Atmospheric dry deposition of water-soluble organic matter : An underestimated carbon source to the coastal waters in North China

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Water-soluble organic matter (WSOM) is a ubiquitous group of organic compounds in the atmosphere, which plays an important role in the biogeochemical cycle. To determine the quantity and chemical composition of the dry deposition of WSOM and assess its ecological effects on the coastal waters around the Yangma Island, North Yellow Sea, total suspended particulates (TSP) samples collected at a coastal site for one year from December 2019 to November 2020 were analyzed. The concentration of water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) and the spectroscopy of chromophoric dissolvable organic matter (CDOM) and fluorescent dissolvable organic matter (FDOM) in the samples showed highly temporal variability with higher values in winter and spring than in summer and autumn. In addition, the correlation analysis revealed that the content of WSOM in the TSP as well as its chemical composition were greatly influenced by the sources and aging processes of aerosols. Moreover, the dry deposition flux of WSOC to the study area was calculated to be 0.79 ± 0.47 mg C m-2 d-1, namely 1.91 × 108 g C yr-1, which could increase the annual average concentration of dissolved organic carbon in surface seawater by 10.2 μmol L-1, implying that the dry deposition could sustain the secondary production and affect the carbon cycle of the coastal waters. Besides, the complete decomposition of bioavailable WSOC of dry deposition could reduce the annual average concentration of dissolved oxygen in surface seawater by 4.8 μmol L-1, which could contribute partly to the seawater deoxygenation in the coastal area around the Yangma Island.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:818

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The Science of the total environment - 818(2022) vom: 20. Apr., Seite 151772

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xie, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Xuelu [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yongliang [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Lv, Xiaoqing [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Jianmin [VerfasserIn]
Xing, Qianguo [VerfasserIn]

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059QF0KO0R
7440-44-0
Aerosols
Air-sea process
Carbon
Carbon cycle
Ecological effects
Fluorescent components
Journal Article
Optical properties
Water

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Date Completed 09.03.2022

Date Revised 09.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151772

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NLM333454960