| Title | AGRICULTURAL NITRATE MONITORING IN A LAKE BASIN IN CENTRAL ITALY: A FURTHER STEP AHEAD TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AIMED AT CONTROLLING WATER POLLUTION |
| Abstract | Water pollution from point sources has been considerably reduced over the last few decades. Nevertheless, some water quality problems remain, which can be attributed to non-point pollution sources, and in particular to agriculture. In this paper the results of a study intended to assess the consequences, in terms of NO3 water pollution, of growing a crop, whose impact in terms of P pollution is already well known, are presented. The potential consequences, in terms of water pollution from nitrates of a BMP expressly applied to reduce P pollution are also discussed. The study site is the Lake Vico basin, Central Italy, which has suffered a shift in trophic state since the mid 1990s, caused by P compounds used for intensive cultivation of hazelnut trees.
The results of the monitoring campaign described in this paper allow to assert that hazelnut tree cropping has probably caused a considerable increase in nitrate concentration in the groundwater, although not in the lake water, because of the specific hydrogeological characteristics of the basin. The main conclusion is that monitoring is essential to single out environmental characteristics peculiar of a specific area, which even the most sophisticated model would not have been able to highlight. This is why monitoring and model simulations should be integrated. |
| Source | Environmental monitoring and assessment (Print) 170, pp. 273–286 |
| Keywords | Agricultural non-point pollutionNitrogen balanceNitrogen leachingIntegrated nutrient management |
| Journal | Environmental monitoring and assessment (Print) |
| Editor | Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, Paesi Bassi |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10661-009-1231-z |
| Authors | GARNIER M., RECANATESI F., RIPA N., LEONE A. |
| Text | 42408 2010 10.1007/s10661 009 1231 z ISI Web of Science WOS 000282423800022 Agricultural non point pollution Nitrogen balance Nitrogen leaching Integrated nutrient management AGRICULTURAL NITRATE MONITORING IN A LAKE BASIN IN CENTRAL ITALY A FURTHER STEP AHEAD TOWARDS AN INTEGRATED NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AIMED AT CONTROLLING WATER POLLUTION GARNIER M., RECANATESI F., RIPA N., LEONE A. Universita degli Studi della Tuscia Dafne Water pollution from point sources has been considerably reduced over the last few decades. Nevertheless, some water quality problems remain, which can be attributed to non point pollution sources, and in particular to agriculture. In this paper the results of a study intended to assess the consequences, in terms of NO3 water pollution, of growing a crop, whose impact in terms of P pollution is already well known, are presented. The potential consequences, in terms of water pollution from nitrates of a BMP expressly applied to reduce P pollution are also discussed. The study site is the Lake Vico basin, Central Italy, which has suffered a shift in trophic state since the mid 1990s, caused by P compounds used for intensive cultivation of hazelnut trees. The results of the monitoring campaign described in this paper allow to assert that hazelnut tree cropping has probably caused a considerable increase in nitrate concentration in the groundwater, although not in the lake water, because of the specific hydrogeological characteristics of the basin. The main conclusion is that monitoring is essential to single out environmental characteristics peculiar of a specific area, which even the most sophisticated model would not have been able to highlight. This is why monitoring and model simulations should be integrated. 170 Articolo pubblicato pdf_1_11052017290316305.pdf Articolo in rivista Kluwer Academic Publishers 0167 6369 Environmental monitoring and assessment Print Environmental monitoring and assessment Print Environ. monit. assess. Print Environmental monitoring and assessment. Print monica.garnier GARNIER MONICA TA.P04.005.006 Gestione a scala di bacino delle risorse idriche e sostenibilita dell uso irriguo in agricoltura |
