Spatial and Temporal Variations of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments in Bohai Bay, North China

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作者
Zhan, Shuifen [2 ,3 ]
Peng, Shitao [3 ,4 ]
Liu, Chunguang [4 ]
Chang, Qing [2 ]
Xu, Jian [1 ]
机构
[1] Chinese Res Inst Environm Sci, River Estuarine & Coastal Environm Res Ctr, Beijing 100012, Peoples R China
[2] Lanzhou Jiaotong Univ, Sch Environm & Municipal Engn, Lanzhou 730070, Peoples R China
[3] Tianjin Res Inst Water Transport Engn, Tianjin 300456, Peoples R China
[4] Nankai Univ, Coll Environm Sci & Engn, Minist Educ, Key Lab Pollut Proc & Environm Criteria, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
关键词
Heavy metals; Bohai Bay; Marine sediment quality; Assessment; TRACE-METALS; YELLOW-RIVER; CONTAMINATION; POLLUTION; WATER; SEA; CD; CU; MUSSEL; ISLAND;
D O I
10.1007/s00128-010-9971-6
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Characteristics of the spatial and temporal distributions of selected heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Hg) in Bohai Bay, north China was examined. Surface sediment samples from 15 sites were collected and analyzed for the selected metals with atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) from the year of 1997-2007. Mean concentrations of metals in the 11-year period showed that Hg and Zn concentrations slightly fluctuated, while Cu, Cd and Pb concentrations in sediments varied with time. High levels of heavy metals occurred not only along the shoreline but also at some site in the inner part of the bay, suggesting the contamination sources of heavy metals from both terrestrial inputs and the atmospheric deposition. Compared with the environmental background values of selected heavy metals it indicated that anthropogenic activities influenced the sediment quality. The contamination factor C-f(i), which is used to evaluate the pollution of the environment, showed that the contamination by selected heavy metals was moderate. Cd, Zn and Pb were the main polluting elements in this area.
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