Nitrate trends in groundwater of the Campania region (southern Italy)

The Environmental Protection Agency of the Campania region in Italy (ARPAC) manages a groundwater quality monitoring network. For almost all the polluted waters, the key parameter driving the classification is the concentration of nitrate; hence, the Campania region, in coherence with the EU regulat...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2019-01, Vol.26 (3), p.2120-2131
Main Authors: Ducci, Daniela, Della Morte, Renata, Mottola, Adolfo, Onorati, Giuseppe, Pugliano, Giovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture and Water Supply Practices
Aquatic Pollution
Aquifers
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Coastal plains
Contamination
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental monitoring
Environmental protection
Environmental science
Evolution
Groundwater
Groundwater management
Groundwater pollution
Groundwater quality
Groundwater under Threat from Diffuse Contaminants: Improving on-Site Sanitation
Land use
Nitrates
Pollution monitoring
Spatial distribution
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Trends
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water monitoring
Water Pollution Control
Water quality
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Summary:The Environmental Protection Agency of the Campania region in Italy (ARPAC) manages a groundwater quality monitoring network. For almost all the polluted waters, the key parameter driving the classification is the concentration of nitrate; hence, the Campania region, in coherence with the EU regulations, outlined the vulnerable areas and undertook remediation policies. The best groundwater quality is recorded for carbonate aquifers of the Apennine chain; on the contrary, the Tyrrhenian coastal plains are affected by severe contamination, with a locally very contaminated groundwater of the shallow and also the deeper aquifers. The study is especially focused on a large coastal plain of Campania region, where nitrate concentration sometimes exceeds 200 mg/L. The study, based on almost 200 sampling points for the whole region during the period 2003–2015 (approx two samples per year), verified the effectiveness of the groundwater monitoring network, the present distribution of nitrate in groundwater, and the evolution of nitrate trends at different scales: regional, groundwater body, and single well, using spatial and time series statistical approaches. Significant variations in contamination evolution within the study area have been observed and the correlation with land use has been highlighted.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-017-0978-y