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Weakened fertilization impact of anthropogenic aerosols on marine phytoplankton—a comparative analysis of dust and haze particles

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Zhang, Chao, Chu, Qiang, Yingchun, Mu, Yao, Xiaohong, Gao, Huiwang·2022·Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
DOI 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113162
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Although increases in air pollutants are changing chemical compositions of atmosphere, the resultant impacts on marine biogeochemistry remains elusive. We performed a collective analysis of 12 microcosm experimental data concerning treatments of dust particles (DPs, typically mineral aerosols), haze particles (HPs, typically anthropogenic aerosols), and various nutrients in varying trophic seawaters of the Northwest Pacific Ocean. The addition of DPs and HPs generally stimulated phytoplankton growth, as indicated by total chlorophyll a (Chl a), and shifted the phytoplankton size structure towards larger cells (> 2 µm in cell size), as indicated by size-fractionated Chl a. We further found that DP/HP-derived Chl a increase relative to the control (RCChl a) was proportional to the proportion of nitrogen (N) supplied by DPs/HPs relative to the baseline N concentration in seawater (PSN) and was higher than that in the N alone treatment when the PSN exceeded ~480%. The enhanced utilization of dissolved organic P potentially contributed to the stimulation of DPs/HPs. The slope of fitted line based on RCChl a and PSN in the DP treatments (0.14) was higher than that in the HP treatments (0.11). When the particle loading was extremely high (2 mg L−1), the addition of HPs exhibited an obvious inhibition impact on phytoplankton and was adverse to the shift of the size structure towards larger cells. These results suggest that the impact of HPs on phytoplankton is a composite result of stimulation by nutrients and inhibition by toxic matter, which may affect carbon sequestration efficiency in the ocean by regulating phytoplankton biomass and size structure.

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Zhang, C., Chu, Q., Yingchun, M., Yao, X., & Gao, H.
Affiliations
  • Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (CN)
  • Tianjin Research Institute of Water Transport Engineering (CN)
  • Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CN)
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Gao, Huiwang
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Elsevier BV
Published
2022-01
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230
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113162
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10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113162
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  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (41876125, 41906119)
  • Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (2014CB953701)
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China-Shandong Joint Fund (U1906215)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Keywords
anthropogenic aerosols, mineral dust, haze particles, marine phytoplankton, nitrogen supply, dissolved organic phosphorus, phytoplankton size structure, chlorophyll a, aerosol toxicity, ocean carbon sequestration, Northwest Pacific, microcosm experiments

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