sectional data by executing pattern classification about runoff and water quality data measured at the test river basin for this research.

A Study on Spatial Structure Characteristics of Earthen Walled Fortresses (토성(土城)의 공간구조 특성 연구)

  • Lee, Sang-Seok;Jang, Mi-Ran
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.74-82
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    • 2014
  • The purposes of this study is to investigate spatial structure characteristics of earthen walled fortresses based on topography, which are locational and Plane morphology, Cross sections of earthworks. Target areas of this study are 37 earthen walled fortresses which are designated as cultural properties. This study is conducted with methodologies of literature review, field investigation, investigation on topography materials and relation analyses of topography&spatial structure. The results from study on spatial structure of earthen walled fortresses are as follows. First, Earthen walled fortresses on flat topography were adjacent to water systems like rivers or streams. Plane morphology showed regular shapes. The cross section morphology presented trapezoid the most with earthworks of which outer and inner walls were built. Second, More than 70% of earthen walled fortresses on hilly topography had water system within close range of approximately 1.5km. Plane morphology was mainly with more than 73% of irregular types. Cross sections of earthworks were of morphology with more than 86% of bordered type and another type leaning against existing topography like mountains. Third, 59% of earthen walled fortresses in mountain areas had water system within their close range, which indicated that they depended on external water system less than those with hilly topography. Plane morphology was mainly with more than 67% of irregular types. Cross sections of earthworks were of monoslope method with more than 94% of bordered type and another type leaning against mountains.

A Study on the Environmental Factors Affecting the Population of the Wintering Waterbirds in Wonju-Stream (원주천의 월동수조류 군집에 영향을 미치는 환경요인 연구)

  • Park, Yung Wook;Lee, Hwang Goo;Won, Kyung Ho;Choi, Jun Kil
    • Journal of Wetlands Research
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.409-422
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    • 2017
  • In order to understand the environmental factors affecting the waterbird community in winter, we divided the watershed into 6 sections and investigated the size of the stream, the water quality, benthic invertebrates, and fish including birds. The influences on the community of water birds in Wonju stream were river structure, temperature and water quality. Among the structure of the river, the factors affecting the waterbird community in winter were the width of the stream and the width of the flowing water. The wider the width, the more species and the number of the winter waterbirds were. As the width of river water was wide, the smaller the width and width of the waterway, the fewer the population. The temperature changes of the wintering season affected the community of water birds because it led to freezing of rivers. The sections that were not frozen showed a significant increase and decrease in the temperature drop and rise. The values of pH, water temperature, COD, BOD, TN, TP and total E. coli increased with the increase of the downstream waterbirds population in the water quality survey. The water quality of S6 was affected by the downstream sewage treatment plant The number of wintering waterbirds was also highest. The effluent from the sewage treatment plant seems to have a considerable influence on the water quality. The increase of several items such as TN promotes the nutrition of the river, which leads to the accumulation of organic matter and the proliferation of aquatic organisms. This may be the cause of the increase in winter waterbirds as a food source. The benthic macroinvertebrate communities and fish communities did not show any correlation with the wintering water-birds communities.

An Experimental Study on Debris Reduction System for Culvert (암거의 유송잡물 저감시설에 관한 실험 연구)

  • Kim, Sung-Joong;Kang, Joon-Gu;Kim, Jong-Tae
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.696-706
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to verify experimentally debris reduction facilities for culverts installed in small rivers. A culvert is defined as a structure laid under a road or a railroad that passes through an inner urban area or downtown area to make an artificial canal. Culverts are generally categorized into road culverts or waterway culverts, among which the latter are artificial structures designed to discharge running water into a river. At the time of floods, the structural safety of waterway culverts can be undermined by the accumulation of debris, such as soil, boughs and weeds, and they may be at risk of overflowing due to blockages. Debris reduction facilities are necessary to prevent such damage. In this study, the effects of the three existing types of debris reduction facilities were examined through hydraulic experiments. The results of the experiments showed that vertical separation to divert debris reduced the accumulation rate by 27.65 to 31.39 percent. The two types of screen designed to block and divert debris, respectively, were found to have excellent debris blocking abilities. However, when the effects of the rising water level are considered simultaneously, the screen to divert debris was found to show superior effects. The screen to block debris can be considered to have excellent debris blocking ability, but requires the continuous collection of the debris, due to the high risk of rising water levels caused by its accumulation.

Evaluation and Design of Infiltration and Filtration BMP Facility (침투 여과형 비점오염저감시설의 설계 및 평가)

  • Choi, Ji-Yeon;Maniquiz, Marla Chua;Lee, So-Young;Kang, Chang-Guk;Lee, Jung-Yong;Kang, Hee-Man;Kim, Lee-Hyung
    • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.475-481
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    • 2010
  • Lots of pollutants typically originating from urban transportation are accumulating on the paved surfaces during dry periods and are washed-off directly to the river during a storm. Also, paved surfaces are contributing to increase in peak flows and volume of stormwater flows. These are the main reasons why the water quality of rivers and lakes remain polluted and still below standards. Currently, several management practices are being applied in developed countries but the design standards are still lacking. This research was conducted to develop a treatment technology that can be useful to address the problems concerning runoff quality and quantity. A lab scale infiltration device consisting of a pretreatment tank and media zone was designed and tested for various flow regimes characterizing the low, average and high intensity rainfall. Based on the experiments, the high intensity flow resulted to increase in outflow event mean concentration (EMC) of pollutants, about twice as much as the average outflow EMC. However, 78 to 88% of the total suspended solids were captured and retained in the pretreatment tank because of sedimentation. The removal of heavy metals such as zinc and lead was greatly affected by the vertical placement of woodchip layer prior to the media zone. It was observed that the high carbon content (almost 50%) in the woodchip provided opportunity for enhancing its uptake of metal by adsorption. The findings implied that the reduction of pollutants can be greatly achieved by means of proper pretreatment to allow for settling of particles with a combination of using high carbon source media like woodchip and a geotextile mat to reduce the flow before filtering into the media zone and finally discharging to the drainage system.

Analysis of Effect of Ditch Restoration on Soil Loss Reduction in Highland Agricultural Fields (고랭지밭의 구거복원에 따른 토양유실저감 효과분석)

  • Sung, Yunsoo;Kim, Dong Jin;Lee, Suin;Ryu, Jichul;Kim, Jonggun;Lim, Kyoung Jae;Kim, Ki Sung
    • Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment
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    • v.36 no.5
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    • pp.385-391
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    • 2020
  • Soil loss is a serious problem frequently caused by local torrential rainfalls due to climate change. In particular, soil loss is occurring in agricultural areas rather than urban areas, and many pollutants are introduced into rivers, causing environmental problems. To reduce soil loss, the Ministry of Environment has designated and managed non-point source management areas. The Jaun-district in Hongcheon-gun, which was designed as a non-point pollution source management area in Gangwon-do, is located in the upper stream of Soyang Lake. Most of the agricultural fields are composed of highland agriculture fields. The highland agricultural fields in the Jaun-district are also composed of large-scale farming areas, and the ditches located near the agricultural fields have been illegally used for farmland. Therefore, the local government in Hongcheon-gun is conducting a project to restore the ditches occupied by agricultural fields. However, an analysis of the amount of soil loss that can be reduced by the restoration of the ditches has not been conducted yet. Thus, the purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of reducing the soil loss from the restoration of the ditches used as agricultural fields in the Jaun-district. The SATEEC L Module was used to analyze the reduction in soil loss by ditch restoration. The SATEEC L Module was constructed to estimate the LS factor using Moore and Burch's method after calculating the slope length using the digital elevation model and the maximum allowable slope length. The LS factor and the USLE formula were used to estimate the amount of soil loss that could be reduced by ditch restoration. The analysis showed that the ditch restoration could reduce about 16.6% of the soil loss in the Jaun-district. The results of this study will contribute to the study of methods to reduce soil loss in non-point pollution management areas.

An Exploratory Study on Urban Parks and Green Space System in Terms of the Open Space Network - Focused on the City of Daejeon - (오픈스페이스 네트워크 측면에서의 도시공원녹지체계에 관한 탐색적 연구 - 대전광역시를 대상으로 -)

  • Lee, Shi-Young;Lim, Byong-Ho;Shim, Joon-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.37 no.5
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    • pp.53-63
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    • 2009
  • This study aims at presenting a plan to build an open space network system in the city of Daejeon, assuming that parks and the green space system as a broad concept are to make a network by connecting open spaces such as parks, green spaces, squares, pedestrian roads, historical spots, etc. In the case of old downtown in Daejeon, this study examined the possibility of applying an open space network in the city of Daejeon and categorize them according to the findings from examining the case area, which enables to make a plan for building an open space network system in Daejeon. As a result, public offices and business buildings as an active open space have public open spaces in front of buildings and these front public open spaces are connected to pedestrian roads(gray open space). Since these pedestrian roads are consequently connected to large parks and rivers(green or blue open space), this overall spatial sequence can form an open space system. In addition, parks and green spaces, which have been fundamental elements so far, exist in relatively small and scattered areas at the center of the city. Hence, more parks and green space are needed to improve a park and green space system. However, it is very difficult to create new parks and green spaces in downtown, especially in old downtown areas. Therefore making an open space network system which spreads out over the whole city will form a healthy open space network in the downtown area.