Organic Matter in Rivers: The Crossroads between Climate and Water Quality

• Main Author: Davisson, M L
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2001
• Subjects: Surface Waters; Oxygen 18; Missouri River; Plants; Water Quality; Carbon 13; Rivers; Water Chemistry; Drinking Water; Rangelands; 54 Environmental Sciences; Organic Matter; Climates; Arctic; St. Louis
• Online Access: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1417173/

All surface waters in the world contain dissolved organic matter and its concentration depends on climate and vegetation. Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) is ten times higher in wetlands and swamps than in surface water of arctic, alpine, or arid climate. Climates of high ecosystem productivity (i.e.,...