scholarly journals Irrigation Water and Nitrate-nitrogen Loss Characterization in Southern Florida Nurseries: Cumulative Volumes, Runoff Rates, Nitrate-nitrogen Concentrations and Loadings, and Implications for Management

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 325-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Wilson ◽  
Joseph Albano ◽  
Miguel Mozdzen ◽  
Catherine Riiska
Keyword(s):  
Nitrate Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrogen Loss ◽  
Bedding Plant ◽  
Plant Nursery ◽  
The World ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations ◽  
Foliage Plant ◽  
Southern Florida ◽  
Runoff Events ◽  
Chemical Loading

Enrichment of surface water with nitrate-nitrogen (NO3-N) is a significant problem throughout the world. In support of developing a method for removing NO3-N from water using denitrification, this project characterized runoff events at two nurseries in southern Florida to provide information needed for designing capacity. Specifically, estimates of runoff rates and volumes, NO3-N concentrations and loadings were profiled during intensively sampled fertigation events at a foliage plant nursery and a bedding plant nursery. Discharge volumes and rates varied with event, ranging from 2,487 to 20,935 L and 59.2 to 126 L·min−1, respectively, per event. NO3-N concentrations ranged from 0.7 to 386.4 mg·L−1, and event loadings ranged from 51 to 3024 g, indicating that significant losses may be realized. This project provided valuable hydraulic and chemical loading information needed for the development and design of bioremediation tools for the horticultural industry.

Streamflow nitrogen loss following forest fertilization in a southern Vancouver Island watershed

1985 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene D. Hetherington
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Nitrogen Loss ◽  
Vancouver Island ◽  
Soil Permeability ◽  
Creek Watershed ◽  
Second Growth ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations ◽  
Steep Slopes ◽  
Fall Application ◽  
Small Tributary

Water quality was monitored in the Lens Creek watershed on southern Vancouver Island to determine nitrogen loss following fall application of 224 kg N/ha urea fertilizer on a second-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugamenziesii (Mirb.) Franco) forest. Peak nitrogen concentrations measured in two small tributary streams were 14 mg/L as urea, 1.9 mg/L as ammonia, and 9.3 mg/L as nitrate. For the first 14 months, estimated nitrogen outputs in excess of background amounts were 5.9 and 14.5% of the total applied nitrogen for the two subsidiary watersheds with 46 and 80% of their drainage areas fertilized, respectively. These losses were considerably higher than amounts of less than 1% previously reported for western North America. Increased levels of urea N and ammonia N were short-lived, while nitrate N remained above background levels for the study duration. Reasons for the high nitrogen loss include nitrification of the urea during 7 weeks of mild, dry weather following fertilization, presence of alder and swampy areas adjacent to the streams, high soil permeability, steep slopes, and abundant, above average early winter rainfall. The watersheds had been previously fertilized, but any influence of this first fertilization on nitrogen loss during the present study is unknown. Lens Creek water quality was not adversely affected by the fertilization in terms of drinking water standards or toxicity to fish.

scholarly journals Impact of Temperature on Biological Denitrification Process

1970 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iswar Man Amatya ◽  
Bhagwan Ratna Kansakar ◽  
Vinod Tare ◽  
Liv Fiksdal
Keyword(s):  
Filtration Rate ◽  
Nitrate Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrate Removal ◽  
Biological Method ◽  
Biological Denitrification ◽  
Nitrite Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations ◽  
In Series ◽  
Nitrate And Nitrite ◽  
Denitrification Process

Nitrate removal in groundwater was carried out by biological method of denitrification process. The denitrification and without denitrification were performed in two different sets of reactors. Each reactor consists of two columns connected in series packed with over burnt bricks as media. The filtration rate varied from 5.3 to 52.6 m/day for denitrification process. The ammonia, nitrate and nitrite nitrogen concentrations were measured at inlet, intermediate ports and outlet. The temperature varied from 10 to 30°C at 2°C intervals. The results demonstrated that high amount of nitrate nitrogen removed in groundwater at denitrification process. The nitrate nitrogen removed by denitrification varied from 3.50 to 39.08 gm/m3/h at influent concentration from 6.32 to 111.04 gm/m3/h. Denitrification was found more significant above 16°C.Key words: Over burnt brick, Denitrification, Filtration rate and TemperatureJournal of the Institute of Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, July, 2009 pp. 121-126doi: 10.3126/jie.v7i1.2070 

Treatment of slaughterhouse plant wastewater by using a membrane bioreactor

2011 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 214-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Levent Gürel ◽  
Hanife Büyükgüngör
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Chemical Oxygen Demand ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Nitrate Nitrogen ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Organic Substances ◽  
Slaughterhouse Wastewater ◽  
Treated Effluent ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations ◽  
Removal Efficiencies

The use of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) for removal of organic substances and nutrients from slaughterhouse plant wastewater was investigated. The chemical oxygen demand (COD), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations of slaughterhouse wastewater were found to be approximately 571 mg O2/L, 102.5 mg/L, and 16.25 mg PO4-P/L, respectively. A submerged type membrane was used in the bioreactor. The removal efficiencies for COD, total organic carbon (TOC), TP and TN were found to be 97, 96, 65, 44% respectively. The COD value of wastewater was decreased to 16 mg/L (COD discharge standard for slaughterhouse plant wastewaters is 160 mg/L). TOC was decreased to 9 mg/L (TOC discharge standard for slaughterhouse plant wastewaters is 20 mg/L). Ammonium, and nitrate nitrogen concentrations of treated effluent were 0.100 mg NH4-N/L, and 80.521 mg NO3-N/L, respectively. Slaughterhouse wastewater was successfully treated with the MBR process.

scholarly journals The effect of pulverising aeration on changes in the oxygen and nitrogen concentrations in water of Lake Starzyc

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Wesołowski ◽  
Adam Brysiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Dissolved Oxygen ◽  
Nitrate Nitrogen ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Abiotic Conditions ◽  
The Third ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations ◽  
Bottom Waters ◽  
Restoration Measures

Abstract Due to poor ecological status of Lake Starzyc, lake restoration measures were undertaken in 2003 to improve aerobic conditions of near-bottom waters and to decrease phosphorus concentrations. To do this, a wind-driven pulverising aerator was installed in the lake. The aim of this study was to analyse variability of oxygen and nitrogen concentrations in lake water near the aerator in the third year of its operation and later on in the three-year-long period of the years 2008–2010. It was found that concentrations of ammonium-nitrogen, nitrate-nitrogen and dissolved oxygen near the aerator did not differ from those in sites 4 and 5, which evidenced similar abiotic conditions in analysed waters. Higher concentrations of dissolved oxygen and lower concentrations of nitrate-nitrogen were found in the years 2008–2010 than in 2005.

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