Determination of the sources of nitrate and the microbiological sources of pollution in the Sava River Basin

Vrzel, Janja; Vuković-Gačić, Branka; Kolarević, Stoimir; Gačić, Zoran; Kračun-Kolarević, Margareta; Kostić, Jovana; Aborgiba, Mustafa; Farnleitner, Andreas H.; Reischer, Georg H.; Linke, Rita; Paunović, Momír; Ogrinc, Nives

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.213

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“…Nitrogen fertilization of the surrounding agricultural areas at the points studied, waste water, lost wells and livestock waste, the results achieved are similar to the conclusions reached by (Barakat et al,2016;Fetouani et al,2008;Lagnika et al, 2014;Nouayti et al, 2015;Matzeu et al, 2017;Vrzel et al, 2016), including animal excreta. The high nitrate levels sometimes correspond to the reduction of nitrates to nitrites by reducing aerobic bacteria, the same conclusions of which can be found in a study by (Heriarivony et al, 2016;Lamribah et al, 2013).…”

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Assessment of Spatial and Seasonal Nitrate Variation of Groundwater in the Irrigated Perimeter (Tadla Plain- Morocco)

Hafiane¹,

Tahri²,

Nouayti³

et al. 2020

AgricultForest

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The Nitric pollution in the groundwater of the Tadla plain increases the risk of degrading the quality of water resources and creates a risk to human health and the environment. This study aims to establish the state of pollution of the groundwater by nitrates in Béni Aamir and Béni Moussa aquifers, to follow its temporal evolution and to map its spatial distribution using Surfer software. To assess the contamination of well water by nitric pollution, 200 samples were collected in four seasonal campaigns between March 2017 and May 2018, with a rate of 43 samples taken per season. The spatial distribution of nitrates in the groundwater shows that the majority of the catchment points reached by this pollution are located in agricultural areas. Additionally, there was a range of 160.15 mg/L (4.65-164.5 mg/L). The temporal distribution of nitrate in the groundwater of Béni Aamir and Béni Moussa shows an increase in response to the agricultural intensification in this region, and a variation depending on the period of withdrawal. Including the increase in the quality degradation in all wells, from 1% in campaign N°01 to 7.06% in campaign N°02 and to 5.7% in campaign N°03, and to 0% as very bad quality in campaign N°04. The fact that the campaign N°02 has been carried out during the agricultural season, proves the link between the Nitrate pollution and chemical products uses during this period. Therefore, the impact of chemical products uses on the groundwater quality in this region.

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Section: Fig 3 Statistical Analysis Of Nitrate Results For the Foursupporting

confidence: 86%

Assessment of Spatial and Seasonal Nitrate Variation of Groundwater in the Irrigated Perimeter (Tadla Plain- Morocco)

Hafiane¹,

Tahri²,

Nouayti³

et al. 2020

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“…The corresponding concentrations are between 0.42 and 1.21 μg/L fo ammonium ions and between 0.35 and 0.87 μg/L for nitrate ions. Similar variations were observed in the Sava River Basin (China) (Huang et al, 2010) and River Seine (France) (Billen et al, 2001). Nitrogen concentrations brought by solid wastes are of the order of micrograms per liter, but the accumulation phenomenon of these small quantities in sediments can contribute to Min and Max flow rates at the control point chosen on the river 0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 the resurgence of eutrophication which develops each year in the waters of the river during the dry period (Kotti et al, 2005;Fianko et al, 2010).…”

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The impact of household and similar solid wastes on Kara River quality due to their potential to release nitrogen

Segbeaya¹,

Koledzi²,

Baba³

et al. 2019

J. Environ. Chem. Ecotoxicol.

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This study purpose to assess the real share of nitrogen the household and similar solid wastes can release in direct contact with water. The maximum amount of nitrogen could release was determined by a leaching test. The concentrations of total and organic nitrogen, ammonium and nitrates ions and the pH values were measured in the initial and incubated juices. The leaching test showed that the solid waste can release 261 mg of total nitrogen (TN) in water for 1 kg of dry waste. This amount of total nitrogen corresponds to 240.1 mg of organic nitrogen (OrgN), 17 mg of ammonium nitrogen (, 3.3 mg of nitrate nitrogen () and 0.4 mg of nitrite nitrogen (). The monitoring of the nitrogen biotransformation has shown a good disposition of the organic nitrogen to be transformed into ammonium ions and the ammonium ions into nitrate ions. By 2025, the forecast calculations of nitrogen input into the river's waters show that the zone downstream of the river and the heart of the city will be more impacted by nitrogen pollution. The expected variations in total nitrogen (TN) and nitrate ion concentrations are respectively between 6.49 and 8.85 μg/L and 0.35 and 0.87 μg/L. These concentrations are considered weak but by interacting with the release of sediments during the dry season they can participate at the eutrophication process. Leaching and incubation test can be used to forecast the negative impact of solid waste on the river.

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“…This was not confirmed entirely in the analysed catchments in Pomerania, however, an increase in N-NH + 4 concentration was observed from summer to winter in OS and G and also in all streams concentration of N-NO − 3 increased from autumn to winter. Investigations carried out on the river Sava flowing through Slovenia, Bosnia and Hercegovina and Serbia indicated that N-NO − 3 concentrations were highest in winter and lowest in summer due to intense uptake by phytoplankton (Vrzel et al, 2016). A similar tendency occurred in the Gulf of Gdansk (SATBALTYK, 2018).…”

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Seasonal contributions of nutrients from small urban and agricultural watersheds in northern Poland

Matej-Łukowicz

Wojciechowska

Nawrot

et al. 2020

PeerJ

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Diffuse sources of pollution like agricultural or urban runoff are important factors in determining the quality of surface waters, although they are more difficult to monitor than point sources. The objective of our study was to verify assumptions that the inflow from agricultural nutrient sources is higher than from urbanized ones. It has been done by comparing the nutrients and organic matter concentrations and loads for three small streams in northern Poland (Pomerania Region). Two streams flowing through agricultural catchments and an urban stream flowing through the city of Gdansk were analysed. Concentrations of nutrients: N-NO${}_{3}^{-}$ N-NH${}_{4}^{+}$, P-PO${}_{4}^{3-}$, total phosphorus, total nitrogen and COD were measured 1–3 times per month in the period from July 2017 to December 2018 in agricultural watersheds and from October 2016 to March 2018 for an urban stream. Seasonal changes in concentrations were analysed with descriptive statistics tools. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to point out the most significant factors determining variations in nutrients and organic matter concentrations with respect to different seasons. The factors included a number of characteristics regarding the catchment and streams: total catchment area, stream length, watershed form ratio, stream slope, flow rate and land use with respect to paved areas, agricultural areas and green areas (parks, forests, meadows and pastures). Although concentrations of nitrogen compounds were higher in streams flowing through agricultural areas, our study showed that total concentrations of phosphorus were higher in the urban stream, especially in summer. In agricultural areas the summer concentrations of nutrients were not high, which was probably due to dense vegetation. The correlation between P-PO${}_{4}^{3-}$ concentration and size of agricultural area in the catchment was observed in winter when no vegetation field cover exists. Our study shows an urgent need to monitor the nutrient loads carried with urban streams especially if discharged into receivers prone to eutrophication.

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Determination of the sources of nitrate and the microbiological sources of pollution in the Sava River Basin

Cited by 65 publications

References 45 publications

Assessment of Spatial and Seasonal Nitrate Variation of Groundwater in the Irrigated Perimeter (Tadla Plain- Morocco)

Assessment of Spatial and Seasonal Nitrate Variation of Groundwater in the Irrigated Perimeter (Tadla Plain- Morocco)

The impact of household and similar solid wastes on Kara River quality due to their potential to release nitrogen

Seasonal contributions of nutrients from small urban and agricultural watersheds in northern Poland

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