“…The dissolved REE+Y composition of local streams is controlled to some degree by the local catchment geology and weathering conditions, providing a snapshot of the flux to the hydrosphere. However, in any given drainage basin, physio-chemical parameters such as pH, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentration, aquatic chemistry processes, weathering of individual mineral phases and land use can also influence the measured REE+Y chemistry of river waters (Byrne and Sholkovitz, 1996;Chudaev et al, 2016;Deberdt et al, 2002;Elderfield et al, 1990;Lawrence and Kamber, 2006;Matsunaga et al, 2015;Noack et al, 2014;Pédrot et al, 2015a;Tricca et al, 1999), in addition to REE complexation with organic and inorganic ligands Johannesson and Zhou, 1999;Millero, 1992).…”