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Xu, Fu-Liu; Yang, Chen; He, Wei; He, Qi-Shuang; Li, Yi-Long; Kang, Lei; Liu, Wen-Xiu; Xiong, Yong-Qiang; Xing, Baoshan, E-mail: xufl@urban.pku.edu.cn, E-mail: harveymylife@aliyun.com2017
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[en] The sources of sediment organic matter (SOM) could be explained by various indicators. To test their biases and associations, the present study determined multiple indicators for SOM source apportionment, including elemental analysis (carbon and nitrogen, and their stable isotope δ13C and δ15N), n-alkanes compositions as well as derivative indicators (e.g., terrigenous to aquatic ratio), and carbon isotopes of n-alkane in Lake Chaohu, a eutrophic lake. The spatial variation of anthropogenic effects could be revealed by SOM elemental variations. The n-alkanes of all samples had a bimodal distribution with the 1st peak at n-alkane with 17 carbons (C17) and the 2nd predominant peak at C29. The parity advantage index of n-alkanes indicated that the sediments had mixed characteristics of both endogenous and terrigenous sources. Some n-alkanes indicators also revealed eutrophication characteristics of dominant algae in Lake Chaohu. SOM received a mixed contribution of plankton (I), low-latitude terrestrial high-grade plants (II) and microbial material (III) as indicated by isotopic compositions of long-chain n-alkane. Multiport element model (MEM) showed the contribution of self-generated sources of organic matter in Lake Chaohu is > 50%, indicating the historic serious eutrophication in Lake Chaohu. The main sources of SOM in the eastern part of the lake were algae and terrestrial input, with little input from microbes, and the contribution from algae decreased from west to east. The multiple indicators' judgment by MEM and principle component analysis (PCA) was of ecological significance and proposed because they offered scientific tools for disclosing the historic variations of SOM as well as their sources. - Highlights: • Sediments had mixed characteristics of both endogenous and terrigenous sources. • Algae and bacteria were major sources of sediment organic matter in Lake Chaohu. • Sediment organic matter disclosed spatial variation of anthropogenic effects. • It is necessary to use multiple indicators for source apportionment of SOM.
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S0048-9697(17)30037-2; Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.01.037; Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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