Source apportionment of nitrogen in Estonian rivers
2017
The statistical model MESAW (Matrix Equations for Source
Apportionmenton Watershed) was used to estimate the diffuse unit-
area sourceemission coefficients of nitrogen in
Estonianrivers. The input data included monitored riverine loads, point sources and land use categories from a total of 50 rivers/
catchment areas. Two
independent studieswere conducted: the estimation of emission coefficients for the whole of Estonia and for a smaller study area near Tallinn. The results from both cases showed that drained peat soils were the highest diffuse source contributor in unit-area loads. The results show that the unit-area loads from drained peat soils were up to 2.3 times higher than from
arable land. Moreover, a comparison of emission coefficients for the whole of Estonia and for the Tallinn
catchment areaindicated that coefficients can vary significantly between sources and single years. Additional detailed studies and monitoring are needed to support these conclusions.
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