The deep challenge of nitrate pollution in river water of China

X Zhang, Y Zhang, P Shi, Z Bi, Z Shan, L Ren - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nitrate pollution of surface water has attracted global attention, and the issue is becoming
increasingly significant in China. To identify the pollution status, sources, and potential non …

[HTML][HTML] Deep challenges for China's war on water pollution

D Han, MJ Currell, G Cao - Environmental Pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
China's Central government has released an ambitious plan to tackle the nation's water
pollution crisis. However, this is inhibited by a lack of data, particularly for groundwater. We …

Identification and apportionment of shallow groundwater nitrate pollution in Weining Plain, northwest China, using hydrochemical indices, nitrate stable isotopes, and …

S He, P Li, F Su, D Wang, X Ren - Environmental pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Groundwater nitrate (NO 3−) pollution is a worldwide environmental problem.
Therefore, identification and partitioning of its potential sources are of great importance for …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking nitrate and sulfate sources in groundwater of an urbanized valley using a multi-tracer approach combined with a Bayesian isotope mixing model

JA Torres-Martínez, A Mora, PSK Knappett… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, groundwater quality has deteriorated worldwide by nitrate pollution
due to the intensive use of fertilizers in agriculture, release of untreated urban sewage and …

Long-term fate of nitrate fertilizer in agricultural soils

M Sebilo, B Mayer, B Nicolardot… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Increasing diffuse nitrate loading of surface waters and groundwater has emerged as a
major problem in many agricultural areas of the world, resulting in contamination of drinking …

Groundwater pollution source identification and apportionment using PMF and PCA-APCA-MLR receptor models in a typical mixed land-use area in Southwestern …

H Zhang, S Cheng, H Li, K Fu, Y Xu - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The quality of groundwater in a region is regarded as a function of natural and
anthropogenic factors. Receptor models have advantages in source identification and …

Isotopic composition of nitrogen species in groundwater under agricultural areas: a review

O Nikolenko, A Jurado, AV Borges, K Knӧller… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work reviews applications of stable isotope analysis to the studies of transport and
transformation of N species in groundwater under agricultural areas. It summarizes evidence …

Nitrogen enrichment, altered stoichiometry, and coral reef decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys, USA: a 3-decade study

BE Lapointe, RA Brewton, LW Herren, JW Porter, C Hu - Marine Biology, 2019 - Springer
Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …

Identification of sources and transformations of nitrate in the Xijiang River using nitrate isotopes and Bayesian model

C Li, SL Li, FJ Yue, J Liu, J Zhong, ZF Yan… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Coupled nitrogen and oxygen isotopes of nitrate have proven useful in identifying nitrate
sources and transformation in rivers. However, isotopic fractionation and low-resolution …

The cycle of nitrogen in river systems: sources, transformation, and flux

X Xia, S Zhang, S Li, L Zhang, G Wang… - … science: Processes & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen is a requisite and highly demanded element for living organisms on Earth.
However, increasing human activities have greatly altered the global nitrogen cycle …