Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1002/wer.1564 |
Comparison of phytoplankton control measures in reducing cyanobacteria assemblage of reservoirs found in the arid region of Southern Africa | |
Sirunda, Johannes; Oberholster, Paul; Wolfaardt, Gideon; Botes, Marelize; Truter, Christoff | |
通讯作者 | Sirunda, J (corresponding author), Namibia Water Corp, Windhoek, Namibia. |
来源期刊 | WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
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ISSN | 1061-4303 |
EISSN | 1554-7531 |
出版年 | 2021 |
英文摘要 | Ecological restorations of reservoirs are implemented worldwide; however, minimal successes are reported and understood for warmer African lakes like Swakoppoort Dam, Namibia. The objectives of the study were (a) to establish the effectiveness of the two control measures in reducing cyanobacteria growths in comparison with untreated control areas and (b) to compare the results generated before and after control measures with the reference Von Bach Dam. During Phoslock (R) treatment, the average cyanobacteria cells and total phosphate (TP) were 90,521 cells/ml and 0.3 mg/L in the treated area and 55,338 cells/ml and 0.1 mg/L in the control area. During Solar Powered Circulation (SPC) treatment, the average cyanobacteria cells were on average 906,420 cells/ml in the treated areas and 121,891 cells/ml in the control area. The TP on average was 0.3 mg/L during SPC treatment, while during the combined treatment, the average cyanobacteria cells, TP, and total nitrogen (TN) were 18,387,226 cells/ml, 0.27 mg/L, and 2.41 mg/L before and 22,836,511 cells/ml, 0.42 mg/L, and 1.50 mg/L after treatment. This was higher compared to the reference site. PCA triplot indicates no grouping pattern, and the repeated--measures mixed model analyses indicate that treatment had no significant effect on cyanobacteria cells. It was evident that the two control measures were ineffective in reducing cyanobacterial cells. Practitioner points: Key findings of the article: Two phytoplankton control measures were found ineffective to reduce the cyanobacterial cell numbers. High cell numbers of cyanobacteria were recorded at the treatment areas compared to untreated control areas during both treatments. The combined effect of the two control measures was ineffective as more cyanobacterial cells were recorded during the treatment. During control measure treatment, the Swakoppoort Dam was hypertrophic, which could be due to a malfunctioned WWTP upstream. The inefficiency of the control measures could be due to small treatment area, higher nutrients, or treatment period. The implications of the results to water/wastewater practice: The selection of appropriate mitigation measures considering treatment area for dams with high nutrient situated in warmer arid environments. There is a need to understand the trophic relationships, climatic conditions, and the sources of the internal and external nutrients to manage water quality. Focus on point and non-point sources of nutrients as the root causes of the degradation of Swakoppoort Dam water. |
英文关键词 | Anabaena biomanipulation chlorophyll-a Microcystis nutrients Phoslock (R) restoration Solar Powered Circulation Swakoppoort Dam trophic status |
类型 | Article ; Early Access |
语种 | 英语 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000642497900001 |
WOS类目 | Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences ; Limnology ; Water Resources |
WOS研究方向 | Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Water Resources |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/352479 |
作者单位 | [Sirunda, Johannes] Namibia Water Corp, Windhoek, Namibia; [Sirunda, Johannes; Wolfaardt, Gideon; Botes, Marelize] Stellenbosch Univ, Water Inst, Fac Sci, Stellenbosch, South Africa; [Oberholster, Paul] Univ Free State, Fac Nat & Agr Sci, Ctr Environm Management, Bloemfontein, South Africa; [Truter, Christoff] Univ Pretoria, Fac Vet Sci, Dept Paraclin Sci, Pretoria, South Africa |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sirunda, Johannes,Oberholster, Paul,Wolfaardt, Gideon,et al. Comparison of phytoplankton control measures in reducing cyanobacteria assemblage of reservoirs found in the arid region of Southern Africa[J],2021. |
APA | Sirunda, Johannes,Oberholster, Paul,Wolfaardt, Gideon,Botes, Marelize,&Truter, Christoff.(2021).Comparison of phytoplankton control measures in reducing cyanobacteria assemblage of reservoirs found in the arid region of Southern Africa.WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH. |
MLA | Sirunda, Johannes,et al."Comparison of phytoplankton control measures in reducing cyanobacteria assemblage of reservoirs found in the arid region of Southern Africa".WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH (2021). |
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