Environmental impact of cattle grazing on a karst aquifer in the southern Apennines (Italy): Quantification through the grey water footprint
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| Title: | Environmental impact of cattle grazing on a karst aquifer in the southern Apennines (Italy): Quantification through the grey water footprint |
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| Authors: | V. Allocca, E. Marzano, M. Tramontano, F. Celico |
| Contributors: | Allocca, V, Marzano, E, Tramontano, M, Celico, F |
| Source: | Ecological Indicators. 93:830-837 |
| Publisher Information: | Elsevier BV, 2018. |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Subject Terms: | Cattle grazing, Karst aquifer, Microbial contaminant, Southern Apennines, 15. Life on land, grey water footprint, cattle grazing, microbial contaminant, karst aquifer, southern Apennines, Italy, 01 natural sciences, 6. Clean water, Grey water footprint, Cattle grazing, Microbial contaminant, Karst aquifer, Southern Apennines, Italy, 12. Responsible consumption, Italy, 13. Climate action, Grey water footprint, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Description: | In this paper we draw on a unique dataset of hydrological and microbiological time series to apply water footprint (WF) methodology to quantify the environmental impact of cattle grazing on karst area in a regional park of the southern Apennines (Italy). The use of WF methodology in the same specific environment where relevant data are monitored, and the hydrogeological and microbiological characterisation of the study area, validate the results of our WF assessment, that can be summarised as follows. First, we show that an ecological indicator such as the grey water footprint (GWF) may be of particular relevance to the park authority to implement policies to preserve groundwater quality. Second, we introduce a new metric, referred to as the environment-related grey water footprint (GWFenv), to estimate the virtual water needed to absorb the microbial pollution of a cattle grazing process. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1470-160X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.075 |
| Access URL: | http://hdl.handle.net/11588/718672 https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20193140231 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1470160X18304163 https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/catalog/6055068 https://air.unipr.it/handle/11381/2855082 https://hdl.handle.net/11367/68725 https://hdl.handle.net/11588/718672 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.075 |
| Rights: | Elsevier TDM |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....302c44133e62f118ed5b00d58d29d064 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | In this paper we draw on a unique dataset of hydrological and microbiological time series to apply water footprint (WF) methodology to quantify the environmental impact of cattle grazing on karst area in a regional park of the southern Apennines (Italy). The use of WF methodology in the same specific environment where relevant data are monitored, and the hydrogeological and microbiological characterisation of the study area, validate the results of our WF assessment, that can be summarised as follows. First, we show that an ecological indicator such as the grey water footprint (GWF) may be of particular relevance to the park authority to implement policies to preserve groundwater quality. Second, we introduce a new metric, referred to as the environment-related grey water footprint (GWFenv), to estimate the virtual water needed to absorb the microbial pollution of a cattle grazing process. |
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| ISSN: | 1470160X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.075 |