With the expansion of urban, industry, and agriculture after World War II, eutrophication firstly
emerged as a major water quality threat in small water bodies [1]. As the increasing …

Heavy metals (HMs) in lake sediments have aroused long-term attention due to their
persistent threat to the lake ecosystems. Study into the pollution characteristics and potential …

Heavy metal pollution in lakes has attracted concerns worldwide since long retention times
in lakes allow metals to accumulate and may pose significant threat to ecosystem health. For …

Intensive agriculture and rapid urbanization have increased nutrient inputs to Lake Taihu in
recent decades. This resulted in eutrophication. We aim to better understand the sources of …

The adverse effects of increased nitrate (NO 3−) pollution especially from the non-point
source on the hydrosphere and anthroposphere are becoming more prominent. The non …

The widespread consumption and continuous discharge of antibiotics have threatened the
ecological health of urban-rural watershed. In this study, multi-phase distribution …

Characterizing the spatial patterns of surface water quality is of great significance for water
resources management and protection. A great number of studies have addressed the fact …

Soil erosion in a plain river network area with dense rivers, fertile land, and agricultural
development is easily causes river siltation, agricultural non-point source pollution, and …

Abstract Nitrate (NO 3−) contamination in riverine networks has threatened the environment
and human health. Clarifying the NO 3− source and environmental fate within the basin …

Our study illustrated the ecological conditions in the rivers of Lake Taihu Basin (LTB) using
an index of biotic integrity based on phytoplankton (P-IBI), and its performance was …