Vegetative filter strip (VFS) is a main kind of Best Management Practices for the control of non-point source pollution. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of VFS in Chinese northwest regions. Thr...Vegetative filter strip (VFS) is a main kind of Best Management Practices for the control of non-point source pollution. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of VFS in Chinese northwest regions. Three VFSs with natural grass and Hippophae rhamnoides/grass patterns have been constructed in the bank slope of Xiaohuashan reservoir, Huaxian County, Shannxi Province. The removal effects of VFS and influencing factors have been analyzed based on field experiment data. The result reveals a positive effect on reducing the transportation of suspended solids, phosphorus and nitrogen in surface runoff, and it is more efficient on suspended solids removal. The experiment also shows that most of the suspended particles and pollutants bound to them were entrapped in the first 10 m of VFS. The main factors influencing effectiveness of VFS include vegetation patterns and inflow rate. In addition, inflow pollutant concentration has a larger impact on reducing total nitrogen and total phosphorus by VFS, but the reduction effect on SS has no significant difference.展开更多
Strategies are sought to reduce the impact of nonpoint sources of pollution,including fecal bacteria,and meet TMDL criteria.Vegetative filter strips(VFSs)are one such strategy,though the data of VFS function under fie...Strategies are sought to reduce the impact of nonpoint sources of pollution,including fecal bacteria,and meet TMDL criteria.Vegetative filter strips(VFSs)are one such strategy,though the data of VFS function under field conditions,particularly for fecal bacteria,are limited.The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiencies in removing fecal bacteria,N,and P from VFSs installed to treat contaminated runoff from a working feedlot.VFSs were found to be effective in removing a broad range of constituents from beef feedlot runoff pretreated by a settling basin.The first 30 m provided most or all of the reductions found within the 150 m VFSs studied:reductions average 85%of inflow water,85%of sediment,77%of N,and 84%of P.Fecal bacteria removal by the VFSs was about one order of magnitude:reductions at 30 m ranged from 83.5%for FC and FS to 91%for E.coli.On the site being studied,this provided an important level of protection and reduced surface-flow concentrations of fecal coliforms to below the 200 CFU/100 mL(coliform-forming units,CFU)water-quality standard for Kansas.展开更多
文摘Vegetative filter strip (VFS) is a main kind of Best Management Practices for the control of non-point source pollution. The goal of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of VFS in Chinese northwest regions. Three VFSs with natural grass and Hippophae rhamnoides/grass patterns have been constructed in the bank slope of Xiaohuashan reservoir, Huaxian County, Shannxi Province. The removal effects of VFS and influencing factors have been analyzed based on field experiment data. The result reveals a positive effect on reducing the transportation of suspended solids, phosphorus and nitrogen in surface runoff, and it is more efficient on suspended solids removal. The experiment also shows that most of the suspended particles and pollutants bound to them were entrapped in the first 10 m of VFS. The main factors influencing effectiveness of VFS include vegetation patterns and inflow rate. In addition, inflow pollutant concentration has a larger impact on reducing total nitrogen and total phosphorus by VFS, but the reduction effect on SS has no significant difference.
基金Contribution No.11-046-J Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station.Financial support for this project was provided,in part,by the Kansas EPA EPSCoR program.
文摘Strategies are sought to reduce the impact of nonpoint sources of pollution,including fecal bacteria,and meet TMDL criteria.Vegetative filter strips(VFSs)are one such strategy,though the data of VFS function under field conditions,particularly for fecal bacteria,are limited.The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficiencies in removing fecal bacteria,N,and P from VFSs installed to treat contaminated runoff from a working feedlot.VFSs were found to be effective in removing a broad range of constituents from beef feedlot runoff pretreated by a settling basin.The first 30 m provided most or all of the reductions found within the 150 m VFSs studied:reductions average 85%of inflow water,85%of sediment,77%of N,and 84%of P.Fecal bacteria removal by the VFSs was about one order of magnitude:reductions at 30 m ranged from 83.5%for FC and FS to 91%for E.coli.On the site being studied,this provided an important level of protection and reduced surface-flow concentrations of fecal coliforms to below the 200 CFU/100 mL(coliform-forming units,CFU)water-quality standard for Kansas.