Browsing Waterloo Research by Subject "phosphorus"
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Cost-effectiveness of wetlands as a nature-based solution to buffer phosphorus in Canadian landscapes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-17)The tradeoff between environmental services of wetlands and alternative land uses is well-documented, but this literature is not well-integrated. We review four decades of Canadian literature on the role of wetlands in ... -
Legacy Phosphorus Across Canada: Insights from a 60-Year Dataset
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Human activities over decades of agriculture and urbanization have altered phosphorus (P) cycling, posing a threat to water quality and ecosystem function. Algal blooms have become a pervasive problem in both small and ... -
Modelling reduction and enrichment effects of urban stormwater best management practices on phosphorus at the watershed scale
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-18)A variety of best management practices (BMPs) are being implemented to attenuate the increasing eutrophication risk caused by excessive phosphorus (P) export via urban stormwater runoff. However, P reduction performance ... -
A phosphorus mass-balance model for the Lake St. Clair-Lake Erie system: How important is in-lake phosphorus loading?
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-14)Management of eutrophication in lakes usually focuses on reducing external phosphorus (P) loads. However, several in-lake mechanisms can add significant amounts of new and recycled P to the water column, hence, contributing ... -
Phosphorus retention and transformation in a dammed reservoir of the Thames River, Ontario: Impacts on phosphorus load and speciation
(Elsevier, 2022-02)Extensive efforts are underway to reduce phosphorus (P) export from the Lake Erie watershed. On the Canadian side, the Thames River is the largest tributary source of P to Lake Erie’s western basin. However, the role of ... -
Phosphorus retention in a bioretention cell: Insights from process-based modelling
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-23)Bioretention cells (BRCs) have emerged as one of the Green Infrastructure and low impact development (LID) practices to reduce peak discharge and nutrient export in urban areas. Despite growing implementation globally, ... -
Phosphorus Retention in an Urban Stormwater Pond
(University of Waterloo, 2021-04-07)Stormwater ponds are a critical piece of stormwater infrastructure which were originally developed to reduce local floods associated with the increased impervious surface area of urban environments. They are now increasingly ... -
Salinization enhances eutrophication symptoms in a cold temperate urban lake
(Elsevier, 2022-11-10)Salinization of inland freshwaters is observed around the world, but particularly in cold temperate regions due to the runoff of salt applied on roads as de-icing agents during the winter. This is the case for Lake Wilcox, ... -
Salinization increases eutrophication symptoms in freshwater urban lakes of North America
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05)The acceleration of global urbanization continues to fuel concerns surrounding water quality impairments in urban lakes, particularly their eutrophication. Eutrophication of freshwater environments is generally assumed to ...