Assessing dissolved inorganic nitrogen flux in the Yangtze River, China: Sources and scenarios

An assessment of the occurrences of dissolved inorganic nitrogen in the Yangtze River in the past half century

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2013
Country:
China
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Climate and Environment
Authors:
Xu, H, Chen, Z, Finlayson, B, Webber, M, Wu, X, Li, M, Chen, J, Wei, T, Barnett, J, Wang, M

Abstract

This study gives a thorough assessment of the occurrences of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) in the Yangtze River in the past half century. The results have shown that nitrogen fertilizer, a major DIN source, has been replaced by domestic sewage in the last decade, which has dramatically driven up DIN loads in the Yangtze.

This research was supported by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme

Citation

Xu, H., Chen, Z., Finlayson, B., Webber, M., Wu, X., Li, M., Chen, J., Wei, T., Barnett, J., Wang, M., Assessing dissolved inorganic nitrogen flux in the Yangtze River, China: Sources and scenarios, Global And Planetary Change, vol.106, issue7, pp.84-89, 2013

Assessing dissolved inorganic nitrogen flux in the Yangtze River, China: Sources and scenarios

Published 1 January 2013
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