The nitrogen cycle in the Seine and Scheldt estuaries

The Seine and Scheldt estuaries are both located in the same geographical area and they represent important tributaries of the North Sea. Due to their high population density and large agricultural areas, the Seine and Scheldt estuaries receive extremely high nitrogen loads, mainly originating from wastewater and land fertilisers. The way this nitrogen is transformed in the system and exported to the North Sea depends on the characteristics of each system. The Seine and Scheldt estuaries are the outlet of river systems with respectively 78600 km² and 21500 km² watershed area, 420 and 108 m³/s... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Brion, N.
De Galan, S.
Billen, G.
Garnier, J.
Middelburg, J.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
Schlagwörter: Denitrification / Mineralization / Nitrification / Nitrogen cycle / Population density / Wastewater aquaculture / ANE / North Sea / Belgium / Schelde R / France / Seine R
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26579265
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Link(s) : https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/126901.pdf