The spatial stress of urban land expansion on the water environment of the Yangtze River Delta in China

Abstract In highly urbanized and industrialized areas, the demand for construction land is expanding, which should have an impact on the water environment. Taking the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) and considering chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) as characteristic pollutants, thi...

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Main Authors: Yufan Chen, Yong Xu, Kan Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21037-2