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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
概括
仅靠先进的废物处理不足以满足河流质量标准. 有针对性的本地研究比对河流流域管理的严格全国性法规更有效.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 水资源管理 水资源管理
- 河流生态 河流生态
背景情况:
- 威拉梅特河流域在满足严格的水质标准方面面临着挑战.
- 现有的水质数据收集方法可能不足以有效管理.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估威拉梅特河流域的河流质量.
- 确定先进废物处理方法在满足水质标准方面的有效性.
- 评估当前水质监测计划的充分性.
主要方法:
- 密集的河流质量评估研究.
- 分析现有的水质数据.
- 综合调查的重点是当地情况.
主要成果:
- 全方位的先进废物处理并不是实现水质标准的唯一解决方案.
- 全国标准可能导致不同河流流域的支出效率低下,目标未实现.
- 目前的监测数据不足以确定河流质量的关键因果关系.
结论:
- 水质管理需要一种局部化的方法,而不仅仅是统一的先进处理.
- 严格的全国性法规可能不具有成本效益或无法实现期望的结果.
- 针对特定问题进行密集的调查对于明智的水质管理决策至关重要.
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