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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2014.36.11.781

Analysis on the Reduction of Phosphorus Release in River and Lake Sediments through Application of Capping Technology  

Kim, Seog-Ku (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Environmental Engineering Research Division)
Yun, Sang-Leen (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology, Environmental Engineering Research Division)
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Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers / v.36, no.11, 2014 , pp. 781-790 More about this Journal
Abstract
Contaminants such as organic matters, nutrients and toxic chemicals in rivers and lakes with a weak flow rate are first removed from the water and accumulated in the sediments. Subsequently, they are released into the water column again, posing direct/indirect adverse effects on the water quality and aquatic ecosystems. In particular, phosphorus is known to accelerate the eutrophication phenomenon when it is released into the water column via physical disturbance and biological/chemical actions as one of important materials that determine the primary production of aquatic ecosystems and an element that is stored mainly in the sediments in the process of material circulation in the body of water. In this study, the effect on reducing phosphorus release in sediments was analyzed by applying different capping materials to lake water, where the effect of aquatic microorganisms is taken into account, and to distilled water, where the effect of microorganisms is excluded. The experimental results showed that capping with chemical materials such as Fe-gypsum and $SiO_2$-gypsum further reduced the phosphorus release by at least 40% compared to the control case. Composite materials like granule gypsum+Sand showed over 50% phosphorus release reduction effect. Therefore, it is determined that capping with chemical materials such as granule-gypsum and eco-friendly materials such as sand is effective in reducing phosphorus release. The changes in phosphorus properties in the sediments before and after capping treatment showed that gypsum input helped to change the phosphorus that is present in lake sediments into apatite-P, a stable form that makes phosphorus release difficult. Based on the above results, it is expected that the application of capping technology will contribute to improving the efficiency of reducing phosphorus release that occurs in river and lake sediments.
Keywords
Rivers; Lakes; Sediments; Phosphorus Release; Capping Technology; Internal Loading;
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