Anthropogenic effects on greenhouse gas (CH4 and N2O) emissions in the Guadalete River Estuary (SW Spain)

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 503-504; pp. 179 - 189
• Main Authors: Burgos, M., Sierra, A., Ortega, T., Forja, J.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.01.2015
• Subjects: Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air–water exchange; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic inputs; Atmosphere - chemistry; chlorophyll; cities; Climate; coasts; Dissolution; dissolved oxygen; effluents; Environmental Monitoring; Estuaries; Estuary; gas chromatography; Greenhouse Effect; greenhouse gas emissions; Greenhouse gases; Methane; Methane - analysis; Nitrous oxide; Nitrous Oxide - analysis; Nitrous oxides; nutrients; organic matter; Rivers; Rivers - chemistry; seasonal variation; Seasons; Spain; temperature; Waste water; wastewater; wastewater treatment; Spain; Spain, Andalucia, Cadiz, Guadalete R; ANE, Spain, Andalucia, Cadiz, Cadiz Bay; Methane; Nitrous oxide; Air–water exchange; Anthropogenic inputs; Estuary

Coastal areas are subject to a great anthropogenic pressure because more than half of the world's population lives in its vicinity causing organic matter inputs, which intensifies greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere. Dissolved concentrations of CH4 and N2O have been measured seasonally...