Comparison Between Experimental And Theoretical Assessment Of Phosphorus And Nitrogen Loadings Flowing Into A Coastal Lagoon

In the present study the experimental loading of total nitrogen and phosphorus flowing into a coastal lagoon, located in the Midwest of Sardinia, was estimated. Parallely a theoretical evaluation of the same loading was carried out. The chemical and flow data, necessary for the experimental survey,...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 1999-01, Vol.33
Main Authors: Casula, R, Coni, M, Diliberto, M L, Murrau, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coastal environments
Evaluation
Lagoons
Nitrogen
Organic chemistry
Phosphorus
Samplers
Tributaries
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Summary:In the present study the experimental loading of total nitrogen and phosphorus flowing into a coastal lagoon, located in the Midwest of Sardinia, was estimated. Parallely a theoretical evaluation of the same loading was carried out. The chemical and flow data, necessary for the experimental survey, were collected for one year in strategic points chosen in the two main tributaries of the pond. In these points, time and flow programmable automatic samplers connected to flow loggers were installed permanently. The theoretical evaluation was carried out using specific export coefficients and the obtained values were compared with the experimental ones in order to establish
ISSN:1746-448X
1743-3541
DOI:10.2495/WP990331