Using chloride and other ions to trace sewage and road salt in the Illinois Waterway

Kelly, Walton R.; Panno, Samuel V.; Hackley, Keith C.; Hwang, Hue Hwa; Martinsek, Adam T.; Markus, Momcilo

doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2010.01.020

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“…-may be due to anthropogenic sources of Cl -, possibly related to municipal sewage [48,49]. The domestic sewage discharge from Beijing was about 0.9 billion tons in 2009, which accounted for 90% of the city's wastewater discharge, and this figure continues to increase year by year in line with the continuing growth in population.…”

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Nitrogen pollution and source identification of urban ecosystem surface water in Beijing

Ren

Zhang

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Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

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Nitrogen contamination of surface water is a worldwide environmental problem with intensive agriculture and high population densities. We assessed the spatial and seasonal variation in concentrations of total nitrogen and different nitrogen species present in surface-water in Beijing, China. Also, chemical (NO , and total nitrogen from 2.4 to 17.0 mg$L -1 . Inorganic nitrogen accounted for between 60 and 100% of total nitrogen at the ten monitoring sites. Nitrate nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, and total nitrogen concentrations at the 2 downstream monitoring sites in south-eastern Beijing were significantly higher than those at the other eight upstream monitoring sites (P < 0.01). Examination of seasonal variation showed that there was a significant inverse relationship between nitrate nitrogen concentrations and precipitation, and that nitrate nitrogen concentrations peaked in the dry seasons. The information given by the δ 15 N nitrate values and nitrate nitrogen concentrations, combined with the NO - -N=C1ratio distribution, showed that domestic sewage was the major source of nitrate in Beijing. Methods to control and reduce sewage pollution are urgently needed to help manage surface water quality in Beijing.

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Nitrogen pollution and source identification of urban ecosystem surface water in Beijing

Ren

Zhang

et al. 2013

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

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“…However, snow does not melt when the ambient temperature falls below À3.9 C [1]. Moreover, chemical salt corrodes steel and pollutes soil and water [2,3]. A sustainable, environment-friendly, and efficient alternative to applying chemical salt is installing a hydronic snow melting system for pavements.…”

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Modeling and operation strategy of pavement snow melting systems utilizing low-temperature heating fluids

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2015

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“…Chloride concentrations in urban streams have been found to increase steadily through winter months, typically spiking during snowmelt and low-flow conditions (Corsi et al 2010;Kelly et al 2010). Long-term exposure to elevated chloride concentrations can cause a range of effects such as mortality, growth abnormalities, and reproductive failure in fishes and invertebrates, with possible changes in community structure (Benbow and Merrit 2004;Corsi et al 2010 and references therein;Health Canada 1999;Hecnar and Sanzo 2006).…”

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Toxicity of Chloride Under Winter Low-Flow Conditions in an Urban Watershed in Central Missouri, USA

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Cole-Neal

Fairchild

2012

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol

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Deicers such as sodium chloride and calcium chloride are used to treat snow and ice on road surfaces and have been identified as potential stressors on aquatic life. Hinkson Creek is an urban stream on the Missouri 303(d) list of impaired waters and is classified as impaired due to urban non-point source pollution. A 7-day toxicity test using Ceriodaphnia dubia was conducted to assess the toxicity of stream water during snowmelt at seven sites within the Hinkson Creek watershed. Chloride concentrations at two sites (Site 6, 1252 mg Cl/L; Site 4, 301 mg Cl/L) exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chronic criterion (230 mg Cl/L). Survival (30 %) and total reproduction (6.9 young/adult) of C. dubia at Site 6 was significantly lower than survival (100 %) and total reproduction (30.4 young/adult) at Site 1 (reference site). Results indicate that chloride concentrations are elevated above water-quality criteria and that chloride may be a significant chemical stressor for macroinvertebrate communities during winter low-flow conditions in the Hinkson Creek watershed.

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Using chloride and other ions to trace sewage and road salt in the Illinois Waterway

Cited by 88 publications

References 31 publications

Nitrogen pollution and source identification of urban ecosystem surface water in Beijing

Nitrogen pollution and source identification of urban ecosystem surface water in Beijing

Modeling and operation strategy of pavement snow melting systems utilizing low-temperature heating fluids

Toxicity of Chloride Under Winter Low-Flow Conditions in an Urban Watershed in Central Missouri, USA

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