Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, 573-701, Korea,
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2014 Jan;21(1):141-7. doi: 10.1007/s11356-013-1835-2. Epub 2013 May 29.
This study suggested the first Korean site-specific ecological surface water quality criteria for the protection of ecosystems near an artillery range at a Korean military training facility. Surface water quality (SWQ) criteria in Korea address human health protection but do not encompass ecological criteria such as limits for metals and explosives. The first objective of this study was to derive site-specific SWQ criteria for the protection of aquatic ecosystems in Hantan River, Korea. The second objective was to establish discharge criteria for the artillery range to protect the aquatic ecosystems of Hantan River. In this study, we first identified aquatic organisms living in the Hantan River, including fishes, reptiles, invertebrates, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and amphibians. Second, we collected ecotoxicity data for these aquatic organisms and constructed an ecotoxicity database for Cd, Cu, Zn, TNT, and RDX. This study determined the ecological maximum permissible concentrations for metals and explosives based on the ecotoxicity database and suggested ecological surface water quality criteria for the Hantan River by considering analytical detection limits. Discharge limit criteria for the shooting range were determined based on the ecological surface water quality criteria suggested for Hantan River with further consideration of the dilution of the contaminants discharged into the river.
本研究提出了韩国第一个针对军事训练设施火炮射击场附近生态地表水的特定地点水质标准，以保护生态系统。韩国的地表水质量（SWQ）标准主要涉及人类健康保护，但不包括金属和爆炸物等生态限制标准。本研究的第一个目标是为韩国韩谭河的水生生态系统制定特定地点的地表水水质标准。第二个目标是为火炮射击场制定排放标准，以保护韩谭河的水生生态系统。在本研究中，我们首先确定了韩谭河中生存的水生生物，包括鱼类、爬行动物、无脊椎动物、浮游植物、浮游动物和两栖动物。其次，我们收集了这些水生生物的生态毒性数据，并构建了一个包含 Cd、Cu、Zn、TNT 和 RDX 的生态毒性数据库。本研究基于生态毒性数据库确定了金属和爆炸物的生态最大允许浓度，并考虑到分析检测限，为韩谭河提出了生态地表水质量标准。根据为韩谭河提出的生态地表水质量标准，并进一步考虑到排入河流的污染物的稀释，确定了射击场的排放限值标准。
