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Phosphorus Sorption Characteristics and Interactions with Leaf Litter-derived Dissolved Organic Matter Leachate in Iron-rich Sediments of a Sub-tropical Ephemeral Stream by Jordan A. Iles; Neil E. Pettit; Michael J. Donn; Pauline F. Grierson is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract This study investigated the influence of dissolved organic matter (DOM) additions on phosphate sorption kinetics of iron-rich sediments (39–50% hematite and goethite) from an ephemeral stream in the arid Pilbara region of sub-tropical northwest Australia. While phosphate sorption in stream sediments is known to be strongly influenced by sediment mineralogy as well as interactions with DOM, the mechanisms and significance of DOM on P-release from sediments with high sorption capacities, are largely undescribed. We assessed phosphorus (P) sorption behaviours by adding a range of solutions of known inorganic P concentrations that were amended with variable loadings of DOM derived from leachates of leaf litter to sediments from stream pools during the non-flowing phase. We compared the sorption capacity of the sediments and concurrent changes in DOM composition measured using fluorescence spectroscopy. We show that the low-dose DOM addition (~ 4 mg L^−1^ DOC) had the effect of reducing sediment P adsorption capacity, while for the high-dose DOM addition (~ 45 mg L^−1^ DOC), it was increased. The high-dose DOM was similar to pore water DOC and likely saturated sediment surfa

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Author

Jordan A. Iles; Neil E. Pettit; Michael J. Donn; Pauline F. Grierson

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2022

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)