Review
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Robert W. Sterner
Summary: The Laurentian Great Lakes are complex systems with diverse biogeochemical processes, but our understanding of them is still incomplete. These lakes play a crucial role in supporting millions of people and driving trillions of dollars of economic activity, with biogeochemical changes impacting their functioning.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, VOL 49, 2021
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ren Ren, Xuwei Deng, Wenze Lu, Rao Xiao, Xie Ping, Chen Jun
Summary: Cyanobacterial blooms are causing water quality problems, including odor issues in lakes, due to global warming and water eutrophication. This study investigated the presence of j3-cyclocitral, an odor compound derived from algae, in 13 eutrophic lakes in the Taihu Lake basin. The results showed that j3-cyclocitral concentrations were higher in sediment pore water than in the water column, with algal biomass and phosphorus levels influencing its presence. The study highlights the important contribution of sediments to odorants in water and provides insights for future lake odor management.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Na Cheng, Laisheng Liu, Zelin Hou, Jiapeng Wu, Qiwen Wang, Yicheng Fu
Summary: This study evaluated the concentration and distribution of nutrients and heavy metals in sediments of urban lakes, as well as the potential ecological risk, with a focus on nature-based solutions for risk management. Results showed higher pollution levels in urban lake sediments compared to selected non-urban lakes, with nitrogen pollution being a significant issue.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Hongbin Yin, Chunhui Yang, Pan Yang, Anna H. Kaksonen, Grant B. Douglas
Summary: The study compared the effects of lanthanum-modified bentonite (LMB) addition and dredging on controlling sediment phosphorus (P) loading in eutrophic water bodies. The results showed that LMB addition was more effective in reducing sediment P fluxes and pore water P concentrations compared to dredging in the long term.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Olga Tammeorg, Gertrud K. Nuernberg, Peeter Noges, Juha Niemistoe
Summary: This study investigated the factors influencing phosphorus release in Finnish lakes and found that organic substances can inhibit phosphorus release rates. Analysis of a larger dataset of northern lakes confirmed the negative effect of organic substances and identified sediment total phosphorus and organic matter content as the best predictors of release rate.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Thomas Steinsberger, Alfred Wueest, Beat Mueller
Summary: This study introduces a novel concept for estimating the net ecosystem production in lakes, taking into account various factors that may interfere with the estimation process. By utilizing data from routinely available monitoring, the estimation of NEP is made more robust over the productive season. The approach also helps to verify and constrain the uncertainty of the estimates through comparison with export budgets.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lu Wang, Tingting Yang, Pengfei Hei, Jing Zhang, Jing Yang, Te Luo, Gang Zhou, Chunlan Liu, Ranran Wang, Feng Chen
Summary: In macrophyte-dominated eutrophication (MDE) lakes, the cycling of phosphorus (P) predominantly occurs through macrophyte sediment, challenging the current strategies for lake eutrophication management. This study suggests that successful restoration of MDE lakes should focus on stressors caused by sustainable macrophyte-sediment P cycling. The technique of macrophyte harvesting before withering is recommended as the most sustainable method for managing periodically frozen shallow MDE lakes.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Erin A. Hull, Marco Barajas, Kenneth A. Burkart, Samantha R. Fung, Brian P. Jackson, Pamela M. Barrett, Rebecca B. Neumann, Julian D. Olden, James E. Gawel
Summary: The research found elevated arsenic concentrations in Puget Sound region lakes, with significant bioaccumulation in plankton. Factors such as seasonal mixing and near-bottom anoxia influence arsenic uptake. Monitoring and risk assessment of arsenic contamination should focus on shallow zones in lakes.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Peiyao Deng, Qitao Yi, Jin Zhang, Conghui Wang, Yihan Chen, Tao Zhang, Wenqing Shi
Summary: This study revealed the pattern of P partitioning onto sediment particles and its ecological implications for shallow lakes. The results showed that the distribution of P on particles depended on the amounts of P adsorbents in the sediments, and the concentration of P decreased with particle size.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nicholas Falk, Ian G. Droppo, Ken G. Drouillard, Christopher G. Weisener
Summary: This study examines the mitigation effects of headwater bed and suspended sediments on non-point agricultural phosphorus (P) loads and investigates the biogeochemical processes promoting sediment P retention or release. It reveals that agricultural sediments have lower buffering capacity compared to forested sediments, indicating a greater potential for P release into surface waters. The study also analyzes the sediment microbial community composition and identifies specific factors associated with P release events. These findings provide valuable insights into P dynamics in headwaters and are important for effective management strategies to mitigate P pollution in the lower Great Lakes.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Peter Hartmann, Lelde Jansone, Lucas Mahlau, Martin Maier, Verena Lang, Heike Puhlmann
Summary: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of forest liming on the physical properties of the humus layer and mineral soil.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuxin Ding, Qitao Yi, Qirui Jia, Jin Zhang, Zhaona Zhou, Xiao Liu
Summary: This research proposes a novel concept that the phosphorus (P) diffusive fluxes at the sediment-water interface (SWI) of shallow lakes are controlled by the P adsorption-desorption equilibria, with pH as the major regulator. The empirical equation Ce(pH) = Cm/[1 + e-k(pH-pH1/2)] is derived to describe the relationship between the P equilibrium concentration (Ce) and two factor-dependent variables: the algae/cyanobacteria-available P pools of the SWI and the pH in the water column. This research provides a quantitative approach for determining the sediment P criteria of shallow lakes, with sediment iron/aluminium (hydr)oxide-adsorbed P and water depth as two main indicators with ecological implications.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Chuanqiao Zhou, Yu Peng, Li Chen, Miaotong Yu, Muchun Zhou, Runze Xu, Lanqing Zhang, Siyuan Zhang, Xiaoguang Xu, Limin Zhang, Guoxiang Wang
Summary: Except for excessive nutrient input and climate warming, the rapidly rising SO42- concentration is considered as a crucial contributor to the eutrophication in shallow lakes. This study found that the increase in SO42- concentration and cyanobacteria-derived organic matter stimulated the sulfate reduction rate, leading to an increase in sulfate reduction bacteria abundance and the release of total phosphorus, promoting eutrophication in lakes.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yuhang Dou, Xunru Yu, Li Liu, Yongqiang Ning, Xiangyang Bi, Jinling Liu
Summary: Metal pollution in lakes poses a threat to the ecological environment and human health. Changes in environmental conditions can result in secondary pollution from heavy metals in lake sediments. The implementation of the Hydrological Connectivity Project (HCP) is an important means of lake governance. This study compared the accumulation, potential ecological risk, and sources of heavy metals in four lakes in Wuhan city before and after the completion of the HCP. The results showed that the HCP reduced the enrichment factor and potential ecological risk in the heavily polluted lake, but caused secondary pollution in the less polluted lake. The purification degree was higher in lakes with a longer HCP completion time compared to those with a shorter completion time. Water exchange caused by the HCP led to the exchange of the primary pollution source between two lakes to some extent.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Rae-Ann Eifert, Lyubov E. Burlakova, Alexander Y. Karatayev, Susan E. Daniel, Anne E. Scofield, Elizabeth K. Hinchey
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of dreissenids on offshore surface sediments and infaunal communities in the Great Lakes. The association between quagga mussel biomass and benthos density, as well as the correlation with nutrient concentrations in sediments, were examined. The results show that there is a positive relationship between oligochaete density and quagga mussel biomass in all three lakes, while weaker associations were observed for surface sediment organic carbon, total phosphorus, and total nitrogen. These findings highlight the significant effects of non-native mussels on nutrient cycles and emphasize the need for further understanding of their impacts on benthic communities.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Brian J. Huser, Przemyslaw G. Bajer, Christopher J. Chizinski, Peter W. Sorensen
Article
Limnology
Brian J. Huser
LAKE AND RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT
(2017)
Article
Limnology
Johanna Schutz, Emil Rydin, Brian J. Huser
LAKE AND RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT
(2017)
Article
Ecology
Bryan M. Spears, Martyn N. Futter, Erik Jeppesen, Brian J. Huser, Stephen Ives, Thomas A. Davidson, Rita Adrian, David G. Angeler, Sarah J. Burthe, Laurence Carvalho, Francis Daunt, Alena S. Gsell, Dag O. Hessen, Annette B. G. Janssen, Eleanor B. Mackay, Linda May, Heather Moorhouse, Saara Olsen, Martin Sondergaard, Helen Woods, Stephen J. Thackeray
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Brian J. Huser, Martyn N. Futter, Rong Wang, Jens Folster
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anthony C. Kuster, Anootnara T. Kuster, Brian J. Huser
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
O. Agstam-Norlin, E. E. Lannergard, M. N. Futter, B. J. Huser
Article
Environmental Sciences
Emma E. Lannergard, Oskar Agstam-Norlin, Brian J. Huser, Sara Sandstrom, Jelena Rakovic, Martyn N. Futter
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-BIOGEOSCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Ecology
Brian J. Huser, Martyn N. Futter, Daniel Bogan, John E. Brittain, Joseph M. Culp, Willem Goedkoop, Iliada Gribovskaya, Jan Karlsson, Danny C. P. Lau, Kathleen M. Ruhland, Ann Kristin Schartau, Rebecca Shaftel, John P. Smol, Tobias Vrede, Jennifer Lento
Summary: Freshwater chemistry in the circumpolar region varies both temporally and spatially, with different concentrations of ions and nutrients in different areas. These variations are influenced by underlying geology and climate change. As global warming continues, the effects on water quality, ecosystems, and human well-being in the Arctic are expected to be significant.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Tom Jilbert, Raoul-Marie Couture, Brian J. Huser, Kalevi Salonen
Article
Environmental Sciences
Somjate Thongdam, Anthony C. Kuster, Brian J. Huser, Anootnara T. Kuster
Summary: The research found that the combination of a low dose of alum and a certain amount of LS ballast can effectively reduce chlorophyll-a concentrations in lakes, while LS ballast alone also has a certain effect. In addition, combining alum and ballast can achieve better removal efficiency.
Article
Limnology
Brian J. Huser, Przemyslaw G. Bajer, Steve Kittelson, Scott Christenson, Kevin Menken
Summary: By removing common carp and restocking native species, water quality in Pickerel Lake significantly improved, with decreases in chlorophyll a, total phosphorus, and turbidity, and an increase in macrophyte coverage. The study highlights the importance of adopting an ecological approach, in addition to nutrient management, to restore fish diversity and water quality in eutrophic systems dominated by carp or other large benthic feeding fish.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anthony C. Kuster, Brian J. Huser, Surapol Padungthon, Rittirong Junggoth, Anootnara T. Kuster
Summary: This study confirmed the importance of amorphous aluminum in DWTRs for inactivating P, and suggested that high-temperature treatment under oxygen-limited conditions may be the most reliable way to optimize DWTRs for environmental remediation applications.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Anthony C. Kuster, Brian J. Huser, Somjate Thongdamrongtham, Surapol Padungthon, Rittirong Junggoth, Anootnara T. Kuster
Summary: Combining a low dose of aluminum sulfate with drinking water treatment residual (DWTR) effectively sinks Microcystis in eutrophic lake water and inactivates phosphorus in lake sediment. DWTR has a higher P sorption capacity compared to local soil, and desorption of Al, Fe, Ca, and N from DWTR can marginally increase their concentrations in the water column.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anthony C. Kuster, Keith M. Pilgrim, Anootnara T. Kuster, Brian J. Huser
Summary: This study demonstrates that a full-scale P removal structure with spent lime drinking water treatment residual (DWTR) can significantly reduce phosphorus and other pollutant loadings in stormwater. The findings are important for the development of innovative stormwater best management practices (BMPs) to combat anthropogenic eutrophication and harmful algal blooms in lakes.
