Key factors influencing differences in stream water quality across space

A Lintern, JA Webb, D Ryu, S Liu… - Wiley …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, many rivers are experiencing declining water quality, for example, with altered
levels of sediments, salts, and nutrients. Effective water quality management requires a …

Environmental impact assessments of the Three Gorges Project in China: Issues and interventions

X Xu, Y Tan, G Yang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
The paper takes China's authoritative Environmental Impact Statement for the Yangzi
(Yangtze) Three Gorges Project (TGP) in 1992 as a benchmark against which to evaluate …

Influences of land use metrics at multi-spatial scales on seasonal water quality: a case study of river systems in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China

J Zhang, S Li, R Dong, C Jiang, M Ni - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
The impact of land use metrics on watershed water quality is scale-dependent on a
seasonal-spatial basis. Exploring the associations between land use metrics and riverine …

Three Gorges Project: Efforts and challenges for the environment

BJ Fu, BF Wu, YH Lü, ZH Xu, JH Cao… - Progress in …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
The Three Gorges Project has been subject to intense debates regarding its benefits and
costs. The environmental impacts of this huge project have been an important focus of these …

Impact of land use on water quality in the upper Nisa catchment in the Czech Republic and in Germany

M Kändler, K Blechinger, C Seidler, V Pavlů… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Land use is one of the important factors affecting the water quality in catchments. This study
evaluates differences in water quality due to land use in the upper transboundary catchment …

Assessing the impacts of four land use types on the water quality of wetlands in Japan

A Haidary, BJ Amiri, J Adamowski, N Fohrer… - Water Resources …, 2013 - Springer
This study examined how changes in the composition of land use can affect wetland water
quality. Twenty-four wetlands located in Hiroshima prefecture in the western part of Japan …

Assessment of effects of best management practices on agricultural non-point source pollution in **angxi River watershed

R Liu, P Zhang, X Wang, Y Chen, Z Shen - Agricultural Water Management, 2013 - Elsevier
Agricultural non-point source pollution (ANSP) is considered a major contributor to local
water degradation in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area (TGRA) of China. The **angxi River …

Seasonal dynamics of organic matter composition and its effects on suspended sediment flocculation in river water

BJ Lee, J Kim, J Hur, IH Choi… - Water Resources …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Organic matter (OM) and suspended sediment are abundant, and interact with each other, in
rivers and lakes. OM is usually adsorbed by suspended sediment and causes either particle …

Linking water environmental factors and the local watershed landscape to the chlorophyll a concentration in reservoir bays

N Li, J Wang, W Yin, H Jia, J Xu, R Hao, Z Zhong… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The frequency of harmful algal blooms caused by eutrophication is increasing globally,
posing serious threats to human health and economic development. Reservoir bays …

Effects of land use, topography and socio-economic factors on river water quality in a mountainous watershed with intensive agricultural production in East China

J Chen, J Lu - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the primary effects of anthropogenic activities and natural factors on river
water quality is important in the study and efficient management of water resources. In this …