Mechanization in agriculture & Conserving of the resources
Vol. 68 (2024), Issue 4, pg(s) 145-150

CONSERVING OF THE RESOURCES

The influence of the method of agricultural production on the state of surface water

  • 1 Vytautas Magnus university, Lithuania Faculty of Natural Sciences, Akademija, Lithuania

Abstract

According to various researchers, the ever-increasing pollution of water resources in the world by wastewater from agricultural sectors poses a great challenge to human health, especially in economically developed areas. Agriculture and its methods of operation constantly influence the water quality of surface water bodies. It was established that in Lithuania, 63% of water bodies in the categories of rivers and 64% of lakes are classified as risk water bodies and do not meet the criteria of good condition. One of the main group of factors that led to the deterioration of the condition of water bodies is the continuous and increasing pollution, mainly from agricultural activities. This study aims to find out how much the ecological method of agricultural production affects the nearby surface water bodies. The obtained results show that the larger the area of organic farms from the entire area of the lake’s nutrient basin, the lower the values of biochemical oxygen consumption, total phosphorus, phosphate phosphorus, nitrate nitrogen and total nitrogen concentrations. It was established that most of the surface water bodies in southern Lithuania corresponded to the values of the class of very good and good ecological status. The ecological method of agricultural production has a positive effect on the condition of surface water bodies.

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