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Tracing nitrate sources in one of the world's largest eutrophic-ated bays(Hangzhou Bay):insights from nitrogen and oxygen isotopes

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Eutrophication caused by inputs of excess nitrogen(N)has become a serious environmental problem in Hangzhou Bay(China),but the sources of this nitrogen are not well understood.In this study,the August 2019 distributions of salinity,nutrients[nitrate(NO3-),nitrite,ammonium,and phosphate],and the stable isotopic composition of NO3-(δ15N and δ18O)were used to investigate sources of dissolved inorganic nitrogen(DIN)to Hangzhou Bay.Spatial distributions of nitrate,salinity,and nitrate δ18O indicate that the Qiantang River,the Changjiang River,and nearshore coastal waters may all contribute nitrate to the bay.Based on the isotopic compositions of nitrate in these potential source waters and conservative mixing of nitrate in our study area,we suggest that the NO3-in Hangzhou Bay was likely derived mainly from soils,synthetic N fertilizer,and manure and sewage.End-member modeling indicates that in the upper half of the bay,the Qiantang River was a very important DIN source,possibly contributing more than 50%of DIN in the bay head area.In the lower half of the bay,DIN was sourced mainly from strongly intruding coastal water.DIN coming directly from the Changjiang River made a relatively small contribution to Hangzhou Bay DIN in August 2019.

nitrogen isotopesoxygen isotopesnitrogen cyclenitrate sourcesHangzhou Bay

Zhi Yang、Jianfang Chen、Haiyan Jin、Hongliang Li、Zhongqiang Ji、Yangjie Li、Bin Wang、Zhenyi Cao、Qianna Chen

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Key Laboratory of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics,Second Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,Hangzhou 310012,China

State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics,Second Institute of Oceanography,Ministry of Natural Resources,Hangzhou 310012,China

Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of ChinaKey R&D Program of ZhejiangNational Key Research and Development Program of China

LZ22D0600022022C030442021YFC3101702

2024

海洋学报(英文版)
中国海洋学会

海洋学报(英文版)

CSTPCD
影响因子:0.323
ISSN:0253-505X
年,卷(期):2024.43(6)