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Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment Vol.53 No.2 pp.138-147
DOI : https://doi.org/10.11614/KSL.2020.53.2.138

Assessment of Organic Matter Sources in the Singil Stream Flowing into Lake Shihwa, South Korea

Dahae Kim1,2, Jung-Hyun Kim1*, Sujin Kang2, Min-Seob Kim3, Kyung-Hoon Shin2*
1Korea Polar Research Institute, 26 Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21990, Republic of Korea
2Department of Marine Science and Convergence Technology, Hanyang University ERICA campus, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Republic of Korea
3Environmental Measurement and Analysis Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex, 42 Hwangyeong-ro, Seo-gu, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea
*Corresponding author: Tel: +82-32-760-5377, Fax: +82-32-760-5397 E-mail: jhkim123@kopri.re.kr Tel: +82-31-400-5536, Fax: +82-31-416-6173 E-mail: shinkh@hanyang.ac.kr
10/01/2020 19/05/2020 25/05/2020

Abstract


The Singil Stream, flowing into an artificial lake, Lake Shihwa (South Korea), experiences a strong anthropogenic pressure with continuous organic matter (OM) inputs from rural, urban, and industrial areas. In this study, we investigated suspended particulate matter (SPM) and streambed sediments collected along the Singil Stream in 2014 and 2016, by applying a dual element approach (δ13C and δ15N) to identify OM sources. The SPM and streambed sediment samples from the indusrial area showed higher organic carbon and nitrogen concentrations (or contents) than those from the other areas, with distinctively lower δ15N values. Accordingly, our dual element approach indicates that the industrial area was the predominant OM source influencing OM quality and thus water quality of the Singil Stream flowing into Lake Shihwa during the study periods. However, further studies are necessary to better constrain OM sources in the Singil Stream since OM sources from the industrial area appear to be complex.


Lake Shihwa , Singil Stream , stable carbon isotope , stable nitrogen isotope

초록

    INTRODUCTION

    Diverse human activities such as agricultural, residential, and industrial land uses near coastal areas can potentially modify the transfer of organic matter (OM) from terrestrial environments to aquatic ecosystems (McGinn, 1999;Crossland et al., 2005;Park et al., 2009;Lu et al., 2014). Such anthropogenic pressures may thus influence the water quality of streams or rivers (Hudson et al., 2007;Vidon et al., 2008). Lake Shihwa is an artificial lake (surface area of 56.5 km2, drainage basin of 476.5 km2, total reservoir volume of 332 million tons) created by sea dike construction (12.7 km long) in January 1994. The initial purpose of Lake Shihwa was to serve as a fresh water resource for agricultural and industrial uses. However, the dike construction deteriorated the lake water quality since anthropogenic OM are continuously flowing into the lake through the Singil Stream (e.g. Khim et al., 1999). The Singil Stream passes three different landuse types such as rural, urban, and industrial areas (Lee et al., 2014;Hong et al., 2019). Along the Singil Stream, the rural areas account for 57.6% of the watershed with 13.0% of the agriculturual areas (Ansan Green Environment Center, 2018). The urban and industrial areas account for 13.3% and 30.0% of the watershed, respectively. The industrial areas are mostly occupided by electric (36%) and mechanical (37.6%) industries. Hence, it is essential to disentangle relative contributions of OM from three different land-use types along the Singil Stream, and thus assess the effects of anthropogenic OM input on the ecosystem of Lake Shihwa.

    Previous studies conducted in the Singil Stream focused on the quantification of chemical pollutants, such as nonylphenolic compounds, trace metals, etc. (Hong et al., 2010;Jeong et al., 2016, 2017). They showed that the continuous inflow of anthropogenic pollutants from surrounding large cities to streams, especially those located in industrial areas (such as the Singil Stream), aggravated the poor water quality of Lake Shihwa (Moon et al., 2012;Lee et al., 2014). However, there is still lack of data characterizing OM sources along the Singil Stream. The stable isotope analysis might be useful for characterizing the OM, and thus distinguishing its sources (e.g. Grey et al., 2001;Derrien et al., 2018). For instance, δ13C and δ15N compositions have been widely used to elucidate the source of OM in various environments (e.g. Fry and Sherr, 1984;Maksymowska et al., 2000;Cloern et al., 2002;Goni et al., 2003). Furthermore, C/N ratios have been used as a tracer to separate the source of OM in aquatic environments (e.g. Thornton et al., 1994).

    In this study, we aim to disentangle relative contributions of OM from rural, urban, and industrial areas along the Singil Stream from upstream to downstream. For this purpose, we analyzed concentrations (or contents) and stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen for suspended particulate matter (SPM), as well as for streambed sediments collected along the Singil Stream. Relative contributions of OM to the total OM pool were estimated at the sampling site located closest to Lake Shihwa by applying the IsoSource mixing model with three end-members.

    MATERIALS AND METHODS

    1. Study area

    Lake Shihwa is known as one of the most polluted coastal areas in South Korea. Several streams from surrounding industrial areas are flowing into Lake Shihwa. Among them, the Singil Stream with a length of 6.09 km and a drainage area of 8.75 km2 is the major channel for supplying OM into Lake Shihwa. Notably, the Singil Stream passes both rural and urban areas in upstream and the crucial industrial complex in downstream (Lee et al., 2014;Hong et al., 2019). In general, more than 50% of the annual rainfall is concentrated for the summer season. Thus, heavy rainfalls in summer are important events delivering a large amount of various substances from lands to the streams, and further into the coastal areas (e.g. Lee et al., 2017;Hong et al., 2019).

    2. Sample collection

    We collected SPM and streambed sediments from rural (SG1), urban (SG2 and SG3), and industrial areas (SG4~SG9) in May 2014 and in August 2016 (Table 1, Fig. 1). Notably, the samples in 2016 were taken just after a heavy rainfall. It should also be noted that the SPM samples would well capture a feature occurring at the sampling point, while the sediments would be more representative of longer-term integrated characteristics. All the streambed sediments were collected at the depth of 0~0.5 cm. We additionally collected SPM samples from two sewer outlets (SG7ʹ and SG8ʹ) located in the lower part of the industrial area in August 2016. The surface sediments were taken into pre-combusted (4 h at 450℃) glass jars using a stainless spatula. The SPM samples were obtained by filtering surface water (10~300 mL) using a pre-combusted (4 h at 450℃) Whatman GF/F filter. All samples were immediately frozen using dry ice. Upon delivery to the laboratory, all samples were freeze-dried at -80℃. Sediment samples (ca. 1 g) were homogenized prior to bulk elemental analyses.

    3. Bulk elemental analysis

    Analyses for SPM and surface sediments were performed at the University of Hanyang (South Korea). For the analyses of particulate organic carbon (POC) and total organic carbon (TOC), inorganic carbon was removed using 12 M HCl and 1 M HCl solutions, respectively, while particulate nitrogen (PN) and total nitrogen (TN) were analyzed using the bulk material (Kim et al., 2016). The analyses were performed using an elemental analyzer (EuroEA3028, EuroVector, Milan, Italy) interfaced with an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (Isoprime 100, GV Instruments, UK). All the samples were calibrated to the internal standards CH6 (C=42.1 wt.%, δ13C= -10.44‰) and N1 (N=21.4 wt.%, δ15N=0.4‰), which are certified by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). All carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) were reported using the δ-notation (per mill) with respect to the Vienna Pee Dee Belemnite (VPDB) and to N2 atmosphere (Air), respectively. The analyses were performed at least twice with the analytical errors narrower than 0.03 wt.% and 0.05‰ for carbon and 0.01 wt.% and 0.1‰ for nitrogen.

    4. IsoSource model

    To determine the relative OM contributions of various sources to SPM and streambed sediments in the Singil Stream, we used the IsoSource model, version 1.3.1 (http:// www.epa.gov/wed/pages/models/stableisotopes/iso-source/isosource.htm). The IsoSource mixing model is designed to quantify the contributions of a set of sources in situations where these exhibit variabilities in the isotopic signatures. The optimal mixture of the sources is found using a mass balance tolerance and source increments (Fry, 2013). The mass balance tolerance and source increment values were set at 0.1‰ and 1%, respectively.

    RESULTS

    1. Suspended particulate matter

    POC and PN concentrations showed similar values in the rural and urban areas, with the ranges of 0.6~2.4 mg L-1 and 0.1~0.4 mg L-1, respectively, although higher in 2016 than in 2014 (Table 1, Fig. 2A, B). POC and PN concentrations in the industrial area varied between 1.9 and 12.1 mg L-1, and between 0.2 and 3.0 mg L-1, respectively, showing much higher values than those in the rural and urban areas for both 2014 and 2016. C/N ratios were 3.7~9.8 in 2014 and 3.7~19.0 in 2016, and showed higher values in the urban areas than in other areas (Table 1). The values of δ13CPOC ranged from -28.9‰ to - 23.8‰ in 2014, and from -29.9‰ to - 21.6‰ in 2016, with the lowest value of - 29.9‰ in the industrial area (site SG9) in 2016 (Fig. 2C). δ15NPN varied in a wide range, from - 8.1‰ to 10.4‰, showing the most depleted value of - 8.1‰ in the industrial area (site SG9) in 2016, and the most enriched value of 10.4‰ in the urban area (site SG3) in 2014 (Fig. 2D).

    The SPM samples collected at two sewer outlets (SG7ʹ and SG8ʹ) located in the industrial area showed relatively higher POC, PN, and C/N ratio values with 4.3~6.0 mg L-1, 0.7~1.0 mg L-1, and 5.8~6.0, respectively (Table 1). The values of δ13CPOC were -24.8‰ and -21.6‰ for SG7ʹ and SG8ʹ, respectively, while the δ15NPN values were - 2.1‰ and -4.3‰ for SG7ʹ and SG8ʹ, respectively.

    2. Streambed sediments

    TOC contents ranged from 3.3 wt.% to 42.4 wt.% in 2014, and from 1.1 wt.% to 33.3 wt.% in 2016 (Table 1, Fig. 3A). TN contents varied between 1.2 wt.% and 4.7 wt.% in 2014, and between 0.1 wt.% and 3.2 wt.% in 2016 (Fig. 3B). C/N ratios were in the range of 2.8~16.4 in 2014, and of 4.8~15.6 in 2016 (Table 1). δ13CTOC varied between -28.9‰ and - 24.1‰, showing the lowest value of -28.9‰ in the urban area (site SG3) in 2016, and the highest value of -24.1‰ in the industrial area (site SG6) in 2014 (Fig. 3C). δ15NTN ranged from - 2.5‰ to 9.9‰, with the most depleted value of -2.5‰ in the industrial area (site SG9) in 2014, and the most enriched value of 9.9‰ in the urban area (site SG3) in 2016 (Fig. 3D).

    DISCUSSION

    The runoff and transport of terrestrial OM through stream networks play a critical role as a linkage between terrestrial and aquatic systems (e.g. Vannote et al., 1980;Tank et al., 2010;Johnson et al., 2018). Especially in the stream systems such as the Singil Stream located in the industrial complex, particulate and sedimentary OM are considered to be a mixture of OM originated from diverse allochthonous sources from surrounding areas, including domestic and industrial wastewaters (e.g. Requejo et al., 1986; Tam et al., 1998). In general, the POC and PN concentrations in the industrial area were much higher than those in the rural and urban areas in both 2014 and 2016. This is especially evident by the highest value of 12.1 mg L-1 for POC in 2014, and by the value of 3.0 mg L-1 for PN in 2016. Notably, the upper industrial sites (SG4~SG6) had much higher POC and PN concentrations than the rural and urban sites as well as the lower industrial sites (SG7~SG9) for both 2014 and 2016 (Table 1, Fig. 4). Hence, we hypothesize that a large amount of OM was supplied from the upper part of the industrial areas to the Singil Stream.

    According to a previous study (Lee et al., 2014), particulate OM supplied from the industrial areas into Lake Shihwa had mostly protein-like fluorescence properties associated with a relatively labile OM, showing a strong correlation with the biochemical oxygen demand. This means that the OM derived from industrial areas was degraded rapidly, consuming oxygen in the water column and thus deteriorating the water quality of the stream. Previous studies in the upper brackish region of Lake Shihwa showed that the POC concentration had on average the value of 1.7 mg L-1 (MMAF, 2005, 2006;Choi et al., 2013). Accordingly, the POC concentrations (on average 6.5~3.3 mg L-1) in the downstream area, i.e. the industrial area, of the Singil Stream were much higher than those in the adjacent Lake Shihwa. This suggests that OC inputs from the Singil Stream to Lake Shihwa would affect the OM compositions in Lake Shihwa.

    Similar to the SPM samples, TOC and TN contents of the streambed sediments were higher in the industrial area (on average 19.3~14.6 wt.% and 2.1~1.5 wt.%, respectively) than in the rural area (on average 9.6~6.2 wt.% and 0.9~0.7 wt.%, respectively) and in the urban area (on average 6.2~3.3 wt.% and 0.5~0.2 wt.%, respectively) for both 2014 and 2016 (Table 1, Fig. 3). Interestingly, the lower industrial sites (SG7~SG9) had much higher TOC contents in 2014 than in 2016 (see Table 1). This might be due to higher lithogenic inputs from upstream areas to the lower industrial sites in 2016 than in 2014 increasing the dilution effect, considering that the samples were taken before a rainfall in 2014 but just after a heavy rainfall in 2016. Furthermore, it is worthwhile to note that the TOC and TN contents were higher in the rural area than in the urban area, especially in 2016 (Fig. 3). The rural area around the Singil stream is a typical agricultural land which comprises of mostly C3 plants such as beans (Kim et al., 2018). In addition, fertilizers with high N contents have been widely used in the rural area affecting TN contents in the samples investigated. Thus, it appears that the contribution of terrestrial-derived OM was more elevated in the rural area than in the urban area.

    The δ13C values of the rural and urban areas ( - 29.5‰ to - 24.9‰) largely overlapped with those of the industrial area ( -29.9‰ to - 23.8‰, Fig. 4). Similarly, the C/N ratios of the rural and urban areas (5.2 to 19.0) showed a similar range with the values of 2.8 to 14.4 in the industrial area (Fig. 5). In contrast to δ13C, the δ15N values were distinctively lower in the industrial area (on average - 2.3±1.9‰) than those in the rural and urban areas (on average 6.6±3.1‰, Fig. 4). Consistently, the scatter plot of δ13C and δ15N showed that both SPM and streambed sediments collected in the industrial area grouped separately from those collected in the rural and urban areas, largely due to the difference of δ15N (Fig. 5). Notably, the sewer outlet samples (SG7ʹ and SG8ʹ) showed similar δ15N values to those of the industrial samples, but different from those of the rural and urban areas (Fig. 5). This suggests that OM in the Singil Stream was supplied from the industrial area via sewer outlets.

    Interestingly, the sample collected at the mouth of the Singil Stream (SG9) in 2016 showed more depleted values of δ13C ( - 29.9‰) as well as δ15N ( - 8.1‰) in comparison to those of other samples from the industrial area as well as the sewer outlet samples (Table 1, Fig. 5). The δ13CPOC and δ15NPN values of SPM were previously reported in the industrial areas at the mouth of five streams flowing into Lake Shihwa in May 2012, exhibiting, on average, the values of - 24.1±1.1‰ and - 4.1±1.0‰, respectively (Lee et al., 2014). More recently, Hong et al. (2019) also reported δ13CPOC and δ15NPN values of SPM samples collected along the Singil Stream and in sewer outlets of the industrial areas in 2013, indicating that stormwater originating from the industrial areas was the main source of low δ15NPN. Hence, the δ13C and δ15N values at SG9 in 2016 were distinctively different from other published data thus far. Moreover, the δ13CPOC and δ15NPN values at SG9 in 2016 were different from those of the sewer outlet samples collected in the middle part of the industrial area. This implies that OM was delivered from a different source to the SG9 site in 2016, which had different characteristics even compared to those of the lower part of the industrial area. Accordingly, it appears that OM sources within the industrial area are diverse, with different δ13C and δ15N values.

    To calculate the relative contributions of OM from different sources at SG9 closest to Lake Shihwa, we applied a dual-isotopic (δ13C and δ15N) mass balance using the Iso- Source model (cf. Fry, 2013). We assigned three end-member regions based on the observation discussed above: S1 for the upstream area (i.e. rural and urban areas, SG1~SG3), S2 for the upper part of the industrial area (SG4~SG5), and S3 for the lower part of the industrial area (SG7ʹ~SG8ʹ). The three end-member values were constrained using the data obtained from the SPM samples collected in 2014 and 2016. For better containing comprehensive end-member values, we also combined the published data from the SPM samples collected at the same sites in 2015 (Hong et al., 2019). The δ13C and δ15N end-member values constrained were as follows: for S1 -27.1±1.6‰ and 6.5±2.7‰, respectively, for S2 -25.0 ±0.2‰ and - 1.2±1.1‰, respectively, and for S3 - 24.5± 0.8‰ and - 3.5±0.8‰, respectively. The IsoSource source apportionment at the site SG9 showed that 17.8% of the OM was derived from S1, 34.3% from S2, and 47.9% from S3 for the sediment sample collected in 2016. However, the calculations for other SPM and sediment samples collected in 2014 and 2016 were not successful, because the mixing triangle of three end members could not surround the most target samples (Fig. 5A). Our IsoSource model approach thus indicates that the OM sources are much more diverse in the Singil Stream. Accordingly, the end-member appointment needs to be refined by obtaining more data from the various industrial area and by applying a multi-element approach.

    CONCLUSIONS

    In this study, we assessed OM sources along the Singil Stream flowing into Lake Shihwa, by applying a dual element (carbon and nitrogen) approach. Our results revealed that the POC concentrations and the TOC contents were much higher in the industrial area than in the rural and urban areas. Furthermore, the δ15N values of both SPM and streambed sediments were distinctively lower in the industrial area than in the rural and urban areas. Our dual isotope approach implies that a large proportion of OM was supplied from the industrial area to the Singil Stream during the study periods. Our study further highlights that OM sources from the industrial area appear to be complex. Therefore, further studies are necessary to better constrain OM sources within the industrial area, which would affect the aquatic ecosystems in the Singil Stream and, by association, in Lake Shihwa.

    Acknowledgements

    We thank two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments. We also thank B. Choi for his field assistance and analytical help in the laboratory. This study was supported by the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), and by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT)-South Korea (NRF-2016 R1A2B3015388, KOPRI-PN19100).

    Figure

    KSL-53-2-138_F1.gif

    Map showing the sampling sites, and corresponding photographs along the Singil Stream. The photographs were taken in 2016.

    KSL-53-2-138_F2.gif

    POC and PN concentrations (mg L-1) and stable isotope (δ13CPOC in ‰ VPDB and δ15NPN in ‰ Air) values for SPM samples collected (A, B) in 2014 and (C, D) in 2016. The data refer to three areas (rural area, urban area, and industrial area).

    KSL-53-2-138_F3.gif

    TOC and TN contents (wt.%) and stable isotope (δ13CTOC in ‰ VPDB and δ15NTN in ‰ Air) values for streambed sediment samples collected (A, B) in 2014 and (C, D) in 2016. The data refer to three areas (rural area, urban area, and industrial area).

    KSL-53-2-138_F4.gif

    Scatter plots for (A) POC (mg L-1) vs. δ13CPOC (‰ VPDB), (B) PN (mg L-1) vs. δ15NPN (‰ Air), (C) TOC (wt.%) vs. δ13CTOC (‰ VPDB), and (D) TN (wt.%) vs. δ15NTN (‰ Air) for SPM and streambed sediment samples collected in 2014 and 2016.

    KSL-53-2-138_F5.gif

    Scatter plots for (A) δ13C (‰ VPDB) vs. δ15N (‰ Air), (B) δ13C (‰ VPDB) vs. C/N ratio, and (C) δ15N (‰ Air) vs. C/N ratio for SPM and streambed sediment samples collected in 2014 and 2016. Note that the mixing triangle of three end-member values were shown as green.

    Table

    Sample information and results obtained from this study.

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