Water Resources Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
60(12)
Опубликована: Ноя. 30, 2024
Abstract
Elements
are
the
indelible
imprint
left
by
Earth
on
rivers
and
life
entities.
Here,
we
unveil
evident
inheritance
of
persistent
elements,
from
Earth's
upper
continental
crust,
through
Yellow
River,
to
associated
entities
along
a
5,200
km
continuum
Mother
River
Chinese
nation.
In
particular,
confirm
coherence
“metal
community”
composed
more
than
60
detected
metallic
elements
throughout
water,
suspended
particulate
matter,
sediment
in
river,
further
extend
such
elemental
correlations
fish
species
even
tissues
human
body.
Our
study
also
reveals
an
interesting
fact
that
media‐specific
metal
abundance
occurs
inverse
order
with
toxicity,
microbial
cells
river
tend
establish
their
own
self‐defense
systems
against
toxic
metals
hosting
higher‐level
resistance
genes.
These
findings
not
only
stress
needs
for
integrated
trace
element
provision,
but
highlight
fundamental
importance
river‐coordinated
Earth‐life
establishing
drinking
water
dietary
standards
benefit
ecological
health.
