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Table 1 Concentration and impact of fecal coliforms in the water samples collected from inland pollution sources in the drainage area near the Changseon area, in Korea between October and November 2013

From: Bacterial quality evaluation on the shellfish-producing area along the south coast of Korea and suitability for the consumption of shellfish products therein

Station

TD a

FRD

(L/min)

FC

(MPN/100 mL)

AD

(m)

DL

(MPN/day)

DWR

(m3)

IA

(m2)

RHC

(m)

Hai-myeon in Goseong-gun

 L1

DW

3

160,000

1

6.9 × 109

4.9 × 104

4.9 × 104

177

 L2

SW

149

330

1

7.1 × 108

5.1 × 103

5.1 × 103

57

 L3

SW

48

790

1

5.4 × 108

3.9 × 103

3.9 × 103

50

 L4

LFFW

14,000

< 1.8

–

–

–

–

–

 L5

SW

74

2400

1

2.6 × 109

1.8 × 104

1.8 × 104

108

 L6

LFFW

16,000

< 1.8

–

–

–

–

–

Sacheon City

 L7

SW

500

33

1

2.4 × 108

1.7 × 103

1.7 × 103

33

 L8

SW

600

790

1

6.8 × 109

4.9 × 104

4.9 × 104

176

 L9

SW

900

49

1

6.4 × 108

4.5 × 103

4.5 × 103

54

Changseon-myeon in Namhae-gun

 L10

SW

78

4900

1

5.5 × 109

3.9 × 104

3.9 × 104

158

 L11

SW

21

330

1

1.0 × 108

7.1 × 102

7.1 × 102

21

 L12

LFFW

30,000

< 1.8

–

–

–

–

–

 L13

LFFW

30,000

< 1.8

–

–

–

–

–

 L14

SW

500

11,000

3

7.9 × 1010

5.7 × 105

1.9 × 105

347

 L15

SW

35

79

1

4.0 × 107

2.8 × 102

2.8 × 102

13

 L16

DW

3

2400

1

1.0 × 108

7.4 × 102

7.4 × 102

22

 L17

SW

510

2400

2

1.8 × 1010

1.3 × 105

6.3 × 104

200

 L18

SW

55

49

1

3.9 × 107

2.8 × 102

2.8 × 102

13

 L19

SW

3

920

1

4.0 × 107

2.8 × 102

2.8 × 102

13

 L20

DW

20

5400

1

1.6 × 109

1.1 × 104

1.1 × 104

84

 L21

DW

10

28,000

1

4.0 × 109

2.9 × 104

2.9 × 104

135

Samdong-myeon in Namhae-gun

 L22

SW

10

24,000

1

3.5 × 109

2.5 × 104

2.5 × 104

125

 L23

SW

60

240,000

3

2.1 × 1011

1.5 × 106

4.9 × 105

561

 L24

SW

90

130

1

1.7 × 108

1.2 × 103

1.2 × 103

28

 L25

SW

3400

110

1

5.4 × 109

3.8 × 104

3.8 × 104

157

 L26

SW

220

33

1

1.0 × 108

7.5 × 102

7.5 × 102

22

 L27

SW

18

490

1

1.3 × 108

9.1 × 102

9.1 × 102

24

 L28

SW

8

2

1

2.3 × 105

1.6 × 100

1.6 × 100

1

 L29

SW

1000

79

1

1.1 × 109

8.1 × 103

8.1 × 103

72

 L30

SW

55

7900

1

6.3 × 109

4.5 × 104

4.5 × 104

169

 L31

SW

120

79

1

1.4 × 108

9.8 × 102

9.8 × 102

25

 L32

SW

82

24,000

2

2.8 × 1010

2.0 × 105

1.0 × 105

254

 L33

DW

2

1300

1

3.7 × 107

2.7 × 102

2.7 × 102

13

  1. TD type of discharge, FRD flow rate of discharge, FC fecal coliform, AD average depth; DL daily load =  FC concentration × FRD; DWR dilution water required =  DL/standard level, where FC standard level is 14 MPN/100 mL; IA impact area = DWR/AD; RHC radius of half-circle = square root (IA × 2 /3.14)
  2. aDW domestic wastewater, SW stream water, LFFW land-based fish farm wastewater
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Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

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