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ArticleScience advances2026

Dynamic safe nitrogen boundary for maintaining surface water quality in China.

Yiyang Zou, Jiami Wu, Xin Xu, Ouping Deng, Jiakun Duan, Jingfang Zhan, Mengru Wang, Gerard H Ros, Wim de Vries, Baojing Gu

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Yiyang ZouState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0008-7926-4215
Jiami WuState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0008-5824-7045
Xin XuState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0002-2360-9575
Ouping DengCollege of Resources, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China.
Jiakun DuanCollege of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0009-0009-7842-8086
Jingfang ZhanState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Mengru WangEarth Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-2543-4871
Gerard H RosEarth Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-6062-9770
Wim de VriesEarth Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB, Wageningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-9974-0612
Baojing GuState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3986-3519

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Abstract

Nitrogen plays a critical role in Earth's biogeochemical cycles, acting as both an essential nutrient for life and an environmental pollutant. Managing nitrogen use within safe boundaries is crucial for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly under the pressures of a growing global population. Here, we quantified the temporal dynamics in the safe boundary for nitrogen input to the human-nature system in view of surface water quality in China, driven by changes in management practices and runoff over the period of 1980 to 2020. Insufficient nitrogen management in the human-nature system led to a reduction in the safe nitrogen boundary from 27 Tg N year

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NitrogenNitrogen CycleWater QualityAgricultureChinaEcosystemHumansWater PollutionNitrogen

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