scholarly journals Water Environmental Capacity Calculation Based on Control of Contamination Zone for Water Environment Functional Zones in Jiangsu Section of Yangtze River, China

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 587
Author(s):  
Qiuxia Ma ◽  
Yong Pang ◽  
Ronghua Mu
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Water Environmental Capacity ◽  
Functional Zones ◽  
The Government

In recent years, due to unsustainable production methods and the demands of daily life, the water quality of the Yangtze River has deteriorated. In response to Yangtze River protection policy, and to protect and restore the ecological environment of the river, a two-dimensional model of the Jiangsu section was established to study the water environmental capacity (WEC) of 90 water environment functional zones. The WEC of the river in each city was calculated based on the results of the water environment functional zones. The results indicated that the total WECs of the study area for chemical oxygen demand (COD), ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N), and total phosphorus (TP) were 251,198 t/year, 24,751 t/year, and 3251 t/year, respectively. Among the eight cities studied, Nanjing accounted for the largest proportion (25%) of pollutants discharged into the Yangtze River; Suzhou (11%) and Zhenjiang (12%) followed, and Wuxi contributed the least (0.4%). The results may help the government to control the discharge of pollutants by enterprises and sewage treatment plants, which would improve the water environment and effectively maintain the water ecological function. This research on the WEC of the Yangtze River may serve as a basis for pollution control and water quality management, and exemplifies WEC calculations of the world’s largest rivers.

scholarly journals Research on Water Quality Simulation and Water Environmental Capacity in Lushui River Based on WASP Model

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 2819
Author(s):  
Nicolas Obin ◽  
Hongni Tao ◽  
Fei Ge ◽  
Xingwang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Orthogonal Design ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Water Quality Monitoring ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Water Quality Prediction ◽  
Water Environmental Capacity

In recent years, the severe deterioration of water quality and eutrophication in the Yangtze River has brought much trouble to people’s lives. Because of this, numerous management departments have paid more and more attention to the treatment of the water environment. In order to respond to water environmental protection policy and provide management departments with a basis for refining water quality, this paper takes the Zhuzhou section of Yangtze River-Lushui watershed as its research object. First, we used the Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) model as a tool, and obtained the pollution load using the FLUX method formula. During the calibration process, the sensitivity analysis method, the orthogonal design method, and the trial and error method were used. Then, we verified the results by using water quality monitoring data published by Zhuzhou Ecological Environment Bureau. Following that, the water environmental capacity of the Lushui River in normal, wet and dry periods was calculated using the WASP model: the chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 14,072.94 tons/yr, 17,147.7 tons/yr and 10,998.18 tons/yr, respectively; ammonia nitrogen (AN) was 469.098 tons/yr, 571.59 tons/yr and 366.606 tons/yr, respectively; and total phosphorus (TP) was 93.8196 tons/yr, 114.318 tons/yr and 73.3212 tons/yr, respectively. The results show that the WASP model is applicable and reliable and can be used as an effective tool for water quality prediction and management in this area.

scholarly journals Water Supply-Water Environmental Capacity Nexus in a Saltwater Intrusion Area under Nonstationary Conditions

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 346
Author(s):  
Dedi Liu ◽  
Yujie Zeng ◽  
Yue Qin ◽  
Youjiang Shen ◽  
Jiayu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Saltwater Intrusion ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Freshwater Flow ◽  
Environment Capacity ◽  
Water Environmental Capacity ◽  
Water Environment Capacity ◽  
Supply Water

Due to water supply increase and water quality deterioration, water resources are a critical problem in saltwater intrusion areas. In order to balance the relationship between water supply and water environment requirements, the nexus of water supply-water environment capacity should be well understood. Based on the Saint–Venant system of equations and the convection diffusion equation, the water supply-water environment capacity nexus physical equation is determined. Equivalent reliability is employed to estimate the boundary design water flow, which will then lead to a dynamic nexus. The framework for determining the nexus was then applied to a case study for the Pearl River Delta in China. The results indicate that the water supply-water environment capacity nexus is a declining linear relationship, which is different from the non-salt intrusion and tide-impacted areas. Water supply mainly relies on freshwater flow from upstream, while water environmental capacity is affected by both the design freshwater flow and the water levels at the downstream boundary. Our methods provide a useful framework for the quantification of the physical nexus according to the water quantity and water quality mechanisms, which are useful for freshwater allocation and management in a saltwater intrusion area or the tail area of cascade reservoirs.

scholarly journals Long-Term Impacts of Reservoir Operation on the Spatiotemporal Variation in Nitrogen Forms in the Post-Three Gorges Dam Period (2004–2016)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bei Nie ◽  
Yuhong Zeng ◽  
Lanhua Niu ◽  
Xiaofeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Reservoir Operation ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Engineering Construction ◽  
Nitrogen Concentrations ◽  
Essential Nutrient

Abstract Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient limiting life, and its biochemical cycling and distribution in rivers have been markedly affected by river engineering construction and operation. Here, we comprehensively analyzed the spatiotemporal variations and driving environmental factors of N distributions based on the long-term observations (from 2004 to 2016) of seven stations in the Three Gorges Reservoir (TGR). In the study period, the overall water quality status of the river reach improved, whereas N pollution was severe and tended to be aggravated after the TGR impoundment. The anti-seasonal reservoir operation strongly affected the variations in N forms. The total nitrogen (TN) concentration in the mainstream of the Yangtze River continuously increased, although it was still lower than that in the incoming tributaries (Wu and Jialing rivers). Further analysis showed that this increase occurred probably because of external inputs, including the upstream (76%), non-point (22%), and point source pollution inputs (2%). Besides, different N forms showed significant seasonal variations; among them, the TN and nitrate nitrogen concentrations were the lowest in the impoundment season (October–February), and the ammonia nitrogen concentrations were the highest in the sluicing season (March–May). These parameters varied likely because of internal N transformation. Redundancy analysis revealed that the water level regulated by the anti-seasonal operation was the largest contributor. Our findings could provide a basis for managing and predicting the water quality in the Yangtze River.

scholarly journals Canonical Correlation Study on the Relationship between Shipping Development and Water Environment of the Yangtze River

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisi Que ◽  
Hanyu Luo ◽  
Liang Wang ◽  
Wenqiang Zhou ◽  
Shaochun Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Nitrogen Concentration ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Petroleum Pollution ◽  
Freight Volume ◽  
The Relationship

The sustainable development of the Yangtze River will affect the lives of the people who live along it as well as the development of cities beside it. This study investigated the relationship between shipping development and the water environment of the Yangtze River. Canonical correlation analysis is a multivariate statistical method used to study the correlation between two groups of variables; this study employed it to analyze data relevant to shipping and the water environment of the Yangtze River from 2006 to 2016. Furthermore, the Yangtze River Shipping Prosperity Index and Yangtze River mainline freight volume were used to characterize the development of Yangtze River shipping. The water environment of the Yangtze River is characterized by wastewater discharge, ammonia nitrogen concentration, biochemical oxygen demand, the potassium permanganate index, and petroleum pollution. The results showed that a significant correlation exists between Yangtze River shipping and the river’s water environment. Furthermore, mainline freight volume has a significant impact on the quantity of wastewater discharged and petroleum pollution in the water environment.

Study on the Water Environmental Capacity and the Sewage Control of the Sushui River

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 995-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Zhong Bai ◽  
Jian Ming Yang ◽  
Min Quan Feng
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Control Factors ◽  
Volatile Phenol ◽  
Water Environmental Capacity ◽  
The Status ◽  
State Water ◽  
Annual Water

In order to know the environmental capacity, improve the continual deterioration of the water quality in Sushui River, and promote the harmonious development of economy and aquatic environment, we did the following research. Based on the 1-D steady-state water quality model, the outfalls are generalized, and then we derived the formula for calculating water environmental capacity of each reach. According to the information of water quality, hydrology data and the discharge distribution of the river, we chose COD, ammonia nitrogen and volatile phenol as the main control factors, and some formulas were used to calculate the water environmental capacity of COD, ammonia nitrogen and volatile phenol. From which we got that annual water environmental capacity of COD, ammonia nitrogen and volatile phenol on the studied reach respectively arrive at 1257.897~1420.928t, 17.873~26.025t and 1.750~2.871t under different design terms. It is serious pollution in the Sushui River, combined with the status quo emissions, we found that under different design terms, the annual quantity of pollutants reduction of COD, ammonia nitrogen and volatile phenol arrive at 30.36×106t, 3.257×106t and 0.1745×106t.

Research on Water Environmental Capacity of Urban River: A Case Study of Tuohe River in Suzhou City, Northern Anhui Province

2011 ◽  
Vol 356-360 ◽  
pp. 867-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Ling Huang ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Qi Li ◽  
Dong Sheng Xu
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
Pollution Source ◽  
Residual Water ◽  
Environmental Capacity ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Water Environmental Capacity ◽  
Current Water

Water environmental capacity is an important base for making the river pollution control, weakening the pollution source and realizing the water-function target. Analyses on the present situation of water quality in Suzhou reach of Tuohe River are conducted. The hydrological characteristics, the contamination characteristics and the water environment status were investigated. Combined with the design procedure of the water environment capacity, one-dimensional water quality model was selected to calculate and analyze the water environmental capacity of Tuohe River. The results showed that the water environmental capacity of BOD5 is 1231.16t/a, CODCr is 4289.73t/a and NH3-N is 377.3t/a. The current water quality of Tuohe River was good in general, most of the river’s sections have residual water environmental capacity and it is necessary to carry out total pollution reduction plans (especially for COD) in future with the population growth and socio-economic development.

Experimental investigation on water quality standard of Yangtze River water source heat pump

2012 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 1103-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zenghu Qin ◽  
Mingwei Tong ◽  
Lin Kun
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
River Water ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Water Source ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Heat Pumps ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Water Conditions

Due to the surface water in the upper reaches of Yangtze River in China containing large amounts of silt and algae, high content of microorganisms and suspended solids, the water in Yangtze River cannot be used for cooling a heat pump directly. In this paper, the possibility of using Yangtze River, which goes through Chongqing, a city in southwest China, as a heat source–sink was investigated. Water temperature and quality of the Yangtze River in the Chongqing area were analyzed and the performance of water source heat pump units in different sediment concentrations, turbidity and algae material conditions were tested experimentally, and the water quality standards, in particular surface water conditions, in the Yangtze River region that adapt to energy-efficient heat pumps were also proposed. The experimental results show that the coefficient of performance heat pump falls by 3.73% to the greatest extent, and the fouling resistance of cooling water in the heat exchanger increases up to 25.6% in different water conditions. When the sediment concentration and the turbidity in the river water are no more than 100 g/m3 and 50 NTU respectively, the performance of the heat pump is better, which can be used as a suitable river water quality standard for river water source heat pumps.

scholarly journals Research on Water Environment Regulation of Artificial Playground Lake Interconnected Yangtze River

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwei Song ◽  
Xingqian Fu ◽  
Yong Pang ◽  
Dahao Song ◽  
Qing Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Yangtze River ◽  
Flood Control ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Control Level ◽  
Water Environment ◽  
Water Diversion ◽  
Coupled Models

With the rapid development of China, water pollution is still a serious problem despite implementation of control measures. Reasonable water environment management measures are very important for improving water quality and controlling eutrophication. In this study, the coupled models of hydrodynamics, water quality, and eutrophication were used to predict artificial Playground Lake water quality in the Zhenjiang, China. Recommended “unilateral” and “bilateral” river numerical models were constructed to simulate the water quality in the Playground Lake without or with water diversion by pump, sluice and push pump. Under “unilateral” and “bilateral” river layouts, total nitrogen and total phosphorus meet the landscape water requirement through water diversion. Tourist season in spring and summer and its suitable temperature result in heavier eutrophication, while winter is lighter. Under pumping condition, water quality and eutrophication of “unilateral” river is better than “bilateral” rivers. Under sluice diversion, the central landscape lake of “unilateral river” is not smooth, and water quality and eutrophication is inferior to the “bilateral”. When the water level exceeds the flood control level (4.1 m), priority 1 is launched to discharge water from the Playground Lake. During operation of playground, when water level is less than the minimum level (3.3 m), priority 2 is turned on for pumping diversion or sluice diversion to Playground Lake. After opening the Yangtze river diversion channel sluice, priority 3 is launched for sluice diversion to the Playground Lake. When the temperature is less than 15 °C, from 15 °C to 25 °C and higher than 25 °C, the water quality can be maintained for 15 days, 10 days and 7 days, respectively. Corresponding to the conditions of different priority levels, reasonable choices of scheduling measures under different conditions to improve the water quality and control eutrophication of the Playground Lake. This article is relevant for the environmental management of the artificial Playground Lake, and similar lakes elsewhere.

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