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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Main Authors: Cai Li, Fu-Jun Yue, Si-Liang Li, Jin-Feng Ge, Sai-Nan Chen, Yulin Qi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1061857/full