Fig. 3: Treated domestic wastewater-derived dissolved carbon (DC) fluxes in China’s seven major river basins.
From: Domestic wastewater is an overlooked source and quantity in global river dissolved carbon
The percentages in parentheses indicate the proportion of urban WWTPs effluent DIC/DOC fluxes relative to the total regional river DIC/DOC exports. The boundaries of China’s major river basins are adapted from the China Water Resources Bulletin (2022).
