Research Article

Spatial Distributions of Humic Substances and Evaluation of Sediment Organic Index on Lake Dalinouer, China

Table 3

Speciation concentration of organic carbon, N, and P in the sediment cores from Dalinouer Lake (g kg−1).

ParametersMinMeanMax
DLNE-3DLNE-8DLNE-8 ( 24 cm)DLNE-3DLNE-8DLNE-8 ( 24 cm)DLNE-3DLNE-8DLNE-8 ( 24 cm)

OP0.063 0.044 0.044 0.141 0.059 0.057 0.181 0.081 0.075
ON0.135 1.508 1.508 0.240 1.923 2.033 0.386 2.556 2.556
TP1.279 0.985 1.107 1.624 1.155 1.214 2.192 1.309 1.309
TN3.141 1.597 1.597 4.904 2.015 2.116 8.149 2.636 2.636
RW0.547 0.236 0.419 0.612 0.586 0.611 0.730 0.797 0.797
LFOC0.269 0.133 0.150 0.462 0.525 0.522 0.640 1.090 1.026
HFOC37.324 15.896 16.431 49.538 21.207 22.797 59.431 30.171 30.171
TOC37.788 16.167 16.749 50.000 21.732 23.319 59.856 30.744 30.744
LCOC0.855 0.020 0.333 2.221 0.988 0.602 4.090 5.490 0.970
SCOC0.049 0.255 0.255 1.486 1.427 1.295 5.981 2.209 2.034
TCOC36.100 10.457 14.958 46.292 19.317 21.423 54.371 28.080 28.080
LCHA0.007 0.049 0.049 0.192 0.702 0.344 0.632 3.254 0.976
SCHA0.013 0.195 0.195 0.385 0.747 0.710 0.699 1.401 1.359
LCFA0.357 0.081 0.081 2.030 0.807 0.366 4.045 5.103 0.873
SCFA0.036 0.255 0.255 1.782 0.762 0.746 5.447 1.448 1.448
HM36.100 10.457 14.958 46.292 19.317 21.381 54.371 28.080 28.080
HA0.020 0.243 0.243 0.577 1.449 1.054 1.166 3.934 1.748
FA0.917 0.063 0.199 3.131 1.299 0.965 8.675 5.866 1.711

OP: organic phosphorus; ON: organic nitrogen; RW: rate of water content; LFOC: light fraction organic carbon; HFOC: heavy fraction organic carbon; LCOC: loosely combined organic carbon; SCOC: stably combined organic carbon; TCOC: tightly combined organic carbon; LCHA: loosely combined humic acid; LCFA: loosely combined fulvic acid; SCHA: stably combined humic acid; SCFA: stably combined fulvic acid.