Simulation of the Parameters Effecting the Water Quality Evolution of Xuanwu Lake, China
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School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Jiangsu Environmental Engineering Technology Company Limited, Nanjing 210036, China
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Academic Editor: Hyun-Sang Shin
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(11), 5757; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115757
Received: 7 April 2021
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Revised: 23 May 2021
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Accepted: 25 May 2021
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Published: 27 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Simulation, Prediction, and Protection of the Water Environment)
After years of water environment improvement, China’s water quality has improved to some extent in recent years. However, different water areas have different characteristics of water pollution. The paper used mathematical models to investigate the influence of different parameters on the water quality of Xuanwu Lake, China. The predominant focus was on the nutrients concentration due to changing the amount of pollutants, degradation coefficient, water diversion discharge and diffusion coefficient. The results showed that the amount of pollutants had the most significant impact, followed by the degradation coefficient. The total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations of Xuanwu Lake increased with the increase of the amount of pollutants. The water quality of Xuanwu Lake decreased significantly with the increase of degradation coefficient. Increasing the water diversion discharge will not only make a big difference in water quality, but it will also worsen the water quality. The effect of the amount of pollutants on Xuanwu Lake total phosphorus and total nitrogen is 4.1 and 5.7 times that of water diversion discharge. The influence of total phosphorus and total nitrogen in the degradation coefficient scheme is 3.5 and 6.2 times that of the water diversion discharge scheme. The diffusion coefficient has almost no effect on the water quality of Xuanwu Lake. From the practical difficulty and implementation effect of water environment improvement, the order of water quality improvement effect from good to bad is as follows: the amount of pollutants scheme, degradation coefficient scheme, water diversion scheme, diffusion coefficient scheme. Under the circumstance of limited water diversion, the lake will effectively improve the water quality. Reducing the discharge of pollutants is the fundamental measure to control water environment problems, and water diversion is an auxiliary measure to improve the water ecology. It will become a trend to combine the reduction of pollutant discharge and water transfer for water environment improvement. This paper is of significance for improving the water quality of Xuanwu Lake, and it also provides a scientific method for water environment improvement of water diversion projects.
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Pang, M.; Song, W.; Liu, Y.; Pang, Y. Simulation of the Parameters Effecting the Water Quality Evolution of Xuanwu Lake, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 5757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115757
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Pang M, Song W, Liu Y, Pang Y. Simulation of the Parameters Effecting the Water Quality Evolution of Xuanwu Lake, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(11):5757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115757
Chicago/Turabian StylePang, Min, Weiwei Song, Yuan Liu, and Yong Pang. 2021. "Simulation of the Parameters Effecting the Water Quality Evolution of Xuanwu Lake, China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 5757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115757
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