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Evaluation of phosphorus bioavailability in sediments of the shallow lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River region, China

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Phosphorus (P) fractions and their bioavailability in the sediments from the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River region were investigated using different chemical extraction methods. The results show that the contents of bioavailable P in the sediments extracted by different extraction procedures varied greatly. But their rank order was similar. Potentially releasable P (PRP) was the largest, followed by algal available P (AAP), NaHCO3 extractable P (Olsen-P), water soluble P (WSP), and readily desorbable P. PRP contributed approximately 60% to total P (TP) in most sediments, AAP 20%, Olsen-P 15%, WSP 2%, and readily desorbable P (RDP) 0.5%. For the heavily polluted sediments, their bioavailable P extracted from TP mainly originated from inorganic P (IP), IP mainly originated from NaOH–P, the bioavailable P concentrations can be evaluated by measuring the concentrations of TP, NaOH–P, and IP. For the slightly polluted sediments, the bioavailable P can only be evaluated by different chemical extractable methods.

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Authors wish to thank for the financial support from National Basic Research Program of China (2008CB418200), the National natural science foundation of China (No. 40703017, U0833603), and Chinese Research Academy of Environment Sciences (No. 2007KYYW27).

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    Shengrui Wang, Xiangcan Jin, Qingyun Bu, Haiqing Liao & Fengchang Wu

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Wang, S., Jin, X., Bu, Q. et al. Evaluation of phosphorus bioavailability in sediments of the shallow lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River region, China. Environ Earth Sci 60, 1491–1498 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-009-0284-1

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