Citation:

Zhu, D., M. Kung, Dan Campbell, AND L. Zhou. River pollution management policy: Total Maximum Daily Load analysis for China’s Huai River. Chapter 12, New Trends in Nanotechnology, Material and Environmental Sciences. AV Akademikerverlag, Riga, Latvia, , 265-278, (2018).

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This research examined the pollution dynamics caused by human activities in the Huai River Basin, PRC. Total Maximum Daily Load analysis showed that the major pollution contributor is from point source pollution, in which total phosphorus, total nitrogen and COD loadings are major issues for controlling pollution in the Huai River Basin. Most of this point source pollution is from agriculture, domestic activities, livestock and industrial wastes. The outcomes of this research resulted in policy revisions and suggested modifications to be implemented in terms of improvements in agricultural, industrial, and domestic waste management in the Huai River Basin, which were targeted towards centralized waste treatment, cooperation among organizations, constructing water recycling facilities, and improving technological efficiency to reduce the pollution. The policy ideas proposed here can be widely applied to the seven other major rivers in China that all have similar issues as the Huai River and which can also be useful in the fight against river pollution in developing countries throughout the world.

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This study examines the pollution dynamics caused by human activities in the Huai River Basin, China, and the relationship between human systems and natural systems in the river’s watershed. We focus on how mitigation policies affect the pollution dynamics of the Huai River. The main objective of this research is to analyze current conditions in the river and to develop a revised pollution mitigation policy for industry, domestic and agricultural waste treatment. A distinct feature of this assessment is that Total Maximum Daily Load is calculated for the Huai River to demonstrate a link between human activities and the amount of pollutants in the river. As part of the outcome of this theoretical analysis, three policy revisions to the current Temporary Regulations on Pollution Prevention and Control of the Huai River Basin (1995) are proposed in terms of future regulation, clarification of a mitigation target, and governance cooperation. In the end, new policy recommendations are suggested that specifically focus on the treatment of domestic, agricultural and industrial pollution.

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