A novel mathematical template for developing fDOM probe fluorescence signal correction models for freshwaters
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2024
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Daraei, H.
Bertone, E.
Awad, J.
Stewart, R.A.
Chow, C.W.K.
Duan, J.
Mussared, A.
Van Leeuwen, J.
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Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 2024; 146:103-117
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Hiua Daraei, Edoardo Bertone, John Awad, Rodney A. Stewart, Christopher W.K. Chow, Jinming Duan, Amanda Mussared, John Van Leeuwen
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The reliable application of field deployable fluorescent dissolved organic matter (fDOM) probes is hindered by several influencing factors which need to be compensated. This manuscript describes the corrections of temperature, pH, turbidity and inner filter effect on fluorescence signal of a commercial fDOM probe (fDOMs). For this, Australian waters with wide ranging qualities were selected, e.g. dissolved organic carbon (DOC) ranging from ∼1 to ∼30 mg/L, specific UV absorbance at 254 nm from ∼1 to ∼6 L/m/mg and turbidity from ∼1 to ∼ 350 FNU. Laboratory-based model calibration experiments (MCEs) were performed. A model template was developed and used for the development of the correction models. For each factor, data generated through MCEs were used to determine model coefficient (α) values by fitting the generated model to the experimental data. Four discrete factor models were generated by determination of a factor-specific α value. The α values derived for each water of the MCEs subset were consistent for each factor model. This indicated generic nature of the four α values across wide-ranging water qualities. High correlation between fDOMs and DOC were achieved after applying the four-factor compensation models to new data (r, 0.96, p < 0.05). Also, average biases (and %) between DOC predicted through fDOMs and actual DOC were decreased by applying the four-factor compensation model (from 3.54 (60.9%) to 1.28 (16.7%) mg/L DOC). These correction models were incorporated into a Microsoft EXCEL-based software termed EXOf-Correct for ready-to-use applications.
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© 2023 The Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V.