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How sediment dredging alters phosphorus dynamics in a lowland rural river?

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How sediment dredging alters phosphorus dynamics in a lowland rural river?
China's lowland rural rivers are facing severe eutrophication problems due to excessive phosphorus(P)from anthropogenic activities.However,quantifying P dynamics in a low-land rural river is challenging due to its complex interaction with surrounding areas.A P dynamic model(River-P)was specifically designed for lowland rural rivers to address this challenge.This model was coupled with the Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code(EFDC)and the Phosphorus Dynamic Model for lowland Polder systems(PDP)to characterize P dynam-ics under the impact of dredging in a lowland rural river.Based on a two-year(2020-2021)dataset from a representative lowland rural river in the Lake Taihu Basin,China,the cou-pled model was calibrated and achieved a model performance(R2>0.59,RMSE<0.04 mg/L)for total P(TP)concentrations.Our research in the study river revealed that(1)the time scale for the effectiveness of sediment dredging for P control was~300 days,with an increase in P retention capacity by 74.8 kg/year and a decrease in TP concentrations of 23%after dredg-ing.(2)Dredging significantly reduced P release from sediment by 98%,while increased P resuspension and settling capacities by 16%and 46%,respectively.(3)The sediment-water interface(SWI)plays a critical role in P transfer within the river,as resuspension accounts for 16%of TP imports,and settling accounts for 47%of TP exports.Given the large P retention capacity of lowland rural rivers,drainage ditches and ponds with macrophytes are promis-ing approaches to enhance P retention capacity.Our study provides valuable insights for local environmental departments,allowing a comprehensive understanding of P dynamics in lowland rural rivers.This enable the evaluation of the efficacy of sediment dredging in P control and the implementation of corresponding P control measures.

Lowland rural riverPhosphorusSediment dredgingModel ensembleRetention capacity

Qimou Zhang、Jiacong Huang、Yulai Ji、Jing Zhang、Shuai Zhang、Junfeng Gao

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Key Laboratory of Watershed Geographic Sciences,Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Nanjing 210008,China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 10094,China

Lowland rural river Phosphorus Sediment dredging Model ensemble Retention capacity

2025

环境科学学报(英文版)
中科院生态环境研究中心

环境科学学报(英文版)

影响因子:0.862
ISSN:1001-0742
年,卷(期):2025.147(1)