Pollution and Ecological Risk Assessment and Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals in Sediments of Qingliangshan Reservoir in the Meijiang Basin

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作者：
Jiang T. [1 ]
Lin W.-W. [2 ]
Cao Y.-J. [3 ,4 ]
Li K. [1 ]
Xuan Y.-X. [1 ]
Li R. [1 ]
Chen J.-Y. [1 ]
机构：
[1] School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
[2] Huizhou Water Group, Huizhou
[3] School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
[4] Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou
来源：
Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science | 2020年 / 41卷 / 12期
关键词：
Ecological risk; Heavy metals; Qingliangshan Reservoir; Sediment; Source apportionment;
D O I：
10.13227/j.hjkx.202003018
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摘要：
Reservoir sediment is an important sink for pollutants such as heavy metals. Under the changes in acid-base and redox conditions, there is a potential risk of heavy metals release into the water environment, which are transmitted through the food chain and threaten human health. Therefore, this study investigates the Qingliangshan Reservoir in the Meijiang River Basin, and conducts research concerning the contents and speciation of heavy metals in the sediments, potential ecological risks, and source apportionment. This study found that the content of heavy metals in the sediments of the reservoir area was in the order: Xitian tributary>dam front and reservoir center>Xintian-Baishui tributary. There is a large difference in the speciation of heavy metals in the sediments. Zn is mainly acid-soluble and in the residual state, Pb is mainly in an Fe/Mn oxide bound state, Cd is mainly in an acid-soluble state, and Cu, Ni, and Cr are in the residual state. Mainly, the percentage of bioavailable states are Cd(89%)>Pb(76%)>Zn(54%)>Cu(43%)>Ni(28%)>Cr(10%). The geoaccumulation index method shows that the pollution degree of heavy metal elements in reservoir sediments is in the order Cd>Pb>Zn>Cu>Cr>Ni, and the potential hazard ecological index method shows that the pollution degree of heavy metals is Cd>Pb>Cu>Ni>Zn>Cr. The potential ecological risk of Cd in the reservoir sediments is the largest, and the biological impact is greatest. Correlation analysis and principal component analysis results show that heavy metals Cu, Zn, Pb, and Cd in reservoir sediments are mainly from agricultural pollution, and Ni and Cr are mainly from natural background. Combined with the analysis of soil heavy metal content in the watershed, heavy metal pollution in the Qingliangshan Reservoir sediments originates from the effect of rainfall runoff and the use of agricultural chemical fertilizers before flooding in the upstream of the reservoir tributaries. There are significant spatial differences in heavy metal pollution in the sediments of the reservoir area. The Xintian-Baishui River recharge area is the least polluted, and it is closely related to the land use in the controlled watershed, which is mainly forest land, with fewer sources of pollution. The Xitian River replenishment area has the heaviest pollution. It controls many tea gardens and farmlands in the watershed, and the load of external fertilizer pollution is the largest. The pollution degree of heavy metals in front of the dam and the center of the reservoir area is between the two tributary replenishment areas, showing an obvious mixing effect. © 2020, Science Press. All right reserved.
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