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ArticleNature communications2025

Hydroclimatic extremes threaten groundwater quality and stability.

Simon A Schroeter, Alice May Orme, Katharina Lehmann, Robert Lehmann, Narendrakumar M Chaudhari, Kirsten Küsel, He Wang, Anke Hildebrandt, Kai Uwe Totsche, Susan Trumbore and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Simon A SchroeterDepartment of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany. simon.schroeter@bgc-jena.mpg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9868-5954
Alice May OrmeDepartment of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0767-4430
Katharina LehmannDepartment of Hydrogeology, Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
Robert LehmannDepartment of Hydrogeology, Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5681-4431
Narendrakumar M ChaudhariAquatic Geomicrobiology, Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.
Kirsten KüselAquatic Geomicrobiology, Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5396-0975
He WangAquatic Geomicrobiology, Institute of Biodiversity, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9367-1705
Anke HildebrandtGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Kai Uwe TotscheDepartment of Hydrogeology, Institute of Geosciences, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2692-213X
Susan TrumboreDepartment of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany.
Gerd GleixnerDepartment of Biogeochemical Processes, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4616-0953

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 202548816Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 218627073Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 390713860
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heavy precipitation, drought, and other hydroclimatic extremes occur more frequently than in the past climate reference period (1961-1990). Given their strong effect on groundwater recharge dynamics, these phenomena increase the vulnerability of groundwater quantity and quality. Over the course of the past decade, we have documented changes in the composition of dissolved organic matter in groundwater. We show that fractions of ingressing surface-derived organic molecules increased significantly as groundwater levels declined, whereas concentrations of dissolved organic carbon remained constant. Molecular composition changeover was accelerated following 2018's extreme summer drought. These findings demonstrate that hydroclimatic extremes promote rapid transport between surface ecosystems and groundwaters, thereby enabling xenobiotic substances to evade microbial processing, accrue in greater abundance in groundwater, and potentially compromise the safe nature of these potable water sources. Groundwater quality is far more vulnerable to the impact of recent climate anomalies than is currently recognized, and the molecular composition of dissolved organic matter can be used as a comprehensive indicator for groundwater quality deterioration.

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PMCPMC11739494

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