The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science (농약과학회지)

The Korean Society of Pesticide Science (한국농약과학회)
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Evaluation of Groundwater Contamination Potential of Pesticides Using Groundwater Ubiquity Score in Jeju Island Soils

Groundwater Ubiquity Score를 이용한 제주도 토양 특성별 농약의 지하수 오염가능성 평가

  • Hyun, Hae-Nam (Faculty of Bioscience and Industry, Cheju National University) ;
  • Jang, Gong-Man (Faculty of Bioscience and Industry, Cheju National University) ;
  • Oh, Sang-Sil (Jeju Provincial Institute of Health and Environment) ;
  • Chung, Jong-Bae (Division of Life and Environmental Sciences, Daegu University)
  • 현해남 (제주대학교 생물산업학부) ;
  • 장공만 (제주대학교 생물산업학부) ;
  • 오상실 (제주도보건환경연구원) ;
  • 정종배 (대구대학교 생명환경학부)
  • Published : 2007.09.30
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Abstract

One of the most recent issues facing the pesticides regulatory process is the assessment of the potential for pesticides to leach through soil and appear in groundwater. Since Jeju island depends on a hydrogeologically vulnerable aquifer system as its principle source of drinking water, it is important to identify which pesticides are the most likely to result in groundwater contamination. The objective of this study was to assess groundwater contamination risk of 21 pesticides (12 insecticides, 6 herbicides and 3 fungicides) in Jeju soils using groundwater ubiquity score (GUS). Considering GUS estimated in 21 representative series of Jeju soils, generally herbicides showed relatively higher leaching potentials and insecticides showed lower leaching potentials. Groundwater contamination risk was higher in the order of bromacil > metolachlor > alachlor > linuron pretilachlor > butachlor for herbicides, carbofuran > ethoprophos > diazinone > dimethoate > penthoate > mecarbam > methidathion > endosulfan > fenitrothion > parathion > chlorpyrifos > terbufos for insecticides, and metalaxyl > chlorothalonil > triadimefon for fungicides. Among the tested pesticides alachlor, metolachlor, bromacil, ethoprophos and carbofuran were classified as the pesticides of very high or high groundwater contamination potential. Although the ranking of the leaching potential was essentially determined on the base of the intrinsic properties of the chemicals and environmental properties, variation of the relative groundwater contamination potentials of each pesticides in different soils were not significant. Therefore, the above ranking of groundwater contamination risk would be applied in most of Jeju soils. To lower the possibility of pesticide contamination of groundwater, the use of those pesticides classified as high or very high leaching potential should be strictly regulated in Jeju Island.

Groundwater ubiquity score(GUS)를 이용하여 제주도 농가에서 많이 사용되고 있는 농약에 대한 지하수 오염가능성을 평가하고 등급화 하였다. 살충제 12종, 제초제 6종, 살균제 3종을 선정하여 제주도 20개 토양통에 대한 흡착특성과 농약의 이화학적 특성을 이용하여 GUS를 구하였다. 제주도 토양에서 조사된 각종 농약의 전반적인 지하수 오염가능성은 제초제 > 살균제 > 살충제 순서이었다. 제초제의 지하수 오염가능성의 크기는 bromacil > metolachlor > alachlor > linuron pretilachlor > butachlor 순서로 나타났다. 살충제의 지하수 오염가능성의 크기는 carbofuran > ethoprophos > diazinone > dimethoate > penthoate > mecarbam > methidathion > endosulfan > fenitrothion > parathion > chlorpyrifos > terbufos 순서로 나타났다. 살균제의 지하수 오염가능성의 크기는 metalaxyl > chlorothalonil > triadimefon 순서로 나타났다. 이들 농약 중에서 특히 지하수 오염가능성이 높은 것으로 분류된 것은 제초제 alachlor, metolachlor, bromacil, 살충제 ethorophos와 carbofuran 그리고 살균제 metalaxyl이었다. 농약에 의한 지하수 오염을 방지하기 위해서는 농약의 절대 사용을 줄일 수 있는 방안을 마련함과 동시에 지하수 오염가능성이 낮고 오염시킨 예가 적은 약제의 선별적 사용이 바람직할 것이다. 그리고 특히 오염가능성이 매우 높은 것으로 평가되고 오염의 예가 많은 약제에 대해서는 적극적인 사용제한 방안을 마련할 필요도 있을 것이다.

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