Submitted by Geandra Rodrigues (geandrar@gmail.com) on 2018-03-27T11:30:41Z No. of bitstreams: 0 / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2018-03-27T13:52:08Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 0 / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-27T13:52:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-06-30 / Florações de cianobactérias são consequência principalmente da eutrofização de ambientes aquáticos que afeta a qualidade e compromete o uso da água para diversas finalidades. A restauração de sistemas aquáticos eutrofizados é um dos principais desafios da limnologia atual. Nosso objetivo foi identificar as principais causas do processo de eutrofização e ocorrência de florações de cianobactérias e testar a eficácia e aplicabilidade do uso combinado de coagulantes e adsorventes de P em fase sólida no controle da eutrofização e florações em um lago tropical raso. O estudo foi conduzido no lago do Museu Mariano Procópio, localizado em Juiz de Fora – MG e dividido em quatro fases. As duas primeiras fases compreendem uma análise sistêmica do lago. Na primeira, buscou-se conhecer a dinâmica da comunidade fitoplanctônica a fim de entender a dominância de cianobactéria deste sistema. Na segunda, foram avaliados os aportes de fósforo (P) para o sistema. Na terceira fase foram realizados experimentos em laboratório, para verificar a eficácia de diferentes coagulantes e lastros para remoção de cianobactérias. E na quarta fase foram realizados experimentos em mesocosmos no lago, para testar o controle da eutrofização e florações de cianobactérias. A análise sistêmica mostrou dominância de diferentes espécies de cianobactérias e que as altas concentrações de nutrientes presentes do sistema vêm principalmente de contribuição externa. O uso combinado de coagulantes e lastros foi eficiente para a remoção de biomassa de cianobactérias, porém foi dependente da espécie. Nos experimentos com mesocosmos, foi observada uma forte redução de Clorofila a (Chl a 85%) e fósforo total (TP 78%) (p <0,0010) em todos os tratamentos, porém estas reduções não se mantiveram ao longo do tempo. Para mitigar as florações de cianobactérias deste sistema, será necessário o controle das fontes externas de nutrientes e um ajuste na técnica de coagulante-lastro para manter a clorofila e o fósforo total em concentrações reduzidas por mais tempo. / Cyanobacterial Blooms are mainly a consequence of eutrophication of aquatic environments that affect the water quality and compromise the use of water for various purposes. The restoration of eutrophic aquatic systems is one of the main challenges of today's limnology. Our objective was to identify the main causes of the eutrophication process and the occurrence of cyanobacterial blooms in a shallow tropical lake, and to test the efficacy and applicability of the combined use of coagulants and adsorbents of P in solid phase for the control of eutrophication and cyanobacteria blooms in a tropical shallow system. The study was conducted in the lake of the Mariano Procópio Museum, located in Juiz de Fora - MG and divided into four phases. The first two phases comprised a systemic analysis of the lake. The first one sought to know the dynamics of the phytoplankton community and to understand the causes of the cyanobacteria dominance in this system. In the second one, the main contributions of phosphorus to the system and the general balance of P were evaluated. In the third phase, laboratory experiments were carried out to evaluate the efficacy of different coagulants and ballasts for the removal of cyanobacteria. Last, in the fourth phase experiments were carried out in mesocosmos in the lake to test the control of eutrophication and cyanobacterial blooms. The systemic analysis showed the dominance of different species of cyanobacteria and that the high concentrations of nutrients present in the system come mainly from external contribution. The combined use of coagulants and ballasts was efficient for the removal of cyanobacteria biomass, but it is dependent on the species pool. In the experiments with mesocosms, a strong reductions of chloropyll a (Chl a) 85% and total phosphorus (TP) 78% (p < 0.001) were observed in all treatments, however these reductions were not lasting. To mitigate the cyanobacterial blooms of this system, it will be necessary to control the external sources of nutrients and also an adjustment in the coagulant-ballast technique to keep Chl a l and TP in reduced concentrations for longer time.

Abstract There are many methods for the restorating a eutrophicated lake. This study has concentrated on chemical treatment of the sediment and the restoration measurements. This study is divided into three parts: studies of the chemical restoration of study lakes, the optimization of the sediment chemical restoration method, and the evaluation of the method effectiveness of the lake restoration. According to the results, it is possible to adsorb phosphorus to the sediment and keep it adsorbed, but chemical treatment will not improve the long term phosphorus adsorption capacity of the sediments. Therefore, the internal phosphorus load from sediments is only temporarily decreased. Contrary to the claims of earlier studies, the chemical treatment should be executed with small doses successively over many years. In this case, the phosphorus from the hypolimnion and the interstitial water is engaged and stored in the sediment. The phosphorus will remain stored unless the acidity of the sediment changes so that the phosphorus-aluminum bond is broke. The most important factors in the sediment chemical restoration are the pH-reaction of the chemical and sediment-water mixture. Also, available phosphorus that can be engaged is important. In addition, the natural variety of the pH-value of the lake must be considered. A laboratory test was made that compared the suitability of five different chemicals for the restoration of lakes. The tested chemicals were chemicals that are commonly used in the production of drinking water and in waste water treatment. The most suitable chemical for lake restoration was Kemira’s CFH0818 which had the best ability to engage phosphorus and the best pH-reaction. The successfulness of the lake restoration can be determined from the phosphate in the interstitial water of the sediment as a primary source of internal phosphorus load. This diffusion calculation can be made in every restoration object before and after the restoration measures. Also, oxygen conditions, pH-value and the process environment of the breakdown of the organic material are determined as tools for the restoration measures. The use of the evaluation methods is mostly limited by the dynamic nature of the process environment over different seasons of the year. So for reliable restoration measurement one must know why, when and where the measurements are made. / Tiivistelmä Rehevän järven kunnostamiseksi on useita menetelmiä: joista tässä tutkimuksessa on keskitytty sedimentin kemikaalikäsittelyyn sekä sen tuloksellisuuden mittaamiseen. Tutkimus jakautuu kolmeen osaan: kemikaalikunnostusten järvikohtaiseen tarkasteluun, sedimentin kemikaalikunnostuksen mitoituksen optimointiin sekä järvikunnostuksen tuloksellisuuden arvioimiseen. Tutkimustulosten mukaan sedimentin kemikaloinnilla voidaan sitoa järvessä kiertävää fosforia sedimenttiin, mutta pysyvää sedimentin fosforinsidontakykyä kertaluontoisella kemikaloinnilla ei saavuteta. Järven sisäinen kuormitus siis hetkellisesti hidastuu, mutta ei lopu sedimentin kemikalointiin. Kemikalointi tulee tehdä pienin kerta-annoksin useana vuonna peräkkäin ja sedimentin pH:n tulisi säilyä välillä 6–8 läpi vuoden. Tällöin kemikaali varastoi sitomansa fosforin sedimenttiin. Kemikaalikunnostuksen tärkeimmät mitoitustekijät ovat kemikaalin pH-vaste vesimassaan ja sedimenttiin sekä sidottavissa oleva fosforimäärä kunnostettavassa järvessä. Tutkimuksen mukaan PAX-18-kemikaali ja vastaavat liuosmaiset alumiini- ja rautakemikaalit eivät ole ensisijaisia järvikunnostuskemikaaleja. Ne on kehitetty juoma- ja jäteveden puhdistamiseen, eli sitomaan nopeasti fosforia ja orgaanista ainetta. Sitä vastoin laboratoriokokeen tulosten perusteella rakeiset adsorptio-kemikaalit, kuten Kemiran CFH0818 sitovat sedimentin fosforia itseensä ilman merkittäviä happamoitumisvaikutuksia. Järvikunnostuksen tuloksellisuutta voidaan arvioida mittaamalla sedimentissä vapaana oleva fosfaattimäärä ja sedimentin hapetustila, happamuus sekä määrittämällä sedimentin fosforinsidontakyky. Mittaukset on tehtävä ennen ja jälkeen kunnostustoimia. Näiden mittausten perusteella voidaan kunnostustoimien tuloksellisuutta arvioida varsin luotettavasti. Tulosten käyttöä rajoittavat lähinnä muuttuvat prosessiolosuhteet eri vuodenaikoina ja toistaiseksi riittävän vertailuaineiston puute. Järvikunnostuksen tuloksellisuuden arvioimiseksi on tiedettävä kohdekohtaisesti miksi, milloin ja mistä mitataan, jotta arvio on luotettava.