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Water samples from the two underground rivers (Fenghuang River and Longju River) and samples of the dry and wet deposition of atmospheric dissolved inorganic nitrogen were taken from the Longfeng karst trough valley located in the Zhongliang mountain in the suburbs of Chongqing from May 2017 to April 2018. Anions, cations, δ15 N(NO3-), δ18 O(NO3-), δ18 O(H2O), and δ13C(DIC) isotope data were used to investigate the NO3- source and its environmental effects. The results showed:â The hydrochemistry of the two underground rivers is of the type HCO3-Ca. The NO3- concentration varied from 17.58 to 32.58 mg·L-1, with an average of 24.02 mg·L-1, and was slightly higher in rainy season than the dry season, revealing that the underground rivers were polluted. â¡ The δ15 N(NO3-) value ranged from -3.14 to 12.67, with an average value of 7.45. The δ18 O(NO3-) value ranged from -0.77 to 12.05 with an average value of 2.90, and was higher in the dry season than the rainy season, indicating that animal excreta and domestic sewage were main NO3- sources throughout the year. In addition, rainfall, fertilizer, and soil nitrogen were the NO3- sources during the rainy season. There are no significant differences between the NO3- sources of the two underground rivers, and nitrification is the main nitrogen conversion process. ⢠The molar ratio of (Ca2++Mg2+)/HCO3- varied from 0.65 to 0.82. That of the Fenghuang River was 0.75 and that of the Longju River was 0.70. The δ13C(DIC) value ranged from -12.46 to -9.20, with a mean of -11.10 in the Longju River and -10.72 in the Fenghuang River. These values indicated that the HNO3 derived from the nitrification of NH4+ was involved in the weathering of carbonate rocks. ⣠HNO3 dissolved carbonate rocks and aggravated the chemical weathering of carbonate rock in the basin, contributing 8% of the DIC in groundwater, and 9% and 7% in Fenghuang River and Longju River, respectively.
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Since resistant dissolved organic matter (RDOM) plays a critically important role in a karst carbon sink, one of the most important continental carbon sinks, research focusing on the origination, transportation, and translation of RDOM in a karst water system is important. Currently, 3D-fluorescence EEMs are used to detect the composition and origination of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM), an important part of RDOM. This is a very fast and efficient method for CDOM analysis. In this study, 3D-fluorencence EEMs combined with UV-visible absorption spectrum were used to analyze the composition and origination of CDOM in the Bitan River at Jinfo Mountain. Samples were collected from nine sampling sites from January to March 2017 and analyzed with CDOM EEMs and UV-visible absorption spectrums. In addition hydrochemical characteristics were determined and then samples were stimulated with PARAFAC to detect the chromophoric fluorescent groups and indexes. The PARAFAC stimulation revealed three chromophoric fluorescent groups in which fulvic acid was the largest component, accounting for about 44%, with a humic acid content of about 32% and tyrosine-like acid content of about 24%. Four indexes: FI, BIX, HIX, and ßâ¶α, were calculated, and the mean values were 2.06, 0.87, 4.35 and 0.69, which showed relatively high FI, BIX, and ßâ¶α values and a low HIX value, implying that the CDOM was autochthonous and originated from microbes and aquatic plants in the dry season. The spatial dynamic of the index revealed an increased BIX and decreased HIX from the upstream area to the downstream area, implying the impact of land-use and human activities. The forest soil input more humic acid and agriculture input more N and P resulting in flourishing aquatic plants and microbes. Moreover, the correlation coefficients of DIC and humic acid, tyrosine-like acid were 0.515 (P<0.05) and 0.644 (P<0.01), from which it could be inferred that DIC contributed to CDOM formation. The conclusions of this study revealed that DIC would be fixed by karst water aquatic plants and microbes and then sink as autochthonous CDOM and become part of karst water carbon sink.
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In this study, we analyzed the stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopes of precipitation and three different land use patterns (cultivated land, grass land, and forest land) at 0-15 cm and 15-45 cm in a karst ridge-trough area (Zhongliang Mountain, Beibei District, Chongqing) in May 2017 and September 2017 to investigate the spatial and temporal variation of stable isotopes in different soil profiles using the isotope tracer technique. The results show that:â The average values of the soil water δD and δ18O are -50.0±33.6 and -7.9±4.3, respectively, and all plot around the local meteoric water line (LMWL), indicating that precipitation is the main source of the soil water supply in this area. â¡ The seasonal variations of δD and δ18O of the soil water are significant in different months of the rainy season, May (-19.4±6.8 and -4.1±1.0)>September (-82.2 ±14.0 and -11.9±2.2). ⢠However, there is no significant difference in the soil water δD and δ18O under different land use patterns. ⣠The soil water δD and δ18O change with soil depth gradients, which decrease along the depth in vertical direction for all types of soil land use in May but mainly increase/decrease in the cultivated land and woodland/grassland in September, respectively.