Use of iron-coated sand for removing soluble phosphorus from drainage water.

Mitigation measures are needed for reducing chronic dissolved phosphorus (P) losses from agricultural soils with a legacy of excessive P inputs to surface waters. Since pipe drains are an important pathway for P transport from agricultural soils to surface waters in flat areas, removing P from drainage water can be an effective measure. During a 4.

Use of iron oxide nanoparticles for immobilizing phosphorus in-situ: Increase in soil reactive surface area and effect on soluble phosphorus.

Phosphorus (P) immobilization has potential for reducing diffuse P losses from legacy P soils to surface waters and for regenerating low-nutrient ecosystems with a high plant species richness. Here, P immobilization with iron oxide sludge application was investigated in a field trial on a noncalcareous sandy soil. The sludge applied is a water treatment residual produced from raw groundwater by Fe(II) oxidation.

Passive Dosing of Organic Substrates for Nitrate-Removing Bioreactors Applied in Field Margins.

Denitrifying bioreactors are dependent on organic matter supply as a substrate for effective NO removal. In this study, the difference in removal efficiency and side effects when using different organic matter sources and dosing strategies was tested in two field experiments. The organic matter sources tested were woodchips and ethanol.

Mitigation options to reduce phosphorus losses from the agricultural sector and improve surface water quality: a review.

The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) obliges Member States to improve the quality of surface water and groundwater. The measures implemented to date have reduced the contribution of point sources of pollution, and hence diffuse pollution from agriculture has become more important. In many catchments the water quality remains poor.

Reducing phosphorus loading of surface water using iron-coated sand.

Phosphorus losses from agricultural soils is an important source of P in surface waters leading to surface water quality impairment. In addition to reducing P inputs, mitigation measures are needed to reduce P enrichment of surface waters. Because drainage of agricultural land by pipe drainage is an important pathway of P to surface waters, removing P from drainage water has a large potential to reduce P losses.