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A Framework for Assessing Modeling Performance and Effects of Rainfall-Catchment-Drainage Characteristics on Nutrient Urban Runoff in Poorly Gauged Watersheds

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  • Angela Gorgoglione

    (Department of Fluid Mechanics and Environmental Engineering (IMFIA), School of Engineering, Universidad de la República, Montevideo 11300, Uruguay)

  • Andrea Gioia

    (Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy)

  • Vito Iacobellis

    (Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy)

Abstract

Protection of surface water quality plays a crucial role for sustainable urban watershed management since the wash-off from impervious contaminated surfaces generates transport phenomena from a range of pollutants (like nutrients, such as total nitrogen (N tot ) and total phosphorus (P tot )). This leads to the consequent reduction of water quality, and to phenomena, such as eutrophication and the presence of algae blooms. For this reason, a comprehensive understanding of nutrient build-up and wash-off is essential for efficient stormwater treatment design. However, data scarcity could represent one of the main limitations in this context. This manuscript presents a methodological framework able to tackle such limitations by an in-depth investigation of the main factors that influence the build-up and wash-off from impervious surfaces, including rainfall, watershed, and drainage-network characteristics. The outcomes highlight the key role played by the antecedent dry period, among the rainfall characteristics, and the width of the overland flow path, among the catchment/drainage characteristics. It is also confirmed as appropriate to use suspended solids as a surrogate for the investigation of the behavior of other pollutant species. Additionally, the capability of this approach in assessing modeling performance was successfully tested. The results of the present study are expected to contribute valuable knowledge for defining effective management strategies to minimize stream pollution and protect the health of aquatic ecosystems in urban watersheds characterized by data scarcity.

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  • Angela Gorgoglione & Andrea Gioia & Vito Iacobellis, 2019. "A Framework for Assessing Modeling Performance and Effects of Rainfall-Catchment-Drainage Characteristics on Nutrient Urban Runoff in Poorly Gauged Watersheds," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(18), pages 1-16, September.
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    1. Maria Di Modugno & Andrea Gioia & Angela Gorgoglione & Vito Iacobellis & Giovanni La Forgia & Alberto F. Piccinni & Ezio Ranieri, 2015. "Build-Up/Wash-Off Monitoring and Assessment for Sustainable Management of First Flush in an Urban Area," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(5), pages 1-21, April.
    2. Weili Duan & Bin He & Daniel Nover & Guishan Yang & Wen Chen & Huifang Meng & Shan Zou & Chuanming Liu, 2016. "Water Quality Assessment and Pollution Source Identification of the Eastern Poyang Lake Basin Using Multivariate Statistical Methods," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(2), pages 1-15, January.
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