Insights into Organic Carbon, Iron, Metals and Phosphorus Dynamics in Freshwaters

• Other Authors: Shirokova, Liudmila S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Biochemistry; river flux; weathering; organic matter; permafrost; trace element; river; lake; trace metals; carbon; season; thermokarst; Western Siberia; wetland; dissolved iron; Amur river; hydrochemistry; forest; landscape; lithology; carbonate rocks; major element; river water; major ions; background concentration; water discharge; northern West Siberia; bog; iron; colloids; freshwater mussels; trace elements; biominerals; bioindicators; Northeastern Europe; boreal; subarctic; geochemistry of phosphorus; continental runoff; river mouth; snow; heavy metal; gas flaring; pollution; BLM; TOC; DOC; Fe; historical data; metals; nutrients; watershed; n/a
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Organic carbon (OC), nutrients and trace metals are key aquatic components of freshwater systems, including groundwater, soil water, lakes, rivers, and their estuaries. Over the past decade, there has been increasing interest regarding the rising in organic carbon and iron concentrations in freshwaters in relation to the so-called "browning" effect, caused by climate warming and changes in anthropogenic pressure. As for phosphorus, it is a vital element for all aquatic ecosystems and its aquatic biogeochemical cycle now undergoes sizable changes linked to eutrophication, invasive species development, and transformations between organic and inorganic forms. This book combines the articles dedicated to various aspects of the behavior of organic carbon, phosphorus, iron (and other related metals) in a broad range of freshwater environments, from soil solutions and groundwaters to ponds, lakes, rivers, and their riparian zones and estuaries.