No 51

Volume 51 (2021)

Modeling the hydrodynamic interactions between the river morphology and navigation channel operations

Neveen Abdel-Mageed Badawy, Alaa Nabil El-Hazek, Hossam Mohamed Elsersawy, Ebtesam Rezk Mohammed

Key words: adaptive hydraulics (ADH) model, draw down, navigation channel, the Nile River, restricted waterway, return flow, shear stress

For citation: Badawy N.A.-M., El-Hazek A.N., Elsersawy H.M., Mohammed E.R. 2021. Modeling the hydrodynamic interactions between the river morphology and navigation channel operations. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 1–10. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139008.

Application of the Triple Diagram Method in forecasting lake water level, on the example of Lake Charzykowskie

Adam Piasecki, Wojciech T. Witkowski

Key words: geostatistics, kriging, lake, Lake Charzykowskie, Triple Diagram Method (TDM), water level forecasting, water resources

For citation: Piasecki A., Witkowski W.T. 2021. Application of the Triple Diagram Method in forecasting lake water level, on the example of Lake Charzykowskie. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 11–16. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139009.

Problem of water scarcity in agriculture – case study of land improvement in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship

Roman Rudnicki, Łukasz Wiśniewski

Key words: agriculture, climate, drought, Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship, land improvement, water scarcity

For citation: Rudnicki R., Wiśniewski Ł. 2021. Problem of water scarcity in agriculture – case study of land improvement in Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 17–24. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139010.

Sustainable operation of surface-groundwater conjunctive use systems in the agricultural sector

Tzu-Chia Chen, Tsung-Shun Hsieh, Rustem A. Shichiyakh

Key words: agriculture, conjunctive use systems, groundwater, operating cost, surface water, water management

For citation: Chen T.-C., Hsieh T.-S., Shichiyakh R.A. 2021. Sustainable operation of surface-groundwater conjunctive use systems in the agricultural sector. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 25–29. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139011.

Long term changes in the quality and water trophy of Lake Ińsko – the effect of the re-oligotrophication?

Jacek Kubiak, Sylwia Machula, Przemysław Czerniejewski, Adam Brysiewicz, Wawrzyniec Wawrzyniak

Key words: Lake Ińsko, oligotrophication, susceptibility to degradation, trophy, water quality

For citation: Kubiak J., Machula S., Czerniejewski P., Brysiewicz A., Wawrzyniak W. 2021. Long term changes in the quality and water trophy of Lake Ińsko – the effect of the re-oligotrophication? Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 30–37. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139012.

Physico-chemical and biological water quality of Warna and Pengilon Lakes, Dieng, Central Java

Tri Retnaningsih Soeprobowati, Nurul Layalil Addadiyah, Riche Hariyati, Jumari Jumari

Key words: Dieng, Lake Warna, Lake Pengilon, phytoplankton, pollution index, saprobic index, STORET method, water quality

For citation: Soeprobowati T.R., Addadiyah N.L., Hariyati R., Jumari J. 2021. Physico-chemical and biological water quality of Warna and Pengilon Lakes, Dieng, Central Java. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 38–49. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139013.

Impact of point source pollutants on the distribution of selected water parameters in the Vistula River in Puławy, Poland

Mateusz Jakubiak, Bartosz Bojarski

Key words: point source pollutants, “Rozlewisko” reservoir, urban pollutants, wastewater discharge, water quality, water monitoring, watercourses

For citation: Jakubiak M., Bojarski B. 2021. Impact of point source pollutants on the distribution of selected water parameters in the Vistula River in Puławy, Poland. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 50–55. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139014.

Hydraulic jump and energy dissipation with stepped weir

Azmeri Azmeri, Hairul Basri, Alfiansyah Yulianur, Ziana Ziana, Faris Zahran Jemi, Ridha Aulia Rahmah

Key words: energy dissipation, hydraulic jump, physical model, stepped weir

For citation: Azmeri A., Basri H., Yulianur A., Ziana Z., Jemi F.Z., Rahmah R.A. 2021. Hydraulic jump and energy dissipation with stepped weir. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 56–61. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139015.

Hydrographic changes in the area of the Terespol Fortification caused by the construction and operation of the Brest Fortress

Katarzyna Mięsiak-Wójcik

Key words: Brest Fortress, drainage works, human impact, hydrographic changes, Terespol Fortification

For citation: Mięsiak-Wójcik K. 2021. Hydrographic changes in the area of the Terespol Fortification caused by the construction and operation of the Brest Fortress. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 62–71. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139016.

Elimination of organic matter by optimising coagulation treatment: Case of water from the Sidi Yacoub dam, Algeria

Taieb Hadbi, Saaed Hamoudi Abdelamir

Key words: aluminium sulphate, coagulation, ferric chloride, organic matter, Sidi Yacoub dam, turbidity

For citation: Hadbi T., Hamoudi Abdelamir S. 2021. Elimination of organic matter by optimising coagulation treatment: Case of water from the Sidi Yacoub dam, Algeria. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 72–77. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139017.

A comparative assessment of meteorological drought in the Tafna basin, Northwestern Algeria

Hanane Bougara, Kamila Baba Hamed, Christian Borgemeister, Bernhard Tischbein, Navneet Kumar Feyissa

Key words: drought, meteorological drought indices, Tafna basin, trend analysis

For citation: Bougara H., Baba Hamed K., Borgemeister C., Tischbein B., Kumar N. 2021. A comparative assessment of meteorological drought in the Tafna basin, Northwestern Algeria. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 78–93. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139018.

A GIS and AHP-based approach to determine potential locations of municipal solid waste collection points in rural areas

Mateusz Malinowski, Sylwia Guzdek, Agnieszka Petryk, Klaudia Tomaszek

Key words: analytical hierarchy process (AHP), Geographic Information System (GIS), rural areas, waste collection

For citation: Malinowski M., Guzdek S., Petryk A., Kwiecień K. 2021. A GIS and AHP-based approach to determine potential locations of municipal solid waste collection points in rural areas. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 94–101. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139019.

Ecotoxicological effect of heavy metals in free-living ciliate protozoa of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela

Fernando Luis Castro Echavez, Julio César Marín Leal

Key words: contamination, ecotoxicological tests, lethal concentration LC50, microbiological indicators of early warning, toxicity

For citation: Castro-Echavez F.L., Marín-Leal J.C. 2021. Ecotoxicological effect of heavy metals in free-living ciliate protozoa of Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 102–116. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139020.

Investigation and calibration of thermal and salinity layering in surface water resources using Ce-Qual-W2 model

Tzu-Chia Chen, Shu-Yan Yu, Chang-Ming Wang, Sen Xie, Hanif Barazandeh

Key words: Ce-Qual-W2 model, salinity, surface water, thermal layering, water quality modelling, water resources

For citation: Chen T.-C., Yu S.-Y., Wang C.-M., Xie S., Barazandeh H. 2021. Investigation and calibration of thermal and salinity layering in surface water resources using Ce-Qual-W2 model. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 117–123. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139021.

Use of pellets from agricultural biogas plants in fertilisation of oxytrees in Podlasie, Poland

Zbigniew Skibko, Waclaw Romaniuk, Andrzej Borusiewicz, Henryk Porwisiak, Janusz Lisowski

Key words: biomass, fertilisation, oxytree (Paulownia Clon in Vitro 112), pellet

For citation: Skibko Z., Romaniuk W., Borusiewicz A., Porwisiak H., Lisowski J. 2021. Use of pellets from agricultural biogas plants in fertilisation of oxytrees in Podlasie, Poland. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 124–128. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139022.

Predicting the impact of climate change and the hydrological response within the Gurara reservoir catchment, Nigeria

Francis Ifie-emi Oseke, Geophery Kwame Anornu, Kwaku Amaning Adjei, Martin Obada Eduvie

Key words: climate change, Gurara reservoir catchment, hydrology, modelling, water availability

For citation: Oseke F.I., Anornu G.K., Adjei K.A., Eduvie M.O. 2021. Predicting the impact of climate change and the hydrological response within the Gurara reservoir catchment, Nigeria. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 129–143. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139023.

A survey of farmer approach to grazing: A case study of the Curvature Subcarpathians, Romania

Gianina Neculau, Gabriel Minea, Nicu Ciobotaru, Gabriela Ioana-Toroimac, Sevastel Mircea, Oana Mititelu-Ionuș, Jesús Rodrigo-Comino

Key words: Curvature Subcarpathians, grazing, human perception, hydrology, regional studies, small ruminants

For citation: Neculau G., Minea G., Ciobotaru N., Ioana-Toroimac G., Mircea S., Mititelu-Ionuș O., Rodrigo-Comino J. 2021. A survey of farmer approach to grazing: A case study of the Curvature Subcarpathians, Romania. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 144–151. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139024.

Forest cover change detection in relation to climate variability and LULC changes using GIS and RS techniques. A case of the Kafa zone, southwest Ethiopia

Dejene Beyene Lemma, Kinde Teshome Gebretsadik, Seifu Kebede Debela

Key words: change detection, climate variability, forest cover change, GIS, Kafa zone, land use and land cover (LULC), remote sensing

For citation: Lemma D.B., Gebretsadik K.T., Debela S.K. 2021. Forest cover change detection in relation to climate variability and LULC changes using GIS and RS techniques. A case of Kafa zone, southwest Ethiopia. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 152–162. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139025.

Vegetable oil plant wastewater treatment by bacterial isolates: A study in the city of Hila, Iraq

Hanan Kareem Salim, Suad Ghali Kadhim Al-Ahmed

Key words: biotreatment, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), sewage, vegetable oil plant, wastewater

For citation: Salim H.K., Al-Ahmed S.G.K. 2021. Vegetable oil plant wastewater treatment by bacterial isolates: A study in the city of Hila, Iraq. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 163–167. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139026.

A study of the climate and human impact on the future survival of the Al-Sannya marsh in Iraq

Amal Jabbar Hatem, Ali Adnan N. Al-Jasim, Hameed Majeed Abduljabbar

Key words: climate change, human impact, Landsat 5, Landsat 8, maximum likelihood classification, south of Iraq

For citation: Hatem A.J., Al-Jasim A.A.N., Abduljabbar H.M. 2021. A study of the climate and human impact on the future survival of the Al-Sannya marsh in Iraq. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 168–173. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139027.

Differentiation in the value of drained land in view of variable conditions of its use

Anatoliy Rokochinskiy, Pavlo Volk, Nadia Frolenkova, Olha Tykhenko, Sergiy Shalai, Ruslan Tykhenko, Ivan Openko

Key words: agricultural land, cost of land, drained lands, land resources, monetary valuation of land, soil assessment, rational use of land

For citation: Rokochinskiy A., Volk P., Frolenkova N., Tykhenko O., Shalai S., Tykhenko R., Openko I. 2021. Differentiation in the value of drained land in view of variable conditions of its use. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 174–180. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139028.

Development of pedotransfer functions for predicting soil bulk density: A case study in Indonesian small island

Evi Dwi Yanti, Asep Mulyono, Muhamad Rahman Djuwansah, Ida Narulita, Risandi Dwirama Putra, Dewi Surinati

Key words: bulk density, multiple linear regression, pedotransfer function, soil property

For citation: Yanti E.D., Mulyono A., Djuwansah M.R., Narulita I., Putra R.D., Surinati D. 2021. Development of pedotransfer functions for predicting soil bulk density: A case study in Indonesian small island. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 181–187. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139029.

Phosphate and ammonia concentrations waters from a meadow complex located on peat in various range of groundwater level

Andrzej Sapek, Stefan Pietrzak , Dominika Juszkowska, Marek Urbaniak

Key words: grassland, groundwater level, peat soils, inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus concentration, soil phosphorus cycle

For citation: Sapek A., Pietrzak S., Juszkowska D., Urbaniak M. 2021. Phosphate and ammonia concentrations in waters from a meadow complex located on peat soils in various range of groundwater level. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 188–198. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139030.

Impact of the projected climate change on soybean water needs in the Kuyavia region in Poland

Wiesława Kasperska-Wołowicz, Stanisław Rolbiecki, Hicran A. Sadan, Roman Rolbiecki, Barbara Jagosz, Piotr Stachowski, Daniel Liberacki, Tymoteusz Bolewski, Piotr Prus, Ferenc Pal-Fam

Key words: climate change scenario, crop water needs, evapotranspiration, Glycine max (L.) Merr., irrigation, precipitation, protein crops

For citation: Kasperska-Wołowicz W., Rolbiecki S., Sadan H.A., Rolbiecki R., Jagosz B., Stachowski P., Liberacki D., Bolewski T., Prus P., Pal-Fam F. 2021. Impact of the projected climate change on soybean water needs in the Kuyavia region in Poland. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 199–207. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139031.

The benefits of synthetic or natural hydrogels application in agriculture: An overview article

Beata Grabowska-Polanowska, Tomasz Garbowski, Dominika Bar-Michalczyk, Agnieszka Kowalczyk

Key words: biopolymers, hydrogels, infiltration, polyacrylamide, polyacrylic polymers, superabsorbent polymers (SAPs), surface runoff

For citation: Grabowska-Polanowska B., Garbowski T., Bar-Michalczyk D., Kowalczyk A. 2021. The benefits of synthetic or natural hydrogels application in agriculture: An overview article. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 208–224. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139032.

Modelling of long term low water level in the mountain river catchments area

Marek T. Kopacz, Zbigniew Kowalewski, Luis Santos, Robert Mazur, Vasco Lopes, Agnieszka Kowalczyk, Dominika Bar-Michalczyk

Key words: land use changes, low water level, nitrogen load, phosphorus load, small mountain catchments

For citation: Kopacz M.T., Kowalewski Z., Santos L., Mazur R., Lopes V., Kowalczyk A., Bar-Michalczyk D. 2021. Modelling of long term low water level in the mountain river catchments area. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 225–232. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139033.

Mathematical models use to yield prognosis of perennials on marginal land according to fertilisers doses

Marek Hryniewicz, Maria Strzelczyk, Marek Helis, Anna Paszkiewicz-Jasińska, Aleksandra Steinhoff-Wrzesniewska, Kamil Roman

Key words: biomass, cup plant, fertiliser, Jerusalem artichoke, mathematical modelling, nitrogen, willowleaf sunflower, yield

For citation: Hryniewicz M., StrzelczykM., Helis M., Paszkiewicz-JasińskaA., Steinhoff-WrzesniewskaA., Roman K. 2021. Mathematical models use to yield prognosis of perennials on marginal land according to fertilisers doses. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 233–242. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139034.

Characteristics of grasslands and their use in Poland

Mirosław Gabryszuk, Jerzy Barszczewski, Barbara Wróbel

Key words: meadows, pastures, permanent grasslands, Poland, small water retention

For citation: Gabryszuk M., Barszczewski J., Wróbel B. 2021. Characteristics of grasslands and their use in Poland. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 243–249. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139035.

Simulations of fuels consumption in the CHP system based on modernised GTD-350 turbine engine

Marek Hryniewicz, Kamil Roman

Key words: biomass, cogeneration, electricity production from biomass, heat production from biomass, mathematical modelling, turbine engine

For citation: Hryniewicz M., Roman K. 2021. Simulations of fuels consumption in the CHP system based on modernised GTD-350 turbine engine. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 250–255. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139036.

Concept and implementation of the Polish innovative agro-hydro-meteorological monitoring (AgHMM) in INOMEL Project

Ewa Kanecka-Geszke, Bogdan Bąk, Tymoteusz Bolewski, Edmund Kaca

Key words: adaptation, agro-hydro-meteorological monitoring system, climate change, controlled drainage, decision support system, short-term forecast, subirrigation, water management, water resources

For citation: Kanecka-Geszke E., Bąk B., Bolewski T., Kaca E. 2021. Concept and implementation of the Polish innovative agro-hydro-meteorological monitoring (AgHMM) in INOMEL Project. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 256–264. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139037.

Extraction and application of bottom sediments in a closed cycle

Kamila Mazur, Andrzej Eymontt, Krzysztof Wierzbicki

Key words: circular economy, cyanobacterial toxins, fishponds, organic fertiliser, prevention of water eutrophication, sediments

For citation: Mazur K., Eymontt A., Wierzbicki K. 2021. Extraction and application of bottom sediments in a closed cycle. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 265–271. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139934.

Energy-saving and low-emission livestock buildings in the concept of a smart farming

Anna M. Bartkowiak

Key words: energy-saving and low-emission livestock building, smart agriculture, sustainable development

For citation: Bartkowiak A.M. 2021. Energy-saving and low-emission livestock buildings in the concept of a smart farming. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 272–278. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139935.

Contextual nature of sustainable development in the activity of an enterprise, on the example of a municipal enterprise

Piotr Bartkowiak, Anna M. Bartkowiak

Key words: activity of an enterprise, local government, municipal enterprise, sustainable development

For citation: Bartkowiak P., Bartkowiak A.M. 2021. Contextual nature of sustainable development in the activity of an enterprise, on the example of a municipal enterprise. Journal of Water and Land Development. No. 51 (X–XII) p. 279–284. Available at: https://doi.org/10.24425/jwld.2021.139936.