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The role of reactive oxygen species in the degradation of lignin derived dissolved organic matter
- Source :
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 208:171-184
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2017.
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Abstract
- Evidence suggests that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important in transforming the chemical composition of the large pool of terrestrially-derived dissolved organic matter (DOM) exported from land to water annually. However, due to the challenges inherent in isolating the effects of individual ROS on DOM composition, the role of ROS in the photochemical alteration of DOM remains poorly characterized. In this work, terrestrial DOM was independently exposed to singlet oxygen (1O2), and superoxide ( O 2 - under controlled laboratory conditions). Using ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry to track molecular level alterations of DOM by ROS, these findings suggest exposure to 1O2 (generated using Rose Bengal and visible light) removed formulas with an O/C > 0.3, and primarily resulted in DOM comprised of formulas with higher oxygen content, while O 2 - exposure (from KO2 in DMSO) removed formulas with O/C 1.5). Comparison of DOM altered by ROS in this study to riverine and coastal DOM showed that (20–80%) overlap in formulas, providing evidence for the role of ROS in shaping the composition of DOM exported from rivers to oceans.
- Subjects :
- chemistry.chemical_classification
Reactive oxygen species
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
Superoxide
Singlet oxygen
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
chemistry.chemical_compound
chemistry
Geochemistry and Petrology
Environmental chemistry
Dissolved organic carbon
Rose bengal
Lignin
Composition (visual arts)
Chemical composition
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00167037
- Volume :
- 208
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........93ffd7b11d4e4807b6369bf3312dda8e