Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina

Autores
Cellone, Francisco; Santucci, Lucia; Borzi, Guido; Tanjal, Carolina Verónica; Di Lello, Claudia; Butler, Lisandro; Cordoba, Joaquín Alejandro; Lamarche, Luciano; Galliari, María Julieta; Melendi, Emilia; Delgado, M.I.; Carol, Eleonora
Año de publicación
2023
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inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
The Pampean Plain is a relevant world food production area where livestock and agricultural activities are developed. The northeast of this region is characterized by dairy production, where large quantities of excreta from the animals to the substrate cause environmental impacts associated with soil and groundwater contamination. On these dairy farms, the same water sources are used for animal nutrition, cleaning of facilities, and home consumption by rural workers. Groundwater quality assessment is therefore crucial to guaranteeing safe production and human supply. The aim of this work is to analyse the impact of family dairy farming on the geochemical processes that govern the groundwater quality of aquifers used for domestic and animal consumption in productive basins of the northeast Pampean Plain. An analysis of major ions, nitrates, and phosphates in groundwater was performed in 42 wells sampled at different periods. Also, sediments in diverse sectors were collected to be analysed for available phosphorus. The main point sources of contamination that were identified derive from farm facilities’ cleaning and the degradation of animal excrement. These sources infiltrate toward the unsaturated zone and reach the groundwater, or they directly enter through poorly constructed perforations. This produces reactions in the unsaturated zone, releasing protons and generating the dissolution of carbonates, increasing the groundwater hardness. The chemical compounds registered may produce limitations in water quality for human consumption and the development of agricultural activities, affecting animal nutrition and the production of a dairy basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain.
EEA Cuenca del Salado
Fil: Cellone, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Del Medio Ambiente; Argentina
Fil: Cellone, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Del Medio Ambiente; Argentina
Fil: Santucci, Lucia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Santucci, Lucia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Borzi, Guido. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Borzi, Guido. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Tanjal, Carolina Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Tanjal, Carolina Verónica. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Di Lello, Claudia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Di Lello, Claudia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Butler, Lisandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado. Agencia de Extensión Rural Chascomús; Argentina
Fil: Córdoba, Joaquín Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Agricultura Familiar Región Patagonia; Argentina
Fil: Lamarche, Luciano. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales; Argentina
Fil: Galliari, María Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Galliari, María Julieta. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Melendi, Emilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Melendi, Emilia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Delgado, M.I. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Departamento de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Catedra de Manejo de Cuencas Hidrograficas; Argentina
Fil: Delgado, M.I. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Ficología; Argentina
Fuente
Groundwater for Sustainable Development 23 : 100997. (November 2023)
Materia
Granjas Lecheras
Aguas Subterráneas
Calidad del Agua
Nitratos
Dairy Farms
Groundwater
Water Quality
Nitrates
Región Pampeana
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spelling Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, ArgentinaCellone, FranciscoSantucci, LuciaBorzi, GuidoTanjal, Carolina VerónicaDi Lello, ClaudiaButler, LisandroCordoba, Joaquín AlejandroLamarche, LucianoGalliari, María JulietaMelendi, EmiliaDelgado, M.I.Carol, EleonoraGranjas LecherasAguas SubterráneasCalidad del AguaNitratosDairy FarmsGroundwaterWater QualityNitratesRegión PampeanaThe Pampean Plain is a relevant world food production area where livestock and agricultural activities are developed. The northeast of this region is characterized by dairy production, where large quantities of excreta from the animals to the substrate cause environmental impacts associated with soil and groundwater contamination. On these dairy farms, the same water sources are used for animal nutrition, cleaning of facilities, and home consumption by rural workers. Groundwater quality assessment is therefore crucial to guaranteeing safe production and human supply. The aim of this work is to analyse the impact of family dairy farming on the geochemical processes that govern the groundwater quality of aquifers used for domestic and animal consumption in productive basins of the northeast Pampean Plain. An analysis of major ions, nitrates, and phosphates in groundwater was performed in 42 wells sampled at different periods. Also, sediments in diverse sectors were collected to be analysed for available phosphorus. The main point sources of contamination that were identified derive from farm facilities’ cleaning and the degradation of animal excrement. These sources infiltrate toward the unsaturated zone and reach the groundwater, or they directly enter through poorly constructed perforations. This produces reactions in the unsaturated zone, releasing protons and generating the dissolution of carbonates, increasing the groundwater hardness. The chemical compounds registered may produce limitations in water quality for human consumption and the development of agricultural activities, affecting animal nutrition and the production of a dairy basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain.EEA Cuenca del SaladoFil: Cellone, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Del Medio Ambiente; ArgentinaFil: Cellone, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Del Medio Ambiente; ArgentinaFil: Santucci, Lucia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Santucci, Lucia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Borzi, Guido. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Borzi, Guido. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Tanjal, Carolina Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Tanjal, Carolina Verónica. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Di Lello, Claudia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Di Lello, Claudia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Butler, Lisandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado. Agencia de Extensión Rural Chascomús; ArgentinaFil: Córdoba, Joaquín Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Agricultura Familiar Región Patagonia; ArgentinaFil: Lamarche, Luciano. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales; ArgentinaFil: Galliari, María Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Galliari, María Julieta. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Melendi, Emilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Melendi, Emilia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; ArgentinaFil: Delgado, M.I. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Departamento de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Catedra de Manejo de Cuencas Hidrograficas; ArgentinaFil: Delgado, M.I. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina
title Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina
spellingShingle Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina
Cellone, Francisco
Granjas Lecheras
Aguas Subterráneas
Calidad del Agua
Nitratos
Dairy Farms
Groundwater
Water Quality
Nitrates
Región Pampeana
title_short Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina
title_full Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina
title_fullStr Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina
title_sort Impact of dairy farms on groundwater quality in a productive basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cellone, Francisco
Santucci, Lucia
Borzi, Guido
Tanjal, Carolina Verónica
Di Lello, Claudia
Butler, Lisandro
Cordoba, Joaquín Alejandro
Lamarche, Luciano
Galliari, María Julieta
Melendi, Emilia
Delgado, M.I.
Carol, Eleonora
author Cellone, Francisco
author_facet Cellone, Francisco
Santucci, Lucia
Borzi, Guido
Tanjal, Carolina Verónica
Di Lello, Claudia
Butler, Lisandro
Cordoba, Joaquín Alejandro
Lamarche, Luciano
Galliari, María Julieta
Melendi, Emilia
Delgado, M.I.
Carol, Eleonora
author_role author
author2 Santucci, Lucia
Borzi, Guido
Tanjal, Carolina Verónica
Di Lello, Claudia
Butler, Lisandro
Cordoba, Joaquín Alejandro
Lamarche, Luciano
Galliari, María Julieta
Melendi, Emilia
Delgado, M.I.
Carol, Eleonora
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Granjas Lecheras
Aguas Subterráneas
Calidad del Agua
Nitratos
Dairy Farms
Groundwater
Water Quality
Nitrates
Región Pampeana
topic Granjas Lecheras
Aguas Subterráneas
Calidad del Agua
Nitratos
Dairy Farms
Groundwater
Water Quality
Nitrates
Región Pampeana
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The Pampean Plain is a relevant world food production area where livestock and agricultural activities are developed. The northeast of this region is characterized by dairy production, where large quantities of excreta from the animals to the substrate cause environmental impacts associated with soil and groundwater contamination. On these dairy farms, the same water sources are used for animal nutrition, cleaning of facilities, and home consumption by rural workers. Groundwater quality assessment is therefore crucial to guaranteeing safe production and human supply. The aim of this work is to analyse the impact of family dairy farming on the geochemical processes that govern the groundwater quality of aquifers used for domestic and animal consumption in productive basins of the northeast Pampean Plain. An analysis of major ions, nitrates, and phosphates in groundwater was performed in 42 wells sampled at different periods. Also, sediments in diverse sectors were collected to be analysed for available phosphorus. The main point sources of contamination that were identified derive from farm facilities’ cleaning and the degradation of animal excrement. These sources infiltrate toward the unsaturated zone and reach the groundwater, or they directly enter through poorly constructed perforations. This produces reactions in the unsaturated zone, releasing protons and generating the dissolution of carbonates, increasing the groundwater hardness. The chemical compounds registered may produce limitations in water quality for human consumption and the development of agricultural activities, affecting animal nutrition and the production of a dairy basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain.
EEA Cuenca del Salado
Fil: Cellone, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Del Medio Ambiente; Argentina
Fil: Cellone, Francisco. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Del Medio Ambiente; Argentina
Fil: Santucci, Lucia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Santucci, Lucia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Borzi, Guido. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Borzi, Guido. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Tanjal, Carolina Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Tanjal, Carolina Verónica. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Di Lello, Claudia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Di Lello, Claudia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Butler, Lisandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Cuenca del Salado. Agencia de Extensión Rural Chascomús; Argentina
Fil: Córdoba, Joaquín Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Agricultura Familiar Región Patagonia; Argentina
Fil: Lamarche, Luciano. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales; Argentina
Fil: Galliari, María Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Galliari, María Julieta. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Melendi, Emilia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Melendi, Emilia. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Centro de Investigaciones Geológicas; Argentina
Fil: Delgado, M.I. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales. Departamento de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales. Catedra de Manejo de Cuencas Hidrograficas; Argentina
Fil: Delgado, M.I. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Ficología; Argentina
description The Pampean Plain is a relevant world food production area where livestock and agricultural activities are developed. The northeast of this region is characterized by dairy production, where large quantities of excreta from the animals to the substrate cause environmental impacts associated with soil and groundwater contamination. On these dairy farms, the same water sources are used for animal nutrition, cleaning of facilities, and home consumption by rural workers. Groundwater quality assessment is therefore crucial to guaranteeing safe production and human supply. The aim of this work is to analyse the impact of family dairy farming on the geochemical processes that govern the groundwater quality of aquifers used for domestic and animal consumption in productive basins of the northeast Pampean Plain. An analysis of major ions, nitrates, and phosphates in groundwater was performed in 42 wells sampled at different periods. Also, sediments in diverse sectors were collected to be analysed for available phosphorus. The main point sources of contamination that were identified derive from farm facilities’ cleaning and the degradation of animal excrement. These sources infiltrate toward the unsaturated zone and reach the groundwater, or they directly enter through poorly constructed perforations. This produces reactions in the unsaturated zone, releasing protons and generating the dissolution of carbonates, increasing the groundwater hardness. The chemical compounds registered may produce limitations in water quality for human consumption and the development of agricultural activities, affecting animal nutrition and the production of a dairy basin in the northeast of the Pampean Plain.
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