Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea)
Background This paper analyzes the impact of changes in fertilization on crop yields and the runoff of nutrients from a small agricultural catchment (176 km2) to a shallow bay, using the SWAT model. Puck Bay is part of the Gulf of Gdansk and belongs to the Baltic Sea. The whole area of Puck Bay (364...
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| author | Paweł Wielgat Dominika Kalinowska Adam Szymkiewicz Piotr Zima Beata Jaworska-Szulc Ewa Wojciechowska Nicole Nawrot Karolina Matej-Lukowicz Lidia Anita Dzierzbicka-Glowacka |
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| description | Background This paper analyzes the impact of changes in fertilization on crop yields and the runoff of nutrients from a small agricultural catchment (176 km2) to a shallow bay, using the SWAT model. Puck Bay is part of the Gulf of Gdansk and belongs to the Baltic Sea. The whole area of Puck Bay (364 km2) is protected (Natura 2000) yet despite this it suffers from eutrophication problems due to the relatively minimal depth and difficult water exchange. Methods The paper presents a comparison of the calculated yields and the runoff of nutrients and pesticides in the SWAT model, for a small agricultural coastal catchment. Calculations were made for 13 crop scenarios with weather data from 2011 to 2019. For each crop, an agriculture calendar was made. Two variants of fertilization were considered (autofertilization mode and according to the calendar). The nutrient runoff was calculated depending on the adopted scenario. In addition, the fate of selected pesticides was simulated. Results Depending on the crop, the annual load of NO3into the stream ranged from 0.74 to 3.65 kg ha−1. The annual load of organic phosphorous into the stream was between 0.686 and 3.64 kg ha−1. This is lower than in the majority of EU or Baltic countries. The surface runoff of dissolved Glyphosate was equal to 286 mg ha−1. The annual loads of nutrients from the catchment area are equivalent in both fertilization modes. Regardless of the selected fertilization mode, in addition to the dosage, the form of nutrients is important for the model. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-93c24b76daa34cbc9dbd57569ef11e832023-12-03T09:28:24ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-02-019e1093810.7717/peerj.10938Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea)Paweł Wielgat0Dominika Kalinowska1Adam Szymkiewicz2Piotr Zima3Beata Jaworska-Szulc4Ewa Wojciechowska5Nicole Nawrot6Karolina Matej-Lukowicz7Lidia Anita Dzierzbicka-Glowacka8Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandFaculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdańsk, PolandInstitute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, PolandBackground This paper analyzes the impact of changes in fertilization on crop yields and the runoff of nutrients from a small agricultural catchment (176 km2) to a shallow bay, using the SWAT model. Puck Bay is part of the Gulf of Gdansk and belongs to the Baltic Sea. The whole area of Puck Bay (364 km2) is protected (Natura 2000) yet despite this it suffers from eutrophication problems due to the relatively minimal depth and difficult water exchange. Methods The paper presents a comparison of the calculated yields and the runoff of nutrients and pesticides in the SWAT model, for a small agricultural coastal catchment. Calculations were made for 13 crop scenarios with weather data from 2011 to 2019. For each crop, an agriculture calendar was made. Two variants of fertilization were considered (autofertilization mode and according to the calendar). The nutrient runoff was calculated depending on the adopted scenario. In addition, the fate of selected pesticides was simulated. Results Depending on the crop, the annual load of NO3into the stream ranged from 0.74 to 3.65 kg ha−1. The annual load of organic phosphorous into the stream was between 0.686 and 3.64 kg ha−1. This is lower than in the majority of EU or Baltic countries. The surface runoff of dissolved Glyphosate was equal to 286 mg ha−1. The annual loads of nutrients from the catchment area are equivalent in both fertilization modes. Regardless of the selected fertilization mode, in addition to the dosage, the form of nutrients is important for the model.https://peerj.com/articles/10938.pdfSWAT model land use change nutrient runoff pesticide runoff catchment hydrology Baltic eutrophication |
| spellingShingle | Paweł Wielgat Dominika Kalinowska Adam Szymkiewicz Piotr Zima Beata Jaworska-Szulc Ewa Wojciechowska Nicole Nawrot Karolina Matej-Lukowicz Lidia Anita Dzierzbicka-Glowacka Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea) PeerJ SWAT model land use change nutrient runoff pesticide runoff catchment hydrology Baltic eutrophication |
| title | Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea) |
| title_full | Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea) |
| title_fullStr | Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea) |
| title_short | Towards a multi-basin SWAT model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea) |
| title_sort | towards a multi basin swat model for the migration of nutrients and pesticides to puck bay southern baltic sea |
| topic | SWAT model land use change nutrient runoff pesticide runoff catchment hydrology Baltic eutrophication |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/10938.pdf |
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