ISSN:
1573-5117
Keywords:
adsorption/desorption
;
eutrophication
;
runoff
;
pollution
;
fertilizer
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Sediment-bound phosphate includes organic and inorganic forms, but the inorganic fraction contains most of the P that can be released into water. The non-apatite inorganic P (NAIP) fraction of sediment-bound phosphate varies considerably with geochemistry and anthropogenic additions (fertilizer, livestock wastes, P adsorbed from municipal wastewater discharges). A small fraction of the NAIP is sufficiently labile to desorb into water, and this release can be described by dissolution or adsorption/ desorption mechanisms. Agricultural practices, such as phosphate fertility management and conservation tillage, which affect the levels of phosphate and sediment leaving the land, will determine the partition of sediment-bound P and dissolved P in water draining into lakes, with implications for the availability of that phosphate to phytoplankton.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00000050
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