Distribution Characteristics and Source Analysis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Different Rivers in Two Water Period: A Case Study of Pi River and Shiting River in the Upper Reaches of Tuo River in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of the Study Area
2.2. Determination and Quality Control of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fractions
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Distribution Characteristics of Total Phosphorus Concentration and Pollution Levels in Water
3.2. Distribution Characteristics of Total Nitrogen Concentration and Pollution Levels in Water
3.3. Distribution Characteristics of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fraction Concentrations and Pollution Levels in Water
3.4. Distribution Characteristics of Total Phosphorus Content and Pollution Levels in Surface Sediments
3.5. Distribution Characteristics of Total Nitrogen Content and Pollution Levels in Surface Sediments
3.6. Distribution Characteristics of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Fraction Contents and Pollution Levels in Surface Sediments
3.7. Ratio of Nitrogen to Phosphorus in the Water of the Pi and Shiting Rivers
4. Source Analysis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Pi and Shiting Rivers
4.1. Correlation Analysis
4.2. Cluster Analysis
4.3. Principal Component Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, T.; Zhou, P.; Ding, Y.; Tang, Q.; Zhou, S.; Liu, Y. Distribution Characteristics and Source Analysis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Different Rivers in Two Water Period: A Case Study of Pi River and Shiting River in the Upper Reaches of Tuo River in China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912433
Li T, Zhou P, Ding Y, Tang Q, Zhou S, Liu Y. Distribution Characteristics and Source Analysis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Different Rivers in Two Water Period: A Case Study of Pi River and Shiting River in the Upper Reaches of Tuo River in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912433
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Tongfei, Pingyan Zhou, Yunchang Ding, Qiding Tang, Shanshan Zhou, and Ying Liu. 2022. "Distribution Characteristics and Source Analysis of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Different Rivers in Two Water Period: A Case Study of Pi River and Shiting River in the Upper Reaches of Tuo River in China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12433. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912433