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  1. Book: Sediment source fingerprinting for informing catchment management: methodological approaches, problems and uncertainty

    Collins, Adrian

    (Journal of environmental management ; volume 194 (1 June 2017))

    2017  

    Author's details guest editors: Adrian Collins, Paolo Porto, Ian Foster and Allen Gellis
    Series title Journal of environmental management ; volume 194 (1 June 2017)
    Collection
    Language English
    Size 108 Seiten, Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
    Publisher Elsevier
    Publishing place Amsterdam
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT019319671
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Article ; Online: Comparison of sediment biomarker signatures generated using time-integrated and discrete suspended sediment samples.

    Upadhayay, Hari Ram / Granger, Steven J / Collins, Adrian L

    Environmental science and pollution research international

    2024  Volume 31, Issue 15, Page(s) 22431–22440

    Abstract: Sediment source fingerprinting using biomarker properties has led to new insights in our understanding of land use contributions to time-integrated suspended sediment samples at catchment scale. A time-integrated mass-flux sampler (TIMS; also known as ... ...

    Abstract Sediment source fingerprinting using biomarker properties has led to new insights in our understanding of land use contributions to time-integrated suspended sediment samples at catchment scale. A time-integrated mass-flux sampler (TIMS; also known as the 'Phillips' sampler), a cost-effective approach for suspended sediment collection in situ. Such samplers are widely being used to collect sediment samples for source fingerprinting purposes, including studies using biomarkers as opposed to more conventional tracer properties. Here, we assessed the performance of TIMS for collecting representative sediment samples for biomarkers during high discharge events in a small lowland grassland-dominated catchment. Concentrations of long odd-chain n-alkanes (> C
    MeSH term(s) Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Geologic Sediments/analysis ; Fatty Acids ; Biomarkers ; Alkanes/analysis
    Chemical Substances Fatty Acids ; Biomarkers ; Alkanes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-26
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1178791-0
    ISSN 1614-7499 ; 0944-1344
    ISSN (online) 1614-7499
    ISSN 0944-1344
    DOI 10.1007/s11356-024-32533-5
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    Upadhayay, Hari Ram / Joynes, Adrian / Collins, Adrian L

    Environmental chemistry letters

    2024  Volume 22, Issue 2, Page(s) 499–504

    Abstract: Rainfall and land-use interactions drive temporal shifts in suspended sediment sources, yet the magnitude of such changes remains poorly understood due to the lack of land-use specific source tracers. We investigated α,ω-dicarboxylic fatty acid root- ... ...

    Abstract Rainfall and land-use interactions drive temporal shifts in suspended sediment sources, yet the magnitude of such changes remains poorly understood due to the lack of land-use specific source tracers. We investigated α,ω-dicarboxylic fatty acid root-specific biomarkers, as diagnostic tracers for apportioning sources of time-integrated suspended sediment samples collected from a grassland dominated agricultural catchment in the southwest of England during the wet winter period. Applying fatty acids-specific stable carbon isotope analysis and a Bayesian isotope mixing model, we show that stream banks contributed most of the sediment in the early winter, i.e. October-December, while winter cereal-dominated arable land contributed more than half of the sediment during the late winter, i.e. January-March. The dominant sediment source shifted in conjunction with a period of prolonged consecutive rainfall days in the later period suggesting that intervention required to mitigate soil erosion and sediment delivery should adapt to changing rainfall patterns. Our novel findings demonstrate that isotopic signatures of α,ω-dicarboxylic fatty acids are promising tracers for understanding the resistance of agricultural soils to water erosion and quantifying the interactive effects of extreme rainfall and land use on catchment sediment source dynamics.
    Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10311-023-01684-1.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2107984-5
    ISSN 1610-3661 ; 1610-3653
    ISSN (online) 1610-3661
    ISSN 1610-3653
    DOI 10.1007/s10311-023-01684-1
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  4. Article ; Online: (Un)willingness to contribute financially towards advice surrounding diffuse water pollution: the perspectives of farmers and advisors

    Chivers, Charlotte-Anne / Collins, Adrian L

    The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. 2023 May 27, v. 29, no. 3 p.327-350

    2023  

    Abstract: Purpose: This study explores whether farmers across England believe that advice on diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWPA) which is currently provided for free at the point of delivery is credible, relevant, and legitimate (‘CRELE’) enough to ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: This study explores whether farmers across England believe that advice on diffuse water pollution from agriculture (DWPA) which is currently provided for free at the point of delivery is credible, relevant, and legitimate (‘CRELE’) enough to justify paying towards. Methodology: A mixed-methods study consisting of an online questionnaire survey (n = 225) and telephone interviews of farmers (n = 60) and farm advisors (n = 50) was conducted. Findings: Across all methods (n = 330), 63.3% of participants (n = 208) responded negatively to the prospect of paying towards DWPA advice, with just 10% expressing a clear willingness to contribute. The main negative themes related to categorical unwillingness, financial constraints, the presence of alternative sources of advice, the accountability of farmers, and exclusion risk. Factors which may increase willingness included the delivery of high quality, farm-salient advice, or where compliance requires engagement. Practical implications: This paper concludes that governments should continue to provide free advice on DWPA if water quality goals are to be met. Originality/value: This is the first known European study which explores farmer willingness to pay towards advice for DWPA. Theoretical implications: The use of the ‘CRELE’ framework is novel as it is typically used to explore science-policy interfaces.
    Keywords accountability ; agricultural education ; compliance ; farmers ; farms ; questionnaires ; risk ; surveys ; telephones ; water pollution ; water quality ; willingness to pay ; England ; Agriculture ; Extension ; Financial constraints
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0527
    Size p. 327-350.
    Publishing place Routledge
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 920945-1
    ISSN 1750-8622 ; 1381-2335
    ISSN (online) 1750-8622
    ISSN 1381-2335
    DOI 10.1080/1389224X.2022.2043917
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  5. Book ; Conference proceedings: Erosion and sediment yields in the changing environment

    Collins, Adrian

    proceedings of an IAHS International Commission on Continental Erosion Symposium held at the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, CAS - Chengdu, China, 11 - 15 October 2012

    (IAHS publication ; 356)

    2012  

    Institution International Association of Hydrological Sciences / International Commission on Continental Erosion
    Event/congress Symposium on Erosion and Sediment Yields in the Changing Environment (2012, Chengdu)
    Author's details [Chengdu Symposium on ERosion and Sediment Yield in the Changing Environment]. Ed. by: Adrian L. Collins
    Series title IAHS publication ; 356
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    Keywords Erosion ; Sedimenttransport
    Subject Sediment ; Flusstrübe ; Schwebstoff ; Sedimentbewegung
    Language English
    Size X, 451 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
    Publisher IAHS Press
    Publishing place Wallingford
    Publishing country Great Britain
    Document type Book ; Conference proceedings
    HBZ-ID HT017422385
    ISBN 978-1-907161-33-9 ; 1-907161-33-3
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  6. Article ; Online: The spatio-temporal dynamics of suspended sediment sources based on a novel indexing approach combining Bayesian geochemical fingerprinting with physically-based modelling.

    Das, Arnab / Remesan, Renji / Collins, Adrian L / Gupta, Ashok Kumar

    Journal of environmental management

    2023  Volume 345, Page(s) 118649

    Abstract: Applications of sediment source fingerprinting continue to increase globally as the need for information to support improved management of the sediment problem persists. In our novel research, a Bayesian fingerprinting approach using MixSIAR was used ... ...

    Abstract Applications of sediment source fingerprinting continue to increase globally as the need for information to support improved management of the sediment problem persists. In our novel research, a Bayesian fingerprinting approach using MixSIAR was used with geochemical signatures, both without and with informative priors based on particle size and slope. The source estimates were compared with a newly proposed Source Sensitivity Index (SSI) and outputs from the INVEST-SDR model. MixSIAR results with informative priors indicated that agricultural and barren lands are the principal sediment sources (contributing ∼5-85% and ∼5-80% respectively during two sampling periods i.e. 2018-2019 and 2021-2022) with forests being less important. The SSI spatial maps (using % clay and slope as informative priors) showed >78% agreement with the spatial map derived using the INVEST-SDR model in terms of sub-catchment prioritization for spatial sediment source contributions. This study demonstrates the benefits of combining geochemical sediment source fingerprinting with SSI indices in larger catchments where the spatial prioritization of soil and water conservation is both challenging but warranted.
    MeSH term(s) Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Geologic Sediments ; Bayes Theorem ; Soil ; Agriculture
    Chemical Substances Soil
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118649
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  7. Article ; Online: Bioenergy crop production and carbon sequestration potential under changing climate and land use: A case study in the upper River Taw catchment in southwest England.

    Dixit, Prakash N / Richter, Goetz M / Coleman, Kevin / Collins, Adrian L

    The Science of the total environment

    2023  Volume 900, Page(s) 166390

    Abstract: Reductions in ... ...

    Abstract Reductions in CO
    MeSH term(s) Carbon Dioxide ; Carbon Sequestration ; Rivers ; Crop Production ; Crops, Agricultural ; England ; Poaceae ; Salix ; Climate Change
    Chemical Substances Carbon Dioxide (142M471B3J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-17
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166390
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  8. Article ; Online: Data, and sample sources thereof, on water quality life cycle impact assessments pertaining to catchment scale acidification and eutrophication potentials and the benefits of on-farm mitigation strategies.

    McAuliffe, Graham A / Zhang, Yusheng / Collins, Adrian L

    Data in brief

    2022  Volume 44, Page(s) 108505

    Abstract: Based on recent spatially aggregated June Agriculture Survey data and site-specific environmental data, information from common farm types in the East of England was sourced and collated. These data were subsequently used as key inputs to a mechanistic ... ...

    Abstract Based on recent spatially aggregated June Agriculture Survey data and site-specific environmental data, information from common farm types in the East of England was sourced and collated. These data were subsequently used as key inputs to a mechanistic environmental modelling tool, the Catchment Systems Model, which predicts environmental damage arising from various farm types and their management strategies. The Catchment Systems Model, which utilises real-world agricultural productivity data (samples and appropriate consent provided within the Mendeley Data repository) is designed to assess not only losses to nature such as nitrate, phosphate, sediment and ammonia, but also to predict how on-farm intervention strategies may affect environmental performance. The data reported within this article provides readers with a detailed inventory of inputs such as fertiliser, outputs including nutrient losses, and impacts to nature for 1782 different scenarios which cover both arable and livestock farming systems. These 1782 scenarios include baseline (i.e., no interventions), business-as-usual (i.e., interventions already implemented in the study area) and optimised (i.e., best-case scenarios) data. Further, using the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, the dataset reports acidification and eutrophication potentials for each scenario under two (eutrophication) and three (acidification) impact assessments to offer an insight into the importance of impact assessment choice. Finally, the dataset also provides its readers with percentage changes from baseline to best-case scenario for each farm type.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-02
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2786545-9
    ISSN 2352-3409 ; 2352-3409
    ISSN (online) 2352-3409
    ISSN 2352-3409
    DOI 10.1016/j.dib.2022.108505
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  9. Article ; Online: Assessing catchment scale water quality of agri-food systems and the scope for reducing unintended consequences using spatial life cycle assessment (LCA).

    McAuliffe, Graham A / Zhang, Yusheng / Collins, Adrian L

    Journal of environmental management

    2022  Volume 318, Page(s) 115563

    Abstract: Life cycle assessment is a multidisciplinary framework usually deployed to appraise the sustainability of various product or service supply-chains. Over recent decades, its use in the agri-food sector has risen sharply, and alongside this, a wide range ... ...

    Abstract Life cycle assessment is a multidisciplinary framework usually deployed to appraise the sustainability of various product or service supply-chains. Over recent decades, its use in the agri-food sector has risen sharply, and alongside this, a wide range of methodological advances have been generated. Spatial-life cycle assessment, defined in the current document as the interpretation of life cycle assessment results within a geographical nature, has not gone unexplored entirely, yet its rise as a sub-method of life cycle assessment has been rather slow relative to other avenues of research (e.g., including the nutritional sciences within life cycle assessment). With this relative methodological stagnation as a motivating factor, our paper combines a process-based model, the Catchment Systems Model, with various life cycle impact assessments (ReCiPe, Centre for Environmental Studies and Environmental Product Declaration) to propose a simple, yet effective, approach for visualising the technically feasible efficacy of various on-farm intervention strategies. As water quality was the primary focus of this study, interventions reducing acidification and eutrophication potentials of both arable and livestock farm types in the Southeast of England were considered. The study site is an area with a marked range of agricultural practices in terms of intensity. All impacts to acidification potential and eutrophication potential are reported using a functional unit of 1 ha. Percentage changes relative to baseline farm types, i.e., those without any interventions, arising from various mitigation strategies, are mapped using geographical information systems. This approach demonstrates visually how a spatially-orientated life cycle assessment could provide regional-specific information for farmers and policymakers to guide the restoration of certain waterbodies. A combination of multiple mitigation strategies was found to generate the greatest reductions in pollutant losses to water, but in terms of individual interventions, optimising farm-based machinery (acidification potential) and fertiliser application strategies (eutrophication potential) were found to have notable benefits.
    MeSH term(s) Agriculture/methods ; Animals ; Eutrophication ; Fertilizers ; Life Cycle Stages ; Water Quality
    Chemical Substances Fertilizers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184882-3
    ISSN 1095-8630 ; 0301-4797
    ISSN (online) 1095-8630
    ISSN 0301-4797
    DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115563
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  10. Article ; Online: Investigating the effect of seismicity on spatial sediment sources and loads using the fingerprinting approach

    Ashtari, Nafiseh / Nosrati, Kazem / Ommi, Salma / Collins, Adrian L.

    Catena. 2023 June, v. 227 p.107091-

    2023  

    Abstract: Elevated soil erosion and suspended sediment loss are some of the most severe environmental problems in the river catchments of Iran. Seismic activity is known to elevate sediment loss and this study investigated sediment sources and loads in the Talar ... ...

    Abstract Elevated soil erosion and suspended sediment loss are some of the most severe environmental problems in the river catchments of Iran. Seismic activity is known to elevate sediment loss and this study investigated sediment sources and loads in the Talar Drainage Basin in Iran, in the context of earthquake frequency and magnitude. A catalogue of earthquakes in the study region was assembled to estimate the expected high-frequency ground motions (i.e., Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA)). The horizontal ground acceleration was estimated using five global and reginal attenuation relationships. To fingerprint sub-basin spatial sediment sources in the study area, two size fractions (<63 μm and 63–125 μm) and 49 geochemical elements were analysed on 30 sediment samples collected from three potential tributary sub-basin spatial sediment sources and 10 target sediment samples collected at the overall basin outlet. Source contributions were estimated using a Bayesian un-mixing model. The estimated relative contributions of the individual spatial sediment sources for both the <63 μm fraction (51.9% (48.6–55.3), 48 % (44.6–51.3), and 0. 1% (0–0.2)) and 63–125-μm fraction (68.2% (66.4–69.8), 31.7% (30.1–33.6), and 0.1 % (0–0.2)) correlated with recorded seismic events. The correlations between sub-basin specific sediment loads and PGA were r = 0.68 for the <63 μm fraction and r = 0.99 for the 63–125 μm fraction. The results demonstrate that seismic activity and ground acceleration can elevate erosivity and erodibility factors. This study supports environmental planners for targeting management to reduce elevated suspended sediment loads and preserve fluvial habitats.
    Keywords Bayesian theory ; basins ; catenas ; earthquakes ; erodibility ; geophysics ; models ; rivers ; sediments ; soil erosion ; suspended sediment ; watersheds ; Iran ; Fingerprinting ; Sediment loss ; Peak ground acceleration ; Seismicity ; Probabilistic seismic hazards assessment
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-06
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 519608-5
    ISSN 1872-6887 ; 0008-7769 ; 0341-8162
    ISSN (online) 1872-6887 ; 0008-7769
    ISSN 0341-8162
    DOI 10.1016/j.catena.2023.107091
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