The pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensity
The intensification of agricultural production is one of the factors determining economic development. Increasing mechanisation and use of fertilisers in agriculture lead to higher yields, but at the same time they can pose a threat to the environment. The overuse of chemical fertilisers contributes...
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| author | Stanisław K. Lach Agnieszka Kowalczyk Marek T. Kopacz Zbigniew Kowalewski Mateusz Jakubiak Robert. Mazur Beata Grabowska-Polanowska |
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| description | The intensification of agricultural production is one of the factors determining economic development. Increasing mechanisation and use of fertilisers in agriculture lead to higher yields, but at the same time they can pose a threat to the environment. The overuse of chemical fertilisers contributes to increased concentration of nutrients in agricultural runoff. One of such areas is the Szreniawa River catchment, the study area located in the southern part of Poland. In this catchment, intensive mostly mechanical ploughing is applied in, for instance, vegetable production. The area has loess soils, which with intensive ploughing are susceptible to erosion. The study aims to determine changes in the quality of flowing waters against the background of agricultural production and land-use characteristics. Surface waters were classified as class II and occurred at all analysed points. The highest concentrations of N-NO3, N-NH4 and P-PO4 were found at a point in the middle of the catchment (lower part of research area). There, the lowest concentrations were recorded in 2018, which was related to the amount of precipitation during the growing season. On the other hand, the volume of plant and animal production closely correlated with the quality of surface water in the area. This was also confirmed by the land use structure. In conclusion, intensive agricultural production, mainly in terms of plough tillage causes significant hazards associated with soil erosion especially on agriculturally sensitive soils, although it provides good yields. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1cd42344104f4323aeff9b7c7f65355a2023-06-14T15:13:41ZengPolish Academy of SciencesJournal of Water and Land Development2083-45352023-03-01No 56242248https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2023.143765The pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensityStanisław K. Lach0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-7838Agnieszka Kowalczyk1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3730-7359Marek T. Kopacz2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3421-9575Zbigniew Kowalewski3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6010-4993Mateusz Jakubiak4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3792-6053Robert. Mazur5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7869-1823Beata Grabowska-Polanowska6https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1903-4940AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Management and Protection, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, PolandInstitute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, PolandAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Management and Protection, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, PolandAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Management and Protection, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, PolandAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Management and Protection, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, PolandAGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Mining Surveying and Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Management and Protection, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Kraków, PolandInstitute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Falenty, PolandThe intensification of agricultural production is one of the factors determining economic development. Increasing mechanisation and use of fertilisers in agriculture lead to higher yields, but at the same time they can pose a threat to the environment. The overuse of chemical fertilisers contributes to increased concentration of nutrients in agricultural runoff. One of such areas is the Szreniawa River catchment, the study area located in the southern part of Poland. In this catchment, intensive mostly mechanical ploughing is applied in, for instance, vegetable production. The area has loess soils, which with intensive ploughing are susceptible to erosion. The study aims to determine changes in the quality of flowing waters against the background of agricultural production and land-use characteristics. Surface waters were classified as class II and occurred at all analysed points. The highest concentrations of N-NO3, N-NH4 and P-PO4 were found at a point in the middle of the catchment (lower part of research area). There, the lowest concentrations were recorded in 2018, which was related to the amount of precipitation during the growing season. On the other hand, the volume of plant and animal production closely correlated with the quality of surface water in the area. This was also confirmed by the land use structure. In conclusion, intensive agricultural production, mainly in terms of plough tillage causes significant hazards associated with soil erosion especially on agriculturally sensitive soils, although it provides good yields.https://journals.pan.pl/Content/126464/PDF/2023-01-JWLD-29.pdfagrarian structureintensive agricultural productionland usesurface water qualityszreniawa river catchment |
| spellingShingle | Stanisław K. Lach Agnieszka Kowalczyk Marek T. Kopacz Zbigniew Kowalewski Mateusz Jakubiak Robert. Mazur Beata Grabowska-Polanowska The pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensity Journal of Water and Land Development agrarian structure intensive agricultural production land use surface water quality szreniawa river catchment |
| title | The pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensity |
| title_full | The pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensity |
| title_fullStr | The pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensity |
| title_full_unstemmed | The pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensity |
| title_short | The pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensity |
| title_sort | pollution of surface water in the agricultural catchment against the background of agrarian structure and production intensity |
| topic | agrarian structure intensive agricultural production land use surface water quality szreniawa river catchment |
| url | https://journals.pan.pl/Content/126464/PDF/2023-01-JWLD-29.pdf |
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