金矿污染河流的水体和沉积物中重金属分布特征及生态风险评价

金矿开采导致严重的水体和沉积物重金属污染。采用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(ICP/MS)分析了金矿开采区河道32个采样点的水体和表层沉积物样品,研究了水样的溶解态及颗粒态重金属(As、Pb、Cd、Cr、Cu、Zn)组成;通过分步化学提取法研究了各重金属在沉积物中的地球化学形态组成,利用地累积指数法和潜在生态风险指数法评价了河流沉积物中重金属污染状况。结果表明:水体中Cu、Zn、As主要以溶解态存在,Pb、Cr、Cd以颗粒态为主。水体中重金属元素形态分布主要受点源污染排放影响。沉积物中,Cd浓度较低;As、Zn主要以氧化物结合态、有机物结合态和残渣态存在;Pb、Cr、Cu以有机物结合态和残渣态为主。结合地累积指数和潜在生态风险指数分析表明,Cd和Cu为主要的风险元素。     

水体中锌背景值的研究——滤膜和滤器对锌和铜、铅、镉分析影响初评

水体中重金属形态是复杂的,一般可分成溶解态和固体悬浮态。在天然条件下,水体中重金属含量随着水文等因素的变化有一定的差异,其中水体悬浮物的变化严重影响水中重金属的含量水平。为了获得江、河、湖、海水中重金属的正确含量和在时空上有可靠的对比性,近十年来,国际上采用水样通过0.45微米孔径的滤膜,截留在滤膜上的重金属为悬浮态,滤液中的称溶解态。这样,滤膜就成了研究水环境中重金属形态分布的基本工具之一。在我国水质监测和水源保护研究中也会广泛使用滤膜,国外对过滤方式和滤膜的种类、型号、规格、性能和应用等已有评述。     

传统饮用水净化工艺对锰的去除特性

锰广泛存在于天然水体中,含量过高对人体健康存在诸多不良影响。将膜分离与电感耦合等离子体质谱分析技术相结合,深入探讨了传统饮用水净化工艺对溶解态和悬浮态锰的去除规律。结果表明,随着水深的增加,水源水体中的总锰呈上升趋势,溶解态锰则无明显变化。在各处理单元中,混凝-沉淀过程对颗粒态锰的脱稳沉淀和部分溶解态锰的吸附去除起着主要作用,砂滤对溶解态锰的氧化去除可以忽略;当原水中的总锰含量在0.28 mg·L-1时,处理出水中的锰含量在0.21 mg·L-1,平均去除率仅为25%。进行高锰酸盐预氧化,可有效提升总锰在后续各净化单元中的去除效率,处理出水可满足居民饮用水水质标准。     

西安市城市主干道路面径流初期冲刷效应

以西安市城市主干道南二环太白路高架桥为路面径流采样区域,采用人工等时间间隔采样方法,在桥梁排水立管对2010年9—11月的3场径流事件进行全程采样,测试径流过程SS、COD、溶解性COD、NH3-N、Pb、溶解性Pb、Zn和溶解性Zn的浓度变化,研究路面径流的初期冲刷效应及其影响因素。结果表明,西安市城市主干道路面径流污染严重,降雨数小时后的末期径流仍具有较高的污染水平;径流过程污染物浓度变化规律与其赋存形态有关,SS、COD、Pb等以颗粒态为主的污染物的浓度随雨强变化剧烈波动,NH3-N、溶解态COD、溶解态Zn等以溶解态为主的污染物浓度变化受雨强影响较小,随径流过程呈逐渐减小趋势;路面径流初期冲刷现象并非普遍存在,与污染物的赋存状态和场次降雨特征密切相关,溶解态污染物易于出现初期冲刷现象,颗粒态污染物是否出现初期冲刷与场次降雨特征有关;测试的3场径流事件初期30%的径流携带的SS、COD、溶解性COD、NH3-N、Pb、Zn和溶解性Zn的负荷占场次径流总负荷的比例分别为21.8%～50.0%、25.5%～49.3%、36.3%～52.6%、52.6%～66.7%、26.8%～45.0%、27.2%～63.4%和36.2%～62.6%,表明仅对初期径流进行治理无法实现对西安市路面径流污染的有效控制。     

医疗垃圾焚烧飞灰重金属形态分析

利用原子吸收光谱仪分别对医疗垃圾焚烧飞灰重金属含量和重金属形态及其随颗粒度分布特性进行了分析,结果表明,飞灰中Cd、Zn、Pb等的浸出浓度远超标与这些重金属的可交换态和碳酸盐态含量较高有关;飞灰颗粒度主要在96 μm以下,96～150 μm的颗粒中Cd、Pb含量最高,且Zn、Cd的形态以可交换态为主.     

雨水收集系统结合自循环系统下的景观湖体氮磷特征

为评估采用雨水作为城市景观湖体补充水源的富营养化发生风险,以天津文化中心景观湖为研究案例,分析了其典型的2套运营系统:雨水收集系统(雨水经沉淀井、蓄水模块和垂直潜流湿地进入景观湖)和中心湖水体的循环及净化系统(湖水抽排至垂直潜流湿地再进入景观湖)中景观湖的氮磷浓度变化规律。采用2015年3—10月的长期监测,研究湖中氮磷营养盐的时间变化趋势以及形态变化规律,提取影响湖中氮磷浓度的因素。结果表明:2015年3—10月景观湖中总氮和总磷平均浓度分别为(1.551±0.491)mg·L~(-1)和(0.058±0.029)mg·L~(-1),溶解态氮和磷分别占71.7%和50%,系统运行稳定时总氮和总磷浓度主要分布在1.0~1.3 mg·L~(-1)和0.029~0.05 mg·L~(-1)之间;总体上,溶解态氮为湖水中氮存在的主要形式,而磷则主要以颗粒态形式存在,在降雨条件下,部分污染物随着降雨冲刷进入湖体,因此景观湖中溶解态磷的浓度增高;湿地是否稳定运行是影响景观湖中总氮、溶解态氮以及总磷浓度的因素,而降雨条件是影响景观湖体的总磷浓度以及溶解态磷浓度的因素;景观湖的富营养化风险较低,降雨期间进入湖体的溶解态磷是最大的风险因子。     

湖泊底泥磷释放及磷形态变化

为研究底泥中内源性磷释放对城市景观水体富营养化的影响,以西安市曲江南湖为对象,采用底泥磷形态标准测试方法(SMT)分析了磷的赋存形态,通过模拟实验探究了在不同环境条件(温度、pH和溶解氧)下磷形态变化的特征。结果表明:温度升高促进内源磷的释放,在夏季加剧水体富营养化程度;碱性条件有利于磷的释放,增大补给水源可减少底泥释磷量;厌氧环境下底泥释磷量是好氧时的3.96倍;Al-P和Ca-P较稳定,在酸性条件下会加速其溶解;NH+4-P、Fe-P和OrgP受溶解氧、pH和温度影响较大,其吸附与释放能力有明显的差异。     

土壤电场和机械组成对土壤磷迁移的影响

土壤磷随水迁移是土壤侵蚀和农田面源污染发生的重要因素之一。本研究通过电解质浓度和类型(Na⁺和K⁺)调节土壤电场,通过加入直径为2～3 mm的石英砂颗粒来调节土壤的机械组成,探究土壤电场和机械组成对土壤磷迁移的影响。结果表明：1)土壤磷迁移主要以颗粒态磷为主,例如,在浓度为0.01 mol·L^-1的Na⁺体系中,颗粒态磷迁移量是溶解态磷迁移量的31倍;2)与Na⁺相比,K⁺能显著降低土壤电场,减少土壤颗粒态磷而增加溶解态磷的迁移;3)土壤颗粒态磷和溶解态磷的迁移量均随电解质浓度增加而降低,电解质浓度增加降低土壤电场强度和作用力程,土壤团聚体稳定性增强,从而有利于土壤磷的保持;4)添加石英砂后改变了土壤机械组成,能够显著改变土壤磷的迁移规律,且与离子类型有关;5)土壤电场和机械组成共同作用控制着土壤磷的迁移。本研究可为土壤磷迁移以及农田面源污染防控提供一定理论参考。     

水动力条件下重金属在沉积物上的吸附及其形态分布与转化

以北京近郊通州凉水河底泥沉积物为研究对象,利用环流槽(annular flume)模拟河流水力学条件,研究了重金属(Cr、Cu、Zn和Pb)在上覆水、悬浮颗粒物(SPMs)以及底泥中的交换、分配、形态分布与转化特征。结果表明,在动态水流环境条件下,加入到上覆水体中的重金属离子(5 mg/L)很快被吸附到SPMs上,模拟运行1 h后,上覆水中重金属的浓度(低流速条件下Zn除外),均不到初始值的3%;而SPMs中重金属的浓度在实验初期随着运行时间而降低,并且其浓度在低流速(0.2 m/s)时较高流速(0.35 m/s)条件下高,这是由于"颗粒物浓度效应"所致。在整个模拟运行周期(35 d)内,表层底泥中重金属形态发生了改变。其中,重金属的F4(硫化物+有机物)形态由于其与硫化物结合的形态被氧化而逐渐释放出来,并最终剩下不易氧化的有机物结合形态。与此同时,释放出的重金属通过再分配作用以易解析的F1～F3形态吸附于SPMs及底泥沉积物中,从而导致这3种形态浓度有所升高。     

水体重金属稳定性的问题

在天然水体中,重金属污染物大多以沉积物为其最终归宿.相对水相而言,底沉积物固相浓缩重金属的倍数可高达数千至数万倍. 已知存在于底沉积物或悬浮沉积物中的重金属污染物具有不同的结合形式,其生物可给性也具有明显的差别,如沉积物间隙水中溶解态重金属被认为是最迅速生物可给     

Organics in the water column of Llake Pontchartrain

A study was conducted to quantitatively screen the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal of Lake Pontchartrain for the presence of EPA priority pollutants and any other pollutants detected in significant concentration. Water column samples were collected at different depths and on the flood and ebb tides. Compounds identified include aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, phthlates, phenols, alcohols, amines, pesticides, herbicides, aldehydes, quinolines, fatty acids, carboxylic acids. These compounds were detected at the parts-per-trillion level. The concentrations of the individual organics detected on the flood and ebb tides were not significantly different. The data derived from samples taken at two different depths suggest that the distribution of organics in the water column was homogeneous.     

Ocean pollution from land-based sources: East China Sea, China

The environment of East China Sea (ECS) has been faced by huge stresses from anthropogenic activities and population growth in the Yangtze River drainage basin and the areas along the coasts. Improper use of natural resources and short-term economic objectives have resulted in severe environmental degradation in a fairly short time frame and the degradation has now reached a level where the health and well being of the coastal populations are threatened. The main pollutants are inorganic nitrogen, phosphate, oil hydrocarbons, organic matters and heavy metals. Nutrients cause eutrophication of the coastal waters and the estuarine area and very often stimulate the occurrence of red tides. The environmental pollution of Yangtze River basin directly impact on the state of the marine environment in the ECS. The ecosystem stability is maintained by a steady water discharge from the river, that mixes with the marine salty water in the estuary, and the sediment loads from the river that balance ocean erosion in the delta and its adjacent coastal area. The large-scale water transfer and dam constructions in the Yangtze River basin will change this basis. For the ECS the challenge is to reverse the negative processes taking place and to restore ecosystem balance. The main challenge is to integrate socioeconomic and environmental decision making in order to promote sustainable development. A better understanding of the driving forces in society that cause these environmental pressures is required in order to overcome these obstacles. International cooperation may be an important contributor to the progress and in particular provide access to financial, technological, scientific and human resource assistance.     

畜禽养殖废水生物处理剩余污泥臭氧减量过程中的重金属释放简

采用臭氧氧化污泥减量法对畜禽养殖废水SBR中的剩余污泥进行处理。当臭氧反应时间控制在30 min时，污泥的溶解比例在30%左右（以 MLSS计）。上清液中一定量的SCOD溶出可为生物处理单元提供充足的碳源，同时在上清液中，TN、TP及水相重金属浓度增加有限，臭氧氧化后的污泥液回流污水处理系统后造成的N、P处理负荷较小，重金属对污泥微生物的活性抑制风险较低。若继续延长臭氧的反应时间，上清液SCOD、TN、TP以及重金属Cu、Pb的释放速率明显增加，同时上清液的C/N降低，臭氧化后的污泥液回流反而不利于生物单元的脱氮处理。综合考虑TN、TP及水相重金属浓度增加的危害性，臭氧反应时间应控制在30 min，臭氧实际投加量应为123.1 mg O₃/g SS。     

Fate and effects of nutrients and heavy metals in experimental salt marsh ecosystems

Fate and effects of the macro nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus, and the heavy metals zinc, copper and cadmium, brought into experimental salt marsh ecosystems via sediment supply, were studied over a three-year period. The supply of sediment from the Marsdiep (at a low and high rate) and from the harbour of Delfzijl (at a high rate) led to an increase of the macro nutrients and heavy metals in the top soil. The growth of the salt marsh plants Aster tripolium, Puccinellia maritima and Spartina anglica and the uptake of the macro nutrients and heavy metals by the plants was only slightly affected by the addition of sediment. A high load of sediment led to an increase in growth or in the concentrations of the macro nutrients or heavy metals in the plants at a number of sampling dates, but only minor differences between treatments were found. From a mass balance constructed over a three-year study period it could be concluded that about 50% of the macro nutrients and heavy metals were retained in the salt marsh sediment. This was equal to the retained amount of organic matter, indicating that retention of the elements was closely related to retention of organic matter. The 50% loss of the macro nutrients and heavy metals probably occurred via ebb tides after resuspension of sediment and organic matter.     

Heavy metal pollution in China: Origin,pattern and control

GOAL, SCOPE AND BACKGROUND: Heavy metal is among one of the pollutants, which cause severe threats to humans and the environment in China. The aim of the present review is to make information on the source of heavy metal pollution, distribution of heavy metals in the environment, and measures of pollution control accessible internationally, which are mostly published in Chinese. METHODS: Information from scientific journals, university journals and governmental releases are compiled focusing mainly on Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn. Partly Al, As, Cr, Fe, Hg, Mn and Ni a included also in part as well. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In soil, the average contents of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn are 0.097, 22.6, 26.0 and 74.2 mg/kg, respectively. In the water of the Yangtze River Basin, the concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn are 0.080, 7.91, 15.7 and 18.7 microg/L, respectively. In reference to human activities, the heavy metal pollution comes from three sources: industrial emission, wastewater and solid waste. The environment such as soil, water and air were polluted by heavy metals in some cases. The contents of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn even reach 3.16, 99.3, 84.1 and 147 mg/kg, respectively, in the soils of a wastewater irrigation zone. These contaminants pollute drinking water and food, and threaten human health. Some diseases resulting from pollution of geological and environmental origin, were observed with long-term and non-reversible effects. CONCLUSIONS: In China, the geological background level of heavy metal is low, but with the activity of humans, soil, water, air, and plants are polluted by heavy metals in some cases and even affect human health through the food chain. RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUTLOOK: To remediate and improve environmental quality is a long strategy for the polluted area to keep humans and animals healthy. Phytoremediation would be an effective technique to remediate the heavy metal pollutions.     

Analyzing trophic transfer of heavy metals for food webs in the newly-formed wetlands of the Yellow River Delta, China

Nine heavy metals sampled from water, sediments, and aquatic organisms in the newly-formed wetlands of the Yellow River Delta (YRD) of China were analyzed to evaluate their concentrations and trophic transfer in food webs. The stable carbon (δ¹³C) and nitrogen (δ¹⁵N) isotopes were used to investigate trophic interactions. Results show that most of heavy metals detected in water and sediments are lower than that in Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta. The longest food web is approximately 4 with the highest trophic level of birds. The difference of heavy metal concentrations between endangered Saunders’s Gull and other three kinds of protected birds is not obvious. Cd, Zn, and Hg were identified to have an increase with the trophic level (TL), while As, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni and Pb show an opposite trend, however, the biomagnification of the selected nine heavy metals in the food webs is not significant.     

Water mass interaction in the confluence zone of the Daning River and the Yangtze River—a driving force for algal growth in the Three Gorges Reservoir

Increasing eutrophication and algal bloom events in the Yangtze River Three Gorges Reservoir, China, are widely discussed with regard to changed hydrodynamics and nutrient transport and distribution processes. Insights into water exchange and interaction processes between water masses related to large-scale water level fluctuations in the reservoir are crucial to understand water quality and eutrophication dynamics. Therefore, confluence zones of tributaries with the Yangtze River main stream are dedicated key interfaces. In this study, water quality data were recorded in situ and on-line in varying depths with the MINIBAT towed underwater multi-sensor system in the confluence zone of the Daning River and the Yangtze River close to Wushan City during 1 week in August 2011. Geostatistical evaluation of the water quality data was performed, and results were compared to phosphorus contents of selective water samples. The strongly rising water level throughout the measurement period caused Yangtze River water masses to flow upstream into the tributary and supply their higher nutrient and particulate loads into the tributary water body. Rapid algal growth and sedimentation occurred immediately when hydrodynamic conditions in the confluence zone became more serene again. Consequently, water from the Yangtze River main stream can play a key role in providing nutrients to the algal bloom stricken water bodies of its tributaries.     

Dynamics of suspended sediment exchange and transport in a degraded mangrove creek in Kenya

This study focuses on sediment exchange dynamics in Mwache Creek, a shallow tidal mangrove wetland in Kenya. The surface area of the creek is 17 km2 at high water spring. The creek experiences semidiurnal tides with tidal ranges of 3.2 m and 1.4 m during spring and neap tides, respectively. The creek is ebb dominant in the frontwater zone main channel and is flood dominant in the backwater zone main channel. During rainy season, the creek receives freshwater and terrigenous sediments from the seasonal Mwache River. Heavy supply of terrigenous sediments during the El Ni?o of 1997-1998 led to the huge deposition of sediments (10(60 tonnes) in the wetland that caused massive destruction of the mangrove forest in the upper region. In this study, sea level, tidal discharges, tidal current velocities, salinity, total suspended sediment concentrations (TSSC) and particulate organic sediment concentrations (POSC) measured in stations established within the main channel and also within the mangrove forests, were used to determine the dynamics of sediment exchange between the frontwater and backwater zones of the main channel including also the exchange with mangrove forests. The results showed that during wet seasons, the high suspended sediment concentration associated with river discharge and tidal resuspension of fine channel-bed sediment accounts for the inflow of highly turbid water into the degraded mangrove forest. Despite the degradation of the mangrove forest, sediment outflow from the mangrove forest was considerably less than the inflow. This caused a net trapping of sediment in the wetland. The net import of the sediment dominated in spring tide during both wet and dry season and during neap tide in the wet season. However, as compared to heavily vegetated mangrove wetlands, the generally degraded Mwache Creek mangrove wetland sediment trapping efficiency is low as the average is about 30% for the highly degraded backwater zone mangrove forest and 65% in the moderately degraded frontwater zone mangrove forest.