Mitigation options to reduce phosphorus losses from the agricultural sector and improve surface water quality: A review

Schoumans, O. F.; Chardon, W.J.; Bechmann, Marianne; Gascuel‐Odoux, Chantal; Hofman, Georges; Kronvang, Brian; Rubæk, G. H.; Ulén, Barbro; Dorioz, J-M

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08.061

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“…This leads to global eutrophication becoming increasingly serious in recent years [1][2][3]. How to effectively control the growth of algae and avoid eutrophication in water bodies have become hot research issues [4][5][6].…”

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“…How to effectively control the growth of algae and avoid eutrophication in water bodies have become hot research issues [4][5][6]. At present, the comprehensive and in-depth studies to control algae growth are mainly physical and chemical methods [2,[7][8][9][10][11][12]. However, the common shortcomings of these two methods are high cost and short effective time.…”

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“…However, reducing the concentrations of nutrient elements is the fundamental means to prevent algal blooms [1,2]. If a certain aquatic plant has strong abilities to control algae growth and remove nitrogen and phosphorus, it can play an important role in tackling the problem of eutrophication.…”

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Allelopathy Inhibitory Effects of Hydrodictyon reticulatum on Chlorella pyrenoidosa under Co-Culture and Liquor-Cultured Conditions

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Huang

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Eutrophication has become increasingly serious in recent years, which severely impairs the aquatic ecosystem. Applying environmentally-friendly methods to effectively control the growth of algae and avoid eutrophication has been proved to be a promising way. Thus, the potential of Hydrodictyon reticulatum on eutrophication control was studied in this research. The allelopathy inhibitory effects of H. reticulatum on the growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa were investigated under both co-culture and liquor-cultured conditions. The biomass and chlorophyll a content of C. pyrenoidosa were determined with time during the experimental period. Nitrogen and phosphorus removal capacities of H. reticulatum were also examined. Results showed that the growth of C. pyrenoidosa was obviously inhibited under both co-culture and liquor-cultured conditions, and the "Hormesis effect" was patently observed. The strength of allelopathy inhibitory effect depended on the relative biomass between H. reticulatum and C. pyrenoidosa. The allelopathy inhibitory effect of H. reticulatum on C. pyrenoidosa under co-culture condition was stronger than that under liquor-cultured condition. The decrease speeds of nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations were in direct proportion to the concentration of H. reticulatum.

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Allelopathy Inhibitory Effects of Hydrodictyon reticulatum on Chlorella pyrenoidosa under Co-Culture and Liquor-Cultured Conditions

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“…More than half the arable land in the drainage basin is tile-drained (Feick et al, 2005). Rapid transport pathways could be managed, however, through the timing of manure and fertilizer application, manure and fertilizer application methods, choice of tillage, and crop rotations that reduce transport (Schoumans et al, 2014;Sharpley, 2016). …”

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A Century of Legacy Phosphorus Dynamics in a Large Drainage Basin

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Muller-Karulis

Gustafsson

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There is growing evidence that the release of phosphorus (P) from "legacy" stores can frustrate efforts to reduce P loading to surface water from sources such as agriculture and human sewage. Less is known, however, about the magnitude and residence times of these legacy pools. Here we constructed a budget of net anthropogenic P inputs to the Baltic Sea drainage basin and developed a three-parameter, two-box model to describe the movement of anthropogenic P though temporary (mobile) and long-term (stable) storage pools. Phosphorus entered the sea as direct coastal effluent discharge and via rapid transport and slow, legacy pathways. The model reproduced past waterborne P loads and suggested an~30-year residence time in the mobile pool. Between 1900 and 2013, 17 and 27 Mt P has accumulated in the mobile and stable pools, respectively. Phosphorus inputs to the sea have halved since the 1980s due to improvements in coastal sewage treatment and reductions associated with the rapid transport pathway. After decades of accumulation, the system appears to have shifted to a depletion phase; absent further reductions in net anthropogenic P input, future waterborne loads could decrease. Presently, losses from the mobile pool contribute nearly half of P loads, suggesting that it will be difficult to achieve substantial near-term reductions. However, there is still potential to make progress toward eutrophication management goals by addressing rapid transport pathways, such as overland flow, as well as mobile stores, such as cropland with large soil-P reserves.Plain Language Summary All life depends on phosphorus (P), which is why it is an important crop fertilizer. Humans generally consume more P than needed and the excess ends up in sewage systems. Past management of P in fertilizer and human sewage has led to the accumulation of P in soils and sediments of lakes and streams. This accumulation is called "legacy" P because it can leak for decades to downstream lakes and coastal areas where it contributes to environmental problems. We developed a model to understand P dynamics for the entire drainage basin of the Baltic Sea since 1900. This model included a rapid transport pathway that represented sources such as runoff from cropland and a slow pathway that represented leakage from mobile legacy sources. The model suggests that loss from the mobile pool contributes about half of current waterborne inputs to the sea; as a result, it could be difficult to make substantial near-term reductions. However, there are opportunities to meet environmental goals by slowing the accumulation of P in the landscape and by implementing measures that address the rapid transport pathway, such runoff from cropland, and the mobile stores, such as cropland with large soil-P reserves.

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“…Due to the considerable diversity of industrial derived contaminants, covering both organic and inorganic species, these are perhaps the most difficult to effectively remove from water [20,21]. Agriculturally derived contaminant species including pesticides and fertilizers are also commonly found in waterways, contributing to the release of phosphorous and nitrogen, with the potential to cause a rise in harmful microorganisms [22,23]. Another growing source of artificial water contamination is from pharmaceutical and cosmetic products [24].…”

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Activated Carbon, Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: Materials and Composites for Advanced Water Purification

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Abstract:To ensure the availability of clean water for humans into the future, efficient and cost-effective water purification technology will be required. The rapidly decreasing quality of water and the growing global demand for this scarce resource has driven the pursuit of high-performance purification materials, particularly for application as point-of-use devices. This review will introduce the main types of natural and artificial contaminants that are present in water and the challenges associated with their effective removal. The efficiency and performance of recently developed materials for water purification, with a focus on activated carbon, carbon nanotubes and graphene will be discussed. The recent advances in water purification using these materials is reviewed and their applicability as point-of-use water purification systems discussed.

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Mitigation options to reduce phosphorus losses from the agricultural sector and improve surface water quality: A review

Cited by 333 publications

References 110 publications

Allelopathy Inhibitory Effects of Hydrodictyon reticulatum on Chlorella pyrenoidosa under Co-Culture and Liquor-Cultured Conditions

Allelopathy Inhibitory Effects of Hydrodictyon reticulatum on Chlorella pyrenoidosa under Co-Culture and Liquor-Cultured Conditions

A Century of Legacy Phosphorus Dynamics in a Large Drainage Basin

Activated Carbon, Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: Materials and Composites for Advanced Water Purification

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