Dolly Kothawala
Researcher at Institutionen för ekologi och genetik; Limnologi
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 27 19
- E-mail:
- dolly.kothawala@ebc.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Evolutionsbiologiskt centrum (EBC)
Norbyvägen 18 D
752 36 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Norbyvägen 18 D
752 36 Uppsala
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For detailed information about my research please see: https://kothawala.weebly.com and https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1hLWKUoAAAAJ&hl=en
My research primarily focuses on ecological research questions related to the biogeochemical cycling of organic matter in freshwater and soil ecosystems, and secondly is aimed at improving drinking water quality.
Publications
Selection of publications
- Chemodiversity of dissolved organic matter in lakes driven by climate and hydrology (2014)
- Controls of dissolved organic matter quality (2014)
- Hourly, daily, and seasonal variability in the absorption spectra of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in a eutrophic, humic lake (2014)
- In-Lake Processes Offset Increased Terrestrial Inputs of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Color to Lakes (2013)
- Inner filter correction of dissolved organic matter fluorescence (2013)
- Selective loss and preservation of lake water dissolved organic matter fluorescenceduring long-term dark incubations (2012)
- Selective adsorption of dissolved organic matter to mineral soils (2012)
Recent publications
- Review article (2024)
- Seasonally variable interactions between dissolved organic matter and mineral particles in an agricultural river (2023)
- Spatial and Seasonal Variations in Dissolved Methane Across a Large Lake (2023)
- Key factors driving dissolved organic matter composition and bioavailability in lakes situated along the Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China (2023)
- Selective Exclusion of Aromatic Organic Carbon During Lake Ice Formation (2023)
All publications
Articles
- Review article (2024)
- Seasonally variable interactions between dissolved organic matter and mineral particles in an agricultural river (2023)
- Spatial and Seasonal Variations in Dissolved Methane Across a Large Lake (2023)
- Key factors driving dissolved organic matter composition and bioavailability in lakes situated along the Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China (2023)
- Selective Exclusion of Aromatic Organic Carbon During Lake Ice Formation (2023)
- Rainstorms drive export of aromatic and concurrent bio-labile organic matter to a large eutrophic lake and its major tributaries (2023)
- Unified understanding of intrinsic and extrinsic controls of dissolved organic carbon reactivity in aquatic ecosystems (2022)
- The influence of pH on dissolved organic matter fluorescence in inland waters (2022)
- Changes in Water Chemistry Associated with Rainstorm Events Increase Carbon Emissions from the Inflowing River Mouth of a Major Drinking Water Reservoir (2022)
- Three Decades of Changing Nutrient Stoichiometry from Source to Sea on the Swedish West Coast (2022)
- Unraveling the Role of Anthropogenic and Natural Drivers in Shaping the Molecular Composition and Biolability of Dissolved Organic Matter in Non-pristine Lakes (2022)
- How much carbon can be added to soil by sorption? (2021)
- Organic Matter Degradation across Ecosystem Boundaries (2021)
- How humans alter dissolved organic matter composition in freshwater: relevance for the Earth’s biogeochemistry (2021)
- How hydrology and anthropogenic activity influence the molecular composition and export of dissolved organic matter (2021)
- Linking dissolved organic matter composition and bacterioplankton communities in an Amazon floodplain system (2020)
- Particles and Aeration at Mire-Stream Interfaces Cause Selective Removal and Modification of Dissolved Organic Matter (2020)
- Selective Adsorption of Terrestrial Dissolved Organic Matter to Inorganic Surfaces Along a Boreal Inland Water Continuum (2020)
- Rainstorm events shift the molecular composition and export of dissolved organic matter in a large drinking water reservoir in China (2020)
- Rice-paddy field acts as a buffer system to decrease the terrestrial characteristics of dissolved organic matter exported from a typical small agricultural watershed in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China (2019)
- Selective removal of dissolved organic matter affects the production and speciation of disinfection byproducts (2019)
- The interplay between total mercury, methylmercury and dissolved organic matter in fluvial systems (2018)
- Cleaning and sampling protocol for analysis of mercury and dissolved organic matter in freshwater systems (2018)
- ORCHIDEE-SOM (2018)
- Stream Dissolved Organic Matter Composition Reflects the Riparian Zone, Not Upslope Soils in Boreal Forest Headwaters (2018)
- Biogeochemical tools for characterizing organic carbon in inland aquatic ecosystems (2018)
- Understanding Dissolved Organic Matter Reactivity and Composition in Lakes and Streams Using Proton-Transfer-Reaction Mass Spectrometry (PTR-MS) (2018)
- A tale of pipes and reactors (2017)
- Variability in organic carbon reactivity across lake residence time and trophic gradients (2017)
- Preferential sequestration of terrestrial organic matter in boreal lake sediments (2017)
- Influence of dissolved organic matter concentration and composition on the removal efficiency of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) during drinking water treatment (2017)
- Persistence of dissolved organic matter in lakes related to its molecular characteristics (2015)
- The relative influence of land cover, hydrology, and in-stream processing on the composition of dissolved organic matter in boreal streams (2015)
- Impact of iron associated to organic matter on remote sensing estimates of lake carbon content (2015)
- Tracking changes in the optical properties and molecular composition of dissolved organic matter during drinking water production (2015)
- Chemodiversity of dissolved organic matter in lakes driven by climate and hydrology (2014)
- Controls of dissolved organic matter quality (2014)
- Hourly, daily, and seasonal variability in the absorption spectra of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in a eutrophic, humic lake (2014)
- In-Lake Processes Offset Increased Terrestrial Inputs of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Color to Lakes (2013)
- Inner filter correction of dissolved organic matter fluorescence (2013)
- Variability in spectral absorbance metrics across boreal lake waters (2012)
- Selective loss and preservation of lake water dissolved organic matter fluorescenceduring long-term dark incubations (2012)
- Selective adsorption of dissolved organic matter to mineral soils (2012)
- Reactivity continuum of dissolved organic carbon decomposition in lake water (2012)
- Selective decay of terrestrial organic carbon during transport from land to sea (2012)
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