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article
Publisher
Identifier
ANTUNES, I.M.H.R. [et al.] (2018) - Predictive scenarios for surface water quality simulation: a watershed case study. Catena. ISSN: 0341-8162. Vol. 170, p. 283-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.021
0341-8162
10.1016/j.catena.2018.06.021
Title
Predictive scenarios for surface water quality simulation: a watershed case study
Subject
Águeda river
Basin
Fresh water
Portugal-Spain
Qual2Kw
Self-depuration
Basin
Fresh water
Portugal-Spain
Qual2Kw
Self-depuration
Relation
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/UID%2FGEO%2F04683%2F2013/PT
Date
2020-03-27T17:09:42Z
2020-03-27T17:09:42Z
2018
2020-03-27T17:09:42Z
2018
Description
Surface water is exposed to contaminants which change the natural hydrological parameters and consequent
contaminant dispersion. Water self-depuration is an ecological process aiming to restore the natural watercourse balance, which depends on the quality and quantity of topical and diffuse contributions. The main goal of this research is the evaluation of surface water quality in the Águeda River (Portugal-Spain transboundary watershed) and its self-depuration ability considering different predicted scenarios. Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), dissolved oxygen (DO), dry residue, Ptotal, Ntotal, pH, temperature and microbiological parameters were analyzed, in thirty-six surface water samples. Simulation of different quality scenarios was undertaken using Qual2Kw software and the river's self-depuration ability discussed. The obtained model's calibration achieved a score of 95% confidence interval, for almost analyzed parameters. The calibrated model was used for two prediction scenario construction. The first one, intending to assess the influence of topical contaminated discharge and the second one, aiming to evaluate the influence of minimum flow rates, representing an extremely dry year. The two considered scenarios revealed that self-depuration capacity is more affected by the presence of minimum flow rates than topical discharges, attesting a large potential for self-depuration along the Águeda River.
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Access restrictions
restrictedAccess
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Language
eng
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