Sustainable application of livestock water footprints in different beef production systems of South Africa

AM Ngxumeshe, M Ratsaka, B Mtileni, K Nephawe - Sustainability, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
There is an increase in requirement and competition for water, while water resources are
decreasing at an accelerating rate. Agriculture is the biggest consumer of water and …

[HTML][HTML] A holistic approach for determining the hydrology of the mar menor coastal lagoon by combining hydrological & hydrodynamic models

J Senent-Aparicio, A López-Ballesteros, A Nielsen… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
A combination of hydrological and hydrodynamic modelling can be applied to understand
the hydrology and key water balance components of lakes and lagoons. In this research, the …

Monitoring coastal lagoon water quality through remote sensing: The Mar Menor as a case study

M Erena, JA Domínguez, F Aguado-Giménez, J Soria… - Water, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
The Mar Menor is a hypersaline coastal lagoon located in the southeast of Spain. This
fragile ecosystem is suffering several human pressures, such as nutrient and sediment …

Understanding nutrient loads from Catchment and Eutrophication in a salt lagoon: the Mar Menor Case

MÁ Pérez-Martín - Water, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Highlights Mean chlorophyll under 0.5–1 μgChla/L becomes robust and resilient in a salt
lagoon. Both nitrogen and phosphorus loads contribute to eutrophication in a Mediterranean …

Woodchip bioreactors provide sustained denitrification of brine from groundwater desalination plants

C Díaz-García, JJ Martínez-Sánchez… - Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Woodchip bioreactors are widely known as a best management practice to reduce excess
nitrate loads that are discharged with agricultural leachates. The aim of this study was to …

Revisiting water resources management in the Mandara Mountains

D Madomguia, EL Nya, EL Njomou-Ngounou… - Heliyon, 2025‏ - cell.com
This article evaluates the prospects for rainwater harvesting (RWH) as a means of optimizing
water management in the Mandara Mountains. RWH is a small-scale water conservation …

Woodchip bioreactors for saline leachates denitrification can mitigate agricultural impacts in mediterranean areas: The Campo de Cartagena-Mar Menor …

C Díaz-García, JJ Martínez-Sánchez… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Leachates from intensive agriculture containing high nitrate have been identified as a major
cause of the severe eutrophication crisis that impacts Mar Menor (SE Spain), the largest …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the effectiveness of potential best management practices for science-informed decision support at the watershed scale: The case of the Mar Menor …

A López-Ballesteros, D Trolle, R Srinivasan… - Science of The Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Coastal lagoons are ecosystems of high environmental importance but are quite vulnerable
to human activities. The continuous inflow of pollutant loads can trigger negative impacts on …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of rainfall on physicochemical characteristics of runoff water and sediments in riverbeds affected by mining and agricultural activities

JG Cuevas, Á Faz, S Martínez-Martínez… - Science of The Total …, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Cartagena-La Union mining district (SE Spain) has unconnected dry riverbeds,
which transport mining waste downstream under torrential rain events, polluting a coastal …

Long term hydrodynamic effects in a semi-arid Mediterranean multilayer aquifer: Campo de Cartagena in south-eastern Spain

JC Domingo-Pinillos, J Senent-Aparicio… - Water, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
The Mediterranean basin contains many semi-arid environments where aquifers are subject
to intensive exploitation, generally to meet irrigation demands. The Campo de Cartagena …