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This study on the physico-geographical environment of Erhai Lake focused on the suspended matter and recent deposition rates,14C,210Pb and137Cs methods were used to determine the age and sedimentation rate, which was found to be 0.5 to 2.0 mm/a, average of 0.9 mm/a. The authors calculated the budget of some elements by studying the deposition, and found that about 30% of nitrogen, and most of the phosphorous, were transported into the lake by the sediments.
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Shun-cai, S., Chen, Z., Eisma, D. et al. Recent sedimentation and suspended matter in Erhai Lake, Yunnan Province, China. Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 17, 170–180 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02842714
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