Fertilizers and nitrate pollution of surface and ground water: an increasingly pervasive global problem

E Craswell - SN Applied Sciences, 2021‏ - Springer
Nitrate pollution of ground and surface water bodies all over the world is generally linked
with continually increasing global fertilizer nitrogen (N) use. But after 1990, with more …

[HTML][HTML] Nitrogen fertilization. A review of the risks associated with the inefficiency of its use and policy responses

J Martínez-Dalmau, J Berbel, R Ordóñez-Fernández - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) is a key input to food production. Nearly half of N fertilizer input is not used by
crops and is lost into the environment via emission of gases or by polluting water bodies. It is …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling water and nutrient fluxes in the Danube River Basin with SWAT

A Malagó, F Bouraoui, O Vigiak, B Grizzetti… - Science of the Total …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This study provides an innovative process-based modelling approach using the SWAT
model and shows its application to support the implementation of the European …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of land cover, topography, and soil on stream water quality at multiple spatial and seasonal scales in a German lowland catchment

C Lei, PD Wagner, N Fohrer - Ecological Indicators, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The influence of catchment characteristics on water quality varies with space and time.
Understanding the key factors influencing water quality is needed for effective land use and …

Quantification of nitrate sources and fates in rivers in an irrigated agricultural area using environmental isotopes and a Bayesian isotope mixing model

Y Zhang, P Shi, F Li, A Wei, J Song, J Ma - Chemosphere, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Nitrate (NO 3−) pollution in rivers caused by intensive human activities is becoming
a serious problem in irrigated agricultural areas. To identify NO 3− sources and reveal the …

Efficiency and feasibility of Best Management Practices to reduce nutrient loads in an agricultural river basin

GF Ricci, E D'Ambrosio, AM De Girolamo… - Agricultural Water …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Excessive use of mineral fertilizers and inappropriate tillage operations are two main drivers
of land degradation. The European Green Deal (EUGD) aims to restore the natural functions …

Effectiveness and feasibility of different management practices to reduce soil erosion in an agricultural watershed

GF Ricci, J Jeong, AM De Girolamo, F Gentile - Land Use Policy, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Erosion is the most widespread form of soil degradation in Europe. EU Member States are
called to identify areas prone to high risk of soil erosion and to adopt Best Management …

Application of nitrogen and oxygen isotopes for source and fate identification of nitrate pollution in surface water: a review

Y Zhang, P Shi, J Song, Q Li - Applied sciences, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Nitrate pollution in surface water has become an environmental problem of global concern.
The effective way for controlling the nitrate pollution of surface water is to identify the …

Response of nitrogen pollution in surface water to land use and social-economic factors in the Weihe River watershed, northwest China

P Shi, Y Zhang, J Song, P Li, Y Wang, X Zhang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Water pollution is affecting China's water resources and environmental sustainability.
Specifically, nitrogen pollution has become highly problematic in water management. To …

Effect of irrigation amount and fertilization on agriculture non-point source pollution in the paddy field

H Wang, P He, C Shen, Z Wu - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2019‏ - Springer
It is the key point to reveal the effect of irrigation water and fertilization conditions on the
agriculture non-point pollution in the paddy field. In this study, the estimation model of …