红枫湖沉积物中汞的环境地球化学循环

基于冷原子荧光测定方法对红枫湖沉积物及孔隙水中总汞、甲基汞浓度的时空分布特征及控制因素进行了分析.红枫湖沉积物总汞含量为(0.392±0.070)μg/g,高于世界其它背景区汞浓度,也高于处于同一流域的乌江渡水库和东风水库,表明红枫湖受到了一定程度的汞污染.2个采样点总汞无明显的季节变化,但其剖面分布都有在上层富集的趋势.沉积物甲基汞浓度在春季最高,其余季节则没有明显差异,甲基汞峰值出现在表层0～8cm以内,与红枫湖沉积物中硫酸盐还原菌活动区域一致.沉积物甲基汞浓度的季节变化和剖面最大峰值分布,主要受氧化还原带的季节性迁移所控制.红枫湖孔隙水中总汞的浓度及在固/液之间的分配系数主要和随季节变化的温度或氧化还原条件有关,与沉积物固相中总汞浓度和分布相关性不大,而孔隙水中甲基汞浓度则和沉积物甲基汞浓度存在着极显著的相关性(r=0.70, p<0.001).沉积物和孔隙水甲基汞浓度除受到固/液分配系数影响外,主要还受到甲基汞产生过程控制.

Geochemical Cycling of Mercury in the Sediment of Hongfeng Reservior

Spatial and temporal distributions of total and methyl mercury and controlling factors were investigated based on cold vapor atomic fluorescence detection. Total mercury levels in the whole sediments are (0.392 +/- 0.070) microg/g, without significant variations between different seasons, but generally increase toward the sediment-water interface. Total mercury levels are higher compared to data reported in other uncontaminated reservoirs and Wujiangdu Reservoir. This indicates there are mercury contaminations in Hongfeng Reservoir. Methyl mercury concentrations are highest in spring, without significant variations in other seasons. The peak values of methyl mercury typically appear in the upper 8 cm of the sediment profiles which are also the zones of sulfate-reducing bacteria activities. The seasonal variation and maximum peak value distributions of methyl mercury in sediment are mainly controlled by seasonally migration of oxic/anoxic boundary layer. Total mercury concentrations in the pore water and partition coefficients for THg in solid phase and water phase are mainly controlled by temperature or redox potential. Total mercury concentrations in the pore water have no relationship with total mercury concentrations in solid phase. However, the methyl mercury concentrations in the pore water have a strong relationship with those in solid phase (r = 0.70, p < 0.001). The methyl mercury concentrations in solid phase and pore water are controlled by solid/water partition coefficient, as well as methyl mercury production.