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000106152 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-9454-7896$$aTapia, Javier$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000106152 245__ $$aEconomic valuation of the natural service of nitrate regulation provided by rivers including dilution effects: Application to a semiarid region, the Ebro basin (Spain)
000106152 260__ $$c2020
000106152 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000106152 5203_ $$aNitrogen pollution is one of the main problems affecting the environment and human activity. This is especially true in semiarid regions where the quantity-quality relationship is a key constraining factor. In this paper, we propose and apply a method to quantify the economic value of the environmental service a river provides as a nitrate purifier/diluent. The main aim is to provide water management decisions with a solid and easily replicable method. Specifically, this study proposes a method to assess two processes of the water quality regulation service, namely, nitrate removal and dilution, through avoided decontamination costs. The proposed method is applied in the Ebro river basin as a role model. This application allows us to define the concepts in an operational manner. Since water availability forecasts are a key factor, we explore and analyze our results in accordance with several climate-change scenarios. The results show that the economic value of the removal service at the watershed scale amounts to about €92.3 million per year. Estimates of the annual economic value of the dilution service in the whole basin range more largely from €21.8 to €111.7 million, depending on the climate change scenario considered. To our knowledge, this is the first time that the dilution and removal services provided by rivers are jointly assessed.
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000106152 591__ $$aENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES$$b72 / 273 = 0.264$$c2020$$dQ2$$eT1
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000106152 593__ $$aDecision Sciences (miscellaneous)$$c2020$$dQ1
000106152 593__ $$aEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics$$c2020$$dQ1
000106152 593__ $$aEcology$$c2020$$dQ1
000106152 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
000106152 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-4028-2965$$aBielsa, Jorge$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000106152 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3552-1810$$aMartínez Martínez, Yolanda$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000106152 700__ $$aSauvage, Sabine
000106152 700__ $$aCakir, Roxelane
000106152 700__ $$aRaimonet, Mélanie
000106152 700__ $$aGerino, Magali
000106152 700__ $$aSánchez-Pérez, José Miguel
000106152 7102_ $$14000$$2415$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Análisis Económico$$cÁrea Fund. Análisis Económico
000106152 773__ $$g117 (2020), 106608 1-11$$pEcol. Indic.$$tEcological Indicators$$x1470-160X
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