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Post-wildfires effects on physicochemical properties of surface water: the case study of Zêzere watershed (Portugal)
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In Portugal, wildfires are frequent and sometimes catastrophic and responsible for high damages
and human losses. They have been especially intense in the Center Region of Portugal, where the
Zêzere watershed is located. This research presents an analysis of the temporal and spatial
occurrence of these events within the watershed. It was observed that the extent of the burned
areas has a high annual variation and is not directly related to the number of reported occurrences.
However, considering these factors and the high incidence of these events in some
delimited sectors, environmental stress is observed, especially on the surface water quality.
Water quality deterioration in the main water bodies is particularly relevant within the areas
where drinking water reservoirs are located. The water quality parameters (WQPs) collected by
the water quality monitoring stations (WQSs) located in these sectors (data from SNIRH) were
cross-referenced with the burned areas recorded annually. Variations in the physicochemical
properties of the surface water were analyzed, depending on the occurrence of wildfires and their
corresponding burned areas. The increase of certain WQP downstream of watercourses that
intersect sub-basins with burned areas also demonstrates the straight relation between wildfires
and an increasing risk for water quality.
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Wildfires Post-wildfire Burned area Water quality Water protection
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Meneses, Bruno, Reis, Eusébio, Reis, Rui, Vale, & Maria, J. (2019). Postwildfires effects on physicochemical properties of surface water: the case study of Zêzere watershed (Portugal), Ribagua, 6(1), 34-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/23863781.2019.1596771
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Taylor & Francis