Distribution and significance of small, artificial water bodies across the United States landscape

2002 ◽  
Vol 299 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 21-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.V Smith ◽  
W.H Renwick ◽  
J.D Bartley ◽  
R.W Buddemeier
Author(s):  
Ángeles Val del Río ◽  
Paula Carrera Fernández ◽  
José Luis Campos Gómez ◽  
Anuska Mosquera-Corral

The pollution of water bodies by an excess of nutrients (N and P) is a worldwide problem with effects on the human health, ecosystems status, climate change, etc. To face with this important issue different regulations were promulgated by the countries, sometimes based on the results from international conventions and programmes. In this chapter, a review of the laws and regulations that affect the discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus is addressed, focused in the case of Europe and the United States. Finally, a brief explanation about international initiatives was performed to understand the global framework concerning nutrients pollution.


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (8) ◽  
pp. 50-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.A. Antsiferova ◽  
V.V. Kul’nev ◽  
S.L. Shevyrev ◽  
E.V. Bespalova ◽  
N.I. Rusova ◽  
...  

A brief review of the ecological state of artificial water bodies is presented on the example of the Voronezh and Matyr reservoirs located in the basin of the river. Voronezh. Ecological-geochemical interrelation of water areas of reservoirs and adjacent territories with anthropogenic sources of pollution located on them is shown. The basis of the research is the bioindication method for the communities of phytoplankton and microphytobenthos. Changes in the sanitary and biological quality of the waters have been studied in the reservoirs, which are related, in particular, to the effect of anomalously high summer air temperatures in 2010–2012 and in subsequent years, and for the Matyr reservoir against this background, an estimate of the effectiveness of the use of algobiotechnology is given.


Author(s):  
Edgars Čubars ◽  
Gotfrīds Noviks

The study shows results of research on reed productivity and on factors influencing this productivity. The research was performed during winter period from 2010 until 2012 in 23 natural and artificial water bodies of Latvia. The author of this study analyzed indexes of reed growth productivity and found regularities that statistically significantly (p less then 0,05) explain changes of reed productivity in water bodies depending on individual reed growing conditions in each water body. It is established that the productivity of reed growth depends on the amount of nutrients in the water of water body and that this productivity rises if the total concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus in the water is increased. The reed productivity is lower in clearer water. This parameter may be used in order to evaluate the amount of extractable biomass. The coherence is characterized by statistically significant (p less then 0,05) regression equation.


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