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Phosphorus (P) available to lake ecosystems from tributary sources may be modified during mixing by sorption processes. In Cayuga Lake, New York, tributary particulates mixing into lake water adsorb P from solution at lower concentrations than those particulates adsorb in stream media, resulting in significant losses of soluble P to the water column. The focus of this paper is to show how lake water, as a medium, enhances sorption by stream-suspended particulates. An isotherm approach to determine factors affecting sorption showed that pH and oxidation state are unlikely to enhance sorption in lake water. However, among major cations, anions, and organic materials, sodium (Na) is present in greater quantity in the lake, while silicates and organics are in larger concentrations in the stream. Sorption studies showed that Na and dissolved organic matter enhanced sorption, while silicates are known to depress it. Thus, Na in the lake and silicates in the stream may be responsible for the apparent enhancement of P sorption in Cayuga Lake.
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Stafford-Glase, M., Barlow, J.P. (1986). The Role of Lake Water in Enhancing Sorption of Phosphorus by Stream Particulates. In: Sly, P.G. (eds) Sediments and Water Interactions. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4932-0_39
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