Nonpoint Source Pollution, Environmental Quality, and Ecosystem Health in China: Introduction to the Special Section

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 1685-1694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minghua Zhang ◽  
Jianming Xu
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Nonpoint Source Pollution ◽  
Ecosystem Health ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Nonpoint Source

scholarly journals Analysis of Nonpoint Source Pollution and Water Environmental Quality Variation Trends in the Nansi Lake Basin from 2002 to 2012

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiliang Wang ◽  
Tiantian Ju ◽  
Wenping Dong ◽  
Xiaohui Liu ◽  
Chuanxi Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Nonpoint Source Pollution ◽  
Nonpoint Source ◽  
Lake Basin ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Nansi Lake ◽  
Nansi Lake Basin ◽  
Water Environmental Quality

Based on the data analysis of economic development and the water environmental quality from 2002 to 2012 in the Nansi Lake Basin in China, the correlation between economic development and the water environmental quality was researched. Analysis shows that the GDP of the Nansi Lake Basin had an average annual growth of 7.3% in 2012, and the COD andCODMnhad the average annual decrease of 7.69% and 6.79%, respectively, compared to 2002. Basin water environmental quality overall improved, reaching Class III of the “Environmental quality standards for surface water (GB3838-2002).” The pollution of the water environment was analyzed from three aspects: agricultural fertilizers and pesticides, livestock, and aquaculture. Results indicated that the water pollution of the Nansi Lake Basin mainly came from nonpoint source pollution, accounting for more than 80% of the overall pollution. The contributions of both agricultural fertilizers and pesticides account for more than 85% of the overall nonpoint source, followed by livestock and aquaculture. According to the water pollution characteristics of the Nansi Lake Basin, the basin pollution treatment strategy and prevention and treatment system were dissected, to solve the pollution problem of the Nansi Lake Basin.

Balancing Stream and Wetland Preservation with Nonpoint Source Pollution Management: A Case Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew T. Der
Keyword(s):  
Nonpoint Source Pollution ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Road Construction ◽  
Nonpoint Source ◽  
Assessment Procedure ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
Potomac River ◽  
One Stop

The regulation of development-related activities can require complex approaches to the management of nonpoint source pollution (NPSP) associated with such activities. Experience has shown that growth and transportation needs can be accommodated in a manner which avoids and minimizes stream and wetland impacts while remaining compatible with effective NPSP management strategies, herein referred to as stormwater management (SWM). The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has developed a “one stop shop” review and assessment procedure where applicable federal and State regulatory programs are combined into a single process where on-site conditions are assessed, potential impacts are identified and mitigative practices are proposed sufficient to offset habitat loss and comply with water quality standards. The example presented is the first of several development projects in a 405 hectare (1000 acre) watershed of the Potomac River in the greater Washington, DC area of Maryland. The project, submitted in 1989, proposed stream and wetland impacts for road construction and runoff catchment basins which were determined by MDE to be avoidable. Impacts were reduced and mitigated by design revisions and innovative approaches to wetland re-creation and SWM. Subsequent development projects in this watershed are currently expanding in a manner which utilizes and refines data obtained from this initial project with completion expected by 2003.

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