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Narendra Kumar Meena M. Prakasam Ravi Bhushan Sudipta Sarkar Pranaya Diwate Upasana Banerji 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2017,76(1):39
The lakes of the Himalaya are degrading due to increase in toxic heavy metal loading. This study reports the last 50-year heavy metal pollution loading in the Rewalsar Lake, Himachal Pradesh, India. Sediment cores were recovered to study the pollution loading in the lake sediments. The 137Cs and 210Pb isotope-based sedimentation rate suggest rapid sedimentation in the lake during the last ~50 years. The concentrations of Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb, Co, Ni, Cr metals in the lake sediments owe its contributions both to the natural and anthropogenic sources. Prior to ca 1990 AD, metal loading was dominated by the lithogenic input, whereas post ca 1990 AD the metal loading was controlled by the anthropogenic factors. The Pb concentration in the lake gradually increased during 1990–2004 and then decreased significantly till present. The higher concentration of Pb seems to be derived from the fossil fuel burning, while the Cr concentration in the lake indicates the use of fertilizer in the catchment area. The lowest concentrations of elements around ca 1990 AD seem to have occurred due to channelization of the lake feeding system. 相似文献
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研究雄安地区土壤重金属和砷元素空间分布特征及其来源,对于支撑新区土地资源和环境管理具有重要意义。基于雄安新区土壤环境调查,运用地统计学方法和ArcGIS 技术分析模拟了土壤中As、Hg、Cd、Cu、Pb、Zn、Ni、Cr等8种元素空间分布特征,综合运用空间分析、多元统计学方法和正定因子矩阵模型解析这些元素的主要来源。结果表明:（1）区内土壤质量总体良好,4.35 %的土壤样品Cd和Cu含量超过农用地土壤污染风险筛选值,但均低于农用地土壤污染风险管控值;与河北省背景值相比,Cd、Cu、Pb、Zn和Hg存在不同程度中度和显著富集。（2）As、Cd、Cu、Pb、Zn、Ni、Cr含量呈现出由北部向南部逐渐增高的趋势,高值区主要分布在新区西南部;Hg元素分布分散,高值区主要分布在城镇及工业企业周边。（3）不同土地利用类型土壤剖面重金属和砷元素垂向分布受pH值、有机碳和铁铝氧化物等理化性质影响显著。（4）研究区土壤重金属和砷元素富集受人类活动影响明显,人为来源贡献率达67.12 %,Hg元素主要来源于人为排放的大气沉降富集,As元素富集受到废渣堆放和利用的影响,Cd、Cu、Pb和Zn元素富集受工业生产、污水灌溉以及尾气排放等活动影响。研究成果可为雄安新区合理制定土地资源开发利用和生态保护措施提供技术支撑。 相似文献
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Industrial emissions are the major sources of heavy metal pollutions. This study investigates the anthropogenic contribution of heavy metal accumulation surrounding an industrial town in China, using the component partition method. Results show that Cu, Ni, Pb, and As have higher concentrations compared with their background levels and the industrial town has a significant impact on heavy metal accumulations in its surrounding agricultural soil. Prevailing wind direction may explain the difference of heavy metal concentration in different directions. Anthropogenic components of Cu, Ni, Pb and As, which decrease with distance following exponential functions, account for 11.4%, 6.2%, 18.5% and 7.9% of their total concentrations, respectively. The natural components are modeled as the functions of physico-chemical variables through multiple regressions. The accumulating processes of heavy metals affected by industrial activities could be explained by anthropogenic and natural components, and thus, it could provide basic information for further simulation of heavy metal accumulations. 相似文献
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This study assesses the origin and pollution of trace metals in surface soils in a region with contrasting land uses (urban
vs. rural). Principal component analysis (PCA) reveals that Cr and Ni are predominantly of geogenic origin. These two trace
metals are also the only ones with statistically significant correlations with soil particle size and organic matter content.
Copper, Pb and Zn, and possibly Hg, are of anthropogenic origin, but their concentrations rarely reach levels described as
strongly polluted by pollution indexes. The concentrations of these anthropogenic trace metals are statistically not different
in urban and rural areas, except for Pb that is higher in the urban area. This general lack of a difference between the two
land uses indicates that the influence of this small urban area on trace metal concentrations in soils is minor. Lead and
Zn have the most, but still a modest number, of strongly polluted sites, mainly in an industrial part of the city. GIS analysis
shows that, based on the pollution load index (PLI), overall concentrations of trace metals also reach their highest levels
in that industrial area. These observations indicate that the influence of industry on trace metal pollution in soil exceeds
that of other urban activities in the region. Local background concentrations were found to be very different from general
crustal background concentrations. This demonstrates the importance of the careful selection of a background type in studies
like this. 相似文献
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Dongguan (东莞) City, located in the Pearl River Delta, South China, is famous for its rapid industrialization in the past 30 years. A total of 90 topsoil samples have been collected from agricultural fields, including vegetable and orchard soils in the city, and eight heavy metals (As, Cu, Cd,Cr, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) and other items (pH values and organic matter) have been analyzed, to evaluate the influence of anthropie activities on the environmental quality of agricultural soils and to identify the spatial distribution of trace elements and possible sources of trace elements. The elements Hg, Pb, and Cd have accumulated remarkably here, incomparison with the soil background content of elements in Guangdong (广东) Province. Pollution is more serious in the western plain and the central region, which are heavily distributed with industries and rivers. Multivariate and geostatistical methods have been applied to differentiate the influences of natural processes and human activities on the pollution of heavy metals in topsoils in the study area. The results of cluster analysis (CA) and factor analysis (FA) show that Ni, Cr, Cu, Zn, and As are grouped in factor F1,Pb in F2, and Cd and Hg in F3, respectively. The spatial pattern of the three factors may be well demonstrated by geostatistical analysis. It is shown that the first factor could be considered as a natural source controlled by parent rocks. The second factor could be referred to as "industrial and traffic pollution sources". The source of the third factor is mainly controlled by long-term anthropic activities ,ad a consequence of agricultural fossil fuel consumption and atmospheric deposition. 相似文献
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江苏省土壤重金属分布特征与污染源初步研究 总被引：4，自引：2，他引：2
以24 186个表层土壤(0～20 cm)和6 127个深层土壤(150～200 cm)样品之Cd、Hg、Pb、As等含量数据为基础,研究了江苏全省土壤环境的重金属分布与主要污染特征.结果表明.全省自然土壤环境与人为活动土壤环境的重金属元素分布都不均匀,但人为活动土壤环境中的不均衡程度远高于自然土壤环境:全省农田中有1.02%的土壤受到Cd、Hg、Pb等8种重金属的严重污染,苏州市、无锡市土壤环境被重金属污染的程度相对严重;工业化、城市化进程中的人为活动及自然地质作用都是引起江苏局部土壤重金属污染的重要原因,自然成因的重金属污染土壤多呈面状、多元素、低强度、双层污染等特点,从而与人为成因的重金属污染土壤有所区别. 相似文献
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为查明山东省沂南县东部地区土壤重金属污染现状和污染源,系统采集了4 779件表层土壤样品,测试分析Cd、Hg、Pb、As、Cr、Ni、Cu、Zn元素含量及pH值,用地统计学、多元统计、空间分析等方法,探讨土壤重金属元素地球化学特征及其可能来源。结果表明,研究区土壤Hg含量均值略高于临沂市表层土壤背景值,另外7种元素含量均值与临沂市土壤背景值相当。与GB 15618—2018土壤环境质量农用地土壤污染风险管控标准筛选值相比,研究区土壤8种重金属元素浓度超标率低,但极大值的超标倍数较大,反映局部点式和小片污染较重。研究区8种元素含量水平总体表现出由西到东三级台阶下降的特征。研究区土壤中Cd、Pb、Zn、As高含量主要受控于自然源母岩,叠加了程度不同的工矿交通和农业活动因素;Cr、Ni几乎完全受控于成土母岩;Hg、Cu主要受控于沂南金场、铜井金矿采冶活动,其次受工业和交通排放以及农业粪肥、农药施用影响。 相似文献
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Spatial pattern of heavy metal concentration in the soil of rapid urbanization area: a case of Ehu Town,Wuxi City,Eastern China 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Jianguo Li Lijie Pu Ming Zhu Qilin Liao Haiyan Wang Fangfang Cai 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2014,71(8):3355-3362
Urbanization has an important effect on the soil ecosystem. Anthropogenic activities during urban sprawl are the sources and methods of migration, transition, and concentration of heavy metals in the soil. In this paper, the Yangtze River delta, the fastest urbanization area in China, was selected to study the influence of urbanization on heavy metal concentration in the soil. The analysis was performed on 218 samples collected from a typical industrial town in the delta. The content of six heavy metals (Hg, Cd, As, Pb, Cu, and Zn) was measured, which showed that the soil was seriously polluted by heavy metals, particularly Hg. In the study area, human activities were the major factors for the heavy metal concentration in the soil. The average content of Hg in the 0–500 m zone from the urban core was 1.4 mg/kg, about five times higher than the grade II threshold of the Chinese Environmental Quality Standard for Soils. The content of Hg, Cd, Pb, and Cu decreased gradually with increasing distance from the core of the built-up area, especially Hg. The influence of the anthropogenic activities was found to be anisotropic, and effects in the direction of 315° and 225° were most significant. Hg pollution in the 225° direction of the study area was more serious. These results suggested that the urbanization process affects not only the content but also the spatial pattern of heavy metal concentration in the soil. 相似文献
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大庆市大气干湿沉降重金属元素通量及来源 总被引：9，自引：0，他引：9
大庆市是我国最大的陆上油田和重要的石油化工基地,开展重金属沉降通量及来源研究对于评估土壤重金属的来源及人类活动对土壤环境的影响具有重要意义。于2008年4月至次年4月采用被动采样技术共收集大气干湿沉降样品17份,配套土壤17份。通过AFS-230E原子荧光光度计法和ICP-AES全谱直读电感耦合等离子发射光谱法测试与分析了样品中的重金属含量,计算了沉降通量和富集因子。元素沉降通量与配套土壤的相关分析结果表明:Hg、Cd、As、Cr、Ni、Pb的沉降通量较低,而主要来源于人为污染源的Zn、Pb、As、Cd表现出较强或极强度的富集;土壤Zn、Cd的积累与大气沉降之间具有显著的相关关系。其他元素来源较为复杂,不同地区元素沉降通量之间差异显著。沉降量主要与城市地理位置、气候条件、人口数、工业结构、城市化水平等因素有关。 相似文献
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Using regression model to identify and evaluate heavy metal pollution sources in an open pit coal mine area,Eastern Junggar,China 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
Rukeya Sawut Tashpolat Tiyip Abdugheni Abliz Nijat Kasim Ilyas Nurmemet Memet Sawut Nigara Tashpolat Arzune Ablimit 《Environmental Earth Sciences》2017,76(24):822
This study aims at identifying multi-source heavy metal pollution from natural and anthropogenic sources using a regression model, principal component analysis, and five different indices (geo-accumulation index (I geo), the modified degree of contamination, pollution load index (PLI), enrichment factor, and ecological risk factor. Results revealed that: (1) although the average concentrations of soil heavy metals (Cu, Cr, Pb, Hg, As, Zn) were generally low, Hg, As, and Cr concentrations exceeded national standard values by approximately 0.91, 1.84, and 0.91 times with maximum concentrations up to 0.41, 78.6, and 175.2 μg/g, respectively; (2) PLI results showed that the industrial park and Wucaiwan open coal mining area were the most polluted (PLI of 1.98, 1.71). The potential ecological hazards index indicated that the E i r of three heavy metals (Cu, Hg, As) in the soil were relatively high, presenting potential ecological risk factors of 74.89, 16.71, 4.15%, respectively; (3) stepwise regression model and principal component analysis suggest that Cu and Zn were primarily effected by the natural geological condition and atmospheric dust fall. Cr, Hg, Pb are mainly derived from anthropogenic sources, particularly coal mining activities and industrial sources. Results of this research have some significant implications for heavy metal pollution prevention and the sustainable development of the economy and ecology of arid regions in China. 相似文献
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Concentration distribution and assessment of several heavy metals in sediments of west-four Pearl River Estuary 总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2
Shanshan Wang Zhimin Cao Dongzhao Lan Zhichang Zheng Guihai Li 《Environmental Geology》2008,55(5):963-975
Grain size parameters, trace metals (Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cr, Zn, Ba, Zr and Sr) and total organic matter (TOM) of 38 surficial
sediments and a sediment core of west-four Pearl River Estuary region were analyzed. The spacial distribution and the transportation
procession of the chemical element in surficial sediments were studied mainly. Multivariate statistics are used to analyses
the interrelationship of metal elements, TOM and the grain size parameters. The results demonstrated that terrigenous sediment
taken by the rivers are main sources of the trace metal elements and TOM, and the lithology of parent material is a dominating
factor controlling the trace metal composition in the surficial sediment. In addition, the hydrodynamic condition and landform
are the dominating factors controlling the large-scale distribution, while the anthropogenic input in the coastal area alters
the regional distribution of heavy metal elements Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cr and Zn. The enrichment factor (EF) analysis was used
for the differentiation of the metal source between anthropogenic and naturally occurring, and for the assessment of the anthropogenic
influence, the deeper layer content of heavy metals were calculated as the background values and Zr was chosen as the reference
element for Co, Cu, Ni, Pb, Cr and Zn. The result indicate prevalent enrichment of Co, Cu, Ni, Pb and Cr, and the contamination
of Pb is most obvious, further more, the peculiar high EF value sites of Zn and Pb probably suggest point source input. 相似文献
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Zhongping Yang Wenxi Lu Yuqiao Long Xinhua Bao Qingchun Yang 《Journal of Geochemical Exploration》2011
Due to the rapid urbanization and industrialization that has occurred in China over the last few decades, metals have been continuously emitted into the urban environment and now pose a serious threat to human health. Indeed, there is a growing concern over the potential for pollution of urban soils with heavy metals. Therefore, an extensive soil survey was conducted in urban areas of Changchun, China, to evaluate the current status of heavy metal contamination in soils and to evaluate its potential sources. A total of 352 samples of urban soils were collected from urban areas of Changchun using a systematic sampling strategy in which one sample per km2 was taken (0 ~ 20 cm). The levels of Cu, Pb, Zn and the major elements (Mn, Al2O3, CaO, Fe2O3, MgO, SiO2, K2O and NaO) were then determined by X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), while the level of Cd was determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GF-AAS), and the Hg and As concentrations were determined by atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS). The results indicated that, when compared with the background values of topsoil in the Changchun region, the topsoil in urban areas were enriched with metals, particularly Cu, Cd, Zn, Pb and Hg. The results of correlation coefficient analysis showed that Hg, As, Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn were significantly positive correlated with each other, while Cr and Mn formed another group. Moreover, significantly positive correlations were observed between pH and Zn, Pb, Cu, Cd, As and Hg, indicating that pH influences the distributions of these metals in urban soils in Changchun. Principal component analysis (PCA) was conducted to identify sources of heavy metals and the results revealed distinctly different associations among the trace metals and the major elements in the urban soils. The concentration of Cr appeared to be controlled by the parent material (natural sources), while Cu, Pb and Zn were mainly from vehicle emissions, with Zn primarily coming from vehicle tires. Additionally, Hg and As primarily originated from coal combustion, while Cd was mainly associated with industrial sources. According to the pollution index (PI) of each metal, the overall levels of metal pollution were not especially high, but there were clearly contaminated sites concentrated in the central and northeast portion of the studied region. The Nemerow integrated pollution index (NIPI) of the seven metals also indicated that urban soils in Changchun city were classified as having low level of pollution. 相似文献
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George D. Kamenov Mark Brenner Jaimie L. Tucker 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2009,73(12):3549-3567
Analysis of a well-dated peat core from Blue Cypress Marsh (BCM) provides a detailed record of natural and anthropogenic factors that controlled the geochemical cycles of a number of trace elements in Florida over the last five centuries. The trace elements were divided into “natural” and “anthropogenic” groups using concentration trends from the bottom to the top of the core. The “natural” group includes Li, Sc, Cr, Co, Ga, Ge, Zr, Nb, Cs, Ba, Hf, Y, Ta, Th, and REE (Rare Earth Elements). These elements show similar concentrations throughout the core, indicating that changes in human activities after European arrival in the “New World” did not affect their geochemical cycles. The “anthropogenic” group includes Pb, Cu, Zn, V, Sb, Sn, Bi, and Cd. Upcore enrichment of these elements indicates enhancement by anthropogenic activities. From the early 1500s to present, fluxes of the “anthropogenic” metals to the marsh increased significantly, with modern accumulation rates several-fold (e.g., V) to hundreds of times (e.g., Zn) greater than pre-colonial rates. The dominant input mechanism for trace elements from both groups to the marsh has been atmospheric deposition. Atmospheric input of a number of the elements, including the anthropogenic metals, was dominated by local sources during the last century. For several elements, long-distant transport may be important. For instance, REE and Nd isotopes provide evidence for long-range atmospheric transport dominated by Saharan dust.The greatest increase in flux of the “anthropogenic” metals occurred during the 20th century and was caused by changes in the chemical composition of atmospheric deposition entering the marsh. Increased atmospheric inputs were a consequence of several anthropogenic activities, including fossil fuel combustion (coal and oil), agricultural activities, and quarrying and mining operations. Pb and V exhibit similar trends, with peak accumulation rates in 1970. The principal anthropogenic source of V is oil combustion. The decline in V accumulation after 1970 in the BCM peat corresponds to the introduction of low-sulfur fuels and the change from heavy to distilled oils since the 1970s. After the 1920s, Pb distribution in the peat follows closely the history of alkyl lead consumption in the US, which peaked in the 1970s. Pb isotopes support this inference and furthermore, record changes in the ore sources used to produce leaded gasoline. Idaho ores dominated the peat Pb isotope record until the 1960s, followed by Pb from Mississippi Valley Type deposits from the 1960s to the 1980s. Enhanced fluxes of Cu, Zn, Cd, Sn, Sb, Bi, and to some extent Ni during the last century are likely also related to fossil fuel combustion. Local agricultural activities may also have influenced the geochemical cycles of Cu and Zn. The peat record shows enhanced U accumulation during the last century, possibly related to phosphate mining in western Florida. Sr isotopes in the peat core also reflect anthropogenic influence. The 87Sr/86Sr ratio decreases from natural background values in the basal part of the core to lower values in the upper part of the core. The Sr isotope shift is probably related to quarrying operations in Florida, and marks the first time an anthropogenic signal has been detected using the Sr isotope record in a peat core. 相似文献
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In this study the effect of anthropogenic discharges on the heavy metal content in the Potengi–Jundiai river system near the
fast growing city of Natal, NE-Brazil, is investigated. Due to the multiple anthropogenic source character without any predominating
anthropogenic heavy metal discharge the area of Natal may serve as a characteristic place for the study of the impact of the
fast growing Brazilian cities on the environment. In general the sediments of the Rio Potengi–Jundiai river system in the
studied area are not severely polluted. However, close to waste water drain pipes a characteristic anthropogenic heavy metal
signature is visible in enhanced Zn, Pb, Cu and Cd values relative to reference elements such as Al and Fe. Sources are domestic
and animal waste, combustion products and hydrocarbons. These heavy metals are probably mainly bound to organic matter. The
elements Sn, Hg and Ag in part also belong to the anthropogenic heavy metal signature. The elements Cr, Ni and V are characteristic
of weathering heavy minerals in crystalline rocks exposed in the catchment area of the river system and are not significantly
added from anthropogenic sources. These heavy metals are most likely predominantly bound to oxides and represent the pristine
geogenic background of the system. They can thus be used as reference elements to monitor incipient accumulation of Zn, Pb,
Cu and Cd due to anthropogenic input. The element characteristics found here match with those found in other fast growing
urban areas such as the Sao Paulo metropolitan area. 相似文献
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人类活动影响下的胶州湾近百年来环境演变的沉积记录 总被引：13，自引：0，他引：13
本文报道了胶州湾柱状沉积物中各生源要素(C、N、P、BSi)以及重金属(Cd、Cr、Pb、Cu、Ni、Co、Zn等)的地球化学特征,在210Pb精确定年的基础上计算了各项地球化学参数的埋藏通量,并结合元素间的比值(OC/TN、OC/OP、BSi/N、BSi/P;其中OC为有机碳,TN为总氮,OP为有机磷,BSi为生物源硅)和重金属的某些污染指数,给出了胶州湾环境演变的沉积记录以及人类活动影响因子.结果表明:胶州湾近百年的环境演变大致可以分为三个阶段:1980年以前、1980年到2000年左右和2000年至今,经历了环境的未受污染期污染期治理好转期.这些变化除与自然因素有关外,大部分应该归因于人类活动作用的加强. 相似文献
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Concentrations of trace elements and heavy metals (Al, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, V and Zn) in
the Danjiangkou Reservoir, the water source area of the Middle Route of China’s interbasin South to North Water Transfer Project,
were analyzed using an Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer (ICP-AES) and compared with the national and
international standards for drinking water. The results indicated that concentrations of As, Pb, Sb and Se in the Reservoir
exceeded the standards and they would pose health risk for residents in the region and the water receiving areas of the interbasin
water transfer project. Spatial and temporal variability of the trace elements and heavy metals in the Reservoir implies their
mixed sources of natural processing and anthropogenic activities in the upper drainage of the Reservoir. The research results
would help develop water resource management and conservation strategy for the interbasin water transfer project. 相似文献
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Trace metal profiles in the varved sediment of an Arctic lake 总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1
P.M. Outridge G.A. Stern J.B. Percival W.L. Lockhart 《Geochimica et cosmochimica acta》2005,69(20):4881-4894
Varved (annually-laminated) sediments offer a rare and physically undisturbed archive of past trace metal deposition and limnological conditions. Here, a high-resolution 1,300 year record of metal accumulation is presented from a varved lake sediment on Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic. Down-core concentration profiles of Cd, Cu and Zn were positively correlated (P < 0.01) with organic C (Cd, Zn) or with leachable Fe (Cu), while distinct sub-surface peaks of these metals coincided with those of Fe, S and other redox-sensitive elements such as Co, Cr and U. The fluxes of these metals since 1854 were correlated with elements such as Ca, Al and La (P < 0.001) which are predominantly of local geological origin. Furthermore, the Cd, Cu and Zn patterns did not match concurrent records in Greenland Summit ice over the last century, nor global industrial emission histories. These facts suggest that inputs from local geological sources, coupled with some degree of post-depositional mobility or association with organic matter inputs, explain the metals’ sedimentary profiles, which were apparently not affected by long-range atmospheric metal pollution. Mercury concentrations were strongly correlated with total diatom abundance over the last 400 yrs, especially during the 20th Century when a two-fold increase in Hg concentrations and a four order-of-magnitude increase in diatoms occurred in tandem. Since 1854, 81% of the variation in Hg flux was associated with diatom and Ca fluxes. A similar correspondence between Hg and diatoms was found in a second lake nearby, confirming that the relationship was not unique to the main study lake. Recent Hg increases in Arctic and sub-Arctic lakes have been attributed to global anthropogenic Hg emissions. We propose an alternative hypothesis for High Arctic lakes: the recent Hg increases may be partly or entirely the product of elevated rates of Hg scavenging from the water column caused by markedly greater algal productivity, which in turn was driven by accelerating climate warming during the 20th Century. Given the important environmental assessment and policy implications if the alternative hypothesis is true, the possible effects of climate warming on sedimentary Hg fluxes in this region deserve further study. 相似文献
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Analysis of the total heavy metal (Cr, Cd, Pb, As, Cu, Ni, Zn, Co) concentration was performed on 33 soil samples taken from different profiles and soil types in a highly urbanized and industrial sector of Addis Ababa, central Ethiopia. They were analyzed using aqua regia extraction coupled with a four-stage sequential extraction (SE) procedure. The objectives of the analysis were to investigate the degree of soil heavy metal contamination, its binding forms, mobility and the implications for the groundwater resource. The results show a relatively high content of the analyzed trace metals in the soil attributed to anthropogenic and geogenic sources. Although most of the trace metals are found in the upper few centimeters of the residual soils, because of churning processes within the black cotton soils, vertical distribution of the trace metals is complex. According to the heavy metal SE analysis, the major heavy metal contribution is from the residual followed by the hydroxide phases. Groundwater heavy metal contamination is present with more than 90 and 50% of the analyzed groundwater samples exceeding WHO guidelines for Cr and Cd, respectively. Since the degree of soil heavy metal contamination has apparently not surpassed the soil’s buffering capacity, it appears that the transport path of these toxic metals to the groundwater is through fractures, joints, and related preferential flow paths. 相似文献