Land use as a major factor of riverine nitrate in a semi-arid farming-pastoral ecotone: New insights from multiple environmental tracers and molecular signatures of DOM
The nitrogen contamination in rivers has become significant concern in arid and semiarid areas due to water resource shortage and extensive anthropogenic activities in relation to land-use changes in China. As a major nitrogen species, identifying driving factors, transformation and sources of nitra...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1061857/full |