Journal
HYDROBIOLOGIA
Volume 751, Issue 1, Pages 189-199Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-015-2186-4
Keywords
Internal loading; Sediment capping; Biomanipulation; Lake restoration
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- Centre for Lake Restoration (CLEAR)-Villum Kann Rasmussen Centre of Excellence
- Danish action plans for eco-efficient technologies
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If dosed sufficiently relative to the pool of excess phosphorus (P) in the lake sediment and lake water, aluminum (Al) is hypothesized to block sediment P release and thereby improve water clarity in eutrophic lakes. Aluminum has been used in > 200 lakes worldwide, but in some 30% of the known cases water clarity did not improve beyond the first year, likely because of underdosing or continued high external P loading. We evaluate the viability of the aluminum dosing hypothesis for six Danish lakes that received Al in a molar ratio of < 2-10 relative to the potentially mobile P pool. Lake water total P declined to values that could be predicted from the external P loading but increased again in the two lakes receiving the lowest Al doses. Lasting (> 2-3 years) improvement of water clarity was only observed in two lakes. Sediment P release rates, which were measured in four lakes, declined significantly but then increased gradually again in the two lakes receiving the lowest doses. We conclude that if external P-loading is sufficiently low, lasting improvement of water quality can be obtained if Al is dosed 10:1 or higher relative to the size of the mobile P pool.
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