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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Microbiology
  • Ecosystem Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Science

Background:

  • Freshwater salinization negatively affects water quality and biodiversity.
  • Salinity impacts freshwater bacterial communities and their role in ecosystem services.
  • Salinity influences the mechanisms of water-to-air bacteria dispersal.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of increasing salinity on aerosolized bacterial diversity and abundance.
  • To understand how salinity gradients influence the transfer of bacteria from water to air.

Main Methods:

  • A freshwater sample was subjected to increasing salt concentrations (0-35 g/kg) in a breaking wave analogue tank.
  • Waterborne and airborne bacteria were sampled at each salinity level.
  • Bacterial diversity and abundance were analyzed using molecular methods.

Main Results:

  • Airborne bacterial communities significantly differed from waterborne communities.
  • Different bacterial families showed varied transfer efficiencies to the aerosol phase based on salinity.
  • Aerosolized bacterial abundance peaked at low oligohaline conditions (0.5-1 g/kg) and showed a non-monotonic response across the salinization gradient.

Conclusions:

  • Increased freshwater salinity significantly influences the abundance and diversity of aerosolized bacteria.
  • Shifts in airborne bacteria have potential implications for public health through increased exposure to pathogens.
  • Changes in aerosolized bacteria may affect regional climate through altered biological ice-nucleating particle emissions.