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A Source of Phosphorus for the Western Basin of Lake Erie 1
Author(s) -
CURL HERBERT
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.1002/lno.1957.2.4.0315
Subject(s) - phosphorus , environmental science , tonne , hydrology (agriculture) , effluent , structural basin , drainage basin , spring (device) , phosphate , ridge , geology , environmental engineering , geography , archaeology , chemistry , geomorphology , mechanical engineering , paleontology , geotechnical engineering , cartography , organic chemistry , engineering
The western basin of Lake Erie is supplied with phosphate phosphorus by the Maumee River in Ohio. This is apparently the most important source for the lake due to the high phosphorus concentrations involved and the large volume of flow in the spring months. The phosphorus content of the river is affected by stream flow, local temperature, and effluent from the City of Toledo. The addition of phosphate phosphorus to Lake Erie by the Maumee River amounted to over 96 metric tons from June 1945 to May 1946. If the addition by the City of Toledo is included the total amount came to at least 125 metric tons in the same period.