
Lake and Reservoir Restoration
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Lake and Reservoir Restoration deals with the eutrophication process and the methods to protect, restore, and manage lakes and reservoirs. The most common in-lake techniques or procedures, plus nutrient diversion, are reviewed with regard to their scientific basis, methods of application, known effectiveness, feasibility, drawbacks, and costs. Areas for further research and development are also highlighted. This book is comprised of 16 chapters organized into four sections. After an introduction to the theory of the problem and the restoration technique, the discussion turns to the various restoration methods such as those used for physical and chemical control of nutrients. Diversion and advanced waste treatment, hypolimnetic withdrawal, and dilution and flushing are considered along with phosphorus precipitation and inactivation, sediment oxidation, sediment removal, and hypolimnetic aeration. Case studies and success stories are presented and the costs and potential negative impacts of the methods are examined. The following chapters focus on methods to control plant biomass, including artificial circulation, water-level drawdown, harvesting, biological control, and surface and sediment covers. A chapter on liming acidified lakes concludes this text. This monograph will be useful to professional limnologists and engineers, on-site lake or reservoir managers, and those who are interested in learning about the problems and management of lakes and reservoirs.
Table of Contents
Preface
I. Overview
1. Introduction
2. Limnology, Lake Diagnosis, and Selection of Restoration Methods
Introduction
Lakes and Reservoirs
The Eutrophication Process
Lake or Reservoir Evaluation
Selection of Lake Restoration Alternatives
The Lake Improvement-Restoration Plan
II. Physical and Chemical Methods to Reduce Nutrient Concentrations
3. Advanced Treatment and Diversion of Wastewater and Stormwater
Mechanisms
Extent of Recovery Expected
Case Studies
Costs
Further Treatment Following Diversion
Needed Research
4. Hypolimnetic Withdrawal
Case Studies
General Considerations
5. Dilution and Flushing
Theory and Predictions
Case Studies
General Applications and Precautions
Summary
6. Phosphorus Precipitation and Inactivation
The Reactions of Aluminum and Phosphorus in Lake Water
Dose Determination and Application Techniques
Case Studies
Lake and Reservoir Pretreatment
Negative Aspects
Costs
Needed Research
Use of Fly Ash for Phosphorus Inactivation
7. Sediment Oxidation
Equipment and Application Rates
Case Studies
Costs
Related Effects
8. Sediment Removal
Purposes of Sediment Removal
Environmental Concerns
Sediment Removal Depth
Sediment Removal Techniques
Suitable Lake Conditions
Dredge Selection and Disposal Area Design
Case Studies
Costs
Summary
9. Hypolimnetic Aeration
Principle
Sizing
Case Studies
Undesirable Side Effects
Costs
III. Procedures to Control Plant Biomass
10. Artificial Circulation
Theoretical Effects of Circulation
Devices and Air Quantities
Costs
Effects of Circulation on Tropic Indicators
Undesirable Effects
Summary and Recommendations
11. Water-level Drawdown
Case Studies
Responses of Aquatic Plants to Water-Level Drawdown
Positive and Negative Factors
Summary
12. Harvesting
Objectives and Benefits of Aquatic Plant Control
Descriptions of Mechanical Control Technologies
Case Studies
Summary of Costs
Environmental Effects
Control of Nutrient Levels
Effectiveness
Summary
13. Biological Controls
Phytophagous Fish
Cyanophages and Bacteria
Plant Pathogens and Insects
Biomanipulation
Summary
14. Surface and Sediment Covers for Macrophyte Control
Case Studies
Sediment Covers—Summary
Application Procedures for Sediment Covers
Shading of Macrophytes with Surface Covers
IV. Acidified Lakes
15. Liming Acidified Lakes
Acidification of Lakes
Ecological Effects
Liming Practices
16. Summary and Conclusions
Techniques with Demonstrated Effectiveness
Techniques Requiring More Research and Demonstration
Acidified Lakes
Combinations of Lake Restoration Techniques
Conclusion
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1986
- Published: February 11, 1986
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- eBook ISBN: 9781483163253
About the Authors
G. Dennis Cooke
Eugene B. Welch
Spencer A. Peterson
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