This study assessed the levels of water qualities and microbials contamination of inland olive flounder farms in Jeju in the summers from 2015 to 2017. Three farms (A-C) located in a concentrated area using mixing coastal seawater and underground seawater and one farm (D) located in an independent area using only coastal seawater were selected. Total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) reached a maximum of 0.898 ± 1.024 mg/L as N in the coastal seawater of A-C, which was close to the limit of the water quality management goal of the fish farm. TAN in the influent from A-C was up to three times higher than that of D, so that the discharged water did not spread to a wide range area along the coast and continued to affect the influent. TAN of the effluent in A-C increased by 2.7-4.6 times compared to the influent, resulting in serious self-pollution in the flounder farm. Heterotrophic marine bacteria in the influent of A-C was about 600 times higher than D, and the discharge of A-C was increased by about 30 times compared to the influent.

Pilot-scale coagulation and sedimentation processes were operated to investigate the T-P (Total phosphorus) removal efficiency. A multiple regression model was also derived to predict the water quality improvement effect with river water characteristics. The inflow rates for the pilot-scale facility were 157–576 m3/day, and the coagulant doses were in the range of 13.7–58.5 mg/L (average 38.9 mg/L) for PAC (Poly alum chloride) and 16.5–62.1 mg/L (average 36.0 mg/L) for alum. The results found that the influent BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand) and T-P concentrations were 4.9 mg/L and 0.115 mg/L, and the removal efficiencies were 52.7% and 59.4%, respectively. T-P removal efficiencies on wet weather days were higher by 10% than dry weather days because influent solids influenced T-P's coagulation process. The pH of river water was 6.9–7.8, and the average pH was 7.3. Although the pH variation was not significant, the trend showed that the treatment efficiency of T-P and PO4-P removal increased. Thus, the pH range considered in this study seems to be appropriate for the coagulation process, which is essential for phosphorous removal. The T-P removal efficiencies were 19.6–93.3% (average 59.2%) for PAC and 16.4–98.5%(average 55.9%) for alum; thus, both coagulants showed similar results. Furthermore, the average coagulant doses were similar at 42.4 mg/L for PAC and 41.3 mg/L for alum. When the T-P concentration of the effluent was compared by the [Al]/[P] ratio, the phosphorus concentration of the treated water decreased with an increasing [Al]/[P] ratio, and the lowest T-P concentration range appeared at the [Al]/[P] ratio of 10–30. A seasonal multiple regression analysis equations were derived from the relationships between 10 independent and dependent variables (T-P concentration of effluent). This study could help lake water quality maintenance, reduce eutrophication, and improve direction settings for urban planning, especially plans related to developing waterfront cities.

상사호에서 순천만까지 짧은 수역 특성을 나타내는 이 사천 수계 (Isa Stream systems)의 수질 환경 및 식물플랑크 톤 군집의 시ㆍ공간 분포 특성을 분석하였다. 결과, 상사호는 상대적으로 빈영양 및 중영양 조건을 나타내지만, 순천만에 이루는 담수역과 기수역은 축산폐수 등 산업폐수의 영향으로 상사호 및 해수역보다 극심한 부영양상태를 나 타내었다. 식물플랑크톤 군집은 상사호와 순천만보다 담수역 및 기수역에서 출현 종수가 높았지만, 현존량 및 엽록소 a 농도는 상사호와 해수역에서 상대적으로 높게 나타났다. 특히 봄과 여름 상사호는 중영양종인 Fragilaria crotonensis와 Asterionella formosa가 표층과 저층에서 서로 다른 우점 현상을 보이는 것으로 댐 하류의 담수역과 기수 역에서는 A. formosa에 의한 영향이 크게 나타났다. 그러나 가을과 겨울은 기수역에서 해수역까지 부영양화 지표종인 Skeletonema costatum-ls가 극우점하였다. 즉 이사천 수계의 급격한 환경변화는 순천만 연안생태계 구조를 심각하게 훼손시킬 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 급격한 연안생태계 변화는 한국 제1호 람사르습지인 순천만 및 순천 생물권보 전지역 및 최대 꼬막 산지인 여자만의 효율적 이용과 관리, 그리고 보전이라는 측면에서 매우 위협적인 내용이기에, 더욱 심층적인 관리방안 도출이 요구된다고 할 수 있다.

신천의 어류 군집 특성과 하천의 건강성을 밝히기 위해 2019년 4월부터 10월까지 조사를 시행하였다. 조사기간 동안 23개 지점에서 채집된 어류는 12과 30종 3,677개체였다. 우점종은 피라미(Zacco platypus, 28.4%), 아우점종은 대륙송사리(Oryzias sinensis, 13.6%), 그 다음으로 참갈겨니(Zacco koreanus, 11.8%), 버들치(Rhynchocypris oxycephalus, 11.7%), 붕어(Carassius auratus, 9.6%), 참붕어(Pseudorasbora parva, 7.9%) 등의 순으로 우세하게 출현하였다. 출현 종 중 한국고유종은 10종(33.3%)이었고, 외래종은 이스라엘잉어(Cyprinus carpio (Islaeli type), 떡붕어(Carassius cuvieri), 배스(Micropterus salmoides), 구피(Poecilia reticulata), 플래티(Xiphophorus maculatus) 5종(16.7%)이었으며, 육봉형 어류는 둑중개(Cottus koreanus)와 밀어(Rhinogobius brunneus) 2종(6.7%), 기후 변화 민감종은 둑중개 1종(3.3%)이 출현하였다. 어류 군집분석 결과, 신천본류와 수동천, 청담천은 우점도는 낮고 다양도는 높았으며, 동두천과 상패천은 우점도는 높고 다양도는 낮았다. 하천건강성은 최상류와 지류인 수동천이 매우 좋음, 좋음이었으나 상류부는 보통, 중·하류부는 나쁨, 매우 나쁨으로 나타났다. 수질도 중류부터 하류까지 대부분 나쁨 또는 매우 나쁨이었고 지류 수동천만 매우 좋음이었다. 따라서 수질이 어류서식에 큰 영향을 미치면서 결국 하천건강성에 큰 영향을 주는 것으로 판단되었다. 연도별 신천의 수질은 점점 좋아지는 경향을 보였으며 외래종의 도입은 매우 부정적인 요인이었다. 신천의 하천건강성을 향상시키기 위해서는 수질개선과 더불어 외래어종의 관리가 요구된다.

When evaluating the extent of the impact of water pollutants on the surrounding area, we would like to present the target level (proposal) of the quality of the environment, which is the standard for evaluation. We propose the environmental quality target level for substances that need to be applied domestically by investigating overseas cases operating the integrated environmental management system and the implications of domestic environmental pollutant management. The appropriateness of the environmental quality target level reviewed in this study was determined using data from the water quality measuring network, and future improvement measures were proposed. We review the available methodologies for setting quality objectives for the environment. It proposed the environmental quality target level for 21 substances that have domestic water pollutant emission standards and do not have environmental standards, and proposed future improvement measures. If it is necessary to add quality target-level items of the environment in the future, it is believed that expansion will be possible based on the methodology presented in this study.