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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 47, 期 4, 页码 1816-1823出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/es304331m
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- University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School of Arts Sciences
- Pennsylvania Water Resources Research Institute
- Geological Society of America
- U.S. Steel Foundation
Leaking sewer infrastructure contributes nonpoint nitrogen pollution to groundwater and surface water in urban watersheds. However, these inputs are poorly quantified in watershed budgets, potentially underestimating pollutant loadings. In this study, we used inverse methods to constrain dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) inputs from sewage to Nine Mile Run (NMR), an urban watershed (1570 ha) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA) characterized by extensive impervious surface cover (38%). Water samples were collected biweekly over two years and intensive sampling was conducted during one summer storm. A nitrogen budget for the NMR watershed was constructed, ultimately inverted, and sewage DIN inputs constrained using Monte Carlo simulation. Results reveal substantial DIN contributions from sewage ranging from 6 to 14 kg ha-1 yr-1. When conservative estimates of DIN from sewage are included in input calculations, DIN retention in NMR is comparable to high rates observed in other suburban/urban nutrient budgets (84%). These results suggest a pervasive influence of leaking sewers during baseflow conditions and indicate that sewage-sourced DIN is not limited to sewer overflow events. Further, they highlight the importance of sewage inputs to DIN budgets in urban streams, particularly as sewer systems age across the U.S.
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