The water quality of the River Dun and the Kennet and Avon Canal

Neal, Colin; House, William A.; Jarvie, Helen P.; Neal, Margaret; Hill, Linda; Wickham, Heather

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.04.017

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“…The nutrient concentration in the high-quality rivers was very low: the mean annual concentration of phosphates was 0.111 mg PO 4 /l, while that of nitrate nitrogen was 0.409 mg N-NO 3 /l. In comparison with, e.g., Neal et al (2006), these are very low concentrations, which, according to Pardo et al (2012), can be regarded as pristine reference levels. Similarly, the most degraded of the investigated rivers had a mean concentration of phosphates of 1.150 mg PO 4 /l and a mean concentration of nitrate nitrogen of 5.271 mg N-NO 3 /l.…”

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Is the macrophyte diversification along the trophic gradient distinct enough for river monitoring?

Szoszkiewicz

Budka

Pietruczuk

et al. 2016

Environ Monit Assess

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The variation of a number of parameters characterizing aquatic plant assemblages in rivers across a wide trophic gradient was investigated to evaluate their usefulness for a Polish national river monitoring system. Analyses were conducted at 100 sites included in the national river monitoring system, representing a uniform river type, i.e., small- and medium-sized lowland rivers with a sandy substrate. Results of botanical surveys, which were supplemented with comprehensive monthly quality records, were obtained from the national monitoring database. By analyzing the Jaccard distances of the botanical metrics using the adonis function, the variation in species composition between rivers of different trophic status was determined. The group consisting of the most degraded rivers was the most homogeneous in terms of botanical composition. The cleanest rivers displayed a high level of heterogeneity within their group, as numerous different unique species were found there at low frequencies. The variation of the macrophyte metrics used to assess the ecological status (Macrophyte Index for Rivers (MIR) and River Macrophyte Nutrient Index (RMNI)) reflected a trophic gradient. We confirmed that vegetation diversification along a trophic gradient is evident enough to detect degradation in a five quality class system.

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Is the macrophyte diversification along the trophic gradient distinct enough for river monitoring?

Szoszkiewicz

Budka

Pietruczuk

et al. 2016

Environ Monit Assess

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“…A river or canal is a system comprising both the main course and the tributaries, carrying on one-way flow a significant load of matter in dissolved and particulate phases from both natural and anthropogenic sources (Kunwar et al 2005;Neal et al 2006). This matter moves downstream and is subject to intensive chemical and biological transformations (Jarvie et al 2008;Mdegela et al 2009).…”

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Effects of anthropogenic activities on chemical contamination within the Grand Canal, China

Wang¹,

Han²,

Xu³

et al. 2010

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Contamination of nutrients and heavy metals within aquatic system is of great concern due to its potential impact on human and animal health. The Grand Canal of China, the largest artificial river in the world, is of great importance in supplying water resource, transporting cargo, and recreating resident, as well as great historical heritage. This study assessed and examined the impact of human activities on characters of contamination distribution within the section of the Canal in Taihu watershed. Physicochemical parameters of surface water quality were determined monthly from the year 2004 to 2006 at

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“…By applying factor analysis it was possible to identify main pollution sources in heavily polluted locations [1]. Neal et al [2] studied the water quality of the River Dun (UK) and associated surface waters through weekly chemical analysis of a wide range of major, minor and trace elements. Their study showed short-term extremes in water quality, which were missed due to monitoring intervals of a week or more [2].…”

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“…Neal et al [2] studied the water quality of the River Dun (UK) and associated surface waters through weekly chemical analysis of a wide range of major, minor and trace elements. Their study showed short-term extremes in water quality, which were missed due to monitoring intervals of a week or more [2]. Cuffney et al [3] studied site conditions in the Yakima River Basin (USA) based on multiple indicators of conditions: concentration of metals and pesticides, intensity of agriculture and relative abundance of fish, invertebrates and algae.…”

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Environmental Impact of Closing of Oil Shale Mines on River Water Quality in North-Eastern Estonia

Selberg¹,

Viik²,

Päll³

et al. 2009

Oil Shale

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Chemical and biological characteristics of the Pühajõgi and Kunda catchments were determined in 1995, 2000 During last ten years the concentration of total nitrogen in the samples of the river water from the Pühajõgi catchment has decreased on the average almost 90% since four mines were closed. The concentrations of total nitrogen in the water samples of the Kunda catchment decreased on the average ca 20% during these ten years. The conductivity values of the river water samples of the Pühajõgi catchment between 800 and 1800 µS cm -1 indicated a significant amount of ionic species in the river water. The water was microbiologically unpolluted according to the results of the analysis in 2005.

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The water quality of the River Dun and the Kennet and Avon Canal

Cited by 29 publications

References 49 publications

Is the macrophyte diversification along the trophic gradient distinct enough for river monitoring?

Is the macrophyte diversification along the trophic gradient distinct enough for river monitoring?

Effects of anthropogenic activities on chemical contamination within the Grand Canal, China

Environmental Impact of Closing of Oil Shale Mines on River Water Quality in North-Eastern Estonia

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