Characterization of phosphorus in sequential extracts from lake sediments using P-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyShow others and affiliations
2006 (English)In: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, ISSN 0706-652X, E-ISSN 1205-7533, Vol. 63, no 8, p. 1686-1699Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Phosphorus (P) compounds in three different lake surface sediments were extracted by sequential P extraction and identified by P-31 nuclear magnetic resonance (P-31 NMR) spectroscopy. The extraction procedure primarily discriminates between inorganic P-binding sites but most extraction steps also contained P not reacting (nrP) with the molybdenum complex during P analyses. In all three lakes, the nrP dominated in the NaOH extracts. Nonreactive P from the dystrophic lake was dominated by potentially recalcitrant P groups such as orthophosphate monoesters, while the nrP in the two more productive lakes also contained polyphosphates, pyrophosphate, and organic P groups such as P lipids and DNA-P that may be important in remineralization and recycling to the water column. In addition, polyphosphates showed substantial dynamics in settling seston. The Humic-P pools (P associated with humic acids) showed strong signals of orthophosphate monoesters in all three lakes, which supported the assumption that P-containing humic compounds are indeed recovered in this fraction, although other organic P forms are also present. Thus, in addition to expanding the understanding of which organic P forms that are present in lake sediments, the P-31 NMR technique also demonstrated that the chemical extraction procedure may provide some quantification of recalcitrant versus labile organic P forms.
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Univ So Denmark, Inst Biol, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark. Univ Uppsala, Dept Analyt Chem, S-75124 Uppsala, Sweden. Univ Uppsala, Dept Organ Chem, S-75124 Uppsala, Sweden. Uppsala Univ, Dept Ecol & Evolut, EBC, S-75236 Uppsala, Sweden., 2006. Vol. 63, no 8, p. 1686-1699
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Limnology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-113618DOI: 10.1139/F06-070ISI: 000239655100003OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-113618DiVA, id: diva2:886066
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