Spatio-temporal Patterns of Total Nitrogen Pollution Source Composition in the Ru River Basin

C. Y. Z. Yu, L. Tan, R. M. He, Z. Y. Zhao, X. Y. Yang

2018

Abstract

Water pollution in China is usually caused by multiple pollution sources. Understanding the contribution of each pollution source and its spatio-temporal patterns is crucial to the development of effective watershed pollution control programs. In this study, Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to simulate the processes of nitrogen discharge, migration, and transformation in the Ru River Basin. The SWAT simulation results were used to estimate total nitrogen (TN) load contributions from different pollution sources in each sub-basin. Clustering analysis results showed that TN loads were mainly from sewage treatment plants and industries in the north and some areas in the middle, septic tanks and crop production in the south and some regions in the middle, and crop production in the east and west. The distinct spatial disparity in TN pollution source composition underlined the necessity of formulating region-specific watershed pollution control measures.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Yu C., Tan L., He R., Zhao Z. and Yang X. (2018). Spatio-temporal Patterns of Total Nitrogen Pollution Source Composition in the Ru River Basin.In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Management, Science and Engineering - Volume 1: IWEMSE, ISBN 978-989-758-344-5, pages 94-101. DOI: 10.5220/0007557500940101

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iwemse18,
author={C. Y. Z. Yu and L. Tan and R. M. He and Z. Y. Zhao and X. Y. Yang},
title={Spatio-temporal Patterns of Total Nitrogen Pollution Source Composition in the Ru River Basin},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Management, Science and Engineering - Volume 1: IWEMSE,},
year={2018},
pages={94-101},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007557500940101},
isbn={978-989-758-344-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environmental Management, Science and Engineering - Volume 1: IWEMSE,
TI - Spatio-temporal Patterns of Total Nitrogen Pollution Source Composition in the Ru River Basin
SN - 978-989-758-344-5
AU - Yu C.
AU - Tan L.
AU - He R.
AU - Zhao Z.
AU - Yang X.
PY - 2018
SP - 94
EP - 101
DO - 10.5220/0007557500940101