『Abstract
This study was designed to survey the reservoir sediment properties,
assess the phosphorus (P) sorption isotherm, and analyze the relationship
between sediment properties and sorption parameters. Physicochemical
analysis indicated that sediment from the FUSHI reservoir in Zhejiang
Province, China, has similar physical and chemical properties
and has been contaminated by P. Sorption isotherm experiments
showed that the sorption process could be described by Langmuir
and Freundlich models. The parameters of Qmax
(Phosphorus sorption maximum) and K (Freundlich adsorption isotherm
constant) ranged from 618.98 to 825.70 mg kg-1 and
114.18 to 170.74 l kg-1, respectively. EPC0
(zero P equilibrium concentration) ranged from 0.14 to 0.24 mg
l-1, more than the total P concentration in the water
of the reservoir. Thus, the reservoir sediment releases P into
the water and acts as a “P resource”. The clay, Feo,
Alt, and Fet+Alt content were the main active components in P
sorption. Qmax had a highly significant positive
relationship with some properties and could be estimated by a
combination of these.
Keywords: Sorption maximum; Sorption isotherm; Sediment; Reservoir;
Phosphorus contamination』
Introduction
Materials and methods
Study area description
Sediment samples
Sediment analysis
Sorption isotherm
Statistical analysis
Results and discussion
Sediment characteristics
Sorption isotherm
Phosphorus sorption coefficients in relation to sediment properties
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References