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Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.    2016, Vol. 10 Issue (6) : 14    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-016-0886-2
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Red soil for sediment capping to control the internal nutrient release under flow conditions
Lei Xia1,2,Guo Liu1,2(),Chunmei Chen1,2,Meiyan Wen1,2,Yangyang Gao1,2
1. State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
2. Sichuan Provincial Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Groundwater Pollution Prevention and Resource Security, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu 610059, China
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Abstract

The inhibition of sediment nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) release seems necessary.

Red soil (RS) was firstly used as sediment capping material under flow conditions.

RS capping can effectively reduce the N and P release from sediment.

Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) released from the sediment to the surface water is a major source of water quality impairment. Therefore, inhibiting sediment nutrient release seems necessary. In this study, red soil (RS) was employed to control the nutrients released from a black-odorous river sediment under flow conditions. The N and P that were released were effectively controlled by RS capping. Continuous-flow incubations showed that the reduction efficiencies of total N (TN), ammonium (NH4+-N), total P (TP) and soluble reactive P (SRP) of the overlying water by RS capping were 77%, 63%, 77% and 92%, respectively, and nitrification and denitrification occurred concurrently in the RS system. An increase in the water velocity coincided with a decrease in the nutrient release rate as a result of intensive water aeration.

Keywords Sediment      Red soil capping      Flow conditions      Nitrogen      Phosphorus     
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Corresponding Author(s): Guo Liu   
Issue Date: 14 November 2016
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Lei Xia,Guo Liu,Chunmei Chen, et al. Red soil for sediment capping to control the internal nutrient release under flow conditions[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2016, 10(6): 14.
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Fig.1  Sequential extraction method of phosphorus (P) fractions in sediment
characteristic of sediment
pH Eh
/mV
water content
/%
organic matter
/%
Fe /(mg·g-1) Mn
/(mg·g-1)
TP
/(mg·kg-1)
TN
/(mg·kg-1)
7.73 -152 48.08 7.21 35.05 0.776 1162 1409
characteristic of overlying water
pH DO
/(mg·L-1)
TN
/(mg·L-1)
NH 4 + N /(mg·L-1) NO 2 N /(mg·L-1) NO 3 N /(mg·L-1) TP
/(mg·L-1)
SRP
/(mg·L-1)
7.86 2.26 7.64 5.667 0.03 0.01 0.84 0.72
Tab.1  The characteristics of used sediment and overlying water
characteristic of capping material
Eh
/mV
water content
/%
organic matter
/%
Fe /(g·kg-1) TP
/(mg·kg-1)
TN
/(mg·kg-1)
261 1.66 7.69 25.61 13.25 740
characteristic of simulated domestic sewage
pH TN
/(mg·L-1)
NH 4 + N /(mg·L-1) NO 2 N /(mg·L-1) NO 3 N /(mg·L-1) TP
/(mg·L-1)
SRP
/(mg·L-1)
7.07 48.5 18.07 0.02 0.01 8.18 6.82
Tab.2  The characteristics of capping material and simulated domestic sewage
Fig.2  Diagram of experimental flume in the experiment
Fig.3  The variation of the total nitrogen (TN) (a), ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) (b), nitrite nitrogen (NO2--N) (c), nitrate nitrogen (NO3--N) (d) concentrations of the overlying water in the red soil (RS) and control systems
Fig.4  The variation of the total nitrogen (TN) contents in the surface sediment
Fig.5  Variation of the total phosphorus (TP) (a), soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) (b) concentrations of
Fig.6  The variation of the phosphorus (P) fractions in the sediment. (a) The concentration of the P fractions.
Fig.7  The variation of the dissolved oxygen (DO) in the overlying water
Fig.8  Nitrogen and phosphorus release rates with incubation time
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