Isotopic Evidence for Determining the Sources of Dissolved Organic Sulfur in a Forested Catchment

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 48; no. 19; pp. 11259 - 11267
• Main Authors: Kang, Phil-Goo, Mitchell, Myron J, Mayer, Bernhard, Campbell, John L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 07.10.2014
• Subjects: acidification; Adirondacks; aluminum; Biogeochemistry; Correlation analysis; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; forested watersheds; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Groundwater - analysis; Groundwater - chemistry; Inverse problems; Isotopes; methylmercury compounds; Mineralogy; New York; Silicates; solutes; stable isotopes; streams; Sulfates - analysis; Sulfur; Sulfur - analysis; surface water; toxicity; Water geochemistry; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Watersheds; New York; United States; Adirondack Mountains; United States > US; USA, New York, Adirondack Mts; USA, New York; ANW, USA, New York; Adirondacks; Microbial activity; Isotopic analysis; Sulfur compounds; stable isotopes; biogeochemical cycle; Sulfur 34; ground water; Sulfur cycle; sulfates; North America; surface water; drainage basins; forest soils; Dissolved organic matter; hydrochemistry; soils
• ISSN: 0013-936X; 1520-5851; 1520-5851
• DOI: 10.1021/es502563n

Understanding sulfur (S) biogeochemistry, especially in those watersheds subject to elevated levels of atmospheric S inputs, is needed for determining the factors that contribute to acidification, nutrient losses and the mobilization of toxic solutes (e.g., monomeric aluminum and methylmercury). S i...