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    Sediment phosphorus mobility in Võrtsjärv, a large shallow lake: Insights from phosphorus sorption experiments and long-term monitoring
    (Elsevier, 2022) Tammeorg, Olga; Nürnberg, Gertrud K.; Tõnno, Ilmar; Kisand, Anu; Tuvikene, Lea; Nõges, Tiina; Nõges, Peeter
    Sediment phosphorus (P) recycling is one of the key issues in lake water quality management. We studied sediment P mobility in Võrtsjärv, a large shallow lake in Estonia using both sorption experiments and long-term (1985–2020) monitoring data of the lake. Over the years studied, the lake has undergone a decline in external phosphorus loading (EL), while no improvement in phytoplankton indicators was observed. The results of the sorption experiments revealed that it may be successfully used as a tool to determine P forms involved in P retention, as up to 100%of the P fromthe water column was detected in sediments. Incubation of wet sediment is preferred to dry because of the sensitivity of organic P to desiccation. In the sediments of Võrtsjärv, the labile P (Lab-P) and iron bound (Fe-P) fractions are the major forms of the mobile pool that supply internal P load as sediment released P. The internal P load calculated from summer total P (TP) increases (ILin situ) in the water column was on average 42%, but could reach 240% of EL at extreme environmental conditions. ILin situ was correlated with the active area, which resembles the area involved in redox-related P release in polymictic lakes, and with the mean bottom shear stress in summer. ILin situ showed a similar decreasing pattern as the external P load over the years 1985–2020, and was likely driven by the decrease of the pool of releasable P. Similarly, the decreases in sediment loading by P retention in our P sorption experiment were associated with decreases in the concentration of the potentially mobile P forms (mainly Lab-P and Fe-P). These results show that changes in external P loading can successfully control internal P loading and are useful in water quality management of large lakes.