Diffusive emission of methane and carbon dioxide from two hydropower reservoirs in Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Aa. Marcelino¹  Ma. Santos¹  Vl. Xavier¹  Cs. Bezerra¹  Cro. Silva¹  Ma. Amorim¹  Rp. Rodrigues¹  Jp. Rogerio¹ 

关键词: hydropower;    dissolved organic carbon;    greenhouse gas effect;    lakes;    reservoirs;    CO2 emissions;    hidrelétricas;    carbono orgânico dissolvido;    gases de efeito estufa;    lagos;    reservatórios;    emissão de CO2;   

DOI  :  10.1590/1519-6984.12313

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The role of greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater reservoirs and their contribution to increase greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere is currently under discussion in many parts of the world. We studied CO2 and CH4 diffusive fluxes from two large neotropical hydropower reservoirs with different climate conditions. We used floating closed-chambers to estimate diffusive fluxes of these gaseous species. Sampling campaigns showed that the reservoirs studied were sources of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. In the Serra da Mesa Reservoir, the CH4 emissions ranged from 0.530 to 396.96 mg.m–2.d–1 and CO2 emissions ranged from –1,738.33 to 11,166.61 mg.m–2.d–1 and in Três Marias Reservoir the CH4 fluxes ranged 0.720 to 2,578.03 mg.m–2.d–1 and CO2 emission ranged from -3,037.80 to 11,516.64 to mg.m–2.d–1. There were no statistically significant differences of CH4 fluxes between the reservoirs, but CO2 fluxes from the two reservoirs studied were significantly different. The CO2 emissions measured over the periods studied in Serra da Mesa showed some seasonality with distinctions between the wet and dry transition season. In Três Marias Reservoir the CO2 fluxes showed no seasonal variability. In both reservoirs, CH4 emissions showed a tendency to increase during the study periods but this was not statistically significant. These results contributed to increase knowledge about the magnitude of CO2 and CH4 emission in hydroelectric reservoirs, however due to natural variability of the data future sampling campaigns will be needed to better elucidate the seasonal influences on the fluxes of greenhouse gases.

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