Environmental Science
8 years ago

Phosphorus pollution in Chaohu Lake linked to urban sewage discharge.

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[Enrichment characteristic of phosphorus in surface and core sediments of Chaohu Lake and the pollution quantification].
Enfeng Liu, Chenchang Du, Xiangdong Yang, Ji Shen

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