Integrated climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution from land to water

Abstract Management of agricultural diffuse pollution to water remains a challenge and is influenced by the complex interactions of rainfall-runoff pathways, soil and nutrient management, agricultural landscape heterogeneity and biogeochemical cycling in receiving water bodies. Amplified cycles of w...

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Autores principales: Per-Erik Mellander, Phil Jordan, Marianne Bechmann, Ophélie Fovet, Mairead M. Shore, Noeleen T. McDonald, Chantal Gascuel-Odoux
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:2be47b1012dd4de0826e5eee40fe4ba92021-12-02T15:07:47ZIntegrated climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution from land to water10.1038/s41598-018-19143-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/2be47b1012dd4de0826e5eee40fe4ba92018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19143-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Management of agricultural diffuse pollution to water remains a challenge and is influenced by the complex interactions of rainfall-runoff pathways, soil and nutrient management, agricultural landscape heterogeneity and biogeochemical cycling in receiving water bodies. Amplified cycles of weather can also influence nutrient loss to water although they are less considered in policy reviews. Here, we present the development of climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution in highly monitored catchments in Western Europe. Specifically, we investigated the influences and relationships between weather processes amplified by the North Atlantic Oscillation during a sharp upward trend (2010–2016) and the patterns of diffuse nitrate and phosphorus pollution in rivers. On an annual scale, we found correlations between local catchment-scale nutrient concentrations in rivers and the influence of larger, oceanic-scale climate patterns defined by the intensity of the North Atlantic Oscillation. These influences were catchment-specific showing positive, negative or no correlation according to a typology. Upward trends in these decadal oscillations may override positive benefits of local management in some years or indicate greater benefits in other years. Developing integrated climate-chemical indicators into catchment monitoring indicators will provide a new and important contribution to water quality management objectives.Per-Erik MellanderPhil JordanMarianne BechmannOphélie FovetMairead M. ShoreNoeleen T. McDonaldChantal Gascuel-OdouxNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2018)
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Per-Erik Mellander
Phil Jordan
Marianne Bechmann
Ophélie Fovet
Mairead M. Shore
Noeleen T. McDonald
Chantal Gascuel-Odoux
Integrated climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution from land to water
description Abstract Management of agricultural diffuse pollution to water remains a challenge and is influenced by the complex interactions of rainfall-runoff pathways, soil and nutrient management, agricultural landscape heterogeneity and biogeochemical cycling in receiving water bodies. Amplified cycles of weather can also influence nutrient loss to water although they are less considered in policy reviews. Here, we present the development of climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution in highly monitored catchments in Western Europe. Specifically, we investigated the influences and relationships between weather processes amplified by the North Atlantic Oscillation during a sharp upward trend (2010–2016) and the patterns of diffuse nitrate and phosphorus pollution in rivers. On an annual scale, we found correlations between local catchment-scale nutrient concentrations in rivers and the influence of larger, oceanic-scale climate patterns defined by the intensity of the North Atlantic Oscillation. These influences were catchment-specific showing positive, negative or no correlation according to a typology. Upward trends in these decadal oscillations may override positive benefits of local management in some years or indicate greater benefits in other years. Developing integrated climate-chemical indicators into catchment monitoring indicators will provide a new and important contribution to water quality management objectives.
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author Per-Erik Mellander
Phil Jordan
Marianne Bechmann
Ophélie Fovet
Mairead M. Shore
Noeleen T. McDonald
Chantal Gascuel-Odoux
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title Integrated climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution from land to water
title_short Integrated climate-chemical indicators of diffuse pollution from land to water
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