Use of flow cytometry and stable isotope analysis to determine phytoplankton uptake of wastewater derived ammonium in a nutrient-rich river

Schmidt, Calla M.; Kraus, Tamara E. C.; Young, Megan B.; Kendall, Carol

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-353-2018

Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-353-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-353-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 15, issue 1

Research article

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17 Jan 2018

Research article |

| 17 Jan 2018

Use of flow cytometry and stable isotope analysis to determine phytoplankton uptake of wastewater derived ammonium in a nutrient-rich river

Calla M. Schmidt, Tamara E. C. Kraus, Megan B. Young, and Carol Kendall

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Use of flow cytometry and stable isotope analysis to determine phytoplankton uptake of wastewater derived ammonium in a nutrient-rich river C. M. Schmidt, T. E. Kraus, M. B. Young, and C. Kendall https://doi.org/10.15867/envs38

Short summary

In this study we measured phytoplankton use of nitrogen from wastewater treatment plant effluent in a river. The project was designed to test a new technique for isolating phytoplankton from river water prior to isotopic analysis in order to use trace nitrogen source use under environmental conditions. This study helps us understand the fate of anthropogenic nitrogen in aquatic ecosystems, which is essential to establishing effective nutrient management plans.