台州市安溶泾河道底泥重金属污染特征及生态风险评价

为顺利开展城市河道污染整治工程,有效控制河道底泥引发的二次污染,研究河道底泥污染特征并分析其生态风险具有重要意义.基于台州安溶泾河道底泥检测结果,采用单项污染指数法、潜在生态风险指数法、聚类分析法等多种方法对底泥重金属含量、污染状况、空间分布、生态风险等进行评价.结果 表明:底泥中Cu、Zn、Pb、Cd这4种重金属污染...     

Assessing environmental change through chemical-sediment chronologies from inland lakes

This paper examines the hypothesis that the spatial pattern of metal accumulation rates in inland lake sediments provides insight into the causes of the historical and continued loadings of contaminants to the environment. To address this, copper and lead accumulation rates in the Great Lakes' watershed were studied. A multi‐element approach was used, in which many non‐toxic chemicals were measured along with the toxic chemicals of interest, rather than a target‐specific approach. The multi‐element approach also allowed for assessing the environmental state of the lake with respect to its surrounding watershed. Sediment cores were collected from the deepest portion of five Michigan inland lakes, sectioned, metals extracted by nitric acid, microwave digestion and leachates analysed for 26 metals using an inductively coupled, plasma, mass spectrometer with hexapole technology. Sedimentation rates, ages and focusing factors were calculated via ²¹⁰Pb. Dasymetric mapping was used to estimate population distributions in lake watersheds. Watershed area was estimated from digital elevation data using Arc/INFO (ESRI, Redlands, California). The data show that as loadings from dominant (regional) sources decrease (e.g. atmospheric deposition in the case of lead), new patterns provide insight into causes for continued contaminant loadings (e.g. population density). The data also show the universal response of the watersheds to the onset of the anthropogenic loadings of lead but not that of copper. Individual watersheds had different onset times for anthropogenic copper loadings. Recent lead loadings to the environment can be related to population density, and those of copper reflect, in part, a spatial pattern that is similar to the regional pattern for lead during the mid‐1970s. As this pattern for lead could be related to a regional gradient of lead concentrations in atmospheric deposition, the same relation cannot be made for copper. The cause for this spatial pattern for copper is not clear.     

广州车陂涌底泥重金属污染及生态风险评价

合理处置重金属污染超标的底泥,是河道清淤工程的重点。以车陂涌清淤工程为例,通过原位测试、化学检验等,掌握河道清淤段不同位置底泥的污染特征。采用潜在生态危害指数法进行底泥污染潜在生态风险评价,得出河涌底泥低风险占31.71%、中等风险占29.27%、较高风险占2.44%、极高风险占36.59%,说明大多底泥需要处理。采用内梅罗综合污染指数法来评价底泥作为农用地土壤的适宜性,73.2%样点属于清洁,尚清洁、轻微污染各占9.8%,中度及严重污染共占7.2%,说明大部分底泥可用于农田。最后提出了该清淤工程应注意的问题,为车陂涌水环境治理提供科学依据。     

水体沉积物重金属质量基准研究综述

沉积物作为重金属污染物的源和汇,对水生环境有着至关重要的影响。如何准确有效的建立沉积物的质量基准已成为当前水环境学的紧迫课题。经过近三十年的发展,沉积物质量基准（Sediment Quality Criteria,SQC）的建立方法有了很大的发展。笔者结合各种文献和国内外最新研究介绍了常用的几种SQC的建立方法,并分析了各种方法的优劣性,最后详细介绍了当前最为流行的两种SQC的建立方法：相平衡分配法和生物效应数据库法。通过对各种方法的比较,对如何建立SQC提出了几点建议,以期为建立适合我国的SQC有所启发。     

SEDIMENT POLLUTANTS FROM A RIVER MEANDER REINSTATEMENT SITE : CONCENTRATIONS AND MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS

Since European settlement in the early 1800s, 66 artificial meander cut-offs have been created in the lower Latrobe River, Victoria. Contemporary waterway management practices include the reinstatement of a selection of these cut-off meanders to slow water flows and reduce river bed and bank instability. Infill sediments were collected from a range of depths from one of these meanders prior to its reinstatement to estimate the potential for remobilization of any sediment pollutants into the waterway. The characteristics of collected sediments were described and sediments were analysed for a range of pollutants including heavy metals, total petroleum hydrocarbons, monoaromatic hydrocarbons, organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Metal concentrations in the fine (<63 μm) sediment fraction increased with increasing sample depth; however, only increases in cadmium, chromium and mercury concentrations were statistically significant. Statistically significant increases in mercury concentrations with depth were also present in the entire sediment fraction. With the exception of mercury, concentrations of all metals assessed in meander sediments were similar to those reported as being at background concentrations. Mercury concentrations, although elevated, were below concentrations reported to adversely effect riverine biota. Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, total petroleum hydrocarbons, monoaromatic hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were all below detection limits in the entire sediment fraction. As a consequence, reinstatement of the meander as part of a waterway management programme is unlikely to release significant quantities of sediment-partitioned pollutants into the mainstream waterway.     

Iron cycling in a littoral freshwater beach: Implications for floc trace metal dynamics

This field-based study demonstrates that highly dynamic trace metal (Ag, Co, Cu and Pb) behavior in suspended floc and the sediment surface fine-grained lamina (SFGL) is linked specifically to Fe mineral cycling between these two compartments driven by rapidly fluctuating energy regimes in a shallow, littoral beach of Lake Ontario. Results reveal distinct, Fe mineral controls on trace metal sequestration patterns under quiescent conditions. Higher metal sequestration occurred in floc associated with amorphous Fe oxyhydroxides (FeOOH), while less reactive crystalline Fe oxides (FeOx) dominated bed metal sequestration. Spatial shifts in energy regime governing floc settling and sediment erosion controlled the mixing of FeOOH and FeOx, resulting in discernible, hydrodynamic-dependent floc and SFGL trace metal associations. Low turbulence offshore limited compartment mixing, resulting in enrichment of FeOOH and metals in floc and SFGL over bulk bed sediments. In contrast, higher turbulence nearshore increased bed erosion resulting in less distinct floc and SFGL-FeOOH/metal abundances and partitioning. Diurnal shifts in energy regime impacting floc and SFGL geochemistry were observed nearshore. Accumulation of FeOOH and trace metals occurred in the SFGL under calm morning conditions, while diurnal wind-induced waves rapidly re-cycled the SFGL back into the overlying water-column. Post mixing, re-suspended FeOOH and smaller floc particulates entrained within a higher photosynthetically-induced pH water-column increased overall floc trace metal uptake. Taken together, these findings demonstrate highly dynamic linkages between energy regime and physico-chemistry impacted Fe mineral cycling resulting in observable compartment-specific trace metal partitioning patterns for littoral floc and surficial sediments in beach environments.     

Chemical characteristics of sediments and interstitial waters in some small Hawkesbury Sandstone freshwater streams of the Sydney area

Sediments of three streams draining sandstone catchments in Sydney, Australia, were sampled under low flow conditions over a 2-year period. Two streams receive urban contaminants, one (the reference creek) has an undeveloped catchment. Levels of sediment copper, zinc, cadmium and lead (total and speciated) and phosphorus (total and organic) were determined, as well as total organic carbon, particle size fractionation and cation exchange capacity. A range of quality parameters were also measured for interstitial waters. Sediments were characterized by very low organic matter (< 2% by weight) and low cation exchange capacity (< 3 mmol Na 100 g⁻¹), due to high contents of coarse and fine sands (> 95%). Despite a low accumulation of heavy metals and phosphorus in the long term, the sediments were nevertheless a sink for these constituents. Greatest proportions of sediment zinc and lead were associated with hydrous metal oxide coatings, or coarse waste particles. Apart from a substantial residual component, copper was preferentially associated with organic matter. Cadmium was rarely detected in any stream. Multidimensional scaling showed that under low flow conditions the three sites had distinct sediment chemistries. However, high levels of temporal and spatial variability were apparent within the urbanized sites, consistent with those streams regularly receiving discharges of diverse composition. Poor sediment and interstitial water qualities were often observed in the two urban sites, although such conditions did not occur continuously. Poor interstitial water quality was also seen on occasion in the reference stream; however, poor sediment quality was never detected at this site. Considering surficial sediments of Hawkesbury Sandstone streams may be suspended during high flow conditions, it was concluded that surface waters were a more reliable indicator of stream condition for short-term monitoring studies.     

Role of bottom sediments in the secondary pollution of aquatic environments by heavy-metal compounds

The results of long‐term investigations into the concentrations of some heavy metals (Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb, Cr, and Cd) in the bottom sediments of the Dnieper reservoirs and the Dnieper–Bug estuary are considered. Maximum quantities of the metals studied are characteristic of southern water bodies located within industrial zones (the Zaporozh’e and Kakhovka reservoirs as well as the Dnieper–Bug estuary). The highest concentrations of the metals studied occurred in the clay silts (Fe, 11 600–32 400; Mn, 1504–3450; Cu, 38.9–85.5; Zn, 89.8–186.5; Cr, 48.6–193.0; and Cd, 1.9–4.4 mg kg^‐1 dry weight). Accumulation of heavy metals in the bottom sediments is an important factor in the self‐purification of aquatic environments. However, this process is reversible and therefore provides a constant threat of secondary water pollution. Secondary water pollution is observed in summer and autumn when water consumption increases. The concentrations of heavy metals increase by a factor of 1.5–3 after the drawdown of the water level. The main reason for the rise in the concentrations of metals is exchange between the bottom sediments and the water column. The rate of heavy metal migration is connected with the forms of occurrence in solid substrates and pore solutions in the bottom sediments, as well as with physico‐chemical conditions arising at the sediment/water boundary. Therefore, our investigations concentrated on the study of the fractional distribution of heavy metals among solid substrates and their forms of occurrence in interstitial solutions. This distribution depends, most of all, on the chemical properties of metals as well as the chemical and mineralogical composition of the sediments and the chemical properties of pore solutions. Most of the supply of Mn, Zn, Fe, and Cd is associated with oxides and hydroxides of iron and manganese (Mn, 74–93%; Zn, 43–70%; Fe, 27–59%; and Cd, 28–41%). Most copper and chromium is bound to organic matter and to scarcely soluble minerals. In the interstitial solutions studied, metals (except manganese) are found mainly as complex compounds with dissolved organic matter of a different molecular weight. Nevertheless, the fraction of complexes with a relatively low molecular weight (500–5000 Da) prevailed (40–70%). Dissolved manganese in the pore solutions consists chiefly of free (hydrated) ions Mn²⁺ (80–95%). The results obtained were used for a comparative evaluation of heavy metal mobility and the exchange ability of their associated compounds in the bottom sediment–water system.     

Assessment of element distribution and heavy metal contamination in Chilika Lake sediments (India)

Chilika Lake is situated on the Indian east coast. It is one of the largest lagoons in the world, with a unique assemblage of marine, brackish water and freshwater species. Due to the opening of new connections to the sea in the years 2000 and 2008, an environmental change is expected in the lagoon. The study gives an assessment of sediment contamination by heavy metals on the verge of this change (sampling campaign in 2000). Sediment samples from two surface levels (0–5 and 30–35 cm), and from depth profiles, were analysed for mineralogical composition, main and trace element concentrations, and element bonding forms. Background concentrations from a depth profile were also examined. The profile spans a time of ≈13 500 years. Age determinations by radiocarbon dating and the ¹³⁷Cs- and ²¹⁰Pb-method were carried out. The composition of the surface sediments is generally uniform. The heavy metals exhibit slightly decreasing concentrations from NE to SW, thus indicating the supply of contaminants from the Mahanadi River. The anthropogenic portion of the heavy metal supply is mainly bound to Fe-oxide-hydroxides. Phosphorus is enriched in the sediments of the southern lake sector. Changes in element concentrations in the last 13 500 years have occurred mainly in two steps. The long-term variations exceed the anthropogenic changes caused by the Mahanadi River inputs. The very sensitive response of coastal area fabrics on climate changes also causes fast geogenic changes in element concentrations in sediments (similar grain sizes). This prevents the use of element concentrations from deep sediment horizons to define contaminations in those areas.     

玄武湖沉积物磷形态的垂向变化和生物有效性

采用不同的化学提取法,分析玄武湖西北湖区沉积物中各形态磷、生物可利用磷(BAP)的垂向变化,探讨了各层沉积物中磷的生物有效性。结果表明,沉积物中总磷以无机磷为主,BAP占总磷的20%~52.6%,玄武湖底泥的磷有较好的生物可利用性。不同地点沉积物各磷形态和BAP的垂向变化有较大的差异。1号采样点的总磷、无机磷、铁磷和BAP质量比在沉积0~20 cm处较高,20~40 cm逐渐减小,说明0~20 cm内释磷潜力较大;2号采样点的总磷和无机磷质量比先减小,20~40 cm逐渐增加,而BAP和铁磷质量比随深度增加呈上升趋势,说明2点深层具有较大的释磷潜力。铁磷与BAP相关性较好,这部分磷具有较大的潜在释放风险。     

Spatial Distributions of Legacy Contaminants in Sediments of Lakes Huron and Superior

The sediments of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Georgian Bay were sampled in 2001 and 2002 in order to evaluate the extent of surficial sediment contamination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and metals. Sediment concentrations of PCBs, OCs, PAHs, and mercury were generally low and up to 2 orders of magnitude less than in Lakes Erie and Ontario. In contrast, concentrations of metals such as arsenic, copper, and nickel were comparable to those in Lakes Erie and Ontario. These elevated Lakes Superior and Huron metal concentrations were attributed to naturally occurring metals within the bedrock, soil, and sediment of the study region. Concentrations of all contaminants were typically below the Canadian Sediment Quality Probable Effect Level (PEL) guidelines. With regard to spatial patterns, most contaminants were focused primarily in the depositional basins and atmospheric deposition was likely the major source of these chemicals to the lakes. The major exception was for metals (not including mercury) whose patterns were also influenced by natural sources as well as extensive mining activity. A comparison between surficial sediment contamination of samples collected as part of this survey and those collected in the late 1960s/early 1970s using similar methods showed that concentrations of DDT, PCB, lead, and mercury were generally similar between these two time periods. These results are not consistent with production and usage patterns that have declined substantially in the past 3 decades. We hypothesize that the lack of temporal trends is an artifact due to slow sediment accumulation rates as well as differences in analytical protocols between the two time periods.     

汤浦水库泥沙冲淤分布数值模拟

泥沙淤积不仅影响水库库容,其中大量污染物还会影响水库水质。运用MIKE21软件对汤浦水库泥沙分布进行模拟研究。结果表明:泥沙在库区分布不均,河流入库位置淤积较少,局部甚至有冲刷;库区中部是泥沙淤积主要地带,模拟最大淤积厚度约30 cm;坝前位置淤积最小,厚度约为12 cm。模拟结果与沉积物淤积厚度采样结果一致,说明该模型能合理模拟汤浦水库沉积物分布状况。模型提供的沉积物分布状况对控制汤浦水库内源污染有一定参考价值。     

海河流域典型区域重金属沉积物生态风险研究

针对水库重金属污染及其生态效应问题,分析海河流域北部4座典型水库沉积物中6种重金属(As、Cr、Cu、Ni、Pb和Zn)的分布情况,并评价污染物类型的相关性。采用地累积指数法、潜在生态风险指数法和物种敏感性分布法分析4个水库沉积物中重金属的生态风险。结果表明：沙河水库、密云水库和于桥水库的重金属沉积物生态风险等级为优,官厅水库重金属沉积物生态风险等级为良。不同重金属对5%的底栖生物物种的危害质量分数(HC5)不同,由高到低依次为As(0.210 mg/kg)>Ni(0.071 mg/kg)>Cr(0.052 mg/kg)>Zn(0.050 mg/kg)>Cu(0.006 mg/kg)>Pb(0.005 mg/kg)。研究成果有助于了解水库沉积物中重金属的生态风险,为水库生态管理提供依据。