Removal Effect of Ditch Pond Wetlands on Non-Point Source Pollutants from Agricultural Drainage

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 2513-2516
Author(s):  
Han Feng Xiong

Ditch pond wetland systems have the capacity to remove and purify non-point pollutants of nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural drainage. This paper measured the changes of nitrogen and phosphorus content in ditches, ponds of runoff water, aquatic plants and sediment. The results show that ditch, pond has the very good intercept and removing effect for nitrogen and phosphorus. The total removal rate of TN and TP were 61.13% and 63.08% in ditch pond wetlands. Phragmites communis, Zizania latifolia, reed nitrogen absorption per unit area respectively were 2.468 g/m2, 1.795 g/m2, 2.174 g/m2. Phragmites communis, Zizania latifolia, reed absorb phosphorus amount per unit area respectively were 0.643 g/m2, 0.351 g/m2, 0.338 g/m2. The TN content and TP content of sediment is increase from ditches1to ditches3. TN content of sediment at pond import is higher than at pond export. TP content changed little in the pond sediment.

Author(s):  
Yang Ran ◽  
Zheng-rong Fu ◽  
Man-ying Ma ◽  
Xian Liu

Abstract The traditional bioretention systems possess a remarkably low nitrogen and phosphorus removal effect. The removal rate fluctuates greatly, and even appears as negative removal of nitrogen and phosphorus. The four simulated bioretention experimental columns with different bilayer media, packing composition and structure were constructed. Based on the traditional fillers, the modified composite fillers with hydroxy-aluminum and modified vermiculite sludge particle (HAVSP) were added. The traditional filler (C1) and the modified composite filler (C2) were added respectively, moreover the saturated zones were set up to enhance the effect of nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Removal of nutrients from experimental columns by simulated runoff efficiency was evaluated and compared. In addition, the effect of media depth on phosphorus retention and denitrifying enzyme activity in bioretention columns was also evaluated. The experimental column #2 filled with C2 had the optimum removal effect on total phosphorus (93.70%), however, the removal effect of total phosphorus by filling C1 experimental columns was insufficient (57.36%). Designed to remove nitrate (NO3−-N) and total nitrogen (TN), the experimental column #4 showed the best performance (83.54% and 92.15%, respectively). In this study, we propose a fold-flow bioretention system by filling HAVSP in combination with saturated zones. The runoff water quality can be effectively improved, and a new bioretention cell configuration can be provided for efficient stormwater treatment.


Author(s):  
Yudhistir Reddy ◽  
Dipnarayan Ganguly ◽  
Gurmeet Singh ◽  
Mamidala Harikrishna Prasad ◽  
Paneer Selvam Arumughan ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
pp. 119-124
Author(s):  
Brigitta Simon ◽  
Tamás Kucserka ◽  
Angéla Anda

In lakes and wetlands, leaf litter input from the coastal vegetation represents a major nutrient load and plays a basic structural and functional role in several ecosystems. In Hungary, at the banks of lakes and wetlands, Salix and Populus trees are the most common species. In an experiment in Lake Balaton and Kis-Balaton Wetland between 16 November 2017 to and 3 June 2018, the decomposition rates and leaching dynamics of Salix, Populus and mixed leaves (50% Salix and 50% Populus) were investigated. Total nitrogen and phosphorus content of biomass samples were measured at the beginning and end of the experiment for the leaching dynamics experiment. We found that litter mass losses (Salix, Populus and mixed leaves) were not significantly different between the two mesh size litterbags and between Lake Balaton and Kis-Balaton Wetland. Different amounts of the total nitrogen and phosphorus leaching from Salix, Populus and mixed leaves were detected. The total nitrogen contents of the plant samples were around 8-18% at the end of the investigated period. Slightly higher values were measured compared to phosphorous (27-29%).


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 174-179
Author(s):  
K. R. Patel ◽  

A field experiment was conducted at College Agronomy Farm, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari during summer, 2019 and 2020 comprising four intercropping treatments i.e. pearlmillet sole, pearlmillet+greengram, pearlmillet+cowpea, pearlmillet+clusterbean and three fertility levels viz., 75 % RDF, 100 % RDF and 125 % RDF. Among the different intercropping system examined, sole pearl millet (I1) accumulated significantly less content of N and P in pearl millet grain and straw as compared to intercropping with pulses treatments. Pearl millet + green gram (I2) recorded significantly higher N and P uptake by pearl millet straw than other intercropping systems. The sole pearl millet (I1) was at par with pearl millet intercropped with green gram (I2) had significantly higher K content and uptake in pearl millet grain and straw. In case of fertility levels, nitrogen and phosphorus content and uptake in pearl millet grain and straw were recorded significantly higher by application of 100 % RDF. Significantly higher N, P and K uptake by pearl millet grain and straw in pooled results were produced by treatment combination of pearl millet + green gram (I2) intercropping along with 75 % RDF (F1).


2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 3778-3782
Author(s):  
Violeta Monica Radu ◽  
Petra Ionescu ◽  
Gyorgy Deak ◽  
Alexandru Anton Ivanov ◽  
Elena Diacu ◽  
...  

The aim of this paper is the evaluation of the trophic status of three lakes riparian to the Colentina River, namely Mogosoaia, Herastrau, Pantelimon, as Part III of an extended study on evaluation of the freshwater resources quality in Bucharest and surrounding areas [1, 2], supplementing the general quality assessment based on indices and indexes presented in Part I with a more in depth analysis of nutrient speciation and partitioning between water and upper sedimentary layers. Water and sediment samples were taken from the inlet and outlet areas of each lake in two sampling campaigns in July 2016 and September 2016. Some of the nutrient related water quality parameters presented in Part I of this series have been used here, together with the analysis of total nitrogen and total phosphorus content in sediments, to assess the general trophic state of the lakes and to highlight the relationships between the nitrogen and the phosphorus content from water and sediments.The studied lakes were found to be eutrophic, Mogosoaia and Pantelimon being in the most advanced state. A significant amount of nitrogen and phosphorus was detected in all sediments analysed, constituting a high accumulation of nutrients from anthropogenic activities. Actions to improve local sanitation infrastructure and to prevent anaerobic leakage of nutrients from sedimentary deposits are recommended.


2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 89-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.Y. Chang ◽  
C.F. Ouyang

This investigation incorporated a stepwise feeding strategy into the biological process containing anaerobic/oxide/anoxic/oxide (AOAO) stages to enhance nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiencies. Synthetic wastewater was fed into the experimental reactors during the anaerobic and anoxic stages and the substrates/nutrients were successfully consumed without recycling either nitrified effluent or external carbon source. An intrinsic sufficient carbon source developed during the anoxic stage and caused the NOx (NO2-N+NO3-N) concentration to be reduced from 11.85mg/l to 5.65mg/l. The total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN) removal rate was between 81.81%∼93.96% and the PO4-P removal ratio ranged from 93%∼100%. The substrate fed into the anaerobic with a Q1 flow rate and a Q2 into the anoxic reactor. The three difference experiments contained within this study produced Q1/Q2 that varied from 7/3, 8/2, and 9/1. The AOAO process saved nearly one-third of the energy compared with typical biological nutrient removal (BNR) system A2O processes.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 170497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline B. Turner ◽  
Brian D. Wade ◽  
Justin R. Meyer ◽  
Brooke A. Sommerfeld ◽  
Richard E. Lenski

Organismal stoichiometry refers to the relative proportion of chemical elements in the biomass of organisms, and it can have important effects on ecological interactions from population to ecosystem scales. Although stoichiometry has been studied extensively from an ecological perspective, much less is known about the rates and directions of evolutionary changes in elemental composition. We measured carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus content of 12 Escherichia coli populations that evolved under controlled carbon-limited, serial-transfer conditions for 50 000 generations. The bacteria evolved higher relative nitrogen and phosphorus content, consistent with selection for increased use of the more abundant elements. Total carbon assimilated also increased, indicating more efficient use of the limiting element. We also measured stoichiometry in one population repeatedly through time. Stoichiometry changed more rapidly in early generations than later on, similar to the trajectory seen for competitive fitness. Altogether, our study shows that stoichiometry evolved over long time periods, and that it did so in a predictable direction, given the carbon-limited environment.


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