Copper Pollution Patterns Reveal Human Impact on Major Asian Estuaries, Study Finds
Scientists have documented complex copper pollution patterns across six major estuaries in the northwest Pacific. The research reveals how heavy metals interact with dissolved organic matter, providing new insights into industrial and agricultural contamination sources affecting these vital ecosystems.
Pollution Patterns Across Major Estuarine Systems
Recent environmental research has uncovered significant copper pollution in six large-scale estuaries across the northwest Pacific region, according to a study published in Communications Earth & Environment. Scientists investigated how copper(II) complexes with dissolved organic matter (DOM) across the Yellow River Estuary (YRE), Yangtze River Estuary (YRE), Liaohe River Estuary (LRE), Han River Estuary (HRE), Chientang River Estuary (CRE), and Zhujiang River Estuary (ZRE).