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본 연구에서는 부유토사로 인한 탁도 증가가 어류에게 미치는 영향에 대해 실험실 모의실험을 수행하였다. 국내 강 또는 호소에서 출현 비율이 높은 붕어, 잉어, 송사리를 대상으로 수정란 부화율 평가를 수행한 결과 붕어, 잉어는 4,040 NTU 수준까지 수정란 부화에 미치는 영향이 없었지만, 송사리는 254 NTU 이상의 구간에서 부화율이 저해되는 영향을 보였다. 붕어, 잉어, 송사리 치어의 4일간 노출 결과 생존에 미치는 영향은 없었다. 반면 성장률 결과에서 잉어와 붕어는 7일, 14일, 21일 모두 143 NTU 구간부터 성장저해 영향을 보였다. 송사리는 14일 노출 시 254 NTU, 21일간 노출 시 501 NTU 구간부터 성장저해 영향을 보였다. 따라서 강 또는 호소에서 143 NTU 이상의 탁도가 발생할 경우 붕어, 잉어의 성장을 저해시킬 수 있고, 250 NTU 이상의 탁도는 송사리와 같이 민감 어종의 부화율이 저해될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.
To assess the adverse effects of suspended solids on fishes, the hatching rate of embryo, and survival and growth of larvae were measured with common fish species of river such as crusian carp (Carassius auratus), common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and medaka (Oryzias latipes). Bioassay on hatching rate of embryo was conducted with a range of turbidity as 10 levels from 0.2 to 8,080 NTU. Another bioassay on 4-day larval survival and 21-day larval growth were also conducted with a range of turbidity as 8 levels from 0.1 to 8,260 NTU, and 6 levels from 0.7 to 2,030 NTU, respectively. The hatching rate of C. auratus was not significantly different from that of control at turbidity below 4,040 NTU, whereas it decreased when turbidity was 8,080 NTU (p⁄0.05). The hatching rate of C. carpio was not affected by concentration of suspended solids. For O. latipes, the hatching rate significantly decreased from 254 NTU (p⁄0.001) and it was zero when turbidity was 8,080 NTU. The 4-day survival of larvae of all 3 species was not affected by turbidity, while the larval growth of all 3 species was significantly affected. The turbidity effect on the growth of C. auratus and C. carpio was observed from 7 days after the exposure at turbidity level of 145, 143 NTU, respectively. The turbidity effect on the growth of O. latipes was observed from 14 days after the exposure at turbidity level of 254 NTU. The results of this study will provide the basic information for the derivation of water quality criteria on suspended solids for the protection of aquatic ecosystem and the quantitative ecological risk assessment of freshwater environment.
