Abstract
Blue-green algae (CyanoHABs), photosynthetic bacteria that create a harmful aquatic environment, have been a trending issue on Taihu for over a decade. CyanoHABs adapt to varying climatic changes, which explains why the problem on Taihu still thrives. One major drive that keeps the algae is Sediment Oxygen Demand (SOD). In this paper, seasonal and spatial variations of SOD that contribute immensely to nutrient growth in Lake Taihu were done using the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code (EFDC). The results were analyzed based on Nitrogenous SOD (NSOD) and Total SOD (TSOD). Summer results ranged from − 0.05754 to − 0.0826 (− 0.75658 to − 0.83902) (g/m2/day) and Winter values ranged from − 0.3022 to − 0.40171 (− 1.34486 to − 1.48856) (g/m2/day) indicate a gradual decrease in NSOD (TSOD) values respectively. Relatively higher values in summer are attributed to warmer surface water which sets up thermal stratification to increase the internal loading of nitrogen. Lower winter values are related to inverse stratification, where lower oxygen concentration decreases the SOD to trigger ammonium accumulation in the water column. NSOD (TSOD) values for Autumn results ranged from − 0.1039 to − 0.24786 (− 0.96251 to − 1.39454) (g/m2/day) and Spring values of − 0.43019 to − 0.35959 (− 1.48297 to − 0.54089) (g/m2/day). Transition seasons (i.e., Autumn and Spring) results are impacted by wind mixing that allows dissolved oxygen and nutrients in the whole water column. However, spring values depict a gradual increase in SOD value attributed to spring turnover and gradual stratification, which decrease nutrient concentration. In contrast, decreasing SOD values in autumn are related to mixing, but temperature decreases tend to increase nutrient concentrations. Carbonaceous sediment oxygen demand (CSOD), due to sulfide oxidation, presents high values from the difference between TSOD and NSOD. Based on the high values of CSOD, it is highly recommended that more research on eutrophic Taihu lakes would consider delving into CSOD.
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This work was supported by the Chinese National Science Foundation (Nos. 51579071 and. 51379061), the National Science Funds for Creative Research Groups of China (No. 51421006), the Innovative Research Team in Jiangsu Province, and a project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
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Li, Y., Sarpong, L., Cheng, Y. et al. A sediment diagenesis model on sediment oxygen demand in managing eutrophication on Taihu, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 35602–35616 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-24301-0
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