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There is a great uncertainty in generation and formation of non-point source (NPS) pollutants, which leads to difficulties in the investigation of monitoring and control. However, accurate calculation of these pollutant loads is closely correlated to control NPS pollutants in agriculture. In addition, the relationships between pollutant load and human activity and physiographic factor remain elusive. In this study, a modified model with the whole process of agricultural NPS pollutant migration was established by introducing factors including rainfall driving, terrain impact, runoff index, leaching index and landscape intercept index for the load calculation. Partial least squares path modeling was applied to explore the interactions between these factors. The simulation results indicated that the average total nitrogen (TN) load intensity was 0.57 t km−2 and the average total phosphorus (TP) load intensity was 0.01 t km−2 in Chengdu Plain. The critical effects identified in this study could provide useful guidance to NPS pollution control. These findings further our understanding of the NPS pollution control in agriculture and the formulation of sustainable preventive measures.
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Foundation: Key Research and Development Program of Hubei Province, No.2020BCA073; Independent Innovation Research Program of Changjiang Institute of Survey, Planning, Design and Research Co., Ltd., No.CX2019Z05
Author: Zhao Xiaoyuan (2000–), Master Candidate, specialized in watershed management.
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Zhao, X., Zhang, Z., Liu, X. et al. Application of modified export coefficient model to estimate nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants from agricultural non-point source. J. Geogr. Sci. 33, 2094–2112 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11442-023-2167-x
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