Nitrogen removal in streams of agricultural catchments—a literature review

F Birgand, RW Skaggs, GM Chescheir… - Critical Reviews in …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Excess nutrient loads have been recognized to be the major cause of serious water quality
problems recently encountered in many estuaries and coastal waters of the world …

Vegetated canals mitigate nitrogen surplus in agricultural watersheds

G Castaldelli, E Soana, E Racchetti, F Vincenzi… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2015 - Elsevier
Within irrigated agricultural watersheds, canal networks may play a crucial role as nitrogen
(N) sink. This is due to the intertwined action of macrophytes and microbial communities …

Uncertainties in assessing annual nitrate loads and concentration indicators: Part 1. Impact of sampling frequency and load estimation algorithms

F Birgand, C Faucheux, G Gruau… - Transactions of the …, 2010 - elibrary.asabe.org
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the uncertainty in annual nitrate loads and
concentrations (such as annual average and median concentrations) as induced by …

Modelling the impact of river morphology on nitrogen retention—a case study of the Weisse Elster River (Germany)

D Wagenschein, M Rode - Ecological modelling, 2008 - Elsevier
Denitrification is an important sink of nitrogen in riverine systems and mainly linked to
interstitial sediments and hence to river morphology. Studies which quantify this relationship …

Continuous measurement of nitrate concentration in a highly event‐responsive agricultural catchment in south‐west of France: Is the gain of information useful?

S Ferrant, C Laplanche, G Durbe, A Probst… - Hydrological …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A nitrate sensor has been set up to measure every 10 min the nitrate signal in a stream
draining a small agricultural catchment dominated by fertilized crops during a 2‐year study …

Modelling nutrient exchange at the sediment–water interface of river systems

M Thouvenot, G Billen, J Garnier - Journal of Hydrology, 2007 - Elsevier
In-stream benthic processes can play a significant role on the water quality of overlying
waters flowing through a river network. In order to better understand and quantify the fate of …

Nitrate removal potential of restored wetlands loaded with agricultural drainage water: A mesocosm scale experimental approach

TL Messer, MR Burchell II, F Birgand, SW Broome… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Wetland restoration is often conducted in Eastern US coastal plain watersheds alongside
agricultural lands that frequently export significant amounts of nitrogen in drainage water …

Measuring flow in non-ideal conditions for short-term projects: Uncertainties associated with the use of stage-discharge rating curves

F Birgand, G Lellouche, TW Appelboom - Journal of hydrology, 2013 - Elsevier
The vast majority of hydrological stations are set up such that discharge can be estimated
from the sole measurement of water height or stage above a local datum. Hydraulics laws …

Simulation of bioavailable phosphorus and nitrogen loading in an agricultural river basin in Finland using VEMALA v. 3

M Korppoo, M Huttunen, I Huttunen, V Piirainen… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
The water quality model VEMALA v. 3 reconciles the complexity of a freshwater ecosystem
model with the terrestrial and marine ecosystem models already implemented in Finland …

Nitrogen and phosphorus attenuation within the stream network of a coastal, agricultural watershed

SH Ensign, SK McMillan, SP Thompson… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Streams alter the concentration of nutrients they transport and thereby influence nutrient
loading to estuaries downstream; however, the relationship between in‐stream uptake …