Evaluation of end-of-pipe measures proposed for controlling cyanobacteria blooms and other things people might do in these
Miquel Lürling, Els Faassen, Lisette de Senerpont Domis,, Guido Waajen, Frank van Oosterhout, Yora Tolman Methods Beating the Blues
1) Source oriented (nutrients) 2) Public oriented (exposure) 3) Effect oriented (blooms/scums)
Set of measures per water(type) Dredging Wet dredging is also active fish removal Restoration 1000 Ecological De Ploeg condition Bergen-op-Zoom 1000 Cyanobacteria )
800 -1 Authorities decided: Eukaryote algae 500 g l g -600 Dredging Dredging µ Bad 200 400 - Fish stock manipulationVariable results dredging 95 200
- Remove sewer overflow 3 Poor 0 46 Etten-Leur (€25-60 per m sediment)
800 ( concentration Moderate - Creating soft banks a 23 Good 600 - Planting macrophytes 10.8 ) -1 400 6.8 Excellent -l g Inform citizens feeding µ
( → System analysis?Chlorophyll- a 200 3 ducks/fish 7 8 9 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 00 01 014 0 20 20 2 20 20 2 2013 2 Someren 500 Molenwiel 350 Year 400 Chlorophyll- )
-1 Total CHL-a → 300 Authorities300 decided: Cheaper alternatives?Cyanobacteria CHL-a g L g median 2006-2012 µ 200 - Dredging 250 100 - Creating few soft banks 200 0 -600 PlantingBennekom2006 2008macrophytes2010 2012 2014 Jaar 150 concentration ( concentration 400 a 100 - Fisherman reintroduced fish 200 50
Chlorophyll- 0 0 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Year Year Combination of measures: - Dredging - Fish stock manipulation - Water level fluctuation (less pump) - Creating soft banks - Planting macrophytes - Prohibition dog outlet - Restricting in feeding water birds - No carps, no baiting Restoration Restoration EcologicalEcological condition condition )
-1 1500 )
-1 1000 g l g 1000 µ Bad
g l Bad
µ 500 500
360200 Poor 95 Poor 180 46 Moderate
concentration ( concentration Moderate 90 a 23 Good Good 10.840 6.8 Excellent Total P concentration ( Excellent 20 3 Chlorophyll-
ol l ol ol d ol tr d ond ntrr trontr trol nd ond P o n o n o P -C C 09- 9 0- 1-Con2-Pon 13-Pond 14- 0 -Co1 -Co1 1 0 0 2 00 0 1 2012-Pon 2014-P 2 2009-Pond2 0120 01 20 20 2013-Pond2 2009-Cont2 2 YearYear Restoration
l o ol tr r d n n o o -C -Cont -Pond P 0 1 2 009-Pond 01 01 01 2 2 2 2 2013-Pond 2014- Sd (m) 0.22 0.24 0.23 0.50 0.60 0.63 TP (µg/L) 366 548 585 46 26 22 TN (mg/L) 3.42 2.57 2.93 0.44 0.82 0.82
O2 (%) 68 115 105 99 95 89 pH 6.8 8.1 8.3 7.9 7.7 7.8 CYA-CHLa 206.4 20.3 25.0 11.6 0.1 0.3 Total-CHLa 410.9 322.3 269.9 26.2 7.7 8.8 2) Public oriented measures
? Information about risks, increase awareness ? Change of habits ? Warnings (e.g. swimming ban) 3) Public oriented • Inform water profiles, newspaper, signs...
General Information General Information
http://www.wageningenur.nl/nl/Dossiers/dossier/Blauwalg.htm
Booklet for water managers, politicians, students, etc. General Information 3) Effect oriented measures • Inhibition of cyanobacterial growth Physical: Aeration, water movement, US Chemical: Algicides Biological: Barley straw, Dreissena, EM • Decimation of cyanobacterial blooms Physical: US, dynamite, skimmer, jets + air Chemical: Algicides Biological: Viruses • Inhibition scum inflow Jets, bubble screen, dam, floating screen Bubble screen
Artificial mixing in Lake Nieuwe Meer
From Huisman et al. 2004 Ecology 85: 2960-2970 Artificial mixing experiment in the deep Lake Nieuwe Meer 2003
Mixing prevents bloom of Microcystis Artificial mixing in shallow waters? →Removing/preventing scums? →Reducing foul odours? Enclosure experiment shallow water
Cyanobacteria Controls Aeration 250 250 ) Rest Algae ) -1 Total in pond -1 200 200 (µg l (µg l a a 150 150
100 100
50 50 Chlorophyll- Chlorophyll-
0 0 012345678910 012345678910 Week Week Mixing in shallow waters stimulates cyanobacteria Ultrasound Heavily promoted in the Netherlands Several large applications in 2007
Claims: Clear water within few days Resonance gas vesicles: kills only cyano’s Harmless to all other aquatic life A) 12 kHz B) 20 kHz (in only one)
C) 28 kHz D) 44 kHz
Agilent 54622D Mixed Signal Oscilloscope
Testing in 800 ml 4 controls 4 Ultrasound Anabaena sp. PCC7122 Control Ultrasound 0.30 0.30 A) Aan Controle B) Uit Controle (19-32 d) Ultrageluid Ultrageluid uit (19 -32 d) P < 0.001 Marginal growth inhibition 0.25 0.25 ) ) -1 -1 , d 0.20 P = 0.002 0.20 d , µ P = 0.004 µ
0.15 P = 0.762 P = 0.483 0.15 NoP = 0.009 effect on Φps2 0.10 0.10 Groeisnelheid ( Groeisnelheid( 0.05 0.05
0.00 0.00 Chlorofyl Deeltjes Biovolume Chlorofyl DeeltjesFilament Biovolume fragmentation
0.6
Control P = 0.735 0.5 Ultrasound
) Continuous exposure:
-1 0.4 P = 0.696
0.3 P = 0.340 No effect on C. raciborskii, 0.2 Growth rate (d rate Growth
0.1 M. aeruginosa (unicells) and
0.0 Scenedesmus obliquus C. raciborskii M. aeruginosa S. obliquus Test organisms Effect of ultrasound on Daphnia
Ultrasound
100
120 80 100 0 kHz 80
20 kHz 60
28 kHz 40
60 36 kHz 20
44 kHz 0
Gemiddelde overlevingstijd (min) 20 28 36 44 40 Ultrageluid frequentie (kHz) Survivors (%) Survivors 20
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 Controls Time (min) 1 8 0 0 A ) C o n tro le 1 6 0 0
1 4 0 0 ) Totaal fytoplankton -1 1 2 0 0 Cyanobacteriën g l µ ( 1 0 0 0 a a
8 0 0
6 0 0 Chlorofyl- 4 0 0
2 0 0
0 B ) 0Ultrageluid 0.16 1 4 6 8 11 14 15 18 19 21 25 1 6 0 0 T ijd (d ) 1 4 0 0 ) Totaal fytoplankton -1 1 2 0 0 Cyanobacteriën g l g µ ( 1 0 0 0 a a 8 0 0 Ultrasound 6 0 0 Chlorofyl- 4 0 0
2 0 0
0 C )0 D 0.16 a p h n 1 ia 4 6 8 11 14 15 18 19 21 25 Does not kill cyano’s T ijd (d ) 1 5 0 0 C o n tro le
) Ultrageluid
-1 Does not clear water l # ( 1 0 0 0 Acute lethal to Daphnia Daphnia Daphnia 5 0 0 No gasvesicle ruptures
0 0 0.16 1 4 6 8 11 14 15 18 19 21 25 T ijd (d ) Ultrasound made water green
21 days
Ultrasound
Control Ultrasound Control Field trials: 1) Zwaanshoek
No clearing water
Govaert et al., 2007 Univ. Leuven/Kortrijk, Belgium
Reference basin Ultrasound basin Field trials: 2) Tholen & 3) Gouden Ham
Tholen 23-10-2007 Kardinaal et al., 2008: Transducers were not able preventing bloom and surface scums Gouden Ham
‘t Groene Eiland 140x103 140 3000
120x103 120 2500
2000 100x103 100 1500 kHz
80x103 80 1000
500 60x103 60 Microcystis 0 kHz cell MHz
40x103 40 1 10 100 Radius gas bubble (µm) 20x103 20 2.2 - 1.3 0.020 - 0.005 0 0 Gas vesicles Microcystis cell Anabaena Daphnia filament
0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000 Radius gas bubble (µm)
No theoretical support for claim χ χ gas vesicle resonance 1 3 2 2 2 + 6 0 = 2 0 + + − 3 2 0 0 0 0 Branson Digital Sonifier 450 M. aeruginosa killed at 4 W/mL in 4 cycles of 30 sec
• In our studies no effect of 0.00085 W/mL
• MHz frequencies only travel 10 to 20 cm in water
• Low frequency ultrasound will not rupture gasvesicles or damage cyanobacteria
Ultrasound in Laguna de Sauce is a waste of money Please, be critical on the fancy brochures of the commercial suppliers Examples taken from the internet
https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aw13/Presentations/2- Wednesday/Grand%20Floridian/Session%208b/0300%20Whatley.pdf Another example
https://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/aw13/Presentations/2- Wednesday/Grand%20Floridian/Session%208b/0300%20Whatley.pdf
Ultrasound Laboratory assays: Does not kill cyano’s & does not clear water Acute lethal to Daphnia ThereNo gasvesicle is ruptures no music in Fieldfighting trials: cyanobacteria Stopped in Tholen and Gouden Ham (Kardinaal et al., 2007) Stopped in Rijnland Area (Govaert et ali., 2007; Stroom, pers. comm.) withAnd more ineffectiveness:commercial NUON: LG Sonic XXL doesn’t work ultrasoundProf. Muylaert: No effect systems! on cyano’s in lab (pers. comm) (univ. Kortrijk/Leuven) Golden algae as biological control of cyanobacteria? • (Poterio)Ochromonas eats WorldMicrocystis widecells and very blooms: small colonies ShinyBUT: golden algae • Golden algae omnipresent, still world wide cyanobacteria • Golden algae eat only small particles do not control Microcystis • Golden algae might produces foul odors and toxins (Chlorosulfolipids) Ochromonas cyanobacteria!• Golden algae might cause fish kills
From Van donk et al 2009 1000-faces of “Effective Micro-organisms” They come in many formulations, but are they as ‘effective’ as claimed?