Effect of highway runoff on lake water quality

Gjessing, Egil T.; Lygren, E.; Berglind, L.; Gulbrandsen, T.; Skanne, R.

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(84)90398-x

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“…With the support of fertile land and a vast irrigation system majority of the land owners in Central Punjab use pesticides and herbicides to obtain higher yields, which create pollution and destroy vegetation in the adjoining areas. Pollution of gasoline containing heavy metals also causes damage to plants on road verges (Gracia-Miragaya et al, 1981;Gjessing et al, 1984). In all this situation people's awareness about the sustainable use and conservation of these species is primarily essential to control indiscriminate cutting and damaging process before many of these become non-existent.…”

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Ethnobotanical studies of wild herbs of central Punjab, Pakistan

Zereen

Khan

Sardar

2013

Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon

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The current research work was designed to file the indigenous knowledge on the flora of eight districts of Central Punjab, viz., Faisalabad, Pakpattan, Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Narowal, Sahiwal, Sialkot and Vehari. Frequent field trips were made during 2006-2008 to record ethnobotanical data by interviewing people of various age groups, mostly ranging between 30 to 70 years, including medicinal healers (herbalists/hakims). The total number of species recorded was 102 that belonged to 90 genera and 38 families and were being used by local people of respective districts for various purposes e.g. medicine, fuel, fodder, vegetables, fruits and for making mats and baskets.

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Ethnobotanical studies of wild herbs of central Punjab, Pakistan

Zereen

Khan

Sardar

2013

Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon

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“…These effects are sufficient to alter plant community structure, especially in communities dominated by lichens and mosses ( Auerbach et al 1997 ). Although most sediment enters water bodies through overland flow or mass failure, dust from highly trafficked roads can serve as a source of fine sediments, nutrients, and contaminants to aquatic ecosystems ( Gjessing et al 1984).…”

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“…A variety of heavy metals derived from gasoline additives and road deicing salts are put into the roadside environment. The most widely documented is lead, but others include aluminum, iron, cadmium, copper, manganese, titanium, nickel, zinc, and boron ( Garcia‐Miragaya et al 1981; Clift et al 1983; Gjessing et al 1984; Oberts 1986; Araratyan & Zakharyan 1988).…”

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Review of Ecological Effects of Roads on Terrestrial and Aquatic Communities

Trombulak

Frissell

2000

Conservation Biology

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“…The downstream section has a very narrow riparian zone bordered by pasture on one side and a roadway on the other. Roads near waterways produce non-point source pollution from sediment, nutrients, and contaminants (Gjessing et al, 1984). However, the higher VSCI scores (Figure 4) indicate a healthier aquatic ecosystem in the downstream section despite lower habitat scores.…”

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Using Rapid Bio-assessment and Habitat Evaluation Methods to Understand the Effects of Different Land Uses on a Privately-owned River in Southwest Virginia

Fitzpatrick¹,

Emrick²

2019

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Private lands comprise the majority of the land area in the United States and serve as reservoirs for biodiversity conservation. Rivers in watersheds containing privately owned agricultural land often experience agricultural disturbances resulting in increased erosion and siltation. It was hypothesized that stream reaches subjected to agricultural disturbance, primarily from livestock, would exhibit decreased habitat quality and increasingly stressed aquatic communities. This study was conducted in the North Fork of the Roanoke River in Montgomery County, Virginia, USA. The Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index and Use Assessment (QHEI) was applied to measure habitat quality and the Virginia Stream Condition Index (VSCI) to assess ecological health. QHEI and VSCI scores were determined between parcels based on different land uses. The downstream mean QHEI score was 49.7 ± 3.7, compared to the upstream score 57.2 ± 6.5. Conversely, the downstream VSCI score was 74.9 ± 5.4, compared to the upstream score 60.8 ± 20.9. These score discrepancies are likely due to concentrated livestock river access, an upstream low water crossing, degraded banks and increased siltation at the study site which reduced macroinvertebrate abundance, especially pollution-sensitive groups. Management to reduce livestock entry and remove low-water crossing structures may reduce sedimentation and increase VSCI recovery potential. Increasing understanding of factors adversely affecting the ecosystems within private lands, as demonstrated by this research project, improves management efficacy and enhances the area's role in promoting biodiversity conservation. Future research to understand how ecological communities and habitat quality respond to different private land uses should be conducted in southwest Virginia to further advance private land conservation.

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Effect of highway runoff on lake water quality

Cited by 29 publications

References 2 publications

Ethnobotanical studies of wild herbs of central Punjab, Pakistan

Ethnobotanical studies of wild herbs of central Punjab, Pakistan

Review of Ecological Effects of Roads on Terrestrial and Aquatic Communities

Using Rapid Bio-assessment and Habitat Evaluation Methods to Understand the Effects of Different Land Uses on a Privately-owned River in Southwest Virginia

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