#801Environmental ScienceFront Page12 December 2025
River Phosphorus Pollution Shifts South: A Hidden Global Crisis
A massive machine learning analysis of 420 major rivers overturns our understanding of nutrient flux. While dams curb flow in the North, agricultural expansion in the Southern Hemisphere drives a dangerous surge in phosphorus levels.
By Liu, Li, Zhang, Best, Elser, Filippelli, Tian, Zhao, Tian, Sha, Huo, Zhang, Zhi, Chen, Shen, Zhou, Chen, Liu, Ni
