[New method to assess phosphorus bioavailability in the sediments and soils].

A new method to assess phosphorus bioavailability in the sediments and soils was developed by using a homemade iron oxide/ cellulose acetate membrane(FeO/CAM). The results show that the amount of bioavailable phosphorus(FeO-P) desorbed from the sediment and soil increased with the shaking time,and FeO-P desorption would come to equilibrium after 16 ot 20h. With the increase of the ratio between soil mass and water volume, the quantity of the desorbed FeO-P would decrease and then went planar after 20 to 30g/L. The quantity of the desorbed FeO-P had no significant difference between the FeO/CAMs of 20 to 30cm2. The dynamics of FeO-P desorption from the sediments and soils would be accelerated by appropriately increasing the shaking frequency. In short, FeO/ CAMs overcome many disadvantages of iron oxide impregnated filter paper and are easy to be commercialized; therefore it may have a better future in the application to assessing phosphorus hioavailability in the sediments and soils.