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Gonzalez RJ, Patrick ML, Val AL. Ion uptake in naturally acidic water. J Comp Physiol B 2024:10.1007/s00360-024-01552-6. [PMID: 38652292 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-024-01552-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The first studies on ion regulation in fish exposed to low pH, which were inspired by the Acid Rain environmental crisis, seemed to indicate that ion transport at the gills was completely and irreversibly inhibited at pH 4.0-4.5 and below. However, work on characid fish native to the Rio Negro, a naturally acidic, blackwater tributary of the Amazon River, found that they possess ion transport mechanisms that are completely insensitive to pHs as low as 3.25. As more species were examined it appeared that pH-insensitive transport was a trait shared by many, if not most, species in the Order Characiformes. Subsequently, a few other species of fish have been shown to be able to transport ions at low pH, in particular zebrafish (Danio rerio), which show rapid recovery of Na+ uptake at pH 4.0 after initial inhibition. Measurements of rates of Na+ transport during exposure to pharmacological agents that inhibit various transport proteins suggested that characiform fish do not utilize the generally accepted mechanisms for Na+ transport that rely on some form of H+ extrusion. Examination of zebrafish transport at low pH suggest the rapid recovery may be due to a novel Na+/K+ exchanger, but after longer term exposure they may rely on a coupling of Na+/H+ exchangers and NH3 excretion. Further work is needed to clarify these mechanisms of transport and to find other acid-tolerant species to fully gain an appreciation of the diversity of physiological mechansisms involved.
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- R J Gonzalez
- Department of Biology, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA, 92110, USA.
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- Department of Biology, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA, 92110, USA
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- Laboratório de Ecofisiologia E Evolução Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brasil
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Chen C, Du R, Tang J, Wang B, Li F, Zhang Z, Yu G. Characterization of microplastic-derived dissolved organic matter in freshwater: Effects of light irradiation and polymer types. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 185:108536. [PMID: 38471263 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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This study investigated the impacts of light irradiation and polymer types on the leaching behavior of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from microplastics (MPs) in freshwater. Polypropylene had the highest leaching capacity of DOM after photoaging, followed by polystyrene (PS), polyamide (PA) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). While similarly low levels of DOM were observed in the remaining 5 MP suspensions under UV irradiation and in almost all MP suspensions (except PA) under darkness. These suggest that the photooxidation of some buoyant plastics may influence the carbon cycling of nature waters. Among 9 MP-derived leachates, PET leachates had the highest chromophoric DOM concentration and aromaticity, probably owing to the special benzene rings and carbonyl groups in PET structures and its fast degradation rate. Protein-like substances were the primary fluorescent DOM in MP suspensions (except PS), especially in darkness no other fluorescent substances were found. Considering the bio-labile properties of proteins together, MPs regardless of floating or suspended in an aquatic environment may have prevalent long-term effects on microbial activities. Besides, from monomers to hexamers with newly formed chemical bonds were identified in UV-irradiated MP suspensions. These results will contribute to a deep insight into the potential ecological effects related to MP degradation.
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- Chunzhao Chen
- Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory for Emerging Organic Contaminants Control, Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- School of Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory for Emerging Organic Contaminants Control, Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China
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- Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China; School of Environment, Beijing Key Laboratory for Emerging Organic Contaminants Control, Beijing Laboratory of Environmental Frontier Technologies, State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
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Soued C, Bogard MJ, Finlay K, Bortolotti LE, Leavitt PR, Badiou P, Knox SH, Jensen S, Mueller P, Lee SC, Ng D, Wissel B, Chan CN, Page B, Kowal P. Salinity causes widespread restriction of methane emissions from small inland waters. Nat Commun 2024; 15:717. [PMID: 38267478 PMCID: PMC10808391 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44715-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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Inland waters are one of the largest natural sources of methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas, but emissions models and estimates were developed for solute-poor ecosystems and may not apply to salt-rich inland waters. Here we combine field surveys and eddy covariance measurements to show that salinity constrains microbial CH4 cycling through complex mechanisms, restricting aquatic emissions from one of the largest global hardwater regions (the Canadian Prairies). Existing models overestimated CH4 emissions from ponds and wetlands by up to several orders of magnitude, with discrepancies linked to salinity. While not significant for rivers and larger lakes, salinity interacted with organic matter availability to shape CH4 patterns in small lentic habitats. We estimate that excluding salinity leads to overestimation of emissions from small Canadian Prairie waterbodies by at least 81% ( ~ 1 Tg yr-1 CO2 equivalent), a quantity comparable to other major national emissions sources. Our findings are consistent with patterns in other hardwater landscapes, likely leading to an overestimation of global lentic CH4 emissions. Widespread salinization of inland waters may impact CH4 cycling and should be considered in future projections of aquatic emissions.
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- Cynthia Soued
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada
- Institute of Environmental Change and Society, University of Regina, S4S 0A2, Regina, SK, Canada
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- Institute for Wetland & Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada, PO Box 1160, R0C 2Z0, Stonewall, MB, Canada
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- Institute of Environmental Change and Society, University of Regina, S4S 0A2, Regina, SK, Canada
- Limnology Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Institute for Wetland & Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada, PO Box 1160, R0C 2Z0, Stonewall, MB, Canada
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- Department of Geography, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Department of Geography, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Geography, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Institute of Environmental Change and Society, University of Regina, S4S 0A2, Regina, SK, Canada
- LEHNA, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69622, Villeurbanne, Cedex, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Institute for Wetland & Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada, PO Box 1160, R0C 2Z0, Stonewall, MB, Canada
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- Institute for Wetland & Waterfowl Research, Ducks Unlimited Canada, PO Box 1160, R0C 2Z0, Stonewall, MB, Canada
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Shi C, Mahadwar G, Dávila-Santiago E, Bambakidis T, Crump BC, Jones GD. Nontarget Chemical Composition of Surface Waters May Reflect Ecosystem Processes More than Discrete Source Contributions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:18296-18305. [PMID: 37235730 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We investigated environmental, landscape, and microbial factors that could structure the spatiotemporal variability in the nontarget chemical composition of four riverine systems in the Oregon Coast Range, USA. We hypothesized that the nontarget chemical composition in river water would be structured by broad-scale landscape gradients in each watershed. Instead, only a weak relationship existed between the nontarget chemical composition and land cover gradients. Overall, the effects of microbial communities and environmental variables on chemical composition were nearly twice as large as those of the landscape, and much of the influence of environmental variables on the chemical composition was mediated through the microbial community (i.e., environment affects microbes, which affect chemicals). Therefore, we found little evidence to support our hypothesis that chemical spatiotemporal variability was related to broad-scale landscape gradients. Instead, we found qualitative and quantitative evidence to suggest that chemical spatiotemporal variability of these rivers is controlled by changes in microbial and seasonal hydrologic processes. While the contributions of discrete chemical sources are undeniable, water chemistry is undoubtedly impacted by broad-scale continuous sources. Our results suggest that diagnostic chemical signatures can be developed to monitor ecosystem processes, which are otherwise challenging or impossible to study with existing off-the-shelf sensors.
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- Cheng Shi
- Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4501, United States
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- Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4501, United States
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- Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4501, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-4501, United States
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Miah O, Roy A, Sakib AA, Niloy NM, Haque MM, Shammi M, Tareq SM. Diurnal and seasonal variations of pCO 2 and fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM) in different polluted lakes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:92720-92735. [PMID: 37495806 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28878-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/28/2023]
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This study aimed to assess pollution and daily-to-seasonal dynamics of the partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) and CO2 degassing flux concerning the fluorescent dissolved organic matter (FDOM) from tropical lakes. A membrane-enclosed pCO2 sensor and water quality multimeter analyzer was deployed to continuously record daily and seasonal variations in pCO2 and CO2 degassing flux in three lakes in Savar, Dhaka. During both wet and dry seasons, all lake water was supersaturated with CO2 in contrast to the atmospheric equilibrium (~400 μatm). The pCO2 values in the lake water during the dry season were relatively low in comparison, and the pCO2 levels in the wet season were much higher due to external inputs of organic matter from watersheds and direct inputs of CO2 from soils or wetlands. The estimated water-to-air CO2 degassing flux in the different levels of polluted lakes varies with the pollution context. Study areas calculated the carbon flux and three lakes released respectively 86.75×107g CO2 year-1, 13.8×107g CO2 year-1, and 9.17×107g CO2 year-1. Three-dimensional excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy combined with parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis was used to investigate the distributions of fluorescent components in DOM. EEM-PARAFAC analysis identified humic-like, fulvic-like, protein-like, and more tyrosine-like FDOM components and their environmental dynamics. Terrestrial DOM may provide inputs to the terrestrial humic-like component in the lake water. In contrast, the biological activity of plankton-derived FDOM is the most likely source for the autochthonous humic-like component. FDOM and DO concentrations have negative correlations with pCO2, indicating that when the FDOM and DO level is decreased, the amount of pCO2 values increases.
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- Osman Miah
- Hydrobiogeochemistry and Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
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- Hydrobiogeochemistry and Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
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- Hydrobiogeochemistry and Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
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- Hydrobiogeochemistry and Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
- Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hydrobiogeochemistry and Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Hydrobiogeochemistry and Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
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- Hydrobiogeochemistry and Pollution Control Laboratory, Department of Environmental Sciences, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
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Sobolev NA, Larionov KS, Mryasova DS, Khreptugova AN, Volikov AB, Konstantinov AI, Volkov DS, Perminova IV. Yedoma Permafrost Releases Organic Matter with Lesser Affinity for Cu 2+ and Ni 2+ as Compared to Peat from the Non-Permafrost Area: Risk of Rising Toxicity of Potentially Toxic Elements in the Arctic Ocean. TOXICS 2023; 11:483. [PMID: 37368583 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11060483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Pollution of the Arctic Ocean by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is a current environmental problem. Humic acids (HAs) play an important role in the regulation of PTE mobility in soil and water. The permafrost thaw releases ancient organic matter (OM) with a specific molecular composition into the Arctic watersheds. This could affect the mobility of PTEs in the region. In our study, we isolated HAs from two types of permafrost deposits: the Yedoma ice complex, which contains pristine buried OM, and the alas formed in the course of multiple thaw-refreezing cycles with the most altered OM. We also used peat from the non-permafrost region as the recent environmental endmember for the evolution of Arctic OM. The HAs were characterized using 13C NMR and elemental analysis. Adsorption experiments were conducted to assess the affinity of HAs for binding Cu2+ and Ni2+. It was found that Yedoma HAs were enriched with aliphatic and N-containing structures as compared to the much more aromatic and oxidized alas and peat HAs. The adsorption experiments have revealed that the peat and alas HAs have a higher affinity for binding both ions as compared to the Yedoma HAs. The obtained data suggest that a substantial release of the OM from the Yedoma deposits due to a rapid thaw of the permafrost might increase the mobility of PTEs and their toxicity in the Arctic Ocean because of much lesser "neutralization potential".
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- Nikita A Sobolev
- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
- Department of Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Soils, Federal Research Centre, V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Science Institute, Pyzhevsky per., 7/2, 119017 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1-3, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Sururi MR, Dirgawati M, Notodarmojo S, Roosmini D, Putra PS, Rahman AD, Wiguna CC. Chromophoric dissolved organic compounds in urban watershed and conventional water treatment process: evidence from fluorescence spectroscopy and PARAFAC. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:37248-37262. [PMID: 36571688 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24787-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the origin, quantity, and composition of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) from two urbanized watersheds (Cikapundung and Cimahi River), examine how CDOM compounds and absorbances change along the process of two different conventional WTPs (WTP Dago and Cimahi) using PARAFAC, and identify absorbance as potential surrogate parameters for CDOM compounds. Samples were collected from intake, secondary treatment, and filter outlets. PARAFAC was conducted based on two data scenarios: (1) from rainy and dry seasons in Cikapundung river and WTP Dago and (2) from the two rivers and two WTPs during rainy season. Tryptophan-like (C1A) and humic-like (C2A) compounds were identified based on scenario-1 analysis. For scenario-2, humic-like (C1B), peak-M (C2B), and tryptophan-like (C3B) were the main compounds. CDOM compound quantity is consistent with the fluorescence index (FI) and biological index (BIX) which confirmed sewage and animal manure pollution in both watersheds. The best overall removal of CDOM compound occurred in WTP Dago in rainy season. The high concentration of tryptophan-like in Cikapundung River in dry season and in Cimahi River in rainy season has worsen the WTP capability to reduce CDOM. Scenario-1 has shown that in WTP Dago, the potential surrogate parameter for C1A was A240 in rainy season (r = 0.60; p < 0.01) and A410 in dry season (r = - 0.43, p < 0.05). Based on scenario-2, for the WTP Dago in rainy season, C1B strongly correlated with A254 (r = 0.86; p < 0.01), C2B has the strongest correlation with A298 (r = 0.93; p < 0.01), and C3B correlated well with A240 (r = 0.59; p < 0.01). In WTP Cimahi, during rainy season, all compounds correlated well with all measured absorbances, with the strongest correlation with A298.
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- Mohamad Rangga Sururi
- Environmental Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung, Jl. PHH Mustafa No. 23, Bandung, Indonesia, 40124
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung, Jl. PHH Mustafa No. 23, Bandung, Indonesia, 40124.
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, Indonesia, 40132
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, Indonesia, 40132
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- Mathematics Department, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, Indonesia, 40132
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung, Jl. PHH Mustafa No. 23, Bandung, Indonesia, 40124
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- Environmental Engineering Department, Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung, Jl. PHH Mustafa No. 23, Bandung, Indonesia, 40124
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Harkort L, Duan Z. Estimation of dissolved organic carbon from inland waters at a large scale using satellite data and machine learning methods. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 229:119478. [PMID: 36527868 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in inland waters plays an essential role in the global carbon cycle and has significant public health effects. Machine learning (ML) together with remote sensing has emerged as a powerful and promising combination to quantify water quality parameters from space. However, inland water sample data for DOC is limited. Hence, little is known about the potential to quantify DOC content in inland waters, especially over large-scale areas. This study presents the first attempt to estimate DOC in inland waters over a large-scale area using satellite data and ML methods with the newly published open-source dataset AquaSat. Four ML approaches, namely Random Forest Regression (RFR), Support Vector Regression (SVR), Gaussian Process Regression (GPR), and a Multilayer Backpropagation Neural Network (MBPNN) were trained using more than 16 thousand samples across the continental United States matched with satellite data from Landsat 5, 7 and 8 missions. Satellite data from the Landsat missions were further extended with environmental data from the ERA5-Land product and used as input to train the ML algorithms. Our results show that including environmental data as inputs considerably improved the prediction of DOC for all ML algorithms, with GPR showing the most promising performance results with moderate estimation errors (RMSE: 4.08 mg/L). Permutation feature importance analysis showed that the wavelength range in the visible Green band (from Landsat) and the monthly average air temperature (from ERA5-Land) were the most important variables for the ML approaches. The results demonstrate the predictive strength of GPR and its useful feature to derive per pixel standard deviations for detailed analysis. Our results further highlight the important role of considering environmental processes to explain DOC variations over large scales. The application and performance of the GPR in mapping spatiotemporal variations of DOC in an entire water body were discussed by taking Lake Okeechobee (the 8th largest freshwater lake in the U.S.) as an illustrative example. While performance evaluation showed that DOC concentrations can be retrieved with adequate accuracy, algorithm development was challenged by the heterogenous nature of large-scale open source in situ data, issues related to atmospheric correction, and the low spatial and temporal resolution of the environmental predictors. This research demonstrates how open source, large-scale datasets like AquaSat in combination with ML and satellite remote sensing can make research toward large-scale estimation of inland water DOC more realistic while highlighting its remaining limitations and challenges.
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- Lasse Harkort
- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sölvegatan 12, SE-223 62 Lund, Sweden.
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Puts IC, Ask J, Deininger A, Jonsson A, Karlsson J, Bergström A. Browning affects pelagic productivity in northern lakes by surface water warming and carbon fertilization. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2023; 29:375-390. [PMID: 36197126 PMCID: PMC10092479 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Global change impacts important environmental drivers for pelagic gross primary production (GPP) in northern lakes, such as temperature, light, nutrient, and inorganic carbon availability. Separate and/or synergistic impacts of these environmental drivers on pelagic GPP remain largely unresolved. Here, we assess key drivers of pelagic GPP by combining detailed depth profiles of summer pelagic GPP with environmental and climatic data across 45 small and shallow lakes across northern Sweden (20 boreal, 6 subarctic, and 19 arctic lakes). We found that across lakes summer pelagic GPP was strongest associated with lake water temperatures, lake carbon dioxide (CO2 ) concentrations impacted by lake water pH, and further moderated by dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations influencing light and nutrient conditions. We further used this dataset to assess the extent of additional DOC-induced warming of epilimnia (here named internal warming), which was especially pronounced in shallow lakes (decreasing 0.96°C for every decreasing m in average lake depth) and increased with higher concentrations of DOC. Additionally, the total pools and relative proportion of dissolved inorganic carbon and DOC, further influenced pelagic GPP with drivers differing slightly among the boreal, subarctic and Arctic biomes. Our study provides novel insights in that global change affects pelagic GPP in northern lakes not only by modifying the organic carbon cycle and light and nutrient conditions, but also through modifications of inorganic carbon supply and temperature. Considering the large-scale impacts and similarities of global warming, browning and recovery from acidification of lakes at higher latitudes throughout the northern hemisphere, these changes are likely to operate on a global scale.
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- Isolde C. Puts
- Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental ScienceUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Umeå Marine Sciences CentreUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental ScienceUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental ScienceUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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- Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental ScienceUmeå UniversityUmeåSweden
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Kragh T, Sand-Jensen K, Kristensen E, Pedersen O, Madsen-Østerbye M. Removal of chromophoric dissolved organic matter under combined photochemical and microbial degradation as a response to different irradiation intensities. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 118:76-86. [PMID: 35305775 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Throughout the freshwater continuum, Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) and the colored fraction, Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Material (CDOM), are continuously being added, removed, and transformed, resulting in changes in the chromophoricity and lability of organic matter over time. We examined, experimentally, the effect of increasing irradiation-intensities on the combined photochemical and microbial degradation of CDOM and DOC. This was done by using a simulated mixed water column: aged water from a humic lake was exposed to four irradiation-intensities - representing winter, early and late spring, and summer conditions (0.10, 0.16, 0.36, and 0.58 W/m2) - and compared with dark controls over 37 days. We found a linear relationship between CDOM degradation and irradiation-intensities up to 0.36 W/m2; the degradation rate saturated at higher intensities, both at specific wavelengths and for broader intervals. After 37 days at high irradiation-intensity, CDOM absorption of irradiation at 340 nm had been reduced by 41%; 48% of DOC had been removed and DOC degradation continued to increase. Aromaticity (SUVA254) declined significantly over 37 days at the two lowest but not at the two highest UV- intensities; levels in unexposed control water remained constant. Direct observations of the humic lake showed that CDOM absorption of irradiation (340 nm) declined by 27% from winter to summer. A model based on hydrological CDOM input and CDOM degradation calculated from field measurements of UV-radiation and experimental CDOM degradation with UV-exposure from sunlight accurately predicted the annual course as observed in the lake. With no external CDOM input, 92% of the CDOM could be degraded in a year. The results support the notion that combined photochemical and microbial CDOM degradation can be remarkably higher in lakes than previously thought and that humic lakes retain their color due to light absorption by ongoing CDOM input.
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- Theis Kragh
- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Syddanmark 5230, Denmark.
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- Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Syddanmark 5230, Denmark; Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- Freshwater Biological Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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Reinl KL, Harris TD, Elfferich I, Coker A, Zhan Q, De Senerpont Domis LN, Morales-Williams AM, Bhattacharya R, Grossart HP, North RL, Sweetman JN. The role of organic nutrients in structuring freshwater phytoplankton communities in a rapidly changing world. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 219:118573. [PMID: 35643062 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus are critical macroelements in freshwater systems. Historically, researchers and managers have focused on inorganic forms, based on the premise that the organic pool was not available for direct uptake by phytoplankton. We now know that phytoplankton can tap the organic nutrient pool through a number of mechanisms including direct uptake, enzymatic hydrolysis, mixotrophy, and through symbiotic relationships with microbial communities. In this review, we explore these mechanisms considering current and projected future anthropogenically-driven changes to freshwater systems. In particular, we focus on how naturally- and anthropogenically- derived organic nutrients can influence phytoplankton community structure. We also synthesize knowledge gaps regarding phytoplankton physiology and the potential challenges of nutrient management in an organically dynamic and anthropogenically modified world. Our review provides a basis for exploring these topics and suggests several avenues for future work on the relation between organic nutrients and eutrophication and their ecological implications in freshwater systems.
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- Kaitlin L Reinl
- Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension, 14 Marina Drive, Superior, Wisconsin 54880, US; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Limnology, 608 N. Park St., Madison, WI, US; University of Minnesota-Duluth, Large Lakes Observatory, 2205 E. 5th St., Duluth, MN, US.
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- Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Research, 2101 Constant Ave., Lawrence, KS, US
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- Cardiff University, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Main Building, Park Place CF10 3AT, Cardiff, UK
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- University of Minnesota-Duluth, Large Lakes Observatory, 2205 E. 5th St., Duluth, MN, US
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- Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Dept. of Aquatic Ecology, Droevendaalsesteeg 10, Wageningen, NL
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- University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, 81 Carrigan Drive, Burlington, VT, US
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- University of Waterloo, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, 200 University Ave., N2L 1V6, Waterloo, ON, CA
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- Leibniz Institute for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Dept. Plankton and Microbial Ecology, Zur alten Fischerhuette 2, D-16775 Stechlin, DE; Potsdam University, Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, Maulbeerallee 2, 14469 Potsdam
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- University of Missouri-Columbia, School of Natural Resources, 303L Anheuser Busch Natural Resource Building, Columbia, MO, US
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- Pennsylvania State University, Ecological Science and Management, 457 Agriculture Sciences and Industries Building, State College, PA, US
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Begum MS, Lee MH, Park TJ, Lee SY, Shin KH, Shin HS, Chen M, Hur J. Source tracking of dissolved organic nitrogen at the molecular level during storm events in an agricultural watershed. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 810:152183. [PMID: 34896496 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Accelerated export of nitrogen-containing dissolved organic matter (DOM) or dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) to streams and rivers from agricultural watersheds has been reported worldwide. However, few studies have examined the dynamics of DOM molecular composition with the attention paid to the relative contributions of DON from various sources altered with flow conditions. In this study, end-member mixing analysis (EMMA) was conducted with the optical properties of DOM to quantify the relative contributions of several major organic matter sources (litter, reed, field soil, and manure) in two rivers of a small agricultural watershed. DOC and DON concentration increased during the storm events with an input of allochthonous DOM as indicated by an increase in specific ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (SUVA254) and a decrease in biological index (BIX), fluorescence index (FI), and protein-like component (%C3) at high discharge. EMMA results based on a Bayesian mixing model using stable isotope analysis in R (SIAR) were more accurate in source tracking than those using the traditional IsoSource program. Manure (>30%) and field soil (also termed as "manure-impacted field soil") (>23%) end-members revealed their predominant contributions to the riverine DOM in SIAR model, which was enhanced during the storm event (up to 56% and 38%, respectively). The molecular composition of the riverine DOM exhibited a distinct footprint from the manure and manure-impacted field soil, with a larger number of CHON formulas and abundant polyphenols and condensed aromatics in peak flow samples in the studied rivers. The riverine DOM during peak flow contained many unique molecular formulas in both rivers (4980 and 2082) of which >60% originated from manure and manure-impacted field soil. Combining the EMMA with DOM molecular composition clearly demonstrated the effect of manure fertilizer on the riverine DOM of the watershed with intensive agriculture. This study provides insights into the source tracking and regulation of DON leaching from anthropogenically altered river systems worldwide.
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- Most Shirina Begum
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea
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- K-water Institute, 200 Sintanjin-Ro, Daedeok-Gu, Daejeon 34350, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University ERICA Campus, Ansan 15588, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Seoul National University of Science & Technology, Seoul 01811, South Korea
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- Environmental Program, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou 515063, China
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, South Korea.
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Rodríguez‐Cardona BM, Wymore AS, Argerich A, Barnes RT, Bernal S, Brookshire ENJ, Coble AA, Dodds WK, Fazekas HM, Helton AM, Johnes PJ, Johnson SL, Jones JB, Kaushal SS, Kortelainen P, López‐Lloreda C, Spencer RGM, McDowell WH. Shifting stoichiometry: Long-term trends in stream-dissolved organic matter reveal altered C:N ratios due to history of atmospheric acid deposition. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2022; 28:98-114. [PMID: 34706120 PMCID: PMC9297910 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nitrogen (DON) are important energy and nutrient sources for aquatic ecosystems. In many northern temperate, freshwater systems DOC has increased in the past 50 years. Less is known about how changes in DOC may vary across latitudes, and whether changes in DON track those of DOC. Here, we present long-term DOC and DON data from 74 streams distributed across seven sites in biomes ranging from the tropics to northern boreal forests with varying histories of atmospheric acid deposition. For each stream, we examined the temporal trends of DOC and DON concentrations and DOC:DON molar ratios. While some sites displayed consistent positive or negative trends in stream DOC and DON concentrations, changes in direction or magnitude were inconsistent at regional or local scales. DON trends did not always track those of DOC, though DOC:DON ratios increased over time for ~30% of streams. Our results indicate that the dissolved organic matter (DOM) pool is experiencing fundamental changes due to the recovery from atmospheric acid deposition. Changes in DOC:DON stoichiometry point to a shifting energy-nutrient balance in many aquatic ecosystems. Sustained changes in the character of DOM can have major implications for stream metabolism, biogeochemical processes, food webs, and drinking water quality (including disinfection by-products). Understanding regional and global variation in DOC and DON concentrations is important for developing realistic models and watershed management protocols to effectively target mitigation efforts aimed at bringing DOM flux and nutrient enrichment under control.
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- Bianca M. Rodríguez‐Cardona
- Department of Natural Resources and the EnvironmentUniversity of New HampshireDurhamNew HampshireUSA
- Département des sciences biologiquesUniversité du Québec à MontréalMontréalQuébecCanada
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- Department of Natural Resources and the EnvironmentUniversity of New HampshireDurhamNew HampshireUSA
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- School of Natural ResourcesUniversity of MissouriColumbiaMissouriUSA
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- Environmental Studies ProgramColorado CollegeColorado SpringsColoradoUSA
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- Centre d’Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB‐CSIC)BlanesSpain
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- Department of Land Resources and Environmental SciencesMontana State UniversityBozemanMontanaUSA
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- National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.CorvallisOregonUSA
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- Division of BiologyKansas State UniversityManhattanKansasUSA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the EnvironmentUniversity of New HampshireDurhamNew HampshireUSA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, and the Center for Environmental Sciences and EngineeringUniversity of ConnecticutStorrsConnecticutUSA
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- School of Geographical SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- USDA Forest ServicePacific Northwest Research StationCorvallisOregonUSA
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- Institute of Arctic Biology & Department of Biology and WildlifeUniversity of Alaska FairbanksFairbanksAlaskaUSA
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- Department of GeologyUniversity of MarylandCollege ParkMarylandUSA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the EnvironmentUniversity of New HampshireDurhamNew HampshireUSA
- Department of Biological SciencesVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburgVirginiaUSA
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- Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric SciencesFlorida State UniversityTallahasseeFloridaUSA
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- Department of Natural Resources and the EnvironmentUniversity of New HampshireDurhamNew HampshireUSA
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Tak S, Han SJ, Lee YK, Cho J, Hur J. Exploring applicability of end member mixing approach for predicting environmental reactivity of dissolved organic matter. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 290:118044. [PMID: 34454197 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Despite the wide applications of end member mixing analysis (EMMA) for assigning the sources of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic environment, there was no study attempting to test the applicability of EMMA for predicting environmental reactivity of DOM. This study aimed to explore the feasibility of EMMA, or the concept of ideal mixing behavior of end members, for describing several well-known DOM reactivities using two DOM end member sources (i.e., soil and algae) at varying mixing ratios. The selected DOM reactivities were trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP), mineral adsorption amount, pyrene binding, membrane resistance, and biodegradation potential. Among the tested DOM functions, all were found to follow the ideal mixing behavior, presenting the linear relationships between the source mixing ratios and the tested reactivity with the R2 value of >0.80. The ideal mixing behavior of the DOM functions was more pronounced than that based on several spectroscopic indicators derived from UV absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. This study provided insight into potential applicability and limitation of EMMA approach in monitoring and predicting environmental functions of DOM in aquatic systems where identified DOM sources are mixed and vary dynamically with the mixing ratios.
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- Surbhi Tak
- Department of Environment & Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environment & Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environment & Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environment & Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea
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- Department of Environment & Energy, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, South Korea.
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Lyu L, Liu G, Shang Y, Wen Z, Hou J, Song K. Characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in an urbanized watershed using spectroscopic analysis. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 277:130210. [PMID: 33774257 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Landscape urbanization broadly alter watersheds ecosystems, yet the impact of nonpoint source urban inputs on dissolved organic matter (DOM) amount, composition and source is poorly understood. To systematically examine how DOM optical index and composition varied with urbanization, a unique long term observation dataset (4 years) of fluorescence excitation emission matrices (EEMs) was collected from two types of waters: urban waters and non-urban waters. Two humic-like DOM fluorescent components (C1 and C2) and one protein-like component (C3) were identified by parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC), and the results indicated that urbanization had an important influence on DOM concentration and composition, with urban waters having a high degree of DOM variation due to different land use surrounding each body of water. Urban waters presented higher DOM content, CDOM absorption and DOM fluorescence intensity (FI), a greater proportion of protein-like (26% > 21.3%), and less proportion of humic-like (51.9% < 57.6%) than non-urban waters, were dominated by allochthonous inputs. Moreover, the long-term observation of the urbanized DOM's dynamics was conducted on monthly, seasonal and yearly timescales. The results reflected the response of DOM to regional climate. Higher DOM amount and FI appeared in the summer due to autochthonous production comes from algae growth and allochthonous input comes from rainfall. It also revealed that continuous increase in impervious artificial surfaces caused by urban expansion, contributed to the increase in DOM quantity and drove DOM composition to be more protein-like. Consequently, these findings filled the knowledge gap of the mechanism of land-water interaction on DOM properties in freshwater ecosystems.
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- Lili Lyu
- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS, Changchun, 130102, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS, Changchun, 130102, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS, Changchun, 130102, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS, Changchun, 130102, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS, Changchun, 130102, China
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- Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS, Changchun, 130102, China; School of Environment and Planning, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252000, China.
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Huntington TG, Wieczorek ME. An increase in the slope of the concentration-discharge relation for total organic carbon in major rivers in New England, 1973 to 2019. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 778:146149. [PMID: 33714100 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The mobilization and transport of organic carbon (OC) in rivers and delivery to the near-coastal ocean are important processes in the carbon cycle that are affected by both climate and anthropogenic activities. Riverine OC transport can affect carbon sequestration, contaminant transport, ocean acidification, the formation of toxic disinfection by-products, ocean temperature and phytoplankton productivity. There have been many studies reporting temporal trends in OC concentrations in comparatively small streams with minimal anthropogenic influences but there have been fewer studies on larger rivers and fewer still that have investigated changes in OC concentration-discharge (C-Q) relations. This study examined changes in C-Q relations for total organic carbon (TOC) from 1973 to 2019 in 8 rivers in New England, USA. TOC concentrations declined in all rivers, and in most rivers, and in most seasons, the slope of the C-Q relation increased between 1973 to 1995 and 1996 to 2019. The increase in C-Q slope between periods may be related to changes in the magnitude of TOC sources. The most likely sources to have changed are wastewater inputs, urban runoff, production through photosynthesis in aquatic systems, and runoff from agricultural and forestry practices. Changes in wetland abundance and changes in sulfate concentrations can be ruled out as drivers of the observed changes in C-Q.
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- Thomas G Huntington
- U.S. Geological Survey, New England Water Science Center, 196 Whitten Rd., Augusta, ME 04330, USA.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, 5522 Research Park Drive, Catonsville, MD 21228, USA.
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Extreme Weather Events Enhance DOC Consumption in a Subtropical Freshwater Ecosystem: A Multiple-Typhoon Analysis. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9061199. [PMID: 34206081 PMCID: PMC8230144 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9061199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Empirical evidence suggests that the frequency/intensity of extreme weather events might increase in a warming climate. It remains unclear how these events quantitatively impact dissolved organic carbon (DOC), a pool approximately equal to CO2 in the atmosphere. This study conducted a weekly-to-biweekly sampling in a deep subtropical reservoir in the typhoon-prevailing season (June to September) from 2004 to 2009, at which 33 typhoons with distinctive precipitation (<1~362 mm d-1) had passed the study site. Our analyses indicated that the phosphate (i.e., DIP; <10~181 nMP) varied positively with the intensity of the accumulated rainfall 2-weeks prior; bacteria growth rate (0.05~3.68 d-1) behaved as a positive function of DIP, and DOC concentrations (54~119 µMC) changed negatively with bacterial production (1.2~26.1 mgC m-3 d-1). These implied that the elevated DIP-loading in the hyperpycnal flow induced by typhoons could fuel bacteria growth and cause a significant decline of DOC concentrations. As the typhoon's intensity increases, many mineral-limited lentic freshwater ecosystems might become more like a CO2 source injecting more CO2 back to the atmosphere, creating a positive feedback loop that might generate severer extreme weather events.
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Morris C, Val AL, Brauner CJ, Wood CM. The physiology of fish in acidic waters rich in dissolved organic carbon, with specific reference to the Amazon basin: Ionoregulation, acid-base regulation, ammonia excretion, and metal toxicity. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART 2021; 335:843-863. [PMID: 33970558 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Although blackwaters, named for their rich content of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), are often very poor in ions and very acidic, they support great fish biodiversity. Indeed, about 8% of all freshwater fish species live in the blackwaters of the Rio Negro watershed in the Amazon basin. We review how native fish survive these harsh conditions that would kill most freshwater fish, with a particular focus on the role of DOC, a water quality parameter that has been relatively understudied. DOC, which is functionally defined by its ability to pass through a 0.45-µm filter, comprises a diverse range of compounds formed by the breakdown of organic matter and is quantified by its carbon component that is approximately 50% by mass. Adaptations of fish to acidic blackwaters include minimal acid-base disturbances associated with a unique, largely unknown, high-affinity Na+ uptake system that is resistant to inhibition by low pH in members of the Characiformes, and very tight regulation of Na+ efflux at low pH in the Cichliformes. Allochthonous (terrigenous) DOC, which predominates in blackwaters, consists of larger, more highly colored, reactive molecules than autochthonous DOC. The dissociation of protons from allochthonous components such as humic and fulvic acids is largely responsible for the acidity of these blackwaters, yet at the same time, these components may help protect organisms against the damaging effects of low water pH. DOC lowers the transepithelial potential (TEP), mitigates the inhibition of Na+ uptake and ammonia excretion, and protects against the elevation of diffusive Na+ loss in fish exposed to acidic waters. It also reduces the gill binding and toxicity of metals. At least in part, these actions reflect direct biological effects of DOC on the gills that are beneficial to ionoregulation. After chronic exposure to DOC, some of these protective effects persist even in the absence of DOC. Two characteristics of allochthonous DOC, the specific absorbance coefficient at 340 nm (determined optically) and the PBI (determined by titration), are indicative of both the biological effectiveness of DOC and the ability to protect against metal toxicity. Future research needs are highlighted, including a greater mechanistic understanding of the actions of DOCs on gill ionoregulatory function, morphology, TEP, and metal toxicity. These should be investigated in a wider range of native fish Orders that inhabit one of the world's greatest biodiversity hotspots for freshwater fishes.
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- Carolyn Morris
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, Manaus, Brazil
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.,Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, Manaus, Brazil
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Kalev S, Duan S, Toor GS. Enriched dissolved organic carbon export from a residential stormwater pond. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 751:141773. [PMID: 32882560 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In urban watersheds, stormwater retention ponds are intermediate junctions that capture, store, and discharge stormwater, and provide an organic-rich environment that transforms and retains nutrients and other constituents. This study investigated the concentrations and loads of dissolved and particulate organic carbon (DOC and POC) in discharges from a stormwater retention pond that receives runoff from a residential catchment. We installed an autosampler, a flowmeter, and a rain gauge at the outlet (weir) of the stormwater retention pond and collected samples from 13 storm events during the 2016 wet season (May-September). Results showed the dominance of DOC (11.2 mg L-1) over POC (0.6 mg L-1) in the pond discharges. The elevated DOC levels in the pond were close to eutrophic lakes and ponds (~10.3 mg L-1), but not statistically different from urban runoff at a nearby site. High-frequency monitoring of pond discharge waters showed that DOC concentrations peaked at the beginning of storm events due to initial surface runoff following a rainstorm (first-flush effect). Rainfall samples analysis suggested that precipitation accounted for a small fraction of DOC pool, but carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratios supported that in situ aquatic sources could dominate DOC inputs in some storms. Relative to DOC, the first-flush effect was even more apparent for POC, and POC inputs from in situ aquatic sources were more common based on C/N ratios. The calculated export of total organic C (TOC = DOC + POC) was 22.5 kg ha-1 over the observed events, and the estimated export was 33.8 kg ha-1 over the 2016 wet season. Our data suggest that reducing high DOC export from residential stormwater ponds warrant controls on both inputs from the watershed and in situ aquatic sources.
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- Stefan Kalev
- Former Soil and Water Quality Laboratory, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Wimauma, FL 33598, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Differences in the Effects of Storms on Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in Boreal Lakes during an Early Summer Storm and an Autumn Storm. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12051452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In boreal lakes, increased precipitation events have been linked to increased concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), however the effects of seasonal differences on DOC and how this may impact storm response remain unclear. We evaluated DOC concentration and a set of DOC quality metrics during an early summer storm and an autumn storm on a suite of six lakes in Acadia National Park in Maine, USA. to better understand differences in seasonal storm responses. Our results revealed differences in the response of DOC quality metrics to an early summer versus an autumn storm, with changes in DOC quality metrics varying by storm and lake features. During the early summer storm, we observed greater changes in various DOC quality metrics in deep lakes with longer residence times, whereas during the autumn storm, lakes with large watershed area to lake area ratios experienced the greatest changes. Land cover was highly correlated with changing DOC quality metrics in the early summer storm but did not play a significant role in the autumn storm response. Our research provides evidence of seasonal differences in the effects of storms on boreal lakes, which are ultimately mediated by a combination of lake and watershed characteristics as well as seasonal differences in climate such as solar radiation and antecedent weather conditions.
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Chiu CY, Jones JR, Rusak JA, Lin HC, Nakayama K, Kratz TK, Liu WC, Tang SL, Tsai JW. Terrestrial loads of dissolved organic matter drive inter-annual carbon flux in subtropical lakes during times of drought. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 717:137052. [PMID: 32084680 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lentic ecosystems are important agents of local and global carbon cycling, but their contribution varies along gradients of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and productivity. We investigated how contrasting summer and autumn precipitation can shape annual and inter-annual variation in ecosystem carbon (C) flux (gross primary production (GPP), ecosystem respiration (ER), and CO2 efflux) in two subtropical lakes differing substantially in trophic state and water color. Instrumented buoys recorded time series of free-water DO, terrestrial DOM (tDOM), chlorophyll a, water temperature profiles, and meteorological measurements over five years (2009-2011 and 2014-2015). Reduced precipitation caused immediate and prolonged effects on C flux in both lakes. During the drought year (2014) GPP and ER declined by 60 to 80% and both lakes were either CO2 sinks or neutral. In the subsequent wet year (2015), GPP and ER increased by 40 to 110%, and both lakes shifted to strong net CO2 emitters. Higher ecosystem R resulted from larger GPP while higher tDOM contributed to a dramatic increase in dissolved inorganic carbon, which intensified CO2 emission in both lakes. C flux was more responsive in the clear mesotrophic lake, declining by approximately 40% in the cumulative GPP and ER, and increasing by >400% in CO2 efflux whereas changes in the oligotrophic colored lake were more modest (approximately 30% and 300% for metabolic declines and efflux increases, respectively). Temporal variation and magnitude of C flux were governed by tDOM-mediated changes in epilimnetic nutrient levels and hypolimnetic light availability. This study demonstrated terrestrial loads of DOM strongly influence the inter-annual response and sensitivity of ecosystem C flux to variation in inter-annual precipitation. Our findings have important implications for predicting the trend, magnitude, duration, and sensitivity of the response of C flux in subtropical lakes/reservoirs to future changes in precipitation patterns under altered climatic conditions.
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- Chih-Yu Chiu
- Research Center for Biodiversity, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
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- School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, 103 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
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- Dorset Environmental Science Centre, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, 1026 Bellwood Acres Road, P.O. Box 39, Dorset, ON P0A 1E0, Canada; Department of Biology, Kingston, Queen's University, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada.
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- Research Center for Biodiversity, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan.
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- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Trout Lake Station | 3110 Trout Lake Station Dr. Boulder Junction, WI 54512, USA
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- Department of Civil and Disaster Prevention Engineering, National United University, NO.2, Lien Da, Nan Shih Li, Miao-Li 36003, Taiwan.
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- Research Center for Biodiversity, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road, Section 2, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, No.91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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Concentrations and Loads of Dissolved and Particulate Organic Carbon in Urban Stormwater Runoff. WATER 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/w12041031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Urban landscapes are significant contributors of organic carbon (OC) in receiving waters, where elevated levels of OC limit the light availability, increase the transport of pollutants, and result in high costs of potable water treatment. Our objective in this study was to investigate the concentrations, fractions (dissolved and particulate), and loads of OC in a residential catchment (3.89 ha drainage area) located in Florida, United States. The outlet of the stormwater pipe draining the residential catchment was instrumented with an automated sampler, a flowmeter, and a rain gauge. The rainfall and runoff samples collected over 25 storm events during the 2016 wet season (June to September) were analyzed for dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and total organic carbon (TOC), with particulate OC (POC) calculated as the difference between TOC and DOC. Mean concentration of DOC was 2.3 ± 1.7 mg L−1 and POC was 0.3 ± 0.3 mg L−1 in the rainfall, whereas DOC was 10.5 ± 6.20 mg L−1 and POC was 2.00 ± 4.05 mg L−1 in the stormwater runoff. Concentrations of DOC were higher during the rising limb of the hydrograph in 15 out of 25 storm events, suggesting flushing of DOC, with an increase in the amount of runoff, from the landscape sources in the residential catchment. The estimated total export of OC during the 2016 wet season was 66.0 kg ha−1, of which DOC was 56.9 kg ha−1 (86.2% of TOC), and POC was 9.1 kg ha−1 (13.8% of TOC). High concentrations and loads of OC, especially DOC, in the stormwater runoff imply that residential catchments in urban watersheds are hot-spots of DOC influx to water bodies. Reducing DOC transport in the urban landscapes is complex and require identifying the origin of DOC and then using site-specific targeted approaches to mitigate DOC loss.
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Carstea EM, Popa CL, Baker A, Bridgeman J. In situ fluorescence measurements of dissolved organic matter: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 699:134361. [PMID: 31683216 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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There is a need for an inexpensive, reliable and fast monitoring tool to detect contaminants in a short time, for quick mitigation of pollution sources and site remediation, and for characterization of natural dissolved organic matter (DOM). Fluorescence spectroscopy has proven to be an excellent technique in quantifying aquatic DOM, from autochthonous, allochthonous or anthropogenic sources. This paper reviews the advances in in situ fluorescence measurements of DOM and pollutants in various water environments. Studies have demonstrated, using high temporal-frequency DOM fluorescence data, that marine autochthonous production of DOM is highly complex and that the allochthonous input of DOM from freshwater to marine water can be predicted. Furthermore, river measurement studies found a delayed fluorescence response of DOM following precipitation compared to turbidity and discharge, with various lags, depending on season, site and input of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration. In addition, research has shown that blue light fluorescence (λemission = 430-500 nm) can be a good proxy for DOC, in environments with terrestrial inputs, and ultraviolet fluorescence (λemission = UVA-320-400 nm) for biochemical oxygen demand, and also E. coli in environments with sanitation issues. The correction of raw fluorescence data improves the relationship between fluorescence intensity and these parameters. This review also presents the specific steps and parameters that must be considered before and during in situ fluorescence measurement session for a harmonized qualitative and quantitative protocol. Finally, the strengths and weaknesses of the research on in situ fluorescence are identified.
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- Elfrida M Carstea
- National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Atomistilor 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
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- National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics, Atomistilor 409, 077125 Magurele, Romania.
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- Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- Faculty of Engineering and Informatics, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK.
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Warner KA, Saros JE. Variable responses of dissolved organic carbon to precipitation events in boreal drinking water lakes. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 156:315-326. [PMID: 30927627 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In boreal regions, increased concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) have been linked to extreme wet years; however, less is known about the extent to which precipitation events are altering DOC concentration and quality. We assessed the effects of rain events on a suite of six lakes in Maine, U.S.A., to better understand how events alter DOC quantity and quality. DOC concentrations and DOC quality (measured as DOC-specific absorption coefficients (Specific Ultraviolet Absorbance (SUVA254 (also a*254), a*320, and a*380)) were quantified 24 h before, and at three time points (24-48 h, 5-7 days, and 3 weeks) after five different precipitation events. Our results revealed three types of responses across the lakes: (1) an initial spike in DOC concentrations of 30-133% and in the three quality metrics of 20-86% compared to pre-storm levels, followed by return to pre-storm concentrations; (2) a sustained increase in DOC concentrations (by 4-23%) and an increase in the three DOC quality metrics (by 1-43%) through the second post-storm sampling, with concentrations falling by the third post-storm sampling compared to pre-storm levels; and (3) no change during all sampling periods. Lake residence time was a key driver of changes in DOC concentration and DOC quality in response to storm events. Our research provides evidence that precipitation events contribute to short-term abrupt changes in DOC quantity and quality that are largely driven by key landscape and lake characteristics. These changes in DOC may have important implications for management of water utilities, including alteration or implementation of treatment strategies.
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- Kate A Warner
- Climate Change Institute and School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04468, USA.
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- Climate Change Institute and School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, 04468, USA.
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Özkaynak Kanmaz E. Humic acid formation during subcritical water extraction of food by-products using accelerated solvent extractor. FOOD AND BIOPRODUCTS PROCESSING 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2019.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Rizinjirabake F, Abdi AM, Tenenbaum DE, Pilesjö P. Riverine dissolved organic carbon in Rukarara River Watershed, Rwanda. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 643:793-806. [PMID: 29958168 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) loading is rarely estimated in tropical watersheds. This study quantifies DOC loading in the Rukarara River Watershed (RRW), a Rwandan tropical forest and agricultural watershed, and evaluates its relationship with hydrological factors, land use and land cover (LULC), and topography to better understand the impact of stream DOC export on watershed carbon budgets. The annual average load for the study period was 977.80 kg C, which represents approximately 8.44% of the net primary productivity of the watershed. The mean daily exports were 0.37, 0.14, 0.075 and 0.32 kg C/m2 in streams located in natural forest, tea plantation, small farming areas, and at the outlet of the river, respectively. LULC is a factor that influences DOC loading. The quick flow was the main source of stream DOC at all study sites. Stream DOC increases with increasing water flow, indicating a positive relationship. Thus, the expectation is that a change in land cover and/or rainfall will result in a change of stream DOC dynamics within the watershed. Topography was also found to influence the dynamics of stream DOC through its effect on overland flow in terms of drainage area and total length of flow paths. Tea plantations were located in areas of high drainage density and projected increase of rainfall in the region, as a consequence of climate change, could increase stream DOC content and affect stream water quality, biodiversity, balance between autotrophy and heterotrophy, and bioavailability of toxic compounds within the RRW.
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- Fabien Rizinjirabake
- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sweden; Department of Biology, College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
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- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sweden
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- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Sweden
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Biologically driven DOC release from peatlands during recovery from acidification. Nat Commun 2018; 9:3807. [PMID: 30228259 PMCID: PMC6143518 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06259-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Peatlands store 1/3 of global soil carbon, destabilisation of which contributes much to the recent increase in DOC (dissolved organic carbon) in freshwater ecosystems. One suggested mechanism for the enhanced decomposition of peat and the releases of DOC is recovery from acidification. However, no biological role in the process has yet been identified. Here we report extracellular enzyme activities and microbial composition in peatlands of Korea, the UK, Japan and Indonesia, and find higher pH to promote phenol oxidase activities, greater abundances in Actinobacteria and fungi, and enhanced pore-water DOC concentrations. Our pH manipulation experiments also showed that increase in pH enhanced phenol oxidase activity and DOC production with greater Actinobacterial and fungal abundances. Finally, knockout or addition of phenol oxidase dramatically changed DOC and phenolic production, indicating the central role of phenol oxidase in DOC mobilisation. Our findings provide evidence to support a previously unrecognized biological mechanism through which pH increases activate phenol oxidase, accelerating the release of DOC and phenolics. Peatlands recovering from acidification release dissolved organic carbon (DOC), but no biological role has yet been identified in this process. Here, the authors show that pH increases enhance phenol oxidase activity, pore-water DOC concentrations and lead to greater abundances in Actinobacteria and fungi.
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Creed IF, Bergström AK, Trick CG, Grimm NB, Hessen DO, Karlsson J, Kidd KA, Kritzberg E, McKnight DM, Freeman EC, Senar OE, Andersson A, Ask J, Berggren M, Cherif M, Giesler R, Hotchkiss ER, Kortelainen P, Palta MM, Vrede T, Weyhenmeyer GA. Global change-driven effects on dissolved organic matter composition: Implications for food webs of northern lakes. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2018; 24:3692-3714. [PMID: 29543363 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Northern ecosystems are experiencing some of the most dramatic impacts of global change on Earth. Rising temperatures, hydrological intensification, changes in atmospheric acid deposition and associated acidification recovery, and changes in vegetative cover are resulting in fundamental changes in terrestrial-aquatic biogeochemical linkages. The effects of global change are readily observed in alterations in the supply of dissolved organic matter (DOM)-the messenger between terrestrial and lake ecosystems-with potentially profound effects on the structure and function of lakes. Northern terrestrial ecosystems contain substantial stores of organic matter and filter or funnel DOM, affecting the timing and magnitude of DOM delivery to surface waters. This terrestrial DOM is processed in streams, rivers, and lakes, ultimately shifting its composition, stoichiometry, and bioavailability. Here, we explore the potential consequences of these global change-driven effects for lake food webs at northern latitudes. Notably, we provide evidence that increased allochthonous DOM supply to lakes is overwhelming increased autochthonous DOM supply that potentially results from earlier ice-out and a longer growing season. Furthermore, we assess the potential implications of this shift for the nutritional quality of autotrophs in terms of their stoichiometry, fatty acid composition, toxin production, and methylmercury concentration, and therefore, contaminant transfer through the food web. We conclude that global change in northern regions leads not only to reduced primary productivity but also to nutritionally poorer lake food webs, with discernible consequences for the trophic web to fish and humans.
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- Irena F Creed
- School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Interfaculty Program on Public Health & Department of Biology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biology and Canadian Rivers Institute, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada
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- Department of Geography, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Geography, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Ecology and Genetics, Limnology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Teychene B, Touffet A, Baron J, Welte B, Joyeux M, Gallard H. Predicting of ultrafiltration performances by advanced data analysis. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 129:365-374. [PMID: 29174826 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 11/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In order to optimize drinking water production operation, membrane users can use several analytical tools that help membrane fouling prediction and alleviate fouling by a proper feed water resource selection. However, during strong fouling event, membrane decision-makers still face short-term deadline to decide between different options (e.g. optimization of pretreatment or change in feed water quality). Hence, statistical approach might help to better select the most relevant analytical parameter related to fouling potential of a specific resource in order to speed-up decision taking. In this study, the physical and chemical properties and the filtration performances (at lab-scale) of five ground water resources, selected as potential resources of a large drinking production site of Paris (France), was evaluated through one year. Principal component analysis emphasizes the strong link between waters' organic matrix and fouling propensity. Cluster analysis of filtration performances allowed classifying the water samples into three groups exhibiting strong, low and intermediate fouling. Finally, multiple linear regressions performed on all collected data indicated that strong fouling events were related to a combined increase of carbon content and protein like-substances while intermediate fouling might only be anticipated by an increase of fluorescence signal associated to protein like-substances. This study demonstrates that advanced data analysis might be a powerful tool to better manage water resources selection used for drinking water production and to forecast filtration performances in a context of water quality degradation.
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- B Teychene
- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux de Poitiers (UMR CNRS 7285), École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Poitiers (ENSIP), Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, Bâtiment 1, 86022, Poitiers Cedex, France.
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux de Poitiers (UMR CNRS 7285), École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Poitiers (ENSIP), Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, Bâtiment 1, 86022, Poitiers Cedex, France
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- Direction de la Recherche et du Développement de la Qualité de l'Eau, Eau de Paris, 33 avenue Jean Jaurès, 94200, Ivry sur Seine, France
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- Direction de la Recherche et du Développement de la Qualité de l'Eau, Eau de Paris, 33 avenue Jean Jaurès, 94200, Ivry sur Seine, France
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- Direction de la Recherche et du Développement de la Qualité de l'Eau, Eau de Paris, 33 avenue Jean Jaurès, 94200, Ivry sur Seine, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux de Poitiers (UMR CNRS 7285), École Nationale Supérieure d'Ingénieurs de Poitiers (ENSIP), Université de Poitiers, 1 rue Marcel Doré, Bâtiment 1, 86022, Poitiers Cedex, France
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Sepp M, Kõiv T, Nõges P, Nõges T. Do organic matter metrics included in lake surveillance monitoring in Europe provide a broad picture of brownification and enrichment with oxygen consuming substances? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 610-611:1288-1297. [PMID: 28851149 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Organic matter (OM) has numerous geochemical and ecological functions in inland waters and can affect water quality. Different parameters of aquatic OM are measured with various methods as no single analytical tool can provide definitive structural or functional information about it. In the present paper we review different OM metrics used in the European Union (EU) lake surveillance monitoring programmes and assess their suitability to provide sufficient data about the brownification and enrichment with oxygen consuming substances in European lakes. In the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), metrics of OM are not mandatory physico-chemical parameters, but only recommended parameters to characterize water transparency, oxygenation conditions or acidification status. Our analysis shows that, as lake OM is monitored under the WFD in only 14 countries, no Europe-wide conclusions on the situation regarding brownification and organic enrichment can be drawn based on these data. Applied parameters in lake surveillance monitoring programmes are biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic carbon (TOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), water colour (WCol), and yellow substance. Different national OM metrics used avoid getting a broad picture of lake OM concentration changes in Europe over the last decades. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that the possibilities to convert different OM parameters to each other are limited because empirical relationships between them are region-specific. OM sensors for continuous measurements and remote sensing surveys could improve the effectiveness of lake OM monitoring, especially its temporal and spatial representativeness. It would be highly suggested to include in lake monitoring programmes also methods (e.g. absorbance or fluorescence spectroscopy) allowing to characterize the composition of OM as it influences strongly the biogeochemical role of OM in lakes.
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- Margot Sepp
- Centre for Limnology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51014 Tartu, Estonia.
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- Centre for Limnology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Centre for Limnology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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- Centre for Limnology, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Kreutzwaldi 5, 51014 Tartu, Estonia
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Reitsema RE, Meire P, Schoelynck J. The Future of Freshwater Macrophytes in a Changing World: Dissolved Organic Carbon Quantity and Quality and Its Interactions With Macrophytes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:629. [PMID: 29868084 PMCID: PMC5960680 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Freshwater ecosystems are confronted with the effects of climate change. One of the major changes is an increased concentration of aquatic carbon. Macrophytes are important in the aquatic carbon cycle and play as primary producers a crucial role in carbon storage in aquatic systems. However, macrophytes are affected by increasing carbon concentrations. The focus of this review lies on dissolved organic carbon (DOC), one of the most abundant forms of carbon in aquatic ecosystems which has many effects on macrophytes. DOC concentrations are rising; the exact cause of this increase is not known, although it is hypothesized that climate change is one of the drivers. The quality of DOC is also changing; for example, in urban areas DOC composition is different from the composition in natural watersheds, resulting in DOC that is more resistant to photo-degradation. Plants can benefit from DOC as it attenuates UV-B radiation, it binds potentially harmful heavy metals and provides CO2 as it breaks down. Yet plant growth can also be impaired under high DOC concentrations, especially by humic substances (HS). HS turn the water brown and attenuate light, which limits macrophyte photosynthesis at greater depths. This leads to lower macrophyte abundance and lower species diversity. HS form a wide class of chemicals with many different functional groups and they therefore have the ability to interfere with many biochemical processes that occur in freshwater organisms. Few studies have looked into the direct effects of HS on macrophytes, but there is evidence that HS can interfere with photosynthesis by entering macrophyte cells and causing damage. DOC can also affect reactivity of heavy metals, water and sediment chemistry. This indirectly affects macrophytes too, so they are exposed to multiple stressors that may have contradictive effects. Finally, macrophytes can affect DOC quality and quantity as they produce DOC themselves and provide a substrate to heterotrophic bacteria that degrade DOC. Because macrophytes take a key position in the aquatic ecosystem, it is essential to understand to what extent DOC quantity and quality in surface water are changing and how this will affect macrophyte growth and species diversity in the future.
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Long Term Trends and Dynamics of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) in a Subtropical Reservoir Basin. WATER 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/w9070545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Osburn CL, Handsel LT, Peierls BL, Paerl HW. Predicting Sources of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen to an Estuary from an Agro-Urban Coastal Watershed. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:8473-8484. [PMID: 27404466 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) is the nitrogen (N)-containing component of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and in aquatic ecosystems is part of the biologically reactive nitrogen pool that can degrade water quality in N-sensitive waters. Unlike inorganic N (nitrate and ammonium) DON is comprised of many different molecules of variable reactivity. Few methods exist to track the sources of DON in watersheds. In this study, DOM excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence of eight discrete DON sources was measured and modeled with parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) and the resulting model ("FluorMod") was fit to 516 EEMs measured in surface waters from the main stem of the Neuse River and its tributaries, located in eastern North Carolina. PARAFAC components were positively correlated to DON concentration. Principle components analysis (PCA) was used to confirm separation of the eight sources and model validation was achieved by measurement of source samples not included in the model development with an error of <10%. Application of FluorMod to surface waters of streams within the Neuse River Basin showed that while >70% of DON was attributed to natural sources, nonpoint sources, such as soil and poultry litter leachates and street runoff, accounted for the remaining 30%. This result was consistent with changes in land use from urbanized Raleigh metropolitan area to the largely agricultural Southeastern coastal plain. Overall, the predicted fraction of nonpoint DON sources was consistent with previous reports of increased organic N inputs in this river basin, which are suspected of impacting the water quality of its estuary.
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- Christopher L Osburn
- Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 United States
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- Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University , Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 United States
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 United States
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- Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Morehead City, North Carolina 28557 United States
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Small Boreal Lake Ecosystem Evolution under the Influence of Natural and Anthropogenic Factors: Results of Multidisciplinary Long-Term Study. WATER 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/w8080316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chemical and biological research with deaf and hard-of-hearing students and professionals: Ensuring a safe and successful laboratory environment. ACS CHEMICAL HEALTH & SAFETY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchas.2015.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Undergraduate Research Involving Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Interdisciplinary Science Projects. EDUCATION SCIENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/educsci5020146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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