Modified red soil combined with aquatic plants to control sediment phosphorus release

ZOU Lin-xi; LI Dan-li; CHENG Kang-long; ZHANG Yu; ZHANG Wen

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China Environmental Science ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (5) : 2780-2791.

Environmental Ecology

Modified red soil combined with aquatic plants to control sediment phosphorus release

ZOU Lin-xi^1,2, LI Dan-li^1,2, CHENG Kang-long^1,2, ZHANG Yu^1,2, ZHANG Wen^1,2,3

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This study utilized natural red clay (RC) and 700℃ calcined red clay (CRC-700) to form treatment groups combined with submerged macrophytes Vallisneria spiralis (VS) and Ceratophyllum demersum (CD), aiming to develop a treatment technology effective in controlling sedimentary phosphorus (P) release. The results demonstrated that the VS+CRC-700 treatment group exhibited superior performance in reducing and removing sedimentary P compared to other treatments. Specifically, dissolved reactive phosphorus (SRP) in the overlying water of the VS+CRC-700 group was significantly reduced from 1.38 mg/L to 0.024 mg/L compared to the control group. Additionally, the concentrations of Fe(II)-P and iron-aluminum bound phosphorus (CDB-P) in different sediment layers were maximally decreased by 94 and 488.03 mg/kg, respectively. Meanwhile, the VS+CRC-700 treatment markedly enhanced P immobilization in sediments, with Ca-P content increasing by up to 182.78mg/kg across sediment layers. Furthermore, microbial community analysis revealed that VS+CRC-700 increased sediment microbial abundance by 5403 units, while reducing the relative abundances of Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes by 16.56% and 33.33%, respectively. These findings collectively suggest that VS+CRC-700 represents a cost-effective and high-efficiency technology for improving water quality in P-polluted systems. Its application demonstrates significant potential in controlling sedimentary P release under weak hydrodynamic conditions.

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Ceratophyllum demersum / Vallisneria spiralis / black odorous sediment / phosphorus form / red soil

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ZOU Lin-xi, LI Dan-li, CHENG Kang-long, ZHANG Yu, ZHANG Wen. Modified red soil combined with aquatic plants to control sediment phosphorus release[J]. China Environmental Science. 2025, 45(5): 2780-2791

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