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TABLE 4.19
Organic Phosphorus to PO
4
3
−
Rate Constant (day
−
1
)
Min.
Max.
Avg.
Location
Reference
As Cited in
Explanation
0.14
Chesapeake Bay
Salas and
Thomann, 1978
Bowie
et al.
93
POP to PO
4
3−
0.03
Chesapeake Bay
Hydroqual Inc.,
1987
Lung and
Paerl
79
0.001
0.02
Texas bays and
estuaries
Brandes, 1976
Bowie
et al.
93
POP to PO
4
3−
0.22
Potomac River
Estuary
Thomann and
Fitzpatrick, 1982
Bowie
et al.
93
DOP to PO
4
3−
0.14
Potomac River
Estuary
O'Connor, 1981
O'Connor
94
0
0.15
James River
Estuary
O'Connor, 1981
O'Connor
94
0.05
0.1
James River
Estuary
Lung, 1986
Lung and
Paerl
79
0.01
Patuxent River
Estuary
O'Connor, 1981
O'Connor
94
0.02
Patuxent River
Estuary
Lung, 1992
Lung
80
0.1
Neuse River
Estuary
Lung and
Pearl, 1986
Lung and
Paerl
79
0.1
Chesapeake Bay
Cerco and
Cole, 1994
Cerco and
Cole
91
Given as
minimum
mineralization
rate of DOP
0.22
Maryland
coastal waters
Lung and
Hwang, 1994
Lung and
Hwang
81
DOP to PO
4
3−
,
at 20°C, value
used in
modeling
0.05
San Juan
Bay Estuary
Bunch
et al., 2000
Bunch
et al.
92
Given as
minimum
mineralization
rate of DOP
where
C
8
=
organic phosphorus concentration [mg P l
−1
]
k
PZD
=
anaerobic algal decomposition rate constant at 20
°
C [day
−1
]
θ
PZD
=
anaerobic algal decomposition temperature coefficient [none]
T
=
temperature [
°
C]
a
PC
=
phosphorus to carbon ratio [mg P mg
−1
C]
f
OP
=
fraction of dead and respired phytoplankton recycled to the organic phos-
phorus pool [none]
C
4
=
phytoplankton carbon concentration [mg C l
−1
]
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