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Volatile Organic Compounds in the Mouth Areas of Small Rivers in Tatar Strait during Under-Ice Period

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The distribution of volatile organic compounds was studied in water and bottom sediments of estuaries of small tidal rivers. In the under-ice period, water showed high concentrations of organic matter: from 4.2 до 29.2 mg/L in fresh water, from 12.2 to 80.4 mg/L in slightly saline water, and 404 mg/L in seawater. The concentration of organic carbon in bottom sediments varied from <0.10 to 15.4%, and the amount of hydrocarbons varied from 0.01 to 1.43 mg/g. The concentrations of volatile organic compounds in under-ice river water was mostly below the standards established for water bodies used for fishery. Products of alcohol, acetone-butanol, and methane fermentation dominated in water and bottom sediments. The concentration of methanol in slightly saline lake water reached 13.76 mg/L. Levelling of the concentration of volatile organic compounds between bottom sediments and water because of the absence of surface flow, evaporation, and tidal transport is typical of the under-ice period.

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The authors are grateful to G.M. Filippova (Interregional Center of Environmental Monitoring of Hydropower Stations at the Institute of Water and Environmental Problems, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) and S.I. Levshina (Institute of Water and Environmental Problems, Far East Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) for her help in making analyses.

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Garetova, L.A., Fisher, N.K. & Koshel’kov, A.M. Volatile Organic Compounds in the Mouth Areas of Small Rivers in Tatar Strait during Under-Ice Period. Water Resour 48, 782–793 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807821040059

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