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Photoinduced production of substances with humic-like fluorescence, upon irradiation of water samples from Alpine lakes

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Evidence is here provided that irradiation of some lake water samples can trigger the formation of fluorophores with humic-like properties, at the same time increasing water absorbance. This phenomenon is the opposite of photobleaching, which is often observed when natural waters are irradiated. Photogeneration of humic-like compounds can be highlighted in water samples where the initial fluorescence signal of humic substances is low, so that photobleaching is minimised. Samples that are most likely to show photoinduced formation of humic-like fluorophores are in fact characterised by high values of protein-like vs. humic-like contribution ratios to fluorescence, as evidenced by parallel factor (PARAFAC) analysis. Mountain lakes in late summer appear to be suitable candidates to highlight the described phenomenon. In some cases, lake-water irradiation caused a decrease in the spectral slope of the absorbance that, together with increasing absorbance values, is consistent with an increase in molecular mass and aromaticity of organic matter. The absorbance increase triggered by irradiation might play a role in screening biologically harmful UV radiation, in mountain environments that would otherwise be characterised by very clear water, where UV light can be easily transmitted along the water column.
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hal-04078207 , version 1 (22-04-2023)

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Luca Carena, Yiqun Wang, Sasho Gligorovski, Silvia Berto, Stéphane Mounier, et al.. Photoinduced production of substances with humic-like fluorescence, upon irradiation of water samples from Alpine lakes. Chemosphere, 2023, 319, pp.137972. ⟨10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137972⟩. ⟨hal-04078207⟩
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