scholarly journals Study of Dissolved Organic Carbon Concentration in KHDTK Forest Peatland Area, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Galih Widhi Pratama ◽  
Fengky F. Adji ◽  
Panji Surawijaya ◽  
Nina Yulianti ◽  
Zafrullah Damanik

The study was conducted to determine whether are differences in dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in three different types of peatland conditions. The study was conducted from March 1st to April 30, 2020. The research was carried out in the Tumbang Nusa Special Purpose Forest Area (KHDTK). Furthermore, the analysis of DOC samples was carried out at the BALITRA Laboratory, Banjar Baru, South Kalimantan. The analysis of water pH samples was conduct at the UPT. LLG – CIMTROP, UPR Laboratory. The results showed that DOC in degraded peatlands site ranged from 36.18 mg L-1 to 76.86 mg L-1 with an average of 53.1 mg L-1, water pH between 3.6 to 4 with an average of 3.88, and the water table of 26.51 cm. Then in the forest site ranged from 37.12 mg L-1 to 49.81 mg L-1 with an average of 40.95 mg L-1, water pH ranged of 4 to 4.4 with an average of 4.32, and water table -5.13 cm. Furthermore, the re-vegetation site ranged from 29.27 mg L-1 to 34.90 mg L-1 with an average of 30.73 mg L-1, water pH between 4 to 4.3 with an average of 4.18, and water table 36.28 cm. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that there is a difference in DOC in three sites, in the degradation site contributes higher dissolved organic carbon than other sites with an average amount of 53.1 mg L-1, compared to forest site with an average amount of 40.95 mg L-1, and re-vegetation site with an average amount of 30.73 mg L-1. Therefore, sustainable management of peat is expected to minimize the rapid decomposition of organic material in peat.

Radiocarbon ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 843-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett D Walker ◽  
Sheila Griffin ◽  
Ellen R M Druffel

AbstractThe standard procedure for storing/preserving seawater dissolved organic carbon (DOC) samples after field collection is by freezing (–20°C) until future analysis can be made. However, shipping and receiving large numbers of these samples without thawing presents a significant logistical problem and large monetary expense. Access to freezers can also be limited in remote field locations. We therefore test an alternative method of preserving and storing samples for the measurement of DOC concentrations ([DOC]), stable carbon (δ13C), and radiocarbon (as ∆14C) isotopic values via UV photooxidation (UVox). We report a total analytical reproducibility of frozen DOC samples to be [DOC]±1.3 µM, ∆14C±9.4‰, and δ13C±0.1‰, comparable to previously reported results (Druffel et al. 2013). Open Ocean DOC frozen versus acidified duplicates were on average offset by ∆DOC±1.1 µM, ∆∆14C± –1.3‰, and ∆δ13C± –0.1‰. Coastal Ocean frozen vs. acidified sample replicates, collected as part of a long-term (380-day) storage experiment, had larger, albeit consistent offsets of ∆DOC±2.2 µM, ∆∆14C±1.5‰, and ∆δ13C± –0.2‰. A simple isotopic mass balance of changes in [DOC], ∆14C, and δ13C values reveals loss of semi-labile DOC (2.2±0.6 µM, ∆14C=–94±105‰, δ13C=–27±10‰; n=4) and semi-recalcitrant DOC (2.4±0.7 µM, ∆14C=–478±116‰, δ13C=–23.4±3.0‰; n=3) in Coastal and Open Ocean acidified samples, respectively.


1986 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1259-1270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce J. Peterson ◽  
John E. Hobbie ◽  
Teresa L. Corliss

The carbon cycle of the Kuparuk River, a meandering tundra stream, is dominated by inputs of eroding peat and leaching dissolved organic carbon from the tundra. Net production of epilithic algae is about 13 g C∙m−2∙yr−1, an order of magnitude less than inputs of allochthonous particulate organic carbon and two orders of magnitude less than inputs of dissolved organic carbon. The streamwater has a mean total organic carbon concentration of 6.8 mg∙L−1, and the annual export of organic carbon from the watershed is 2–3 t∙km−2∙yr−1; both are similar to the average for temperate streams. However, because of the low primary productivity of tundra vegetation, the export of organic carbon from the watershed via the river is a larger fraction (2–6%) of the total watershed net primary production than the 0.1–0.4% usually found for temperate rivers.


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