『Abstract
Phosphorus (P) delivered by urban rainfall-runoff partitions
and speciates during the transport process. This study examines
transport and speciation of P in rainfall and runoff across 15
wet weather events from a paved source area dominated by biogenic
loads and to a lesser degree, anthropogenic loads. The mean and
median event-based source area total phosphorus is 3.6 and 3.5
mg/l, respectively. The mean and median event-based source area
dissolved fraction (fd) are 0.31 and 0.32
illustrating that P is predominately bound to particulate matter
fractions. The majority of events across the monitoring campaign
produce a weak mass-limited transport of dissolved phosphorus
(DP). With respect to the DP fraction in runoff (pH range of 6.4
to 8.6), the dominant species are orthophosphates (HPO4-2
and H2PO4-)
which account for more than 90% of DP mass. The order of species
predominance is consistently HPO4-2≒H2PO4->>CaHPO4>MgHPO4. With rainfall pH
ranging from 4.2 to 4.9 and a fd≒1.0, H2PO4- accounts
for 95% to 99% of DP in rainfall. Despite the inherent variability
of a large dataset (362 samples across 15 events) the speciation
of DP is influenced primarily by pH, with a range from 4.2 (rainfall)
up to 8.6 (runoff) that results in an order of magnitude change
in P species concentration and determines the order between the
dominant orthphosphate species. For this source area, the role
of alkalinity, dissolved organic carbon and partitioning on DP
speciation are minor compared to the influence of pH.
Keywords: Urban runoff; Stormwater phosphorus; Eutrophication;
Speciation; Partitioning; Nonpoint sources』
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Source area catchment and sampling and analysis methods
2.2. Phosphorus speciation
2.3. Partitioning
2.4. Phosphorus mass transport behavior
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Hydrologic characterization of the monitored rainfall-runoff
events
3.2. Physically based differentiation of P transport
3.3. Phosphorus speciation
3.4. Effect of pH, alkalinity, and phosphorus partitioning on
speciation
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References