| Seasonal Dynamics of Organic Matter Composition and Its Effects on Suspended Sediment Flocculation in River Water |
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학술지명 Water Resources Research
저자 최일환
발표일 2019-08-06
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Organic matter (OM) and suspended sediment are abundant, and interact with each other, inrivers and lakes. OM is usually adsorbed by suspended sediment and causes either particle stabilizationor flocculation. In this study, the OM composition and suspended sediment flocculation potential of riverwater were regularly measured throughout the year 2016. The OM composition of the river watersamples was measured with a liquid chromatography?organic carbon detection system and fluorescenceexcitation?emission matrix spectroscopy, and the flocculation potential was measured in a standard jartest experiment. Results from the OM analyses and flocculation potential tests, in association with amultivariate data analysis, demonstrated that the OM composition and flocculation potential of the riverwater were dynamic under different meteorological, hydrological, ecological, and anthropogenicconditions and closely correlated with each other. Dry seasons with low rainfall and water dischargeinduced a lacustrine condition and led to the OM composition being more aquagenic and flocculationfavorable.The most favorable condition for the enhancement of flocculation was during algae bloom andassociated with the production of biopolymers from algae. In contrast, rainy seasons were advantageousfor stabilization of suspended sediment because of excessive transport of terrigenous humic substancesfrom catchment areas into the river. Such terrigenous humic substances enhanced stabilization bycreating enhanced electrostatic repulsion via adsorption onto the sediment surface. Findings from thisresearch provide a better insight into the highly complex behaviors of and interactions between OM andsuspended sediment in natural water environments. |