Algal blooms. Possible effects of iron
Algal blooms. Possible effects of iron
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DOI:
10.1021/es60092a005
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发表时间:
1974-07
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
S. D. Morton;Terrence H. Lee
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作者:
S. D. Morton;Terrence H. Lee
Iron, in concentrations of 0.1-1.0 mg/1., causes a shift in the dominant type of algae grown in batch cultures from relatively unobjectionable greens to the scum-forming blue-greens, without causing a significant change in the total algal biomass. Results were not dependent on the manganese concentration (0-0.40 mg/1.) or the phospho-rus concentration (0.07-7.0 mg/1.).Perhaps the most widely publicized method of control-ling excessive algalgrowth in a lake is by limiting an es-sential nutrient, such as the removal of phosphorus from sewage effluents and detergents. However, not all types of algae are equally troublesome in eutrophication problems. Blue-green algae, which form surface scums and cause odors, are very undesirable at typical algal bloom concen-trations of 6-12 mg/1.(dry weight) while the same amounts of green algae are not so objectionable. It is therefore important to understand the chemical and physical conditions that control the dominant algal type. It is well known that certain factors, bothnatural and man caused, can increase the green to blue-green algal ratio (G/BG), without necessarily changing the total algal biomass. The diversion of domestic sewage effluent away