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Mitigation of CyanoHABs Using Phoslock® to Reduce Water Column Phosphorus and Nutrient Release from Sediment



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  • Journal Title:
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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  • NOAA Program & Office:
    NOS (National Ocean Service)
  • Description:
    Cyanobacterial blooms can be stimulated by excessive phosphorus (P) input, especially when diazotrophs are the dominant species. A series of mesocosm experiments were conducted in a lake dominated by a cyanobacteria bloom to study the effects of Phoslock®, a phosphorus adsorbent. The results showed that the addition of Phoslock® lowered the soluble reactive phosphate (SRP) concentrations in water due to efficient adsorption and mitigated the blooms. Once settled on the sediments, Phoslock® serves as a barrier to reduce P diffusion from sediments into the overlying waters. In short-term (1 day) incubation experiments, Phoslock® diminished or reversed SRP effluxes from bottom sediments. At the same time, the upward movement of the oxic–anoxic interface through the sediment column slightly enhanced NH4+ release and depressed N2 release, suggesting the inhibition of nitrification and denitrification. In a long-term (28 days) experiment, Phoslock® hindered the P release, reduced the cyanobacterial abundance, and alleviated the bloom-driven enhancements in the pH and oxygen. These results suggest that, through suppression of internal nutrient effluxes, Phoslock® can be used as an effective control technology to reduce cyanobacteria blooms common to many freshwater systems.
  • Source:
    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 13360
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  • ISSN:
    1660-4601
  • Format:
    PDF
  • Publisher:
    MDPI AG
  • Document Type:
    Journal Article
  • Funding:
    Grant no. NA10NOS4780154
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    CC BY
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    Library
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    urn:sha-512:d43639cde820ad8b9e39a13e0bdaba05bf399d15e2073e3f75786789fbb690738ca2b9718217def40b2a8c40d7cd61e47802df745743679ced0fe2cb0010374c
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