Grain size distribution effects on phosphate sorption by fluvial sediment: implications for modelling sediment- phosphate transport

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  • M. STONE
  • G. MULAMOOTTIL
  • L. LOGAN
چکیده

A sensitivity analysis was performed on a sediment-phosphate transport model by determining the phosphate sorption characteristics of separated size fractions and prepared size distributions of fine-grained ( < 64 jum) river sediment typically transported in two southern Ontario streams. The Langmuir equation was used to quantify phosphate release from the sediment. Results of the study indicated that Langmuir coefficients determined separately for individual grain size fractions can be used to model sediment-phosphate interactions. Under laboratory conditions, output from the model provided conservative estimates of phosphate release/uptake from grain size distributions of sediment in fluvial systems. The study provides phosphate release data for use in models that estimate sediment-P losses from watersheds. Effets de la distribution granulométrique sur ['adsorption des phosphates par les sédiments fluviaux: implications pour la modélisation du transport particulaire des phosphates Résumé Une analyse de sensibilité d'un modèle de transport particulaire des phosphates a été réalisée en déterminant les caractéristiques de 1'adsorption des phosphates sur différentes fractions granulométriques ainsi que sur diverses combinaisons d'entr'elles, préparées à partir de sédiments fins (<63 fivd) caractéristiques du transport solide de deux cours d'eau du sud de l'Ontario. L'équation de Langmuir a été employée pour quantifier la libération de phosphates du sédiment. Les résultats de l'étude indiquent que les coefficients de Langmuir déterminés pour différentes fractions granulométriques peuvent être employés pour modéliser les interactions du sédiment et des phosphates. Au laboratoire, les sorties du modèle fournissent une évaluation relativement satisfaisante des échanges de phosphates pour les distributions granulométriques rencontrées dans les systèmes fluviaux. L'étude fournit des données concernant l'émission de phosphates qui sont utilisables dans des modèles destinés à évaluer les exportations particulaires de phosphates en provenance de bassins versants. Open for discussion until I August 1995

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تاریخ انتشار 1995