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The fate and transport of Hg species in natural aquatic environment are strongly affected by photochemical transformation of Hg0, Hg2+, and MeHg. Migration of Hg is determined by its complexation with organic and inorganic ligands that are widely present in the water. The presence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) is closely related to photochemical reactions of Hg. DOM can strongly bind to mercury (e.g., Hg2+ and MeHg), thus affecting its speciation, mobility and toxicity, eventually dominating its bioavailability. This review summarizes extensive studies on photochemical behaviors of Hg including (1) photo-oxidation; (2) photo-reduction; (3) photochemical methylation; and (4) MeHg photo-degradation. Photo-oxidation of Hg0 is mostly caused by oxidative free radicals (e.g., •OH, CO3•-, O3, and 1O2), while photo-reduction of Hg2+ is more complicated and it involves two pathways (1) primary processes (direct photolysis of Hg2+ or ligand-metal charge transfer of Hg2+-DOM complex); and (2) secondary processes (reduction of Hg2+-DOM complex induced by free radicals derived from DOM photolysis). Photochemical methylation of inorganic Hg occurs as follows (1) Hg2+ complexes with methyl donors (e.g., acetic acid, tert-butyl, alcohols, etc.) to form intermediates, followed by (2) an intramolecular methyl transfer. MeHg photo-degradation is the leading pathway for MeHg demethylation and it primarily proceeds via four different pathways. The information on DOM was also mentioned, but DOM is not the only factor that affects the photochemical behaviors of Hg. Other influencing factors such as (1) pH value; (2) dissolved oxygen; (3) cations (Fe3+, K+) and anions (NO3-, HCO3-, CO32-, Cl-); and (4) suspended substance cannot be ignored. V.Recent studies show that the carbon sink attributable to the weathering of carbonate rocks may have been greatly underestimated if the biological carbon pump (BCP) effect in transferring dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) to organic carbon (autochthonous OC) by aquatic photoautotrophs is neglected. The uptake of DIC by aquatic photoautotrophs may reach 0.2 to 0.7 Pg C/a globally, indicating that the carbon sink by the coupled carbonate weathering with aquatic photosynthesis mechanism (CCW) may be an important control in climate change. In order to understand the sensitivity of the CCW carbon sink to changes of climate and land-use, a systematic study of modern trap and 100-year-long core sediments was conducted in Fuxian Lake, (Yunnan, SW China), the second-deepest plateau oligotrophic freshwater lake in China. It was found that (1) the autochthonous OC in the lake sediments was characterized by lower C/N ratios and higher δ13Corg. By means of an n-alkanes compound calculation, the proportions of autochthonous OC were determined to be in the range, 60-68% of all OC; (2) increase in the autochthonous OC accumulation rate (OCARauto) was accompanied by an increase in the inorganic carbon accumulation rate (ICAR) in both the trap and core sediments. In particular, the post-1950 OCARauto was estimated to be about 6.9 times that for the period, 1910-1950; (3) OCARauto in core sediments increased significantly with global warming and land-use change, from 1.06 g C m-2 yr-1 in 1910 to 21.74 g C m-2 yr-1 in 2017. The increasing carbon sink may act as a negative feedback on global warming if the trend holds for all lakes globally. This study is the first to quantify the burial flux of organic carbon generated by the BCP effect in lakes and may contribute to solving the problem of the missing carbon sink in the global carbon cycle. Modeling is an important way to assess current and future permafrost spatial distribution and dynamics, especially in data poor areas like the Arctic region. Here, we evaluate a physics-based analytical model, Kudryavtsev's active layer model, which is widely used because it has relatively few data requirements. This model was recently incorporated into a component modeling toolbox, allowing for coupled modeling of permafrost and geomorphic processes over geological timescales. However, systematic quantitative assessment of the influence of its controlling parameters on permafrost temperature and active layer thickness predictions has not been undertaken before. We investigate the sensitivity of the Kudryavtsev's active layer model by Monte Carlo simulations to generate probability distributions for input parameters and compare predictions with a comprehensive benchmark dataset of in-situ permafrost observations over entire Alaska. Predicted permafrost surface temperature is highly dependent on mean annual air temperature (r = 0.78 on average), annual temperature amplitude (-0.41), and winter-averaged snow thickness (0.30). Uncertainty of predicted permafrost temperature is relatively small (RMSE = 1 °C), when air temperature and snow depth are well constrained. Similarly, RMSE between simulated and observed ALT at stations is ~0.08 m. However, under given air temperature and snow conditions, soil water content bias can significantly affect modeled active layer thickness (RMSE = 0.1 m or 40% of the observed active layer thickness). If soil water content has a large bias, improvements in other parameters may not significantly improve the active layer predictions of the Kudryavtsev's model. Phosphorus (P) in the river sediment plays an important role in the fate and transport of heavy metals at sediment-water interface of the aquatic eutrophication environment. To explicate the effect of P loading, the sediments with different P contents were employed in this study to experimentally investigate the adsorption/desorption of Pb2+ and Cd2+ and the releasing behavior of P during the adsorption/desorption processes. Results illustrated a strong affinity between Pb2+ ions and the P-containing sediments in both single Pb and binary Pb + Cd systems. selleckchem In single-metal systems, the Pb2+ adsorption capacities of all types of sediments (15.04-19.44 mg g-1) were higher than those for Cd2+ (4.68-5.56 mg g-1). While in binary-metal systems, the Pb2+ adsorption was slightly influenced by the coexisting Cd2+, but the Cd2+ adsorption capacities were decreased by over 5 times. Moreover, the adsorption amount and retention ability of Pb2+ on sediment were enhanced by increasing content of P in the sediment. Meanwhile, the releasing of P was also closely depended and significantly inhibited by the Pb2+ attached on the sediment.