『Abstract
In this study, the sediment profiles of total phosphorus (TP),
inorganic phosphorus (Pi), organic phosphorus (Po), C/P and N/P
were used to investigate time-dependent P distribution changes
in Lake Chaohu. The characteristics of Pi and Po fractions in
the surface sediments were studied and the difference between
east and west lake region was also discussed. The Pi and Po contents
displayed a clear gradient from east to west in sediments of Lake
Chaohu, and the Po/P ratios were lower in sediments with industrial
and urban pollution sources input in west lake region. The study
indicated that different sediments area had diverse concentrations
and distributions of Po fractions due to their different drainage
basin and pollution sources. The profile distribution of the C/P
and N/P ratios decreased with increasing depths and stayed relatively
constant ratios at the depths of 15-30 cm. The C/P and N/P ratios
were always below Redfield ratios in sediment profile, indicating
P enrichment but likely due to the preferential loss of carbon
in respect to phosphorus. The rank order of Pi-fractions extracted
was HCl-Pi>NaOH-Pi>NaHCO3-Pi in surface sediments.
The relative distribution of NaHCO3-Pi and
HCl-Pi was agreement with the trophic conditions of the regions
studied. Among the sequentially extracted Po forms, the rank order
of Po fractions was residual Po>HCl-Po>fulvic acid-P>humic acid-P>NaHCO3-Po, with mean relative proportion of 5.4:3.4:2.2:1.1:1.0.
Keywords: Organic phosphorus; Phosphorus distribution; Lake sediment;
Eutrophication』
Introduction
Materials and methods
Characteristics of water quality in study area
Sediment samples and analysis
Phosphorus fractionation
Results and discussion
Surface sediment characteristics
Phosphorus distribution in vertical sediment profiles
Inorganic phosphorus fractionation in surface sediments
Organic phosphorus fractionation in surface sediments
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References