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Phosphorus release from undisturbed sediment cores was studied in a continuous flow system. Various lakes and polder ditches were compared with each other. Peaty lakes exchanged their particulate phosphorus rapidly with the overlying water as compared with other sediment types. This makes them suitable for phosphorus load reduction measures. There was found to be no simple direct relation between chemically extracted phosphorus fractions and the phosphorus released during the experiment. Algal growth in the overlying water stimulated the release of phosphorus.
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Van Liere, L., Peters, J., Montijn, A. et al. Release of sediment-phosphorus and the influence of algal growth on this process. Hydrobiological Bulletin 16, 191–200 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02255372
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