Building water resilience in the face of cascading wildfire risks

MF Belongia, C Hammond Wagner, KQ Seipp… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Severe wildfire is altering the natural and the built environment and posing risks to
environmental and societal health and well-being, including cascading impacts to water …

Effect of fire on characteristics of dissolved organic matter in forested catchments in the Mediterranean biome: A review

K Tshering, K Miotlinski, D Blake, MC Boyce, A Bath… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Fires in forested catchments pose a water contamination risk from fire-derived dissolved
organic matter (DOM). Fire events are expected to increase under a projection of warmer …

Temperature Thresholds of Pyrogenic Dissolved Organic Matter in Heating Experiments Simulating Forest Fires

Q Zhang, Y Wang, P Guan, P Zhang, X Mo… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heating temperature (HT) during forest fires is a critical factor in regulating the quantity and
quality of pyrogenic dissolved organic matter (DOM). However, the temperature thresholds …

Wildfire impact on disinfection byproduct precursor loading in mountain streams and rivers

K Hickenbottom, K Pagilla, D Hanigan - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
We investigated short (first post-fire precipitation)-and long-term (11-month) impacts of the
Caldor and Mosquito Fires (2021 and 2022) on water quality, dissolved organic matter, and …

Chemical characterization of dissolved organic matter as disinfection byproduct precursors by UV/fluorescence and ESI FT-ICR MS after smoldering combustion of …

H Chen, MS Ersan, N Tolić, RK Chu, T Karanfil… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Forested land plays an essential role in water supply across the United States (US).
Smoldering commonly existing in wildfires contributes significantly to biomass consumption …

Release of dissolved organic carbon from biochar and formation of humic-like component during photoreaction: Effects of Ca2+ and pH

M Liu, Z Zhao, Q Lu, W Yu - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The photochemical reactivity of dissolved organic carbon from biochar (DBC) was higher
than dissolved organic matter (DOM), but the photo-transformation of DBC in the presence of …

Characterization of dissolved organic matter from wildfire-induced microcystis aeruginosa blooms controlled by copper sulfate as disinfection byproduct precursors …

H Chen, KP Tsai, Y Liu, N Tolić, SD Burton, R Chu… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Copper-based algaecides are usually used for controlling algae bloom triggered by the
elevated levels of nutrients after wildfires, resulting in the promoted reactivity of dissolved …

Challenges in quantifying and characterizing dissolved organic carbon: sampling, isolation, storage, and analysis

ATS Chow, Y Ulus, G Huang, MA Kline… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the advancements in analytical techniques, there are still great challenges and
difficulties in accurately and effectively quantifying and characterizing dissolved organic …

Molecular Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter during the Processes of Wildfire, Alum Coagulation, and Disinfection Using ESI (−) and ESI (+) FT-ICR MS

H Chen, H Uzun, N Tolić, R Chu, T Karanfil… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Forest fires alter the quality of terrestrial dissolved organic matter (DOM) flushed into source
water, which could be further changed during alum coagulation and serve as potential …

A review of wildfire impacts on stream temperature and turbidity across scales

J Chen, H Chang - Progress in Physical Geography: Earth …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Wildfire has increased in severity and frequency with climate change and human activities in
recent years, threatening water-related ecosystem services. Forested watersheds are at risk …