부착규조 군집의 유기오탁지수 (DAIpo)에 의해 금호강의 수질을 평가하고 이전 수질과 비교하기 위하여 금호강에 5개의 정점을 선정하고, 2010년 4월부터 2012년 9월까지 매년 4월과 9월 총 6회에 걸쳐 채집조사를 실시하였다. 116종이 출현하였으며 2목, 3아목, 7과, 26속, 103종, 13변종으로 분류되었다. Achnanthes minutissima 등 10종이 우점하였고 하류로 갈수록 호오탁성종이 늘어났다. 부착규조 군집과 이화학적 요인과의 상관관계 (r)는 -0.62 ~0.71의 범위로 상관성의 범위가 넓었다. 두 규조지수 (DAIpo, TDI)가 총질소와 높은 상관성 (r=0.57, r=0.67)을 나타내어 총질소가 부착규조 군집에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 상관분석 결과, DAIpo와 TDI는 상관계수 0.62로 나타났다. 평균DAIpo는 37.24~ 74.98이었고 상류에서 하류로 갈수록 수치가 낮아졌다. 금호강의 정점별 평균수질은 정점 1은 β-빈부수성수역, 정점 2는 α-빈부수성수역, 정점 3는 β-중부수성수역으로 이전의 수질과 변화가 거의 없었다. 그러나 정점 4와 5는 α-중부수성수역과 강부수성수역으로 수질오염이 심하였으나, 이번 조사에서 β-중부수성수역으로 나타나 하류의 수질이 상당히 개선된 것으로 나타났다. DAIpo를 이용한 종합적 수질평가인 RPId는 52.27로 금호강은 중간 정도의 수질로 평가되었다.

In this study, how branches of Kumho River affect to the water quality on Kumho River was investigated. Water samples from six sampling points at Kumho River and three at each branch were taken from Dec. 2009 to Dec. 2011. As results, Namcheon affected BOD and T-P concentrations on Kumho River while Sincheon did only T-P concentrations. However, the water quality of Kumho River was improved because of Sincheon in terms of BOD and COD concentrations. This was the results from management of Sincheon wastewater treatment facility and Jisan wastewater treatment facility which might be the best example for managing wastewater treatment facilities. Dalsecheon would not affect the water quality of Kumho River although it had bad conditions of water quality because of lack of its water quantity comparing to Kumho River’s.

In order to study the long-term change of heavy metal concentrations in the Kumho river water, water analysis was conducted at l3sites surrounding the Kumho river system for l8times from September 1993 to August 1999. Analytical items for the study of water quality are Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn and Pb. The six year term studied in this work was divided into Part Ⅰ and Part Ⅱ, which covers the period from September 1993 to August 1996 and the period from September 1996 to August 1999, respectively. The mean concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn and Pb in the unit of ppm for the PartⅠ period showed 0.032, 0.025, 0.006, 0.006, 0.050, 0.053 and 0.019, respectively. The mean concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn and Pb in the unit of ppm for the Part Ⅱ period showed 0.001, 0.001, 0.001, 0.004, 0.020, 0.002 and 0.002, respectively. The heavy metal concentrations in the Kumho river water for the second period were found to be decreased by 1/32, 1/25, 1/6, 1/1.5, 1/2.5, 1/26.5 and 1/9.5 for Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn and Pb, respectively. The present results clearly indicate that the water quality in the Kumho river is improving in terms of heavy metal contaminations.

It is essential for port planning, coastal zone management and environmental impact study to analyze the variation of current and water quality due to the development of water area and discharged water from estuary barrage and basin etc. Mokpo sea area downstreams from a long river and two large basins, the Yongsan river and Yongam-Kumho basins discharging much of water through water gates for the purpose of flood control and prohibition of salt intrusion to the inland fresh water area. In this study, the numerical calculations were carried out for the analysis of diffusion characteristics due to discharging operation, adapting the results of tidal current simulation ADI methord is applied to the governing equation for the movement of sea water and diffusion and 6-point method to the advection terms of diffusion equation. As the results of this study, it is known that the discharging operation causes increasing and/or decreasing of current velocity and enlarging and/or depressing of pollutant diffusion limits depending on the distance from the discharging gates and the mode of discharging operation. To utilize these result, the linked gate operation and the method increasing exchange of sea water must be considered.

In order to study on the long-term change of water quality, water analysis was conducted at 16 sites surrounding the Kumho river system for 11 times from September 1990 to August 1993. Analytical items for the study of water quality are as follows; water temperature, pH, COD, BOD, DO, SS, electrical conductivity, NH_3-N, NO_2^- -N, NO_3^- -N, PO_4^3- -P, total-P, hardness, oil and grease, ABS, phenol, zinc, chromium, cadmium, manganese, iron, lead and color. The long-term change of water quality in the Kumho river for the period studied was found that the values of water temperature, electrical conductivity, phenol, NO_2^- -N and NH_3-N were increasing and those of COD, BOD, SS, oil and grease, ABS, NO_3 -N, PO_4^3- -P, copper, zinc, chromium, cadmium, manganese and lead were decreasing, while those of pH, hardness, iron and manganese were steady.