Fingerprints of upstream catchment land use in suspended particulate organic matter (SPOM) at the river discharge sites in Lake Victoria (Kenya): insights from element, stable isotope and lipid biomarker analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles C. Ngugi ◽  
Elijah Oyoo-Okoth ◽  
John Gichuki ◽  
Charles Gatune ◽  
James Mwangi-Kinyanjui
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Stable Isotope ◽  
River Discharge ◽  
Lake Victoria ◽  
Suspended Particulate ◽  
Lipid Biomarker ◽  
Biomarker Analysis ◽  
Upstream Catchment ◽  
Suspended Particulate Organic Matter

scholarly journals Longitudinal variation characteristics of stable isotope ratios of suspended particulate organic matter in the headwaters of the Qingjiang River, China

2021 ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Jian Gao ◽  
Zehui Zhang ◽  
Ping Zhong ◽  
Cheng Yang ◽  
Mingjun Liao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Particulate Organic Matter ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Suspended Particulate ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Suspended Particulate Organic Matter ◽  
Qingjiang River

To determine the sources and characteristics of suspended particulate organic matter (SPOM), the spatial distribution of carbon and nitrogen and their isotopic values (δ13C and δ15N) were measured from upstreamto downstream (i.e. site 1 to site 4) in the head waters of the Qingjiang River in central China. The mean annual SPOM δ15N and δ13C values varied between sites but exhibited a unimodal pattern. The mean annual δ15N increased from site 1 (2.5‰) to 3 (5.3‰), followed by a major decrease to 2.2‰ at site 4. Furthermore, the mean annual δ13C varied unimodally, being the most positiveat sites 1 (−21.6‰) and 4 (−22.8‰) followed by sites 2 (−24.5‰) and 3 (−26.4‰). In particular, the mean SPOM δ15N and δ13C in the tailwaters from a domestic wastewater treatment plant, which was located approximately 0.3 km upstream of site 4, were 2.2‰ and −25.6‰, respectively. The SPOM C/N values from stream water at site 4 (8.5 ± 1.5) and tailwater (6.2 ± 0.9) were similar. Collectively, the results suggested that wastewater treatment plant tailwater influenced the stable isotope values of SPOM in the stream and affected the variation trendfrom upstream to downstream.

scholarly journals Analyses of depositional environments of the Marcellus formation in New York using biomarker and trace metal proxies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reilly M. Blocho ◽  
Richard W. Smith ◽  
Mark R. Noll
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
New York ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
New York State ◽  
Depositional Environments ◽  
Average Chain Length ◽  
Lipid Biomarker ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Biomarker Analysis ◽  
Marcellus Formation

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to observe how the composition of organic matter (OM) and the extent of anoxia during deposition within the Marcellus Formation in New York varied by distance from the sediment source in eastern New York. Lipid biomarkers (n-alkanes and fatty acids) in the extractable organic component (bitumen) of the shale samples were analyzed, and proxies such as the average chain length (ACL), aquatic to terrestrial ratio (ATR) and carbon preference index (CPI) of n-alkanes were calculated. Fatty acids were relatively non-abundant due to the age of the shale bed, but n-alkane distributions revealed that the primary component of the OM was terrigenous plants. The presence of shorter n-alkane chain lengths in the samples indicated that there was also a minor component of phytoplankton and algal (marine) sourced OM. Whole rock analyses were also conducted, and cerium anomalies were calculated as a proxy for anoxia. All samples had a negative anomaly value, indicating anoxic conditions during deposition. Two samples, however, contained values close to zero and thus were determined to have suboxic conditions. Anoxia and total organic matter (TOM) did not show any spatial trends across the basin, which may be caused by varying depths within the basin during deposition. A correlation between nickel concentrations and TOM was observed and indicates that algae was the primary source of the marine OM, which supports the lipid biomarker analysis. It was determined that the kerogen type of the Marcellus Formation in New York State is type III, consistent with a methane-forming shale bed.

Molecular isotopic insights into hydrodynamic controls on fluvial suspended particulate organic matter transport

2019 ◽  
Vol 262 ◽  
pp. 78-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng Yu ◽  
Timothy I. Eglinton ◽  
Negar Haghipour ◽  
Daniel B. Montluçon ◽  
Lukas Wacker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Particulate Organic Matter ◽  
Suspended Particulate ◽  
Matter Transport ◽  
Suspended Particulate Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Matter Transport
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