Pollution control via a dredged pool at the inlet of a reservoir |
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Authors: | Soon-Kuk Kwun Byung-Heun Park Song-Bae Kim |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, South Korea |
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Abstract: | We investigated the applicability of a dredged pool formed at the inlet of a reservoir for pollution control. To quantify the effect of a dredged pool on the water quality of a reservoir, we monitored the water quality of the Masan Reservoir, located in the city of Asan, Choongnam Province, Korea, before and after dredging. In addition, a completely mixed box model was applied to simulate the water quality of the dredged pool and reservoir. The model included a water balance equation and chemical mass balance equation, into which several interactions among water quality components, such as phytoplankton, total nitrogen (T-N), total phosphorus (T-P), dissolved oxygen, and chemical oxygen demand (COD), were incorporated. The water quality monitoring and modeling results indicated that reservoir water quality was greatly affected by the dredged pool. The loads of T-N and T-P into the reservoir were reduced by the dredged pool, which may have induced the removal of nutrients by settling. However, the dredged pool may have had a negative effect on the reservoir in terms of COD and chlorophyll-a because of the internal production of organic matter and/or algae with water detention. Therefore, a dredged pool may be used for pollution control in a reservoir, as long as it is combined with measures to reduce concentrations of organic matter and/or algae. |
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Keywords: | Dredged pool Reservoir Water quality Water quality model |
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