title: [Vertical distribution of species of nitrogen and phosphorus in the sediments of Donghu Lake].
abstract: Donghu Lake is a typical urban shallow lake. Miaohu Lake was analyzed in Southwest of Donghu Lake. Characteristics of nitrogen and phosphorus in sediment cores were analyzed and assessed with investigation and chemical analysis in laboratory in 2004. Vertical distributions and seasonal changes of nitrogen and phosphorus chemical species in the sediments of two sampling sites were examined and analyzed. The results showed that concentration of TN decreased with the increase of sediment depth and the concentration of the mean TN was 1.62-3.17 g/kg. The concentration of TN reached its minimum in spring, and began to increase in summer. The concentration of TN reached its maximum till autumn and winter. Dissolved ammoniac nitrogen (DAN) was controlled by both the content of TN and the sediment environment, so the vertical profiles and seasonal changes of DAN presented the same trend as those of TN. The lowest concentration of DAN was 117.66 mg/kg in spring, and the highest concentration of DAN was 216.20 mg/kg in summer and autumn. It was decreasing in winter. Vertical profiles of phosphorus species showed that total phosphorus (TN), labile phosphorus (LP), Al- and Fe- bound phosphorus (Al-P, Fe-P) were characterized by a similar distribution pattern and enrichment in the upper 0-10cm sediment layers. The concentration decreased steeply within 10cm sediment layers, then it became steady. The concentration of TP, LP, Fe-P and Al-P was 0.255-3.36 g/kg, 0.192-11.00 mg/kg, 13.47-1 379.94 mg/kg and 7.77-317.64 mg/kg, respectively. The results indicate that sources of pollution which cause water body in the lake eutrophication have the extraneous source and the internal one. After the extraneous sources are truncated, nutrient salt in sediments still possibly causes the lake to be at the eutrophication condition. Phosphorus is the most restricting nutritious element in Donghu Lake. The proportion of Fe-P is the biggest in spring and its proportion is 44.30%. These show that pollution is serious in Miaohu Lake.
authors.affiliation: College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China. mengch@126.com
authors.forename: Chun-Hong
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D005068:Eutrophication; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005843:Geography; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012621:Seasons
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D009584:Nitrogen