Aluminum application to restore water quality in eutrophic lakes: maximizing binding efficiency between aluminum and phosphorus

Abstract

Huser BJ. 2017. Aluminum application to restore water quality in eutrophic lakes: maximizing binding efficiency between aluminum and phosphorus. Lake Reserv Manage. 33:143-151.Aluminum (Al), typically added to lakes to reduce internal cycling of legacy phosphorus (P) in sediment, was added to the littoral zone of Lake Harriet (Minnesota) to inhibit the uptake of sediment P by buoyancy regulating species of plankton. Analytical results from sediment collected over an 11-year period showed that the added Al (32 g/m(2)) started to move outside the treatment zone almost immediately after treatment, with

Keywords

Alum; aluminum sulfate; internal loading; mobile phosphorus; sediment

Published in

Lake and reservoir management
2017, volume: 33, number: 2, pages: 143-151
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC

SLU Authors

• Huser, Brian

  • Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Global goals (SDG)

SDG6 Clean water and sanitation

UKÄ Subject classification

Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources
Geochemistry
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10402381.2016.1235635

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/86271