River nutrient water and sediment measurements inform on nutrient retention, with implications for eutrophication

Dalu, Tatenda; Wasserman, Ryan J; Magoro, Mandla L; Froneman, P William; Weyl, Olaf, L F

Title: River nutrient water and sediment measurements inform on nutrient retention, with implications for eutrophication
Creator: Dalu, Tatenda
Creator: Wasserman, Ryan J
Creator: Magoro, Mandla L
Creator: Froneman, P William
Creator: Weyl, Olaf, L F
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2019
Date: 2019
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/467222
Identifier: vital:76841
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.167
Description: The consideration of nutrients in pollution dynamics is important for environmental management and conservation. Developing countries are yet to appreciate the aquatic ecosystem pollution impacts on their economies and as such, information on water pollution dynamics is limited. This study assessed the spatio-temporal dynamics of nutrient loading and retention in stream water and sediments in the Bloukrans River system, Eastern Cape province, South Africa over the course of the wet and dry season. Sediment and water samples were analysed for total phosphorus (TP) and nitrogen (TN) concentrations, and were used in combination with river flow discharge, to determine nutrient loads. The study results highlight that river discharge plays a significant role in temporal differences in sediment and water column nutrient concentrations.
Format: 6 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Science of the Total Environment
Relation: Dalu, T., Wasserman, R.J., Magoro, M.L., Froneman, P.W. and Weyl, O.L., 2019. River nutrient water and sediment measurements inform on nutrient retention, with implications for eutrophication. Science of the Total Environment, 684, pp.296-302
Relation: Science of the Total Environment volume 684 number 1 296 302 2019 1879-1026
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