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New molecular evidence for surface and sub-surface soil erosion controls on the composition of stream DOM during storm events

Marie Denis
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Laurent Jeanneau
Marine Liotaud
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Storm events are responsible for more than 60 % of the export of dissolved organic matter (DOM) from head-water catchments due to an increase in both the discharge and concentration. The latter was attributed to changing water pathways inducing the mobilization of DOM from the surface soil horizons. Recent molecular investigations have challenged this view and hypothesized (i) a contribution of an in-stream partition of organic matter (OM) between eroded particles and the dissolved fraction and (ii) the modification of the composition of soil DOM during storm events. To investigate these assumptions, soil solutions in the macro-pores, surface runoff and stream outlet were sampled at high frequency during three storm events in the Kervidy– Naizin catchment, part of the French critical zone observatory AgrHyS. The molecular composition of the DOM was analysed by thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation (THM) with tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) coupled to a gas chromatograph and a quadrupole mass spectrometer. These analyses highlighted a modification of the DOM composition in soil solution controlled by the water-table dynamic and pre-event hydrological conditions. These findings fit with the mechanism of colloidal and particulate destabilization in the soil macroporosity. The different behaviour observed for lignins, carbohydrates and fatty acids highlights a potential chemical segregation based on their hydrophobicity. The composition of surface runoff DOM is similar to the DOM composition in soil solution and could be generated by the same mechanism. The DOM composition in both soil solution and surface runoff corresponds to the stream DOM composition observed during storm events. On the basis of these results, modifications of the stream DOM composition during storm events seem to be due to surface and sub-surface soil erosion rather than in-stream production.

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insu-01646989 , version 1 (24-11-2017)

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Marie Denis, Laurent Jeanneau, Patrice Petitjean, Anaëlle Murzeau, Marine Liotaud, et al.. New molecular evidence for surface and sub-surface soil erosion controls on the composition of stream DOM during storm events. Biogeosciences, 2017, 14 (22), pp.5039-5051. ⟨10.5194/bg-14-5039-2017⟩. ⟨insu-01646989⟩
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