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Escarmena L, Roca N, Riera JL, Sauras-Yera T, Sabaté S, Sabater F. Impact of a WWTP effluent overland flow on the properties of a mediterranean riparian soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 366:121778. [PMID: 38981266 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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In this work we aim to assess the impact of a WWTP effluent overland flow on properties and nutrient concentrations of a riparian soil, in order to explore the potential of this practice as a nature-based treatment. We set two study zones of 150 m2 on the field, one control and one that received the WWTP effluent on its surface for one month. Samples were taken before and after the effluent overland flow system, to test the impact of the effluent on soil properties through a BACI design, and after 17 months, to evaluate the recovery of the soil. Two depths were studied: 0-5 cm and 5-20 cm. The effluent overland flow triggered an increase in exchangeable sodium percentage and a decrease in nitrate concentration in both depths, and an increase in ammonium concentration in 0-5 cm depth. After 17 months, there were not found relevant differences among zones. In conclusion, this practice could be used in the purpose to reduce the nutrient concentrations of WWTP effluents. This practice could be relevant for regions where WWTP effluents are discharged in low-flow or intermittent streams, such as semi-arid regions or the Mediterranean region.
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- Laura Escarmena
- Department of Evolutive Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Evolutive Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Evolutive Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Evolutive Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Evolutive Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain; CREAF, Spain.
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- Department of Evolutive Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain; CREAF, Spain.
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Yuan MH, Lo FC, Yu CP, Tung HH, Chang YS, Chiueh PT, Chang CC, Guan CY, Wu CW, Xu ZX, Lo SL. Nature-based solutions for securing contributions of water, food, and energy in an urban environment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:58222-58230. [PMID: 35366723 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19570-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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There is growing awareness that nature-based solutions (NBS) prevent negative effects and secure ecosystem services. However, the potential of NBS to provide intended benefits has not been rigorously assessed. Water, food, and energy (WFE) are essential for human well-being. This study highlights the importance of NBS in terms of water, food, and energy. A set of on-site NBS that includes permeable pavements, plant microbial fuel cells, bio-filtration basins, and rain gardens is used to determine the contribution of NBS to the environmental and economic development of urban environments. The results of this study show that NBSs benefit an urban environment in terms of water treatment, stormwater retention, food production and energy generation, carbon sequestration, pollination, sedimentation retention, and cultural services dimension. This research highlights an urgent need for the integration of water, food, and energy plans to ensure that NBSs contribute to the environment and for the conservation of ecosystem services.
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- Mei-Hua Yuan
- Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica (AS), Academia Rd, No. 128, Sec. 2, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 71, Chou-Shan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 71, Chou-Shan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 71, Chou-Shan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Horticulture, Hungkuo Delin University of Technology, No. 1, Ln. 380, Qingyun Rd, Tucheng Dist, 236302, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 71, Chou-Shan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 71, Chou-Shan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Ilan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Shennong Rd, Yilan, 260, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Horticulture, Hungkuo Delin University of Technology, No. 1, Ln. 380, Qingyun Rd, Tucheng Dist, 236302, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 71, Chou-Shan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 71, Chou-Shan Rd, Taipei, 106, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Pattis I, Weaver L, Burgess S, Ussher JE, Dyet K. Antimicrobial Resistance in New Zealand-A One Health Perspective. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11060778. [PMID: 35740184 PMCID: PMC9220317 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11060778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing global threat that affects human, animal and, often less acknowledged, environmental health. This complex issue requires a multisectoral One Health approach to address the interconnectedness of humans, animals and the natural environment. The prevalence of AMR in these reservoirs varies widely among countries and thus often requires a country-specific approach. In New Zealand (NZ), AMR and antimicrobial usage in humans are relatively well-monitored and -understood, with high human use of antimicrobials and the frequency of resistant pathogens increasing in hospitals and the community. In contrast, on average, NZ is a low user of antimicrobials in animal husbandry systems with low rates of AMR in food-producing animals. AMR in New Zealand’s environment is little understood, and the role of the natural environment in AMR transmission is unclear. Here, we aimed to provide a summary of the current knowledge on AMR in NZ, addressing all three components of the One Health triad with a particular focus on environmental AMR. We aimed to identify knowledge gaps to help develop research strategies, especially towards mitigating AMR in the environment, the often-neglected part of the One Health triad.
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- Isabelle Pattis
- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Christchurch 8041, New Zealand
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- School of Veterinary Science, Massey University, Palmerston North 4442, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd., Porirua 5022, New Zealand
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Using Heat as a Tracer to Detect the Development of the Recharge Bulb in Managed Aquifer Recharge Schemes. HYDROLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/hydrology9010014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR), the intentional recharge of aquifers, has surged worldwide in the last 60 years as one of the options to preserve and increase water resources availability. However, estimating the extent of the area impacted by the recharge operations is not an obvious task. In this descriptive study, we monitored the spatiotemporal variation of the groundwater temperature in a phreatic aquifer before and during MAR operations, for 15 days, at the LIFE REWAT pilot infiltration basin using surface water as recharge source. The study was carried out in the winter season, taking advantage of the existing marked difference in temperature between the surface water (cold, between 8 and 13 °C, and in quasi-equilibrium with the air temperature) and the groundwater temperature, ranging between 10 and 18 °C. This difference in heat carried by groundwater was then used as a tracer. Results show that in the experiment the cold infiltrated surface water moved through the aquifer, allowing us to identify the development and extension in two dimensions of the recharge plume resulting from the MAR infiltration basin operations. Forced convection is the dominant heat transport mechanism. Further data, to be gathered at high frequency, and modeling analyses using the heat distribution at different depths are needed to identify the evolution of the recharge bulb in the three-dimensional space.
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Narain-Ford DM, Bartholomeus RP, Raterman BW, van Zaanen I, Ter Laak TL, van Wezel AP, Dekker SC. Shifting the imbalance: Intentional reuse of Dutch sewage effluent in sub-surface irrigation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 752:142214. [PMID: 33207495 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Worldwide, agricultural irrigation currently accounts for 69% of freshwater withdrawal. Countries with a temperate climate, such as the Netherlands, experience periodic freshwater shortages in agriculture. The pressure on available freshwater will increase due to climate change and a growing demand for freshwater by e.g. industrial activities. Possible alternative water resources are considered in order to meet the current and future water demand. In this study we explore where, and how much, sewage treatment plant (STP) effluent can directly be reused in agricultural sub-surface irrigation (SSI) during an average and a dry season scenario, for all active (335) Dutch STPs. SSI systems may have a higher water demand as part of the STP effluent is transported with groundwater flow, although aboveground irrigation has a loss of water due to interception. Furthermore, such aboveground irrigation systems provide direct contact of crops with irrigation water. SSI systems provide a soil barrier which may function as a filter and buffer zone. In the Dutch situation, direct intentional reuse of STP effluent can fulfill up to 25% of croplands SSI water demand present within a five-kilometer transport buffer from the STPs during an average season and 17% during a dry season. Hereto, respectively, 78% and 84% of the total available Dutch STP effluent would be used. Thus, the intentional direct STP effluent reuse in agricultural SSI has the potential to satisfy a significant amount of the agricultural water demand at a national scale, presuming responsible reuse: safe applications for humans and environment and no limiting effects on water availability for other actors.
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- Dominique M Narain-Ford
- Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; KWR Water Research Institute, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands.
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- KWR Water Research Institute, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands; Soil Physics and Land Management, Wageningen UR, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; KWR Water Research Institute, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Importance of the Induced Recharge Term in Riverbank Filtration: Hydrodynamics, Hydrochemical, and Numerical Modelling Investigations. HYDROLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/hydrology7040096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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While ensuring adequate drinking water supply is increasingly being a worldwide challenging need, managed aquifer recharge (MAR) schemes may provide reliable solutions in order to guarantee safe and continuous supply of water. This is particularly true in riverbank filtration (RBF) schemes. Several studies aimed at addressing the treatment capabilities of such schemes, but induced aquifer recharge hydrodynamics from surface water bodies caused by pumping wells is seldom analysed and quantified. In this study, after presenting a detailed description of the Serchio River RBF site, we used a multidisciplinary approach entailing hydrodynamics, hydrochemical, and numerical modelling methods in order to evaluate the change in recharge from the Serchio river to the aquifer due to the building of the RBF infrastructures along the Serchio river (Lucca, Italy). In this way, we estimated the increase in aquifer recharge and the ratio of bank filtrate to ambient groundwater abstracted at such RBF scheme. Results highlight that in present conditions the main source of the RBF pumping wells is the Serchio River water and that the groundwater at the Sant’Alessio plain is mainly characterized by mixing between precipitation occurring in the higher part of the plain and the River water. Based on chemical mixing, a precautionary amount of abstracted Serchio River water is estimated to be on average 13.6 Mm3/year, which is 85% of the total amount of water abstracted in a year (~16 Mm3). RBF is a worldwide recognized MAR technique for supplying good quality and reliable amount of water. As in several cases and countries the induced recharge component is not duly acknowledged, the authors suggest including the term “induced” in the definition of this type of MAR technique (to become then IRBF). Thus, clear reference may be made to the fact that the bank filtration is not completely due to natural recharge, as in many cases of surface water/groundwater interactions, but it may be partly/almost all human-made.
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Attitude and Actual Behaviour towards Water-Related Green Infrastructures and Sustainable Drainage Systems in Four North-Western Mediterranean Regions of Italy and France. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12051474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Water-related green infrastructures (WrGIs), also known as blue infrastructures, and sustainable drainage systems (SuDSs) offer services such as stormwater runoff management, water purification, water storage at the intersection of the built environment, and natural systems by mimicking natural hydrological processes. While several papers document the reliability of such infrastructures in providing a variety of water-related services, few studies investigated the actual behaviour and the attitude of different stakeholders to understand the limitations and barriers in WrGIs/SuDSs implementation. In this paper, we investigated these issues by posing a set of questions to 71 qualified stakeholders in three Italian regions (Toscana, Liguria, and Sardegna) and one French region (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) in the northwestern Mediterranean. The results of the investigation largely show a lack of knowledge on these innovative solutions, although there is a general interest in their implementation both in the Italian and French regions. Barriers are also constituted by the scarcity of the demonstrators implemented, little knowledge on construction and maintenance costs, the absence of a proper regulatory framework, and of fiscal and financial incentives to support private citizens and companies. We finally suggest tools and soft measures that, in our opinion, may contribute to supporting the implementation of WrGIs/SuDSs, especially in view of adapting Mediterranean territories to the challenges posed by climate change. The results of our analyses may be reasonably up-scaled to the whole Mediterranean coastal region.
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Sun H, Feng Y, Xue L, Mandal S, Wang H, Shi W, Yang L. Responses of ammonia volatilization from rice paddy soil to application of wood vinegar alone or combined with biochar. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 242:125247. [PMID: 31896173 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 10/11/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Wood vinegar (WV) was applied alone or combined with biochar (BC) to observe their efficiency on suppressing the ammonia (NH3) volatilization from rice paddy soil. Five treatments, i.e., control (240 kg N ha-1 applied in urea), WV-5 and WV-10 (240 kg N ha-1 plus 5 and 10 t WV ha-1, respectively), and their counterparts WV-5-BC and WV-10-BC (WV-5 and WV-10 plus 7 t BC ha-1), were evaluated by a soil columns experiment. The N fertilizer was split applied as basal and two supplementary fertilizations (named BF, SF1 and SF2, respectively). The results showed that WV-5 treatment increased rice grain yield up to 11.2% compared to the control. Compared with the control, four WV-amended treatments, exhibited lower pH values of the floodwater (7.94-8.18 vs 8.47 and 7.85-7.91 vs 7.98) and the topsoil (6.52-6.76 vs 6.82 and 6.82-6.92 vs 6.99) during the BF and SF1 periods. Both WV-5 and WV-10 increased the NH4+-N contents of topsoil by 10.9-17.8% and 16.1-36.2% after BF and SF1, respectively, than control treatment. Additionally, the floodwater of the WV-amended treatments had higher NH4+-N concentration than control during the first three days after N fertilization, which can be attributed to the stimulating effect of WV on soil urease enzyme activity. WV did not effectively reduce NH3 volatilization as hypothesized. Interestingly, four WV-amended had relatively reduced the yield-scale NH3 volatilization by 13.6% than the control. It is suggested that WV needs to be applied with BC at a moderate rate to achieve optimum rice yield and mitigate NH3 volatilization.
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- Haijun Sun
- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China; School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212001, China; Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China; School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212001, China.
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- Future Industries Institute, Building X, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia; Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK.
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- Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Soil Contamination and Bioremediation, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China; Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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