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Autori principali: Kellerman, Anne M, Kothawala, Dolly N, Dittmar, Thorsten, Tranvik, Lars J
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Lingua:en
Pubblicazione: PANGAEA 2015
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Accesso online:https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.844884
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author Kellerman, Anne M
Kothawala, Dolly N
Dittmar, Thorsten
Tranvik, Lars J
author_facet Kellerman, Anne M
Kothawala, Dolly N
Dittmar, Thorsten
Tranvik, Lars J
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Whether intrinsic molecular properties or extrinsic factors such as environmental conditions control the decomposition of natural organic matter across soil, marine and freshwater systems has been subject to debate. Comprehensive evaluations of the controls that molecular structure exerts on organic matter's persistence in the environment have been precluded by organic matter's extreme complexity. Here we examine dissolved organic matter from 109 Swedish lakes using ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopy to investigate the constraints on its persistence in the environment. We find that degradation processes preferentially remove oxidized, aromatic compounds, whereas reduced, aliphatic and N-containing compounds are either resistant to degradation or tightly cycled and thus persist in aquatic systems. The patterns we observe for individual molecules are consistent with our measurements of emergent bulk characteristics of organic matter at wide geographic and temporal scales, as reflected by optical properties. We conclude that intrinsic molecular properties are an important control of overall organic matter reactivity.
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spellingShingle Molecular dissolved organic matter composition in lakes across Sweden as relative intensities of FT-ICR-MS peaks and PARAFAC components and optical indices
Kellerman, Anne M
Kothawala, Dolly N
Dittmar, Thorsten
Tranvik, Lars J

Whether intrinsic molecular properties or extrinsic factors such as environmental conditions control the decomposition of natural organic matter across soil, marine and freshwater systems has been subject to debate. Comprehensive evaluations of the controls that molecular structure exerts on organic matter's persistence in the environment have been precluded by organic matter's extreme complexity. Here we examine dissolved organic matter from 109 Swedish lakes using ultrahigh-resolution mass spectrometry and optical spectroscopy to investigate the constraints on its persistence in the environment. We find that degradation processes preferentially remove oxidized, aromatic compounds, whereas reduced, aliphatic and N-containing compounds are either resistant to degradation or tightly cycled and thus persist in aquatic systems. The patterns we observe for individual molecules are consistent with our measurements of emergent bulk characteristics of organic matter at wide geographic and temporal scales, as reflected by optical properties. We conclude that intrinsic molecular properties are an important control of overall organic matter reactivity.
title Molecular dissolved organic matter composition in lakes across Sweden as relative intensities of FT-ICR-MS peaks and PARAFAC components and optical indices
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url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.844884