Modelling of nitrogen concentrations in water from drained peat soils
| Autor: | Katrin Kaur, Nils Kändler, Anatoli Vassiljev, Ivar Annus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0209 industrial biotechnology
Environmental Engineering Peat Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis chemistry.chemical_element 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Nitrogen 020901 industrial engineering & automation chemistry Environmental chemistry Soil water Environmental science 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua. 69:288-297 |
| ISSN: | 1605-3974 0003-7214 |
| DOI: | 10.2166/aqua.2019.104 |
| Popis: | In addition to traditional sources, drained peat soils have been found to be a significant source of nitrogen in Estonia. As a result, supplementary measures are required to improve water quality in rivers. Modelling is a widespread method to select means for improving water quality. At present, modelling of nitrogen in rivers has been concentrated on the influence of agricultural activity. However, drained peat can increase nitrogen concentrations even without fertilization and farming activities. This investigation describes the attempt to model water quality in the watershed with a large share of drained peat soils. The results showed a good alignment between measured and modelled nitrate concentrations using the MACRO and the SOILN for MACRO models. Some measures to improve water quality were tested using these models. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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