Analysis of the Water Quality Status and Its Historical Evolution Trend in the Mainstream and Major Tributaries of the Yellow River Basin
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Methodology
3. Results
3.1. Water Quality in the Yellow River Basin
3.1.1. Water Usage, Wastewater Discharge, and Pollutant Emissions in the Yellow River Basin
3.1.2. Classification of Overall Water Quality in the Yellow River Basin
3.2. Water Quality in the Yellow River Mainstream
3.2.1. Classification of Overall Water Quality in the Yellow River Mainstream
3.2.2. Pollutant Concentrations in the Yellow River Mainstream
3.3. Water Quality of Major Tributaries in the Yellow River
3.3.1. Classification of Overall Water Quality in the Yellow River Tributaries
3.3.2. Pollutant Concentrations in the Yellow River Tributaries
3.4. Variations in Water Quality in the Huayuankou Section
4. Discussion
4.1. Water Quality in the Yellow River Basin, Mainstream, and Tributaries
4.2. Water Quality in the Huayuankou Section
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yu, Z.; Sun, X.; Yan, L.; Yu, S.; Li, Y.; Jin, H. Analysis of the Water Quality Status and Its Historical Evolution Trend in the Mainstream and Major Tributaries of the Yellow River Basin. Water 2024, 16, 2413. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172413
Yu Z, Sun X, Yan L, Yu S, Li Y, Jin H. Analysis of the Water Quality Status and Its Historical Evolution Trend in the Mainstream and Major Tributaries of the Yellow River Basin. Water. 2024; 16(17):2413. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172413
Chicago/Turabian StyleYu, Zhenzhen, Xiaojuan Sun, Li Yan, Shengde Yu, Yong Li, and Huijiao Jin. 2024. "Analysis of the Water Quality Status and Its Historical Evolution Trend in the Mainstream and Major Tributaries of the Yellow River Basin" Water 16, no. 17: 2413. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16172413