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Zhang X, Qiao W, Zhang M, Chen H, Wen Y. Improvement and evaluation of hydrodynamic conditions in plain regional d rainage systems by artificial lakes: a case study of Xinxiang Economic Development Zone, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:77642-77656. [PMID: 37261689 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27786-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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With the development of the city, people pay more attention to the ecological construction of the city. The objective of this work was to study the effect of artificial lakes on hydrodynamic conditions in urban drainage systems. With Arcgis and the advantage of SWMM in analyzing the impact of the rainfall process on urban runoff, the urban flooding model of "pipe network + river network + artificial lake" was established in the study area. Two scenarios were set up with and without the presence of artificial lakes, and comparative analyses were conducted under the different intensities of rainfall (0.5a, 1a, 2a, 5a, 10a, 20a). The results show that under certain rainfall conditions, the presence of the artificial lake increases the peak flow and rate of upstream streams and decreases the flow and rate of downstream streams in the regional drainage system. The duration of the peak flow rate in the upstream channel increases, and the flow rate curve becomes flat during the confluence; the flow rate in the downstream section decreases, and the magnitude of the peak flow rate change decreases, and a more obvious horizontal section appears. The time of peak occurrence in the downstream river is earlier. The hydrodynamic impact on the downstream channel is more significant. The improvement of hydrodynamic conditions of the drainage system by the artificial lake helps to optimize the layout of low impact development (LID) measures in the study area and also guides ecological construction in other cities.
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- Xianqi Zhang
- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Resources Efficient Utilization and Protection Engineering, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
- Technology Research Center of Water Conservancy and Marine Traffic Engineering, Henan Province, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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Beryani A, Flanagan K, Viklander M, Blecken GT. Occurrence and concentrations of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in highway stormwater: a comparative field study in Sweden. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:77299-77317. [PMID: 37253915 PMCID: PMC10299930 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27623-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study details the occurrence and concentrations of organic micropollutants (OMPs) in stormwater collected from a highway bridge catchment in Sweden. The prioritized OMPs were bisphenol-A (BPA), eight alkylphenols, sixteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and four fractions of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), along with other global parameters, namely, total organic carbon (TOC), total suspended solids (TSS), turbidity, and conductivity (EC). A Monte Carlo (MC) simulation was applied to estimate the event mean concentrations (EMC) of OMPs based on intra-event subsamples during eight rain events, and analyze the associated uncertainties. Assessing the occurrence of all OMPs in the catchment and comparing the EMC values with corresponding environmental quality standards (EQSs) revealed that BPA, octylphenol (OP), nonylphenol (NP), five carcinogenic and four non-carcinogenic PAHs, and C16-C40 fractions of PHCs can be problematic for freshwater. On the other hand, alkylphenol ethoxylates (OPnEO and NPnEO), six low molecule weight PAHs, and lighter fractions of PHCs (C10-C16) do not occur at levels that are expected to pose an environmental risk. Our data analysis revealed that turbidity has a strong correlation with PAHs, PHCs, and TSS; and TOC and EC highly associated with BPA concentrations. Furthermore, the EMC error analysis showed that high uncertainty in OMP data can influence the final interpretation of EMC values. As such, some of the challenges that were experienced in the presented research yielded suggestions for future monitoring programs to obtain more reliable data acquisition and analysis.
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- Ali Beryani
- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden.
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden
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Zhang C, Liu E. Experimental study on moisture and heat migration and deformation properties of unsaturated soil column under a temperature gradient during rainfall infiltration. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0286973. [PMID: 37352236 PMCID: PMC10289355 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023] Open
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Mountainous areas in southwest China are rainy in summer. The rainfall infiltration process involves complex soil thermal-hydraulic-mechanical (THM) coupling problems. The researches on soil THM coupling are mostly focused on numerical simulations, whereas the corresponding model tests are relatively few, and the existing model test studies often ignore the effect of temperature gradients in the soil. However, temperature gradients in the soil can cause water migration and affect the THM behavior of soil, so it cannot be ignored. This paper describes an experimental device that can test the changes of temperature, moisture and displacement in unsaturated soil columns with temperature gradients under rainfall infiltration conditions. By using the apparatus, the model tests of homogeneous soil column (H), homogeneous soil column with infiltration (HI), and preferential flow soil column with infiltration (P) under different temperature gradients are respectively conducted, and the results of moisture and heat migration and deformation properties in soils under different conditions are presented and discussed. A rainfall of low intensity and long duration is applied in the experiments, and the temperature of infiltration rainwater is consistent with that of the soil upper boundary. The results show that: (1) The infiltration of rainfall will increase the temperature of the soil column. The appearance of preferential flow results in faster heat transfer within the soil column, but causes the steady-state temperature to be lower than that of the homogeneous soil (HI); (2) Under infiltration conditions, the preferential flow soil column has an earlier outflow time but a later time for water field to reach steady state, while its water distribution is different from that of the homogeneous soils, with accumulation occurring near the end of preferential flow channel; (3) Under the action of temperature gradient, water migration occurs in homogeneous soil column (H), accompanied by soil settlement, while the infiltrated columns (HI and P) exhibit an increase in both water content and top displacement. In addition, the larger the temperature gradient, the more obvious the thermally induced hydraulic-mechanical response. The research results in this paper can provide experimental evidence for the theoretical study and numerical simulation of the soil THM coupling problems.
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- Chong Zhang
- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Huang X, Zhen D, Lu X, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Li Y, Jiang T. Nitrogen and phosphorus losses via surface runoff from tea plantations in the mountainous areas of Southwest China. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0285112. [PMID: 37352210 PMCID: PMC10289461 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023] Open
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Nowadays, there has been a rapid expansion of tea plantations in the mountainous areas of southwest China. However, little research has focused on the pollution problems caused by the losses of nitrogen and phosphorus from tea plantations in this area. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted using the runoff plots in situ monitoring method following farmers' conventional management from 2018 to 2020 in Guizhou Province, southwest China. The characteristics of nitrogen and phosphorus losses from tea plantation in the mountainous area were clarified, and the effect of rainfall intensity on the nitrogen and phosphorus losses were explored. 298 natural rainfall events with a total rainfall of 2258 mm were observed during the 2-year observation period, and erosive rainfall accounted for 78.1% of the total rainfall. The total surface runoff amount was 72 mm, and the surface runoff coefficient was 3.19%. The total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations in the surface runoff ranged from 0.68 to 14.86 mg·L-1 and 0.18 to 2.34 mg·L-1, respectively. The TN and TP losses from tea plantations were 1.47 kg N ha-1 yr-1 and 0.210 kg P ha-1 yr-1. Rainfall intensity directly and significantly affected the surface runoff and nitrogen and phosphorus loss. Where 72.6% of the cumulative rainfall, 92.5% of the total surface runoff amounts, 87.4% of total nitrogen loss, and 90.5% of total phosphorus loss were observed in rainfall events above 10 mm. Taken together, the results provide scientific guidance for quantifying the characteristics of nutrient loss in subtropical mountain tea plantations.
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- Xingcheng Huang
- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Arable Land Conservation and Agricultural Environment (Guizhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Guizhou Agricultural Ecology and Resource Protection Station, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Meitan Agricultural and Rural Bureau, Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Arable Land Conservation and Agricultural Environment (Guizhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Arable Land Conservation and Agricultural Environment (Guizhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Arable Land Conservation and Agricultural Environment (Guizhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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- Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Arable Land Conservation and Agricultural Environment (Guizhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
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Zhou B, Shafii M, Parsons CT, Passeport E, Rezanezhad F, Lisogorsky A, Van Cappellen P. Modeling multi-year phosphorus dynamics in a bioretention cell: Phosphorus partitioning, accumulation, and export. Sci Total Environ 2023; 876:162749. [PMID: 36906029 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) export from urban areas via stormwater runoff contributes to eutrophication of downstream aquatic ecosystems. Bioretention cells are a Low Impact Development (LID) technology promoted as a green solution to attenuate urban peak flow discharge, as well as the export of excess nutrients and other contaminants. Despite their rapidly growing implementation worldwide, a predictive understanding of the efficiency of bioretention cells in reducing urban P loadings remains limited. Here, we present a reaction-transport model to simulate the fate and transport of P in a bioretention cell facility in the greater Toronto metropolitan area. The model incorporates a representation of the biogeochemical reaction network that controls P cycling within the cell. We used the model as a diagnostic tool to determine the relative importance of processes immobilizing P in the bioretention cell. The model predictions were compared to multi-year observational data on 1) the outflow loads of total P (TP) and soluble reactive P (SRP) during the 2012-2017 period, 2) TP depth profiles collected at 4 time points during the 2012-2019 period, and 3) sequential chemical P extractions performed on core samples from the filter media layer obtained in 2019. Results indicate that exfiltration to underlying native soil was principally responsible for decreasing the surface water discharge from the bioretention cell (63 % runoff reduction). From 2012 to 2017, the cumulative outflow export loads of TP and SRP only accounted for 1 % and 2 % of the corresponding inflow loads, respectively, hence demonstrating the extremely high P reduction efficiency of this bioretention cell. Accumulation in the filter media layer was the predominant mechanism responsible for the reduction in P outflow loading (57 % retention of TP inflow load) followed by plant uptake (21 % TP retention). Of the P retained within the filter media layer, 48 % occurred in stable, 41 % in potentially mobilizable, and 11 % in easily mobilizable forms. There were no signs that the P retention capacity of the bioretention cell was approaching saturation after 7 years of operation. The reactive transport modeling approach developed here can in principle be transferred and adapted to fit other bioretention cell designs and hydrological regimes to estimate P surface loading reductions at a range of temporal scales, from a single precipitation event to long-term (i.e., multi-year) operation.
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- Bowen Zhou
- Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
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- Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Canada Centre for Inland Waters, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, Canada
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- Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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- Ecohydrology Research Group, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Water Institute, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
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Wang S, Feng L, Min F. Optimizing first flush diverter for urban stormwater pollution load reduction by most efficiently utilizing first flush phenomena. J Environ Manage 2023; 335:117563. [PMID: 36867903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In order to find the optimal design of first flush diverter, this study shifts the focus of first flush research from the existence of first flush phenomenon to utilization effect of the phenomenon. The proposed method consists of four parts: (1) key design parameters, which describing key structure of first flush diverter rather than first flush phenomenon; (2) continuous simulation, which replicating the uncertainty by using the full scope of runoff events that might occur over the years analyzed; (3) design optimization, through an overlapped contour graph of key design parameters and key performance indicators that are relevant to but different from conventional indicators describing first flush phenomena; (4) event frequency spectra, which presenting the diverter's behavior at daily temporal resolution. As an illustration, the proposed method was used to determine design parameters of first flush diverters for roof runoff pollution control in the northeast of Shanghai. The results show that annual runoff pollution reduction ratio (PLR) was insensitive to buildup model. This greatly reduced the difficulty of buildup modeling. The contour graph was useful in finding the optimal design, i.e., the optimal combination of design parameters that could meet PLR design goal with most concentrated first flush on average (quantified by MFF). For instances, the diverter could achieve PLR = 40% with MFF >1.95, and PLR = 70% with MFF = 1.7 at most. Pollutant load frequency spectra were generated for the first time. They showed that a better design reduced pollutant load more stably while diverting less volume of first flush within almost each runoff day.
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- Sheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment (Ministry of Education), Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, PR China
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Khamanek K, Khuntong S, Saenboonruang K, Toyen D, Chantarot C, Yongprawat M, Saengkorakot C, Phattanasub A, Krisanangkura P, Hazama R, Rittirong A, Sudprasert W. Assessing tritium contamination in Thailand's rainwater: A study of environmental monitoring and nuclear surveillance. J Environ Radioact 2023; 262:107151. [PMID: 36913797 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2023.107151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Tritium, whether naturally occurring or caused by human nuclear activity, can result in a large amount of tritium contamination in the environment, especially in the water cycle, causing a high concentration of tritium in rainfall. The objective of this research was to measure the level of tritium in the environment from rainfall in two different areas as a basis for monitoring tritium contamination in the environment. Rainwater samples were collected in Thailand every 24 h for a period of 1 year during 2021-2022 at the Kasetsart University Station, Sriracha Campus, Chonburi province and at the Mae Hia Agricultural Meteorological Station, Chiang Mai province. The tritium levels were measured in rainwater samples using the electrolytic enrichment method combined with liquid scintillation counting. The chemical composition of the rainwater was analyzed based on ion chromatography. The results (presented with ± combined uncertainty) showed that the tritium content in the rainwater samples at Kasetsart University Station Sriracha Campus was in the range 0.9 ± 0.2-1.6 ± 0.3 TU (0.11 ± 0.02-0.19 ± 0.03 Bq.L-1). The mean concentration was 1.0 ± 0.2 TU (0.12 ± 0.03 Bq.L-1). The most common ions found in the rainwater samples were SO42-, Ca2+, and NO3-, with mean concentrations of 1.52 ± 0.82, 1.08 ± 0.51, and 1.05 ± 0.78 mg.L-1, respectively. The tritium content in rainwater collected from the Mae Hia Agricultural Meteorological Station was in the range 1.6 ± 0.2-4.9 ± 0.4 TU (0.19 ± 0.02-0.58 ± 0.05 Bq.L-1). The mean concentration was 2.4 ± 0.4 TU (0.28 ± 0.05 Bq.L-1). The most common ions found in the rainwater were NO3-, Ca2+, and SO42-, with mean concentrations of 1.21 ± 1.02, 0.67 ± 0.43, and 0.54 ± 0.41 mg.L-1, respectively. The tritium concentration in the rainwater at both stations differed but remained at a natural level (less than 10 TU). There was no correlation between the tritium concentration and the chemical composition of the rainwater. The tritium levels obtained from this study could be used as a basis for reference and monitoring of future environmental changes due to nuclear accidents or activities, both domestically and internationally.
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- Kanokwan Khamanek
- Department of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science at Sriracha, Kasetsart University, Sriracha, Cholburi, 20230, Thailand
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- Department of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Department of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand
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- Nuclear Technology Research and Development Center, Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organization), Nakhon Nayok, 26120, Thailand
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- Nuclear Technology Research and Development Center, Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organization), Nakhon Nayok, 26120, Thailand
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- Radioactive Waste Management Center, Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (Public Organization), Nakhon Nayok, 26120, Thailand
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- Graduate School of Human Environment, Osaka Sangyo University, Osaka, 574-8530, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Osaka, 574-8530, Japan
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- Department of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand.
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Liu L, Ciais P, Wu M, Padrón RS, Friedlingstein P, Schwaab J, Gudmundsson L, Seneviratne SI. Increasingly negative tropical water-interannual CO 2 growth rate coupling. Nature 2023; 618:755-760. [PMID: 37258674 PMCID: PMC10284699 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06056-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Terrestrial ecosystems have taken up about 32% of the total anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the past six decades1. Large uncertainties in terrestrial carbon-climate feedbacks, however, make it difficult to predict how the land carbon sink will respond to future climate change2. Interannual variations in the atmospheric CO2 growth rate (CGR) are dominated by land-atmosphere carbon fluxes in the tropics, providing an opportunity to explore land carbon-climate interactions3-6. It is thought that variations in CGR are largely controlled by temperature7-10 but there is also evidence for a tight coupling between water availability and CGR11. Here, we use a record of global atmospheric CO2, terrestrial water storage and precipitation data to investigate changes in the interannual relationship between tropical land climate conditions and CGR under a changing climate. We find that the interannual relationship between tropical water availability and CGR became increasingly negative during 1989-2018 compared to 1960-1989. This could be related to spatiotemporal changes in tropical water availability anomalies driven by shifts in El Niño/Southern Oscillation teleconnections, including declining spatial compensatory water effects9. We also demonstrate that most state-of-the-art coupled Earth System and Land Surface models do not reproduce the intensifying water-carbon coupling. Our results indicate that tropical water availability is increasingly controlling the interannual variability of the terrestrial carbon cycle and modulating tropical terrestrial carbon-climate feedbacks.
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- Laibao Liu
- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Université Paris Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering (JIFRESSE), University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Pons V, Abdalla EMH, Tscheikner-Gratl F, Alfredsen K, Sivertsen E, Bertrand-Krajewski JL, Muthanna TM. Practice makes the model: A critical review of stormwater green infrastructure modelling practice. Water Res 2023; 236:119958. [PMID: 37068314 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Green infrastructures (GIs) have in recent decades emerged as sustainable technologies for urban stormwater management, and numerous studies have been conducted to develop and improve hydrological models for GIs. This review aims to assess current practice in GI hydrological modelling, encompassing the selection of model structure, equations, model parametrization and testing, uncertainty analysis, sensitivity analysis, the selection of objective functions for model calibration, and the interpretation of modelling results. During a quantitative and qualitative analysis, based on a paper analysis methodology applied across a sample of 270 published studies, we found that the authors of GI modelling studies generally fail to justify their modelling choices and their alignments between modelling objectives and methods. Some practices, such as uncertainty analysis, were also found to be limited, despite their necessity being widely acknowledged by the scientific community and their application in other fields. In order to improve current GI modelling practice, the authors suggest the following: i) a framework, called STAMP, designed to promote the standardisation of the documentation of GI modelling studies, and ii) improvements in modelling tools for facilitating good practices, iii) the sharing of data for better model testing, iv) the evaluation of the suitability of hydrological equations for GI application, v) the publication of clear statements regarding model limitations and negative results.
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- Vincent Pons
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7031 Norway; Univ Lyon, INSA Lyon, DEEP, EA7429, 11 rue de la Physique, F-69621, Villeurbanne cedex, France.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7031 Norway
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7031 Norway
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7031 Norway
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim 7031 Norway
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Oh J, Bartos M. Model predictive control of stormwater basins coupled with real-time data assimilation enhances flood and pollution control under uncertainty. Water Res 2023; 235:119825. [PMID: 36905732 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Smart stormwater systems equipped with real-time controls are transforming urban drainage management by enhancing the flood control and water treatment potential of previously static infrastructure. Real-time control of detention basins, for instance, has been shown to improve contaminant removal by increasing hydraulic retention times while also reducing downstream flood risk. However, to date, few studies have explored optimal real-time control strategies for achieving both water quality and flood control targets. This study advances a new model predictive control (MPC) algorithm for stormwater detention ponds that determines the outlet valve control schedule needed to maximize pollutant removal and minimize flooding using forecasts of the incoming pollutograph and hydrograph. Comparing MPC against three rule-based control strategies, MPC is found to be more effective at balancing between multiple competing control objectives such as preventing overflows, reducing peak discharges, and improving water quality. Moreover, when paired with an online data assimilation scheme based on Extended Kalman Filtering (EKF), MPC is found to be robust to uncertainty in both pollutograph forecasts and water quality measurements. By providing an integrated control strategy that optimizes both water quality and quantity goals while remaining robust to uncertainty in hydrologic and pollutant dynamics, this study paves the way for real-world smart stormwater systems that will achieve improved flood and nonpoint source pollution management.
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- Jeil Oh
- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 78712, TX, USA.
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- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, 78712, TX, USA
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Yang B, Zhang T, Li J, Feng P, Miao Y. Optimal designs of LID based on LID experiments and SWMM for a small-scale community in Tianjin, north China. J Environ Manage 2023; 334:117442. [PMID: 36773451 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Urban flooding and waterlogging are becoming increasingly serious due to rapid urbanization and climate change. The stormwater management philosophy of low-impact development (LID) has been applied in urban construction to alleviate these problems. The selection and placement of LID designs are the most important tasks. In this study, LID experiments were performed to calibrate the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). Then, a multi-objective optimization model, which adopted the minimum surface runoff coefficient, surcharge time, and investment cost as objectives, was established by coupling the SWMM and non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (NSGA-II). Hydrological simulations were performed with the SWMM, and optimal calculations were conducted with NSGA-II. Real-coded optimal variables containing detailed size and location information of multiple LID measures were generated, and a decision space for LID design selection was obtained. The optimization designs reduced the surface runoff coefficient from 0.7 to approximately 0.5, the conduit surcharge duration was reduced from 1.62 h to 0.04-0.47 h, and the total investment cost only ranged from 395,000-872,000 ¥. Thus, the optimization model could achieve synchronous optimization of all objectives. This study could provide valuable information for LID design with the aim of urban flooding and waterlogging control.
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- Boyuan Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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Rahimi S, Malakooti H, Aliakbari Bidokhti A. Investigation of the chemical nature of precipitation and source apportionment of its constituents in Tehran metropolis, Iran. Environ Res 2023; 225:115587. [PMID: 36870555 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Precipitation is a key process for purifying the atmosphere of pollutants. However, precipitation chemistry is also a significant environmental catastrophe on a global scale. Tehran Metropolitan Area, Iran's capital, is one of the world's most polluted cities. Nonetheless, little effort has been paid to determining the chemical composition of precipitation in this polluted metropolis. The chemical components and likely sources of trace metals and water-soluble ions in precipitation samples collected from 2021 to 2022 at an urban location in Tehran, Iran, were investigated in this study. The pH of the rainwater samples varied from 6.330 to 7.940 (mean 7.313, volume weighted mean (VWM) 7.523). The following is the order of the VWM concentration of main ions: Ca2+ > HCO3- > Na+ >SO42- > NH4+ > Cl- > NO3- > Mg2+> K+> F-. Furthermore, we discovered that VWM concentrations for trace elements are modest, with the exception of Sr (39.104 eq L-1). The primary neutralizing species for precipitation acidity were Ca2+ and NH4+. Vertical feature mask (VFM) diagrams derived from cloud-aerosol lidar and infrared pathfinder satellite observation (CALIPSO) track data indicated that polluted dust was the most common pollutant in the Tehran sky that might contribute significantly to the neutralization of precipitation. A study of species concentration ratios in seawater and the earth's crust indicated that virtually all Se, Sr, Zn, Mg2+, NO3-, and SO42- were anthropogenic. While Cl- was largely obtained from sea salt, K+ was obtained from both the earth's crust and the sea, with the earth's crust playing a larger role in K+. The earth's crust, aged sea salt, industry, and combustion processes were all verified as sources of trace metals and water-soluble ions by positive matrix factorization analysis.
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- Setareh Rahimi
- Department of Marine and Atmospheric Science (non-Biologic), Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Marine and Atmospheric Science (non-Biologic), Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Wu W, Jamali B, Zhang K, Marshall L, Deletic A. Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Spatial Prioritisation through Global Sensitivity Analysis for Effective Urban Pluvial Flood Mitigation. Water Res 2023; 235:119888. [PMID: 36966681 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) has attracted growing attention as a sustainable approach for mitigating pluvial flooding (also known as flash flooding), which is expected to increase in frequency and intensity under the impacts of climate change and urbanisation. However, spatial planning of WSUD is not an easy task, not only due to the complex urban environment, but also the fact that not all locations in the catchment are equally effective for flood mitigation. In this study, we developed a new WSUD spatial prioritisation framework that applies global sensitivity analysis (GSA) to identify priority subcatchments where WSUD implementation will be most effective for flood mitigation. For the first time, the complex impact of WSUD locations on catchment flood volume can be assessed, and the GSA in hydrological modelling is adopted for applications in WSUD spatial planning. The framework uses a spatial WSUD planning model, the Urban Biophysical Environments and Technologies Simulator (UrbanBEATS), to generate a grid-based spatial representation of catchment, and an urban drainage model, the U.S. EPA Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), to simulate catchment flooding. The effective imperviousness of all subcatchments was varied simultaneously in the GSA to mimic the effect of WSUD implementation and future developments. Priority subcatchments were identified based on their influence on catchment flooding computed through the GSA. The method was tested for an urbanised catchment in Sydney, Australia. We found that high priority subcatchments were clustering in the upstream and midstream of the main drainage network, with a few distributed close to the catchment outlets. Rainfall frequency, subcatchment characteristics, and pipe network configuration were found to be important factors determining the influence of changes in different subcatchments on catchment flooding. The effectiveness of the framework in identifying influential subcatchments was validated by comparing the effect of removing 6% of the Sydney catchment's effective impervious area under four WSUD spatial distribution scenarios. Our results showed that WSUD implementation in high priority subcatchments consistently achieved the largest flood volume reduction (3.5-31.3% for 1% AEP to 50% AEP storms), followed by medium priority subcatchments (3.1-21.3%) and catchment-wide implementation (2.9-22.1%) under most design storms. Overall, we have demonstrated that the proposed method can be useful for maximising WSUD flood mitigation potential through identifying and targeting the most effective locations.
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- Wenhui Wu
- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; WMAwater Pty Ltd, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia
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- Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland 4001, Australia
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Yun D, Kang D, Cho KH, Baek SS, Jeon J. Characterization of micropollutants in urban stormwater using high-resolution monitoring and machine learning. Water Res 2023; 235:119865. [PMID: 36934536 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Urban rainfall events can lead to the runoff of pollutants, including industrial, pesticide, and pharmaceutical chemicals. Transporting micropollutants (MPs) into water systems can harm both human health and aquatic species. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the dynamics of MPs during rainfall events. However, few studies have examined MPs during rainfall events due to the high analytical expenses and extensive spatiotemporal variability. Few studies have investigated the occurrence patterns of MPs and factors that influence their transport, such as rainfall duration, antecedent dry periods, and variations in streamflow. Moreover, while there have been many analyses of nutrients, suspended solids, and heavy metals during the first flush effect (FFE), studies on the transport of MPs during FFE are insufficient. This study aimed to identify the dynamics of MPs and FFE in an urban catchment, using high-resolution monitoring and machine learning methods. Hierarchical clustering analysis and partial least squares regression (PLSR) were implemented to estimate the similarity between each MP and identify the factors influencing their transport during rainfall events. Eleven dominant MPs comprised 75% of the total MP concentration and had a 100% detection frequency. During rainfall events, pesticides and pharmaceutical MPs showed a higher FFE than industrial MPs. Moreover, the initial 30% of the runoff volume contained 78.0% of pesticide and 50.1% of pharmaceutical substances for events W1 (July 5 to July 6, 2021) and W6 (August 31 to September 1, 2021), respectively. The PLSR model suggested that stormflow (m3/s) and the duration of antecedent dry hours (h) significantly influenced MP dynamics, yielding the variable importance on projection scores greater than 1.0. Hence, our findings indicate that MPs in urban waters should be managed by considering FFE.
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- Daeun Yun
- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwondaehak-ro 20, Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 51140, Republic of Korea
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- School of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea; Graduate School of Carbon Neutrality, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan-Si, Gyeongbuk 38541, South Korea.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwondaehak-ro 20, Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 51140, Republic of Korea; School of Smart and Green Engineering, Changwon National University, Changwon, Gyeongsangnamdo 51140, Korea.
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Tavares JV, Oliveira RS, Mencuccini M, Signori-Müller C, Pereira L, Diniz FC, Gilpin M, Marca Zevallos MJ, Salas Yupayccana CA, Acosta M, Pérez Mullisaca FM, Barros FDV, Bittencourt P, Jancoski H, Scalon MC, Marimon BS, Oliveras Menor I, Marimon BH, Fancourt M, Chambers-Ostler A, Esquivel-Muelbert A, Rowland L, Meir P, Lola da Costa AC, Nina A, Sanchez JMB, Tintaya JS, Chino RSC, Baca J, Fernandes L, Cumapa ERM, Santos JAR, Teixeira R, Tello L, Ugarteche MTM, Cuellar GA, Martinez F, Araujo-Murakami A, Almeida E, da Cruz WJA, Del Aguila Pasquel J, Aragāo L, Baker TR, de Camargo PB, Brienen R, Castro W, Ribeiro SC, Coelho de Souza F, Cosio EG, Davila Cardozo N, da Costa Silva R, Disney M, Espejo JS, Feldpausch TR, Ferreira L, Giacomin L, Higuchi N, Hirota M, Honorio E, Huaraca Huasco W, Lewis S, Flores Llampazo G, Malhi Y, Monteagudo Mendoza A, Morandi P, Chama Moscoso V, Muscarella R, Penha D, Rocha MC, Rodrigues G, Ruschel AR, Salinas N, Schlickmann M, Silveira M, Talbot J, Vásquez R, Vedovato L, Vieira SA, Phillips OL, Gloor E, Galbraith DR. Basin-wide variation in tree hydraulic safety margins predicts the carbon balance of Amazon forests. Nature 2023; 617:111-117. [PMID: 37100901 PMCID: PMC10156596 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05971-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Tropical forests face increasing climate risk1,2, yet our ability to predict their response to climate change is limited by poor understanding of their resistance to water stress. Although xylem embolism resistance thresholds (for example, [Formula: see text]50) and hydraulic safety margins (for example, HSM50) are important predictors of drought-induced mortality risk3-5, little is known about how these vary across Earth's largest tropical forest. Here, we present a pan-Amazon, fully standardized hydraulic traits dataset and use it to assess regional variation in drought sensitivity and hydraulic trait ability to predict species distributions and long-term forest biomass accumulation. Parameters [Formula: see text]50 and HSM50 vary markedly across the Amazon and are related to average long-term rainfall characteristics. Both [Formula: see text]50 and HSM50 influence the biogeographical distribution of Amazon tree species. However, HSM50 was the only significant predictor of observed decadal-scale changes in forest biomass. Old-growth forests with wide HSM50 are gaining more biomass than are low HSM50 forests. We propose that this may be associated with a growth-mortality trade-off whereby trees in forests consisting of fast-growing species take greater hydraulic risks and face greater mortality risk. Moreover, in regions of more pronounced climatic change, we find evidence that forests are losing biomass, suggesting that species in these regions may be operating beyond their hydraulic limits. Continued climate change is likely to further reduce HSM50 in the Amazon6,7, with strong implications for the Amazon carbon sink.
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- Julia Valentim Tavares
- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, Programa de Pós Graduação em Biologia Vegetal, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
- Institute of Systematic Botany and Ecology, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Manejo de Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, Programa de Pós Graduação em Ecologia, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- AMAP (Botanique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations), CIRAD, CNRS, INRA, IRD, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
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- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- School of Geography, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Birmingham Institute of Forest Research (BIFoR), Birmingham, UK
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
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- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana, Iquitos, Peru
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- Instituto de Geociências, Faculdade de Meteorologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil
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- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
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- Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana, Iquitos, Peru
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- Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
- Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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- Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
- Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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- Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
- Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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- Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
- Universidad Autonoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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- Instituto de Biodiversidade e Florestas, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Brazil
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- Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana (UNAP), Iquitos, Peru
- Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, Iquitos, Peru
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- National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos-SP, Brazil
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- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Laboratório de Botânica e Ecologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil
- SOS Amazônia, Programa Governança e Proteção da Paisagem Verde na Amazônia, Rio Branco-AC, Brazil
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- Sección Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Manejo de Recursos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil
- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Acre, Campus Baixada do Sol, Rio Branco, Brazil
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- Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK
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- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
- Departamento de Biología, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Departamento de Sistemática e Ecologia, Centro de Ciências Exatas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil
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- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
- Department of Physics, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, Iquitos, Peru
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK
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- Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, Iquitos, Peru
- Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre de Grohmann (UNJBG), Tacna, Peru
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
- Jardín Botánico de Missouri, Oxapampa, Peru
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), Nova Xavantina, Brazil
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- Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco, Peru
- Jardín Botánico de Missouri, Oxapampa, Peru
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologia das Águas, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Sección Química, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará, Santarém, Brazil
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- Museu Universitário, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil
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- Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Núcleo de Estudos e Pesquisas Ambientais, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Vidal Valero M. Mexico is seeding clouds to make rain - scientists aren't sure it works. Nature 2023; 617:16-17. [PMID: 37130931 DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-01038-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Zhou J, Xiong J, Ni J, Xie X, Liu Y. Nitrogen transfer and transformation in bioretention cells under low temperature conditions. Sci Total Environ 2023; 871:162087. [PMID: 36764547 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The nitrogen removal effect of traditional bioretention cells is generally poor under low temperature conditions, with significant levels of fluctuation and leaching often reported. Therefore, the migration characteristics of nitrogen were explored in bioretention cells under low temperature conditions, with the aim of improving the nitrogen removal effect. Four groups of modified collapsible loess bioretention cells were constructed and operated at 1, 5, 10 and 25 °C. The nitrogen removal effect of the cells was determined at different temperatures and the nitrogen migration and transformation characteristics under low temperature conditions were discussed. Experimental results showed that during the rainfall period, the ammonia nitrogen removal efficiency remained similar at different temperatures (above 97 %), while the nitrate nitrogen removal efficiency varied significantly at 1, 5, 10 and 25 °C, from 28.15 %-65.22 %, 96.68 %-98.8 %, 96.75 %-98.88 % and 80.14 %-96.72 %, respectively. In addition, nitrate nitrogen accumulation occurred in the filler during rainfall events, with lower temperature conditions increasing the final concentration of nitrate nitrogen accumulated. Following a rainfall event, the content of nitrate nitrogen in the filler decreased significantly over a 60 h dry period. However, the nitrate nitrogen reduction rate was significantly lower under low temperature conditions, than at 25 °C. Overall, low temperature conditions had a negative effect on the accumulation of nitrate nitrogen in the filler during rainfall events, as well as the transformation and migration of nitrate nitrogen within the filler during drought periods, with the adverse effects most significant at temperatures lower than 5 °C.
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- Jiajia Zhou
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yan Ta Road, No. 13, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yan Ta Road, No. 13, Xi'an 710055, China.
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yan Ta Road, No. 13, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Yan Ta Road, No. 13, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology and University of South Australia, An De College, Xi'an 710055, China
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Pavelack M, McCormack MC. When It Rains It Pours: Inflammation Storms the Airways. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2023; 20:643-645. [PMID: 37125999 PMCID: PMC10174127 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202302-178ed] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023] Open
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Zhang W, Qu P, Sun H, Che W. Assessing the characteristics of different-sized particles in the first flush of roof runoff. Water Sci Technol 2023; 87:2265-2276. [PMID: 37186629 PMCID: wst_2023_124 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The first flush occurs during urban runoff events. In this study, we aimed to assess the characteristics of different-sized particles in the first flush of roof runoff, and runoff was collected from an asphalt roof (AR), metal roof (MR), and cement roof (CR) for analysis. There were no clear patterns in the particle size distributions in the runoff from the three roofs and were affected by several factors. The strength of the first flushes differed significantly for particles in different size categories in AR, MR, and CR runoff and were very different from suspended solids (SS). The comparison showed that it would be possible to meet the SS control design expectation required by the Chinese national standard for runoff pollution control (VFF = 3 mm) for particles <45 μm but not for particles >45 μm. The methods presented provide an alternative for assessing the ability to control the transport of different-sized particles in runoff.
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- Wei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail: ; Beijing Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Urban Sewage System Construction and Risk Control, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China; Beijing Energy Conservation & Sustainable Urban and Rural Development Provincial and Ministry Co-construction Collaboration Innovation Center, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail: ; Beijing Engineering Research Center of Sustainable Urban Sewage System Construction and Risk Control, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China
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Choubey S, Kumari R, Chander S. Fingerprinting of rainfall over semi-arid region, Western India, using MATLAB and GIS. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:610. [PMID: 37097495 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11225-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The present study investigates long-term changes in the rainfall regime over the Sabarmati River Basin, Western India, during 1981-2020 using computational and spatial analysis tools. Daily gridded rainfall data from India Meteorological Department (IMD) at 0.25 × 0.25 spatial resolution was employed to determine changes in rainfall at annual, monthly, and seasonal scales and analyze changes in rainfall characteristics using different thresholds for dry/ wet days and prolonged spells over Western India. Mann-Kendall test, Sen slope estimation, and linear regression analysis indicate that annual and monsoon rainfall over the basin has increased while the rest of the seasons have shown a declining trend. However, none of the trends obtained was found to be statistically significant. Spatial analysis of rainfall trends for each decade between 1980 and 2020 revealed that certain parts of the basin had experienced a significant declining trend during 1991-2000. Monthly rainfall analysis indicates the presence of a unimodal distribution of rainfall and a shift in rainfall towards later monsoon months (August and September). It is also inferred that days with moderate rainfall have decreased while low and extreme rainfall events have increased over the basin. It is evident from the study that the rainfall regime is highly erratic, and the study is important in understanding the changes in the rainfall regime during the last 40 years. The study has significant implications for water resource management, agricultural planning, and mitigation of water-related disasters.
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- Saurabh Choubey
- School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 382030, India
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- School of Environment and Sustainable Development, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 382030, India.
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- Space Applications Centre, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, 380015, India
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Yuan Z, Pei C, Li H, Lin L, Liu S, Hou R, Liao R, Xu X. Atmospheric microplastics at a southern China metropolis: Occurrence, deposition flux, exposure risk and washout effect of rainfall. Sci Total Environ 2023; 869:161839. [PMID: 36709905 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Atmospheric microplastics (AMPs) have raised much concern for public health due to their potential for exposure. In this study, temporal distribution, characteristics and exposure risk of AMPs were studied in the urban area of Guangzhou, a metropolis in Southern China, and the washout effect of rainfall on AMPs was investigated. It was found that AMP abundances in Guangzhou were in a range of 0.01-0.44 items/m3, with higher abundance in the wet season (0.19 ± 0.01 items/m3) than in the dry season (0.15 ± 0.02 items/m3). The distribution of AMPs did not correspond to that of common air pollutants (e.g., PM2.5 and PM10), implying that their pollution sources might be distinct. In Guangzhou, a total of 1.26 × 1011 items AMPs are in the air every year, and annual inhalation exposure of adults was estimated to be in the range of 79.65-3.50 × 103 items. The annual deposition flux of AMPs is 65.94 ± 7.53 items/m2/d, and the deposition flux in the wet season (84.00 ± 6.95 items/m2/d) was much greater than that in the dry season (47.88 ± 8.35 items/m2/d). Furthermore, rainfall has an effective mechanism for removing AMPs from the atmosphere, with an average washout ratio of (19.39 ± 6.48) × 104 for rainfall washing AMPs out. Compared to moderate rain (2.5-10 mm/h) and heavy rain (10-50 mm/h), light rain (rainfall intensity <2.5 mm/h) had a better washout effect. This study contributes to the evaluation of AMP exposure risk and understanding of AMP environmental behavior and fate by providing long-term monitoring data on AMPs and quantifying the washout effect of rainfall on AMPs for the first time.
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- Zhen Yuan
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Sub-branch of Guangdong Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine IntelliSensing and Computation, Guangdong Research Center of Polarization Imaging and Measurement Engineering Technology, Institute for Ocean Engineering, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.
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Zhang Z, Zhao J, Hou L, Xu X, Zhu Y, Zhai B, Liu Z. Comparative assessment of environmental impacts, mitigation potentials, and economic benefits of rain-fed and irrigated apple production systems on China's Loess Plateau. Sci Total Environ 2023; 869:161791. [PMID: 36707003 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Although the repaid development of China's apple industry heavily depends on excessive fertilizer-water-pesticide (FWP) inputs, little information is available that systematically evaluates environmental impacts, mitigation potential, and economical benefits of apple production systems in China. In this study, life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted to elucidate environmental risks and mitigation potentials of rain-fed and irrigated apple production systems on China's Loess Plateau based on survey data from 847 farmers, and economic benefits were analyzed simultaneously. Results showed that irrigated orchards caused more severe environmental risks associated with energy depletion (ED), global warming potential (GWP) and acidification potential (AP) than those in rain-fed orchards, whereas an opposite was true for eutrophication potential (EP), human toxicity potential (HTP), aquatic toxicity potential (ATP) and soil toxicity potential (STP). ED and GWP occurred primarily in the agricultural material stage, while AP, EP, HTP, ATP, and STP occurred mostly in the orchard management stage. Optimized FWP management can markedly mitigate environmental impacts in both irrigated and rain-fed orchard systems. Synthetic fertilizer, because of production and field-associated emissions, was the greatest contributor to environmental impacts of an apple production system. An environmental pollution index (EPI) that integrated environmental categories was highest in conventional irrigated orchards (0.946), followed by conventional rainfed orchards (0.857), and optimized irrigated orchards (0.459), and the lowest EPI was in optimized rainfed orchards (0.389). Economic analysis revealed that the benefits of rainfed orchards were higher than those of irrigated orchards because of higher apple prices and lower labor costs. Optimized FWP management sharply decreased input costs, thereby substantially increasing net income in irrigated and rain-fed apple orchards. Overall, severe environmental risk and large mitigation potential co-exist in rain-fed and irrigated apple orchards on China's Loess Plateau. Integrated soil-crop-market management potentially exhibited considerable environmental and economic advantages, thereby efficiently developing high-quality apple production.
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- Zhenxing Zhang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F, Yangling 712100, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences & Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F, Yangling 712100, China.
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Li Q, Yang Y, Liao H, Liu M, Liao L, Huang S, Sun G, Mo C, Li X. The simulation, regulation capacity assessment and coping strategy of rainstorm runoff waterlogging in Zhu pai-chong Basin of Nanning, China. J Environ Manage 2023; 332:117395. [PMID: 36738720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Currently, China is experiencing a phase of rapid urbanization. With the frequent occurrence of extreme rainfall events within the context of climate change, the problem of heavy rainfall and waterlogging in many cities is very prominent. In November 2020, China issued a proposal for the construction of sponge cities across the entire region to significantly enhance the rainfall flood prevention and drainage capacity of cities and effectively improve the resilience of sponge city systems for flooding management. Therefore, this paper selected the Zhu pai-chong watershed in Nanning with frequent waterlogging disasters as an example. Based on underlying surface information, We used a coupled SWMM-LISFOOD model to simulate runoff and waterlogging processes and analyze the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of the basin under 10 designed rainstorm return periods (0.25a-50a). The results confirm the substantial spatial and temporal variabilities of the runoff coefficient in the study area; impermeability was the main factor contributing to high runoff coefficient values. The spatial distribution characteristics of inundation area was general dispersion and local linear aggregation. Furthermore, this study assessed the effect of the control rate of blue‒green‒gray facilities on the actual storms, and the value ranged from only 48.6% (0.25a)-24.05% (50a). This study quantified the two-dimensional distribution of rainfall storage volume thresholds with or without considering the discharged from the pipe network. Quantitative mapping between the elements of "rainfall-storage volume of blue‒green‒gray facilities-runoff-drainage capacity of the pipe network-waterlogging level" was conducted within the study area as an example. Finally, an overall technical process scheme for rainfall and waterlogging management was proposed. The scheme covered the hydrological‒hydraulic mechanism, storage function of sponge facilities, engineering control response, nonengineering measures and intelligent management of rainfall and waterlogging during sponge city construction, which could provide critical scientific support for effective promotion of the construction of sponge cities in China.
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- Qianyun Li
- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Structural Safety of Ministry of Education, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Engineering Safety, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China; Guangxi Provincial Engineering Research Center of Water Security Intelligent Control for Karst Region, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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Liu Z, Han Z, Shi X, Liao X, Leng L, Jia H. Multi-objective optimization methodology for green-gray coupled runoff control infrastructure adapting spatial heterogeneity of natural endowment and urban development. Water Res 2023; 233:119759. [PMID: 36841169 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cost-effective runoff control scheme drafting involves localization, multi-sector coordination, and configuration of multifunctional infrastructures. Numerous independent variables, parameters, weights, and objectives make runoff control optimization quantitatively arduous. This study innovatively proposed a multi-objective optimization methodology for green-gray coupled runoff control infrastructure adapting spatial heterogeneity of natural endowment and urban development. The quantitative methods of multi-objective evaluation, hydrological feature partition, and pressure-adapted multi-objective weight assignment were proposed. Remote sensing inversion of water quality, hydrological model simulation (using SWAT and SWMM software), landscape pattern index calculation, life cycle cost (LCC), life cycle assessment (LCA) on ecological impact, and NSGA-II optimization algorithm were applied. Wuhan, the most water-sensitive city in China, was studied as a case. Runoff control function (RCF), capital investment (CI), and ecological return on investment (EROI) served as optimized objectives. High, medium, and low built-up regions in Wuhan urban development planning district were extracted by topographic factors and landscape patterns, which comprised 28, 34, and 38% of the case area, respectively. Three corresponding hydrological models were then built to illustrate distinct runoff control cost-efficiency in each region. Pressure distributions on runoff control, economic constraints, and ecological resource scarcity were quantitatively evaluated. And four pressure zones were clustered, which occupied 36, 29, 16, and 19% of the case area, respectively. Then the zonal weighted optimization decision-making matrix (with 3 hydrological models and 5 wt) was established by overlaying the pressure zone and built-up zone. In high, medium, and low built-up regions, optimized solutions reduced annual runoff volume by 86, 82%, and 77%The average runoff investments per square meter of impervious underlying surface in high, medium, and low built-up regions were 34.2, 18.7, and 7.9 RMB yuan, respectively. Medium and low built-up regions may only need 55 and 23% of the high built-up region for the unitary impervious underlying surface to balance runoff control and ecological benefits. Runoff control and financial utilization efficiency enhance with hydrological differentiation zones. Thus, the optimization solutions are zonal adaptive, refined, comparable, replicable, and implementable.
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- Zijing Liu
- Transport Planning and Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Beijing 100028, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Transport Planning and Research Institute, Ministry of Transport, Beijing 100028, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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Sun Y, Li Y, Xu B, Peng Y, Ma Y. Operational reliability of urban d rainage systems under uncertainties. J Environ Manage 2023; 331:117241. [PMID: 36669316 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Water quality risks from overflows have attracted significant research attention, and the reliability of urban drainage systems (UDS) is in urgent need of assessment and improvement. The overflow volume and concentration of critical pollutants are generally used as assessment indicators, which is quite time consuming and cumbersome especially under continuous rainfall. Simplifying the water quality risk assessment indicators for the UDS reliability is intractable. For this purpose, this study proposes the detention tank emptying time as a new reliability evaluation indicator, which greatly reduces the calculation burden by converting water quality risk into hydraulic risk. On this basis, the effects of rainfall, dry weather flow (DWF), actuators and their interactions on reliability are quantified by massive scenarios. It shows that the DWF affects the emptying process via weekly and daily seasonality and its interaction with rainfall is mainly responsible for unreliability. Further, the engineering facility linkage controlled by the actuator to cope with the interaction is the key. Particularly, the Prophet algorithm is innovatively applied to mine the patterns and generate the DWF series for the challenge of sparse DWF data. In conclusion, the indicator proposed expands the connotation of UDS reliability assessment, prompting a small investment in replacing actuators with better controllability and greatly improving reliability. It guides the engineering planning and enhancement from a new perspective of whole-chain optimization from the global to the detailed level.
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- Yan Sun
- School of Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, 116024, China
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- School of Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, 116024, China.
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- School of Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, 116024, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Hydraulic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning Province, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Wang M, Liu M, Zhang D, Qi J, Fu W, Zhang Y, Rao Q, Bakhshipour AE, Tan SK. Assessing and optimizing the hydrological performance of Grey-Green infrastructure systems in response to climate change and non-stationary time series. Water Res 2023; 232:119720. [PMID: 36774753 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Climate change has led to the increased intensity and frequency of extreme meteorological events, threatening the drainage capacity in urban catchments and densely built-up cities. To alleviate urban flooding disasters, strategies coupled with green and grey infrastructure have been proposed to support urban stormwater management. However, most strategies rely largely on diachronic rainfall data and ignore long-term climate change impacts. This study described a novel framework to assess and to identify the optimal solution in response to uncertainties following climate change. The assessment framework consists of three components: (1) assess and process climate data to generate long-term time series of meteorological parameters under different climate conditions; (2) optimise the design of Grey-Green infrastructure systems to establish the optimal design solutions; and (3) perform a multi-criteria assessment of economic and hydrological performance to support decision-making. A case study in Guangzhou, China was carried out to demonstrate the usability and application processes of the framework. The results of the case study illustrated that the optimised Grey-Green infrastructure could save life cycle costs and reduce total outflow (56-66%), peak flow (22-85%), and TSS (more than 60%) compared to the fully centralised grey infrastructure system, indicating its high superior in economic competitiveness and hydrological performance under climate uncertainties. In terms of spatial configuration, the contribution of green infrastructure appeared not as critical as the adoption of decentralisation of the drainage networks. Furthermore, under extreme drought scenarios, the decentralised infrastructure system exhibited an exceptionally high degree of removal performance for non-point source pollutants.
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- Mo Wang
- College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Architectural Design and Research Institute of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510499, China
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- College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, China
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- Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore, 117575, Singapore.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Architectural Design and Research Institute of Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510499, China
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- Civil Engineering, Institute of Urban Water Management, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern 67663, Germany
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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Wan Y, Liu N, Wang J, Pei J, Mei G. Experimental and numerical research on the hydrological characteristics of sunken green space with a new type of composite structure. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:47892-47912. [PMID: 36749511 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25621-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Based on the characteristics of concentrated rainwater runoff in the mountainous areas of southwestern China and the low rates of rainwater infiltration into low-permeability soils. We have built a new type of sunken green space structure with a combination of a "overflow port and rainwater storage layer" and carried out model tests of storage and drainage performance under heavy rain conditions. The hydrological response of the new composite structure parameters to the sunken green space was analyzed using the HYDRUS-2D program. The results show that the new composite structure has a significant impact on runoff reduction, drainage, and rainwater storage. For the 100a return period, compared with RSL-0 (0 cm rainwater storage layer), the initial and peak drainage times of RSL-25 were delayed by 30 min and 38 min, respectively, and the rainwater storage rate increased by 13.5%. Compared with no overflow port, the peak drainage increased by 78%, the initial drainage time advanced by 73 min, and the cumulative drainage volume increased by 186%. In addition, as the height of the overflow increased, the surface rainwater absorbed by the sunken green space gradually decreased. The sunken green space with OPH-5 (overflow port height of 5 cm) could absorb more than 75% of the rainwater in the rainwater overflow layer, while the absorption capacities of OPH-7.5 and OPH-10 (overflow port height of 7.5 cm and 10 cm) were basically below 75%. In this case, the OPH-5 and the depth of the storage layer not being less than 250 cm provide the best setting for the new combined structure of the sunken green space. In conclusion, the new composite structure designed in this experiment effectively increased the hydrological performance of the layered sunken green space.
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- Yonghao Wan
- College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics and Engineering Safety, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics and Engineering Safety, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
- Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Rock and Soil Mechanics and Engineering Safety, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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Humphrey J, Rowett C, Tyers J, Gregson M, Comber S. Are sustainable d rainage systems (SuDS) effective at retaining dissolved trace elements? Environ Technol 2023; 44:1450-1463. [PMID: 34779717 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.2004454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are increasingly deployed to mitigate against increased trace element contaminant loads associated with urban and road runoff. However, there is a lack of research on their capabilities in removing these trace elements, particularly from the dissolved phase. Water samples were taken, following various rainfall events, from three different SuDS in Devon; one wetland pond adjacent to a busy dual carriageway, a new SuDS serving a housing estate and an established SuDS draining a mixed housing/light industrial area. A total of 15 elements were studied over the course of six rain events including the first flush of runoff. Removal rates varied within and between rain events as well as between types of SuDS. Although there was a general (modest) removal of dissolved elements within any given SuDS, this was not the case for all of the elements studied. Highest observed element concentrations entering the SuDS occurred at the onset of a rain event (first flush), the intensity of which, was related to the antecedent dry period. During high flows associated with intense rainfall, the SuDS could also act as a source of trace elements associated with fine particulates (e.g. lead) owing to resuspension of fine particulate material. Mature ponds with an abundance of macrophytes help retain solids and particulate metals, however poor maintenance leading to successional growth of shrubs and trees, reduces the efficiency of metal removal. This study highlighted the importance of long-term management planning to be included within any SuDs scheme.
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- Jasmine Humphrey
- Biogeochemistry Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Biogeochemistry Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Biogeochemistry Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Biogeochemistry Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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- Biogeochemistry Research Centre, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
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Milovanovic I, Herrmann I, Hedström A, Nordqvist K, Müller A, Viklander M. Synthetic stormwater for laboratory testing of filter materials. Environ Technol 2023; 44:1600-1612. [PMID: 34839790 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.2008516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Synthetic stormwater was tested to determine the ageing effects on dissolved metal concentrations and used in a column experiment to determine efficiency of four different filter materials (milkweed, bark, peat, polypropylene) in removing total and dissolved metals. Synthetic stormwater was created by adding metal salts, oil and collected stormwater sediment to tap water. Two ageing experiments were performed to determine the change of synthetic stormwater quality over time. One experiment lasted for 11 days and another focused on rapid concentration changes one day after preparation. The one-day ageing experiment showed rapid decrease in dissolved concentration of certain metals, specifically Cu. To consider this change, correction coefficients for each metal were developed and used to estimate the average dissolved metal concentration in the synthetic stormwater during the experiment to determine filter treatment efficiency. During the 11-day experiment on metal concentrations, no noticeable quality changes were observed for at least six days after the preparation of synthetic stormwater. Furthermore, a column experiment was run with duplicate filter columns. Inflow and outflow samples were analysed for total and dissolved metals, turbidity, particle size distribution, and pH. High removal of total metal concentrations was noticed in all tested filter media (58-94%). Dissolved metal concentration removal varied among different filter media. In general, columns with bark and peat media were able to treat dissolved metals better than polypropylene and milkweed. The level of treatment of dissolved metals between the different filter media columns were bark > peat > milkweed > polypropylene.
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- Ivan Milovanovic
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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Zhang X, Chen H, Wen Y, Shi J, Xiao Y. A new rainfall prediction model based on ICEEMDAN-WSD-BiLSTM and ESN. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:53381-53396. [PMID: 36854943 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25906-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Precipitation, as an important indicator describing the evolution of the regional climate system, plays an important role in understanding the spatial and temporal distribution characteristics of regional precipitation. Scientific and accurate prediction of regional precipitation is helpful to provide theoretical basis for relevant departments to guide flood and drought control. To address the uncertainty and nonlinear characteristics of precipitation series, this paper uses the established improved complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (ICEEMDAN)-wavelet signal denoising (WSD)-bi-directional long short-term memory (BiLSTM), and echo state network (ESN) models to predict precipitation of four cities in southern Anhui Province. The BiLSTM is used to predict the high-frequency components and the ESN to predict the low-frequency components, thus avoiding the influence between the two neural network predictions. The results show that the ICEEMDAN-WSD-BiLSTM and ESN models are more accurate. The average relative error reached 2.64% and the NSE (Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency coefficient) was 0.91, which was significantly better than the other four models. The model reveals the temporal change pattern and evolution characteristics of future precipitation, guides flood prevention and mitigation, and has certain theoretical significance and application value for promoting regional sustainable development.
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- Xianqi Zhang
- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Resources Efficient Utilization and Protection Engineering, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
- Technology Research Center of Water Conservancy and Marine Traffic Engineering, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan Province, China
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- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China.
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- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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- Water Conservancy College, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, China
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Xu H, Randall M, Fryd O. Urban stormwater management at the meso-level: A review of trends, challenges and approaches. J Environ Manage 2023; 331:117255. [PMID: 36738635 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cities worldwide are facing a significant threat of stormwater hazards caused by the increase in extreme downpours and urbanization. Meso-level urban stormwater management focuses on alleviating the detrimental impacts of urban flooding and enhancing water resource utilization at the block or community scale, typically through 1) specific policies and management rules; 2) catchment-scale scenario simulation, optimization and evaluation; 3) the group of stormwater control measures implementation. It may effectively coordinate macro-level urban stormwater management planning and micro-level distributed stormwater control facilities. This study conducts a review of Urban Stormwater Management at Meso-level (USM-M) with a view to research publication trends, citation analysis, geographic spread and subject category, as well as content analysis, including temporal progression and research gaps. The Web of Science database and CiteSpace are used for the bibliometric analysis of 66 articles from 2006 to 2021. The results show that the number of USM-M topic articles generally has an upward trend over the years. Whilst the United States and China are leading research on this topic, the European countries have diverse local research and dense cooperation. Research foci have generally shifted from theoretical frameworks to multi-element subdivided topics and specific technical roadmaps. Moreover, the spatial layout optimization and multi-functional integration are, or will be, potential research directions in terms of enhancing stormwater utilization and co-benefits of USM-M. This systematic review concludes trends, challenges and potential approaches of USM-M, and aims to provide recommendations for researchers and policymakers on the development of a more advanced and comprehensive USM-M.
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- Hanwen Xu
- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark.
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resources Management, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Zhang B, Zhang QQ, Cai YY, Yan XT, Zhai YQ, Guo Z, Ying GG. Environmental emissions and pollution characteristics of mosquitocides for the control of dengue fever in a typical urban area. Sci Total Environ 2023; 867:161513. [PMID: 36634776 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Mosquitocides are frequently used to control the spread of dengue fever in tropical and sub-tropic urban regions worldwide, resulting in their discharge into the environment via rainfall runoff, causing adverse effects on ecological health. This study quantitatively evaluated mosquitocide emissions and environmental pollution in a typical urban district in China affected by the dengue fever epidemic, using a method combining market surveys, monitoring campaigns and SWMM (storm water management model) modelling tools. During the assessment period, the total mosquitocide usage in the urban district reached 6334 kg, with an estimated load of 56.55 g entering the receiving environment via rainfall runoff, 91.04 % of which occurred in the rainy season. Monitoring results indicated that the initial 0.5-1 h was the main period of mosquitocide wash off into the receiving water. Environmental mosquitocide pollution levels were found to be affected by the mosquitocide type and the time interval between mosquitocide application and precipitation events. The measured environmental concentrations of mosquitocides in this study were generally higher than those areas unaffected by the dengue fever epidemic. The modelled mosquitocide concentrations were in accordance with monitoring results. The finding of this study are important for assessing the environmental impact of dengue fever control activities, while also providing valuable baseline data for the effective environmental management of mosquitocides.
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- Bing Zhang
- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing 210042, China; State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety, MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Lange K, Furén R, Österlund H, Winston R, Tirpak RA, Nordqvist K, Smith J, Dorsey J, Viklander M, Blecken GT. Abundance, distribution, and composition of microplastics in the filter media of nine aged stormwater bioretention systems. Chemosphere 2023; 320:138103. [PMID: 36775039 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Bioretention systems are designed for quality treatment of stormwater. Particulate contaminants are commonly treated efficiently and accumulate mainly in the surface layer of the bioretention filter material. However, concerns exist that microplastic particles may not show equal accumulation behavior as other sediment particles. So far only two field and two laboratory studies are available on the fate of microplastics in few relatively newly built bioretention systems. Therefore, this study investigated the abundance and distribution of microplastics in nine 7-12 years old stormwater bioretention systems. It was found that microplastics generally accumulate on the surface of bioretention systems. Microplastic median particle concentrations decreased significantly from the surface layer (0-5 cm) of the filter material to the 10-15 cm depth layer from 448 to 136 particles/100 g, respectively. The distance to the inlet did not significantly affect the surface accumulation of microplastic particles, suggesting modest spatial variability in microplastics accumulation in older bioretention systems. Further, this study investigated the polymer composition in bioretention systems. It was shown that PP, EVA, PS and EPDM rubber are the most abundant polymer types in bioretention systems. Also, it was found that large percentages of microplastic particles are black particles (median percentage of black particles: 39%) which were found in 28 of the 33 investigated samples. This underlines the importance of including black particles in microplastic studies on stormwater, which has been overlooked in most previous studies.
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- Katharina Lange
- Urban Water Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87, Luleå, Sweden.
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- Urban Water Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87, Luleå, Sweden; NCC Sverige AB, Department of Research and Innovation, Herrjärva Torg 4, 170 80, Solna, Sweden
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- Urban Water Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University, Agricultural Engineering Building AE, Building 298, 590 Woody Hayes Dr, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA; Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, Ohio State University, 470 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA; Core Faculty, Sustainability Institute, Ohio State University, 3018 Smith Lab 174 W, 18th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University, Agricultural Engineering Building AE, Building 298, 590 Woody Hayes Dr, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Urban Water Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87, Luleå, Sweden
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- Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University, Agricultural Engineering Building AE, Building 298, 590 Woody Hayes Dr, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, Ohio State University, Agricultural Engineering Building AE, Building 298, 590 Woody Hayes Dr, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Urban Water Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87, Luleå, Sweden
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- Urban Water Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971 87, Luleå, Sweden
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Petreje M, Sněhota M, Chorazy T, Novotný M, Rybová B, Hečková P. Performance study of an innovative concept of hybrid constructed wetland-extensive green roof with growing media amended with recycled materials. J Environ Manage 2023; 331:117151. [PMID: 36638720 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Implementation of green roofs requires a large amount of primary material, especially for constructing the growing media layer. In addition, irrigation of green roofs with potable water is uneconomical and unsustainable. The novel hybrid green roof system proposed in this paper is in line with the principles of circular economy as it incorporates recycled materials into green roof growing media and greywater for irrigation. Two experimental beds were built to evaluate the concept of treating greywater in a constructed wetland prior to using it to irrigate a dual-layer extensive green roof. The growing media in both two extensive green roof beds contained ca. 37.5% by volume of recycled crushed building rubble containing a large proportion of brick. One of the two beds additionally contained 9.5% by volume of sewage sludge-based biochar. The concept of the hybrid roof and novel growing media was evaluated based on laboratory analysis of the growing media and on onsite measurements of hydraulic and thermal performance. The growing media amended with recycled materials developed in this study had hydrophysical properties comparable to commercially available growing media without recycled materials. Observations made during one vegetation season from June to October and a ten day-intensive water quality monitoring campaign during September 2020 showed that the constructed wetland significantly reduced total nitrogen and orthophosphate concentrations in pre-treated greywater. Due to the irrigation method employed, in which water flowed predominantly through drainage mats below the growing media, nutrient-leaching by the irrigation water was avoided. Concentrations of nutrients in the effluent were observed to increase only in response to precipitation. The temperature peak of the bottom green roof layer was shifted by almost 9 h from the peak in air temperature, and temperature fluctuations were significantly reduced. Vegetation on the bed amended with biochar demonstrated more vigorous growth due to available nutrients in the biochar which increased the rate of temperature-reducing evapotranspiration. More water evapotranspirated more water, which provided more water retention capacity confirmed by a lower runoff coefficient. Simple storage routing hydraulic modeling of hybrid green roof runoff using a nonlinear reservoir was performed.
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- Marek Petreje
- Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, Prague 6, 166 29, Czech Republic; Czech Technical University in Prague, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings, Třinecká 1024, Buštehrad, 273 43, Czech Republic.
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, Prague 6, 166 29, Czech Republic; Czech Technical University in Prague, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings, Třinecká 1024, Buštehrad, 273 43, Czech Republic
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- AdMaS Research Centre, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 651/139, Brno, 612 00, Czech Republic
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- AdMaS Research Centre, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 651/139, Brno, 612 00, Czech Republic
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings, Třinecká 1024, Buštehrad, 273 43, Czech Republic
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- Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Thákurova 7, Prague 6, 166 29, Czech Republic; Czech Technical University in Prague, University Centre for Energy Efficient Buildings, Třinecká 1024, Buštehrad, 273 43, Czech Republic
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Prakash S, Bhan SC. How accurate are infrared-only and rain gauge-adjusted multi-satellite precipitation products in the southwest monsoon precipitation estimation across India? Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:515. [PMID: 36976412 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11148-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A dense network of rain gauges and considerably large variability of the southwest monsoon precipitation across the country make India a suitable test-bed to evaluate any satellite-based precipitation product. In this paper, three real-time infrared-only precipitation products derived from the INSAT-3D satellite namely, INSAT Multispectral Rainfall (IMR), Corrected IMR (IMC) and Hydro-Estimator (HEM) and three rain gauge-adjusted Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM)-based multi-satellite precipitation products namely, Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG), Global Satellite Mapping of Precipitation (GSMaP) and an Indian merged satellite-gauge product (INMSG) have been evaluated over India at a daily timescale for the southwest monsoon seasons of 2020 and 2021. An evaluation against rain gauge-based gridded reference dataset shows noticeable reduction of bias in IMC product over IMR, primarily over the orographic regions. However, INSAT-3D infrared-only precipitation retrieval algorithms have limitations in shallow and convective precipitation estimation. Among rain gauge-adjusted multi-satellite products, INMSG is shown to be the best product in the monsoon precipitation estimation over India due to use of rather larger number of rain gauges than IMERG and GSMaP products. All satellite-derived precipitation products, i.e. infrared-only and gauge-adjusted multi-satellite products underestimate heavy monsoon precipitation by 50-70%. The bias decomposition analysis indicates that a simple statistical bias correction would considerably improve the performance of the INSAT-3D precipitation products over the central India, but the same might not work over the west coast due to rather larger contributions of both positive and negative hit bias components. Although rain gauge-adjusted multi-satellite precipitation products show very small or negligible total biases in the monsoon precipitation estimation, positive and negative hit bias components are considerable over the west coast and central India. Furthermore, rain gauge-adjusted multi-satellite precipitation products underestimate very heavy to extremely heavy precipitation with larger magnitudes than the INSAT-3D derived precipitation products over the central India. Among the rain gauge-adjusted multi-satellite precipitation products, INMSG has smaller bias and error than IMERG and GSMaP products for very heavy to extremely heavy monsoon precipitation over the west coast and central India. Preliminary results of this study would be useful for end users in choosing a better precipitation product for real-time and research applications as well as for algorithm developers in further improving these products.
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- Satya Prakash
- India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi-110 003, India.
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- India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences, New Delhi-110 003, India
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Horvath IR, Zhang K, Mayer BK, Parolari AJ. Effects of Regional Climate and BMP Type on Stormwater Nutrient Concentrations in BMPs: A Meta-Analysis. Environ Sci Technol 2023; 57:5079-5088. [PMID: 36917002 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nutrient treatment performance of stormwater best management practices (BMPs) is highly variable. Improved nutrient management with BMPs requires a better understanding of factors that influence stormwater BMP treatment processes. We conducted a meta-analysis of vegetated BMPs in the International Stormwater BMP Database and compared influent and effluent nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations to quantify the BMP effect on nutrient management across climates. BMP effect on nutrient concentration change was compared between vegetated BMPs in wet and dry climates. We examined paired dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), total nitrogen (TN), dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP), total phosphorus (TP), and combinations of these analytes as dissolved inorganic ratios and N:P ratios. Meta-analysis with subgroup analysis was used to determine differences between wet and dry climates and among vegetated BMP types. We found that across both wet and dry climates, BMPs leach DIP and TP, increase the fraction of dissolved inorganic P (DIP:TP), and decrease dissolved N:P ratios. Dry-climate BMPs leach DIP and TP more consistently and at a higher magnitude than wet-climate BMPs, and bioretention leaches more DIP than grass strips and swales. These findings generally align with biogeochemical cycling, differences in influent chemistry, and BMP design types and goals.
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- Isabelle R Horvath
- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, United States
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, United States
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, United States
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, United States
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Forootan E. GIS-based slope-adjusted curve number methods for runoff estimation. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:489. [PMID: 36939939 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-11039-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Accurate estimation of surface runoff and determination of susceptible lands to runoff generation in ungauged watersheds were the problems for hydrologic engineering which could be predicted through a simple model such as Soil Conservation Service Curve Number (SCS-CN). Due to the slope effects on this method, slope adjustment for curve number was developed to improve its precision. So, the main objectives of this study were to apply GIS-based slope SCS-CN approaches for surface runoff estimation and compare the accuracy of three slope-adjusted models including: (a) model with three empirical parameters, (b) model with two parameters slope function, and (c) model with one parameter in the region located in the central part of Iran. For this purpose, soil texture, hydrologic soil group, land use, slope, and daily rainfall volume maps were utilized. In order to provide the curve number map of the study area, land use and hydrologic soil group layers built in Arc-GIS were intersected and the curve number was determined. Then, three slope adjustment equations were used to modify curve numbers of AMC-II by employing slope map. Finally, recorded runoff data of the hydrometric station were applied to assess the performance of the models through four statistical indicators of the root mean square error (RMSE), the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (E), the coefficient of determination [Formula: see text], and percent bias (PB). Land use map analysis showed that rangeland was the dominant land use, whereas the soil texture map specified the greatest and smallest area belonging to loam and sandy loam textures, respectively. Although the runoff results showed the overestimation of large rainfall values and underestimation for rainfall with less than 40 mm volume in both models, the values of E (0.78), RMSE (2), PB (16), and [Formula: see text] (0.88) revealed that eq. (a) with three empirical parameters was the most accurate equation. The maximum percent of runoff generated by rainfall for eqs. (a), (b), and (c) were 68.43, 67.28, and 51.57% which showed that bareland located in south part with the slope of more than 5% was susceptible to runoff generation and should be paid attention to watershed management.
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- Elham Forootan
- Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
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Lebon Y, François C, Navel S, Vallier F, Guillard L, Pinasseau L, Oxarango L, Volatier L, Mermillod-Blondin F. Aquifer recharge by stormwater infiltration basins: Hydrological and vadose zone characteristics control the impacts of basins on groundwater chemistry and microbiology. Sci Total Environ 2023; 865:161115. [PMID: 36581297 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Stormwater infiltration systems (SIS) are designed to collect and infiltrate urban stormwater runoff into the ground for flood risk mitigation and artificial aquifer recharge. Many studies have demonstrated that infiltration practices can impact groundwater chemistry and microbiology. However, quantitative assessments of the hydrogeological factors responsible of these changes remain scarce. Thus, the present study aimed to quantitatively test whether changes of groundwater chemistry and microbiology induced by SIS were linked to two factors associated with vadose zone properties (vadose zone thickness, water transit time from surface to groundwater) and one factor associated with groundwater recharge rate (assessed by groundwater table elevation during rain events). To evaluate changes in chemistry (NO3-, PO43- and dissolved organic carbon concentrations), groundwater samples were collected in wells located in SIS-impacted and non-SIS-impacted zones during experimental periods of 10 days. During the same periods, clay beads were incubated in the same wells to measure changes of groundwater microbial biofilms (microbial biomass, dehydrogenase and hydrolytic activities) induced by SIS. Results showed that changes in PO43- supplied to groundwater during stormwater infiltration was negatively correlated with vadose zone thickness. A short water transit time from surface to groundwater increased dissolved organic carbon concentrations in the aquifer which, in turn, increased biofilm biomasses in groundwater. The groundwater recharge rate during rain events (assessed by groundwater table elevation) diluted NO3- concentrations in the aquifer but also influenced the changes of biofilm activities induced by SIS. Groundwater recharge rate during rain events probably increased the fluxes of water and dissolved organic carbon in groundwater, stimulating the activity of microbial biofilms. Overall, the present study is the first to quantify conjointly several factors and processes (water transfer, dilution, solute fluxes) that could explain the impact of stormwater infiltration on chemistry and/or microbiology in groundwater.
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- Yohan Lebon
- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69518, Vaulx-en-Velin, France; Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
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- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, IRD, Grenoble INP, IGE, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69518, Vaulx-en-Velin, France
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR5023 LEHNA, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France.
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Lu R, Jiang W, Xiao J, Yuan D, Li Y, Hou Y, Liu C. Evaluation of moisture migration characteristics of permeable asphalt pavement: Field research. J Environ Manage 2023; 330:117176. [PMID: 36608605 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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To analyse the moisture migration characteristics of permeable asphalt pavement (PAP) in engineering applications, a PAP sample with a length and width of 163 m and 12 m, respectively, was designed and paved. The pavement comprised PAC-13, PAC-20, ATPB-25, graded grade, and sandy soil subgrade from the top to the bottom. Moisture sensors were set at 4 cm, 10 cm, 28 cm, 46 cm, 61 cm, 76 cm, 101 cm, 126 cm, 176 cm, and 226 cm below the pavement surface to ascertain the volumetric water content during and after rainfall. This data were used to analyse the changes in the infiltration depth, infiltration rate, water level height, and water emptying time of the PAP under different rainfall conditions. The results show that the prediction model for the infiltration depth can be established using the water adhesion rate and rainfall. According to the moisture changes of the pavement layer after rainfall, the water migration process of the PAP can be divided into the drying stage, wetting stage, emptying stage, and recovery drying stage. The relationship between the average rainfall intensity and the average infiltration rate is a linear function. The water emptying time at the depth of 0-10 cm is less than 20 h, and the emptying time at a depth below 10 cm is less than 6 d.
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- Rong Lu
- Key Laboratory for Special Area Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China; School of Highway, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Area Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China; School of Highway, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Special Area Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China; School of Civil Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Area Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China; School of Highway, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Area Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China; School of Highway, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Area Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China; School of Highway, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Area Highway Engineering of Ministry of Education, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China; School of Highway, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710064, China
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Assaad RH, Assaf G, Boufadel M. Optimizing the maintenance strategies for a network of green infrastructure: An agent-based model for stormwater detention basins. J Environ Manage 2023; 330:117179. [PMID: 36608609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Various stormwater best management practices and green infrastructures (GIs) are recommended to address flooding, stormwater runoff, water quality, and sustainability. While detention basins are considered one of the main GI strategies, their benefits cannot be fully realized without properly maintaining them and making sure that they stay operational. Therefore, this paper used agent-based modeling (ABM) to devise an optimal maintenance program for detention basins to ensure that they function properly and continue to perform their water quality and flood control functions. More specifically, the following 2 agent types were incorporated in the model: 1) the detention basins were considered as static agents, and 2) the service teams responsible for the operation (maintenance, repair, and replacement) of the detention basins were considered as active agents. The developed ABM was applied for the entire network of stormwater detention basins in Newark, NJ. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to identify the most critical variables affecting the total cost of operating the network of detention basins as well as the functioning percentage of detention basins. In addition, optimization was implemented to determine the best maintenance program or policy that minimizes the total cost of operations, while also making sure that a desired functionality level or threshold is achieved for the entire network of detention basins. Finally, the ABM was statistically validated using a total of 10,000 Monte Carlo runs and 99% confidence intervals. The optimization results showed that, in order to minimize the total cost of maintaining the entire network of detention basins and ensure that at least 80% of the basins are in a functioning state at the end of the planning horizon, the decision-maker should implement the following maintenance program or strategy: have 2 service teams for the operations of the detention basins, follow a replacement policy, and replace detention basins after 3 maintenance periods. Also, the identified optimal maintenance program or strategy would result with an average total annual cost of around $4,085,000, where the average annual repair cost is around $2,572,200, the average annual maintenance cost is around $19,700, the average annual replacement cost is around $763,100, and the average annual service team cost is around $730,000. The proposed ABM for detention basins can be extended to other GIs as well as to different geographical areas. The usage of ABM has the advantage to reduce the subjectivity in developing plans for managing GIs.
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- Rayan H Assaad
- Smart Construction and Intelligent Infrastructure Systems (SCIIS) Lab, John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
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- John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
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- Center for Natural Resources, John A. Reif, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, 07102, USA.
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Qin X, Ni A, Yang D, Chen B, Liu S. Exploring Applicability of Different Ecological Protection Measures for Soil and Water Loss Control of Highway Slope in the Permafrost Area: A Case Study of Qinghai-Tibet Highway in China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:4907. [PMID: 36981817 PMCID: PMC10049329 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20064907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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A variety of slope water and soil conservation measures have been taken along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, but the systematic comparison of their erosion control ability needs to be strengthened, especially in the permafrost area. To explore the applicability of different measures to control runoff and sediment yield, field scouring experiments were conducted for different ecologically protected slopes, including turfing (strip, block, full), slope covering (gravel, coconut fiber blanket), and comprehensive measures (three-dimensional net seeding). Compared with the bare slope, the bulk density of the plots with the ecological protection measure decreased, the moisture-holding capacity and the organic matter increased correspondingly, and the average runoff velocity also decreased. The soil loss and runoff had a similar trend of different ecological protection measures. The relationship between the cumulative runoff and sediment yield of different measures exhibited a power function, with the increase of scouring flow and the runoff reduction benefit and sediment reduction benefit in different ecological protection-measured plots showing a decreasing trend. The average runoff reduction benefit decreased from 37.06% to 6.34%, and the average sediment reduction benefit decreased from 43.04% to 10.86%. The comprehensive protection measures had the greatest protection efficiency, followed by turfing, while the cover measure had limited improvement. Soil characteristics, vegetation coverage, and the scouring inflow rate are key factors that influence protection efficiency. The results suggest that comprehensive measures and turfing be taken rather than cover measures or bare slopes. This work provides an experimental reference for ecological protection methods for highway slopes in the permafrost area.
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- Xiaochun Qin
- College of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- College of Civil Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
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- China Academy of Transportation Science, Beijing 100013, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 111875, China
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Xu H, Wang Y, Fu X, Wang D, Luan Q. Urban Flood Modeling and Risk Assessment with Limited Observation Data: The Beijing Future Science City of China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:4640. [PMID: 36901653 PMCID: PMC10002264 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The frequency of urban storms has increased, influenced by the climate changing and urbanization, and the process of urban rainfall runoff has also changed, leading to severe urban waterlogging problems. Against this background, the risk of urban waterlogging was analyzed and assessed accurately, using an urban stormwater model as necessary. Most studies have used urban hydrological models to assess flood risk; however, due to limited flow pipeline data, the calibration and the validation of the models are difficult. This study applied the MIKE URBAN model to build a drainage system model in the Beijing Future Science City of China, where the discharge of pipelines was absent. Three methods, of empirical calibration, formula validation, and validation based on field investigation, were used to calibrate and validate the parameters of the model. After the empirical calibration, the relative error range between the simulated value and the measured value was verified by the formula as within 25%. The simulated runoff depth was consistent with a field survey verified by the method of validation based on field investigation, showing the model has good applicability in the study area. Then, the rainfall scenarios of different return periods were designed and simulated. Simulation results showed that, for the 10-year return period, there are overflow pipe sections in northern and southern regions, and the number of overflow pipe sections in the northern region is more than that in the southern region. For the 20-year return period and 50-year return period, the number of overflow pipe sections and nodes in the northern region increased, while for the 100-year return period, the number of overflow nodes both increased. With the increase in the rainfall return period, the pipe network load increased, the points and sections prone to accumulation and waterlogging increased, and the regional waterlogging risk increased. The southern region is prone to waterlogging because the pipeline network density is higher than that in the northern region and the terrain is low-lying. This study provides a reference for the establishment of rainwater drainage models in regions with similar database limitations and provides a technical reference for the calibration and validation of stormwater models that lack rainfall runoff data.
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- Huan Xu
- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056021, China
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- North China Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300074, China
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056021, China
- National Institute of Natural Hazards, Ministry of Emergency Management of China, Beijing 100085, China
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- Hebei Provincial Research Center of Water Ecological Civilization & Social Governance, Handan 056021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flood Disaster Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Emergency Management in China, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
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Mohamed BA, Huang C, Mok N, Swei O, Johnston C, Li LY. A comparative life-cycle assessment and cost analysis of biofilters amended with sludge-based activated carbon and commercial activated carbon for stormwater treatment. J Hazard Mater 2023; 445:130632. [PMID: 37056026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Environmental and economic issues resulting from the unsustainable management of sewage sludge from wastewater have necessitated the development of eco-friendly sewage sludge disposal methods, whereas stormwater effluent contains tremendous amounts of pollutants. This study compares the feasibility and environmental impacts associated with incorporating biofilters with sludge-based activated carbon (SBAC) versus commercial activated carbon (CAC) for stormwater treatment. The results demonstrate that the construction and disposal life-cycle stages are the dominant contributors to several environmental impact categories, including resource scarcity, carcinogenic toxicity, terrestrial ecotoxicity, and ozone formation indicators. Across multiple impact categories, the incorporation of biofilters with SBAC can reduce the negative environmental impacts associated with biofilter construction and disposal by 40% over a 50-year analysis period. In contrast, the most significant improvement is on construction-dominant indicators, where the decreased need for biofilter reconstruction results in a higher reduction in environmental impacts. Economically, amending the biofilter with SBAC can increase profits by up to 66% due to extending its lifespan. This study shows that SBAC has similar performance as CAC for lowering the negative environmental impacts resulting from biofilter construction, while increasing the overall net profits of the system. However, converting sewage sludge to an effective sorbent (SBAC) and incorporating SBAC into a biofilter to capture pollutants from stormwater is an economically and environmentally sustainable solution available to practitioners to manage sewage sludge and stormwater effluent. This solution protects the environment in a cost efficient, sustainable manner.
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- Badr A Mohamed
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada; Department of Agricultural Engineering, Cairo University, El-Gamma Street, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd., 200-4185 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, BC V5C 6G9, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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Sokolovskaya N, Vaughn C, Jahangiri H, Smith V, Wadzuk B, Ebrahimian A, Nyquist J. Variability of urban d rainage area delineation and runoff calculation with topographic resolution and rainfall volume. Water Sci Technol 2023; 87:1349-1366. [PMID: 37001153 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Designing green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) requires an accurate estimate of the contributing drainage area and a model for runoff generation. We examined some factors that add to the uncertainty associated with these two design steps in the urban environment. Delineated drainage areas at five GSI sites in southeastern Pennsylvania (PA) were compared for digital elevation model (DEM) resolutions (grid cell sizes) ranging from 8 to 300 cm. The findings point to an optimal DEM resolution range of 30-60 cm, with up to 100 cm resolution providing acceptable results for some sites. The delineated areas were validated with the observed flow and rainfall records at three sites by examining curve number (CN) values calculated for individual storms. The calculated CNs decreased with increasing rainfall volume, which supports a recommendation to consider a range of CNs in the GSI design process. The variation in calculated CNs was higher for the overestimated drainage areas derived from coarser DEM resolutions. We hypothesize that the observed continued decrease of CNs at high rainfall is the result of inlet bypass, a potentially significant factor in urban hydrology. The findings from this study provide insight into the variability in expected delineated drainage areas using standard methods in GSI design.
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- Natalya Sokolovskaya
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, USA E-mail:
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Florida International University, 10555 W. Flagler St., Miami, FL 33174, USA
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- Earth & Environmental Science, Temple University, 1901 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
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Tixier G, Rochfort Q, Grapentine L, Marsalek J, Lafont M, Vivien R. Toxicity of sediments in eight urban stormwater management ponds: bioassessment by oligochaete community metrics used in the sediment quality triad. Water Sci Technol 2023; 87:1112-1128. [PMID: 36919737 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Implemented for decades as part of the 'best management practices (BMPs)' for controlling urban runoff impacts on receiving waters, stormwater management ponds (SMPs) have been increasingly viewed as potential habitats for urban wildlife. However, since SMPs are subject to a lot of environmental constraints, research toward assessing their ecological quality and their actual benefits as habitats for biota is needed. In this study, the sediment toxicity of eight SMPs located in Southern Ontario, Canada was assessed using the sediment quality triad (SQT) approach. Sediment samples were collected for chemical, ecotoxicological and biological analyses. An oligochaete-based index approach (Oligochaete Index of Lake Bioindication and percentage of pollution-sensitive species) was used as the biological endpoint and integrated into a weight-of-evidence approach to assessing the general sediment quality of the ponds. Our results showed that (i) heavy metals in the sediment and (ii) chloride concentrations in the sediment interstitial water caused detrimental effects on the ecological quality of the sediments in the ponds studied. The oligochaete indices applied in this study showed value as biological endpoints to be integrated into the SQT and used for setting up sediment ecological quality goals.
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- Guillaume Tixier
- Independent Consultant, 360 Torrance St, Unit 810, Burlington, ON L7R 2R9, Canada E-mail:
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- Water Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Water Science and Technology Branch, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå, Sweden
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- Univ Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, ENTPE, UMR 5023 LEHNA, F-69622, Villeurbanne, France
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- Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology (Ecotox Centre), EPFL ENAC IIE-GE, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Kumar S, Singh KK. Hydrological performance of rain gardens having Calendula officinalis plant with varied planting mixtures. Water Sci Technol 2023; 87:1316-1326. [PMID: 36919750 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The rain gardens (RGs) have been one of the best management practices in cities to reduce the impact of urban flooding. However, very little is known about various design parameters of RGs, viz., the type of plantation, planting mixtures, and RG dimensions. This study pertains to examining the influence of planting mixtures on the variations of percolation rates of the RG with Calendula officinalis plant and without plants. Six types of planting mixtures in different experimental RGs have been tried. It has been observed that the percolation rate increases with a higher percentage of compost in the planting mixture for RGs with and without plants. The percolation rate is highest for the planting mixture having 25% compost. The runoff rate reduces with a higher percentage of compost in the planting mixture for RGs with C. officinalis and bare surfaces. No runoff is produced in RGs with plant having a compost of more than 20% in the planting mixture. The outcome of the study will be useful in deciding the composition of the planting mixture which will keep the RG plant healthy and at the same time improve the hydrological performance leading to lowering urban flooding magnitude.
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- Sandeep Kumar
- Civil Engineering Department, NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana, India E-mail:
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Simpson IM, Winston RJ, Dorsey JD. Monitoring the effects of urban and forested land uses on runoff quality: Implications for improved stormwater management. Sci Total Environ 2023; 862:160827. [PMID: 36509280 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Urban stormwater is a substantial source of non-point source pollution. Despite considerable monitoring efforts, little is known about stormwater quality in certain geographic regions. These spatial gaps induce uncertainty when extrapolating data and reduce model calibration capabilities, thereby limiting pollutant load reduction strategies. In this study, stormwater quality was monitored from 15 watersheds to characterize pollutant event mean concentrations (EMCs) and loads as a function of urban and forested (i.e., surrogates for pre-development) land use and land covers (LULCs) and rainfall patterns from a geographic region where these data are sparse. Residential and heavy industrial, heavy industrial, and industrial and commercial LULCs, respectively, were the primary generators of nutrients, total suspended solids (TSS), and heavy metals. Increased rainfall intensities (average and peak) significantly increased the EMCs of all particulate bound pollutants. Pollutant loads increased with rainfall depth and, in general, did not follow the same LULC trends as EMCs, suggesting loads were influenced substantially by watershed hydrologic responses. Mean annual urban loads of total phosphorus, total nitrogen, TSS, and zinc (Zn) ranged from 0.4 (low density residential [LDR]) to 1.5 (heavy industrial), 3.2 (single family residential [SFR]) to 11.5 (heavy industrial), 122.6 (SFR) to 1219.9 (heavy industrial), and 0.1 (LDR) to 0.7 (commercial) kg/ha/yr, respectively. Annual urban loads of TSS were 3.5 to 34 and - 1.5 to 6.8-fold greater than annual loads from forested and agricultural watersheds, respectively. Mean annual loads of heavy metals from urban LULCs were substantially greater than loads produced by forested and agricultural watersheds (e.g., 8.6 to 92 and 6.8 to 73-fold greater, respectively, for Zn), while loads of nutrients were generally similar between urban and agricultural watersheds. Findings herein suggest non-point source pollution will continue to threaten surface water quality as land is developed; results can help guide the development of cost-efficient stormwater management strategies.
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- Ian M Simpson
- Tennessee Water Resources Research Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 600 Henley Street Suite 311, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA; Formerly with Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, 590 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
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- Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, 590 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, OH 43210, USA; Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2070 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, 590 Woody Hayes Dr., Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Sharma A, Khare P, Singh N, Tiwari S, Chate DM, Kumar R. Anthropogenic aerosols in precipitation over the Indo-Gangetic basin. Environ Geochem Health 2023; 45:961-980. [PMID: 35391708 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-022-01236-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study investigated the concentration of heavy metals in rainwater (RW) at a semi-arid region of the Indo-Gangetic basin to understand the influence of local, regional, or long-range transport of air pollutants during the monsoon and non-monsoonal rain. The concentration of heavy metals in RW was determined using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer with Graphite Furnace, the scavenging ratio was estimated, and source interpretation was carried out using Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and HYSPLIT model. Ca was the highest contributor in RW followed by Na, Fe, Mg, and Al whereas Ba, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn were found in trace quantity. During the non-monsoon period, the crustal component (Ca) was the highest; however, during the monsoon, sea salt components (Na and Fe) were found higher. The scavenging ratio for metals was estimated and was found many times higher than those reported over European sites. The moderate concentration of heavy metal in RW was found with higher wind from South (S), South-West (SW), and North-West (NW) directions. Air mass back trajectory shows a significant contribution of metals from the Arabian Sea (South-Westerly wind) during active monsoon, whereas, in the non-monsoon season, the air masses mainly originated from the north-west indicating a contribution from wind-blown dust. The correlation analysis has shown the positive correlations between Ca and Mg, Mg and Na, Na and Cu, Al and Zn, Zn and Ba, Ba and Cr, and Cr and Zn. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) indicated loading of Ca, Na, Mg, Cu, Mn, and Ni in the first factor suggesting their crustal origin, whereas the second factor showed high loading of Al, Ba, Zn, Cr, and Ni indicating vehicular exhaust and industrial emission as their major sources, and loading for Ba and Mg in the third factor indicates the mixed contribution from both natural and anthropogenic sources in rainwater during the monsoon and non-monsoon periods. The data of this study can be used in the air pollution transport model. This study will help in source interpretation over the Indo-Gangetic basin and will help in planning for National Clean Air Program (NCAP) and deriving critical load.
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- Department of Agronomy and Soil Science, CIMAP, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Chemistry, National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh, Agra, India.
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Abdi AH, Warsame AA, Sheik-Ali IA. Modelling the impacts of climate change on cereal crop production in East Africa: evidence from heterogeneous panel cointegration analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:35246-35257. [PMID: 36527558 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24773-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Climate change has become an issue of concern for sustainable agriculture production. East African nations are heavily reliant on the agriculture sector, which accounts for a substantial amount of their gross domestic product (GDP) and employment. Due to climatic fluctuations, the output of the sector became very unpredictable. Hence, this study investigates the effects of climate change on cereal crop production in nine East African nations between 1990 and 2018. The study implemented pooled mean group (PMG) approach to examine the long-run and short-run dynamic impacts of the varying climatic circumstances on the output of cereal crops. The results reveal that rainfall and carbon emissions have favourable and significant long-run effects on cereal crop output, even though their short-run impacts are negligible. Additionally, cultivated land area and rural population have a constructive role in enhancing agricultural output both in the long-run and short-run. However, average temperatures have negative repercussions on cereal crop production in the long-run and short-run, even though the magnitude of sensitivity is greater in the short-run. Dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) and fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) validated the robustness of the long-run findings of the PMG technique. Besides, the Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality outcomes indicate that cereal crop output has a bidirectional causality with temperature, carbon emissions, and cropped area. The study further demonstrated unidirectional causation from rural population to cereal crop yield. The study recommends that East African policymakers improve the quality of farm inputs, the adoption of climate-resilient farming practices, the development of water retention facilities and the establishment of crop diversification initiatives.
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- Abdikafi Hassan Abdi
- Faculty of Economics, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
- Garaad Institute for Social Research and Development Studies, Mogadishu, Somalia.
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- Faculty of Economics, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia
- Garaad Institute for Social Research and Development Studies, Mogadishu, Somalia
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- Garaad Institute for Social Research and Development Studies, Mogadishu, Somalia
- Faculty of Economics and Management, Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology, Mogadishu, Somalia
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Wang P, Wang J, Yang Z, Li K, Qiu R, Zhang C, Li J. Effect of different MIT rainfall event division methods on volume capture ratio of annual rainfall based on bioretention assessment. Water Sci Technol 2023; 87:1423-1437. [PMID: 37001157 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2023.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Volume capture ratio of annual rainfall (VCRAR) is the key parameter of low-impact development (LID) facilities design, which is significantly affected by the rainfall event division method. However, there is no universal agreement on how to determine an optimal division method to achieve it. A modified minimum inter-event time (MIT) method based on MATLAB software was proposed to find an optimal MIT value. The result showed that the optimal MIT value in Beijing is 200 min based on the daily rainfall data from 1987 to 2016, and the annual average rainfall events were 34.2 with an average rainfall depth of 13.7 mm. Taking bioretention facilities as an example, the errors of design VCRAR under different MIT values were compared based on a Stormwater Management Model (SWMM). The results showed that when design VCRAR was ≤50, 55-60, 60-75, 75-80 and >80%, the optimal MIT value for LID facilities design was 60, 120, 200, 360 and 1,440 min, respectively. Therefore, the optimal MIT should be flexibly selected with the changing of design VCRAR, to ensure that LID facilities meet the design goals.
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- Peng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail: ; Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture Beijing Sustainable Urban Drainage System Construction and Risk Control Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 100044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail:
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Stormwater System and Water Environment (Ministry of Education), Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China E-mail: ; Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture Beijing Sustainable Urban Drainage System Construction and Risk Control Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 100044, China
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