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Long-term data reflect nitrogen pollution in Estonian rivers

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dc.contributor.authorNõges, Tiina
dc.contributor.authorVilbaste, Sirje
dc.contributor.authorMcCarthy, Mark J.
dc.contributor.authorTamm, Marju
dc.contributor.authorNõges, Peeter
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-27T12:35:41Z
dc.date.available2024-02-27T12:35:41Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractWe analysed long-term (1992–2020) changes in fertiliser use, wastewater treatment, and river water nutrient status in Estonia (N-E Europe) in the context of changing socio-economic situations and legislation. We hypothesised that improved regulation of fertiliser usage and wastewater treatment are reflected as declining riverine nutrient concentrations, with the largest relative improvements occurring in catchments with initially high proportions of point source loading. We analysed nutrient dynamics in 16 rivers differing by catchment land use, population and livestock densities. Data on fertiliser use and wastewater treatment originated from the Statistics Estonia database, and riverine nutrient concentrations from the State Environmental Monitoring Database. We clustered the rivers by their catchment properties and analysed trends in their nutrient status. Point source nutrient loading reductions explained most of the decline in riverine nutrient concentrations, whereas application of mineral fertilisers has increased, hindering efforts to reach water quality and nutrient load targets set by the EU Water Framework Directive and the Baltic Sea Action Plan. Highest nitrogen concentrations and strongest increasing trends were found in rivers within the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone, indicating violation of the EU Nitrates Directive. To comply with these directives, resource managers must address non-point source nutrient loading from river watersheds.eng
dc.description.abstractThis study was funded by the Estonian Research Council grants PRG709 and PRG1167, by the European Regional Development Fund through the Estonian University of Life Sciences ASTRA project ‘Value-chain based bio-economy’. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 951963. The Estonian Ministry of Environment and the Estonian Environment Agency supported data collection in the national monitoring programme.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Estonian Research Council grants PRG709 and PRG1167, by the European Regional Development Fund through the Estonian University of Life Sciences ASTRA project ‘Value-chain based bio-economy’. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 951963. The Estonian Ministry of Environment and the Estonian Environment Agency supported data collection in the national monitoring programme.eng
dc.identifier.issn2224-7955
dc.identifier.publicationHydrology Research Vol 53 No 12, 1468eng
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10492/8854
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2022.057
dc.publisherIWA Publishingeng
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)eng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesseng
dc.rights© 2022 The Authorseng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/eng
dc.subjectmanureeng
dc.subjectmineral fertiliserseng
dc.subjectorganic fertiliserseng
dc.subjectpoint and non-point sourceseng
dc.subjectwastewater treatmenteng
dc.subjectarticleseng
dc.titleLong-term data reflect nitrogen pollution in Estonian riverseng
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleeng

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