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Soetan O, Nie J, Feng H. Preliminary environmental assessment of metal-contaminated sediment dredging in an Urban River, New Jersey, USA. Mar Pollut Bull 2022; 184:114212. [PMID: 36242799 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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While several studies have reported success with remedial sediment dredging, the sustainability of these impacts remain unclear. This preliminary study aimed to investigate the short- and long-term effects of remedial dredging on metal contamination, dredging efficacy and ecological status of the Lower Passaic River. To accomplish this, pre- and post-dredging data were statistically analyzed and evaluated using geochemical indices. Short-term results showed effective heavy metal reduction although their concentrations became elevated in water column, increasing bioaccumulation risk in aquatic biota. On the long-term, metal concentrations increased in surface sediments. Ecological assessment revealed that Cu, Hg and Pb pose greater risks while Ag remained abundant despite dredging. Further investigation suggests that post-dredging residuals, surface runoff and sewage pollution may contribute significantly to recontamination and continued pollution. Depletion in long-term dredging efficacy from spring to summer suggest that season-influenced changes in temperature, algae growth and stormwater discharge may have played a role.
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- Oluwafemi Soetan
- Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA.
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Wan X, Liao Z, He H, Shi M, Yu G, Zhao F, Lai C, Wang Y, Huang B, Pan X. The desorption mechanism of dissolved organic matter on pollutants and the change of biodiversity during sediment dredging. Environ Res 2022; 212:113574. [PMID: 35636464 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sediment dredging is an effective means to control the endogenous pollution of lakes, which could significantly change the concentration and composition of organic matter, especially dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the lake. DOM is particularly important for the release of endogenous pollutants, which will inevitably bring an impact on aquatic biodiversity. Nevertheless, in recent research little attention has been paid to the desorption mechanism of DOM on pollutants and the change of biodiversity during dredging. This study investigated the physicochemical properties of DOM in the sediment by taking a sediment dredging project in Dianchi Lake in China for example. The correlations of DOM properties with the desorption behavior of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) and the biodiversity of aquatic organisms were analyzed. The results show that the aromaticity and humification of DOM were improved after dredging, and the high molecular weight DOM was degraded into low molecular weight substance. The desorption amount of N, P and heavy metals (Cd, Pb) were decreased as the pH values increased. Moreover, NH4+-N promoted the release of Pb2+ from DOM, while the release of PO43--P was inhibited. Correlation analysis shows that the physicochemical properties of DOM exactly affected the release of N, P, Cd and Pb. It was easier to desorb pollutants with low aromaticity and humification of DOM, leading to a decrease in the diversity of aquatic organisms. This study identified the desorption mechanism of endogenous pollutants in DOM and the ecological risk to aquatic organisms, providing a theoretical basis for the prevention and control of water pollution.
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- Xing Wan
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment Evolution and Pollution Control in Mountainous and Rural Areas of Yunnan Province, Kunming, 650224, China
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control in Soils, Kunming, 650500, China.
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- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650500, China; Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbon Sequestration and Pollution Control in Soils, Kunming, 650500, China
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Zhong J, Chen C, Yu J, Shen Q, Liu C, Fan C. Effect of dredging and capping with clean soil on the mitigation of algae-induced black blooms in Lake Taihu, China: A simulation study. J Environ Manage 2022; 302:114106. [PMID: 34784568 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Sediment is an important source of matter that causes blackening and odor formation in a water body. The restoration of polluted sediment can suppress algae-induced black blooms to a certain degree. In this study, we compared the control effects of sediment dredging and capping with clean soil on algae-induced black blooms in Lake Taihu using indoor simulation experiments. In addition, we explored the driving effect of temperature on algae-induced black blooms using the method of gradual warming (18, 23, and 28 °C) during the experiment. No blackening of the water body was observed in the simulation stages I (18 °C) and II (23 °C), and the blackening and odor formation occurred within 3 d when the temperature increased to 28 °C in stage III, implying that high temperature was an important driving factor for algae-induced black blooms. Dredging and capping inhibited the blackening and odor formation to some extent, and the colorimetric values in the water columns were lower in the treatment groups than in the control group. At the end of the experiment, the colorimetric values of dredging and capping treatments were 56.5% and 96.7% of the colorimetric value of the control group, respectively. The control effect of dredging on the blackening elements, i.e., Fe2+ and S2- and the main odor forming compounds, i.e., dimethyl disulfide (DMDS) and dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS) was observed in stage II (11-20 d) and stage III (21-27 d), respectively, and the inhibition ability of dredging to suppress algal-induced black blooms was superior than that of capping with clean soil.
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- Jicheng Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China.
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, 350013, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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Zhong J, Wen S, Zhang L, Wang J, Liu C, Yu J, Zhang L, Fan C. Nitrogen budget at sediment-water interface altered by sediment dredging and settling particles: Benefits and drawbacks in managing eutrophication. J Hazard Mater 2021; 406:124691. [PMID: 33296762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Internal nitrogen (N) loading of lakes is commonly controlled by sediment dredging, although its comprehensive effect on internal N loading remains unclear. Herein, we examined the long-term effects of sediment dredging on internal N loading from a new perspective on the N budget at the sediment-water interface (SWI) through a simulation of field dredging performed by incubating intact sediment cores from a shallow eutrophic lake (Lake Taihu). We further evaluated the role of settling particles (SP) in the recovery of N cycle processes after dredging and its potential impact on the N budget. Our results demonstrated that dredging could help reduce organic matter and total N in sediments; improve the redox environment of the SWI; slow down N mineralization, N fixation, denitrification, and anaerobic ammonia oxidation (anammox); and alter the N budget at the SWI and the contribution of various N cycle processes. However, the input of SP enriched in fresh organic matter and N could accelerate the recovery of N cycle processes at the SWI, reducing the variation in the N budget and the contribution of each N cycle process caused by dredging. Dredging significantly reduced the N flux at the SWI, which was evident from the reduction of inorganic N release flux and N removal through denitrification and anammox. Therefore, sediment dredging has its advantages and disadvantages in managing internal N loading in lakes. To maintain a long-term control on the release of internal N through sediment dredging, measures should be taken based on the in-lake and watershed to inhibit the inflow and settlement of particulate matter.
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- Jicheng Zhong
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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Chen C, Kong M, Wang YY, Shen QS, Zhong JC, Fan CX. Dredging method effects on sediment resuspension and nutrient release across the sediment-water interface in Lake Taihu, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:25861-25869. [PMID: 31420838 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06192-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Environmental sediment dredging is one of the most common methods for the remediation of contaminated sediments in lakes; however, debate continues as to whether the effectiveness of dredging methods contributes to this phenomenon. To determine sediment resuspension and nutrient release following dredging with a variety of dredging methods, four dredging treatments at wind speeds of 0-5.2 m/s were simulated in this study, namely suction dredging (SD), grab dredging (GD), ideal dredging with no residual sediments (ID), and non-dredging (ND). Field sediments from suction and grab dredging areas (including post-dredged and non-dredged sediments) of Lake Taihu were used to assess the release abilities of soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) and ammonia nitrogen (NH4+-N) from the sediment-water interface. The effects of residual sediments on nutrient concentrations in water were also evaluated. The results reveal that inhibition of resuspension of particulate matter and nutrients released through sediment dredging decreases with increasing levels of residual sediment. Total suspended particulate matter content in the mean water columns of ID, SD, and GD under wind-induced disturbance (1.7-5.2 m/s) decreased by 67.5%, 56.8%, and 44.3%, respectively; total nitrogen and total phosphorus in ID (SD) treatments were 19.8% (12.9%) and 24.5% (11.2%) lower than that in ND treatment. However, there were ~ 1.6 and 1.5 times higher SRP and NH4+-N in the GD treatment compared with the ND treatment at the end of the resuspension experiment (0 m/s). A significant increase in the SRP and NH4+-N release rates at the sediment-water interface was also observed in field sediments from a grab dredging area, indicating that GD may pose a short-term risk of nutrient release to the water body. Hence, dredging methods with less residual sediments both during and after dredging improves the dredging quality.
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- Chao Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong, 637009, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing, 210042, China
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- Chengdu Environmental Protection Research Institute, Chengdu, 610072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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Hernández-Del Amo E, Ramió-Pujol S, Gich F, Trias R, Bañeras L. Changes in the Potential Activity of Nitrite Reducers and the Microbial Community Structure After Sediment Dredging and Plant Removal in the Empuriabrava FWS-CW. Microb Ecol 2020; 79:588-603. [PMID: 31486865 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-019-01425-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In constructed wetlands (CW), denitrification usually accounts for > 60% of nitrogen removal and is supposedly affected by wetland management practices, such as dredging (and plant removal). These practices cause an impact in sediment properties and microbial communities living therein. We have quantified the effects of a sediment dredging event on dissimilatory nitrite reduction by analysing the structure and activities of the microbial community before and after the event. Potential rates for nitrate reduction to ammonia and denitrification were in accordance with changes in the physicochemical conditions. Denitrification was the predominant pathway for nitrite removal (> 60%) and eventually led to the complete removal of nitrate. On the contrary, dissimilatory nitrite reduction to ammonia (DNRA) increased from 5 to 18% after the dredging event. Both actual activities and abundances of 16S rRNA, nirK and nirS significantly decreased after sediment dredging. However, genetic potential for denitrification (qnirS + qnirK/q16S rRNA) remained unchanged. Analyses of the 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed the importance of vegetation in shaping microbial community structures, selecting specific phylotypes potentially contributing to the nitrogen cycle. Overall, we confirmed that sediment dredging and vegetation removal exerted a measurable effect on the microbial community, but not on potential nitrite + nitrate removal rates. According to redundancy analysis, nitrate concentration and pH were the main variables affecting sediment microbial communities in the Empuriabrava CWs. Our results highlight a high recovery of the functionality of an ecosystem service after a severe intervention and point to metabolic redundancy of denitrifiers. We are confident these results will be taken into account in future management strategies in CWs.
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- Elena Hernández-Del Amo
- Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institut d'Ecologia Aquàtica, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Edifici Aulari Comú -LEAR, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 40, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institut d'Ecologia Aquàtica, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Edifici Aulari Comú -LEAR, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 40, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
- GoodGut, Centre d'Empreses Giroemprèn, Parc Científic i Tecnològic UdG, Carrer Pic de Peguera, 11, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institut d'Ecologia Aquàtica, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Edifici Aulari Comú -LEAR, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 40, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institut d'Ecologia Aquàtica, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Edifici Aulari Comú -LEAR, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 40, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Group of Molecular Microbial Ecology, Institut d'Ecologia Aquàtica, Facultat de Ciències, Universitat de Girona, Edifici Aulari Comú -LEAR, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany, 40, 17003, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Li X, Huo S, Zhang J, Xiao Z, Xi B, Li R. Factors related to aggravated Cylindrospermopsis (cyanobacteria) bloom following sediment dredging in an eutrophic shallow lake. Environ Sci Ecotechnol 2020; 2:100014. [PMID: 36160924 PMCID: PMC9488044 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2020.100014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In recent years, Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii blooms have been widely found worldwide. Topics dealing with the mitigation of C. raciborskii bloom is of great importance for toxins produced could threaten public health. The paper first investigated C. raciborskii dynamics over three years following sediment dredging in a shallow eutrophic Lake Dongqian (China). Based on rpoC1 gene copies, C. raciborskii bloom formed with average density of 1.30 × 106 cells/L on July 2009. One year later after sediment dredging, C. raciborskii cell density decreased below 1.17 × 105 cells/L or under detected limits during summer days on 2010. While two years later, the C. raciborskii bloom period was returned with markedly increased cell density reaching up to 4.15 × 107 cells/L on October 2011, and the maximum peak density was shown at 20.3 °C that was much lower than reported optimal growth temperature. Inferred from Spearman correlation analysis, linear regression showed C. raciborskii density was significant and positive with pH and SD, whereas they were significant and negative with TP and DO. Multiple regression analysis further demonstrated that TN, TP, SRP, pH and DO provided the best model and explained 53.1% of the variance in C. raciborskii dynamics. The approaches managing nutrients reduction might not control C. raciborskii bloom as extremely low TN (avg. 0.18 mg/L) and TP concentrations (avg. 0.05 mg/L) resulted in the highest C. raciborskii cell density after sediment dredging.
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- Xiaochuang Li
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, PR China
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Yu J, Chen Q, Zhang J, Zhong J, Fan C, Hu L, Shi W, Yu W, Zhang Y. In situ simulation of thin-layer dredging effects on sediment metal release across the sediment-water interface. Sci Total Environ 2019; 658:501-509. [PMID: 30579207 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Dredging is widely applied to remediate contaminated sediments in aquatic ecosystems. However, the efficiency of thin-layer dredging for metal pollution control remains uncertain and even controversial. This study conducted an in-situ simulation experiment in Lake Taihu to investigate dredging effects on sediment metal release based on metal fractions, diffusion flux and kinetics parameters of metal resupply, using diffusive gradient in thin films (DGT), multi-microelectrode, and European Community Bureau of Reference (BCR) sequential extraction scheme. Results indicated that the exchange fluxes of metals did not necessarily correspond to total sediment metal concentrations or the contents of different sequentially-extracted metal fractions; there were appreciable decreases in Ni, Cd, Cu and Zn in terms of total sediment metal concentrations and metal fractions, whereas the bioavailability and release fluxes of labile Ni, Cu and Zn (but not Cd) were all notably promoted (by 136, 128 and 149%, respectively) in dredged area compared to those in un-dredged sediments. Further analysis on the kinetics of metal resupply by DGT technique and DGT-induced fluxes in sediments model (DIFS) showed higher concentrations of labile metals, with a larger resupply ability from sediments after dredging. Therefore, thin-layer dredging had the possibility to increase metal release from sediments to the water column. This was attributed to the remobilization of metal sulfides in anoxic deep sediments, as oxidation increased after dredging due to the introduction of oxygenated water, causing subsequent dissolution of sulfide-bound metals. In conclusion, dredging may not mitigate metal contamination, although it can reduce the total pollution load. Our findings indicated dual effects of dredging and provided new insights into the remobilization mechanism of metal release induced by dredging.
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- Juhua Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Institute of Soil and Fertilizer, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou 350013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology-Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China; Center for Eco-Environmental Research, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Co-Innovation Center for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Zhao G, Sheng Y, Jiang M, Zhou H, Zhang H. The biogeochemical characteristics of phosphorus in coastal sediments under high salinity and dredging conditions. Chemosphere 2019; 215:681-692. [PMID: 30347363 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 09/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The geochemistry of phosphorus (P) can usually be related to prevailing environmental conditions. To investigate sedimentary P cycling mechanism and biogeochemical characteristics under high salinity and dredging conditions in polluted coastal sediments, thirty-three surface sediment samples were collected from the Jiehe River (JH), Jiaolai River (JL) and their estuarine and offshore areas in the Bohai Sea. Analyses included the Standards, Measurements and Testing method (SMT), Ivanoff organic P (OP) fractionation, and nuclear magnetic resonance (31P-NMR) of soluble P and indicated that HCl-P was the dominant fraction in sediments under high salinity stress. However, under dredging conditions in freshwater river sediments, NaOH-P was the dominant fraction. The potential activity of the OP fraction was reactive in freshwater river sediments, while it was unreactive under high salinity conditions. NaOH-P and HCl-P were found to be mainly derived from anthropogenic inputs, whereas both in-situ biological and anthropogenic inputs were important sources of the OP fractions. High salinity had the potential to increase NaOH-P content in acidic river sediments, resulting in the OP being relatively stable with a low risk level. Sediment dredging potentially increased the regeneration of P from HCl-P and OP and increased the potential activity of OP and IP. Seawater was found to induce removal of the NaOH-P and OP from offshore sediments, resulting in the regeneration of the remaining P at a low level.
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- Guoqiang Zhao
- Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, China.
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- Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Coastal Environment Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Civil Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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Chen M, Cui J, Lin J, Ding S, Gong M, Ren M, Tsang DCW. Successful control of internal phosphorus loading after sediment dredging for 6years: A field assessment using high-resolution sampling techniques. Sci Total Environ 2018; 616-617:927-936. [PMID: 29111246 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2017] [Revised: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The effectiveness of sediment dredging for the control of internal phosphorus (P) loading, was investigated seasonally in the eutrophic Lake Taihu. The high-resolution dialysis (HR-Peeper) and diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) techniques were used to measure the concentrations of soluble Fe(II) and soluble reactive P (SRP) as well as DGT-labile Fe/P in the non-dredging and post-dredging sediments. The P resupply kinetics from sediment solids were interpreted using DGT Induced Fluxes in Sediments (DIFS) modeling. The results showed no obvious improvement in water and sediment quality after dredging for 6years, due to their geographical proximity (a line distance of approximately 9km). However, dredging significantly decreased the concentrations of soluble Fe(II)/SRP and DGT-labile Fe/P in sediments, with effects varying at different depths below the sediment-water interface; More pronounced effects appeared in January and April. The diffusive flux of pore water SRP from sediments decreased from 0.746, 4.08 and 0.353mg/m2/d to 0.174, 1.58 and 0.048mg/m2/d in April, July and January, respectively. DIFS modeling indicated that the P retention capability of sediment solids was improved in April in post-dredging site. Positive correlations between pore water soluble Fe(II) and SRP as well as between DGT-labile Fe and P, reflect the key role of Fe redox cycling in regulating dredging effectiveness. This effect is especially important in winter and spring, while in summer and autumn, the decomposition of algae promoted the release of P from sediments and suppressed dredging effectiveness. Overall, the high-resolution HR-Peeper and DGT measurements indicated a successful control of internal P loading by dredging, and the post-dredging effectiveness was suppressed by algal bloom.
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- Musong Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- College of life and environmental science, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde 415000, China; State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Shanghai Water Source Construction Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Resources and Environment, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China; State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Yu J, Ding S, Zhong J, Fan C, Chen Q, Yin H, Zhang L, Zhang Y. Evaluation of simulated dredging to control internal phosphorus release from sediments: Focused on phosphorus transfer and resupply across the sediment-water interface. Sci Total Environ 2017; 592:662-673. [PMID: 28318691 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.02.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Sediment dredging is an effective restoration method to control the internal phosphorus (P) loading of eutrophic lakes. However, the core question is that the real mechanism of dredging responsible for sediment internal P release still remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the P exchange across the sediment-water interface (SWI) and the internal P resupply ability from the sediments after dredging. The study is based on a one-year field simulation study in Lake Taihu, China, using a Rhizon soil moisture sampler, high-resolution dialysis (HR-Peeper), ZrO-Chelex diffusive gradients in thin film (ZrO-Chelex DGT), and P fractionation and adsorption isotherm techniques. The results showed low concentration of labile P in the pore water with a low diffusion potential and a low resupply ability from the sediments after dredging. The calculated flux of P from the post-dredged sediments decreased by 58% compared with that of non-dredged sediments. Furthermore, the resupply in the upper 20mm of the post-dredged sediments was reduced significantly after dredging (P<0.001). Phosphorus fractionation analysis showed a reduction of 25% in the mobile P fractions in the post-dredged sediments. Further analysis demonstrated that the zero equilibrium P concentration (EPC0), partitioning coefficient (Kp), and adsorption capacity (Qmax) on the surface sediments increased after dredging. Therefore, dredging could effectively reduce the internal P resupply ability of the sediments. The reasons for this reduction are probably the lower contributions of mobile P fractions, higher retention ability, and the adsorption capacity of P for post-dredged sediments. Overall, this investigation indicated that dredging was capable of effectively controlling sediment internal P release, which could be ascribed to the removal of the surface sediments enriched with total phosphorus (TP) and/or organic matter (OM), coupled with the inactivation of P to iron (Fe) (hydr)oxides in the upper 20mm active layer.
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- Juhua Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, Nanjing 210008, People's Republic of China; CEER, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, Nanjing 210008, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, Nanjing 210008, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, Nanjing 210008, People's Republic of China.
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- CEER, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, Nanjing 210008, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, Nanjing 210008, People's Republic of China.
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- Laboratory of Forestry Ecological Engineering of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, People's Republic of China.
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Gu XZ, Chen KN, Zhang L, Fan CX. Preliminary evidence of nutrients release from sediment in response to oxygen across benthic oxidation layer by a long-term field trial. Environ Pollut 2016; 219:656-662. [PMID: 27376989 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Revised: 06/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In aquatic ecosystems, ecological processes such as organic matter mineralization and nutrient cycling are regulated by benthic O2 in sediments, and application of in situ techniques in field environments has the potential to better define the links between O2 dynamics and the unique biogeochemical phenomena occurring in these regions. The effects of benthic O2 on sediment nutrients release were identified on the basis of field specific observations conducted over one and a half years at Taihu Lake. Sediment dredging (SD) practices have sharply reworked the benthic boundary oxidation layer, and the oxygen penetration depth (OPD) in the SD responded as expected to the new-born surface, increasing immediately (7.5 ± 0.8 - 10.5 ± 0.6 mm) after dredging, then further increasing with an unusually high heterogeneity when a significant submersed macrophytes (SM) coverage of about 40% was implemented. Multiple correlation analysis revealed that OPD was responsible for PO43- and NH4+ release. A lower benthic oxygen flux was immediately observed in dredging-related sediments in the case of dredging compared to SM or the control (CK), which suggested that oxygen demand is low in the uppermost sediments because of the degradable fresh organic carbon removal. SD and SDSM implementation was most successful at continuously reducing the size of PO43- released from sediments over one and a half years, and a significant seasonal-dependent release was also observed. The direction of flux was consistent among SD and SDSM, suggesting the potential to reduce internal PO43- release even further with the invasion of SM communities. Our results indicated that ecological engineering practices could alleviate internal nutrient loads from the contaminated bottom sediment, which was probably in positive response to benthic oxygen changes.
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- Xiao-Zhi Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Science, Nanjing, 210008, China
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Liu C, Zhong J, Wang J, Zhang L, Fan C. Fifteen-year study of environmental dredging effect on variation of nitrogen and phosphorus exchange across the sediment-water interface of an urban lake. Environ Pollut 2016; 219:639-648. [PMID: 27357484 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2016] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Environmental dredging has been applied widely in Chinese lakes to reduce their internal nutrient loads. However, the efficacy of dredging to reduce internal loading of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and to improve water quality has been questioned by some researchers. In this study, the long-term (∼15 years) effects of dredging to reduce internal N and P loading in a closed, polluted urban lake were investigated. The results showed that the release of soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) could be suppressed quickly after dredging, and that the dredging effect was sustained for about 18 months. A significant release of NH4+-N was discovered during the first 2-8 months after dredging, followed by maintenance of low-level release rates for about 21-32 months. The continuous inflowing of external pollution loading led to the increase in the release rates of SRP and NH4+-N. The external pollution loading was therefore reduced three years after dredging to strengthen the remediation effect. After that, high diffusive flux from the sediment was observed for both NH4+-N and SRP during summer seasons for about six years, followed by a decreasing trend. The NH4+-N concentration in the overlying water was reduced after the reduction of external loading, while a high concentration of SRP in the overlying water was still observed during summer seasons. In conclusion, the mid-term (<3 years) reduction of internal N and P loading could be achieved by dredging if the external pollution loading were not reduced. Achieving long-term control would require modification of external loading.
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- Cheng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, PR China.
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Yu J, Fan C, Zhong J, Zhang Y, Wang C, Zhang L. Evaluation of in situ simulated dredging to reduce internal nitrogen flux across the sediment-water interface in Lake Taihu, China. Environ Pollut 2016; 214:866-877. [PMID: 27161833 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sediment dredging is considered an effective restoration method to reduce internal loading of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in eutrophic lakes. However, the effect of dredging on N release from sediments to overlying water is not well understood. In this study, N exchange and regeneration across the sediment-water interface (SWI) were investigated based on a one-year simulated dredging study in Lake Taihu, China. The results showed low concentrations of inorganic N in pore water with low mobilization from the sediments after dredging. The calculated fluxes of NO3(-)-N from post-dredged sediments to overlying water significantly increased by 58% (p < 0.01), while those of NH4(+)-N dramatically decreased by 78.2% after dredging (p < 0.01). N fractionation tests demonstrated that the contents and lability of N generally declined in post-dredged sediments. Further high-throughput sequencing analysis indicated that relative abundance of the bacterial communities decreased, notably by 30% (compared with undredged sediments). The estimated abundance of Nitrospira enhanced, although the relative abundance of Thiobacillus, Sterolibacterium, Denitratisoma, Hyphomicrobium, Anaeromyxobacter and Caldithrix generally declined after dredging. Therefore, dredging reduced N mobilization from the sediments, which primarily due to decreases in N mobility, in organic matter (OM) mineralization potential and in the bacterial abundance of post-dredged sediments. Overall, to minimize internal N pollution, dredging is capable of effectively reducing N release from sediments. In addition, the negative side effect of dredging on removal of NO3(-)-N and NO2(-)-N from aquatic ecosystems should be paid much more attention in future.
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- Juhua Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008 Nanjing, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008 Nanjing, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008 Nanjing, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Forestry Ecological Engineering of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008 Nanjing, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008 Nanjing, PR China.
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Liu C, Fan C, Shen Q, Shao S, Zhang L, Zhou Q. Effects of riverine suspended particulate matter on post-dredging metal re-contamination across the sediment-water interface. Chemosphere 2016; 144:2329-2335. [PMID: 26606187 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 11/01/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Environmental dredging is often used in river mouth areas to remove heavy metals. However, following dredging, high levels of metal-adsorbed suspended particulate matter (SPM) originating from polluted inflowing rivers might adversely affect the sediment-water interface (SWI). Here, we conducted a 360-day-long experiment investigating whether the riverine SPM adversely affects dredging outcome in a bay area of Lake Chaohu, China. We found that the heavy metal concentrations in the post-dredging surface sediment increased to pre-dredging levels for all metals studied (As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) after the addition of SPM. In addition, the increased concentrations were mostly detected in the relatively bioavailable non-residual fractions. Of the metals studied, the rate of increase was the greatest for Zn and Cd (482.98% and 261.07%, respectively), mostly in the weak acid extractable fraction. These results were probably due to certain characteristics of SPM (fine grain size, and high concentrations of organic matter and heavy metals) and the good oxic conditions of the SWI. Furthermore, As was the only metal for which we observed an increasing trend of diffusive flux across the SWI. However, the flux was still significantly lower than that measured before dredging. In conclusion, the quantity and character of riverine metal-adsorbed SPM affect metal re-contamination across the post-dredging SWI, and this information should be incorporated into the management schemes of dredging projects dedicated to reducing metal contamination in similar areas.
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- Cheng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resource, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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Yu J, Fan C, Zhong J, Zhang L, Zhang L, Wang C, Yao X. Effects of sediment dredging on nitrogen cycling in Lake Taihu, China: Insight from mass balance based on a 2-year field study. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2016; 23:3871-3883. [PMID: 26499196 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5517-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Sediment dredging can permanently remove pollutants from an aquatic ecosystem, which is considered an effective approach to aquatic ecosystem restoration. In this work, a 2-year field simulation test was carried out to investigate the effect of dredging on nitrogen cycling across the sediment-water interface (SWI) in Lake Taihu, China. The results showed that simulated dredging applied to an area rich in total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen (TN) slightly reduced the NH4(+)-N release from sediments while temporarily enhanced the NH4(+)-N release in an area with lower TOC and/or TN (in the first 180 days), although the application had a limited effect on the fluxes of NO2(-)-N and NO3(-)-N in both areas. Further analysis indicated that dredging induced decreases in nitrification, denitrification, and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) in sediments, notably by 76.9, 49.0, and 89.9%, respectively, in the TOC and/or TN-rich area. Therefore, dredging slowed down nitrogen cycling rates in sediments but did not increase N loading to overlying water. The main reason for the above phenomenon could be attributed to the removal of the surface sediments enriched with more TOC and/or TN (compared with the bottom sediments). Overall, to minimize internal N pollution, dredging may be more applicable to nutrient-rich sediments.
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- Juhua Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Number 73 Beijing East Road, 210008, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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Cutroneo L, Castellano M, Carbone C, Consani S, Gaino F, Tucci S, Magrì S, Povero P, Bertolotto RM, Canepa G, Capello M. Evaluation of the boundary condition influence on PAH concentrations in the water column during the sediment dredging of a port. Mar Pollut Bull 2015; 101:583-593. [PMID: 26517941 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.10.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The mobilisation of sediments and related contaminants connected to dredging activities is one of the most critical issues to the environmental risk and exposure assessment of a dredging project. The aim of this paper was an investigation of the mobilisation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) due to the dredging of the Port of Genoa (Italy) to identify the temporal and spatial extent of the contaminant transport, and the influence of the dredging and the boundary conditions on it. The results showed relatively low background PAH concentrations in the water column and confirmed the dredging as the primary rising factor of concentrations in the water column, but also showed a complex scenario in which the different environmental and dredging factors forced the concentrations at different levels and moments. The post dredging phase showed PAH values close to the background conditions and the concentrations remained relatively high only for a few PAHs.
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- L Cutroneo
- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, Genoa I-16132, Italy
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, Genoa I-16132, Italy
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, Genoa I-16132, Italy
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, Genoa I-16132, Italy
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- ARPAL, Ligurian Environmental Protection Agency, 8 Via Bombrini, Genoa I-16149, Italy
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, Genoa I-16132, Italy
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- ARPAL, Ligurian Environmental Protection Agency, 8 Via Bombrini, Genoa I-16149, Italy
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, Genoa I-16132, Italy
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- ARPAL, Ligurian Environmental Protection Agency, 8 Via Bombrini, Genoa I-16149, Italy
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- Port Authority of Genoa, Palazzo San Giorgio, 2 Via della Mercanzia, Genoa I-16123, Italy
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- DISTAV, University of Genoa, 26 Corso Europa, Genoa I-16132, Italy.
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