在农业环境计划中使用基于结果的指标评估水道质量
Poppy Overy1, James Moran2, Patrick Crushell3
1Atlantic Technological University, ATU Sligo, Ash Lane, Sligo, Ireland.
Journal of environmental management
|April 2, 2024
概括
爱尔兰的农业环境计划确定了排水风险,但并非总是排水质量. 在评估中包括沉积措施可以改善小水道的水道质量管理.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 水质管理水质管理
背景情况:
- 小水道对流域水质至关重要,但在欧洲各地面临退化.
- 爱尔兰实施了基于结果的农业环境计划,并进行了排水评估以减轻风险.
- 这项评估将营养和沉积物风险的视觉指标与农民支付联系起来.
研究的目的:
- 评估一种新的排水风险评估在反映实际下游水质方面的有效性.
- 将评估结果与基于宏无脊椎动物的生物指数进行比较.
主要方法:
- 利用了三个宏无脊椎动物生物指数:Q值,小流影响评分和沉积物敏感无脊椎动物的比例.
- 在2021年5月和7月进行了宏无脊椎动物样和物理化学分析.
- 采样了12个"有风险"和12个"没有风险"的小水道,这些水道是由该计划确定的.
主要成果:
- 排水风险评估确定了点源风险,但与生物指数评估的内流质量没有直接相关.
- 在58%的上游控制站点观察到降解,这表明未被捕获的冲击.
- 在采样几个月之间发生了显著的物种周转,突出显示了异质性;小流影响评分显示时间影响小于Q值.
结论:
- 虽然该方案可以识别一些风险,但结合流中沉积测量将提高风险识别和管理.
- 基于结果的支付计划可以帮助改善水道质量,但需要进一步调查更广泛的淡水影响来源.
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