Tile Drainage and Anthropogenic Land Use Contribute to Harmful Algal Blooms and Microbiota Shifts in Inland Water Bodies

Mrdjen, Igor; Fennessy, M. Siobhan; Schaal, Alex; Dennis, Richard G.; Slonczewski, Joan L.; Lee, Seungjun; Lee, Ji-Young

doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b03269

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“…Much of the agricultural lands contain drainage tiles that can rapidly re-route surface runoff into local streams prior to recharging the deeper subsurface. Tile drains have been demonstrated to increase nutrient discharge to surface waters in Ohio 17 . Low groundwater recharge rates of 10-15 cm yr −1 are observed in the study area due to the presence of glacial tills 18 .…”

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Uranium in Ohio, USA Surface Waters: Implications for a Fertilizer Source in Waters Draining Agricultural lands

Lyons

Gardner

Welch

et al. 2020

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Synthetic fertilizer is a potential source of uranium to natural waters, yet evidence is lacking. We analyzed dissolved uranium concentrations in lakes, reservoirs, and rivers in ohio, USA during the summer of 2017. All water bodies drain areas of extensive agriculture where phosphate-rich fertilizer is applied. Uranium concentrations ranged from 0.3 to 3.9 µg L −1 , with the lowest concentrations observed in the most offshore Lake Erie samples. These results, especially when placed in the context of previous work on both surface and groundwater, suggest that dissolved uranium concentrations in this water emanating from agricultural lands are higher than background, and uranium should be categorized similarly to nitrate and phosphate in that it originates in part from fertilizer application.

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Uranium in Ohio, USA Surface Waters: Implications for a Fertilizer Source in Waters Draining Agricultural lands

Lyons

Gardner

Welch

et al. 2020

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“…Agricultural drainage is a main transport pathway for agricultural nutrient pollutants into rivers and lakes [1]. Nitrogen and phosphorus loss to a waterbody may cause its eutrophication [2][3][4] which is the primary cause of harmful algal blooms [5]. Agricultural drainage management should be examined considering the comprehensive conditions of agriculture food production promotion, environmental impact and water resources comprehensive utilization [6].…”

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Study on Characteristics of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loss under an Improved Subsurface Drainage

Tao

Wang

Guan

et al. 2019

Water

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Agricultural drainage plays an effective role in preventing waterlogging and salinity disasters and also is the main transport pathway for agricultural non-point source pollutants into rivers and lakes. Hence, the water quality of agricultural drainage should be a point of focus. In this paper, nitrogen and phosphorus loss under improved subsurface drainage with different filter materials (gravel, layered sand-gravel, mixed sand-gravel, straw) were studied by a three-year field experiment (2016-2018) compared with the conventional subsurface drainage. The pH values, total nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorus and soluble reactive phosphate were considered. The results showed that the nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations of drain outflow under improved subsurface drainage with gravel filter were larger than that with layered sand-gravel filter and mixed sand-gravel filter. The improved subsurface drainages with layered sand-gravel filter and mixed sand-gravel filter had an effect on reducing the ammonia nitrogen, total phosphorus and soluble reactive phosphate concentrations of the outflow. Meanwhile, the characteristics of nitrogen and phosphorus loss under the improved subsurface drainage with straw filter were different from that with layered sand-gravel filter and mixed sand-gravel filter. For the improved subsurface drainage with layered sand-gravel filter outflow, the ammonia nitrogen, total phosphorus, and soluble reactive phosphate concentrations were about 13%-78%, 38%-63%, 40%-68% less, and total nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen concentrations were 24%-80%,18%-96% more than that under conventional subsurface drainage. Meanwhile, for the improved subsurface drainage with straw filter outflow, compared with conventional subsurface drainage outflow, the percentage changes of the total nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, total phosphorus and the soluble reactive phosphate concentrations were about −76%-62%, −77%-78%, −152%-−274%, −103%-−400% and −221%-−291%, respectively. Additionally, in the outflow of all subsurface drainage patterns, there were much higher total nitrogen and nitrate nitrogen concentrations which should be focused on and the agricultural water management should be adopted.

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“…Extreme cases of MC ingestion can cause animal and human liver toxicity and even death [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. While proper treatment methods can curb exposure risks to MC, economically stressed areas still do not have the ways to intervene to address MC exposures, and early warning based on real-time monitoring systems are absent [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ].…”

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Impact of Microcystin-LR on Liver Function Varies by Dose and Sex in Mice

Mrdjen

Morse

Ruch

et al. 2018

Toxins

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Microcystin (MC) exposure is an increasing concern because more geographical locations are covered with cyanobacterial blooms as eutrophication and bloom-favoring environmental factors become more prevalent worldwide. Acute MC exposure has been linked to gastrointestinal distress, liver toxicity, and death in extreme circumstances. The goal of this study was to provide an accurate and comprehensive description of MC-LRs impacts on liver pathology, clinical chemistry, and gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) in CD-1 male and female mice. Mice were exposed to 0, 3000, and 5000/4000 µg/kg/day MC-LR, daily for 7 days, and were necropsied on Day 8. Blood samples for clinical chemistry analysis were processed to serum, while liver sections were fixed for histopathology or evaluated for GJIC using fluorescent cut-load dye. Results show a dose-dependent relationship with MC-LR exposure and hepatocellular hypertrophy, degradation, and necrosis. Clinical chemistry parameters alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, total bilirubin, and cholesterol increased significantly in MC-LR exposed mice. Clinical chemistry parameter analysis showed significantly increased susceptibility to MC-LR in females compared to males. Changes in GJIC were not noted, but localization of hepatotoxicity near the central veins and midlobular areas was seen. Future toxicity studies involving MCs should consider response differences across sexes, differing MC congeners, and combinatorial exposures involving other cyanotoxins.

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Tile Drainage and Anthropogenic Land Use Contribute to Harmful Algal Blooms and Microbiota Shifts in Inland Water Bodies

Cited by 34 publications

References 50 publications

Uranium in Ohio, USA Surface Waters: Implications for a Fertilizer Source in Waters Draining Agricultural lands

Uranium in Ohio, USA Surface Waters: Implications for a Fertilizer Source in Waters Draining Agricultural lands

Study on Characteristics of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loss under an Improved Subsurface Drainage

Impact of Microcystin-LR on Liver Function Varies by Dose and Sex in Mice

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