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Environ Monit Assess ; 192(11): 687, 2020 Oct 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33029661

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Agricultural subsurface drainage can be an important conduit of nitrate from agricultural fields to streams. This study focused on understanding the variability in nitrate concentrations and loads, exported by subsurface drains, into a small, north-central Iowa stream. Ninety-three subsurface drains in this watershed were sampled up to 5 times between 2006 and 2008. Additionally, 2 subsurface drains and the stream draining the study area (South Fork Iowa River near Blairsburg, IA, USA) were sampled frequently during the growing seasons in 2007 and 2008. Spatial variability analysis revealed no distinct spatial pattern in nitrate concentrations. The median nitrate concentrations were not significantly different when the drain outlets were characterized by diameter (17-23 cm, 27-48 cm, 60-108 cm). The eight large subsurface drains (part of the public drainage network) had less variability in nitrate concentration than the smaller drain sizes and generally contributed 70-87% of the total water and nitrate loads exported by subsurface drains to the stream. During high-discharge events, the medium-sized (27-48 cm) subsurface drains discharging to the stream became more important by contributing a higher discharge and nitrate load. The temporal variability examined in this study found that discharge and nitrate loads were influenced by the amount of precipitation that had occurred over the previous months. This paper demonstrates the spatial and within-season homogeneity of nitrate delivery to a stream from an intensely agricultural landscape that has subsurface drainage.


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Monitoramento Ambiental , Nitratos , Iowa , Nitratos/análise , Óxidos de Nitrogênio , Rios
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Sci Total Environ ; 592: 488-494, 2017 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28320525

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BACKGROUND: Biomass burning has been shown to be a major source of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in developing and higher income countries across the world. Specifically, wood burning for cooking and heating contributes to high indoor concentrations of fine (particles with aerodynamic diameters<2.5µm; PM2.5) and coarse (particles with aerodynamic diameters <10µm and >2.5µm; PMc) particulate matter. Endotoxin, predominantly found within the coarse fraction of airborne particulate matter, is associated with proinflammatory effects and adverse outcomes among susceptible populations. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of air filter interventions in reducing indoor PM2.5, PMc, and PMc-associated endotoxin concentrations in homes using a wood stove for primary heating. RESULTS: Homes (n=48) were randomized to receive in-room air filtration units with either a high efficiency filter (i.e. active) or a lower efficiency fiberglass filter (i.e., placebo). The active filter intervention showed a 66% reduction in indoor PM2.5 concentrations (95% CI: 42.2% to 79.7% reduction) relative to the placebo intervention. Both the active and the placebo filters were effective in substantially reducing indoor concentrations of PMc (63.3% and 40.6% average reduction for active and placebo filters, respectively) and PMc-associated endotoxin concentrations (91.8% and 80.4% average reductions, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: These findings support the use of high efficiency air filtration units for reducing indoor PM2.5 in homes using a wood stove for primary heating. We also discovered that using lower efficiency, lower cost filter alternatives can be effective for reducing PMc and airborne endotoxin in homes burning biomass fuel.


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Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados/prevenção & controle , Filtração/instrumentação , Calefação , Habitação , Poluentes Atmosféricos/análise , Material Particulado/análise , Distribuição Aleatória , Madeira
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