Climate and anthropogenic activities control the concentrations of copper, zinc, cadmium and chromium in global inland waters

2025/07/03 by Xia Jin, Qiqian Wu, Josep Peñuelas +12 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Environmental Science · #Heavy metals in environment #Mercury impact and mitigation studies #Water Quality and Pollution Assessment

paper · pdf · doi:10.1038/s43247-025-02508-6

openalex publication_date 2025/07/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Anthropogenic activities, temperature, actual evapotranspiration, precipitation, and runoff majorly control the concentrations of copper, zinc, cadmium, and chromium in global inland water, according to a global meta-analysis of 11,573 data points from 514 peer-reviewed publications

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Discussions

• 🌍 This global study reveals rising heavy metal pollution (Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr) in inland waters. 🏭 Driven by human activity & climate (🌡️, 🌧️, runoff). ⚠️ A wake-up call for water protection. Xia Jin @ [bsky, 1 points, 1 comments]

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