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Das A, Remesan R, Collins AL, Gupta AK. The spatio-temporal dynamics of suspended sediment sources based on a novel indexing approach combining Bayesian geochemical fingerprinting with physically-based modelling. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118649. [PMID: 37481881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118649] [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: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Applications of sediment source fingerprinting continue to increase globally as the need for information to support improved management of the sediment problem persists. In our novel research, a Bayesian fingerprinting approach using MixSIAR was used with geochemical signatures, both without and with informative priors based on particle size and slope. The source estimates were compared with a newly proposed Source Sensitivity Index (SSI) and outputs from the INVEST-SDR model. MixSIAR results with informative priors indicated that agricultural and barren lands are the principal sediment sources (contributing ∼5-85% and ∼5-80% respectively during two sampling periods i.e. 2018-2019 and 2021-2022) with forests being less important. The SSI spatial maps (using % clay and slope as informative priors) showed >78% agreement with the spatial map derived using the INVEST-SDR model in terms of sub-catchment prioritization for spatial sediment source contributions. This study demonstrates the benefits of combining geochemical sediment source fingerprinting with SSI indices in larger catchments where the spatial prioritization of soil and water conservation is both challenging but warranted.
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- Arnab Das
- School of Water Resources, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
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- School of Water Resources, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India.
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- Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, EX202SB, UK
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
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Mohammadi M, Egli M, Kavian A, Lizaga I. Static and dynamic source identification of trace elements in river and soil environments under anthropogenic activities in the Haraz plain, Northern Iran. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 892:164432. [PMID: 37245832 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Unsustainable human activities have disrupted the natural cycle of trace elements, causing the accumulation of chemical pollutants and making it challenging to determine their sources due to interwoven natural and human-induced processes. A novel approach was introduced for identifying the sources and for quantifying the contribution of trace elements discharge from rivers to soils. We integrated fingerprinting techniques, soil and sediment geochemical data, geographically weighted regression model (GWR) and soil quality indices. The FingerPro package and the state-of-the-art tracer selection techniques including the conservative index (CI) and consensus ranking (CR) were used to quantify the relative contribution of different upland sub-watersheds in trace element discharge soil. Our analysis revealed that off-site sources (upland watersheds) and in-site sources (land use) both play an important role in transferring trace elements to the Haraz plain (northern Iran). The unmixing model's results suggest that the Haraz sub-watersheds exhibit a higher contribution to trace elements transfer in the Haraz plain, and therefore, require greater attention in terms of implementing soil and water conservation strategies. However, it is noteworthy that the Babolroud (adjacent to Haraz) exhibited a better performance of the model. A spatial correlation between certain heavy metals, such as As and Cu, and rice cultivation existed. Additionally, we found a significant spatial correlation between Pb and residential areas, particularly in the Amol region. Our result highlights the importance of using advanced spatial statistical techniques, such as GWR, to identify subtle but critical associations between environmental variables and sources of pollution. The methodology used comprehensively identifies dynamic trace element sourcing at the watershed scale, allowing for pollutant source identification and practical strategies for soil and water quality control. Tracer selection techniques (CI and CR) based on conservatives and consensus improve unmixing model accuracy and flexibility for precise fingerprinting.
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- Maziar Mohammadi
- Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
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- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory - ISOFYS, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
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Nde SC, Bett SK, Mathuthu M, Palamuleni L. Anthropogenic Land Use and Land Cover Change as Potential Drivers of Sediment Sources in the Upper Crocodile River, North West Province, South Africa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:13313. [PMID: 36293894 PMCID: PMC9603633 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study, we investigated the accelerating pace of anthropogenic land use and land cover change (LULCC) disturbance, which has generated enormous impacts on the Crocodile River. Spot images from 1996, 2009 and 2022 were used to generate the land use maps and quantify the changes. A supervised classification with the maximum likelihood classifier was used to classify the images. Sediment sources were classified into two sources, revealed by erosional characteristics in the catchment. A gamma spectrometry detector, high-purity germanium (HPGe) "Well" detector by Canberra and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) were used for the analysis of the samples. The results revealed that from 1996-2022, built-up areas, bare land and water bodies increased by 3.48%, 2.47% and 1.90%, respectively. All the LULCC classes increased annually from 1996-2022, except for grassland, which shrunk. The results of the radionuclides analysis showed that 210Pbex was found to be a more effective tracer than 137Cs. The mass balance model revealed that subsurface sources contributed 60%, while surface sources contributed 40%, of the sediment load in the river. This research provides valuable information necessary for integrated catchment management policies for future LULCC and soil erosion to be adopted.
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- Samuel Che Nde
- Unit of Environmental Science and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University (Mahikeng Campus), Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, North-West University (Mahikeng Campus), Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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- Centre for Applied Radiation Science and Technology, North-West University (Mahikeng Campus), Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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- Unit of Environmental Science and Management, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University (Mahikeng Campus), Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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Drivers, Impacts and Mitigation of Increased Sedimentation in the Hydropower Reservoirs of East Africa. LAND 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/land10060638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hydropower reservoirs are essential for the climate-neutral development of East Africa. Hydropower production, however, is threatened by human activities that lead to a decrease in water storage capacity of reservoirs. Land use/land cover and climatic changes are driving accelerated soil erosion in semi-arid East Africa, which ultimately increases reservoir sedimentation and decreases energy production. Sediment delivery dynamics at the catchment scale are complex, involving the interaction of multiple factors and processes on different spatial and temporal scales. A lack of understanding of these processes and their interactions may impede the efficiency of sediment mitigation and control strategies. A deep understanding of the processes of erosion and connectivity of the land to river channel, as well as storage of eroded material within hillslopes and floodplains, and sediment accumulation in the reservoirs supports selection of future dam locations and sustainable management of reservoirs. The sediment budget approach can provide such a holistic perspective by accounting for the various sediment sources, transport, sinks, and redistribution when the sediment is routed through that catchment. Constructing sediment budgets is challenging, but the potential for integrating a number of different techniques offers new opportunities to collect the required information. In East Africa, the spatial planning of dams is mainly dominated by political and financial motives, and impacts of land use and climate on the sediment transport dynamics are not adequately considered. Production of sediment budgets under different scenarios of land use and climate change should be an essential step when deciding the location and management strategies for dams. Selection of new hydroelectric reservoir sites must consider long-term scientific data on climate change, and the sediment budget components for sustainable land management planning, hydropower sustainability.
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Nosrati K, Akbari-Mahdiabad M, Ayoubi S, Degos E, Koubansky A, Coquatrix Q, Pulley S, Collins AL. Storm dust source fingerprinting for different particle size fractions using colour and magnetic susceptibility and a Bayesian un-mixing model. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:31578-31594. [PMID: 32495203 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09249-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In the context of the continued increased global uptake of fingerprinting procedures to explore fluvial sediment sources, far less attention has been paid to dust source tracing and especially using different particle size fractions and low-cost tracers such as colour and magnetic susceptibility. The objective of this study, therefore, was to apportion local dust storm source contributions for the < 63-μm and 63-125-μm fractions of dust samples in a case study in central Iran. Colour and magnetic susceptibility properties were measured on 62 source samples and six dust storm samples. Statistical methods were used to select four different composite fingerprints for discriminating the dust sediment sources. These statistical approaches comprised (1) the Kruskal-Wallis H test (KW-H), (2) a combination of KW-H and discriminant function analysis (DFA), (3) a combination of KW-H and principal components and classification analysis (PCCA), and (4) a combination of KW-H and a general classification and regression tree model (GCRTM). Local dust source contributions were ascribed using a Bayesian un-mixing model using the final composite fingerprints. For both the < 63- and 63-125-μm fractions, the different composite signatures consistently suggested that alluvial fan material was the dominant source of the dust samples. The root mean square differences between the apportionment results using the different fingerprints ranged from 0.5 to 1.6% for the < 63-μm fraction and from 1.8 to 5.8% for the 63-125-μm fraction. The Wald-Wolfowitz runs test was used to compare the posterior distributions of the predicted source proportions created using the alternative final composite fingerprints and the results indicated that most of the pairwise comparisons were significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). For the < 63-μm fraction, the RMSE and MAE estimates of divergence between the modelled and known virtual source mixtures using the different final composite signatures ranged between 1.5 and 23.4% (with a corresponding mean value of 9.4%). The equivalent estimates for the 63-125-μm fraction were 1.2-20.1% (8.3%). The findings clearly demonstrate that colour and magnetic susceptibility tracers offer low-cost options for apportioning dust sources.
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- Kazem Nosrati
- Department of Physical Geography, School of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411, Iran.
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- Department of Physical Geography, School of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 8415683111, Iran
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, EX20 2SB, UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, EX20 2SB, UK
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Collins AL, Blackwell M, Boeckx P, Chivers CA, Emelko M, Evrard O, Foster I, Gellis A, Gholami H, Granger S, Harris P, Horowitz AJ, Laceby JP, Martinez-Carreras N, Minella J, Mol L, Nosrati K, Pulley S, Silins U, da Silva YJ, Stone M, Tiecher T, Upadhayay HR, Zhang Y. Sediment source fingerprinting: benchmarking recent outputs, remaining challenges and emerging themes. JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS 2020; 20:4160-4193. [PMID: 33239964 PMCID: PMC7679299 DOI: 10.1007/s11368-020-02755-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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PURPOSE This review of sediment source fingerprinting assesses the current state-of-the-art, remaining challenges and emerging themes. It combines inputs from international scientists either with track records in the approach or with expertise relevant to progressing the science. METHODS Web of Science and Google Scholar were used to review published papers spanning the period 2013-2019, inclusive, to confirm publication trends in quantities of papers by study area country and the types of tracers used. The most recent (2018-2019, inclusive) papers were also benchmarked using a methodological decision-tree published in 2017. SCOPE Areas requiring further research and international consensus on methodological detail are reviewed, and these comprise spatial variability in tracers and corresponding sampling implications for end-members, temporal variability in tracers and sampling implications for end-members and target sediment, tracer conservation and knowledge-based pre-selection, the physico-chemical basis for source discrimination and dissemination of fingerprinting results to stakeholders. Emerging themes are also discussed: novel tracers, concentration-dependence for biomarkers, combining sediment fingerprinting and age-dating, applications to sediment-bound pollutants, incorporation of supportive spatial information to augment discrimination and modelling, aeolian sediment source fingerprinting, integration with process-based models and development of open-access software tools for data processing. CONCLUSIONS The popularity of sediment source fingerprinting continues on an upward trend globally, but with this growth comes issues surrounding lack of standardisation and procedural diversity. Nonetheless, the last 2 years have also evidenced growing uptake of critical requirements for robust applications and this review is intended to signpost investigators, both old and new, towards these benchmarks and remaining research challenges for, and emerging options for different applications of, the fingerprinting approach.
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- Adrian L. Collins
- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB UK
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- Isotope Bioscience Laboratory-ISOFYS, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB UK
- Centre for Rural Policy Research, University of Exeter, Lazenby House, Pennsylvania Road, Exeter, EX4 4PJ UK
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
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- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE/IPSL), Unité Mixte de Recherche 8212 (CEA/CNRS/UVSQ), Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Environmental & Geographical Sciences, Learning Hub (Room 101), University of Northampton, University Drive, Northampton, NN1 5PH UK
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- U.S. Geological Survey, 5522 Research Park Drive, Baltimore, MD 21228 USA
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- Department of Natural Resources Engineering, University of Hormozgan, Bandar-Abbas, Hormozgan Iran
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB UK
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- South Atlantic Water Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Atlanta, GA USA
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- Alberta Environment and Parks, 3535 Research Rd NW, Calgary, Alberta T2L 2K8 Canada
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- Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), Catchment and Eco-hydrology Research Group (CAT), L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg
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- Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Roraima Ave. 1000, Santa Maria, RS 97105-900 Brazil
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Physical Geography, School of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, 1983969411 Iran
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB UK
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2I7 Canada
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- Agronomy Department, Federal University of Piaui (UFPI), Planalto Horizonte, Bom Jesus, PI 64900-000 Brazil
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, EV1 Room 112, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Bento Gonçalves Ave. 7712, Porto Alegre, RS 91540-000 Brazil
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB UK
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- Sustainable Agriculture Sciences, Rothamsted Research, North Wyke, Okehampton, Devon EX20 2SB UK
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