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J Environ Sci (China)

Title:		Beyond hypoxia: occurrence and characteristics of black blooms due to the decomposition of the submerged plant Potamogeton crispus in a shallow lake
Author(s):		Shen Q; Zhou Q; Shang J; Shao S; Zhang L; Fan C;
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Journal Title:		J Environ Sci (China)
Year:		2014
Volume:		26
Issue:		2
Page Number:		281 - 288
DOI:		10.1016/s1001-0742(13)60452-0
ISSN/ISBN:		1001-0742 (Print) 1001-0742 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Organic matter-induced black blooms (hypoxia and an offensive odor) are a serious ecosystem disasters that have occurred in some large eutrophic shallow lakes in China. In this study, we investigated two separate black blooms that were induced by Potamogeton crispus in Lake Taihu, China. The main physical and chemical characteristics, including color- and odor-related substances, of the black blooms were analyzed. The black blooms were characterized by low dissolved oxygen concentration (close to 0 mg/L), low oxidation-reduction potential, and relatively low pH of overlying water. Notably higher Fe2+ and sigmaS(2-) were found in the black-bloom waters than in waters not affected by black blooms. The black color of the water may be attributable to the high concentration of these elements, as black FeS was considered to be the main substance causing the black color of blooms in freshwater lakes. Volatile organic sulfur compounds, including dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and dimethyl trisulfide, were very abundant in the black-bloom waters. The massive anoxic degradation of dead Potamogeton crispus plants released dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and dimethyl trisulfide, which were the main odor-causing compounds in the black blooms. The black blooms also induced an increase in ammonium nitrogen and soluble reactive phosphorus levels in the overlying waters. This extreme phenomenon not only heavily influenced the original lake ecosystem but also greatly changed the cycling of Fe, S, and nutrients in the water column"
Keywords:		Anaerobiosis *Eutrophication Iron/analysis Lakes/analysis/*chemistry Potamogetonaceae/*chemistry Sulfides/analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis;
Notes:		"MedlineShen, Qiushi Zhou, Qilin Shang, Jingge Shao, Shiguang Zhang, Lei Fan, Chengxin eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2014/08/01 J Environ Sci (China). 2014 Feb 1; 26(2):281-8. doi: 10.1016/s1001-0742(13)60452-0"