Quantifying the contribution of direct runoff and baseflow to nitrogen loading in the Western Lake Erie Basins

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 9216
• Main Authors: Song, Jung-Hun, Her, Younggu, Guo, Tian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.06.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/166; 704/242; Agricultural land; Base flow; Drainage; Drainage area; Drainage patterns; Environmental management; Excess water; Flow separation; Humanities and Social Sciences; Lake basins; Lakes; Land use; Leaching; multidisciplinary; Nitrates; Nitrites; Nitrogen; Outlets; Rainfall; Runoff; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Stream discharge; Stream flow; Surface runoff; Watersheds; Lake Erie

Soluble nitrogen is highly mobile in soil and susceptible to leaching. It is important to identify nitrogen transport pathways so that the sources can be efficiently targeted in environment management. This study quantified the contribution of direct runoff and baseflow to nitrate + nitrite loading...