The Yellow River, which stretches from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bohai Sea in China, is so called because of the color lent by massive amounts of suspended sediments along its 5,400-kilometer length. Its waters, sediments, and nutrients support more than 100 million people and many endemic plant and animal species. China’s “Mother River” also transports metals such as iron, cobalt, arsenic, and platinum, a process with important implications for the health and evolution of downstream ecosystems. The Yellow River, which stretches from the Tibetan Plateau to the Bohai Sea in China, is so called because of the color lent by massive amounts of suspended sediments along its 5,400-kilometer length. Its waters, sediments, and nutrients support more than 100 million people and many endemic plant and animal species. China’s “Mother River” also transports metals such as iron, cobalt, arsenic, and platinum, a process with important implications for the health and evolution of downstream ecosystems. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Tracing metals from Earth to water to life in China’s Yellow River
