Why brown waters keeps their color - the role of iron in the fate of organic carbon
Main funder
Funder's project number: 295709
Funds granted by main funder (€)
- 259 735,00
Funding program
Project timetable
Project start date: 01/09/2016
Project end date: 31/12/2019
Summary
Biogeochemical processes (e.g., physical control by minerals) exert a predominant role in organic carbon (OC) cycle – regardless of molecular structure. The preservation of OC by iron (Fe) has been emphasized in soil studies but only to a small extent been explored in aquatic and sediment environments. Recently the concentration of Fe is significantly increasing in many freshwaters, causing brownish color, its consequences and effects on C cycling remain largely unknown.
This project studies the effects of Fe in the cycling of OC in both aquatic and sediment environments. The aim is to reveal the role and its mechanisms of Fe in the mineralization and preservation of OC. The results are applicable to the OC cycle estimation in natural and also disturbed (e.g., ore-mining) catchments.
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This project studies the effects of Fe in the cycling of OC in both aquatic and sediment environments. The aim is to reveal the role and its mechanisms of Fe in the mineralization and preservation of OC. The results are applicable to the OC cycle estimation in natural and also disturbed (e.g., ore-mining) catchments.
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Related publications and other outputs
- Coupling of iron and dissolved organic matter in lakes–selective retention of different size fractions (2023) Riise, Gunnhild; et al.; A1; OA
- Biogenic Fenton process : A possible mechanism for the mineralization of organic carbon in fresh waters (2021) Vähätalo, Anssi V.; et al.; A1; OA
- A multi-criteria evaluation system for arable land resource assessment (2020) Li, Feipeng; et al.; A1; OA
- Superoxide-driven autocatalytic dark production of hydroxyl radicals in the presence of complexes of natural dissolved organic matter and iron (2020) Xiao, Yihua; et al.; A1; OA
- Unraveling long-term changes in lake color based on optical properties of lake sediment (2020) Xiao, Yihua; et al.; A1; OA
- Effects of elevated production of autochthonous dissolved organic matter on the freely dissolved concentration of cadmium (2018) Dong, Qianqian; et al.; A1