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Li J, Yang S, Wang F, Gao M, He L, Zhao G, Ye S, Liu Y, Hu K. Ecological risk assessment of heavy metal(loid)s in riverine sediments along the East China Sea: A large-scale integrated analysis. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 203:116382. [PMID: 38678739 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
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This study comprehensively assesses spatial distribution, pollution levels, and potential sources of heavy metal(loid)s in surface sediments across multiple river systems along the coastal area of the East China Sea. Copper in Qiantang River and Xiangshan Bay showed higher concentations and exceeded the threshold effect value, while the higher content of Lead was mainly found in the Saijiang River, Oujiang River, and Minjiang River. Heavy metal(loid)s in the alluvium of Qiantang River, Jiaojiang River, and Yangtze River showed low to moderate pollution levels, with Cd posing the highest ecological risk, followed by Hg. Meanwhile, Qiantang River, Jiaojiang River, Yangtze River, and Oujiang River exhibited considerable to moderate ecological risks and low toxic risk. PMF model analysis results reveal that concentrations of Cr, Ni, and As were closely related with natural geogenic input (36.56 %), while industrial and traffic activities (48.77 %) were primary source of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Hg, and main source of Cd was agricultural emissions (14.67 %).
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- Jie Li
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, 266237 Qingdao, China; Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 100037 Beijing, China; School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, 266237 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China; Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, 266237 Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China; Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 100037 Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, China Geological Survey, 266273 Qingdao, China; School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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Soltaninia S, Eskandaripour M, Ahmadi Z, Ahmadi S, Eslamian S. The hidden threat of heavy metal leaching in urban runoff: Investigating the long-term consequences of land use changes on human health risk exposure. Environ Res 2024; 251:118668. [PMID: 38467359 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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This study evaluated the potential effects of long-term land use and climate change on the quality of surface runoff and the health risks associated with it. The land use change projection 2030 was derived from the main changes in land use from 2009 to 2019, and rainfall data was obtained from the Long Ashton Research Station Weather Generator (LARS-WG) model. The Long-Term Hydrological Impact Assessment (L-THIA) model was then utilized to calculate the rate of runoff heavy metal (HM) pollutant loading from the urban catchment. It was found that areas with heavy development posed a significantly greater public health risk associated with runoff, with higher risks observed in high-development and traffic areas compared to industrial, residential, and commercial areas. Additionally, exposure to Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), and Arsenic (As) was found to contribute significantly to overall non-carcinogenic health risks for possible consumers of runoff. Carcinogenic risk values of As, Cadmium (Cd), and Pb were also observed to increase, particularly in high-development and traffic areas, by 2030. This investigation offers important insight into the health risks posed by metals present in surface runoff in urban catchment areas under different land use and climate change scenarios.
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- Shahrokh Soltaninia
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB, UK.
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, 86481-46411, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), Isfahan, Iran
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Xia F, Zhao Z, Niu X, Wang Z. Integrated pollution analysis, pollution area identification and source apportionment of heavy metal contamination in agricultural soil. J Hazard Mater 2024; 465:133215. [PMID: 38101021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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Given the global prevalence of soil heavy metal contamination, knowledge concerning of soil environmental quality assessment, pollution area identification and source apportionment is critical for implementation of soil pollution prevention and safe utilization strategies. In this study, soil static environmental capacity (QI) for heavy metals was selected to evaluate pollution risks in agricultural soils of Wenzhou, southeast China. Combined with geostatistical methods, the pollution area was identified along with uncertainty analysis. Potential sources were quantitatively apportioned using a positive matrix factorization model (PMF). Results showed that agricultural soils in this study were mainly contaminated by Cd and Pb based on both Nemerow and QI indices. The environmental capacity assessment found more than 90% areas were identified as polluted soils for Qi-Zn, Qi-Cd and Qi-Pb, with minor uncertain areas. Cu was identified as having a high proportion of uncertain pollution area status, which was similar to the results of the integrated environmental capacity for all metals. PMF results indicated that industrial discharge, agrochemicals and parent material accounted for 32.1%, 32.2% and 35.7% of heavy metal accumulation in soils, respectively. Implementation of strict policies to reduce anthropogenic source emissions and remediate soil pollution are crucial to minimize metal pollution inputs, improve agricultural soil quality and enhance food safety.
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- Fang Xia
- School of Life and Environmental Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Sciences and Health, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- School of Life and Environmental Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- Shaoxing Academy of Agricultural Science, Shaoxing 312003, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Watershed Sciences and Health, School of Public Health and Management, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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Yang J, Wang J, Zhao C, Wang L, Wan X, Shi H, Lei M, Chen T, Liao X. Identifying driving factors of soil heavy metal at the mining area scale: Methods and practice. Chemosphere 2024; 350:140936. [PMID: 38159737 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Identifying driving factors is of great significance for understanding the mechanisms of soil pollution. In this study, a data processing method for driving factors was analyzed to explore the genesis of Arsenic (As) pollution in mining areas. The wind field that affects the atmospheric diffusion of pollutants was simulated using the standard k-ε model. Machine learning and GeoDetector methods were used to identify the primary driving factors. The results showed that the prediction performances of the three machine learning models were improved after data processing. The R2 values of random forest (RF), support vector machine, and artificial neural network increased from 0.45, 0.69, and 0.24 to 0.55, 0.76, and 0.52, respectively. The importance of wind increased from 20.85% to 26.22%. The importance of distance to the smelter plant decreased from 43.26% to 33.19% in the RF model. The wind's driving force (q value) increased from 0.057 to 0.235 in GeoDetector. The average value of historical atmospheric dust reached 534.98 mg/kg, indicating that atmospheric deposition was an important pathway for As pollution. The outcome of this study can provide a direction to clarify the mechanisms responsible for soil pollution at the mining area scale.
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- Jun Yang
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Shandong Institute of Geological Sciences, Jinan, 250013, China; Key Laboratory of Gold Mineralization Processes and Resource Utilization, MNR, Jinan, 250013, China; Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Metallogenic Geological Process and Resources Utilization, Jinan, 250013, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Institute of Soil and Solid Waste, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China; Technical Centre for Soil, Agricultural and Rural Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Beijing, 100012, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Liu Y, Wang H, Cui Y, Chen N. Removal of Copper Ions from Wastewater: A Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:3885. [PMID: 36900913 PMCID: PMC10001922 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20053885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Copper pollution of the world's water resources is becoming increasingly serious and poses a serious threat to human health and aquatic ecosystems. With reported copper concentrations in wastewater ranging from approximately 2.5 mg/L to 10,000 mg/L, a summary of remediation techniques for different contamination scenarios is essential. Therefore, it is important to develop low-cost, feasible, and sustainable wastewater removal technologies. Various methods for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater have been extensively studied in recent years. This paper reviews the current methods used to treat Cu(II)-containing wastewater and evaluates these technologies and their health effects. These technologies include membrane separation, ion exchange, chemical precipitation, electrochemistry, adsorption, and biotechnology. Thus, in this paper, we review the efforts and technological advances made so far in the pursuit of more efficient removal and recovery of Cu(II) from industrial wastewater and compare the advantages and disadvantages of each technology in terms of research prospects, technical bottlenecks, and application scenarios. Meanwhile, this study points out that achieving low health risk effluent through technology coupling is the focus of future research.
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- Yongming Liu
- Shandong Provincial Geo-Mineral Engineering Co., Ltd., Jinan 250013, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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- Shandong Geological Exploration Institute of China Geology and Mine Bureau, Jinan 250013, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Groundwater Circulation and Environmental Evolution, School of Water Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
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Liu Z, Wang R, Xue Q, Chang C, Liu Y, He L. Highly efficient detection of Cd(Ⅱ) ions in water by graphitic carbon nitride and tin dioxide nanoparticles modified glassy carbon electrode. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2022.110321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cai Y, Mao L, Deng X, Zhou C, Zhang Y. Trace elements in surface sediments from Xinyanggang River of Jiangsu Province, China: Spatial distribution, risk assessment and source appointment. Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 187:114550. [PMID: 36608478 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The Xinyanggang River in Yancheng City, one of the essential rivers entering the Yellow sea, has imported abundant pollutants to the coast of Jiangsu Province. Trace elements (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Rb, Sr, Mo, Pb, Th, U, Sc, Ga, Se, Zr, Nb, and Sn) in surface sediments in the Xinyanggang River were measured to analyze the spatial distribution, risk assessment, and source appointment. The results showed that the parts of 17 trace elements presented high average values in river sediments, such as Zr (309.19 mg/kg), Sr (182.72 mg/kg), Zn (77.67 mg/kg), and Cr (70.63 mg/kg). Compared with some coastal rivers, the Xinyanggang River was polluted by certain trace elements, such as Cr, Zn, and As. Based on the analysis of the enrichment factor (EF), the contamination factor (CF), the pollution load index (PLI), and the geoaccumulation index (Igeo), trace elements in sediments showed unpolluted to moderate contamination and mild to moderate enrichment. Among them, Zn, Pb, and Sn were highly polluted. The multivariate analysis, the principal component analysis-multiple linear regression (APCS-MLR) model, and the Unmix model identified four contributing trace element sources. Cr, Th, U, Se, Zr, and Nb originated from manufacturing industries and hydrodynamic transport erosion. Ni, Rb, Sc, and Ga were attributed to natural source. Cu, Zn, Mo, Pb, and Sn were contributed from mixed sources including industrial wastewater and transportation emissions. As and Sr were associated mainly with mixed sources of agriculture and combustion. These four sources of metals accounted for 22.5 %, 5.7 %, 15.3 %, and 11.1 % by using the APCS-MLR model, whereas 22.9 %, 39.7 %, 17.5 %, and 19.9 % by using the Unmix model, respectively.
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- Yuqi Cai
- School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
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- School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center, Nanjing 210019, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Zhu S, Dong Z, Yang B, Zeng G, Liu Y, Zhou Y, Meng J, Wu S, Shao Y, Yang J, Guo X. Spatial Distribution, Source Identification, and Potential Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metal in Surface Sediments from River-Reservoir System in the Feiyun River Basin, China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:14944. [PMID: 36429665 PMCID: PMC9691065 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192214944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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To investigate the pollution characteristics of the surface sediments of the river-reservoir system in the Feiyun River basin, a sediment heavy metal survey was conducted for the first time in the Feiyun River basin. Surface sediments from 21 sampling sites in the Feiyun River basin were collected, and the concentrations and spatial distribution characteristics of 15 heavy metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Pb, Mn, V, Co, Mo, Sb, W, Fe, and Se) were analyzed. Three heavy metal ecological risk assessment methods were used to evaluate the potential risks of heavy metals in sediments, and the sources of major heavy metals were traced by correlation analysis and principal component analysis. The results show that (1) the average concentration of heavy metals (As) (212.64 mg/kg) and (Sb) (4.89 mg/kg) in Feiyun River Basin is 33.3 and 6.89 times the background value of Zhejiang Province; the overall spatial distribution of heavy metals is: the mainstream of Feiyun River > Zhaoshandu Reservoir > Shanxi Reservoir, thereby, the pollution is relatively significant; (2) by processing the geo-accumulation index and enrichment index methods, As and Sb are classified as 'severely polluted', 'moderately severely polluted' and 'severely polluted', 'very severe polluted' respectively; (3) the potential ecological index evaluates the surface sediments in the Feiyun River Basin as a very high risk level, the main environmental risk factors are As, Sb, Cd and Mo; (4) the principal component analysis results show that the heavy metals in the sediments of the Feiyun River Basin may be mainly affected by human activities such as sewage from domestic and agricultural activities, mining and smelting, and the others are affected by natural factors.
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- Shengnan Zhu
- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Wenzhou Hydrology Management Center, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Wenzhou Hydrology Management Center, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
- State Key Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering, Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Changzhou Tianning District Agriculture and Rural Bureau, Changzhou 213000, China
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Wang C, Li P, Kong X, Li H, Zeng J, Luo J, Wang S, Yue X. Spatial variability and risk assessment of heavy metals in the soil surrounding solid waste from coking plants in Shanxi, China. Environ Monit Assess 2022; 195:99. [PMID: 36369311 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10482-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution in the soil surrounding solid wastes from coking plants poses potential threats to human health and has attracted widespread attention. This study is the first to assess the spatial variability and risks of heavy metals in the soil surrounding solid waste from coking plants. The results showed that the concentrations of Cu, Ni, Pb, and Cd in the soil were much higher than the background value of the soil. Solid waste had a clear influence on the contents of Ni, Cd, Mn, Pb, and Cr in the soil. The ecological risk assessment of heavy metal pollution demonstrated that the pollution degree of Cu, Pb, and Cd was more serious than others, and the ecological risk of heavy metals was mainly caused by Cd in the soil. The human health risk assessment showed that adults and children near coking plants might face carcinogenic risk from exposure to Cr. This study can provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and management of soil heavy metal pollution surrounding solid waste in coking plants.
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- Cuicui Wang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- Shan Xi Service Center for Eco-Environmental Protection (Shan Xi Academy for Environmental Planning), Taiyuan, 030000, China
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- Shan Xi Service Center for Eco-Environmental Protection (Shan Xi Academy for Environmental Planning), Taiyuan, 030000, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.
- Shan Xi Service Center for Eco-Environmental Protection (Shan Xi Academy for Environmental Planning), Taiyuan, 030000, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China.
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Wang J, Yang J, Chen T. Source appointment of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) at an abandoned realgar mine: Combination of multivariate statistical analysis and three common receptor models. Chemosphere 2022; 307:135923. [PMID: 35944674 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Identifying pollution sources and quantifying their contributions are of great importance for proposing management and control strategies of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in soil. In this study, multivariate statistical analysis and receptor models were combined to identify potential pollution sources and apportion their contributions at an abandoned realgar mine. Principal component analysis (PCA) result shows that three factors are responsible for PTEs, which is also supported by cluster analysis (CA). Correlation analysis and spatial analysis also show that the heavy metals from the same pollution source are of higher correlation coefficients and similar spatial distribution. Three receptor models were combined to apportion contributions of pollution sources. Three pollution sources were detected by absolute principal component analysis-multiple linear regression (APCA-MLR). In contrast, four sources were identified by positive matrix factorization (PMF) and UNMIX. Soil parent material was heavily loaded on Cr, Cu, Ni and Zn, occupying the largest average contribution (30%-43%). Cadmium was mainly derived from agricultural activities with contribution higher than 60%. Arsenic accumulation was mainly associated with mining and smelting activity with contribution higher than 80%. PMF and UNMIX models showed that more than half of Pb concentrations were influenced by industrial activities. Comparatively speaking, APCA-MLR was a well-performing model for all PTEs even though it only detected three pollution sources. The study showed that it was a good choice to apply multiple receptor models in order to achieve more reliable and objective conclusions of source appointment.
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- Jingyun Wang
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Proshad R, Uddin M, Idris AM, Al MA. Receptor model-oriented sources and risks evaluation of metals in sediments of an industrial affected riverine system in Bangladesh. Sci Total Environ 2022; 838:156029. [PMID: 35595137 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Toxic metals in river sediments may represent significant ecological concerns, although there has been limited research on the source-oriented ecological hazards of metals in sediments. Surface sediments from an industrial affected Rupsa River were utilized in this study to conduct a complete investigation of toxic metals with source-specific ecological risk assessment. The findings indicated that the average concentration of Ni, Cr, Cd, Zn, As, Cu, Mn and Pb were 50.60 ± 10.97, 53.41 ± 7.76, 3.25 ± 1.73, 147.76 ± 36.78, 6.41 ± 1.85, 59.78 ± 17.77, 832.43 ± 71.56 and 25.64 ± 7.98 mg/kg, respectively and Cd, Ni, Cu, Pb and Zn concentration were higher than average shale value. Based on sediment quality guidelines, the mean effective range median (ERM) quotient (1.29) and Mean probable effect level (PEL) quotient (2.18) showed medium-high contamination in sediment. Ecological indexes like toxic risk index (20.73), Nemerow integrated risk index (427.59) and potential ecological risk index (610.66) posed very high sediment pollution. The absolute principle component score-multiple linear regression (APCS-MLR) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) model indicated that Zn (64.21%), Cd (51.58%), Cu (67.32%) and Ni (58.49%) in APCS-MLR model whereas Zn (49.5%), Cd (52.7%), Cu (57.4%) and Ni (44.6%) in PMF model were derived from traffic emission, agricultural activities, industrial source and mixed sources. PMF model-based Nemerow integrated risk index (NIRI) reported that industrial emission posed considerable and high risks for 87.27% and 12.72% of sediment samples. This work will provide a model-based guidelines for identifying and assessing metal sources which would be suitable for mitigating future pollution hazards in Riverine sediments in Bangladesh.
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- Ram Proshad
- Key Laboratory of Mountain Surface Processes and Ecological Regulation, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia; Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, Abha 62529, Saudi Arabia.
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- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China; Aquatic Eco-Health Group, Fujian Key Laboratory of Watershed Ecology, Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China
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Jin B, Wang J, Lou W, Wang L, Xu J, Pan Y, Peng J, Liu D. Pollution, Ecological Risk and Source Identification of Heavy Metals in Sediments from the Huafei River in the Eastern Suburbs of Kaifeng, China. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:11259. [PMID: 36141529 PMCID: PMC9517487 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Rivers in urban environments are significant components of their ecosystems but remain under threat of pollution from unchecked discharges of industrial sewage and domestic wastewater. Such river pollution, particularly over the longer term involving heavy metals, is an issue of worldwide concern regarding risks to the ecological environment and human health. In this study, we investigate the long-term pollution characteristics of the Huafei River, an important urban river in Kaifeng, China. River sedimentary samples were analyzed, assessing the degree and ecological risk of heavy metal pollution using the geo-accumulation index and potential ecological risk index methods, whilst Pearson's correlation, principal component and cluster analyses were used to identify the sources of pollution. The results show that heavy metal concentrations are significantly higher than their corresponding fluvo-aquic soil background values in China, and the geo-accumulation indexes indicate that of the eight heavy metals identified, Hg is most prevalent, followed in sequence by Cd > Zn > Cu > Pb > Ni > As > Cr. The potential ecological risk index of the Huafei River is very high, with the potential ecological risk intensity highest in the midstream and downstream sections, where it is recommended that pollution control is carried out, especially concerning Hg and Cd. Long-term sequence analysis indicates that Cu and Pb dropped sharply from 1998 to 2017, but rebounded in 2019, and that Zn shows a continuous decreasing trend. Four main sources for the heavy metal contaminants were identified: Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn and Hg derived mainly from industrial activities, traffic sources and natural sources; Cd originated mainly from industrial and agricultural activities; whilst As was mainly associated with industrial activities. Thus, special attention should be paid to Hg and Cd, and measures must be taken to prevent further anthropogenic influence on heavy metal pollution.
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- Bingyan Jin
- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
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- School of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Ministry of Education, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
- Henan Overseas Expertise Introduction Center for Discipline Innovation (Ecological Protection and Rural Revitalization along the Yellow River), Kaifeng 475004, China
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Sojka M, Jaskuła J. Heavy Metals in River Sediments: Contamination, Toxicity, and Source Identification-A Case Study from Poland. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:ijerph191710502. [PMID: 36078217 PMCID: PMC9518182 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191710502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This study investigated the spatial distribution, contamination, potential ecological risks and quantities of pollutant sources of six heavy metals (HMs) in sediments of 47 rivers. The catchments of the investigated rivers are situated in Poland, but some of them are located in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Germany. Cluster analysis was applied to analyze the spatial distribution of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in river sediments. Moran I and Getis-Ord Gi* statistics were calculated to reveal the distribution pattern and hotspot values. Principal component analysis (PCA) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) were used to identify pollution sources. Furthermore, geochemical indices and sediment quality guidelines allowed us to assess sediment contamination and potential toxic effects on aquatic biota. The results showed that in 1/3rd of the rivers, the HM pattern and concentrations indicate sediment contamination. The EF, PLI, and MPI indices indicate that concentrations were at a rather low level in 2/3rd of the analyzed rivers. Only in individual rivers may the HMs have toxic effects on aquatic biota. Spatial autocorrelation analysis using the Moran I statistic revealed a random and dispersed pattern of HMs in river sediments. PCA analysis identified two sources of HMs' delivery to the aquatic environment. Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn originate from point and non-point sources, while Cd concentrations have a dominant natural origin. The PMF identified three sources of pollution. Among them, urban pollution sources are responsible for Cu delivery, agricultural pollution for Zn, and industrial pollution for Ni and Cr. Moreover, the analysis showed no relationship between catchment land-use patterns and HM content in river sediments.
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Zhang M, Sun X, Hu Y, Chen G, Xu J. The influence of anthropogenic activities on heavy metal pollution of estuary sediment from the coastal East China Sea in the past nearly 50 years. Mar Pollut Bull 2022; 181:113872. [PMID: 35753249 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Historical records of eight heavy metals (HMs: Cu, Zn, Cr, Ni, Pb, As, Hg and Cd) were analyzed in two dated sediment cores collected from the coastal East China Sea (Meishan Bay, MSB) to investigate the influence of anthropogenic activities on estuary sediment from 1972 to 2019. The sedimentary records of HMs in the two cores reflected the development of economy and change of energy consumption in China's east coastal areas. The contents of most HMs in sediments had no change or showed a downward trend before the 1980s. After the 1980s, the contents of HMs showed an increasing trend, mainly because of the rapid development of aquaculture, industry, and agriculture. The distribution of HMs outside the bay (OB) was mainly affected by industry, shipping, and agriculture (vegetable planting), while HMs in sediments inside the bay (IB) was affected by shipping, agriculture, and aquaculture. Principle component analysis (PCA) showed that Cd, Cr, and Ni could be attributed to industrial discharge, while As, Cu, Pb, and Zn were associated with shipping, agriculture, and aquaculture. Sediments were slightly polluted with Cd (Igeo:0.10-0.71, CF:1.90-7.74) and Ni (Igeo:0.08-0.92, CF:1.25-12.55), and seriously polluted with Hg (Igeo:0.95-1.76, CF:13.43-85.65). This study provides insights for the local governments to raise awareness of HM pollution in the coastal East China Sea and formulate corresponding pollution control measures.
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- Mei Zhang
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China; Ningbo Institute of Oceanography, Ningbo 315832, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Zhuhai Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresources and Environment, Guangdong Provincial, Key Laboratory of Marine Resources and Coastal Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519082, China, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China, Pearl River Estuary Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Ministry of Education, Zhuhai 519082, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519082, China; Pearl River Estuary Marine Ecosystem Research Station, Ministry of Education, Zhuhai 519082, China.
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- Zhejiang Mariculture Research Institute, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Supervision, Inspection and Testing Center of Agricultural Products Quality and Security, Ministry of Agriculture, Ningbo 315040, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315832, China.
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Yang HJ, Kang T, Choi B, Hwang SH, Shin D, Park W. Potential Sources of Heavy Metals in Sediments of an Urban‒Agricultural Watershed and Relationship with Land Use Using a Statistical Approach. Sustainability 2022; 14:9444. [DOI: 10.3390/su14159444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study verified pollution levels through evaluation of the Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs), pollution load index (PLI), and potential ecological risk index (PERI) by analyzing the concentrations of heavy metals in sediments of an urban‒agricultural watershed in the Yeongsan River basin, South Korea. Statistical analyses were performed to determine the relationships between pollution levels and land use, and potential sources of pollution were identified. For spatial distributions, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, and Hg concentrations were highest at mid-upstream, but As, Cr, and Ni concentrations were similar at most sites. The polluted sites, which showed the potential toxicity toward benthic organisms in comparison to SQGs, were most frequently observed at mid-upstream. Moreover, PLI and PERI evaluations also confirmed levels of high anthropogenic pollution and the potential ecological risk at mid-upstream. The mid-upstream sites with high heavy metal pollutions showed high correlations with urban land use, which showed the highest distribution, implying a close relationship with anthropogenic impacts such as high population density and industrial complexes. Statistical analyses also confirmed that high heavy metal concentrations in the mid-upstream were closely related to urban land use. These findings suggest that urban areas are highly likely to cause anthropogenic heavy metal pollution in sediments as point or non-point sources such as domestic sewage and industrial wastewater flow into rivers.
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Xue W, Pangara C, Aung AM, Yu S, Tabucanon AS, Hong B, Kurniawan TA. Spatial changes of nutrients and metallic contaminants in topsoil with multi-geostatistical approaches in a large-size watershed. Sci Total Environ 2022; 824:153888. [PMID: 35182625 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Appropriate assessment on concerned soil contaminants spatially is of importance for decision-makers and stakeholders to make efficient mitigation countermeasures. In this study, we applied multiple geostatistical approaches to explore soil nutrient and metallic contaminant distributions in a large river watershed in Thailand, and to compare their performances in predicting spatial distribution patterns of the concerned soil contaminants under suitable application scenarios. The total carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous in surface soils over the whole watershed were measured with their maximum concentrations up to 131.47, 9.24, 5.33 g·kg-1, respectively, while the concentrations of eight metallic elements (Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Hg, As, Cr, and Ni) were 933.00, 6862.50, 373.00, 6.22, 1.15, 178.53, 761.11, and 372.44 mg·kg-1, respectively. It was found that the conditional interpolation approaches such as land use stratified inverse distance weighted and land use stratified original kriging provided better boundary details than original interpolations, with substantially reduced root mean square errors (up to 28% for nutrients and 54% for specific metals) and mean relative errors (up to 38% for nutrients and specific metals respectively) in predicting the spatial patterns of soil nutrients and several land use specific metals (Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb). The global accuracies were equivalent or higher than those of geographically weighted regression. Nonetheless, the prediction accuracy for Cr, Ni, As, and Hg could not be improved using the land use stratified interpolation because their sources and pathways were not significantly correlated with land use types in the watershed, as reflected by the results of analysis of variance with post hoc test (p ≤ 0.05) and principal component analysis.
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- Wenchao Xue
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
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- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China.
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- Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen 361021, China
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Shi W, Li T, Feng Y, Su H, Yang Q. Source apportionment and risk assessment for available occurrence forms of heavy metals in Dongdahe Wetland sediments, southwest of China. Sci Total Environ 2022; 815:152837. [PMID: 34995589 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Urban wetland ecosystems are easily influenced by heavy metals (HMs) because of their functional properties. In this study, absolute principal component scores-multivariate linear regression (APCS-MLR) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) receptor models were applied for the source apportionment of available occurrence forms of heavy metals (AHMs) of surface sediments in a typical urban wetland of Dianchi Lake, southwest of China. The risk assessment was conducted to evaluate the potential ecological/human health risks of HMs. Results indicated that Zn, Pb, and Cr were the major pollutants affected by anthropogenic activities in sediments and their concentrations were significantly exceeding the background value. Most of the highly AHMs-polluted area was close to the river in wetland, and the concentration distribution of all AHMs were generally low in the southwest and high in the northeast. Both APCS-MLR and PMF models identified three comparable classes of potential sources, namely (1) agricultural fertilizer/insecticide, atmospheric deposition, and traffic emissions; (2) natural transitions; and (3) industrial and sewage wastes. Moreover, the comparison results implied that the PMF model was more feasible for quantifying AHMs sources in wetland sediments since it is capable to analyze one more source, namely plant maintenance and waterfowl feeding, and has higher accuracy in predicting the concentrations of AHMs. In addition, the risk assessment model revealed that all these HMs were within the acceptable ranges of ecological and carcinogenic/non-carcinogenic human health risks. Among these, ingestion was the major exposure pathway of HMs from local areas, followed by dermal exposure and oral or nasal inhalation. However, children were more easily exposed to HMs than adults by ingestion due to their hand-to-mouth behaviors. This study aims to assess the HM pollution status in a plateau urban wetland, and provides a practical case for modeling source apportionment and risk assessment of HMs in wetland sediments.
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- Wenchang Shi
- School of Architectural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Architectural Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Change on Lower Latitude Plateau for Universities in Yunnan Province, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Food, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan 650504, China
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Yang J, Zhou M, Yu K, Gin KYH, Hassan M, He Y. Heavy metals in a typical city-river-reservoir system of East China: Multi-phase distribution, microbial response and ecological risk. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 112:343-354. [PMID: 34955217 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 05/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The rapid construction of artificial reservoirs in metropolises has promoted the emergence of city-river-reservoir systems worldwide. This study investigated the environmental behaviors and risks of heavy metals in the aquatic environment of a typical system composed of main watersheds in Suzhou and Jinze Reservoir in Shanghai. Results shown that Mn, Zn and Cu were the dominant metals detected in multiple phases. Cd, Mn and Zn were mainly presented in exchangeable fraction and exhibited high bioavailability. Great proportion and high mobility of metals were found in suspended particulate matter (SPM), suggesting that SPM can greatly affect metal multi-phase distribution process. Spatially, city system (CiS) exhibited more serious metal pollution and higher ecological risk than river system (RiS) and reservoir system (ReS) owing to the diverse emission sources. CiS and ReS were regarded as critical pollution source and sink, respectively, while RiS was a vital transportation aisle. Microbial community in sediments exhibited evident spatial variation and obviously modified by exchangeable metals and nutrients. In particular, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes presented significant positive correlations with most exchangeable metals. Risk assessment implied that As, Sb and Ni in water may pose potential carcinogenic risk to human health. Nevertheless, ReS was in a fairly safe state. Hg was the main risk contributor in SPM, while Cu, Zn, Ni and Sb showed moderate risk in sediments. Overall, Hg, Sb and CiS were screened out as priority metals and system, respectively. More attention should be paid to these priority issues to promote the sustainable development of the watershed.
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- Jun Yang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 1-Create Way, #15-02 Create Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
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- China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 1-Create Way, #15-02 Create Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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- Ecology and Chemical Engineering Department, South Ural State University, Lenin Prospect 76, Chelyabinsk 454080, Russian Federation
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
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Liu N, Liu H, Wu P, Meng W, Li X, Chen X. Distribution characteristics and potential pollution assessment of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn) in reservoir sediments from a historical artisanal zinc smelting area in Southwest China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:14288-14298. [PMID: 34608580 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16824-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Reservoir sediment contamination with heavy metals produced by mining activities has aroused widespread global concern owing to its potential threat to human health. In this study, the total concentrations and speciation of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn) in the Lexi (LX) and Maoshui (MS) reservoirs around the historical artisanal zinc smelting area in Southwest China were determined, and pollution indices were applied to assess the pollution levels and potential ecological risks of the two reservoirs. The results showed that all the detected samples in the two reservoirs presented significant metal accumulation, especially for Cd, as compared with the soil background values in Guizhou Province. Between the two reservoirs, the vertical distribution characteristics of each metal in sediment columns were similar. The heavy metal concentrations of the three columns in the LX reservoir reached their maxima at 35, 15, and 10 cm and showed a trend of first increasing and then decreasing overall. However, the heavy metal contents of the three columns in the MS reservoir all exhibited wave-like characteristics in the vertical direction, and all of them reached a relatively obvious high point at approximately 5 and 30 cm. The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) and potential ecological risk index (RI) indicated that Cd was strongly enriched and represented the main risk factor, and the pollution level of the MS reservoir was significantly higher than that of the LX reservoir. Furthermore, the effect coefficients (ERMQ) confirmed that the two reservoirs are likely to have toxic impacts on aquatic organisms and need to be controlled and mitigated. The speciation analysis of heavy metals revealed that Cd was primarily in the acid-extractable fraction (69.57%, 68.28%), Pb was chiefly in the reducible fraction (55.24%, 42.18%) and oxidizable fraction (22.60%, 38.02%), and Zn was mainly in the oxidizable fraction (32.54%, 37.65%) in the LX and MS reservoirs, respectively. The ratios of the secondary phase and primary phase (RSP) and risk assessment code (RAC) evaluation demonstrated that Cd in the sediments of the two reservoirs presents a very high potential ecological risk, and Pb and Zn were at medium to high ecological risk levels. This study highlighted that the artisanal zinc smelting activities had caused serious heavy metal pollution in reservoir sediments, posing a threat to the local ecological environment.
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- Nanting Liu
- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Karst Georesources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Guizhou Academy of Geological Survey, Guiyang, 550005, China
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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- College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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Yan C, Qu Z, Wang J, Cao L, Han Q. Microalgal bioremediation of heavy metal pollution in water: Recent advances, challenges, and prospects. Chemosphere 2022; 286:131870. [PMID: 34403898 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With the rapid economy development and population surge, the water resources available for direct use on the earth have been in shortage. Therefore, water pollution remediation inevitably becomes the focus of global attention. Aside from their capacity to fix and effectively control the emission of carbon dioxide thus achieve negative carbon emission, microalgae and its products modified by genetic engineering and other technologies also have a broad prospect in sewage treatment such as efficiently removing all kinds of pollutants in water and producing high-quality biofuels after use. Therefore, research on these organisms has gradually deepened in recent years. This paper summarizes the bioremediation mechanism of heavy metal ions in water by using microalgae and their modified products. The relevant research progresses since 2015 are critically reviewed and discussed. Challenges and prospects are also put forward for their industrial implementation.
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- Chicheng Yan
- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 211106, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China.
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- Miami College, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China
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Apaydın A, Kabaoğlu H, Apaydın G, Şirin M, Cengiz E, Köksal OK, Baltaş H, Tıraşoğlu E. Evaluation of ecological risk, source, and spatial distribution of some heavy metals in marine sediments in the Middle and Eastern Black Sea region, Turkey. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:7053-7066. [PMID: 34462859 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16017-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In the present study, the concentration levels of heavy metals such as Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cr, and Pb in sediment samples collected from 16 sampling locations in the Middle and Eastern Black Sea regions, Turkey, were measured using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (EDXRF). Various pollution parameters and methods, such as the enrichment factor (EF), geo-accumulation index (Igeo), contamination factor (CF), pollution load index (PLI), ecological risk index (RI), and geo-spatial distribution patterns, were used to assess the pollution status, ecological risks, and sources of metals in sediment in detail. The mean concentrations of Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cr, and Pb were found to be 565.38, 46,000, 34.38, 104.06, 109.88, 87.31, and 32.31 mg/kg, respectively. Results showed that the mean concentrations of Cu, Zn, and Pb exceeded the crustal shale value, with the exception of Mn, Fe, Ni, and Cr. According to the calculated pollution parameters, although minimal or moderate pollution was detected in the area investigated, it was determined that there was a very low ecological risk. Multivariate statistical analysis results showed that Cu, Zn, and Pb levels in the investigated region were slightly influenced by anthropogenic inputs such as mining and agricultural practices. In addition, the geo-spatial distributions of Cu, Zn, Fe, and Pb were found to be higher in this region due to the mining activities carried out in the Eastern Black Sea region.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Computer Engineering, Gazi Universit, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Physics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Fundamental Science, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Gölbaşı Vocational School, Department of Electricity and Energy, Adıyaman University, Adıyaman, Turkey
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- Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Physics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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Yang HJ, Bong KM, Kang TW, Hwang SH, Na EH. Assessing heavy metals in surface sediments of the Seomjin River Basin, South Korea, by statistical and geochemical analysis. Chemosphere 2021; 284:131400. [PMID: 34225114 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We investigated particle size distribution and heavy metal concentrations in surface sediments of streams and lakes in the Seomjin River Basin by comparison with Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs). Origins were identified using statistical and geochemical approaches. Sand was prevalent in mean particle size of surface sediments (except lakes). Mean concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cd, and Hg were similar for the Seomjin and Boseong rivers, while those of Cu, As, Cr, and Ni were approximately 1.5-2.0 times higher in the Boseong. SQGs revealed no serious pollution in the basin's site concentrations, although As and Ni levels in the Boseong had some potential for benthos toxicity. Correlation and principal component/factor analysis showed that concentrations of Cu, As, Cr, and Ni were dominant from geological origins rather than anthropogenic. The reducible fraction bound to Fe and Mn-oxides was prevalent in Pb, while the water- and acid-soluble fractions were easily exchangeable or bound to high Cd carbonates. The fraction bound to the highest lattice in residual prevailed in Zn, Cu, Cr, and Ni, accounting for 64%, 65%, 87%, and 86%, respectively. Similarly, results indicated geological origins. Risk assessment to benthos based on labile fractions (F1 + F2 + F3) were Cd (72%) < Pb (66%) < Zn (36%) ≈ Cu (35%) < Ni (14%) ≈ Cr (13%). While Cd and Pb showed the highest risk, their concentrations were relatively lower. However, Cr and Ni showed the highest concentrations but low risk levels, suggesting their pollution is unlikely to have adverse effects on benthos.
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- Hae Jong Yang
- Yeongsan River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Gwangju, 61011, South Korea
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- Yeongsan River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Gwangju, 61011, South Korea
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- Yeongsan River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Gwangju, 61011, South Korea.
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- Yeongsan River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Gwangju, 61011, South Korea
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- Yeongsan River Environment Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Gwangju, 61011, South Korea
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Debnath A, Singh PK, Chandra Sharma Y. Metallic contamination of global river sediments and latest developments for their remediation. J Environ Manage 2021; 298:113378. [PMID: 34435569 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This review article represents the comparative study of heavy metal concentration in water and sediments of 43 important global rivers. The review is a solitary effort in the area of heavy metal contamination of river-sediments during last ten years. The interpretation of heavy metal contamination in sediments has been verified with different indices, factors, codes and reference guidelines, which is based on geochemical data linked to background value of metals. It is observed that health hazards arise due to dynamics of movement of metals between water and sediments, which is primarily influenced by several factors such as physical, chemical, biological, hydrological and environmental. Also, the reason behind accumulation and assimilation of heavy metals on river water system is explained with appropriate mechanisms. Several factors e.g. pH, ORP, organic matter etc. are mainly involved in the distribution, accumulation and assimilation of metals in the sediment phase to water phase. Remediation technologies such as in-situ and ex-situ have been discussed for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated sediments. We have also compared the performance efficiencies of the technologies adopted by different researchers during the period 2003 to 2019 for the removal of metal bound sediments. Many researchers have preferred in-situ over ex-situ remediation due to low cost and time saving remediation effects. In this work we have also incorporated the safety measures and strategies which can prevent the metal accumulation in sediments of river system.
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- Abhijit Debnath
- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India
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Zhang Y, Labianca C, Chen L, De Gisi S, Notarnicola M, Guo B, Sun J, Ding S, Wang L. Sustainable ex-situ remediation of contaminated sediment: A review. Environ Pollut 2021; 287:117333. [PMID: 34000670 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Routine waterway dredging activities generate huge volumes of dredged sediment. The remediation of dredged contaminated sediment is a worldwide challenge. Novel and sustainable ex-situ remediation technologies for contaminated sediment have been developed and adopted in recent years. In this review paper, the state-of-art ex-situ treatment technologies and resource utilisation methods for contaminated sediment were critically reviewed. By applying different techniques, sediment could been successfully transformed into sustainable construction materials, such as ceramsite, supplementary cementitious materials, fill materials, paving blocks, partition blocks, ready-mixed concrete, and foamed concrete. We highlighted that proper remediation technologies should be cleverly selected and designed according to the physical and chemical characteristics of sediment, without neglecting important aspects, such as cost, safety, environmental impacts, readiness level of the technology and social acceptability. The combination of different assessment methods (e.g., environmental impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis and life cycle assessment) should be employed to comprehensively evaluate the feasibility of different sustainable remediation technologies. We call on the scientific community in a multidisciplinary fashion to evaluate the sustainability of various remediation technologies for contaminated sediment.
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- Yuying Zhang
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona N. 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona N. 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry (DICATECh), Polytechnic University of Bari, Via E. Orabona N. 4, 70125, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 73 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Institute of Construction Materials, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany.
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Wang S, Yan J, Lin Q, Zhao S, Xu S, Li L, Zhang M, Chen L. Non-ignorable contribution of anthropogenic source to aerosols in Arctic Ocean. Environ Res 2021; 201:111538. [PMID: 34166656 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Arctic Ocean (AO) atmospheric aerosols, which are a factor influencing regional and global climate, have been greatly influenced by an increase in anthropogenic sources. To identify the impact of anthropogenic sources on regional aerosols in the AO and middle and low latitudes (MLO), a single-particle aerosol mass spectrometer was used to count and size aerosols with diameters less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) and determine their chemical composition. The mean hourly count of PM2.5 aerosols was 1639/h in the AO, which was 57.1% lower than that in the MLO. Na_MSA, sulfate, and Na_rich were three major components, which accounted for 74.3% of PM2.5 aerosols in the AO. The size distribution of PM2.5 aerosols was unimodal, peaking between 0.42 μm and 1.64 μm. A source apportionment method for single aerosol particles in the Arctic was established using positive matrix factorization (PMF) combined with backward air mass trajectory and principal component analysis (PCA). Three potential sources of aerosols were identified: marine sources; anthropogenic sources; and secondary formation. The largest contribution to aerosols in the AO was from marine sources, accounting for 50.6%. This source was 20.4% higher in the AO than that in the MLO. Secondary formation contributed 19.8% and 36.5% to aerosols in the AO and MLO, respectively. However, the contribution of anthropogenic sources to aerosols was 29.6% in the AO, and this was 3.7% lower than that in the MLO. Our study provides a useful method for identifying sources of aerosols in the Arctic, and the results showed that although marine sources were the largest contributors to aerosols in the AO, the contribution of anthropogenic sources could not be ignored.
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- Shanshan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China; Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China; Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China; Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China; Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China; Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Institute of Mass Spectrometer and Atmospheric Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China; Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Global Change and Marine Atmospheric Chemistry, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China; Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Dong S, Pan Y, Guo H, Gao B, Li M. Identifying Influencing Factors of Agricultural Soil Heavy Metals Using a Geographical Detector: A Case Study in Shunyi District, China. Land 2021; 10:1010. [DOI: 10.3390/land10101010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Identifying influencing factors of heavy metals is essential for soil evaluation and protection. This study investigates the use of a geographical detector to identify influencing factors of agricultural soil heavy metals from natural and anthropogenic aspects. We focused on six variables of soil heavy metals, i.e., As, Cd, Hg, Cu, Pb, Zn, and four influencing factors, i.e., soil properties (soil type and soil texture), digital elevation model (DEM), land use, and annual deposition fluxes. Experiments were conducted in Shunyi District, China. We studied the spatial correlations between variables of soil heavy metals and influencing factors at both single-object and multi-object levels. A geographical detector was directly used at the single-object level, while principal component analysis (PCA) and geographical detector were sequentially integrated at the multi-object level to identify influencing factors of heavy metals. Results showed that the concentrations of Cd, Cu, and Zn were mainly influenced by DEM (p = 0.008) and land use (p = 0.033) factors, while annual deposition fluxes were the main factors of the concentrations of Hg, Cd, and Pb (p = 0.000). Moreover, the concentration of As was primarily influenced by soil properties (p = 0.026), DEM (p = 0.000), and annual deposition flux (p = 0.000). The multi-object identification results between heavy metals and influencing factors included single object identification in this study. Compared with the results using the PCA and correlation analysis (CA) methods, the identification method developed at different levels can identify much more influencing factors of heavy metals. Due to its promising performance, identification at different levels can be widely employed for soil protection and pollution restoration.
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Wang H, Xu J, Gomez MA, Shi Z, Jia Y. A study on the effects of anion, cation, organic compounds, and pH on the release behaviors of As and Sb from sediments. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:45199-45211. [PMID: 33860893 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13874-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The trace element of As and Sb have resulted in serious threats to ecological sustainability and human health in the Xijiang River basin, China. The geoaccumulation index (Igeo) results showed the sediment of Xijiang River was heavily contaminated by Sb as well as moderately contaminated by As. The effect of inorganic anions on the released As and Sb from the sediment increases in the following sequence: Cl- < SO42- < CO32- < PO43-. The presence of PO43- and CO32- had the greater effect over As mobility from the sediment compared to Sb. The effect of Ca(II), Al(III), and Mg(II) on the released amount of Sb from the sediment is negligible. Meanwhile, in the case of As, Ca(II) and Mg(II) had small impacts, but the released amount of As increased slightly with an increase of Al(III) concentration. The stability of As and Sb in the sediment was found to be the best at pH 5. The effect of organic compounds (≤ 0.05 mol/L) on the dissolved As percentages from the sediment increased in the following sequence: ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) < oxalate < citrate, and the effect on Sb release was oxalate < EDTA < citrate at concentrations (≤ 0.025 mol/L). This study provides the basic theoretical basis to manage the mobilization of co-contamination of sediments with As and Sb under the influence of external perturbations.
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- Haibo Wang
- College of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, China
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, Liaoning, China
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, Liaoning, China
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, Liaoning, China.
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- Liaoning Engineering Research Center for Treatment and Recycling of Industrially Discharged Heavy Metals, Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Shenyang, 110142, Liaoning, China.
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, China.
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Mansouri B, Azadi NA, Albrycht M, Binkowski LJ, Błaszczyk M, Hamesadeghi U, Rahmani R, Maleki A, Majnoni F. Metal Risk Assessment Study of Canned Fish Available on the Iranian Market. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:3470-3477. [PMID: 33170447 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02446-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Iran is the largest fishery producer in the region reaching nearly 1 million tons. Fish provide a good many nutrients that are beneficial for our health. Due to significant deposits of xenobiotics in the water environments, however, fish may also be a source of non-essential metals, causing a variety of disorders. The main challenges to Iranian fisheries are environmental pollution and quality control, so this study aims to estimate the concentration of cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb) in canned tuna fish produced and consumed in Iran. We studied four popular brands (N = 4 × 20) with ICP-MS and then looked at the concentrations and calculated the risk assessment parameters. We found that the lowest concentration was observed for Cd (18 μg/kg) and the highest for Ni (132 μg/kg). Among the brands studied, Pb concentrations differed most (42.0 to 113.3 μg/kg) and Hg levels were more consistent (24.0 and 39.4 μg/kg). The concentrations of Cd, Hg, and Pb in all the brands tested were below EU permissible thresholds. The intake estimation risk assessment parameters (EDI, contribution to PTWI, and CR) and non-cancer risk assessment parameters based on reference doses (THQ and HI) demonstrated the safety of tested products in respect to all metal concentrations studied, while the parameters regarding the toxic effects (MoE, and ILCR) showed that the consumption might cause health risks in terms of Cd (ILCR), Ni (ILCR), and Pb (MoE). The consumption of the canned fish studied should therefore be maintained at a reasonable level (2-5 meals containing fish weekly), so that it may provide necessary nutrients, while avoiding the health risk due to metal content.
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- Borhan Mansouri
- Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Biostatistics Department, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran
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- Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Birjand University, Birjand, Iran
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Chen YG, He XLS, Huang JH, Luo R, Ge HZ, Wołowicz A, Wawrzkiewicz M, Gładysz-Płaska A, Li B, Yu QX, Kołodyńska D, Lv GY, Chen SH. Impacts of heavy metals and medicinal crops on ecological systems, environmental pollution, cultivation, and production processes in China. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 219:112336. [PMID: 34044310 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Heavy metals are widely distributed in the environment due to the natural processes and anthropogenic human activities. Their migration into no contaminated areas contributing towards pollution of the ecosystems e.g. soils, plants, water and air. It is recognized that heavy metals due to their toxicity, long persistence in nature can accumulate in the trophic chain and cause organism dysfunction. Although the popularity of herbal medicine is rapidly increasing all over the world heavy metal toxicity has a great impact and importance on herbal plants and consequently affects the quality of herbal raw materials, herbal extracts, the safety and marketability of drugs. Effective control of heavy metal content in herbal plants using in pharmaceutical and food industries has become indispensable. Therefore, this review describes various important factors such as ecological and environmental pollution, cultivation and harvest of herbal plants and manufacturing processes which effects on the quality of herbal plants and then on Chinese herbal medicines which influence human health. This review also proposes possible management strategies to recover environmental sustainability and medication safety. About 276 published studies (1988-2021) are reviewed in this paper.
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- Yi-Gong Chen
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, M. Curie Sklodowska Sq. 2, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, M. Curie Sklodowska Sq. 2, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, M. Curie Sklodowska Sq. 2, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Senyu Co., Ltd, No. 8 Wanmao Road, Choujiang Street, Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, M. Curie Sklodowska Sq. 2, 20-031 Lublin, Poland.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region Green Pharmaceuticals, Zhejiang University of Technology, Chaowang Road 18, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Wang F, Dong W, Zhao Z, Wang H, Li W, Chen G, Wang F, Zhao Y, Huang J, Zhou T. Heavy metal pollution in urban river sediment of different urban functional areas and its influence on microbial community structure. Sci Total Environ 2021; 778:146383. [PMID: 34030363 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In this study, the Songgang River (SR) was selected as a typical contaminated urban river in a highly urbanized city (Shenzhen) that is extensively polluted by heavy metals (HMs). Five representative sampling sites were selected from different urban functional areas along the SR, and the spatial and vertical distributions of HMs and the related environmental risk were investigated. In addition, the distribution variability, composition, and abundance of microbial communities, as well as the correlation between the abundance of the operational taxonomic units (OTUs) and the HM contents were analyzed. The spatial distribution of HMs in the sediment revealed wide variation among the different urban functional areas. Industrial and residential areas had higher HM contents, following the order of Cu > Zn > Ni > Cr > Pb. In addition, the vertical characterization (5-300 cm) of HM content showed a decreasing trend with depth, with a distinct layer around 120-180 cm that might have been caused by anthropogenic activity. An ecological risk assessment indicated that Cu, Ni, and Cr pose high potential risks in these industrial and residential areas (at the depth of 5-180 cm). Furthermore, microbial community analysis indicated that some HM-tolerant bacteria (e.g., Gallionella, Acidovorax, Arenimonas, Curvibacter, and Sideroxydans) were dominant in the 5-120 cm layer, corresponding to high HM contents. A canonical correspondence analysis and co-occurrence network further confirmed that there was a strong correlation among the urban functional areas, HM contents, and the abundance of microorganisms in the urban river sediment. The results of this study have the potential to provide a bio-augmentation strategy for the in-situ bioremediation of sediment contaminated by HMs.
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- Feng Wang
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- School of Marine Science and Management, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2220, Australia
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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Liu S, Zhuang X, Wang C. Application of Polyaluminium Chloride Coagulant in Urban River Water Treatment Influenced the Microbial Community in River Sediment. Water 2021; 13:1791. [DOI: 10.3390/w13131791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Polyaluminium chloride (PAC) has been widely used as a chemical coagulant in water treatment. However, little is known about the impact of PAC performance on the microbial community in sediments. In this study, the archaeal, bacterial, and fungal communities in urban river sediments with and without PAC treatment were investigated. Prokaryotic diversity decreased at the PAC addition site (A2) and increased along with the river flow (from A3 to A4), while eukaryotic diversity was the opposite. The abundance of core microbiota showed a similar trend. For example, the dominant Proteobacteria presented the highest relative abundance in A1 (26.8%) and the lowest in A2 (15.3%), followed by A3 (17.5%) and A4 (23.0%). In contrast, Rozellomycota was more dominant in A2 (56.6%) and A3 (58.1%) than in A1 (6.2%) and A4 (16.3%). Salinity, total dissolved solids, and metal contents were identified as the key physicochemical factors affecting the assembly of core microorganisms. The predicted functions of archaea and fungi were mainly divided into methane cycling and saprotrophic nutrition, respectively, while bacterial function was more diversified. The above findings are helpful to enhance our understanding of microorganism response to PAC and have significance for water treatment within the framework of microecology.
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Han R, Zhou B, Chen H. Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Environmental Health Risk of Heavy Metals in Industrial Wastewater of China during 1999-2018. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:5920. [PMID: 34072962 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18115920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In recent decades, environmental health risk caused by heavy metals in industrial wastewater (EHR-IHM) has become a serious issue globally, especially for China. Given the spatial difference of heavy metal emissions, hydrogeography, population distribution, etc., it is essential to estimate China's EHR-IHM from a high-resolution perspective. Based on the framework of USEtox, this study constructs an environmental health risk assessment method for heavy metals discharged from industrial wastewater by coupling the Pollutant Accumulation Model (PAM). This method also considers the process of heavy metal flows between upstream and downstream areas. Based on this constructed method, we investigate the spatio-temporal distribution of EHR-IHM of As, Cd, Cr(VI), Hg, and Pb in China from 1999 to 2018. Results showed that the EHR-IHM in China increased rapidly during 1999-2007 and decreased gradually during 2007-2018, with the highest Damage Level (DL) of 6.8 × 104 disability-adjusted life years (DALY). As and Cr(VI) were the major heavy metal pollutants, which induced 58.9-70.6% and 23.9-36.2% of the total EHR-IHM, respectively. Intake of aquatic products was the dominant exposure route, accounting for over 84.1% of national EHR-IHM, followed by drinking water intake, accounting for 9.5-15.8%. Regarding spatial distribution, the regions with high EHR-IHM are mainly distributed in the middle-lower reaches of the Yangtze River, southeast coastal cities, Bohai Rim, etc.
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Hao J, Ren J, Fang H, Tao L. Identification Sources and High-Risk Areas of Sediment Heavy Metals in the Yellow River by Geographical Detector Method. Water 2021; 13:1103. [DOI: 10.3390/w13081103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In order to determine the key influencing factors, risk areas, and source pathways of heavy metals in the sediment of the Yellow River, 37 samples were collected in the surface sediment (0–5 cm) of the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River main stream for the determination of heavy metals copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), and cadmium (Cd). Based on the geographical detector model (GDM) and ArcGIS 10.2 software, this paper selected 6 heavy metals and 15 influencing factors, including 8 natural factors and 7 anthropogenic factors, to detect key influencing factors, risk areas, and sources of heavy metals. The results showed that: (1) The average contents of heavy metals Cr and Cd in the sediments exceeded the average value in soil, the world average concentration in the shales, and the first-level standard of soil environmental quality in China, and they were the main risk metals; (2) Vegetation coverage (VC) was the largest influencing factor for the spatial distribution of heavy metals in the sediment, followed by per capita income (PI), and land use type (LUT) and road network density (RD) were smaller influencing factors. The interactions of the factors were enhanced; (3) The Wuhai section for a risk area was mainly polluted by Cd and Pb, which were caused by atmospheric deposition and industrial emission. The Baotou section for a risk area was mainly polluted by Cr, which mainly originated from river transportation and industrial discharge. The conclusions can provide a scientific basis for the environmental protection and management of the different areas in the Inner Mongolia section of the Yellow River.
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Long X, Liu F, Zhou X, Pi J, Yin W, Li F, Huang S, Ma F. Estimation of spatial distribution and health risk by arsenic and heavy metals in shallow groundwater around Dongting Lake plain using GIS mapping. Chemosphere 2021; 269:128698. [PMID: 33121802 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Potable groundwater has become the primary water source for the local population because of the serious pollution of As and heavy metals in the surface water around the Dongting Lake Plain. A comprehensive research on the shallow groundwater was performed in this study via geographical information system (GIS) and geochemical method to evaluate groundwater quality and health risks of shallow groundwater in Dongting Lake Plain. Eighty-seven samples were collected and the content of As and twelve other heavy metals (e.g., Al, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mo, Ni, Mn, Co, Ba, Pb, Cd, and Cr) in the samples were detected by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrum (ICP-MS) technology. The water pollution situation was assessed using heavy metal contents and evaluation indices, and human health risks were evaluated on the basis of both carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic aspects. Results showed that the shallow groundwater quality is moderately to heavily contaminated and should be considered in some areas of the Li and Xiangjiang River coasts. Several regions have the potential of carcinogenic risks induced by As and the groundwater in some regions may have the risk of Cr carcinogenesis in the wet season. These findings suggested that the potential harm caused by Fe, Zn, Mn, Cr, and As pollution of groundwater, especially As and Cr in wet season, must be considered. The spatio-temporal study on the groundwater quality evaluation may be beneficial to the protection and sustainable development of groundwater resources in Dongting Lake Plain.Summary: Although the overall noncarcinogenic health risk by metals in shallow groundwater of Dongting Lake is low, noncarcinogenic health risks caused by Fe, Zn, Mn, and As exist in some areas.
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- Xiting Long
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization, Institute of Deep Earth Sciences and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Deep Underground Engineering Sciences and Green Energy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; The 402 Team, The Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Exploration of Hunan, Changsha 410014, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization, Institute of Deep Earth Sciences and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Deep Underground Engineering Sciences and Green Energy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.
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- The 402 Team, The Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Exploration of Hunan, Changsha 410014, China
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- The 402 Team, The Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Exploration of Hunan, Changsha 410014, China
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- The 402 Team, The Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Exploration of Hunan, Changsha 410014, China
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- The 402 Team, The Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources Exploration of Hunan, Changsha 410014, China
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- School of Geographic Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, China
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- School of Geographic Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, China.
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Meng X, Zhang W, Shan B. Evaluating the biotoxicity of surface water in a grassy lake in North China. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 102:316-325. [PMID: 33637257 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The biological toxicity of aquatic ecosystems should be considered when assessing the effects of toxicity on the water environment. The aim of this study was to identify the main pollutants in the Baiyangdian (BYD) and the factors that contribute to biological toxicity. We determined various physical and chemical indicators in the surface water of the BYD, including nutrients and heavy metals, and the biological toxicity. We also explored the sources of the main pollutants and how the pollutants contributed to toxicity in the lake, using correlation analysis and an index of the biological toxicity. The results showed that total nitrogen (TN), ammoniacal nitrogen (NH4+-N), chromium (Cr), and zinc (Zn) were the main pollutants in the BYD surface water. The average concentration of Cr was 2.3 times greater than the Class V threshold, and the concentrations at about 65% of the sampling points, mainly those in the southern part of the BYD, exceeded the threshold standard. The average concentration of Zn was 1.25 times higher than the Class V threshold, with the concentrations of about 35% of the samples greater than the threshold concentration. The integrated toxicity of the surface water to luminescent bacteria ranged from 0.51% to 58%, and averaged 24.07%, which was within the range of moderate toxicity. The inhibition rates were high near Diantou (59%) and Duan (51.6%). The pollutant levels in the BYD tend to be related to the population density, with pollution mainly caused by sewage and domestic garbage, with little influence from local industries. Cr and TN were strongly correlated, but the biological toxicity was not correlated with any of the individual environmental indicators, which suggests that the toxicity in the surface water of the BYD reflected the combined effects of the environmental factors, rather than a single factor. The information from this study, about the main pollutants and the relationships between the physical and chemical properties of the surface water in the BYD, can be used to support plans for restoring the BYD.
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- Xin Meng
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China.
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Zhang J, Shi Z, Ni S, Wang X, Liao C, Wei F. Source Identification of Cd and Pb in Typical Farmland Topsoil in the Southwest of China: A Case Study. Sustainability 2021; 13:3729. [DOI: 10.3390/su13073729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cd and Pb in farmland topsoil are controlled by many factors. To identify the source of potential toxic metals in the farmland topsoil around Mianyuan River, the chemical analysis and multivariate statistical analysis are performed in this study. The results indicate the following: (1) The concentration of Cd and Pb in soil exceed the background value of Chinese soil elements. (2) Cd is significantly enriched in the whole region and Pb is locally enriched, both of them are more or less influenced by human activities. (3) The contents of Cd and Pb increase significantly following the flow direction of river. (4) Pb isotope analysis indicates that the main source of Pb in the soil include the air dust, coal and phosphate plant, and the contribution of them decreases successively. (5) Linear correlation analysis and principal component analysis show that the main sources of Cd in the soil are mining phosphate rock, air dust, phosphate plant and coal mining.
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Alamri S, Siddiqui MH, Kushwaha BK, Singh VP, Ali HM. Mitigation of arsenate toxicity by indole-3-acetic acid in brinjal roots: Plausible association with endogenous hydrogen peroxide. J Hazard Mater 2021; 405:124336. [PMID: 33153795 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The role of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) crosstalk in regulating metal stress is still less known. Herein, role of IAA in alleviating arsenate (AsV) toxicity in brinjal seedlings along with its probable relation with endogenous H2O2 was investigated. Arsenate hampered root growth due to greater accumulation of As and decrease in phosphorus uptake that resulted into inhibited photosynthesis and cell death. Further, AsV induced oxidative stress markers and damage to macromolecules (lipids and proteins) due to alterations in redox status of glutathione as a result of inhibition in activity of glutathione synthetase and glutathione reductase. However, application of IAA with AsV improved root growth by significantly declining As accumulation and oxidative stress markers, sequestrating As into vacuoles, and improving redox status of glutathione which collectively protected roots from cell death. Interestingly, addition of diphenylene iodonium (DPI, an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase) further increased AsV toxicity even in the presence of IAA. However, application of H2O2 rescued negative effect of DPI. Overall, the results suggested that in IAA-mediated mitigation of AsV toxicity in brinjal roots, endogenous H2O2 might have acted as a downstream signal.
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- Saud Alamri
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 2455, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 2455, Saudi Arabia.
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, A Constituent Post Graduate College of University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, C.M.P. Degree College, A Constituent Post Graduate College of University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 2455, Saudi Arabia
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Ge Y, Lou Y, Xu M, Wu C, Meng J, Shi L, Xia F, Xu Y. Spatial distribution and influencing factors on the variation of bacterial communities in an urban river sediment. Environ Pollut 2021; 272:115984. [PMID: 33168378 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The water and sediments of urban rivers are spatially heterogeneous because of the influence of environmental and anthropogenic factors. However, the spatial and functional diversity of bacterial communities in urban river sediments are unclear. We investigated the spatial distribution of microbial compositions in sediments in Qingdao section of the Dagu River, and the effects of sediment physiochemical properties on the variation were explored. Among the seven heavy metals analyzed, only the average concentration of Cd significantly exceeded the safety limit for sediments. The detailed composition and spatial distribution of bacterial communities fluctuated substantially between sites along the river. Bacterial datasets were separated into three clusters according to the environmental characteristics of sampling areas (the urbanized, scenic, and intertidal zones). For the urbanized zone, Acidobacteria, Firmicutes, Gemmatimonadetes, Bacteroidetes, and Gammaproteobacteria were significantly enriched, implying the effects of human activity. In the intertidal zone, Alphaproteobacteria and Deltaproteobacteria were significantly enriched, which are associated with S redox processes, as in the marine environment. Variation partitioning analysis showed that the amount of variation independently explained by variables of Na, Al, total S and Zn was largest, followed by sediment nutrients, while heavy metals and pH explained independently 13% and 9% of the variance, respectively. Overall, microbial structures in the Dagu River exhibited spatial variation and functional diversity as a result of natural and anthropogenic factors. The results will enable the prediction of the changes in urban river ecosystems that maintain their ecological balance and health.
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- Yi Ge
- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Shandong Academy of Environmental Sciences Co.,LTD., Jinan, 250100, China
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- Environmental Science Research & Design Institute of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, 310007, China
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- School of Environmental and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- School of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Hong H, Wu S, Wang Q, Qian L, Lu H, Liu J, Lin HJ, Zhang J, Xu WB, Yan C. Trace metal pollution risk assessment in urban mangrove patches: Potential linkage with the spectral characteristics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter. Environ Pollut 2021; 272:115996. [PMID: 33213952 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Mangroves are inter-tidal ecosystems with important global ecological roles. Today, mangroves around the world are at risk of fragmentation, especially in areas with rapid urbanization. Mangroves experiencing habitat fragmentation may be more intensely affected by human activities and a scenario that might have been ignored by previous studies on trace metal (TM) environmental geochemistry. Here, we investigated the typically fragmented habitats in a subtropical mangrove estuary (the Danshuei Basin in Taiwan Strait) to evaluate how human activities affect the geochemical behaviors of TMs. Ni, Sb, Zn, Cr, Cu, and Cd were the primary contaminants found in the mangrove patches. Metal sequestration from the riverine (Ni, Cr) and in-patch activity (Sb, Zn, Cu, Cd) are primary sources of TM's risk. Using the synthesized pollution risk assessment, we showed that most of the mangrove patches are under moderate pollution risk. A significant relationship between the TMs pollution indicators and the absorption coefficient at 254 nm (a254), implying that the a254 could be a potential convenient parameter in the TMs risk assessment, which might be partly explained by the bio-remediation of sulfate-reduction microorganism. This study demonstrates the ecological risks posed by TM pollution on urban mangrove patches and emphasizes the importance of a more comprehensive survey for estuarine mangrove patch environments to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Hualong Hong
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China; School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China
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- Department of Life Sciences and Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, 361021, China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, China.
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Namngam N, Xue W, Liu X, Kootattep T, Shrestha RP, Wattayakorn G, Tabucanon AS, Yu S. Sedimentary metals in developing tropical watersheds in relation to their urbanization intensities. J Environ Manage 2021; 278:111521. [PMID: 33120094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The spatial distribution of seven metals (Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr, Ni, Cu, and Zn) and As in the surface sediments from three major tributaries of a tropical urbanizing river network (i.e., Chao Phraya River, Thachin River, and Pasak River) was investigated. An obvious metal concentration gradient in response to the intensity of urbanization was found at inter-watershed and intra-watershed scales. Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) exceedances of several metals (Pb, Cr, Ni, Cu, and Zn) and high ecological risk were primarily identified at the down streams of Chao Phraya and Thachin watersheds, where the social-economic center of the country with intensive industries is located. Stepwise multiple linear regression revealed significant correlations between studied metals and catchment land use pattern (with p < 0.0001 except for Ni and Cr). Particularly, urban land use showed remarkable effect on sedimentary Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn loads with high coefficients over 0.65. The results of cluster analysis and principal component analysis indicated the dominated urban/industrial sources for Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn, mixed natural and industrial sources for Cr and Ni, and diffuse sources for Hg and As in the watersheds, respectively.
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- Natchaya Namngam
- School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand.
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- Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen, 361021, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand
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- Graduate School-Interdisciplinary Program in Maritime Administration, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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Niu Y, Chen F, Li Y, Ren B. Trends and Sources of Heavy Metal Pollution in Global River and Lake Sediments from 1970 to 2018. Rev Environ Contam Toxicol 2021; 257:1-35. [PMID: 33866419 DOI: 10.1007/398_2020_59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution is a global problem although its sources and trends differ by region and time. To data, no published research has reported heavy metal pollution in global rivers and lakes. This study reviewed past sampling data across six continents from 1970 to 2018 and analyzed the trends and sources of 10 heavy metal species in sediments from 289 rivers and 133 lakes. Collectively, river sediments showed increasing trends in Cd, Cr, Ni, Mn, and Co and decreasing trends in Hg, indicating that rivers acted as a sink for the former and a source for the latter. Lake sediments showed increasing trends in Pb, Hg, Cr, and Mn, and decreasing trends in Cd, Zn, and As, indicating that lakes acted as a sink for the former and a source for the latter. Due to difference in natural backgrounds and development stage in continents, mean metal concentrations were generally higher in Europe and North America than in Africa, Asia, and South America. Principal component analysis showed that main metal source was mining and manufacturing from the 1970s to 1990s and domestic waste discharge from the 2000s to 2010s. Metal sources in sediments differed greatly by continent, with rock weathering dominant in Africa, mining and manufacturing dominant in North America, and domestic waste discharge dominant in Asia and Europe. Global trends in sediment metal loads and pollution-control measures suggest that the implementation of rigorous standards on metal emissions, limitations on metal concentrations in manufactured products, and the pretreatment of metal-contaminated waste have been effective at controlling heavy metal pollution in rivers and lakes. Thus, these efforts should be extended globally.
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- Yandong Niu
- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
- Hunan Academy of Forestry, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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Jiang X, Wang L, Su X, Zeng W, Xu A, Zheng Q, Xu W. Spatial heterogeneity in and distributional characteristics of rural ecological livability in China--The case of Fujian Province. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0244238. [PMID: 33373372 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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With the outbreak of COVID-19, the importance of rural areas has been gradually highlighted, and the importance of rural ecological livability has been gradually recognized. A growing body of literature recognizes the importance of building a rural ecological livability (REL) system. It is urgent that we clarify the status quo and spatial-temporal differences in and distributional characteristics of rural ecological livability and that we carry out targeted and differentiated construction to promote rural ecological livability in post-epidemic China. This study proposes a conceptual model that incorporates various economic, social and environmental factors and develops a comprehensive multifactor (production-living-ecology) evaluation system. Using Fujian Province as an example, the entropy weight method is used to measure the REL level of 55 counties and cities, which are comprehensively evaluated from 2015 to 2019. Moran's I and Getis-Ord Gi* are used to analyze the spatial and distributional characteristics of the REL level in Fujian. The results show that the level of REL in Fujian Province has been relatively flat over the past five years, with a slight downward trend. The overall value of the rural ecological livability index in 2015 was 0.345, and its overall value in 2019 was 0.334, with an average value of 0.343. The REL of Fujian Province is spatially correlated, with high levels of livability in the southeast and low levels in the northeast. The autocorrelation in the level of ecological livability in Fujian's counties and cities continues to increase.
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Liu Y, Chen J, Dong Z, Chen G, Liu D. Antioxidant responses and lipid peroxidation can be used as sensitive indicators for the heavy metals risk assessment of the Wei River: a case study of planarian Dugesia Japonica. Biomarkers 2020; 26:55-64. [PMID: 33225756 DOI: 10.1080/1354750x.2020.1854347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE To verify antioxidant responses and lipid peroxidation can be used as sensitive indicators for the risk assessment of the Wei River. MATERIAL AND METHODS We investigate the effects of the Wei River on oxidative stress of planarian Dugesia japonica by antioxidant parameters, and use ICP-MS to measure the heavy metals in the Wei River. Then, we observe the effects of three common heavy metal ions (Cr3+, Hg2+, Pb2+) on the regeneration of planarians on morphological and histological levels. RESULTS The significant changes of antioxidant parameters (SOD, CAT, GPx, GST, T-AOC) and MDA content indicate that oxidative stress is induced after the Wei River exposure on planarians, though the heavy metals in the Wei River are not exceeding the standards. Then, the regeneration of planarians shows different degree of morphological and histological damage after Cr3+, Hg2+ and Pb2+ exposure. CONCLUSION We speculate that the heavy metal ions in the Wei River, especially Cr3+, Hg2+ and Pb2+, may give rise to oxidative damage on planarians. These findings illustrate that planarian can serve as an indicator of aquatic ecosystem pollution, antioxidant responses and lipid peroxidation can also be used as sensitive indicators and provide an excellent opportunity for urban river risk assessment.
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- Yingyu Liu
- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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Jeong H, Choi JY, Lim J, Shim WJ, Kim YO, Ra K. Characterization of the contribution of road deposited sediments to the contamination of the close marine environment with trace metals: Case of the port city of Busan (South Korea). Mar Pollut Bull 2020; 161:111717. [PMID: 33039792 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We examined the concentrations of 12 trace metals in road-deposited sediments (RDS) and their contributions to the pollution of harbor/marine sediments in the port city of Busan, South Korea. The concentrations of Cr, Cu, Zn, Cd, Sn, Sb, and Pb in RDS affected by industrial and traffic activities were 6.7-25.7 times higher than those in marine sediments. The enrichment factors indicate that RDS are extremely polluted with Sb and moderately to strongly polluted with Cr, Cu, As, Sn, Pb, Zn, and Cd. The mean modified pollution index distinguished between unpolluted marine sediments, moderately to heavily polluted harbor sediments, and severely polluted RDS. Furthermore, harbor/marine sediments close to shipyards and the mouths of streams and rivers were found to be moderately polluted with Cu, Zn, Cd, Sb, and Pb. RDS containing trace metals accumulate on impervious surfaces and flow into the marine environment via untreated stormwater runoff.
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- Hyeryeong Jeong
- Marine Environmental Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Republic of Korea; Department of Ocean Science (Oceanography), KIOST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Marine Environmental Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Republic of Korea
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- Geological Research Division, Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), Daejeon 34132, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ocean Science (Oceanography), KIOST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea; Oil and POPs Research Group, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Geoje 53201, Republic of Korea
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- Marine Environmental and Climate Research Division, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Republic of Korea
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- Marine Environmental Research Center, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), Busan 49111, Republic of Korea; Department of Ocean Science (Oceanography), KIOST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
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Khan R, Islam MS, Tareq ARM, Naher K, Islam ARMT, Habib MA, Siddique MAB, Islam MA, Das S, Rashid MB, Ullah AKMA, Miah MMH, Masrura SU, Bodrud-doza M, Sarker MR, Badruzzaman ABM. Distribution, sources and ecological risk of trace elements and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from a polluted urban river in central Bangladesh. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 14:100318. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enmm.2020.100318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Owokotomo AI, Ajayi OO, Alabi OO, Chukwuka AV. Watershed land use, surface water vulnerability and public health risks of two urban rivers, Ado-Ekiti, South-West Nigeria. SN Appl Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-03572-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Benítez Á, Torres S, Morocho R, Carrillo W, Donoso DA, Calva J. Platyhypnidium aquaticum as Bioindicator of Metal and Metalloid Contamination of River Water in a Neotropical Mountain City. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:E974. [PMID: 32752086 DOI: 10.3390/plants9080974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Water contamination is a major environmental problem in many cities of the world. Most water contamination results from industry and human activities that generate toxic substances (e.g., metals). Rheophilic and aquatic mosses are found in lotic ecosystems, and their morphological and physiological traits are responsive to ecological and pollution gradients. Here we hypothesized that the native rheophilic moss Platyhypnidium aquaticum (A. Jaeger) M. Fleisch exposed to polluted waters can bioaccumulate greater amounts of metals, and a metalloid, than P. aquaticum exposed to pollution-free water. To this aim, we tested the bioindicator capacity of the aquatic P. aquaticum for 15 metals (Cd, Pb, Zn, Fe, K, Ca, Na, Mn, V, Co, Ba, Cr, Al, Sr, and Mg) and one metalloid (As), in twelve river samples coming from three urban and one control zone along the Zamora river in the city of Loja. When compared to the control, our results showed that P. aquaticum in the Southern, Central, and Northern zones of the city bioaccumulated higher concentrations of Ba, Cd, Co, Fe, Mg, Mn, Na, Sr, Zn, and the metalloid As. On the other hand, concentrations of Al, Ca, Cr, Pb, and V in P. aquaticum tended to be lower in the control zone, but these differences were not significant. We suggest that the presence of these contaminants may be related to water pollution (e.g., residual discharges and a lack of treatment systems) along urban zones of the river. We report for the first time the utility of P. aquaticum as a model species for development of long-term biomonitoring programs of water contamination in South America. Passive biomonitoring with P. aquaticum can be a simple and low-cost method to obtain reliable data of the current state of water contamination with metals and metalloids in tropical regions.
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Deng J, Zhang J, Yin H, Hu W, Zhu J, Wang X. Ecological risk assessment and source apportionment of metals in the surface sediments of river systems in Lake Taihu Basin, China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:25943-25955. [PMID: 31321716 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05719-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In this study, the concentrations of Zn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, As, Cd, and Hg in the surface sediments of 94 sites sampled from six water systems in the Lake Taihu Basin in China were measured, and the pollution risks and sources of the metals were identified. The results showed that the mean concentrations of Zn, Cr, Ni, Cu, Pb, As, Cd, and Hg in the riverine surface sediments were 163.6, 102.5, 45.5, 44.7, 37.0, 13.3, 0.5, and 0.1 mg/kg, respectively, higher than the corresponding background values (except for Hg). According to the geoaccumulation index (Igeo), the Pb, Ni, Zn, Cu, and Cd concentrations in the riverine surface sediments were generally at low levels of pollution. Based on a pollution load index (PLI) evaluation, the Pb, Ni, Zn, and Cu concentrations in the riverine surface sediments were generally at moderate levels of pollution. According to the thresholds of potential ecological risk, the Cd and Hg concentrations in the riverine surface sediments exhibited moderate potential ecological risks. Multivariate statistical analysis indicated that the Pb in the riverine surface sediments primarily originated from domestic sewage, agricultural wastewater discharge, and petroleum combustion; the concentrations of Cr, Ni, and Zn were influenced by the electroplating and alloy manufacturing industries; the concentrations of Cu and As mainly originated from pesticide use and industrial wastewater discharge; and those of Cd and Hg primarily stemmed from industrial wastewater discharge. This research provides information regarding metallic contamination and the possible associated ecological risks to benthic organisms in the surface sediments of river systems and is useful for developing sustainable strategies for environmental pollution control and management in the Lake Taihu Basin.
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- Jiancai Deng
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Yan B, Xu DM, Chen T, Yan Z, Li LL. Geochemical features and potential environmental implications of heavy metals in mining-impacted sediments, south China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:18672-18684. [PMID: 32207013 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-07447-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The present study was initiated to investigate the geochemical features and associated pollution risks of selected heavy metals in sediments near an active copper sulfide mines, south China. These results indicated that legacy contamination in sediments were mainly Cd (11.9 mg/kg), Cu (0.106%), Pb (0.189%), Zn (0.0958%), and As (0.158%). Furthermore, the geochemical variability of most elements, ranging from 5.66% for K2O to 24.99% for Cd, was relatively lower. On the spatial scale, the variation patterns of multi-elements did not show a decreasing trend. The multivariate statistical analysis revealed that the significant enrichment of the studied elements was mostly related to the geochemical background and anthropogenic sources. Besides that, the stable climate might have positive influences on the leachability patterns of heavy metals in sediment profiles. According to the results of the potential ecological risk index (PERI), Cd, Cu, Pb, and As were identified as the riskiest elements due to their rather higher contribution ratios to pollution risk. In response to continuous exposure risks, the significant enrichment of these mining-derived elements should be preferentially concerned. Finally, some reasonable action is proposed for aquatic environment protection. Graphical abstract.
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- Bo Yan
- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100082, People's Republic of China
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Theoretical Chemistry, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, People's Republic of China
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de Melo MG, de Castro LG, Reis LA, Costa GDS, Silva FMAD, Bolson MA, Chaar JDS, Koolen HHF, Sargentini Junior É, Bataglion GA. Metals, n-Alkanes, Hopanes, and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon in Sediments from Three Amazonian Streams Crossing Manaus (Brazil). Chemistry 2020; 2:274-92. [DOI: 10.3390/chemistry2020018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Pollution is increasing in the Amazon region and its real impact is still unclear. Since this region is of great interest to the global community, this study aimed to assess geochemical biomarkers and metals in sediments from three streams crossing Manaus, a Brazilian city of 2.1 million inhabitants located in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The Mindu and Quarenta streams criss-cross the urban area of Manaus and receive domestic effluents from many heavily populated districts. In addition, the Quarenta stream is subjected to effluents from the industrial district of Manaus. The Tarumã-Açu stream is mostly covered by vegetation, although the region presents some occurrence of family farming, floating petrol station, marinas, and floating restaurants and bars. n-Alkanes were determined by Gas Chromatography with Flame Ionization Detection (GC-FID), whereas hopanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined by Gas Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). The metals Ag, Cd, Cr, Co, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) after microwave-assisted acid digestion. Concentrations of total PAHs and metals were higher in sediments from the urban streams Mindu and Quarenta because of the occurrence of more intense and diverse sources of pollution. In addition, some sediment samples from both these streams presented concentrations of fluoranthene, phenanthrene, and metals higher than the limits of low probability of adverse effects on biota established by the international guideline and by the Brazilian legislation. A similar total n-alkane concentration for sediments from all streams associated with profiles of n-alkanes with no odd/even hydrocarbon predominance suggests that biomass burning is an important source of hydrocarbons. Petroleum-derived products also represented a source for n-alkanes, as confirmed by the presence of α,β-hopanes, including an α,β-homohopane series from C31 to C35 with the presence of both 22S and 22R epimers. This is the first report on n-alkanes, PAHs, and hopanes in sediments from the Mindu, Quarenta, and Tarumã-Açu streams. The concentrations reported herein may be considered as baseline data in future monitoring programs of these streams.
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