SCIENCEJun 26 · 09:00 UTCCOURTHOUSE NEWSGabriel Tynes

$1.4 trillion investment helps China restore freshwater ecosystems’ oxygen

China's $1.4 trillion investment in wastewater treatment, sewer systems, and pollution control has reversed oxygen depletion in freshwater ecosystems, with a study showing dissolved oxygen levels rising in rivers and lakes despite warming waters. Infrastructure advancements reduced nutrient and organic pollution, offsetting oxygen loss from climate warming.

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