| Decline in Chinese lake phosphorus concentration accompanied by shift in sources since 2006 | |
| Tong, YD (Tong, Yindong)1; Zhang, W (Zhang, Wei)2; Wang, XJ (Wang, Xuejun)3; Couture, RM (Couture, Raoul-Marie)4,5; Larssen, T (Larssen, Thorjorn)4; Zhao, Y (Zhao, Yue)6; Li, J (Li, Jing)7; Liang, HJ (Liang, Huijiao)7; liu, XY (Liu, Xueyan)8; Bu, XG (Bu, Xiaoge)1; He, W (He, Wei)3; Zhang, QG (Zhang, Qianggong)9; Lin, Y (Lin, Yan)4; Lin, Y | |
| Source Publication | NATURE GEOSCIENCE
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| 2017 | |
| Volume | 10Issue:7Pages:507-511 |
| DOI | 10.1038/NGEO2967 |
| Abstract | Domestic wastewater and agricultural activities are important sources of nutrient pollutants such as phosphorus and nitrogen. Upon reaching freshwater, these nutrients can lead to extensive growth of harmful algae, which results in eutrophication. Many Chinese lakes are subject to such eutrophication, especially in highly polluted areas, and as such, understanding nutrient fluxes to these lakes offers insights into the varying processes governing pollutant fluxes as well as lake water quality. Here we analyse water quality data, recorded between 2006 and 2014 in 862 freshwater lakes in four geographical regions of China, to assess the input of phosphorus from human activity. We find that improvements in sanitation of both rural and urban domestic wastewater have resulted in large-scale declines in lake phosphorus concentrations in the most populated parts of China. In more sparsely populated regions, diffuse sources such as aquaculture and livestock farming offset this decline. Anthropogenic deforestation and soil erosion may also offset decreases in point sources of pollution. In the light of these regional differences, we suggest that a spatially flexible set of policies for water quality control would be beneficial for the future health of Chinese lakes. |
| Subject Area | 自然地理学 |
| WOS ID | WOS:000404621000013 |
| Language | 英语 |
| Indexed By | SCI |
| Keyword | Cycle Impact Assessment Fresh-water Eutrophication Phytoplankton Ecosystems Emissions Pollution Paradigm Nitrogen Plateau |
| WOS Research Area | Geology |
| WOS Subject | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
| Cooperation Status | 国际 |
| Subtype | Article |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | http://ir.itpcas.ac.cn/handle/131C11/8047 |
| Collection | 图书馆 |
| Corresponding Author | Lin, Y |
| Affiliation | 1.Tianjin Univ, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China. 2.Renmin Univ China, Sch Environm & Nat Resources, Beijing 100872, Peoples R China. 3.Peking Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China. 4.Norwegian Inst Water Res, N-0349 Oslo, Norway. 5.Univ Waterloo, Ecohydrol Grp, Earth & Environm Sci, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G2, Canada. 6.Chinese Acad Environm Planning, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China. 7.Tianjin Normal Univ, Coll Urban & Environm Sci, Tianjin 300387, Peoples R China. 8.Tianjin Univ, Inst Surface Earth Syst Sci, Tianjin 300072, Peoples R China. 9.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Tibetan Plateau Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China. |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Tong, YD ,Zhang, W ,Wang, XJ ,et al. Decline in Chinese lake phosphorus concentration accompanied by shift in sources since 2006[J]. NATURE GEOSCIENCE,2017,10(7):507-511. |
| APA | Tong, YD .,Zhang, W .,Wang, XJ .,Couture, RM .,Larssen, T .,...&Lin, Y.(2017).Decline in Chinese lake phosphorus concentration accompanied by shift in sources since 2006.NATURE GEOSCIENCE,10(7),507-511. |
| MLA | Tong, YD ,et al."Decline in Chinese lake phosphorus concentration accompanied by shift in sources since 2006".NATURE GEOSCIENCE 10.7(2017):507-511. |
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