| Title |
Pollutant Removal Efficiency of Sedimentation Basin at Inlet of an Irrigation Reservoir |
| Authors |
장정렬 ( Jeong Ryeol Jang ) ; 최선화 ( Sun Hwa Choi ) ; 권순국 ( Soon Kuk Kwun ) |
| Keywords |
Sedimentation basin; Irrigation reservoir; Pollutant removal efficiency; Surface to area ratio index |
| Abstract |
A sedimentation basin (SB) at the inlet of an irrigation reservoir which was constructed using an auxiliary dam was monitored to evaluate its pollutant removal efficiency. Water sampling at three points, i.e., inflow stream, upstream and downstream of the reservoir, were taken 5 times before and after the construction of the SB in 1999 and 2003, respectively. No significant water quality variations in inflow stream were observed during these periods. The COD, T-N, T-P and SS removal efficiencies were 38, 24, 35 and 49%, respectively. The results indicated that those removal efficiencies significantly increased during the rainy season and COD removal efficiency, especially, was higher than others studies. The scale of SB in this study was rational as aspects of pollutant removal efficiency and hydraulic detention time. And it is recommended that SB, at inlet of an reservoir, should be constructed as completely separated structure from reservoir water body and having SAR Index from 0.7% to 1.0%. |