MEASUREMENT AND VERIFICATION OF RATES OF SEDIMENT PHOSPHORUS RELEASE FOR A HYPEREUTROPHIC URBAN LAKE

被引:37
作者
AUER, MT [1 ]
JOHNSON, NA [1 ]
PENN, MR [1 ]
EFFLER, SW [1 ]
机构
[1] UPSTATE FRESHWATER INST,SYRACUSE,NY 13214
关键词
PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT; LAKES; EUTROPHICATION;
D O I
10.1007/BF00050750
中图分类号
Q17 [水生生物学];
学科分类号
071004 ;
摘要
The contribution of sediment release to the phosphorus budget of hypereutrophic Onondaga Lake was determined through laboratory measurements made on intact cores. Rates ranged from 9-21 mg P m-2 d-1 with a mean of 13 mg P m-2 d-1, values similar to those observed in other lakes of comparable trophic state. There was no statistically significant trend in rates in time (July versus September) or in space (location along the major N/S axis of the lake). Rates of sediment phosphorus release measured in the laboratory compared favorably with the observed rate of soluble reactive phosphorus accumulation in the lake's hypolimnion. The sediments are the second largest source of phosphorus for Onondaga Lake, contributing 24% of the overall phosphorus load to the system.
引用
收藏
页码:301 / 309
页数:9
相关论文
共 34 条
[11]   EFFECT OF HEAVY-METALS AND OTHER POLLUTANTS ON THE SEDIMENTS OF ONONDAGA LAKE [J].
EFFLER, SW ;
RAND, MC ;
TAMAYO, TA .
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, 1979, 12 (02) :117-134
[12]   THE IMPACT OF A CHLORALKALI PLANT ON ONONDAGA LAKE AND ADJOINING SYSTEMS [J].
EFFLER, SW .
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION, 1987, 33 (1-2) :85-115
[13]  
EFFLER SW, 1985, WATER AIR SOIL POLL, V24, P121
[14]   LAKE RESTORATION - WHY OXYGENATION AND ARTIFICIAL MIXING CANNOT SUBSTITUTE FOR A DECREASE IN THE EXTERNAL PHOSPHORUS LOADING [J].
GACHTER, R .
SCHWEIZERISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HYDROLOGIE-SWISS JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY, 1987, 49 (02) :170-185
[15]  
GFOLTERMAN HL, 1977, INTERACTIONS SEDIMEN
[16]   PARTITIONING PHOSPHORUS LOADS - IMPLICATIONS FOR LAKE RESTORATION [J].
HEIDTKE, TM ;
AUER, MT .
JOURNAL OF WATER RESOURCES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT-ASCE, 1992, 118 (05) :562-579
[17]  
HONSTEIN RL, 1981, THESIS SYRACUSE U SY
[18]  
HUTCHINSON GE, 1973, AM SCI, V61, P269
[19]  
JOHNSON NA, 1989, THESIS MICHIGAN TECH
[20]   SUMMER INTERNAL PHOSPHORUS SUPPLIES IN SHAGAWA LAKE, MINNESOTA [J].
LARSEN, DP ;
SCHULTS, DW ;
MALUEG, KW .
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, 1981, 26 (04) :740-753