Evaluation of Nitrogen Non-Point Sources in Po River Near Turin
Abstract
The non-point hydraulic and nitrogen loads in the stretch of Po river upstream and downstream from the city of Turin have been investigated, on the basis of regular data concerning quality and flow rates in the river in different periods of a reference year. The collected data have been organized in terms of hydraulic and mass balances, taking into account input points, affluents and withdrawals, and the missing terms as concern non-point loads or transfer phenomena with surrounding banks and connected aquifers have been identified.From the nitrogen speciation it was possible to distinguish between different contributions to river load, and to estimate presence of agricultural loads, run-off phenomena from impervious urban areas, aquifer connections. All these information can be useful for a better assessment of the surrounding territory in order to improve river quality for different uses.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajessp.2007.98.105
Copyright: © 2007 Giuseppe Genon and Franco Marchese. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- River model
- nitrogen balance
- non-point sources
- sampling
- river quality