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dc.contributor.advisorMcCray, John E.
dc.contributor.advisorMiller, Theron G.
dc.contributor.authorTaggart, Jacob Barry
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-28T10:13:46Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-03T13:23:12Z
dc.date.available2021-06-28T10:13:46Z
dc.date.available2022-02-03T13:23:12Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifierTaggart_mines_0052N_12168.pdf
dc.identifierT 9130
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11124/176423
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description2021 Spring.
dc.description.abstractWhile restoration efforts for eutrophic lakes often target point sources containing high concentrations of total phosphorus, Utah Lake may present a challenging case wherein restoration efforts could be potentially overwhelmed by the loading and cycling of phosphorus in the lake. The effects of wastewater phosphorus on the effluent mixing zones of Utah Lake were investigated through water and sediment analyses, including mixing experiments, geochemical modeling, batch desorption, sequential extraction, and x-ray diffraction. Under the given experimental conditions, soluble reactive phosphorus appears to remain stable while in transit to the lake. Geochemical models indicate that calcite is the only major mineral precipitating in Utah Lake. Although redox-sensitive minerals can temporarily retain phosphorus, the only inorganic sedimentation mechanism that may permanently render phosphorus biologically unavailable in this system is the coprecipitation of phosphate with calcite. Quantifying these mechanisms will become an essential aspect of characterizing total phosphorus cycling in Utah Lake.
dc.format.mediumborn digital
dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado School of Mines. Arthur Lakes Library
dc.relation.ispartof2021 - Mines Theses & Dissertations
dc.rightsCopyright of the original work is retained by the author.
dc.subjectcalcite
dc.subjectPHREEQC
dc.subjectwater quality
dc.subjectphosphorus
dc.subjectapatite
dc.subjectUtah Lake
dc.titleInorganic phosphorus chemistry of Utah Lake's effluent mixing zones
dc.typeText
dc.contributor.committeememberSharp, Jonathan O.
dc.contributor.committeememberNavarre-Sitchler, Alexis K.
dc.contributor.committeememberCarling, Gregory T.
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil and Environmental Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado School of Mines


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