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Li X, Du L, Zhang S, Shi K, Yang Q, Li L, Jiang J, Ren Z, Liu X. Improving the identification of pollution source areas with catchment-resolution sensitivity analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 360:124658. [PMID: 39098639 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124658] [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: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 07/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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The significant impacts of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) on riverine ecosystems underscores the critical need to identify the primary nutrient source areas in watersheds. This study aims to unravel the influences of terrain and land use types on mean monthly TN (TNM) and mean monthly TP (TPM) export across varying catchment resolutions in the Qiantang River Watershed of China. The findings of this study illuminated the critical role of topography in understanding nutrient dynamics, wielding a profound influence over water flow patterns and nutrient dispersion. Both land slope and Stream Power Index (SPI) displayed substantial negative correlations (r < -0.6) with TNM and TPM concentrations, whereas the Topographic Wetness Index (TWI) showed positive correlations with the nutrient indexes. In addition to terrain characteristics, impervious land surfaces had a positive correlation with nutrient concentrations, while grassland and forest areas exhibited negative correlations. Results further underscored the substantial influence of catchment resolution on correlations between watershed properties and riverine nutrient concentrations. It was imperative to choose an effective catchment resolution in watershed delineation - not too coarse, nor too fine - to accurately capture the topographic and land use impacts on nutrient dynamics. With the most appropriate catchment size (Catchment 700 km2), the critical pollution source areas for TN and TP pollution were identified, and thus could be used to guide future pollution reduction efforts. The study not only highlights the importance of identifying an appropriate catchment size for water pollution, but also emphasizes the necessity of effectively extracting critical pollution source areas to mitigate water nutrient pollution and increase the ecological integrity of the Qiantang River Watershed.
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- Xia Li
- Research and Development Center for Watershed Environmental Eco-Engineering, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China; State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Water Environmental Management and Water Ecological Restoration of Guang-dong Higher Education Institutes, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China
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- Department of Environmental Science & Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA; Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA
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- Research and Development Center for Watershed Environmental Eco-Engineering, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China; State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Water Environmental Management and Water Ecological Restoration of Guang-dong Higher Education Institutes, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Water Environmental Management and Water Ecological Restoration of Guang-dong Higher Education Institutes, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Thrust of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (GZ), Guangzhou, 511453, China
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- Research and Development Center for Watershed Environmental Eco-Engineering, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China; State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Water Environmental Management and Water Ecological Restoration of Guang-dong Higher Education Institutes, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China
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- Center for Statistics and Data Science, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Research and Development Center for Watershed Environmental Eco-Engineering, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China; State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; Key Laboratory of Coastal Water Environmental Management and Water Ecological Restoration of Guang-dong Higher Education Institutes, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China.
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Wang L, Shao H, Guo Y, Bi H, Lei X, Dai S, Mao X, Xiao K, Liao X, Xue H. Ecological restoration for eutrophication mitigation in urban interconnected water bodies: Evaluation, variability and strategy. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 365:121475. [PMID: 38905792 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121475] [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: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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Many urban water bodies grapple with low flow flux and weak hydrodynamics. To address these issues, projects have been implemented to form integrated urban water bodies via interconnecting artificial lake or ponds with rivers, but causing pollution accumulation downstream and eutrophication. Despite it is crucial to assess eutrophication, research on this topic in urban interconnected water bodies is limited, particularly regarding variability and feasible strategies for remediation. This study focused on the Loucun river in Shenzhen, comprising an pond, river and artificial lake, evaluating water quality changes pre-(post-)ecological remediation and establishing a new method for evaluating the water quality index (WQI). The underwater forest project, involving basement improvement, vegetation restoration, and aquatic augmentation, in the artificial lake significantly reduced total nitrogen (by 43.58%), total phosphorus (by 79.17%) and algae density (by 36.90%) compared to pre-remediation, effectively controlling algal bloom. Rainfall, acting as a variable factor, exacerbated downstream nutrient accumulation, increasing total phosphorus by 4.56 times and ammonia nitrogen by 1.30 times compared to the dry season, and leading to algal blooms in the non-restoration pond. The improved WQI method effectively assesses water quality status. The interconnected water body exhibits obvious nutrient accumulation in downstream regions. A combined strategy that reducing nutrient and augmenting flux was verified to alleviate accumulation of nutrients downstream. This study provides valuable insights into pollution management strategies for interconnected pond-river-lake water bodies, offering significant reference for nutrient mitigation in such urban water bodies.
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- Linlin Wang
- College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- China Communications First Harbor Bureau Ecological Engineering Co., LTD, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Chesapeake Bay Laboratory, Solomons, MD, 20688, USA
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- Department of Research Affairs, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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- Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China.
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Zang N, Cao G, Xu Y, Feng Y, Xu Z, Zhou X, Liao Y. An innovative method based on Gaussian cloud distribution and sample information richness for eutrophication assessment of Yangtze's lakes and reservoirs under uncertainty. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:32784-32799. [PMID: 38662293 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33307-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The precise assessment of a water body's eutrophication status is essential for making informed decisions in water environment management. However, conventional approaches frequently fail to consider the randomness, fuzziness, and inherent hidden information of water quality indicators. These would result in an unreliable assessment. An enhanced method was proposed for the eutrophication assessment under uncertainty in this study. The multi-dimension gaussian cloud distribution was introduced to capture the randomness and fuzziness. The Shannon entropy based on various sample size and trophic levels was proposed to maximize valuable information hidden in the datasets. Twenty-seven significant lakes and reservoirs located in the Yangtze River Basin were selected to demonstrate the proposed method. The sensitivity and consistency were used to evaluate the accuracy of the proposed method. Results indicate that the proposed method has the capability to effectively assess the eutrophication status of lakes and reservoirs under uncertainty and that it has a better sensitivity since it can identify more than 33-50% trophic levels compared to the traditional methods. Further scenario experiments analysis revealed that the sample information richness, i.e., sample size and the number of trophic levels is of great significance to the accuracy/robustness of the method. Moreover, a sample size of 60 can offer the most favorable balance between accuracy/robustness and the monitoring expenses. These findings are crucial to optimizing the eutrophication assessment.
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- Nan Zang
- China National Environmental Monitoring Centre, Beijing, 100012, China
- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100043, China
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- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100043, China
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- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100043, China
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- Sinosoft Company Limited, Beijing, 100089, China
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- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100043, China
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- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, Beijing, 100043, China
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- Center for Water and Ecology, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Wang F, Bian J, Zheng G, Li M, Sun X, Zhang C. A modeling approach to the efficient evaluation and analysis of water quality risks in cold zone lakes: a case study of Chagan Lake in Northeast China. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:34255-34269. [PMID: 36508101 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24262-4] [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: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Due to the influence of complex regional climate, water quality perturbation factors of lakes in cold regions are complicated, and the uncertainty of each factor needs further study. This study coupled two algorithms (clustering and EM) to establish a water quality uncertainty model of Chagan Lake, a typical cold region lake in China. A BN model containing nine influencing factors (including water temperature (WT), total phosphorus (TP), total nitrogen (TN), etc.) was established and optimized, and sensitivity analysis was also performed. The results indicate that the water quality status of the lake is class III and 27.47% risk of exceeding the standard. The water quality of the lake is more susceptible to disturbance during the freezing period (WT < 1 °C). TP is the most sensitive factor for water quality disturbance in the lake followed by chemical oxygen demand (COD), TN, and fluoride (F). Parameter control result displays, and the multifactor synergistic control scheme could reduce the water quality risk of the lake by 36.47%. This study demonstrates that our proposed method can be used to predict both sudden water quality events and the overall trend of water quality fluctuation, which is important for rapid water quality evaluation and management decisions.
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- Fan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Institute of Environmental Engineering, Qinhuangdao, 066102, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China.
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, People's Republic of China
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Chen X, Wang Y, Jiang L, Huang X, Huang D, Dai W, Cai Z, Wang D. Water quality status response to multiple anthropogenic activities in urban river. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:3440-3452. [PMID: 35945324 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22378-1] [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: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Water quality evaluation and degrading factors identification are crucial for predicting water quality evolution trends in an urban river. However, under the coupling of multiple factors, these targets face great challenges. The water quality status response to multiple anthropogenic activities in an urban river was evaluated and predicted based on comprehensive assessment methods and random forest (RF) model. We found that the distribution of each physicochemical parameter exhibits an obvious spatial clustering. The mean pollution level and trophic status of the urban river are medium pollution (water quality index = 59.79; Nemerow's pollution index = 2.00) and light eutrophication (trophic level index = 57.30). The water quality status is sensitive to anthropogenic activities, showing the following order of TLI and NPI values: residential district > industrial district > agricultural district and downtown > suburbs > countryside. According to the redundancy analysis, constructed land (F = 15.90, p < 0.01) and domestic sewage (F = 14.20, p < 0.01) evinced as the crucial factors that aggravated the water quality pollution level. Based on the simulation results of the RF model (variation explained = 94.91%; R2 = 0.978), improving domestic sewage treatment standards is the most effective measure to improve the water quality (increased by 40.3-49.3%) in residential and industrial districts. While in a suburban district, improving the domestic sewage collection rate has more effectively (23%) than those in the residential and industrial districts. Conclusively, reducing exogenous pollution input and improving domestic sewage treatment standards are vital to urban river restoration. Clinical trial registration Not applicable.
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- Xi Chen
- School of Geographical Information and Tourism, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, 239000, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Physical Geographic Environment, Chuzhou, 239000, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 20023, China
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- School of Geographical Information and Tourism, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, 239000, China.
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Physical Geographic Environment, Chuzhou, 239000, China.
- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Geo-information Smart Sensing and Services, Chuzhou, 239000, China.
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- School of Geographical Information and Tourism, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, 239000, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Physical Geographic Environment, Chuzhou, 239000, China
- Anhui Engineering Laboratory of Geo-information Smart Sensing and Services, Chuzhou, 239000, China
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- School of Geographical Information and Tourism, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, 239000, China
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- School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 20023, China
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- School of Geographical Information and Tourism, Chuzhou University, Chuzhou, 239000, China
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Ding F, Zhang W, Chen L, Sun Z, Li W, Li CY, Jiang M. Water quality assessment using optimized CWQII in Taihu Lake. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:113713. [PMID: 35764128 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113713] [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: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To improve the rationality of weight allocation and weight proportion of different periods in the process of water quality assessment, the comprehensive water quality identification index (CWQII) model was optimized in this study. A new improved comprehensive water quality identification index (ICWQIIG) model based on game theory was established to combine subjective weight and objective weight. Based on ICWQIIG, an improved comprehensive water quality identification index (ICWQIIP) model with phased period combination weights was established to determine determined the weight proportion of phased periods was established. In this study, CWQII, ICWQIIG, and ICWQIIP were used to evaluate the water quality of seventeen sites in Taihu Lake in 2020. The models selected nine water quality parameters and six water quality indicators. The assessment results of water quality classification were between "slightly polluted" and "moderately polluted". The pollution level on the east bank was lower than that on the west bank and north bank. Furthermore, it was also affected by seasonal change, water quality was worse in January and February but better in October and November. The mean value of Iwq calculated by CWQII, ICWQIIG, and ICWQIIP were 2.405, 2.833, and 3.000, respectively. The compared results showed that the ICWQIIG method can more representative identify the location of polluted water than CWQII. Moreover, the ICWQIIP method calculation results not only retained the representative polluted water samples in the ICWQIIG method but can also identify more pollution sites and worse polluted water bodies. Both ICWQIIG and ICWQIIP had high reliability and accuracy in assessment results, and ICWQIIP was more accurate under sufficient data conditions. This study can offer a scientific basis for local water resource management in Taihu Lake, while simultaneously proposing a science-based and valid methodology for the assessment of other similar water bodies.
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- Fei Ding
- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Key Laboratory of Beijing for Water Quality Science and Water Environment Recovery Engineering, College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Quality Control in Environmental Monitoring, China National Environmental Monitoring Centre, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Quality Control in Environmental Monitoring, China National Environmental Monitoring Centre, Beijing 100012, China
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- State Grid Beijing Economic Research Institute, Beijing 100055, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Quality Control in Environmental Monitoring, China National Environmental Monitoring Centre, Beijing 100012, China.
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Water quality change and pollution source accounting of Licun River under long-term governance. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2779. [PMID: 35177763 PMCID: PMC8854410 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06803-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Urbanization and human activities have exerted a tremendous adverse influence on the water quality of the Licun River, Qingdao, China. In order to restore the water quality, a succession of measures have been carried out since 1996, mainly encompassing flood controlling, sewage intercepting and watercourse greening (before 2007), watercourse and point source control based on administrative region (2008–2017), as well as the comprehensive governance based on river basin (after 2018). In 2019, the amount of discharged industrial wastewater, chemical oxygen demand, and ammonia nitrogen decreased by 53.91%, 87.75% and 89.88%, respectively, compared with 2000. Such results indicate that continuous governance has achieved a quantitative effect, and that industrial discharge is not the main pollution source. In the present work, the Spearman rank correlation coefficient and river comprehensive pollution index methods were used to analyze the change trend of main pollutants. The water quality was improved continuously, and the reduction of total phosphorus and ammonia nitrogen was the key to upgrading water quality. Afterward, the emission of pollution sources was accounted for from viewpoints of the point source, non-point source and sludge. Finally, suggestions were put forward to improve the water quality of the Licun River and provide some reference for the urban river management in northern China.
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