The ecosystem in the Gwangju Stream has taken a wide range of disturbance such as the discharging water of sewage treatment plant, the lake water and the river water from different water system over the past decade. This study was figured out some significant influence factors by analyzing the relationship between biotic and abiotic factors in the urban stream. Abiotic components included 15 water quality variables which were measured in five sampling sites along the stream from October 2014 to July 2015, whereas the benthic macroinvertebrates found in those sites were used to estimate various biotic indices representing the ecological status of the community. The results of correlation analyses indicated that abiotic factors by human activities affected on the inhabitation of benthic macroinvertebrates more than biotic factors. The results of cluster analyses and ANOVA tests also showed that biotic and abiotic characteristics were clearly different in season. The main influence factors of cluster analysis by sites were NH3-N, EPT(I) and DO. It was considered that more various statistical analyses would be necessary to find some different relationships and influence factors between biotic and abiotic variables in the urban stream.

광주천의 5개 지점에서 2003년 4월부터 2004년 2월 까지 부유 및 부착 조류를 조사한 결과 총 8강 19목 6아목 35과 4아과 79속 274종이 동정되었다. 군집 구조는 규조류가 절대우점하는 가운데, 녹조류와 남조류 등이 포함된 다양한 종조성을 나타냈다. 조사기간 동안 부유조류는 방림교정점과 양동시장정점에서 총 137종이 채집되어 가장 다양한 부유조류 분포를 나타냈고, 유촌교정점에서 118종이 출현하였으며 동산타워정점에서는 50종이, 증심천정점

광주광역시의 풍암매립지 주변에 분포하는 하상퇴적물, 주변토양, 침출수의 배수관 내에서 채취한 슬러지 그리고 물(하천수, 침출수, 지하수)의 지구화학적 특성을 연구하였다. 하상퇴적물에서 상류에서 하류 쪽으로 규칙적인 함량변화는 나타나지 않는다. 하상퇴적물에서 가장 풍부하게 산출되는 주원소는 Fe(7.08wt.%)이다. 하상퇴적물 GJ-23, 34는 중금속을 다량으로 포함하고 있지만, 심각한 환경 피해를 일으킬 수 있는 농도는 아니다. 주변 토양 중에서 침출수 저장고와 인접한 토양(GJ-8)에서의 철 함량은 35.1wt.%, 비소 함량은 38.8ppm으로 가장 높다. 침출수구에서 채취한 슬러지 시료 GJ-7의 Cr함량은 .45.6ppm으로 토양오염 우려기준을 훨씬 초과한다. 침출수는 총용존물질(2210, 2470mg/L)과 전기전도도(468, 530ms/cm)가 높고, 양이온에서 Na, K가, 음이온에서 HCO3가 우세하다. 침출수인 PK-3은 Cl함량이 비교적 높아 파이퍼도에서 Na-Cl 영역에 점시된다. 지하수와 하천수는 질산성질소의 함량이 음용수 기준을 훨씬 넘어서 식수로 사용하기에는 부적절한 것으로 나타났다.

The Gwangju Stream is a major tributary of the Yeongsan River. To maintain environmental and ecological functions in the stream, the flow is secured by natural water from the Mudeung Mountain as well as waters discharged from Lake Juam and the Gwangju sewage treatment plants. A substantial amount of water is supplied into the upper reaches of Gwangju Stream from Lake Juam. To examine the ecological effects of the water input from Lake Juam on the Gwangju Stream, a field survey of phytoplankton community species and an evaluation of water properties was conducted at five stations, from station GJ1 before the inflow to station GJ5 in the lower region. Nutrient levels decreased in the vicinity of the Lake Juam inflow, suggesting that this water inflow can contribute to the reduction of eutrophication in the stream. The phytoplankton community was mainly composed of Bacillariophyceae, Chlorophyceae, and Cyanophyceae, and the community structure was similar to that of the other study sites located near the water inflow regions. The inflow of water from Lake Juam can affect water quality and the phytoplankton community over a limited area, reducingeutrophication and increasing water flow in the Gwangju Stream.