[HTML][HTML] Photochemical dissolution of buoyant microplastics to dissolved organic carbon: rates and microbial impacts

L Zhu, S Zhao, TB Bittar, A Stubbins, D Li - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Trillions of plastic fragments are afloat at sea, yet they represent only 1–2% of the plastics
entering the ocean annually. The fate of the missing plastic and its impact on marine life …

The response of aquatic ecosystems to the interactive effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and climate change

PJ Neale, CE Williamson, AT Banaszak… - Photochemical & …, 2023 - Springer
Variations in stratospheric ozone and changes in the aquatic environment by climate
change and human activity are modifying the exposure of aquatic ecosystems to UV …

Dissolved organic carbon in permafrost regions: A review

Q Ma, H Jin, C Yu, VF Bense - Science China Earth Sciences, 2019 - Springer
A large quantity of organic carbon (C) is stored in northern and elevational permafrost
regions. A portion of this large terrestrial organic C pool will be transferred by water into soil …

Environmental effects of ozone depletion, UV radiation and interactions with climate change: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, update 2017

AF Bais, RM Lucas, JF Bornman… - Photochemical & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) is one of three Panels of experts that
inform the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. The EEAP focuses on the effects of UV radiation …

Molecular signatures of dissolved organic matter generated from the photodissolution of microplastics in sunlit seawater

A Stubbins, L Zhu, S Zhao, RGM Spencer… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Plastics are accumulating on Earth, including at sea. The photodegradation of microplastics
floating in seawater produces dissolved organic matter (DOM), indicating that sunlight can …

Photochemical alteration of organic carbon draining permafrost soils shifts microbial metabolic pathways and stimulates respiration

CP Ward, SG Nalven, BC Crump, GW Kling… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
In sunlit waters, photochemical alteration of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) impacts the
microbial respiration of DOC to CO2. This coupled photochemical and biological …

Dissolved black carbon in aquatic ecosystems

S Wagner, R Jaffé, A Stubbins - Limnology and Oceanography …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The incomplete combustion of organic molecules produces a chemically diverse suite of
pyrogenic residues termed black carbon (BC). The significance of BC cycling on land has …

Exploring the complexities of dissolved organic matter photochemistry from the molecular level by using machine learning approaches

C Zhao, X Xu, H Chen, F Wang, P Li, C He… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) sustains a substantial part of the organic matter transported
seaward, where photochemical reactions significantly affect its transformation and fate. The …

Pan‐Arctic riverine dissolved organic matter: Synchronous molecular stability, shifting sources and subsidies

MI Behnke, JW McClelland, SE Tank… - Global …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is dramatically altering Arctic ecosystems, leading to shifts in the sources,
composition, and eventual fate of riverine dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the Arctic …

Dissolved organic carbon turnover in permafrost-influenced watersheds of interior Alaska: Molecular insights and the priming effect

SR Textor, KP Wickland, DC Podgorski… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Increased permafrost thaw due to climate change in northern high-latitudes has prompted
concern over impacts on soil and stream biogeochemistry that affect the fate of dissolved …