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DOI 10.1021/acs.est.0c02383
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Title (Primary) Improved understanding of dissolved organic matter processing in freshwater using complementary experimental and machine learning approaches
Author Herzsprung, P.; Wentzky, V.C.; Kamjunke, N.; von Tümpling, W. ORCID logo ; Wilske, C.; Friese, K.; Boehrer, B.; Reemtsma, T.; Rinke, K.; Lechtenfeld, O.J. ORCID logo
Source Titel Environmental Science & Technology
Year 2020
Department SEEFO; FLOEK; ANA
Volume 54
Issue 21
Page From 13556
Page To 13565
Language englisch
Supplements https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.est.0c02383/suppl_file/es0c02383_si_001.pdf
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/suppl/10.1021/acs.est.0c02383/suppl_file/es0c02383_si_002.xlsx
Keywords DOM; molecular reactivity; microbial processes; photochemical transformations; drinking water reservoir; ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry; machine learning; predictive models
UFZ wide themes ProVIS;
Abstract Dissolved organic matter plays an important role in aquatic ecosystems and poses a major problem for drinking water production. However, our understanding of DOM reactivity in natural systems is hampered by its complex molecular composition. Here, we used Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) and data from two independent studies to disentangle DOM reactivity based on photochemical and microbial induced transformations. Robust correlations of FT-ICR-MS peak intensities with chlorophyll a and solar irradiation were used to define 9 reactivity classes for 1277 common molecular formulas. Germany`s largest drinking water reservoir was sampled for one year and DOM processing in stratified surface waters could be attributed to photochemical transformation during summer months. Microbial DOM alterations could be distinguished based on correlation coefficients with chlorophyll a and often shared molecular features (elemental ratios, mass) with photo reactive compounds. Specifically, many photo products and some microbial products were identified as potential precursors of disinfection byproducts. Molecular DOM features were used to further predict molecular reactivity for the remaining compounds in the data set based on a random forest model. Our method offers an expandable classification approach to integrate reactivity of DOM from specific environments and link it to molecular properties and chemistry.
Persistent UFZ Identifier https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=23679
Herzsprung, P., Wentzky, V.C., Kamjunke, N., von Tümpling, W., Wilske, C., Friese, K., Boehrer, B., Reemtsma, T., Rinke, K., Lechtenfeld, O.J. (2020):
Improved understanding of dissolved organic matter processing in freshwater using complementary experimental and machine learning approaches
Environ. Sci. Technol. 54 (21), 13556 - 13565 10.1021/acs.est.0c02383