비점오염원으로부터 오염된 소하천에서 영양염류를 제거하기 위하여 식물플랑크톤 배양 장치를 설치하고 운영하였다. 식물플랑크톤 배양조에서 식물플랑크톤 정치배양 결과, 식물플랑크톤의 연속배양을 위한 배양조의 체류 시간을 3일로 결정하였으며 TP는 70%, TN은 44%가 제거됨을 확인하였다. 연속배양 결과 45일 동안 배양조에 유입된 TP의 53.9%, TN의 53.1%가 식물플랑크톤에 의한 흡수와 슬러지로 제거되었다. 식물플랑크톤이 성장하면서 배양조의 pH와 용존산소농도는 각각 평균 10.8, 16mg $L^{-1}$이었다. 결국 비점오염원에 오염된 하천수의 영양 염류는 식물플랑크톤의 사체와 화학반응으로 생성된 침전물로 제거되었다. 비교적 설치가 간단하고 경제성이 높은 식물플랑크톤 배양법의 높은 현장적용 가능성을 확인하였다.
A phytoplankton cultivation system was installed and operated for removal of nutrients from stream water polluted by nonpoint source pollution. The system was a continuous-flow culture comprising a phytoplankton tank that received inflow from a storage reservoir. When the system was operated as a batch culture for the purpose of determining hydraulic retention time (HRT), the proper HRT value was three days, and the removal rate of TP and TN averaged 70% and 44%, respectively. When the system was operated with the continuous flow from a stream for 45 days, 53.9% of TP and 53.1% of TN were removed as sludge. Due to active growth of phytoplankton, pH and dissolved oxygen in the phytoplankton tank were extremely high, reaching 10.8 and 16mg $L^{-1}$, respectively. It was concluded that nutrients can be effectively removed from polluted stream waters by cultivating phytoplankton.
