Abstract
Interstitial ion profiles of P, Fe, Mn, Ca, and sulfide were examined for cores from two Wisconsin lakes with different limnological characteristics. Interstitial ion concentrations were affected by environmental conditions and sediment type, and could be used to explain previously observed differences in sediment phosphorus release between the two lakes. Calculated ion activity products were used to assess the effects of various mineral phases on the control of interstitial ion concentrations. Under anoxic conditions, vivianite formation may control phosphorus concentrations in the noncalcareous Lake Minocqua sediments, while Lake Mendota interstitial waters approached saturation with respect to both vivianite and whitlockite and were oversaturated with respect to anapaite and hydroxyapatite. The effects of pH on the formation of various mineral phases appeared to be a major factor controlling interstitial ion concentrations.
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Holdren, G.C., Armstrong, D.E. (1986). Interstitial Ion Concentrations as an Indicator of Phosphorus Release and Mineral Formation in Lake Sediments. In: Sly, P.G. (eds) Sediments and Water Interactions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4932-0_12
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