Decline in Chinese lake phosphorus concentration accompanied by shift in sources since 2006

• Published in: Nature geoscience Vol. 10; no. 7; pp. 507 - 511
• Main Authors: Tong, Yindong, Zhang, Wei, Wang, Xuejun, Couture, Raoul-Marie, Larssen, Thorjørn, Zhao, Yue, Li, Jing, Liang, Huijiao, Liu, Xueyan, Bu, Xiaoge, He, Wei, Zhang, Qianggong, Lin, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2017; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/172/169/209; 704/172/169/895; 704/172/169/896; 704/172/4081; 704/844/685; Agricultural wastes; Algae; Anthropogenic factors; Aquaculture; Data processing; Deforestation; Domestic wastewater; Earth Sciences; Earth System Sciences; Erosion; Eutrophication; Farming; Farms; Fluxes; Freshwater; Freshwater lakes; Geochemistry; Geology; Geophysics/Geodesy; Human influences; Inland water environment; Lake water quality; Lakes; Livestock; Livestock farming; Mineral nutrients; Nitrogen; Nutrient sources; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton; Plankton blooms; Point source pollution; Policies; Pollutants; Pollution sources; Quality control; Regions; Sanitation; Soil; Soil erosion; Soil pollution; Toxins; Wastewater; Water pollution; Water quality; Water quality control; China

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 eutrophicatio...