SchussenAktivplus: reduction of micropollutants and of potentially pathogenic bacteria for further water quality improvement of the river Schussen, a tributary of Lake Constance, Germany

The project focuses on the efficiency of combined technologies to reduce the release of micropollutants and bacteria into surface waters via sewage treatment plants of different size and via stormwater overflow basins of different types. As a model river in a highly populated catchment area, the river Schussen and, as a control, the river Argen, two tributaries of Lake Constance, Southern Germany, are under investigation in this project. The efficiency of the different cleaning technologies is monitored by a wide range of exposure and effect analyses including chemical and microbiological techniques as well as effect studies ranging from molecules to communities

Global data set of long-term summertime vertical temperature profiles in 153 lakes

Climate change and other anthropogenic stressors have led to long-term changes in the thermal structure, including surface temperatures, deepwater temperatures, and vertical thermal gradients, in many lakes around the world. Though many studies highlight warming of surface water temperatures in lakes worldwide, less is known about long-term trends in full vertical thermal structure and deepwater temperatures, which have been changing less consistently in both direction and magnitude. Here, we present a globally-expansive data set of summertime in-situ vertical temperature profiles from 153 lakes, with one time series beginning as early as 1894. We also compiled lake geographic, morphometric, and water quality variables that can influence vertical thermal structure through a variety of potential mechanisms in these lakes. These long-term time series of vertical temperature profiles and corresponding lake characteristics serve as valuable data to help understand changes and drivers of lake thermal structure in a time of rapid global and ecological change

Global data set of long-term summertime vertical temperature profiles in 153 lakes

Measurement(s) : temperature of water, temperature profile Technology Type(s) : digital curation Factor Type(s) : lake location, temporal interval Sample Characteristic - Environment : lake, reservoir Sample Characteristic - Location : global Machine-accessible metadata file describing the reported data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.14619009Climate change and other anthropogenic stressors have led to long-term changes in the thermal structure, including surface temperatures, deepwater temperatures, and vertical thermal gradients, in many lakes around the world. Though many studies highlight warming of surface water temperatures in lakes worldwide, less is known about long-term trends in full vertical thermal structure and deepwater temperatures, which have been changing less consistently in both direction and magnitude. Here, we present a globally-expansive data set of summertime in-situ vertical temperature profiles from 153 lakes, with one time series beginning as early as 1894. We also compiled lake geographic, morphometric, and water quality variables that can influence vertical thermal structure through a variety of potential mechanisms in these lakes. These long-term time series of vertical temperature profiles and corresponding lake characteristics serve as valuable data to help understand changes and drivers of lake thermal structure in a time of rapid global and ecological change

SchussenAktiv-Eine Modellstudie zur Effizienz der Reduktion der Gehalte an anthropogenen Spurenstoffen durch Aktivkohle in Kläranlagen: Expositions-und Effektmonitoring vor Inbetriebnahme der Adsorptionsstufe auf der Kläranlage Langwiese des AZV Mariatal, Ravensburg

SchussenAktiv-a Model Study on the Efficacy in Reducing Anthropogenic Micropollutants by Activated Carbon Filtration in Wastewater Treatment Plants-Exposure and Effect Monitoring Prior to the Startup of the Charcoal Adsorption System at the Wastewater Treatment Plant Langwiese, Association for Wastewater Treatment Mariatal, City of Ravensburg, GermanyInternational audienceZusammenfassung Durch den kombinierten Einsatz verschiedener Methoden ist nachweisbar, dass sich Spurenstoffe auf den Gesundheitszustand wasserlebender Organismen und die Integrität aquatischer Le-bensgemeinschaft negativ auswirken. Im Projekt SchussenAktiv konnte die Präsenz von Spurenstoffen mit toxischen (z.B. gento-xischen) und hormonellen (z.B. östrogenartigen) Potentialen so-wie tatsächlichen Wirkungen in Verbindung gebracht werden. Die große Variabilität im Nachweis östrogenartig wirkender Chemi-kalien spiegelt sich auch in der Variabilität der nachgewiesenen östrogenen Wirkpotenziale und Wirkungen bei Fischen und Fisch-nährtieren wider. Die reduzierte Anzahl sensitiver Taxa unterhalb der untersuchten Kläranlage Langwiese (AZV Mariatal, Ravens-burg) an der Schussen spricht dafür, dass sich negative Effekte be-reits auf biozönotischer Ebene manifestiert haben. Ein Zusam-menspiel toxischer und hormoneller Einflüsse auf die Organismen in der Schussen ist hierbei aufgrund der erzielten Resultate wahr-scheinlich. Für die als Referenzgewässer ausgewählte Argen konn-te gezeigt werden, dass die untersuchte Probenahmestelle zwar insgesamt als deutlich weniger belastet gelten kann als die Probe-nahmestellen an der Schussen, dass a ber auch hier Bedarf be-steht, bestimmte Expositionen (z. B.-Sitosterol, Cadmium, Ar-sen, Quecksilber, Zink) und Effekte (z. B. Acetylcholinesterase-hemmung bei Fischen, fehlende Abundanz von Gammariden) ge-nauer zu betrachten um gegebenenfalls ihre Ursachen zu eruieren. Using a combination of different chemical and biological methods the project SchussenAktiv provided evidence that micropollutants negatively influence the health status of aquatic organisms and the integrity of aquatic ecosystems. It was possible to establish plausible connections between the presence of distinct micropol-lutants in the environment, toxic (e.g. genotoxic) or hormonal (e.g. estrogen-like) potentials in effluent or surface water samples , and the respective effects in feral fish. Large variability in the abundance of estrogen-like substances was reflected in the variation of both estrogenic potentials and estrogenic effects in fish and invertebrates. The decreased number of sensitive taxa in the river Schussen downstream the wastewater treatment plant Langwiese revealed evidence for detrimental effects also on the community structure. In general, the results of SchussenAktiv led to the suggestion that both toxic and endocrine-active chemicals interact in influencing organisms abundant in the Schussen river downstream sewage treatment plant. In contrast, the sampling site at the Argen river, chosen as a reference, was found to be clearly less polluted than the investigated sites along the Schussen. Nevertheless , detected pollutants (-sitosterol, cadmium, arsenic, mercury , zinc) and effects (AChE inhibition in fish, absence of gam-marids) call for a causal analysis also in the river Argen

Global data set of long-term summertime vertical temperature profiles in 153 lakes

Abstract Climate change and other anthropogenic stressors have led to long-term changes in the thermal structure, including surface temperatures, deepwater temperatures, and vertical thermal gradients, in many lakes around the world. Though many studies highlight warming of surface water temperatures in lakes worldwide, less is known about long-term trends in full vertical thermal structure and deepwater temperatures, which have been changing less consistently in both direction and magnitude. Here, we present a globally-expansive data set of summertime in-situ vertical temperature profiles from 153 lakes, with one time series beginning as early as 1894. We also compiled lake geographic, morphometric, and water quality variables that can influence vertical thermal structure through a variety of potential mechanisms in these lakes. These long-term time series of vertical temperature profiles and corresponding lake characteristics serve as valuable data to help understand changes and drivers of lake thermal structure in a time of rapid global and ecological change

A global database of lake surface temperatures collected by in situ and satellite methods from 1985–2009

Global environmental change has influenced lake surface temperatures, a key driver of ecosystem structure and function. Recent studies have suggested significant warming of water temperatures in individual lakes across many different regions around the world. However, the spatial and temporal coherence associated with the magnitude of these trends remains unclear. Thus, a global data set of water temperature is required to understand and synthesize global, long-term trends in surface water temperatures of inland bodies of water. We assembled a database of summer lake surface temperatures for 291 lakes collected in situ and/or by satellites for the period 1985–2009. In addition, corresponding climatic drivers (air temperatures, solar radiation, and cloud cover) and geomorphometric characteristics (latitude, longitude, elevation, lake surface area, maximum depth, mean depth, and volume) that influence lake surface temperatures were compiled for each lake. This unique dataset offers an invaluable baseline perspective on global-scale lake thermal conditions as environmental change continues