Molecular insights and impacts of wildfire-induced soil chemical changes

AM Lopez, CCE Avila, JP VanderRoest… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Wildfires act as important ecosystem controls and can benefit fire-adapted biomes by
promoting habitat heterogeneity, seed germination and disease control. However, the …

Wildfires alter forest watersheds and threaten drinking water quality

AK Hohner, CC Rhoades, P Wilkerson… - Accounts of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Wildfires are a natural part of most forest ecosystems, but due to changing
climatic and environmental conditions, they have become larger, more severe, and …

Fire impacts on the soil metabolome and organic matter biodegradability

JP VanderRoest, JA Fowler, CC Rhoades… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Global wildfire activity has increased since the 1970s and is projected to intensify throughout
the 21st century. Wildfires change the composition and biodegradability of soil organic …

Temperature-dependent molecular evolution of biochar-derived dissolved black carbon and its interaction mechanism with polyvinyl chloride microplastics

F Song, T Li, F Wu, KMY Leung, J Hur… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biochar-derived dissolved black carbon (DBC) molecules are dependent on the BC
formation temperature and affect the fate of emerging contaminants in waters, such as …

Novel insights into the molecular-level mechanism linking the chemical diversity and copper binding heterogeneity of biochar-derived dissolved black carbon and …

F Song, T Li, Q Shi, F Guo, Y Bai, F Wu… - … Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biochar-derived dissolved black carbon (DBC) varies in chemical composition and
significantly affects the environmental fate of metal ions. However, the intrinsic molecular …

The legacy of a severe wildfire on stream nitrogen and carbon in headwater catchments

CC Rhoades, AT Chow, TP Covino, TS Fegel… - Ecosystems, 2019 - Springer
Large, high-severity wildfires alter the physical and biological conditions that determine how
catchments retain and release nutrients and regulate streamwater quality. The short-term …

Wildfire impacts on molecular changes of dissolved organic matter during its passage through soil

X Cao, SA Li, H Huang, H Ma - Environmental Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The frequency and intensity of global wildfires are escalating, leading to an increase in
derived pyrogenic dissolved organic matter (pyDOM), which potentially influences the …

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 …

Temporal variations in fire impacts on characteristics and composition of soil-derived dissolved organic matter at Qipan Mountain, China

G Yin, P Guan, YH Wang, P Zhang, B Qu… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dissolved organic matter (DOM), the most reactive fraction of forest soil organic matter, is
increasingly impacted by wildfires worldwide. However, few studies have quantified the …

Characteristics and chlorine reactivity of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter: Effects of feedstock type and pyrolysis temperature

LP Li, YH Liu, D Ren, JJ Wang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing biochar application worldwide may release more biochar-derived dissolved
organic matter (BDOM) to the source water for drinking water supply. However, it is unclear …