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Experimental study on the influence of dissolved organic matter in water and redox state of bottom sediment on water quality dynamics under anaerobic conditions in an organically polluted water body

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To understand aquatic environmental deterioration due to the anoxic state in an organically polluted water body, water quality dynamics under anaerobic conditions were examined through beaker-scale water quality monitoring. This study focused on the dynamic properties of NO3–N, NH4–N, PO4–P, and sulfide from the biochemical reactions point of view, and based on anaerobic respiration activities, such as denitrification, iron reduction, and sulfate reduction. The specific aims of this study were to quantitatively estimate the impacts of the oxidative/reductive state of the sediment surface and the high/low concentrations of dissolved organic matter on the dynamic properties of water quality under anaerobic conditions. The beaker-scale water quality monitoring was carried out through continuous measurements of dissolved oxygen and oxidation–reduction potential (ORP), as well as periodic observations of water quality parameters for six cases that are composed from combinations of three experimental conditions: (1) concentration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC); (2) redox state of the sediment; and (3) concentration of NO3–N. As a result, the temporal changes in ORP under anaerobic conditions exhibited a five-step process of decline without these conditions. Also, high DOC concentrations and oxidative states of the bottom mud accelerated the release of PO4–P and sulfide generation through promoting biological iron reduction and sulfate reduction, because these conditions increase respiratory substrates for anaerobic microorganisms, such as iron and sulfate-reducing bacteria. It was concluded that our results would provide important information about the mechanisms of aqueous environmental deterioration due to organic pollution in closed water bodies.

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The authors greatly appreciate the support under FY2015-2017 JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Project number: 15K07649) and FY2016-2018 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research (Project number: 16K15009).

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  1. Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Bio-resource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Tran Tuan Thach

  2. Department of Agro-environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki 6-10-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581, Japan

    Masayoshi Harada, Kazuaki Hiramatsu & Toshinori Tabata

  3. Kyushu Branch Office, ORGANO CORPORATION, Shirogane 1-4-2, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-0012, Japan

    Ayaka Oniki

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Thach, T.T., Harada, M., Oniki, A. et al. Experimental study on the influence of dissolved organic matter in water and redox state of bottom sediment on water quality dynamics under anaerobic conditions in an organically polluted water body. Paddy Water Environ 15, 889–906 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10333-017-0600-4

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