Phosphorus transformation under the influence of aluminum, organic carbon, and dissolved oxygen at the water-sediment interface: A simulative study

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Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2020, Vol. 14

Issue (3) : 50 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-020-1227-z

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Phosphorus transformation under the influence of aluminum, organic carbon, and dissolved oxygen at the water-sediment interface: A simulative study

Ouchen Cai¹, Yuanxiao Xiong^1,², Haijun Yang³, Jinyong Liu¹(

), Hui Wang¹(

)

¹. State Key Joint Laboratory on Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084
². Beijing 101 Middle School, Beijing 100091, China
³. Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

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Abstract

• The three simulation factors caused various changes in both water and sediment.

• Responses to simulations differed with the reported natural lakes and wetlands.

• Al has dominant effects on sediment P release control among the three factors.

• Adding sediment Al can be effective and safe under the simulated conditions.

• Polyphosphates were not generated, while added phytate was rather stable.

The effects of sediment aluminum (Al), organic carbon (OC), and dissolved oxygen (DO) on phosphorus (P) transformation, at the water-sediment interface of a eutrophic constructed lake, were investigated via a series of simulative experiments. The above three factors had various influences on dissolved P concentration, water pH, water and surface sediment appearance, and P fractions. Additions of Al had the greatest effect on suppressing P release, and the water pH remained alkaline in the water-sediment system under various OC and DO conditions. No dissolution of the added Al was detected. ³¹P-NMR characterization suggested that OC addition did not promote biological P uptake to polyphosphates under oxic conditions. The simulation result on the added phytate indicated the absence of phytate in the original lake sediment. As compared to the reported natural lakes and wetland, the water-sediment system of the constructed lake responded differently to some simulative conditions. Since Al, OC, and DO can be controlled with engineering methods, the results of this study provide insights for the practical site restorations.

Keywords Phosphorus Sediment Simulation Dissolved oxygen Organic carbon Aluminum

Corresponding Author(s): Jinyong Liu,Hui Wang

Just Accepted Date: 13 February 2020 Issue Date: 31 March 2020

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Ouchen Cai,Yuanxiao Xiong,Haijun Yang, et al. Phosphorus transformation under the influence of aluminum, organic carbon, and dissolved oxygen at the water-sediment interface: A simulative study[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14(3): 50.

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Tab.1 Configurations of DO, OC and sediment (Al) for the eight reactors

Fig.1 Orthophosphate concentration changes in the overlying water of the eight reactors during the simulation period. Reactors A, B, C, D: oxic; E, F, G, H: anoxic. Reactors A, C, E, G: organic carbon added; Reactors A, B, E, F: Al added.

Fig.2 (a) Overlying water pH changes of the eight reactors during the simulation period. (b) Comparison of the effects of added Al. Dotted lines indicate the reactors not amended with Al. (c) Comparison of the effects of organic carbon. Dotted lines indicate the reactors not amended with OC. Reactors A, B, C, D: oxic; E, F, G, H: anoxic. Reactors A, C, E, G: organic carbon added; Reactors A, B, E, F: Al added.

Fig.3 P fractionation of sediment samples. Reactors A, B, C, D: oxic; E, F, G, H: anoxic. Reactors A, C, E, G: organic carbon added; Reactors A, B, E, F: Al added.

Tab.2 P recovery with sediment extractions

Fig.4 ³¹P-NMR spectra for the NaOH-EDTA extract of (a) original lake sediment, (b) “initial” sediment sample added with phytate, and (c) excess phyate spiked in sediment extract. In (b), * indicates the signal of added phytate reagent; | indicates the signal of other P-monoesters detected in the original lake sediment.

Fig.5 ³¹P-NMR spectra for the NaOH-EDTA extracts of (a) original lake sediment and (b) sediment from reactor E after simulation. The peaks of orthophosphate are not fully displayed.

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