Surface water quality of factory-based and vegetable-based peri-urban areas in the Yangtze River Delta region, China
Influences of rapid urbanization and industrialization on soil resource and its quality in China
China ; Delta ; Heavy metals ; Irrigation ; Jiangsu ; Nitrogen ; Periurban development ; Pollution ; Pollution control ; Surface water ; Water quality
Detailed surveys of surface water in 2 contrasting peri-urban areas in the Yangtze River Delta region of China were conducted to determine the distribution of heavy metals, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) as well as the speciation of N and P