IMPACT OF CITRUS AGRICULTURE ON THE QUALITY OF WATER RESOURCE IN A SMALL STEEP ISLAND, SETO INLAND SEA, JAPAN
| Autor: | Anna Fadliah Rusydi, Shingo Nozaki, Sharon Bih Kimbi, Shin-ichi Onodera, Kunyang Wang, Yusuke Tomozawa, Mitsuyo Saito |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Hydrology
Pollution Environmental Engineering business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Soil Science Building and Construction engineering.material Contamination Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Nutrient Agriculture Groundwater pollution engineering Environmental science Fertilizer Leachate business Groundwater media_common |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of GEOMATE. 20 |
| ISSN: | 2186-2990 2186-2982 |
| Popis: | Groundwater is an extremely valuable resource thus its pollution a call for concern. Amongst the major threats, agricultural leachates often contribute significantly to groundwater pollution. This paper reports an investigation on the effects of citrus agriculture on the groundwater quality aspects of Osakishimojima island. Fifty-one groundwater samples were collected and analyzed for major ions and nutrients. The Gibbs diagram revealed that the overall hydrogeochemical environment of the study area is controlled by rock-water interaction. Two main hydrochemical facies (CaMg-HCO3 and CaMg-SO4) were identified. 48 groundwater samples showed PO43⁻-P content (0.06 - 3.2 mg/L), which exceeds WHO’s recommended maximum permissible limit. High contamination of PO43⁻-P was noticed at depth zones between 3 to 6 m while the highest concentrations were found at depths of 5 m. NO3−-N contamination of groundwater was also observed to decrease with depth. High levels of PO43⁻-P in groundwater may be as a result of heavy fertilizer application by farmers. |
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