Biogeochemical processes involving dissolved CO2 and CH4 at Albano, Averno, and Monticchio meromictic volcanic lakes (Central–Southern Italy)
Biogeochemical processes involving dissolved CO2 and CH4 at Albano, Averno, and Monticchio meromictic volcanic lakes (Central–Southern Italy)
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阿尔巴诺、阿韦尔诺和蒙蒂基奥半聚火山湖(意大利中部和南部)涉及溶解 CO2 和 CH4 的生物地球化学过程
DOI:
10.1007/s00445-012-0683-0
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发表时间:
2013
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3.5
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Bicocchi
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作者:
Cabassi;Vaselli;Fiebig;Nocentini;Capecchiacci;Rouwet;Bicocchi
This paper focuses on the chemical and isotopic features of dissolved gases (CH4and CO2) from four meromictic lakes hosted in volcanic systems of Central–Southern Italy: Lake Albano (Alban Hills), Lake Averno (Phlegrean Fields), and Monticchio Grande and Piccolo lakes (Mt. Vulture). Deep waters in these lakes are characterized by the presence of a significant reservoir of extra-atmospheric dissolved gases mainly consisting of CH4and CO2. The δ13C-CH4and δD-CH4values of dissolved gas samples from the maximum depths of the investigated lakes (from −66.8 to −55.6 ‰ V-PDB and from −279 to −195 ‰ V-SMOW, respectively) suggest that CH4is mainly produced by microbial activity. The δ13C-CO2values of Lake Grande, Lake Piccolo, and Lake Albano (ranging from −5.8 to −0.4 ‰ V-PDB) indicate a significant CO2contribution from sublacustrine vents originating from (1) mantle degassing and (2) thermometamorphic reactions involving limestone, i.e., the same CO2source feeding the regional thermal and cold CO2-rich fluid emissions. In contrast, the relatively low δ13C-CO2values (from −13.4 to −8.2 ‰ V-PDB) of Lake Averno indicate a prevalent organic CO2. Chemical and isotopic compositions of dissolved CO2and CH4at different depths are mainly depending on (1) CO2inputs from external sources (hydrothermal and/or anthropogenic); (2) CO2–CH4isotopic exchange; and (3) methanogenic and methanotrophic activity. In the epilimnion, vertical water mixing, free oxygen availability, and photosynthesis cause the dramatic decrease of both CO2and CH4concentrations. In the hypolimnion, where the δ13C-CO2values progressively increase with depth and the δ13C-CH4values show an opposite trend, biogenic CO2production from CH4using different electron donor species, such as sulfate, tend to counteract the methanogenesis process whose efficiency achieves its climax at the water–bottom sediment interface. Theoretical values, calculated on the basis of δ13C-CO2values, and measured δ13CTDICvalues are not consistent, indicating that CO2and the main carbon-bearing ion species (HCO3−) are not in isotopic equilibrium, likely due to the fast kinetics of biochemical processes involving both CO2and CH4. This study demonstrates that the vertical patterns of the CO2/CH4ratio and of δ13C-CO2and δ13C-CH4are to be regarded as promising tools to detect perturbations, related to different causes, such as changes in the CO2input from sublacustrine springs, that may affect aerobic and anaerobic layers of meromictic volcanic lakes.
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