Effect of Liquid Municipal Biosolid Application Method on Tile and Ground Water Quality

Lapen, David R.; Topp, Edward; Edwards, Michael G.; Sabourin, Lyne; Curnoe, W. E.; Gottschall, N.; Bolton, P.; Rahman, Shaidur; Ball-Coelho, B.; Payne, Michael A.; Kleywegt, Sonya; McLaughlin, Neil

doi:10.2134/jeq2006.0486

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“…This artificial drainage modifies N-dynamics by facilitating the rapid transport of nitrate-N and greatly reducing or even suppressing the water residence time within natural retention zones. However, tile drain systems not only remove excess water from the root zone, but also facilitate N-transport, primarily as soluble nitrate-N, from the bottom of the root zone to the edge of the field (Billy et al, 2011;Mulla and Strock, 2008) and to surface water (Cordeiro et al, 2014;Eidem et al, 1999;Gilliam et al, 1979;Lapen et al, 2008). They also contribute to hypoxia (Billy et al, 2011).…”

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Long-term monitoring of nitrate transport to drainage from three agricultural clayey till fields

Ernstsen

Olsen

Rosenbom

2015

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. The application of nitrogen (N) fertilisers to crops grown on tile-drained fields is required to sustain most modern crop production, but it poses a risk to the aquatic environment since tile drains facilitate rapid transport pathways with no significant reduction in nitrate. To maintain the water quality of the aquatic environment and the provision of food from highly efficient agriculture in line with the EU's Water Framework Directive and Nitrates Directive, field-scale knowledge is essential for introducing water management actions on-field or off-field and producing an optimal differentiated N-regulation in future. This study strives to provide such knowledge by evaluating on 11 years of nitrate-N concentration measurements in drainage from three subsurfacedrained clayey till fields (1.3-2.3 ha) representing approximately 71 % of the surface sediments in Denmark dominated by clay. The fields differ in their inherent hydrogeological field settings (e.g. soil-type, geology, climate, drainage and groundwater table) and the agricultural management of the fields (e.g. crop type, type of N fertilisers and agricultural practices). The evaluation revealed three types of clayey till fields characterised by: (i) low net precipitation, high concentration of nitrate-N, and short-term low intensity drainage at air temperatures often below 5 • C; (ii) medium net precipitation, medium concentration of nitrate-N, and short-term medium-intensity drainage at air temperatures often above 5 • C; and (iii) high net precipitation, low concentration of nitrate-N and long-term high intensity drainage at air temperatures above 5 • C. For each type, on-field water management actions, such as the selection of crop types and introduction of catch crops, appeared relevant, whereas offfield actions only seemed relevant for the latter two field types given the temperature-dependent reduction potential of nitrate off-field. This initial well-documented field-scale knowledge from fields that are representative of large areas in Denmark is a first step towards establishing a differentiated N-regulation for clayey till areas. Additionally, it provides a unique starting point by identifying important parameters for future mapping of catchment-scale variations in nitrate concentrations and fluxes.

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Long-term monitoring of nitrate transport to drainage from three agricultural clayey till fields

Ernstsen

Olsen

Rosenbom

2015

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…However, it is well documented that conventional tile drainage can serve as an efficient means by which agricultural pollutants from field systems can enter the broader surface water environment (1)(2)(3)(4). Fecal pollution in tile drainage as derived from land application of manure or municipal biosolids is well documented (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11).…”

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Long-Term Monitoring of Waterborne Pathogens and Microbial Source Tracking Markers in Paired Agricultural Watersheds under Controlled and Conventional Tile Drainage Management

Wilkes

Brassard

Edge

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Appl Environ Microbiol

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f Surface waters from paired agricultural watersheds under controlled tile drainage (CTD) and uncontrolled tile drainage (UCTD) were monitored over 7 years in order to determine if there was an effect of CTD (imposed during the growing season) on occurrences and loadings of bacterial and viral pathogens, coliphages, and microbial source tracking markers. There were significantly lower occurrences of human, ruminant, and livestock (ruminant plus pig) Bacteroidales markers in the CTD watershed in relation to the UCTD watershed. As for pathogens, there were significantly lower occurrences of Salmonella spp. and Arcobacter spp. in the CTD watershed. There were no instances where there were significantly higher quantitative loadings of any microbial target in the CTD watershed, except for F-specific DNA (F-DNA) and F-RNA coliphages, perhaps as a result of fecal inputs from a hobby farm independent of the drainage practice treatments. There was lower loading of the ruminant marker in the CTD watershed in relation to the UCTD system, and results were significant at the level P ‫؍‬ 0.06. The odds of Salmonella spp. occurring increased when a ruminant marker was present relative to when the ruminant marker was absent, yet for Arcobacter spp., the odds of this pathogen occurring significantly decreased when a ruminant marker was present relative to when the ruminant marker was absent (but increased when a wildlife marker was present relative to when the wildlife marker was absent). Interestingly, the odds of norovirus GII (associated with human and swine) occurring in water increased significantly when a ruminant marker was present relative to when a ruminant marker was absent. Overall, this study suggests that fecal pollution from tiledrained fields to stream could be reduced by CTD utilization.

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“…In Ontario, Canada, it is estimated that 1.6 million ha of crop land is tile drained (Sunohara et al, unpublished data, 2014). Tile drains are efficient pathways by which contaminants from agricultural fields can enter the broader surface water environment (Gilliam et al, 1979;Kladivko et al, 1991;Drury et al, 1996;Gentry et al, 1998;Geohring et al, 1999;Baker, 2001;Lapen et al, 2008;Frey et al, 2012). Inputs of agricultural contaminants from field to stream can be substantial in tile-intensive landscapes where tile flow occupies a significant proportion of total stream flow.…”

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Using AnnAGNPS to Predict the Effects of Tile Drainage Control on Nutrient and Sediment Loads for a River Basin

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Controlled tile drainage (CTD) can reduce pollutant loading. The Annualized Agricultural Nonpoint Source model (AnnAGNPS version 5.2) was used to examine changes in growing season discharge, sediment, nitrogen, and phosphorus loads due to CTD for a ~3900-km 2 agriculturally dominated river basin in Ontario, Canada. Two tile drain depth scenarios were examined in detail to mimic tile drainage control for flat cropland: 600 mm depth (CTD 600 ) and 200 mm (CTD 200 ) depth below surface. Summed for five growing seasons (CTD 600 ), direct runoff, total N, and dissolved N were reduced by 6.6, 3.5, and 13.7%, respectively. However, five seasons of summed total P, dissolved P, and total suspended solid loads increased as a result of CTD 600 by 0.96, 1.6, and 0.23%. The AnnAGNPS results were compared with mass fluxes observed from paired experimental watersheds (250, 470 ha) in the river basin. The "test" experimental watershed was dominated by CTD and the "reference" watershed by free drainage. Notwithstanding environmental/land use differences between the watersheds and basin, comparisons of seasonal observed and predicted discharge reductions were comparable in 100% of respective cases. Nutrient load comparisons were more consistent for dissolved, relative to particulate water quality endpoints. For one season under corn crop production, AnnAGNPS predicted a 55% decrease (CTD 600 ) in dissolved N from the basin. AnnAGNPS v. 5.2 treats P transport from a surface pool perspective, which is appropriate for many systems. However, for assessment of tile drainage management practices for relatively flat tile-dominated systems, AnnAGNPS may benefit from consideration of P and particulate transport in the subsurface.

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Effect of Liquid Municipal Biosolid Application Method on Tile and Ground Water Quality

Cited by 58 publications

References 22 publications

Long-term monitoring of nitrate transport to drainage from three agricultural clayey till fields

Long-term monitoring of nitrate transport to drainage from three agricultural clayey till fields

Long-Term Monitoring of Waterborne Pathogens and Microbial Source Tracking Markers in Paired Agricultural Watersheds under Controlled and Conventional Tile Drainage Management

Using AnnAGNPS to Predict the Effects of Tile Drainage Control on Nutrient and Sediment Loads for a River Basin

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