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Control of Pollutants in the Trans-Boundary Area of Taihu Basin, Yangtze Delta

by
Xiao Wang
1,
Nikolaos Katopodes
2,
Chunqi Shen
3,
Hua Wang
1,
Yong Pang
4,* and
Qi Zhou
5
1
College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
2
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
3
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA
4
Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources, Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
5
College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Tongling University, Tongling 244061, China
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Academic Editor: Miklas Scholz
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13(12), 1253; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121253
Received: 2 November 2016 / Revised: 9 December 2016 / Accepted: 12 December 2016 / Published: 17 December 2016
(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Health)
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This work focuses on pollution control in the trans-boundary area of Taihu Basin. Considering the unique characteristics of the river network in the study area, a new methodology of pollution control is proposed aiming at improving the water quality in the trans-boundary area and reducing conflicts between up and downstream regions. Based on monitoring data and statistical analysis, important trans-boundary cross sections identified by the regional government were selected as important areas for consideration in developing management objectives; using a 1-D mathematicmodel and an effective weight evaluation model, the trans-boundary effective control scope (TECS) of the study area was identified as the scope for pollutant control; the acceptable pollution load was then estimated using an established model targeting bi-directional flow. The results suggest that the water environmental capacity for chemical oxygen demand (COD), in order to guarantee reaching the target water quality standard in the TECS, is 160,806 t/year, and amounts to 16,098 t/year, 3493 t/year, and 39,768 t/year for ammonia nitrogen, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus, respectively. Our study method and results have been incorporated into the local government management project, and have been proven to be useful in designing a pollution control strategy and management policy. View Full-Text
Keywords: Taihu Basin; trans-boundary area; total amount control of pollutant; trans-boundary effective control scope; water environmental capacity Taihu Basin; trans-boundary area; total amount control of pollutant; trans-boundary effective control scope; water environmental capacity
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Wang, X.; Katopodes, N.; Shen, C.; Wang, H.; Pang, Y.; Zhou, Q. Control of Pollutants in the Trans-Boundary Area of Taihu Basin, Yangtze Delta. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 1253. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121253

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Wang X, Katopodes N, Shen C, Wang H, Pang Y, Zhou Q. Control of Pollutants in the Trans-Boundary Area of Taihu Basin, Yangtze Delta. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(12):1253. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121253

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Wang, Xiao, Nikolaos Katopodes, Chunqi Shen, Hua Wang, Yong Pang, and Qi Zhou. 2016. "Control of Pollutants in the Trans-Boundary Area of Taihu Basin, Yangtze Delta" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 12: 1253. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13121253

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