Global syndromes induced by changes in solutes of the world’s large rivers

Jiang Wu; Nan Xu; Yichu Wang; Wei Zhang; Alistair G. L. Borthwick; Jinren Ni

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26231-w

Nature Communications (Oct 2021)

Global syndromes induced by changes in solutes of the world’s large rivers

Jiang Wu,
Nan Xu,
Yichu Wang,
Wei Zhang,
Alistair G. L. Borthwick,
Jinren Ni

Affiliations

Jiang Wu: State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Materials Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Peking University
Nan Xu: The Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
Yichu Wang: College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University
Wei Zhang: Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University
Alistair G. L. Borthwick: Institute of Infrastructure and Environment, School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, The King’s Buildings
Jinren Ni: State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of All Materials Fluxes in River Ecosystems, Peking University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26231-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Rivers are increasingly plagued by “syndromes”, i.e. salinization, mineralization, desalinization, acidification, alkalization, hardening and softening. A global look at river biogeochemistry reveals dramatically increased flux estimates and anthropogenic drivers of syndromes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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