Distribution and Adsorption Characteristics of Phosphorus at A Headwater Wetland in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan


  •  Jingqiu Piao    
  •  Changyuan Tang    
  •  Toma Matsumaru    
  •  Zhiwei Han    
  •  Hiroki Sakaguchi    
  •  Shunichi Satake    

Abstract

The distribution and adsorption characteristics of phosphorus were investigated in a typical headwater wetland in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Total dissolved phosphorus (TDP) was the main phosphorus fraction in the waters, ranging from limit of quantification (0.002 mg/L) to 0.059 mg/L in spring water, from limit of quantification to 0.128 mg/L in groundwater and from 0.012 to 0.048 mg/L in river water. TDP in 33% water samples were higher than the environmental quality standard for eutrophication (0.020 mg/L). Next, phosphorus adsorption experiment was conducted to study phosphorus distribution in the aquifer where the equilibrium phosphorus concentration (CEPC) is the key to access the phosphorus in the waters. In addition, the amount of TDP releasing from the wetland through river was 20.9 g/day.



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