Search results for "Carbon nitrogen"

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UCT-MBR vs IFAS-UCT-MBR for Wastewater Treatment: A Comprehensive Comparison Including N2O Emission

2017

In this study the performance (in terms of carbon and nutrient removal) and N2O emission of two plant configurations adopting innovative technologies were investigated. With this regards, an University Cape Town (UCT) membrane bioreactor (MBR) plant and an Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) -UCT-MBR plant were monitored. Both plants treat real wastewater under two different values of the influent carbon nitrogen ratio (C/N = 5 mgCOD/mgN and C/N = 10 mgCOD/mgN). Results have shown the highest carbon and nutrients removal efficiencies for the IFAS-UCT-MBR configuration during both the two investigated C/N values. Furthermore, the lowest N2O emission occurred for the IFAS-UCT-MBR.

biofilm.Settore ICAR/03 - Ingegneria Sanitaria-Ambientalechemistry.chemical_elementgreenhouse gaseMembrane bioreactorPulp and paper industryglobal warmingNutrientActivated sludgeWastewaterCarbon nitrogenchemistryGreenhouse gasEnvironmental scienceSewage treatmentnutrient removalCarbonWWTP Nutrient removal Greenhouse gases Global warming BiofilmWWTP
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Assessing anthropogenic pressures on coastal marine ecosystems using stable CNS isotopes: State of the art, knowledge gaps, and community-scale persp…

2015

Abstract In recent decades, the analysis of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur stable isotopes (SIA) has emerged as a powerful, viable methodology for examining food web structure and dynamics, as well as addressing a number of applied issues. Here, we provide a state-of-the-art review of the use of SIA for assessing anthropogenic pressures on natural ecosystems, in order to establish current knowledge gaps and identify promising applications for evaluating the ecological status of marine coastal waters. Specifically, the potential of SIA to provide food web-scale indicators for estimating cumulative anthropogenic pressures is addressed. The review indicates that the methodology has been used for …

PollutionSettore BIO/07 - Ecologiabusiness.industryEcologymedia_common.quotation_subjectEnvironmental resource managementMarine food webInvasive speciecarbon nitrogen and sulfur stable isotopes marine food webs multiple anthropogenic pressures eutrophication pollution invasive speciesAquatic ScienceEutrophicationOceanographyPollutionFood webHabitatIndicator speciesCarbon nitrogen and sulfur stable isotopeEnvironmental scienceMultiple anthropogenic pressureMarine ecosystembusinessEutrophicationIsotope analysisTrophic levelmedia_common
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Macroalgal responses to ocean acidification depend on nutrient and light levels

2015

Ocean acidification may benefit algae that are able to capitalize on increased carbon availability for photosynthesis, but it is expected to have adverse effects on calcified algae through dissolution. Shifts in dominance between primary producers will have knock-on effects on marine ecosystems and will likely vary regionally, depending on factors such as irradiance (light vs. shade) and nutrient levels (oligotrophic vs. eutrophic). Thus experiments are needed to evaluate interactive effects of combined stressors in the field. In this study, we investigated the physiological responses of macroalgae near a CO2 seep in oligotrophic waters off Vulcano (Italy). The algae were incubated in situ …

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Nitrous oxide fluxes from permafrost regions

2020

This dataset is a synthesis of published nitrous oxide (N2O) fluxes from permafrost-affected soils in Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine permafrost regions. The data includes mean N2O flux rates measured under field (in situ) conditions and in intact plant-soil systems (mesocosms) under near-field conditions. The dataset further includes explanatory environmental parameters such as meteorological data, soil physical-chemical properties, as well as site and experimental information. Data has been synthesized from published studies (see 'Further details'), and in some cases the authors of published studies have been contacted for additional site-level information. The dataset includes studies publ…

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KOSMOS 2018 Gran Canaria mesocosm study: water column biogeochemistry

2021

The data set compiles biogeochemical water column collected during a KOSMOS mesocosm experiment carried out in the frame work of the Ocean Artificial Upwelling project. The experiment was performed in the North-East Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gran Canaria in autumn 2018 and lasted for 39 days. In this study we investigated the effect of different intensities of artificial upwelling combined with two upwelling modes (recurring additions versus one singular addition) on POC export and its potential transfer efficiency to depth. The data set includes the amounts of surface water that were exchanged with nutrient-rich deep water (from ~300 m depth), primary production and chlorophyll a, el…

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KOSMOS 2018 Gran Canaria mesocosm study: particle flux data from sediment trap

2021

The data set compiles sinking flux data collected during a KOSMOS mesocosm experiment carried out in the frame work of the Ocean Artificial Upwelling project. The experiment was performed in the North-East Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Gran Canaria in autumn 2018 and lasted for 39 days. In this study we investigated the effect of different intensities of artificial upwelling combined with two upwelling modes (recurring additions versus one singular addition) on POC export and its potential transfer efficiency to depth. The data set includes the amounts of surface water that were exchanged with nutrient-rich deep water (from ~300 m depth). It also contains particle flux data, i.e. POC flux…

DEPTH water experimentRemineralisation rate of carbon per dayNitrogenorganicOcean Artificial Upwelling Ocean artUpwaterartificial upwellingOcean Artificial Upwelling (Ocean-artUp)Particle porosityremineralization rateRemineralisation length scaleBiogenic silicaDATE TIMEparticle propertiesCarbon Nitrogen ratioCarbon Silicon ratioMesocosm labelparticulatetotalNitrogen organic particulate flux per dayflux per dayexperimentDeep water exchange totalCarbon organic particulate flux cumulativeMesocosm experimentcumulativeEvent labelsinking velocityCarbon/Silicon ratiocarbon sequestrationCarbonCarbon/Nitrogen ratiofluxexport fluxTreatmentNitrogen organic particulate flux cumulativeDeep water exchangeDATE/TIMEKOSMOS_2018DEPTHEarth System ResearchExperiment dayBiogenic silica flux per daymesocosm studyremineralization depthCarbon organic particulate flux per day
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Dataset of a globally relevant stock of soil nitrogen in the Yedoma permafrost domain

2022

This dataset merges nitrogen data from the Yedoma domain. It includes numerous fieldwork campaigns, which take place since 1998. In total 467 samples from the active layer (seasonally thawed layer), 175 samples from perennially frozen Holocene cover deposits, 479 samples from thermokarst deposits in drained thermokarst, 175 in-situ thawed, diagenetically (anaerobic microbial decomposition possible during unfrozen phase) altered Yedoma deposits (called Taberite), and 917 samples from frozen Yedoma deposits are included. Moreover it includes a NH4+ and NO3- quantification basing on of 658 samples, including 378 data points for NH4+ (active layer, 93; Holocene cover, 108; thermokarst sediment,…

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