Preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulants
A study was carried out on Lake Mielenko in Kartuzy. It is a small and shallow waterbody (7.8 ha, max. depth 1.8 m), whose morphometric conditions qualify it as a polymictic lake (the first lake in a river - lake system). Before the reclamation began, the lake was characterized by a high concentrati...
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| description | A study was carried out on Lake Mielenko in Kartuzy. It is a small and shallow waterbody (7.8 ha, max. depth 1.8 m), whose morphometric conditions qualify it as a polymictic lake (the first lake in a river - lake system). Before the reclamation began, the lake was characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll-a (16.4 mg m−3 in spring to 33 mg m−3 in summer) and low visibility. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of the first stage of restoration of Lake Mielenko by phosphorus inactivation using a combination of aluminum and iron coagulants (PIX and PAX). After coagulant dosing into the lake, a significant decrease in chlorophyll-a was observed, which resulted in improving water transparency in the lake and decreasing concentrations of both nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus). The total concentration of nutrients was dominated by organic forms (constituting 71-95%). Maximum nutrient concentrations were 0.273±0.01 mg P L−1 and 5.52±0.1 mg N L-1 (in the summer period before the restoration activities were performed). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c065256e99c43bc974b8a28c08e79552024-02-03T07:17:47ZengMDPI AGLimnological Review2300-75752021-06-01212818810.2478/limre-2021-0008Preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulantsPłachta Anna0Department of Water Protection Engineering and Environmental Microbiology, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 1 Prawocheńskiego St., Olsztyn, PolandA study was carried out on Lake Mielenko in Kartuzy. It is a small and shallow waterbody (7.8 ha, max. depth 1.8 m), whose morphometric conditions qualify it as a polymictic lake (the first lake in a river - lake system). Before the reclamation began, the lake was characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll-a (16.4 mg m−3 in spring to 33 mg m−3 in summer) and low visibility. The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of the first stage of restoration of Lake Mielenko by phosphorus inactivation using a combination of aluminum and iron coagulants (PIX and PAX). After coagulant dosing into the lake, a significant decrease in chlorophyll-a was observed, which resulted in improving water transparency in the lake and decreasing concentrations of both nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus). The total concentration of nutrients was dominated by organic forms (constituting 71-95%). Maximum nutrient concentrations were 0.273±0.01 mg P L−1 and 5.52±0.1 mg N L-1 (in the summer period before the restoration activities were performed).https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2021-0008restorationlake mielenkocoagulantnutrientschlorophyll-a |
| spellingShingle | Płachta Anna Preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulants Limnological Review restoration lake mielenko coagulant nutrients chlorophyll-a |
| title | Preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulants |
| title_full | Preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulants |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulants |
| title_short | Preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulants |
| title_sort | preliminary hydrochemical characteristics of an urban lake restored using a sequential application of iron and aluminum coagulants |
| topic | restoration lake mielenko coagulant nutrients chlorophyll-a |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/limre-2021-0008 |
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