Wei Hou1, Shaohua Sun1, Mingquan Wang1, Binhe Gu2, Xiang Li1, Chengxiao Zhang1, Ruibao Jia3. 1. Shandong (Jinan) Water & Waste Water Monitoring Center, Jinan, People's Republic of China. 2. Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. 3. Shandong (Jinan) Water & Waste Water Monitoring Center, Jinan, People's Republic of China. jiaruibao1968@163.com.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the water quality and variations in stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of particulate organic matter (δ13CPOM and δ15NPOM), as well as to evaluate the sources of carbon and nitrogen that contribute to the POM pools in lakes and reservoirs located in the water-receiving area of the Eastern Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project (SNWTP) in Northern China. During each season from October 2013 to July 2014, samples of POM from 14 lakes and reservoirs in Northern China were collected. The lakes and reservoirs were meso-eutrophic with considerably high brackish ions (SO42-, 173 mg/L; Cl-, 296 mg/L) in Yangtze River lake, and high total nitrogen: total phosphorus ratio (averaged with 772) or dissolved inorganic nitrogen: soluble reactive phosphorus molar ratios (averaged with 1077) in mountainous reservoirs. The δ13CPOM, δ15NPOM, carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratios showed significant seasonal variation, with ranges of - 32.5 to - 17.4‰, - 3.6 to 13.5‰, and 5.1-13.2, respectively, while they were hard to be distinguished among types of water sources. Principal component analysis (PCA) indicated that brackish ions, nutrients, and their molar ratios were the main factors influencing variations in δ13CPOM and δ15NPOM. δ13CPOM and C/N ratios suggested autochthonous primary production mainly contributed to POM during from April to October, while exogenous organic matter might mainly contribute these carbon pools in January. The low values of δ15NPOM (< 0‰) and negative correlation between δ15NPOM and TN suggested discharge of agricultural waste water (e.g., fertilizers, irrigation tailwater) in Bailanghe, Xinan, and Taihe Reservoir during the fertilization season, while higher values indicated domestic sewage input to waterbodies (e.g., Mishan, Gengjing, Donghai Reservoir). Our results suggested that the aquatic ecosystem in water-receiving area of SNWTP would be potentially affected by the inter-basin water diversion, and thus, ecosystem-based strategies were also presented accordingly.
The purpose of this study was to assess the water quality and variations in stable n class="Chemical">carbon and nitrogen isotopes of particulate organic matter (δ13CPOM and δ15NPOM), as well as to evaluate the sources of carbon and nitrogen that contribute to the POM pools in lakes and reservoirs located in the water-receiving area of the Eastern Route of South-to-North Water Transfer Project (SNWTP) in Northern China. During each season from October 2013 to July 2014, samples of POM from 14 lakes and reservoirs in Northern China were collected. The lakes and reservoirs were meso-eutrophic with considerably high brackish ions (SO42-, 173 mg/L; Cl-, 296 mg/L) in Yangtze River lake, and high total nitrogen: total phosphorus ratio (averaged with 772) or dissolved inorganic nitrogen: soluble reactive phosphorus molar ratios (averaged with 1077) in mountainous reservoirs. The δ13CPOM, δ15NPOM, carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratios showed significant seasonal variation, with ranges of - 32.5 to - 17.4‰, - 3.6 to 13.5‰, and 5.1-13.2, respectively, while they were hard to be distinguished among types of water sources. Principal component analysis (PCA) indicated that brackish ions, nutrients, and their molar ratios were the main factors influencing variations in δ13CPOM and δ15NPOM. δ13CPOM and C/N ratios suggested autochthonous primary production mainly contributed to POM during from April to October, while exogenous organic matter might mainly contribute these carbon pools in January. The low values of δ15NPOM (< 0‰) and negative correlation between δ15NPOM and TN suggested discharge of agricultural waste water (e.g., fertilizers, irrigation tailwater) in Bailanghe, Xinan, and Taihe Reservoir during the fertilization season, while higher values indicated domestic sewage input to waterbodies (e.g., Mishan, Gengjing, Donghai Reservoir). Our results suggested that the aquatic ecosystem in water-receiving area of SNWTP would be potentially affected by the inter-basin water diversion, and thus, ecosystem-based strategies were also presented accordingly.
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Keywords:
Brackish ion; Nutrient; Reservoir age; Stable isotope; Water quality
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