Spatial Distribution and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Sediments of the Ruxi Tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir

被引：3

作者：

Fang Z.-Q. ^{[1
,2
]}

Wang Y.-M. ^{[1
]}

Wang X. ^{[1
]}

Xie D.-T. ^{[1
]}

Wang D.-Y. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing

[2] College of Ecological Environmental Engineering, Guizhou Minzu University, Guiyang

来源：

Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science | 2020年 / 41卷 / 03期

关键词：

Biological toxic effect; Heavy metals; Ruxi River; Sediment; Spatial distribution;

D O I：

10.13227/j.hjkx.201909208

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摘要：

Sediment column and soil samples collected from 12 sampling sites in four regions of the Ruxi River, a typical tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir, were analyzed for eight selected heavy metals including Cr, Ni, Cu, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb, and Hg to evaluate their spatial and vertical distribution, source, and biological toxic effects. The results showed that the average concentrations of heavy metals were (79.60±11.87), (41.340±4.999), (32.69±8.70), (823.34±125.76), (122.11±22.82), (0.393±0.140), and (29.122±6.811) mg•kg-1 for Cr, Ni, Cu, Mn, Zn, Cd, and Pb, respectively, and (74.84±39.50) μg•kg-1 for Hg, all of which exceeded the sediment background values of the Yangtze River. A spatial trend of decreasing metal concentrations was observed from the reach influenced by the human activities of Ruxi town to the backwater zone and then to the natural river reach. Moreover, in the backwater zone, the heavy metals in sediments and soil along the river were significantly lower than those in sediments, indicating that the sediments and soil were not one primary source for these metals in backwater zone sediment. From the vertical distribution of sediment, in addition to Pb, the highest level of metals was observed at 8 cm in the reach influenced by human activities, and their concentrations decreased with sediment depth in the backwater zone and natural river beach. Significant correlation was found between all the heavy metals (P<0.01, except Ni), indicating a potential homology of these metals in the Ruxi River. Evaluation results of the geoaccumulation index reveal that there exists light to partial moderate Cd and Zn pollution in the Ruxi River. The evaluation of biotoxicity effects showed that Ni was likely to have toxic effects on organisms with a probability of 10% to 75%, and Cd, Zn, Hg, Cu, Pb, and Cr are likely to have biotoxic effects at<10% probability. The combined effect values of multiple metals indicated that the risk of adverse effects was between low and lower medium in the sediments of the Ruxi River. © 2020, Science Press. All right reserved.

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页码：1338 / 1345

页数：7

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