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Sediment amendment with Phoslock® in Clatto Reservoir (Dundee, UK): Investigating changes in sediment elemental composition and phosphorus fractionation

Meis, Sebastian, Spears, Bryan M., Maberly, Stephen C., O'Malley, Michael B. and Perkins, Rupert Gordon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0810-2656 2012. Sediment amendment with Phoslock® in Clatto Reservoir (Dundee, UK): Investigating changes in sediment elemental composition and phosphorus fractionation. Journal of Environmental Management 93 (1) , pp. 185-193. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.09.015

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Abstract

Lanthanum-modified bentonite clay (Phoslock®) is a lake remediation tool designed to strip dissolved phosphorus (P) from the water column and increase the sediment P-sorption capacity. This study investigated short term alterations in sediment elemental composition and sediment P-fractions based on sediment cores taken 2 days before and 28 days following the application of 24 t of Phoslock® to a 9 ha, man-made reservoir. Following the application, sediment lanthanum (La) content increased significantly (p < 0.05; n = 4) in the top 8 cm of the sediment, thereby theoretically increasing sediment P-binding capacity on the whole reservoir scale by 250 kg. Mass balance calculations were used to estimate the theoretical binding of release-sensitive P (Pmobile; sum of ‘labile P’, ‘reductant-soluble P’ and ‘organic P’ fraction) by La across the top 4 cm and 10 cm depth of sediment. The amended mass of La in the sediment had the potential to bind 42% of Pmobile present in the top 4 cm or 17% of Pmobile present in the top 10 cm. However, with the exception of a significant increase (p < 0.05; n = 4) in the ‘residual P’ fraction in the top 2 cm, sediment P-fractions, including Pmobile, did not differ significantly following the Phoslock® application. Experimental P-adsorption studies indicated P-saturation values for Phoslock® of 21,670 mg P kg−1 Phoslock®. Sequential extraction of P from saturated Phoslock® under laboratory conditions indicated that around 21% of P bound by Phoslock® was release-sensitive, while around 79% of bound P was unlikely to be released under reducing or common pH (5–9) conditions in shallow lakes. Applying Phoslock® is, therefore, likely to increase the P-sorption capacity of sediments under reducing conditions.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Earth and Environmental Sciences
Subjects: Q Science > QE Geology
Uncontrolled Keywords: Internal loading; Remediation; Whole-lake; Phosphorus fractions; Phoslock
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0301-4797
Funders: CEH, NERC
Last Modified: 20 Oct 2022 09:19
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/31453

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