The distributions and effects of nutrients in the sediments of a shallow eutrophic Chinese lake |
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Authors: | Xu Fu-Liu Tao S. Dawson R. W. Xu Z. R. |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Urban and Environmental Sciences, MOE Laboratory for Earth Surface Process, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China;(2) Anhui Institute for Environmental Sciences, Heifei, 230061, P. R. China |
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Abstract: | The temporal and spatial distribution of total nitrogen and total phosphate in the sediments of a shallow eutrophic Chinese lake (Lake Chao), and their relationships with the physical and chemical features of sediments, and their effects on the lake water quality and trophic state, are presented in this paper. The following results were obtained: (1) higher concentration of Tot-N and Tot-P in the sediments occurred in the summer and the autumn seasons; (2) higher annual average Tot-N and Tot-P concentrations were observed in the sediments near the various river mouths and in the western part of the lake; (3) Tot-N and Tot-P concentration in the lake sediments generally increased with increase in lake sediment Eh, pH, and Al2O3, and declined with decrease in lake sediment size diameters and SiO2; and, (4) correlations were observed in both the temporal and spatial distributions between the trophic state, Tot-N and Tot-P concentration in the lake water, and the Tot-N and Tot-P concentration found in the lake sediments. |
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Keywords: | total nitrogen total phosphate sediment water quality tropic state Lake Chao |
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