Journal
HYDROBIOLOGIA
Volume 703, Issue 1, Pages 189-202Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1358-8
Keywords
Lake restoration; Phosphorus; Nitrogen; Sequential extraction; Internal loading; Bioturbation
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- Villum Kann Rasmussen Centre of Excellence: Centre for Lake Restoration (CLEAR)
- Danish Natural Science Research Council
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Effects of chironomids on sediment-water exchange of nutrients and their impact on the efficiency of Phoslock(A (R)) (a lanthanum (La) modified clay for phosphorus (P) removal in freshwater systems) were tested during a 35 days incubation experiment with sediment cores from a Danish eutrophic Lake. Four different sediment treatments with increased or natural densities of chironomids in combination with Phoslock(A (R)) were used: (1) Control + (2) Chironomids + (3) Phoslock + (4) Chironomids & Phoslock. Nutrients in the overlying water were followed during the incubation period. The treatments with Phoslock reduced P in the overlying water significantly compared to the control treatment. In addition, the chironomids significantly increased sediment nitrate uptake as well as sediment ammonium release. After the incubation period, a sequential extraction of P and La was conducted. The Phoslock treatment led to a reduction of the iron-bound P pool in the sediment and a higher HCl-extractable P pool. Also, most La was recovered in the HCl extract, indicating that P became strongly bound to La in the Phoslock matrix. Sequential extraction of pure Phoslock demonstrated that the bentonite matrix of Phoslock contained redox sensitive iron, and that ammonium might be released from Phoslock, when dispersed in water.
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