• Comparative Study of Groundwater Threshold Values in European Commission and Member States for Improving Management of Groundwater Quality in Korea
  • Nam, Sun-Hwa;Lee, Woo-Mi;Jeong, Seung-Woo;Kim, Hye-Jin;Kim, Huyn-Koo;Kim, Tae-Seung;An, Youn-Joo;
  • Department of Environmental Science, Konkuk University;Department of Environmental Science, Konkuk University;Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan University;Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research;Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research;Soil and Groundwater Division, National Institute of Environmental Research;Department of Environmental Science, Konkuk University;
  • 국내 지하수 수질관리체계 개선을 위한 유럽 지하수 문턱값 비교
  • 남선화;이우미;정승우;김혜진;김현구;김태승;안윤주;
  • 건국대학교 환경과학과;건국대학교 환경과학과;군산대학교 환경공학과;국립환경과학원 토양지하수연구과;국립환경과학원 토양지하수연구과;국립환경과학원 토양지하수연구과;건국대학교 환경과학과;
Abstract
Korean groundwater quality standards were established in 1994, and revised in 2003 and 2010. The substances for which standards have been developed are classified into two groups, general pollutants, 4, and specific pollutants, 15. The standards have been applied to household water use, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial use. However, there is no systematic methodology for either selecting candidate substances or establishing groundwater standards. We investigated various derivation methodologies for groundwater standards used by the European Commission and 27 member states and compared their methods for determining threshold values. The European Commission presented to their member states groundwater standards for two substances and a list of required substances for derivation of threshold values along with the member states. Interestingly, they first considered national background levels and then considered other criteria for water protection, such as drinking water standards, environmental quality standards, and irrigation standards. We suggest that Korean background levels in groundwater should be included in the methodology for establishing groundwater quality standards. These results may be useful in developing a systematic methodology for establishing Korean groundwater quality standards.

Keywords: Background level;Europe;Groundwater use;Standard;

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  • 2013; 18(3): 23-32

    Published on Jun 30, 2013

  • 10.7857/JSGE.2013.18.3.023
  • Received on Mar 14, 2013
  • Revised on Jun 24, 2013
  • Accepted on Jun 24, 2013

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