Phosphorus retention remained high after almost 20 years of treatment wetland use.
Maximum sorption capacity may be observed from peat P and pore water PO4-P concentrations.
Annual P accumulation through peat accretion was 0.002–0.028 g P m−2 in northern treatment wetlands.
Precipitation of P is enhanced by runoff Fe originating from peat extraction.
Calculating P retention from inlet/outlet loads is not always an accurate estimate of the long-term P sink.