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| Authors: | Todd Kuiken |
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| Institution: | (1) State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China; |
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| Abstract: | The Daliao river system in China has been seriously affected by long-term intensive industrial, urban and agricultural activities.
The objectives of this study were to determine the total phosphorus (TP) content and forms of phosphate in the sediments and
investigate geochemical relationships between P forms and sediment mineral phases. Twenty-seven samples of surface sediments
were collected and analyzed for P and major elements. Chemical forms of phosphate in the sediments were measured by sequential
selective extraction method. Results indicate that TP in the sediments of the Daliao river system averaged 703 mg kg−1, in the range from 206 to 1,342 mg kg−1. The sediments in the tributaries and near cities contained high TP, due to discharge of municipal and industrial effluents.
The distribution of phosphate in the various mineral phases followed the order: Ca-P > RES-P > RS-P > Fe-P > Al-P > S/L-P
for the Hun river and Taizi river, and Ca-P > Fe-P > RES-P > RS-P > Al-P > S/L-P for the Daliao river. Fe and Ca contents
in the sediments were positively correlated to Fe associated P (Fe-P and RS-P) and Ca-P, respectively. In addition, sediment
organic matter, Fe and Ca contents were positively correlated to TP in the sediments. However, Al content was not correlated
to Al-P or TP in the sediments. Generally, the sediments contaminated by effluents and in tidal zone contained more bioavailable
P. Possible release of P from these sediments to overlying water might pose potential risk on estuarine eutrophication. |
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