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Spatial Heterogeneity of CDOM, Optical Brighteners, and Oils in Mesohaline Tidal Creeks Using Self-Organizing Maps
Shallow tidal creek systems or triblets are often overlooked when documenting and measuring the spatial extent of pollutants of emerging concern despite much of the population living in and around these areas. An innovative in situ fluorometric instrument coupled with a Self-Organi21zing Map was utilized in Chesapeake Bay’s mesohaline tidal creek system to analyze CDOM, dissolved oxygen, optical brighteners, and oils. The in situ fluorometer proved helpful as a rapid reconnaissance tool complementing the investigation when attached to a CTD instrument. This baseline research showed that CDOM follows non-conservative properties in spring and more conservative behavior in the fall. The results show that the Self-Organizing Map method is a suitable alternative to traditional statistical techniques and may be better at finding key patterns that might otherwise have been obscured by high variability. For example, oils revealed a pattern with residual runoff from highways or boating, while optical brighteners displayed a pattern consistent with septic systems. Optical brighteners also revealed lag effects after the passing of heavy rainfall and were consistent with the lab effect of turbidity. The study also reveals that CDOM is the dominant control on light penetration, one of the limiting factors on underwater grass growth. The results also suggest that CDOM should not be overlooked when measuring the effects of restoration in these systems and should be implemented in regular monitoring and TMDLs.
Spatial Heterogeneity of CDOM, Optical Brighteners, and Oils in Mesohaline Tidal Creeks Using Self-Organizing Maps
Shallow tidal creek systems or triblets are often overlooked when documenting and measuring the spatial extent of pollutants of emerging concern despite much of the population living in and around these areas. An innovative in situ fluorometric instrument coupled with a Self-Organi21zing Map was utilized in Chesapeake Bay’s mesohaline tidal creek system to analyze CDOM, dissolved oxygen, optical brighteners, and oils. The in situ fluorometer proved helpful as a rapid reconnaissance tool complementing the investigation when attached to a CTD instrument. This baseline research showed that CDOM follows non-conservative properties in spring and more conservative behavior in the fall. The results show that the Self-Organizing Map method is a suitable alternative to traditional statistical techniques and may be better at finding key patterns that might otherwise have been obscured by high variability. For example, oils revealed a pattern with residual runoff from highways or boating, while optical brighteners displayed a pattern consistent with septic systems. Optical brighteners also revealed lag effects after the passing of heavy rainfall and were consistent with the lab effect of turbidity. The study also reveals that CDOM is the dominant control on light penetration, one of the limiting factors on underwater grass growth. The results also suggest that CDOM should not be overlooked when measuring the effects of restoration in these systems and should be implemented in regular monitoring and TMDLs.
Spatial Heterogeneity of CDOM, Optical Brighteners, and Oils in Mesohaline Tidal Creeks Using Self-Organizing Maps
Andrew C. Muller (author) / Diana Lynn Muller (author)
2022
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