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Will recent improvements in estuarine water quality in Ireland be compromised by plans for increased agricultural production? A case study of the Blackwater estuary in southern Ireland

机译:增加农业生产的计划会不会损害爱尔兰最近河口水质的改善?以爱尔兰南部的黑水河口为例

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The environmental status of many European estuaries has improved in recent years as a result of the implementation of a range of different legislative measures. Better municipal waste water treatment and a reduction in the application of inorganic and organic fertiliser to agricultural lands are the main reasons for these improvements. It is anticipated, however, that the ending of the EU milk quota in 2015, and the proposed enlargement of the European dairy sector will lead to a market-driven increase in milk production through an increase in animal numbers and higher productivity. This new production is likely to lead to an increase in pressures with the potential to impact on the quality of surface waters, including estuarine waters. In this paper we focus on the Blackwater estuary in southern Ireland which has seen a marked improvement in water quality due to a reduction in riverine nutrient inputs of phosphorus and nitrogen. A bio-physical model is used to test nutrient-input scenarios likely to represent the range of nutrient loadings that may arise as a result of increased agricultural production. The outputs from these different scenarios are used to assess if recent improvements in estuarine water quality will be undermined or even negated by the proposed expansion of the Irish dairy sector. Appropriate management options to address these potential impacts are discussed. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
机译:近年来,由于采取了一系列不同的立法措施,许多欧洲河口的环境状况得到了改善。改善这些环境的主要原因是更好的市政废水处理以及减少对农业用地的无机和有机肥料的使用。但是,可以预见的是,2015年欧盟牛奶配额的终止以及欧洲奶业的拟议扩张将通过增加动物数量和提高生产率而导致以市场为导向的牛奶产量增长。这种新生产可能导致压力增加,并可能影响包括河口水在内的地表水的质量。在本文中,我们将重点放在爱尔兰南部的黑水河口,由于河中磷和氮的营养素输入减少,水质得到了显着改善。生物物理模型用于测试营养物输入情景,该情景可能代表由于农业生产增加而可能出现的营养物负载范围。来自这些不同情景的输出用于评估,由于提议的爱尔兰乳业扩张,河口水质的近期改善是否会受到损害甚至被否定。讨论了解决这些潜在影响的适当管理选项。 (C)2016 Elsevier Ltd.保留所有权利。

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