Aquatic Biosystems

Table 3 Estimated annual nutrient loadings on the Fleet (from [33]).

From: Hindcasting of nutrient loadings from its catchment on a highly valuable coastal lagoon: the example of the Fleet, Dorset, UK, 1866–2004

Source	Nitrogen		Phosphorus
	t yr-1	%	t yr-1	%
Point sources (STWs)	1.5 – 3.2	1 – 2.5	0.48 – 1.29	12 – 39
Livestock	44.4	34	1.54	37 – 47
Synthetic Fertilisers	64.4	49 – 50	0.73	18 – 23
Background	18.5	14	0.42	10 – 13
Abbotsbury Swannery	0.3	0.2	0.06	2
Other bird species	0.2	0.1	0.06	2
Total	129.3–131.0		3.29–4.10

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