| Title | Integrated modelling approach for assessing the potential risk of nitrate groundwater pollution on regional scale: the Apulia case |
| Abstract | The assessment of aquifer vulnerability to agricultural nitrates pollution plays a particularly important role for water
resource management and territorial planning. As well know, nitrates are a major cause of pollution affecting surface
water bodies and groundwater. The European Directive 91/676/EC (groundwaters protection against contamination
caused by nitrates from agricultural sources), provides a guidance with the actions/measures to be put in place to reduce
contamination caused by inadequate management of manure and/or for the widespread use of synthetic fertilizers. In the
present work, the data obtained from the activities of apulian groundwater monitoring, conducted by the Water
Research Institute of the Italian National Research Council (IRSA-CNR), in collaboration with the "Associazione dei
Consorzi di Difesa della Puglia" (ASSOCODIPUGLIA), were used to achieve, through modeling approach, a timely
assessment of the potential risk of nitrate pollution on regional scale. In particular, the integration of appropriate
investigative models, such as DRASTIC to assess the vulnerability of aquifers and, the IPNOA index to estimate the
hazard ratios caused by contamination due to agricultural activities, is efficient in mapping the potential risk of
contamination from nitrates. |
| Source | XVIII AIAM 2015 "Agrometeorology to feed the planet: water, air, soil, plants, animals ", S. Michele all'Adige (TN), 9-11 june 2015 |
| Keywords | nitrate pollutionaquifer vulnerability assessmentDRASTIC ModelIPNOA Index.. |
| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Contributo in atti di convegno |
| Authors | Angelantonio Calabrese1, Valeria Ancona1, Vito Felice Uricchio1, Claudia Campanale1,Luigi Trotta2, Francesco Schiavone2, Gennaro Laera3, Angelo Petrelli3 |
| Text | 333553 2015 nitrate pollution aquifer vulnerability assessment DRASTIC Model IPNOA Index.. Integrated modelling approach for assessing the potential risk of nitrate groundwater pollution on regional scale the Apulia case Angelantonio Calabrese1, Valeria Ancona1, Vito Felice Uricchio1, Claudia Campanale1,Luigi Trotta2, Francesco Schiavone2, Gennaro Laera3, Angelo Petrelli3 1Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque del CNR, Viale F. De Blasio 5, 70132 Bari, Italy 2Servizio Agricoltura, Assessorato Risorse Agroalimentari Regione Puglia, Lungomare Nazario Sauro n.45 70121 Bari 3Associazione Regionale dei Consorzi di Difesa della Regione Puglia, Via Devitofrancesco 2N, 23 25 70124 BARI BA The assessment of aquifer vulnerability to agricultural nitrates pollution plays a particularly important role for water resource management and territorial planning. As well know, nitrates are a major cause of pollution affecting surface water bodies and groundwater. The European Directive 91/676/EC groundwaters protection against contamination caused by nitrates from agricultural sources , provides a guidance with the actions/measures to be put in place to reduce contamination caused by inadequate management of manure and/or for the widespread use of synthetic fertilizers. In the present work, the data obtained from the activities of apulian groundwater monitoring, conducted by the Water Research Institute of the Italian National Research Council IRSA CNR , in collaboration with the Associazione dei Consorzi di Difesa della Puglia ASSOCODIPUGLIA , were used to achieve, through modeling approach, a timely assessment of the potential risk of nitrate pollution on regional scale. In particular, the integration of appropriate investigative models, such as DRASTIC to assess the vulnerability of aquifers and, the IPNOA index to estimate the hazard ratios caused by contamination due to agricultural activities, is efficient in mapping the potential risk of contamination from nitrates. 978 88 7843 043 3 Published version XVIII AIAM 2015 Agrometeorology to feed the planet water, air, soil, plants, animals S. Michele all Adige TN 9 11 june 2015 Internazionale Contributo 06 06_Calabrese_AIAM2015_.pdf Contributo in atti di convegno claudiacampanale CAMPANALE CLAUDIA vitofelice.uricchio URICCHIO VITO FELICE valeria.ancona ANCONA VALERIA angelantonio.calabrese CALABRESE ANGELANTONIO |
