Assessment of Phosphorus Input from Urban Areas in the Passaúna River and Reservoir
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Passaúna Catchment
2.2. Sediment Sampling Campaign in the Passaúna Tributaries
2.3. Monitoring and Modeling Approach
- Inhabitants living in an area with an existing sewer system that is connected to a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP);
- Inhabitants living in areas with an existing sewer system but not connected to a wastewater treatment plant (inhabitants discharging directly into the tributaries or a decentralized sewage system);
- Inhabitants living in areas with no sewer system (inhabitants directly discharging in the tributaries or a decentralized sewage treatment plant).
2.3.1. Estimation of Riverine TP Load
2.3.2. Assessment of Coefficient A
2.3.3. Assessment of Coefficient B
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. TP Concentration in the River Sediment
3.2. Monitoring and Modeling Results
3.2.1. Estimation of Riverine TP Load
3.2.2. Coefficient A
3.2.3. Coefficient B
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sotiri, K.; Kishi, R.T.; Hilgert, S.; Scheer, M.B.; Gabriel, P.G.; Benatto, D.A.; Fuchs, S. Assessment of Phosphorus Input from Urban Areas in the Passaúna River and Reservoir. Water 2022, 14, 809. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050809
Sotiri K, Kishi RT, Hilgert S, Scheer MB, Gabriel PG, Benatto DA, Fuchs S. Assessment of Phosphorus Input from Urban Areas in the Passaúna River and Reservoir. Water. 2022; 14(5):809. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050809
Chicago/Turabian StyleSotiri, Klajdi, Regina T. Kishi, Stephan Hilgert, Mauricio B. Scheer, Pedro G. Gabriel, Diego A. Benatto, and Stephan Fuchs. 2022. "Assessment of Phosphorus Input from Urban Areas in the Passaúna River and Reservoir" Water 14, no. 5: 809. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050809
APA StyleSotiri, K., Kishi, R. T., Hilgert, S., Scheer, M. B., Gabriel, P. G., Benatto, D. A., & Fuchs, S. (2022). Assessment of Phosphorus Input from Urban Areas in the Passaúna River and Reservoir. Water, 14(5), 809. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14050809