availability of phosphorus for algal growth in sediment and stream
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Availability of Phosphorus for Algal Growth in Sediment and
Stream Water Inputs to Lake Tahoe
Joseph W. Ferguson,Robert G. Qualls
University of Nevada, Reno
John ReuterUniversity of California, Davis
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Rationale
�Phosphorus is limiting biological growth�Not all P loaded into the lake is available
for algal and microbial growth�Relative importance of sources may differ�Need more relevant input for Lake Tahoe
Clarity Model�This may provide better information for
TMDL limits
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Annual Phosphorus Loading to Lake Tahoe
�Source – (Total-P, Soluble-P)�Atmospheric Deposition – 12.4, 5.6�*Stream Loading – 13.3, 2.4�Direct Runoff – 12.3, 2.4�Groundwater – 4, 4�Shoreline Erosion – 1.6, N/A
(units in 103 kg/year)(Reuter, et al. 2001)
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Historical Work / Literature
�Suspended sediments collected from 5 tributaries to the lower great lakes: 21.8 percent of the total particulate P was bioavailable. (De Pinto, et al. 1981)
�Suspended sediments collected from the Flathead River-Lake ecosystem in Montana: 4-6 % of the total particulate P was bioavailable. (Ellis and Standford, 1988)
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Outline� Materials and Methods1) Algal Bioassay2) Chemical Fractionation
� Results1) What percentage of Total P is bioavailable?2) How do the different sources rank?3) Is there a chemical extraction that serves as a
surrogate for an algal bioassay?
� Conclusions� Future Work
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Materials and Methods
�Algal Bioassay (DePinto et al. 1981)
�Chemical Extraction (Hedley et al. 1982)
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Materials Sampled� Suspended sediments from:1) 5 Major tributary streams- EC, GC, IC, UT, and WC.
2) 5 Direct urban runoff areas- RB, SY, OS, SQ, and TC.
� Dissolved organic P from:3) 2 major tributary streams- EC, UT
� Erodable Streambank Sediments from:4) All LTIMP erodable stream banks- IC, GC, WC, UT, EC, ThC, GbC, TrC, and BC
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Methods - Bioassay ProcedureIsolate suspended sediments
by filtration.
glass fiber filter
1-3L H2O
1) Nylon Mesh (20 micron)2) Filter with Sediment
3) Plastic Disk
3 week incubation with algae in P-free algal growth medium.
Put filter into beaker. Isolated algae
Total P (in solution) after incubation –Total P (in solution) before incubation =
Total P uptake by algae from sediments
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Algal Bioassay Incubation
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Algal Bioassay Incubation, Selenastrum Capricornutum
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Algal Bioassay Incubation (21 days)
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Algal Bioassay
�Total P that appears in solution after incubation is due to 2 mechanisms:
1) Direct uptake of exchangeable PO4
2) Uptake of organic P that is mineralized byphosphatase enzymes.
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Methods - Chemical Fractionation Procedure
�Anion Exchange Membrane extract*�NaHCO3 extractable inorganic,
microbial biomass*, and organic P�NaOH extractable inorganic and
organic P�HCl extractable Total P
*not tested for suspended sediments
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Results�Total P bioavailable from different sources (ug
P/mg sed.)�Percentage of total P that is bioavailable�Relative rank of sources in ug P/mg sed., and %
of TP that is bioavailable.�Correlation between a chemical extract and
bioavailability.�High molecular weight dissolved organic P not
found to be highly bioavailable
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Total Bioavailable P (ug/mg sediment) in the Stream Sediments of 5
Tributaries of Lake Tahoe in Spring, Summer, and Fall 2003
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
EC GC IC UT WC
Triburary Stream
Tota
l Bio
avai
labl
e P
(ug/
mg
Sed
imen
t) Spring
Summer
Fall
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Percent Phosphorus Bioavailable in the Stream Sediments of 5 Tributaries of Lake Tahoe in Spring, Summer, and
Fall 2003
05
101520253035404550
EC GC IC UT WC
Tributary Stream
% P
hosp
horu
s B
ioav
aila
ble
Spring
Summer
Fall
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Total Bioavailable P (ug/mg sediment) in the Stream Bank Sediments of 9
TTIMP Sites of Lake Tahoe
0
0.005
0.01
0.015
0.02
0.025
0.03
BC ED GL TC TH GC IN WC UT
Streambank Source
Ave
rage
Tot
al P
Bio
avai
labl
e (u
g/m
g S
edim
ent)
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Percent Phosphorus Bioavailable in the Stream Bank Sediments of 9 Tributaries of Lake Tahoe
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
BC ED GL TC TH GC IN WC UT
Streambank Source
Ave
rage
% P
Bio
avai
labl
e
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Total Bioavailable P (ug/mg sediment) in the Runoff Samples of 5 Urban Areas of the Lake Tahoe Basin in
Summer and Fall 2003
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
RB SY OS SQ TC
Urban Runoff Area
Tota
l P B
ioav
aila
ble
(ug/
mg
sedi
men
t)
summer
fall
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Percent Phosphorus Bioavailable in the Runoff Samples of 5 Urban Areas of the Lake Tahoe Basin in Summer and
Fall 2003
05
101520253035404550
RB SY OS SQ TC
Urban Runoff Area
% P
hosp
horu
s B
ioav
aila
ble
summer
fall
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Relative Rank of Sources(ug/mg sediment)
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
1.6
Tribut. Sus. Seds. Urban Runoff Seds. Erod. Bank Seds.Source
Ave
rag
e P
Bio
avai
labl
e (u
g/m
g)
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Relative Rank of Sources(% P Bioavailable)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Tribut. Sus. Seds. Urban Runoff Seds. Erod. Bank Seds.
Source
Ave
rage
% P
Bio
avai
labl
e
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Bioavailable P vs. NaHCO3Extractable P for Suspended
Stream Sediments
y = 1.1378x + 0.7174R2 = 0.5184
0.000
0.500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
3.000
3.500
4.000
0.000 0.500 1.000 1.500 2.000 2.500
Algal Released TP (up/mg Sed.)
NaH
CO
3 E
xtra
ctab
le P
(ug/
mg
Sed
.)
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Bioavailable P vs. Membrane + NaHCO3 Extractable P for All
Stream Bank Sediments
y = 1.455x + 0.0308R2 = 0.48
0
0.01
0.02
0.03
0.04
0.05
0.06
0.07
0.08
0.09
0 0.005 0.01 0.015 0.02 0.025 0.03
Algal Released TP (ug/mg Sediment)
NaH
CO
3+M
emb
ran
e E
xtra
ctab
le
TP
(u
g/m
g S
edim
ent)
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Bioavailable P vs. NaHCO3Extractable P for Urban Runoff
Sediments
y = 0.995 x + 0.2R2 = 0.90p<0.001
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Algal Released TP (ug/mg sed.)
NaH
CO
3 E
xtra
ctab
le T
P (u
g/m
g se
d.)
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DOP Mineralization and Algal Uptake from UT and EC
UT Average
Initial (ug/L)
Final (ug/L)
EC Average
Initial (ug/L)
Final (ug/L)
PO4 8 10 PO4 11 6DOP 15 16 DOP 10 8PP 20 14 PP 15 32TP 44 40 TP 37 45
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Conclusions� Less than 50% of suspended sediment P is
bioavailable from all sources (average is 22.33%)
� % of sediment P bioavailable is highly variable between sources and season
1) Suspended stream seds. (2 – 47%)2) Streambank seds. (<1 - 16%)3) Urban runoff seds. (1 – 44%)
� NaHCO3 extractable total P is a fairly good indicator of bioavailable P.
� DOP inputs from 2 Tributary Streams not likely highly bioavailable.
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Future Work
�More work on the mineralization rate of DOP in the lake
�Particulate P settling in the lake�Atmospheric deposition inputs
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Acknowledgments
�Alan Heyvaert and Kim Gorman�Bruce Warden, Bud Amorfini, and Dave
Roberts of the Lahontan Region, CA Water Quality Control Board
�Funded by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Region
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