Submarine groundwater discharge drives coastal water quality and nutrient budgets at small and large scales

• Published in: Geochimica et cosmochimica acta Vol. 290; pp. 201 - 215
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yan, Santos, Isaac R., Li, Hailong, Wang, Qianqian, Xiao, Kai, Guo, Huaming, Wang, Xuejing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2020
• Subjects: Ecology; Ekologi; Nutrient budgets; Primary production; Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD); Water quality; Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD); Water quality; Nutrient budgets; Primary production

•Location of polluted nearshore waters coincided with SGD hotspots on a local scale.•SGD-driven nutrients were one order of magnitude higher than riverine inputs in China.•Nutrients via SGD contributed >50% of the total sources to Chinese coastal waters.•SGD influences coastal water quality and n...