본 연구는 2003년 8월에 통영 바다목장해역 5개 정점 표층수에서 페놀류, 9개의 폴리클로리네이티드비페닐(PCB) 및 유기주석화합물(TBT)의 농도와 10개 정점에서 수은 및 크롬(VI), 카드뮴, 납의 중금속 농도를 해양 환경공정시험방법(해양수산부 2002) 또는 이 방법과 내분비계 장애물질의 측정 분석방법(국립환경연구원 1999)을 일부 변경하여 분석하였다. 환경정책기본법시행령(대통령령 제18108호: 별표 1, 3. 수질, 라. 해역)에 의하면

Ground seawater quality was investigated, and the algal growth potential (AGP) tests were performed along the Tongyeong coast to examine the inflow of materials, which is needed for the red tide species Cochlodinium polykrikoides to grow. The study was conducted to determine the mechanism for C. polykrikoidesred tides. Water temperature, salinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen (DO) ranged from 16.05 to 20.74°C, 18.20 to 32.11 psu, 6.00 to 7.61, and 3.41 to 7.91 mg/L (41.4– 96.1%), respectively. No seasonal variation was observed in water temperature. The salinity, pH, and DO saturations at most stations were lower than those of coastal seawater at Tongyeong. The NH4 +-N, NO2+3 --N, PO4 3--P concentrations ranged from 0.43 to 16.00μM, 1.50 to 132.38μM, and 1.30 to 6.29μM, respectively; the values at some stations were much higher than observed in Tongyeong coast seawater. Using seawater from station B, C. polykrikoides grew consistently, with a high growth rate, similar to the red tide in nature. This seawater appeared to contain materials needed by C. polykrikoides to grow. Therefore, C. polykrikoides red tides seem to occur wherever the ground sea water contains materials that are needed for its growth.