[Emission Characteristics of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in a Typical Agricultural Small Watershed in Tuojiang River...

The emission of nitrogen and phosphorus via non-point source pollution from a small watershed has become the main pollution source of river waters, while climatic conditions and human activities directly affect the changes in rainfall-runoff and types of land use that are closely related to nitrogen and phosphorus pollution. In this study, we explore the runoff loss, nitrogen and phosphors concentration, and nitrogen and phosphorus emission in Huajiaogou small watershed on the upper reaches of Yangtze River. The rainfall, runoff, and temporal changes of nitrogen and phosphorus were analyzed using the continuous position monitoring data. The results showed that:① the runoff volumes were 10.05×10⁵ m³ and 3.34×10⁵ m³ from July 1^st to September 30^th, accounting for 76.58% and 56.51% in 2012 and 2013, respectively, and they were positively correlated to rainfall. The peak concentrations of ammonia nitrogen (NH₄⁺-N) from April 1^st to June 30^th were 11.51 mg ·L^-1 and 4.44 mg ·L^-1in 2012 and 2013, respectively. ② The NH₄⁺-N emission risk period was from July 1^st to September 30^th, accounting for 78.45% and 62.24% in 2012 and 2013, respectively. The peak concentration and emission risk period of total nitrogen (TN) and nitrate nitrogen (NO₃^--N) were from July 1^st to September 30^th, and NO₃^--N was the main form of the total nitrogen emission. The peak concentration of NO₃^--N was 6.06 mg ·L^-1 and 11.43 mg ·L^-1in 2012 and 2013, respectively, and the loss in NO₃^--N from July 1^st to September 30^th accounted for 88.74% and 65.55% in 2012 and 2013, respectively. ③The emission risk period of total phosphorus (TP), dissolved total phosphorus (DTP), and particulate phosphorus (PP) was also from July 1^st to September 30^th, and the particulate phosphorus was the main form of the total phosphorus emission. The particulate phosphorus emission from July 1^st to September 30^th accounted for 36% and 68% in 2012 and 2013, respectively, and the ration of particle phosphorus to total phosphorus was easily affected by rainfall.