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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1621-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-1621-2023
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25 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 25 Apr 2023

How much do bacterial growth properties and biodegradable dissolved organic matter control water quality at low flow?

Masihullah Hasanyar, Thomas Romary, Shuaitao Wang, and Nicolas Flipo

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The results of this study indicate that biodegradable dissolved organic matter is responsible for oxygen depletion at low flow during summer seasons when heterotrophic bacterial activity is so intense. Therefore, the dissolved organic matter must be well measured in the water monitoring networks in order to have more accurate water quality models. It also advocates for high-frequency data collection for better quantification of the uncertainties related to organic matter.
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