Natural Sources of C, N, P, and S

Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur are essential elements found either as dissolved or particulate river-borne material. Their origins, their behaviours in aquatic systems, the occurrence of their specific forms, and the rates of transport by rivers are first considered in this paper. The anthropogenic influences on riverine C, N, P, and S are briefly presented. Finally the global fluvial budgets of the specific forms, including the anthropogenic loads are estimated.

Publisher - Springer

Subjects - Chemical, Carbon, Organic; Chemical, Nitrogen; Chemical, Phosphorus; Chemical, Sulfur

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76064-8_6

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Citation: Meybeck M. 1993 In: Wollast R, Mackenzie FT, Chou L, editors. Interactions of C, N, P and S Biogeochemical Cycles and Global Change. Berlin (Germany): Springer-Verlag. ISBN: 978-3642760662 Natural Sources of C, N, P, and S. p 163-193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76064-8_6