Blind spots in global water quality monitoring
Edward R. Jones, Duncan Graham, Ann van Griensven, Martina Flörke, Michelle T. H. van Vliet
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sponsorship: ERJ, DJG and MTHvV were financially supported by the Netherlands Scientific Organisation (NWO) by a VIDI Grant (VI.Vidi.193.019). MTHvV also acknowledges funding of the European Union (ERC Starting Grant, B-WEX, Project 101039426). MF acknowledges the Pilotprojekt Analyse- und Service-Plattform Globale Wasserqualitaet, GlobeWQ (02WGR1527C), carried out with the support of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within its research initiative: Global Resource Water (GRoW). AVG acknowledges support from the AXA research fund on Water Quality and Global Change.We would also like to acknowledge all the organisations, authorities and researchers who made theirwater quality monitoring data accessible for use inthis study. (Netherlands Scientific Organisation (NWO)|VI.Vidi.193.019, European Union (ERC Starting Grant)|101039426, Pilotprojekt Analyse- und Service-Plattform Globale Wasserqualitaet, GlobeWQ|02WGR1527C, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within Global Resource Water (GRoW), AXA research fund, European Research Council (ERC)|101039426)