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Glueck D. Comparison of high turbidity events: Sand nourishments and storm events on sandy beaches at the Baltic Sea, Germany. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 194:115389. [PMID: 37595336 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Coastal zones are permanently under stress by storms, cliff breaks, waves and currents. These events can cause the retreat of the coastline and are currently compensated by beach nourishments. The commonality of these sediment eroding and accumulating processes are turbidity plumes created in coastal waters, increasing the resuspension of particles and possibly nutrient concentrations. To compare sand nourishments and storm events, total suspended solids (TSS) and nutrient measurements were performed during winter season at the German Baltic Sea Coast. A pre-experiment showed that the TSS was homogenous through the water column. There were significant differences between both events, with sand nourishments exceeding the TSS of storms with the factor two. Due to the nourishment mechanism, the relative organic content was lower than during storm events. The nutrient uptake was unsteady. Therefore, sand nourishment can be considered to have more influence on the ecology of sand shores than storm events.
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- Daniela Glueck
- University of Rostock, Aquatic Ecology, Rostock, Germany.
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Jiang Y, Bao X, Huang Z, Chen Y, Wu X, Li X, Wu X, Hu Y. Identification of pollutant delivery processes during different storm events and hydrological years in a semi-arid mountainous reservoir basin. Sci Total Environ 2023; 883:163606. [PMID: 37100149 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A comprehensive understanding of pollutant delivery processes during storm events is essential for developing strategies to minimize adverse impacts on receiving water bodies. In this paper, hysteresis analysis and principal component analysis were coupled with identified nutrient dynamics to determine different pollutant export forms and transport pathways and analyze the impact of precipitation characteristics and hydrological conditions on pollutant transport processes through continuous sampling between different storm events (4 events) and hydrological years (2018-wet, 2019-dry) in a semi-arid mountainous reservoir watershed. Results showed pollutant dominant forms and primary transport pathways were inconsistent between different storm events and hydrological years. Nitrogen (N) was mainly exported in the form of nitrate-N(NO3-N). Particle phosphorous (PP) was the dominant P form in wet years, but total dissolved P (TDP) in dry year. Ammonia-N (NH4-N), total P (TP), total dissolved P(TDP) and PP had prominent flushing responses to storm events and were delivered mainly from overland sources by surface runoff; while the concentrations of total N(TN) and nitrate-N(NO3-N) were mainly diluted during storm events. Rainfall intensity and amount had significant control over P dynamics and extreme events played a key role in TP exports, accounting for >90 % of the total TP load exports. However, the cumulative rainfall and runoff regime during rainy season exerted significant control over N exports than individual rainfall features. In the dry year, NO3-N and TN were delivered primarily through soil water flow paths during storm events; nevertheless, wet year registered complex control on TN exports via soil water release, followed by surface runoff transport. Relative to dry year, wet year registered higher N concentration and more N load exports. These findings could provide scientific basis for determining effective pollution mitigation strategies in Miyun Reservoir basin and provide important references for other semi-arid mountain watersheds.
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- Yan Jiang
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- PowerChina Resources Limited, Beijing 100044, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Martinez B, Da Silva BF, Aristizabal-Henao JJ, Denslow ND, Osborne TZ, Morrison ES, Bianchi TS, Bowden JA. Increased levels of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) during Hurricane Dorian on the east coast of Florida. Environ Res 2022; 208:112635. [PMID: 34990607 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals commonly found in everyday consumer products and are an emerging concern due to their ubiquitous presence in ecosystems around the world. PFAS exposure, which often occurs through contaminated water, has been linked to several adverse health effects in humans and wildlife. PFAS can be transported in surface water and storm runoff in the nearshore environment. Episodic events, such as hurricanes, are projected to increase in frequency and intensity, and a critical unanswered question is: how do episodic events influence the concentrations and distributions of emerging contaminants, such as PFAS, in coastal systems? Here, we investigated the impact of the 2019 Hurricane Dorian on the Florida coast to assess how natural disasters, such as hurricanes, influence the fate and transport of PFAS in surface water. Water samples collected throughout the St. Augustine Intracoastal waterway before, during, and after the storm were analyzed and compared with baseline concentrations. Ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) was used in the detection and quantification of 23 and 17 PFAS, respectively. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) was the compound with the highest concentration across all sampling sites. Mean PFOS levels showed the highest increase of 177% during the hurricane and returned to baseline levels after two days. Our findings highlight the need for continued research focused on understanding how large storms near all coastlines can impact the transport of environmental pollutants, such as PFOS, that can have adverse effects on human and environmental health. Further monitoring of PFAS in coastal systems is necessary to identify potential PFAS hotspots, investigate the impacts of episodic events on PFAS transport, develop mitigation practices capable of reducing the risk of PFAS exposure.
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- Brian Martinez
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Whitney Laboratory for Marine Biosciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Liao A, Han D, Song X, Yang S. Impacts of storm events on chlorophyll-a variations and controlling factors for algal bloom in a river receiving reclaimed water. J Environ Manage 2021; 297:113376. [PMID: 34325374 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Harmful algal bloom is prevalent in the reclaimed-water-source (RWS) river caused by the excessive nutrient's inputs. Rainfall water may be the sole nutrient-diluted water source for the RWS river. However, the effects of storm events on the algal bloom in the RWS river are poorly understood. This study presents chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) variations before, during, and after the initial storm events (Pre-storm, In-storm, and Post-storm) at four representative sites with distinct hydraulic conditions in a dam-regulated RWS river system, Beijing. The response of Chl-a to the initial storm events mostly depends on the ecosystem status that caused by the river hydraulic properties. The upstream is more river-like and downstream is more lake-like. In the river-like system, elevated water temperature (WT, increased by 2 %) could support the dominating algae (diatom) growth (Chl-a increased by 130 %) from Pre-storm to In-storm period. In the lake-like system, the dominant algae (blue algae) declined (Chl-a sharply decreased by 96%-99 %) due to the lower WT (decreased by 3%-7%) and increased flow velocities from Pre-storm to In-storm period. During the Post-storm period, the dominant algae break out (Chl-a surged by 20%-319 %) in the lake-like system caused by the recovered WT (increased by 3%-6%) and flow velocity. The occurrence of algal bloom can be predicted by the Random Forest (RF) model based on water quality parameters such as total nitrogen (TN). The thresholds of algal bloom for the Pre-storm, In-storm, and Post-storm periods were identified as 30 μg/L, 10 μg/L, and 10 μg/L, respectively. The two driven factors were WT and nitrate (NO3-N) for the Pre-storm period and were WT and TN for the In- & Post-storm periods. A higher risk of algal bloom is highlighted during the initial storm events in the RWS river. We propose recommendations for improving water quality in the RWS river systems under the climatic change.
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- Anran Liao
- Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Sino-Danish College (SDC), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Sino-Danish College (SDC), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Beijing, 100049, China
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Müller ME, Zwiener C, Escher BI. Storm Event-Driven Occurrence and Transport of Dissolved and Sorbed Organic Micropollutants and Associated Effects in the Ammer River, Southwestern Germany. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021; 40:88-99. [PMID: 33079390 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Storm events lead to agricultural and urban runoff, to mobilization of contaminated particulate matter, and to input from combined sewer overflows into rivers. We conducted time-resolved sampling during a storm event at the Ammer River, southwest Germany, which is representative of small river systems in densely populated areas with a temperate climate. Suspended particulate matter (SPM) and water from 2 sampling sites were separately analyzed by a multi-analyte liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method for 97 environmentally relevant organic micropollutants and with 2 in vitro bioassays. Oxidative stress response (AREc32) may become activated by various stressors covering a broad range of physicochemical properties and induction of aryl hydrocarbon receptor-chemical-activated luciferase gene expression (AhR-CALUX) by hydrophobic compounds such as dioxins and dioxin-like molecules. Compound numbers, concentrations, their mass fluxes, and associated effect fluxes increased substantially during the storm event. Micropollutants detected in water and on SPM pointed toward inputs from combined sewer overflow (e.g., caffeine, paracetamol), urban runoff (e.g., mecoprop, terbutryn), and agricultural areas (e.g., azoxystrobin, bentazone). Particle-facilitated transport of triphenylphosphate and tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate accounted for up to 34 and 33% of the total mass flux even though SPM concentrations were <1 g L-1 . Effect fluxes attributed to SPM were similar or higher than in the water phase. The important role of SPM-bound transport emphasizes the need to consider not only concentrations but also mass and effect fluxes for surface water quality assessment and wastewater/stormwater treatment options. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:88-99. © 2020 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Maximilian E Müller
- Center for Applied Geoscience, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Applied Geoscience, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Applied Geoscience, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
- Department of Cell Toxicology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
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Buckerfield SJ, Quilliam RS, Waldron S, Naylor LA, Li S, Oliver DM. Rainfall-driven E. coli transfer to the stream-conduit network observed through increasing spatial scales in mixed land-use paddy farming karst terrain. Water Res X 2019; 5:100038. [PMID: 31660535 PMCID: PMC6807365 DOI: 10.1016/j.wroa.2019.100038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Karst aquifers have distinctive hydrology and supply 25% of the world's population with drinking water, making them a critical geological setting for understanding and managing microbial water pollution. Rainfall causes elevated concentrations and loading of faecal microorganisms, e.g. E. coli, in catchment surface and groundwater systems, increasing the risk of human exposure to faecally-contaminated water. However, effective management of microbial water quality in complex karst catchments is constrained by limited understanding of E. coli - discharge responses to rainfall. We analysed how rainfall events of varying magnitude (2.4-100 mm) control E. coli-discharge dynamics at increasing spatial scales in a mixed land-use karst catchment in southwest China. During the wet season, hourly water sampling was undertaken throughout five storm events to characterise in high detail E. coli emergence with resulting flow across multiple sites of varying catchment area, stream order, and land-use. E. coli concentration was found to increase by 1-3 orders of magnitude following rainfall events. Maximum E. coli concentration and speed of E. coli recession were influenced by rainfall (amount, intensity), timing of agricultural activities, and position in the hydrological system. For high intensity events ∼90% of the cumulative E. coli export occurred within 48 h. E. coli concentration increased with increasing discharge at all sites. E. coli concentration at low discharge was higher in the headwaters than at the catchment outlet, while the rate of increase in E. coli concentration with increasing discharge appears to follow the opposite trend, being higher at the catchment outlet than the headwaters. This was attributed to the decreasing flow path gradient and increasing degree of development of the fissure network, but further event monitoring at varying catchment scales is required to confirm this relationship. The results provide novel insight into how rainfall characteristics combine with land-use and catchment hydrology to control E. coli export in karst landscapes.
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- Sarah J. Buckerfield
- Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
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- School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Geographical and Earth Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
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Lee MH, Lee YK, Derrien M, Choi K, Shin KH, Jang KS, Hur J. Evaluating the contributions of different organic matter sources to urban river water during a storm event via optical indices and molecular composition. Water Res 2019; 165:115006. [PMID: 31470285 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in river water dynamically changes with respect to its major sources during heavy rain events. However, there has been no established tool to estimate the relative contributions of different organic sources to river water DOM. In this study, the evolution in the contributions of ten different organic matter (OM) sources to storm water DOM was explored with a selected urban river, the Geumho River in South Korea, during storm events via an end-member mixing analysis (EMMA) based on fluorescence indices and Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS). The OM source materials included treated effluent, road runoff, groundwater, topsoil, deep soil, leaves, reeds, riparian plants, attached algae, and suspended algae. The EMMA results provided quantitative estimates of the variations in the dominant OM sources with the progress of storms. Treated effluent was the prevailing source at the beginning period of the storm, while topsoil, leaves, riparian plants, and groundwater predominated during and after the peak period. The fluorescence indices-based evaluation was consistent with the statistical comparison of the molecular formulas derived from FT-ICR-MS conducted on the ten potential OM sources and the storm samples. The observed variations in the OM sources agreed with the typical characteristics of urban rivers in connection with anthropogenic inputs and the impact of surrounding impervious surfaces. This study demonstrates the application of intuitive and facile tools in estimating the relative impacts of OM sources in urban watersheds.
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- Mi-Hee Lee
- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea
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- K-Water Institute, 1689 Beon-gil 125, Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34045, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Sciences and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan, 15588, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Basic Science Institute, 162 Yeongudanji-Ro, Cheongwon-Gu, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea.
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Chen S, Lu Y, Dash P, Das P, Li J, Capps K, Majidzadeh H, Elliott M. Hurricane pulses: Small watershed exports of dissolved nutrients and organic matter during large storms in the Southeastern USA. Sci Total Environ 2019; 689:232-244. [PMID: 31271989 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, can cause ecological disturbances that alter energy and nutrients across terrestrial-aquatic boundaries. Yet, relatively few studies have considered the impacts of extreme weather events on biogeochemical dynamics in watersheds at larger spatial scales. Here, we assessed the effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma on the export of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and nutrients in ten watersheds from five southeastern states of the United States. We quantified the magnitude of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and nutrients exported during the storms and assessed the changes in DOM sources and bioreactivity after storms. Our results show that the storm-mobilized DOC and nutrients fluxes were primarily driven by water discharge. The proportions of terrestrial, humic-like DOM compounds increased, and percent autochthonous, protein-like DOM decreased during high flows. Percent bioreactive DOC decreased with increasing discharge. Bioreactivity increased with increasing nitrate concentration, but decreased as percent terrestrial humic-like DOM, aromaticity, and molecular weight increased. These observations suggest that storms may have shifted flow paths to shallower depths that promoted the addition of biorefractory organic matter from topsoils into the water column. Notably, the total flux of bioreactive DOC was at least nearly twice as high at peak discharge, indicating materials transported by large storm flows could strongly enhance microbial activity in streams, although the position of storm-mediated microbial hotspots would depend on the flow rate and other instream parameters. Additionally, compared to forest-dominated watersheds, urban watersheds exported high loads of nutrients and bioreactive DOC, and a wetland-dominated watershed had a prolonged, but relatively subdued export of DOC and nutrients. Together, our findings highlight the ecological significance of extreme weather and climate events in leading to rapid, large-magnitude changes in energy and nutrient availability within drainage networks, and the potential interactions between land use and climate change on watershed biogeochemistry.
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- Shuo Chen
- Molecualr Eco-Geochemistry (MEG) Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487, USA
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- Molecualr Eco-Geochemistry (MEG) Laboratory, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487, USA; SUSTech Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, 1088 Xueyuan Rd., Xili, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Geosciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN 37209, USA
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- Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2202, USA
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- Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology & Forest Science, Clemson University, Georgetown, SC 29442, USA
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- Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487, USA
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Zhuang WE, Yang L. Impacts of global changes on the biogeochemistry and environmental effects of dissolved organic matter at the land-ocean interface: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:4165-4173. [PMID: 29255987 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1027-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 12/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is an important component in the biogeochemistry and ecosystem function of aquatic environments at the highly populated land-ocean interface. The mobilization and transformation of DOM at this critical interface are increasingly affected by a series of notable global changes such as the increasing storm events, intense human activities, and accelerating glacier loss. This review provides an overview of the changes in the quantity and quality of DOM under the influences of multiple global changes. The profound implications of changing DOM for aquatic ecosystem and human society are further discussed, and future research needs are suggested for filling current knowledge gaps. The fluvial export of DOM is strongly intensified during storm events, which is accompanied with notable changes in the chemical composition and reactivity of DOM. Land use not only changes the mobilization of natural DOM source pools within watersheds but also adds DOM of distinct chemical composition and reactivity from anthropogenic sources. Glacier loss brings highly biolabile DOM to downstream water bodies. The changing DOM leads to significant changes in heterotrophic activity, CO2 out gassing, nutrient and pollutant biogeochemistry, and disinfection by-product formation. Further studies on the source, transformations, and downstream effects of storm DOM, temporal variations of DOM and its interactions with other pollutants in human-modified watersheds, photo-degradability of glacier DOM, and potential priming effects, are essential for better understanding the responses and feedbacks of DOM at the land-ocean interface under the impacts of global changes.
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- Wan-E Zhuang
- College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environment and Resources, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China.
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Adyel TM, Oldham CE, Hipsey MR. Storm event-scale nutrient attenuation in constructed wetlands experiencing a Mediterranean climate: A comparison of a surface flow and hybrid surface-subsurface flow system. Sci Total Environ 2017; 598:1001-1014. [PMID: 28468117 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Among different Water Sensitive Urban Design options, constructed wetlands (CWs) are used to protect and restore downstream water quality by attenuating nutrients generated by stormwater runoff. This research compared the nutrient attenuation ability during a diverse population of storm events of two CWs: (a) a hybrid CW with multiple alternating surface flow (SF) and laterite-based subsurface flow (SSF) compartments, and (b) a single stage SF CW. Within-storm variability, nutrient concentrations were assessed at 2 to 3-h intervals at both the main inlet and outlet of each CW. Dissolved oxygen concentrations of the surface waters were also monitored at 10-min intervals using high frequency in situ sensors. Nutrient loads into the CWs were observed to be higher when a high rainfall event occurred, particularly after longer antecedent dry conditions. Longer hydraulic retention times promoted higher attenuation at both sites. However, the relative extent of nutrient attenuation differed between the CW types; the mean total nitrogen (TN) attenuation in the hybrid and SF CW was 45 and 48%, respectively. The hybrid CW attenuated 67% total phosphorus (TP) loads on average, while the SF CW acted as a net TP source. Periodic storm events transitioned the lentic CW into a lotic CW and caused riparian zone saturation; it was therefore hypothesized that such saturation of organic matter rich-riparian zones led to release of TP in the system. The hybrid CW attenuated the released TP in the downstream laterite-based SSF compartments. Diel oxygen metabolism calculated before and after the storm events was found to be strongly correlated with water temperature, solar exposure and antecedent dry condition during the pre-storm conditions. Furthermore, the SF CW showed a significant relationship between overall nutrient load attenuation and the change in oxygen metabolism during the storm perturbation, suggesting oxygen variation could be a useful proxy indicator of CW function.
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- Tanveer M Adyel
- School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, VIC 3800, Australia.
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- School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, VIC 3800, Australia
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- UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia; Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, VIC 3800, Australia
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Garner E, Benitez R, von Wagoner E, Sawyer R, Schaberg E, Hession WC, Krometis LAH, Badgley BD, Pruden A. Stormwater loadings of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban stream. Water Res 2017; 123:144-152. [PMID: 28662396 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Antibiotic resistance presents a critical public health challenge and the transmission of antibiotic resistance via environmental pathways continues to gain attention. Factors driving the spread of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in surface water and sources of ARGs in urban stormwater have not been well-characterized. In this study, five ARGs (sul1, sul2, tet(O), tet(W), and erm(F)) were quantified throughout the duration of three storm runoff events in an urban inland stream. Storm loads of all five ARGs were significantly greater than during equivalent background periods. Neither fecal indicator bacteria measured (E. coli or enterococci) was significantly correlated with sul1, sul2, or erm(F), regardless of whether ARG concentration was absolute or normalized to 16S rRNA levels. Both E. coli and enterococci were correlated with the tetracycline resistance genes, tet(O) and tet(W). Next-generation shotgun metagenomic sequencing was conducted to more thoroughly characterize the resistome (i.e., full complement of ARGs) and profile the occurrence of all ARGs described in current databases in storm runoff in order to inform future watershed monitoring and management. Between 37 and 121 different ARGs were detected in each stream sample, though the ARG profiles differed among storms. This study establishes that storm-driven transport of ARGs comprises a considerable fraction of overall downstream loadings and broadly characterizes the urban stormwater resistome to identify potential marker ARGs indicative of impact.
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Affiliation(s)
- Emily Garner
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States.
| | - Romina Benitez
- Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
| | - Emily von Wagoner
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
| | - Richard Sawyer
- Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
| | - Erin Schaberg
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
| | - W Cully Hession
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
| | - Leigh-Anne H Krometis
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
| | - Brian D Badgley
- Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
| | - Amy Pruden
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
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