Climate change-induced increases in precipitation are reducing the potential for solar ultraviolet radiation to inactivate pathogens in surface waters

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Other Authors: Williamson, Craig E. (author), Madronich, Sasha (author), Lal, Aparna (author), Zepp, Richard G. (author), Lucas, Robyn M. (author), Overholt, Erin P. (author), Rose, Kevin C. (author), Schladow, S. Geoffrey (author), Lee-Taylor, Julia (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Browning; permafrost
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13392-2

Climate change is accelerating the release of dissolved organic matter (DOM) to inland and coastal waters through increases in precipitation, thawing of permafrost, and changes in vegetation. Our modeling approach suggests that the selective absorption of ultraviolet radiation (UV) by DOM decreases...