Lab-Scale Column Studies for Enhanced Phosphorus Sorption from Synthetic Urban Stormwater Using Modified Bioretention Media
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 143, Issue 1
Abstract
Building on previous batch studies, this study further investigated the removal of dissolved organic (DOP) using small (15 cm) columns with water treatment residual (WTR) and alum as two promising amendments to bioretention soil media (BSM). BSM modified with alum and WTR exhibited higher sorption capacity. Compared with unmodified BSM, significant improvements were observed for adenosine monophosphate (AMP), myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (IHP), and inorganic (SRP) removal using 10% alum-modified WTR-amended BSM (WTR-BSM), by factors of 26, 7, and 150, respectively. The 10% alum-modified WTR-BSM reduced DOP within 1 min of contact time, demonstrating more-rapid DOP sorption processes compared with unamended media. The oxalate ratio (OR), which is based on oxalate-extractable Al, Fe, and P, was employed to provide a criterion for BSM performance with respect to sorption. Strong correlations (, 0.96, and 0.65 for AMP, IHP, and SRP, respectively) between the media OR and sorption capacity of media was observed, which supports the use of the OR to predict sorption performance of BSM.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the Prince George’s County, Maryland, Department of Environmental Resources for their financial support, under the guidance of Dr. Mow-Soung Cheng. Appreciation is also expressed to the Rockville Drinking Water Treatment Plant (Rockville, Maryland) for their donation of the WTR. The authors also thank the NutriGrown Company (College Park, Maryland) for their donation of BSM.
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