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Volume 10 Issue 7, July 2017

Many lakes in China are subject to eutrophication. Water quality analyses on 862 Chinese lakes reveal that better sanitation has reduced phosphorus inputs in the most populated areas, but aquaculture and livestock offset improvements elsewhere. The image shows traditional houses in the Jiangnan region, China.

Article p507; News & Views p469

IMAGE: SHIAN YUAN

COVER DESIGN: TULSI VORALIA

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