The application and potential non-conservatism of stable isotopes in organic matter source tracing

Z Li, S Wang, X Nie, Y Sun, F Ran - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic matter (OM) tracing is critical for understanding the processes of soil redistribution
and global carbon cycling. It effectively supports ecological management and global climate …

[HTML][HTML] A novel method for analysing consistency and unravelling multiple solutions in sediment fingerprinting

B Latorre, I Lizaga, L Gaspar, A Navas - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Fingerprinting technique is a widely used tool to assess the sources of sediments and
particle bound chemicals within a watershed, and the results obtained from unmixing …

Targeting the source of fine sediment and associated geochemical elements by using novel fingerprinting methods in proglacial tropical highlands (Cordillera Blanca …

A Navas, I Lizaga, N Santillán, L Gaspar… - Hydrological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the Cordillera Blanca, the glaciers delineated by some of the highest peaks in the
tropical Peruvian Andes have experienced a fast retreat over the last few decades. At the …

Less is more? A novel method for identifying and evaluating non-informative tracers in sediment source mixing models

T Cox, JP Laceby, T Roth, C Alewell - Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Accelerated soil erosion poses a global hazard to soil health. Understanding soil
and sediment behaviour through sediment fingerprinting enables the monitoring and …

Sediment source tracing during flood events in the Huangfu River basin in the northern Loess Plateau, China

X Tian, P Tian, G Zhao, JA Gómez, J Guo, X Mu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Identifying critical soil erosion areas and sediment sources are essential for sediment control
and water resources management in the watershed, especially in the severely eroded …

[HTML][HTML] Particle size effect on geochemical composition of experimental soil mixtures relevant for unmixing modelling

L Gaspar, WH Blake, I Lizaga, B Latorre, A Navas - Geomorphology, 2022 - Elsevier
Sediment fingerprinting experiments have been used to demonstrate the sensitivity of
numerical mixing model outputs to different particle size distributions in source materials and …

[HTML][HTML] Integration of Isotopic and Nuclear Techniques to Assess Water and Soil Resources' Degradation: A Critical Review

JL Peralta Vital, LE Calvo Gobbetti, Y Llerena Padrón… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Isotopic and nuclear techniques are indispensable in many fields, including health, industry,
food, and agriculture. The techniques discussed, collectively known as fallout radionuclide …

Sediment source apportionment using geochemical composite signatures in a large and polluted river system with a semiarid-coastal interface, Brazil

RC Nascimento, AJ Maia, YJAB da Silva, FF Amorim… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ipojuca River is the third most polluted fluvial system in Brazil. Sediment-
associated metal fluxes threaten the environmental health in the estuary of this system …

Source identification of sedimentary organic carbon in coastal wetlands of the western Bohai Sea

J Zhang, Q Hao, Q Li, X Zhao, X Fu, W Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands play a vital role in mitigating climate change, yet the characteristics of
buried organic carbon (OC) and carbon cycling are limited due to difficulties in assessing the …

Combining isotopic and elemental tracers for enhanced sediment source partitioning in complex catchments

I Lizaga, B Latorre, S Bodé, L Gaspar, P Boeckx… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sediment fingerprinting quantifies soil erosion processes by tracing sediment origins in
water bodies. In this regard, several types of tracers have been used to discriminate different …