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Spatial Distribution and Pollution Level Evaluation of Nutrients in the Songhua River Basin
Received:November 06, 2014  
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KeyWord:the Songhua River Basin;nutrient;spatial distribution;land use
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JIAO Ke-wei MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China  
LI Feng-xiang MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China  
ZHOU Qi-xing MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China zhouqx@nankai.edu.cn 
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Abstract:
      In this research, 122 samples were obtained from the Songhua River Basin to investigate spatial distribution and pollution of nutrients in river water using the comprehensive pollution index method in combination with the results of the 2-year field survey of aquatic ecosystems from 2013 to 2014. The results showed that the percentages of the excellent, good, moderate, poor and terrible grades of nutrient assessment were respectively 10.66%, 15.57%, 20.49%, 28.69% and 24.59%. The lowest scores of nutrient assessment were found in the Nenjiang River, the Mudan River, the Songnen Plain, the Sanjiang Plain and the Second Songhua River Basin. Nutrient pollution was less in the tributaries than in the main streams. The pollution of the nutrients in river water was in order of the main stream of the Songhua River >the Second Songhua River >the Mudan River >the Nen River. The three nutrient indicators(TN, TP and NH3-H) were significantly different. The assessment method based on grades divided by the same standards was feasible. Land use had profound impacts on nutrient pollution in river water, especially the non-point source pollution of agriculture that affected nitrogenous pollution more significantly.