한국 남서 연안 해역의 해양환경에 관한 특성

The characteristics about the marine environment in southwestern coastal area of Korea

The purpose of this study is analyze the physical and chemical characteristics(water temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, COD, phosphate, suspended solids, dissolved inorganic nitrogen) of the Southwestern coastal area of Korea. An investigation on oceanographical conditions of seawater in five sites (Youngkwang, Mokpo, Jindo, Wando and Dukrang bay) was carried out during from 1995 to 1996. These sea area showed a wide variation with time, place and season. These factors are very important for the inhabitance and laying eggs of aquatic life. The sea adjacent the coast of Wando is comparatively pure as yet. But recently, on account of the increasing pollution by materials flowing from islands, the environment of aquatic life gradually worsen. From the data collected in this research it is possible to conclude that a countermeasure for the preservation of oceanic environment with a purpose of decreasing the level of pollutants which affects the ocean in need.