Eutrophication Models

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Simple mass balance model for aquaculture area, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout   The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs for eutrophication assessment.     Direct loading replaces input concentration   Th
Simple mass balance model for aquaculture area, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs for eutrophication assessment.

Direct loading replaces input concentration

The key uncertainty in these models is s, the loss of phosphorus to the sediment. Calculation of s, and the retention coefficient R used in the Dillon & Rigler model, was extensively analysed on the basis of existing literature, and the final equation used was from Canfield & Bachmann, 1981, for natural lakes.
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Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
This diagram provides a stylised description of important feedbacks within a shallow-lake system.
This diagram provides a stylised description of important feedbacks within a shallow-lake system.

Fertilizer inflow can cause lake eutrophication. In this simulation, we are studying what happens in a simple lake ecosystem.
Fertilizer inflow can cause lake eutrophication. In this simulation, we are studying what happens in a simple lake ecosystem.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
This diagram provides a stylised description of important feedbacks within a shallow-lake system.     Mahinga Kai
This diagram provides a stylised description of important feedbacks within a shallow-lake system.
Mahinga Kai
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
This diagram provides a stylised description of important feedbacks within a shallow-lake system.     Mahinga Kai
This diagram provides a stylised description of important feedbacks within a shallow-lake system.
Mahinga Kai
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
This is an introductory conceptual model that introduces key concepts in the management of lakes subject to nutrient inputs from human activity.
This is an introductory conceptual model that introduces key concepts in the management of lakes subject to nutrient inputs from human activity.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs for eutrophication assessment.  This version adds diagenesis, using an extra state variable (ph
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs for eutrophication assessment.

This version adds diagenesis, using an extra state variable (phosphorus in the sediment) and incorporates desorption processes that release phosphorus trapped in the sediment back to the water column.

The temporal dynamics of the model simulate the typical development of pollution in time.

1. Low loading, low P concentration in lake
2. High loading, increasing P concentration in lake
3. Desorption rate is low, P in sediment increases
4. Measures implemented for source control, loading reduces
5. P in lake gradually decreases, but below a certain point, desorption increases, and lake P concentration does not improve
6. Recovery only occurs when the secondary load in the sediment is strongly reduced.
This diagram provides an accessible description of the key processes that guide the water quality within a lake.
This diagram provides an accessible description of the key processes that guide the water quality within a lake.
Fertilizer inflow can cause lake eutrophication. In this simulation, we are studying what happens in a simple lake ecosystem.
Fertilizer inflow can cause lake eutrophication. In this simulation, we are studying what happens in a simple lake ecosystem.
Fertilizer inflow can cause lake eutrophication. In this simulation, we are studying what happens in a simple lake ecosystem.
Fertilizer inflow can cause lake eutrophication. In this simulation, we are studying what happens in a simple lake ecosystem.
Fertilizer inflow can cause lake eutrophication. In this simulation, we are studying what happens in a simple lake ecosystem.
Fertilizer inflow can cause lake eutrophication. In this simulation, we are studying what happens in a simple lake ecosystem.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout   The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.     This version uses nitrogen and adds phytoplankton growth b
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.

This version uses nitrogen and adds phytoplankton growth based on a Michaelis-Menten equation
  This is a simple mass balance model simulating the lake's nutrient dynamics in Lake Tai over time and it's removal of phosphorous saturation.     Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout
This is a simple mass balance model simulating the lake's nutrient dynamics in Lake Tai over time and it's removal of phosphorous saturation.

Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:  dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout  The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.
Simple mass balance model for lakes, based on the Vollenweider equation:

dMw/dt = Min - sMw - Mout

The model was first used in the 1960s to determine the phosphorus concentration in lakes and reservoirs, for eutrophication assessment.