Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)

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Main Author: Catarino, Adriana
Publication Date: 2024
Other Authors: Martins, Inês, Mourinha, Clarisse, Santos, João, Tomaz, Alexandra, Anastácio, Pedro, Palma, Patrícia
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Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Summary: Funding Information: This work was co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, under COMPETE 2020 (Competitiveness and Internationalization of the Operational Program) through the project through the Institute of Earth Sciences projects (ICT; UIDB/04683/2020) with the reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007690 and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development through the FitoFarmGest Operational Group (PDR2020-101-030926). This work is part of Adriana Catarino’s PhD with the grant 2023.04004.BD. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.
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spelling Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)Alqueva projectirrigation waterpotential ecological statussoil impactBiochemistryGeography, Planning and DevelopmentAquatic ScienceWater Science and TechnologySDG 2 - Zero HungerSDG 6 - Clean Water and SanitationSDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic GrowthSDG 13 - Climate ActionFunding Information: This work was co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, under COMPETE 2020 (Competitiveness and Internationalization of the Operational Program) through the project through the Institute of Earth Sciences projects (ICT; UIDB/04683/2020) with the reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007690 and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development through the FitoFarmGest Operational Group (PDR2020-101-030926). This work is part of Adriana Catarino’s PhD with the grant 2023.04004.BD. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.In regions where drought has become a common occurrence for most of the year and where agriculture is the main economic activity, the development of hydro-agricultural systems has made it possible to improve water management. Despite this, the intensification of agriculture combined with climate change leads to a potential decrease in water quality and water management practices are essential to improve agro-environmental sustainability. The aim of this study was to assess the water quality for irrigation and potential ecological status of the reservoir (using support chemical parameters). The results showed biological oxygen demand values above the maximum stipulated for an excellent ecological potential in all sampling periods except April 2018 and December 2020 (with the highest values of 10 mg L−1 O2 in dry periods). Most of the total nitrogen concentrations (TN) surpassed those stipulated for a good ecological potential (0.96 ≤ TN ≤ 2.44 mg L−1 N). In fact, TN and total suspended solids were the main parameters used for water classification. From the perspective of irrigation and according to FAO guidelines regarding infiltration rate, these waters presented light to moderate levels of restrictions. Thus, the results revealed that the decrease in the water quality status and its possible impact on the soil infiltration rate can be related, in part, to the meteorological conditions and to the intensive agricultural practices developed around the drainage basin. Despite that, as the Lage reservoir is part of Brinches–Enxoé hydraulic circuit, the water recirculation is also an important factor that may have affected the results obtained. Furthermore, the experimental design, integrating ecological status, irrigation parameters, and the impact on soil systems; using the same parameters from different perspectives; allowed us to have a global idea of water contamination and its impact on agroecosystems, improving river basin management processes.GeoBioTec - Geobiociências, Geoengenharias e GeotecnologiasRUNCatarino, AdrianaMartins, InêsMourinha, ClarisseSantos, JoãoTomaz, AlexandraAnastácio, PedroPalma, Patrícia2024-09-25T22:26:05Z2024-02-062024-02-06T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article18application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/172396eng2073-4441PURE: 99725107https://doi.org/10.3390/w16040514info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2024-09-30T01:43:00Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/172396Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-28T18:54:21.938174Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)
title Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)
spellingShingle Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)
Catarino, Adriana
Alqueva project
irrigation water
potential ecological status
soil impact
Biochemistry
Geography, Planning and Development
Aquatic Science
Water Science and Technology
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 13 - Climate Action
title_short Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)
title_full Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)
title_fullStr Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)
title_full_unstemmed Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)
title_sort Water Quality Assessment of a Hydro-Agricultural Reservoir in a Mediterranean Region (Case Study—Lage Reservoir in Southern Portugal)
author Catarino, Adriana
author_facet Catarino, Adriana
Martins, Inês
Mourinha, Clarisse
Santos, João
Tomaz, Alexandra
Anastácio, Pedro
Palma, Patrícia
author_role author
author2 Martins, Inês
Mourinha, Clarisse
Santos, João
Tomaz, Alexandra
Anastácio, Pedro
Palma, Patrícia
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv GeoBioTec - Geobiociências, Geoengenharias e Geotecnologias
RUN
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Catarino, Adriana
Martins, Inês
Mourinha, Clarisse
Santos, João
Tomaz, Alexandra
Anastácio, Pedro
Palma, Patrícia
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Alqueva project
irrigation water
potential ecological status
soil impact
Biochemistry
Geography, Planning and Development
Aquatic Science
Water Science and Technology
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 13 - Climate Action
topic Alqueva project
irrigation water
potential ecological status
soil impact
Biochemistry
Geography, Planning and Development
Aquatic Science
Water Science and Technology
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 13 - Climate Action
description Funding Information: This work was co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund, under COMPETE 2020 (Competitiveness and Internationalization of the Operational Program) through the project through the Institute of Earth Sciences projects (ICT; UIDB/04683/2020) with the reference POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007690 and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development through the FitoFarmGest Operational Group (PDR2020-101-030926). This work is part of Adriana Catarino’s PhD with the grant 2023.04004.BD. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.
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