Abstract
The isotope composition of oxygen in phosphate in sediments and suspended matter of Lake Kinneret (L.K.) serves as a tracer of phosphorus sources and sinks. The major fraction of phosphorus in L.K. sediments is linked to calcium, either as apatite or as a surface complex on calcite crystals. A minor fraction is adsorbed on clays and iron hydroxides. A phosphate surface complex on calcite crystals is precipitated in the L.K. catchment basin and contributes one quarter of the particulate phosphate entering the lake from the Jordan. A large part of this complex is removed at the Jordan River delta at relatively high pH, but it is re-precipitated on calcite surfaces in the deep part of the lake. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 165-178 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Israel Journal of Earth Sciences |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| State | Published - 1994 |