Environmental issues of Lake Taihu, China
Environmental issues of Lake Taihu, China
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Dordrecht: Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers
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English
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Dordrecht: Dordrecht : Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Lake Taihu is characterized by its shallowness (mean depth = 1.9 m) and large surface area (2,338 km²). Runoff sources are mostly from the mountainous west and southwest, and outflows are located throughout East Taihu. This causes shorter retention times in the south. In contrast, urban pollutants discharge into northern Taihu and result in poor wa...
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Environmental issues of Lake Taihu, China
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20580603
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20580603
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0018-8158
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1573-5117
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10.1007/s10750-006-0521-5
