Phosphorus release from sediments of a deep wastewater stabilization pond

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 265-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Ortuño ◽  
J. Sáez ◽  
M. Llorens ◽  
A. Soler
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Organic Phosphorus ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Particulate Phosphorus ◽  
Residual P ◽  
High Ph ◽  
Stabilization Pond ◽  
Sediment Phosphorus

The fractional composition and potential mobility of particulate phosphorus was investigated in sediment from a deep wastewater stabilization pond. The predominant phosphorus fractions were Fe- and Al-bound P (NaOH-RP) and Residual-P (consisting mainly of organic P), which amounted to 35 and 34% of total phosphorus, respectively. A laboratory study was conducted to determine the influence of various environmental parameters (pH, redox conditions, biological activity and temperature) on phosphorus release from lagoon sediment. Phosphorus release was observed under both anaerobic and aerobic conditions. Anaerobic release was about 1.4-5 times greater than aerobic release. Phosphorus release was redox-sensitive and favoured by high pH values, up to 17.4% of total phosphorus being liberated anaerobically and at high pH. Biological activity favoured phosphorus release, since the amount released under non-sterile conditions exceeded that observed under sterile conditions. Sediment phosphorus was fractionated before and after the release experiments. The NaOH-RP fraction was sensitive to pH and redox environmental changes, and was readily released under reduced conditions and at high pH. The mobility of the Residual-P fraction was enhanced in incubations involving biological activity due to the decomposition of the organic matter in the sediments, and NaOH–nRP (organic phosphorus) decreased by up to 45% during the incubation of non-sterile suspensions.

scholarly journals Phosphorus Fractions and Release Factors in Surface Sediments of a Tailwater River in Xinmi City, a Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5417
Author(s):  
Shanheng Huang ◽  
Hongbin Xu ◽  
Dan Shang ◽  
Junzhao Liu ◽  
Qiuju Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Organic Phosphorus ◽  
Paper Industry ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Overlying Water ◽  
Sewage Plant ◽  
P Content ◽  
Hydrodynamic Disturbance ◽  
Alkaline Conditions

The Shuangji River in Xinmi City is a tailwater-type river. Its main water sources are the effluent from the domestic sewage plant, the effluent from the paper industry sewage plant and the coal well. The construction of wastewater treatment facilities in Xinmi city has significantly reduced the amount of total phosphorus (TP) discharged into Shuangji River. However, phosphorus control in rivers where the overlying waters are predominantly tailwaters is still a challenge, especially as the sediment–water interface’s phosphorus exchange mechanism needs to be investigated in detail. In this study, the content and proportion of each phosphorus fraction in the sediment of a tailwater-type river, the Shuangji River, were determined. It was found that the organic phosphorus (OP) and iron-bound phosphorus (Fe-P) content and proportion were high, and the risk of release was relatively high in the section of the river where the overlying water was the tailwater of a sewage plant. Temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and hydraulic disturbance were also found to control phosphorus forms’ transformation and release in the sediment. Elevated temperatures mainly stimulated the release of OP and Fe-P from the sediments. The dissolution of calcium-bound phosphorus (Ca-P) is the main pathway for phosphorus release under acidic conditions, whereas, under alkaline conditions, phosphorus release is mainly controlled by ion exchange between OH− and Fe-P and metal oxide-bound phosphorus (Al-P). Aerobic versus anaerobic conditions cause changes in Fe-P content in the sediment mainly by changing Fe ions’ chemical valence. Hydrodynamic disturbance accelerates labile-P release, but once the hydrodynamic disturbance stops, the overlying water dissolved total phosphorus (DTP) concentration rapidly decreases to a similar concentration as before.

scholarly journals Effects of algae and hydrophytes on the inorganic phosphorus pool of shallow hypereutrophic Lake Taihu

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaojun Li ◽  
Xiaoguang Xu ◽  
Yanping Zhao ◽  
Ruiming Han ◽  
Guoxiang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Organic Phosphorus ◽  
Lake Taihu ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Eutrophic Lake ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Phosphorus Loading ◽  
Lake Ecosystem ◽  
Phosphorus Cycle ◽  
Contamination Assessment ◽  
Sediment Phosphorus

Abstract Sedimentary phosphorus is a crucially potential source of phosphorus in the eutrophic lake ecosystem. Different ecological types are supposed to affect the presence and variation of sediment phosphorus. On the basis of field investigations, the total sediment phosphorus load in Zhushan Bay was 1,457.48 mg/kg, nearly four times that of the hydrophyte-dominated area. Thereinto, 41.1% was in the form of iron and aluminum-bound phosphorus, which explicitly indicated the phosphorus contamination there. Analytical methods such as Pearson correlation, contamination assessment and principle component analysis were conducted to find out that ‘contamination’ was not equivalent to ‘release risk’. The contamination classification of East Lake Taihu was ‘clean’ in general. However, 63.3% of the total phosphorus could be mobilized under certain conditions. Therefore, light phosphorus loading does not equal to less release risk. In the long run, the implicit phosphorus release by the activation of organic phosphorus in hydrophytic areas needs close attention. This study provides a reference to understand the influence of hydrophytes and algae on the phosphorus cycle of sediment.

Seasonal Stratification and Phosphorus Release from Sediments at Lake Hongfeng, Southwestern Plateau, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 448-453 ◽  
pp. 299-305
Author(s):  
Jing Fu Wang ◽  
Jing An Chen ◽  
Yong Qiong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Strong Mixing ◽  
Cooling Period ◽  
Stratified Lakes ◽  
Sediment Phosphorus ◽  
Reactive Phosphorus ◽  
Sediment Phosphorus Release ◽  
Seasonal Stratification

This study investigated the relation between seasonal stratification and sediment phosphorus release in a seasonally stratified lake. Lake quality monitoring was conducted for 10 months from April 2010 to January 2011 in Lake Hongfeng, southwestern China. Destratification generated strong mixing from surface to bottom waters in the early autumn. The lake water was well-mixed vertically within 3 days and became anoxic within next few months. Total phosphorus concentrations of the whole water column increased by 15-20% as a result of high surface sediment concentrations of total phosphorus and reactive phosphorus. In seasonally stratified lakes, high reactive phosphorus content in sediments may form a larger flux of dissolved phosphorus in the sedimentwater interface following turnover. Technical measures should be taken to increase dissolved oxygen concentration and control the water circulation in this lake, especially during the cooling period, to weaken the effect of destratification and prevent sediment phosphorus release.

Characterisation of phosphorus in sediments from waste stabilization ponds

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 257-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Gómez ◽  
J. Paing ◽  
C. Casellas ◽  
B. Picot
Keyword(s):  
Organic Phosphorus ◽  
Inorganic Phosphorus ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Sediment Surface ◽  
Particulate Phosphorus ◽  
Phosphorus Concentration ◽  
Iron Hydroxides ◽  
Stabilization Ponds ◽  
Waste Stabilization

The waste stabilization pond (WSP) systems are useful for the treatment of wastewater. Despite a good knowledge of these systems, the dynamics of phosphorus elimination in these systems are not well known, especially concerning the forms of phosphorus in the sediment. Phosphorus dynamics were studied with data collected from the three stabilization ponds of the Mèze (France) system. A conceptual model based on theoretical considerations was developed, and applied to each pond. The percentage of observed variation described by these models ranged between 46.2% and 74.1%. The results showed that the principal variables affecting orthophosphate in WSP systems were phosphorus input and particulate phosphorus. When the model was applied to high rate algal pond (HRAP) data, the role of photosynthesis on pH increase and P precipitation was clear. Sediments sampled in the three facultative ponds were characterised with a fractionation scheme, currently used for sediments of natural aquatic ecosystems. Inorganic phosphorus accounted for 92-94% of total sediment phosphorus, with 57–59% bound to iron hydroxides and 33–37% bound to calcium. Surprisingly, organic phosphorus represented only between 6 and 8%. Polyphosphate was detected. Phosphorus concentration was greatest in the sediment from the third pond, where an aerobic layer at the sediment surface prevented phosphorus release.

scholarly journals Spatial Variations in the Abundance and Chemical Speciation of Phosphorus across the River–Sea Interface in the Northern Beibu Gulf

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Yang ◽  
Zhen-Jun Kang ◽  
Dong-Liang Lu ◽  
Solomon Dan ◽  
Zhi-Ming Ning ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Organic Phosphorus ◽  
Inorganic Nitrogen ◽  
Inorganic Phosphorus ◽  
Particulate Phosphorus ◽  
Beibu Gulf ◽  
Phosphorus Species ◽  
Dissolved Phosphorus ◽  
Dissolved Inorganic Phosphorus

Water samples were collected to measure dissolved and particulate phosphorus species in order to examine the dynamics of phosphorus in the water column across the river–sea interface from the lower Dafengjiang River to the open Beibu Gulf. Dissolved inorganic phosphorus concentrations were as high as 0.90 ± 0.42 μM in river water but decreased dramatically to as low as 0.02 ± 0.01 μM in open coastal waters. Total dissolved phosphorus was largely measured in the form of dissolved inorganic phosphorus in river waters (58% ± 18%), whereas dissolved organic phosphorus became the predominant species (>90% on average) in open coastal waters. Total dissolved phosphorus was the dominant species, comprising 76% ± 16% of the total phosphorus, while total particulate phosphorus only comprised 24% ± 16% of the total phosphorus pool. Riverine inputs, physical and biological processes, and particulate phosphorus regeneration were the dominant factors responsible for the dynamic variations of phosphorus species in the study area. Based on a two-end-member mixing model, the biological uptake resulted in a dissolved inorganic phosphorus depletion of 0.12 ± 0.08 μM in the coastal surface water, whereas the replenishment of dissolved inorganic phosphorus in the lower river from particle P regeneration and release resulted in an increase (0.19 ± 0.22 μM) of dissolved inorganic phosphorus in the estuarine mixing region. The molar ratios of dissolved inorganic nitrogen to dissolved inorganic phosphorus and dissolved silicate to dissolved inorganic phosphorus in the open surface waters were >22, suggesting that, although the lower Dafengjiang River contained elevated concentrations of dissolved inorganic phosphorus, the northern Beibu Gulf was an overall P-limited coastal ecosystem.

Laboratory Prediction of Phosphorus Release from Deciduous Leaves to Urban Runoff

1995 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Culbert ◽  
Robert France
Keyword(s):  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
Empirical Equation ◽  
Urban Runoff ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Total Export ◽  
Forested Watershed ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Trembling Aspen ◽  
Urban Catchments

Abstract In urban centres, leaves are customarily gathered and temporarily stored in large roadside piles prior to their transport to disposal sites. To simulate the release of total phosphorus to urban runoff, birch and trembling aspen leaves were leached with distilled water in laboratory flasks. There was no difference in rate of total phosphorus release between oven-dried and non-dried leaves. An empirical equation developed from these data and knowledge of the litterfall rates for southern Canada indicated that leaves yielded from 11 to 45 mg TP m−2 of forested watershed. This amount represents up to 5% of the total export of total phosphorus from urban catchments and has the potential to exacerbate eutrophication of municipal waters if leaf pickup is not promptly enforced.

scholarly journals Transformation and release of phosphorus from waste activated sludge upon combined acid/alkaline treatment

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (56) ◽  
pp. 35340-35345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang-Wei He ◽  
Cong-Cong Tang ◽  
Ling Wang ◽  
Ze-Chong Guo ◽  
Ai-Juan Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Total Phosphorus ◽  
Alkaline Treatment ◽  
Phosphorus Release ◽  
Waste Activated Sludge

Acid-alkaline treatment increased phosphorus release from waste activated sludge, and the potentially recoverable phosphorus accounted for 54.7% of the total phosphorus.

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