Paper No. 86002 of the Water Resources Bulletin. Discussions are open until August 1, 1987.
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EFFECTIVENESS OF ALUM IN A WEEDY, SHALLOW LAKE†
Article first published online: 8 JUN 2007
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1986.tb00764.x
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JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Volume 22, Issue 6, pages 921–926, December 1986
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Welch, E. B., DeGasperi, C. L. and Spyridakis, D. E. (1986), EFFECTIVENESS OF ALUM IN A WEEDY, SHALLOW LAKE. JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 22: 921–926. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1986.tb00764.x
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Keywords:
- alum;
- sediment phosphorus release;
- internal phosphorus loading;
- lake restoration
ABSTRACT: An alum treatment in Long Lake (mean depth, 2 m) in 1980 has been effective at controlling internal loading of phosphorus for four years. The fifth summer after treatment, the lake returned to its pro-treatment state. Lake P content decreased from a summer average of 65 μg/L during 1976–1978 to about 30 μg/L during four years following treatment. In 1985, summer P content was 61 μg/L. Algal abundance, species composition, and transparency have responded proportionately with P.
Alum effectiveness apparently declined because the floe layer tended to sink and become dispersed at a deeper level in the sediment, as well as become covered with new, P-rich sediment. Iron-reduction may be the principal mechanism for internal P loading, although the lake is unstratified and anoxia is usually not pronounced.