Impact of Land Use Change on Non-Point Source Pollution in a Semi-Arid Catchment under Rapid Urbanisation in Bolivia

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作者
Gossweiler, Benjamin [1 ,2 ]
Wesstrom, Ingrid [2 ]
Messing, Ingmar [2 ]
Villazon, Mauricio [3 ]
Joel, Abraham [2 ]
机构
[1] San Simon Univ, Ctr Aerosp Surveys & Geog Informat Syst Applicat, POB 5294, Cochabamba, Bolivia
[2] Swedish Univ Agr Sci, Dept Soil & Environm, POB 7014, SE-75007 Uppsala, Sweden
[3] San Simon Univ, Lab Hidraul, POB 1832, Cochabamba, Bolivia
关键词
potential non-point pollution index; Rocha River; water quality degradation; urbanisation; land use indicator; runoff indicator; distance indicator; WATER-QUALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS; RIVER; RUNOFF; MODEL; IDENTIFICATION; RESOLUTION; COVER; INDEX; BASIN;
D O I
10.3390/w13040410
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Changes in pollution pressure exerted on the Rocha River in Bolivia from diffuse sources were assessed using potential non-point pollution indexes (PNPI) for 1997 and 2017. PNPI is a simple, low-effort, time- and resource-saving method suitable for data-scarce regions, as it works at catchment level with commonly available geographical data. Land use type (obtained by Landsat imagery classification), runoff (determined by runoff coefficient characterisation) and distance to river network (calculated at perpendicular distance) were each transformed into corresponding indicators to determine their relative importance in generating pollution. Weighted sum, a multi-criteria analysis tool in the GIS environment, was used to combine indicators with weighting values. Different weighting values were assigned to each of the indicators resulting in a set of six equations. The results showed that higher PNPI values corresponded to human settlements with high population density, higher runoff values and shorter distance to river network, while lower PNPI values corresponded to semi-natural land use type, lower runoff coefficient and longer distances to river. PNPI values were positively correlated with measured nitrate and phosphate concentrations at six sub-catchment outlets. The correlation was statistical significant for phosphate in 2017. Maps were produced to identify priority source areas that are more likely to generate pollution, which is important information for future management.
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