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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2026

Tracing Environmental DNA Transport in a Large Lake with Synthetic DNA Microparticles and Hydrodynamic Modeling.

Zeyu Li, Cintia L Ramón, Steve Bogdanowicz, Alexander L Koeberle, Dong Wang, Francisco J Rueda, Edwin A Cowen, M Todd Walter, Suresh A Sethi, David M Lodge and 2 more

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12 authors.

Zeyu LiDepartment of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-6980-8938
Cintia L RamónDepartment of Civil Engineering and Water Research Institute, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain.
Steve BogdanowiczDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
Alexander L KoeberleDepartment of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
Dong WangDepartment of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3480-7171
Francisco J RuedaDepartment of Civil Engineering and Water Research Institute, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain.
Edwin A CowenDeFrees Hydraulics Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
M Todd WalterDepartment of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
Suresh A SethiDepartment of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
David M LodgeDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.
Dan LuoDepartment of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2628-8391
Jose A AndrésDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural environmental DNA (eDNA) offers a powerful tool for aquatic ecosystem monitoring. However, its transport in large lakes remains poorly understood due to its instability, scarcity, and heterogeneity, as well as the complex hydrodynamics of lakes. We developed biodegradable synthetic DNA particles (sDNAp) that encapsulate DNA fragments with unique sequences to serve as quantitative tracers for investigating eDNA transport. This sDNAp tracer was deployed in Cayuga Lake (NY, USA; 172 km

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DNADNA, EnvironmentalLakesEnvironmental MonitoringHydrodynamicsModels, TheoreticalDNADNA, Environmentalenvironmental DNA (eDNA)hydrodynamic modelinghydrological tracerLagrangian particle trackinglake hydrodynamicsnanobiotechnologyparticle dispersionsource trackingsynthetic DNA particle (sDNAp)

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PMID41556542
PMCPMC12874508

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