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Voltammetry as a tool for rough and rapid characterization of dissolved organic matter in the drainage water of hydroameliorated agricultural areas in Croatia

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This study demonstrates the potential of the electrochemical methods for the characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the drainage water of hydroameliorated agricultural areas. A study of drainage water could lead to a better understanding of the distribution and fate of terrestrial DOM in the freshwater systems. We have applied the voltammetric techniques which were developed by our group for the characterization of organic matter in the natural waters in general. Studied samples were collected in the experimental amelioration fields in the Sava river valley (45° 33′ 52″ N/16° 31′ 33″ E, 100 m above sea level), in the hydroameliorated agricultural areas in Croatia. The rough characterization of the type, nature and reactivity of DOM was done through the study of surface activity (SA) of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), copper complexing capacity (CuCC) and apperent stability constants, and measurements of organic and inorganic reduced sulfur species (RSS) fractions. The results confirm that the electrochemical approach gives a valuable and comprehensive insight into physicochemical characteristics of DOM in the drainage water and could be successfully applied to temporal studies in different terrestrial ecosystem.

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Acknowledgments

This work is fully supported by the project “The Sulphur and Carbon Dynamics in the Sea and Fresh-Water Environment” (IP-11-2013-1205 SPHERE) and partly by the project AMBIOMERES (IP-11-2013-8607) from the Croatian Science Foundation. The authors thank Zdeslav Zovko for DOC measurements.

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  1. Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, Zagreb, Croatia

    Palma Orlović-Leko

  2. Division for Marine and Environmental Research, Ruđer Bošković Institue, Bijenička 54, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Kristijan Vidović, Marta Plavšić & Irena Ciglenečki

  3. Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil Amelioration, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta, 25, Zagreb, Croatia

    Ivan Šimunić

  4. Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Soil Science and Land Resourses Estimation, Southern Federal University, Bolshaya Sadovaya str., 105/42, Rostov-on-Don, Russian Federation, 344006

    Tatiana Minkina

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Orlović-Leko, P., Vidović, K., Plavšić, M. et al. Voltammetry as a tool for rough and rapid characterization of dissolved organic matter in the drainage water of hydroameliorated agricultural areas in Croatia. J Solid State Electrochem 20, 3097–3105 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-016-3245-0

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