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system pathway shows an increase of both N <strong>and</strong> P emissions related to changes in<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir inputs from urban areas, for which <strong>the</strong> contribution derives from a wide array of<br />

sources e.g., households, industrial indirect discharge, traffic, paved <strong>and</strong> unpaved<br />

areas, <strong>the</strong>se were estimated separately <strong>and</strong> later lumped in <strong>the</strong> same category. An<br />

opposite behaviour of nutrients emission pathways is expected with changes in water<br />

balance.<br />

Scenario B<br />

The major outcome of this scenario is that heavy precipitation events do not result in<br />

significant variation of nutrient loadings with total N <strong>and</strong> P loading varying by 2%<br />

Nitrogen emission [mg*y -1]<br />

24091<br />

3010<br />

Emission <strong>Change</strong>s in urban system pathway<br />

+ 0,7 %<br />

+ 0,6 % %<br />

+ 1,4 %<br />

+ 1,1 %<br />

2001 2025 2050 2100<br />

<strong>and</strong> 0.7%, respectively (Figure-<br />

VI.C.9). Assuming a constant<br />

precipitation, <strong>the</strong> observed<br />

variations are due only to<br />

changes in <strong>the</strong> number of<br />

precipitation events; it is<br />

important to point out that <strong>the</strong><br />

influence of relevant processes<br />

such as e.g., erosion, leaching<br />

<strong>and</strong> overl<strong>and</strong> flow, was not<br />

considered in this preliminary<br />

analysis. Among <strong>the</strong> possible<br />

pathways, <strong>the</strong> urban system<br />

exerts a considerable effect on<br />

<strong>the</strong> nutrient load changes,<br />

variations of +1.8% for N <strong>and</strong><br />

+2,3 % for P are expected<br />

primarily due to <strong>the</strong> direct<br />

relationship between <strong>the</strong> number<br />

of storms events <strong>and</strong> nutrient<br />

emissions.<br />

+1,8 %<br />

+ 2,3 %<br />

nitrogen<br />

phosophorus<br />

Phosphorous emission<br />

[mg*y-1]<br />

Nitrogen emission [mg*y -1]<br />

Nitrogen emission [mg*y -1]<br />

Nitrogen emission [mg*y -1]<br />

Scenario C<br />

This scenario is aimed at <strong>the</strong> evaluation of nutrient emission changes with <strong>the</strong><br />

maximum groundwater recharge (see Table-VI.C.6.) This scenario highlights some<br />

“indirect effects” of climate change involving water resources. The total emission of<br />

nutrients shows a small decrease expected for <strong>the</strong> year 2100 (Figure-VI.C.10). A<br />

262,969<br />

187<br />

<strong>Change</strong>s in Total emission<br />

- 0,6 %<br />

- 3,2 %<br />

- 6 %<br />

2001 2025 2050 2100<br />

Emission <strong>Change</strong>s in Groundwater pathway<br />

95,830<br />

- 1,6 %<br />

- 9,3 %<br />

- 18 %<br />

2001 2025 2050 2100<br />

Emission <strong>Change</strong>s in Overl<strong>and</strong> Flow pathway<br />

4,536<br />

Nitrogen emission [mg*y -1]<br />

+ 2,2 %<br />

262.969<br />

10.386<br />

+ 13,5 %<br />

+ 23,4 %<br />

2001 2025 2050 2100<br />

<strong>Change</strong>s in Total emission<br />

+ 0,5 %<br />

+0,2 %<br />

nitrogen<br />

Phosophorus<br />

emission [mg*y -1 ]<br />

Phosophorus<br />

emission [mg*y -1]<br />

Phosophorus<br />

emission [mg*y -1]<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

300<br />

10,386 - 0,3%<br />

<strong>Change</strong>s in Total emission<br />

- 1,3 %<br />

- 1,5 %<br />

2001 2025 2050 2100<br />

Emission <strong>Change</strong>s in Groundwater pathway<br />

862<br />

- 5 %<br />

- 23 %<br />

phosophorus<br />

- 38 %<br />

2001 2025 2050 2100<br />

Emission <strong>Change</strong>s in Overl<strong>and</strong> Flow pathway<br />

445<br />

+ 2,2 %<br />

+ 13,5 %<br />

+ 23,4 %<br />

2001 2025 2050 2100<br />

Figure-VI.C.10: Effects of groundwater recharge changes on<br />

nutrients emission assuming <strong>the</strong> 2001 as reference year.<br />

+ 1 %<br />

+ 0,4 %<br />

2001 2025 2050 2100<br />

+ 2 %<br />

+ 0,7 %<br />

nitrogen<br />

phosophorus<br />

Figure-VI.C.9: Effects of heavy precipitation events change on nutrients<br />

emission assuming <strong>the</strong> 2001 as reference year.<br />

Phosphorous emission<br />

[mg*y-1]

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