NDLI: Analysis of Decadal Time Series in Wet N Concentrations at Five Rural Sites in NE Spain

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Author	Avila, Anna Molowny Horas, Roberto Gime, Benjamín S. Peñuelas, Josep
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Nitrogen emissions have grown in Spain during the last 15 years. As precipitation scavenges gases and aerosols from the atmosphere, an effect on rainwater concentrations can be expected. However, time-series studies on wet N concentrations in the Iberian Peninsula are very scarce. This paper aims to fill this gap by analysing weekly rainfall N concentrations at a set of rural sites in Catalonia (NE Spain) from 1995/1996 to 2007 and a forest site monitored from 1983 to 2007. The sites encompass a range of rural environments and climate conditions, from the inland pre-Pyrenees (Sort) to the Mediterranean coast (Begur) and from north (Sort and Begur) to central (Palautordera and La Castanya) and south Catalonia (La Senia). We found a 1-year cycle for concentrations of NH4+ and NO3− whereby higher values were reached at the end of spring–early summer, except at the easternmost coastal site of Begur. Weekly NH4+ concentrations decreased with time at all sites (except at La Senia) whilst NO3− concentrations increased at all sites during the same period. Rainfall SO42− concentrations decreased with time at all sites. The opposite trends in NO3− and SO42− concentrations determined a shift in the relative acid contribution of those anions during the 12–13-year period. To interpret the increasing trend, mean annual NO3− concentrations were regressed against NO$_{2}$ Spanish emissions and to some indicators of local anthropogenic activity. The increase at Sort and Palautordera showed good correlation with local anthropogenic indicators. Wet inorganic N deposition ranged between 4.2 and 6.7 kg ha$^{−1}$ year$^{−1}$. When including estimates of dry deposition, total annual deposition rose up to 10–20 kg ha$^{−1}$ year$^{−1}$, values that have been found to initiate adverse effects on Mediterranean-type forest ecosystems.
Starting Page	123
Ending Page	138
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00496979
Journal	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution
Volume Number	207
Issue Number	1-4
e-ISSN	15732932
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2009-06-16
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Nitrate Ammonium Inter-annual trends Seasonal cycle Rural areas Mediterranean Climate Change Hydrogeology Soil Science & Conservation Waste Water Technology Water Pollution Control Water Management Aquatic Pollution Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Environment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecological Modeling Environmental Chemistry Pollution Environmental Engineering Water Science and Technology

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