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Li Y, Chen F, Huang C, Zeng J, Lin F. Sediment record of heavy metals in Xincun Lagoon indicating anthropogenic impact over the last 200 years. Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 202:116350. [PMID: 38583221 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116350] [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: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Anthropogenic metal pollution is a leading environmental problem in southern China, especially in remote regions where its impact remains poorly understood. This study investigates the historical variation of heavy metal pollution over the last 200 years using a sediment core from Xincun Lagoon, Hainan Island, South China. The temporal evolution of heavy metal pollution aligns with China's socioeconomic development. Prior to the 1950s, heavy metal concentrations were at geochemical background levels, reflecting China's agrarian status. Since the 1950s, the increased heavy metal accumulation may be attributed to intensified human activities linked to rapid urbanization and industrialization. Despite the increase in heavy metal enrichments since the 1950s, Xincun Lagoon currently faces a low ecological risk.
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- Yilan Li
- Laboratory for Coastal Ocean Variation and Disaster Prediction, College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Laboratory for Coastal Ocean Variation and Disaster Prediction, College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China; Key Laboratory of Climate, Resources and Environment in Continental Shelf Sea and Deep Sea of Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Key Laboratory of Space Ocean Remote Sensing and Application, Ministry of Natural Resources, China.
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- Laboratory for Coastal Ocean Variation and Disaster Prediction, College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China; Key Laboratory of Climate, Resources and Environment in Continental Shelf Sea and Deep Sea of Department of Education of Guangdong Province, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Key Laboratory of Space Ocean Remote Sensing and Application, Ministry of Natural Resources, China.
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- Laboratory for Coastal Ocean Variation and Disaster Prediction, College of Ocean and Meteorology, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524088, China
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
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Nordberg K, Björk G, Abrahamsson K, Josefsson S, Lundin L. Historic distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PAC) in a Skagerrak fjord, Swedish west coast as reflected in a high-resolution sediment record and compared to the Environmental Quality Standards (EQS). Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 199:116014. [PMID: 38183834 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.116014] [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: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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We present the historic distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PAC) in a Skagerrak fjord, a relatively unexploited area, on the Swedish west coast. PACs encompass various compounds, including PAHs, alkyl-PAHs, nitro-PAHs, and oxy-PAHs. These compounds, have environmental implications due to their harmful properties. Using a high-resolution sediment record, PAC variations including standard PAHs, nitro-PAHs and oxy-PAHs were investigated over the last approximately 170 years, comparing them with other European records. The sediment record reveals a significant increase in PAC levels during the 1940s-1950s, followed by peaks in the 1960s and 1970s, and a subsequent decrease in the 1980s. These trends align with industrial growth and evolving stronger environmental regulations in the region. The highest recorded concentration of PACs (1950-1970) reached levels comparable to present-day polluted urban environments. The study also compared PAH levels with EQS values. Results indicated that PAH levels exceeded EQS standards, potentially posing risks to sediment-dwelling organisms.
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- Kjell Nordberg
- Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 461, SE 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 461, SE 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 461, SE 40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Geological Survey of Sweden, PO Box 670, SE 75128 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Dept. of Chemistry, Umeå Univ., Linneus väg 6, SE 90187 Umeå, Sweden
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Li J, Chang R, Ban X, Yuan GL, Du X, Yin G, Lin T. Aged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as stratigraphic marker in the Anthropocene: Evidence from Tibetan Lake sediments. Water Res 2023; 245:120652. [PMID: 37741038 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120652] [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: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were supposed to serve as combustion marker reflecting the past energy use, but it was unclear whether their sediment records in the Anthropocene were "weathered" due to aging-induced formation of bound residues. In this study, the total concentration of PAHs (the sum of rapid desorption, slow desorption, and bound residue fractions) were determined in four dated sediment cores from eastern to central Tibet using multi-step sequential extraction method. The total 16 PAH concentrations were 11.8, 13.5, 18.9, and 29.4 ng/g dw (in average) in the Co Ngoin, Pung Co, Ahung Co, and Putok lakes, respectively. The stratigraphic records and estimated source contributions of PAHs in different areas of Tibet exhibited a coherent change in the mid-20th century in response to the Holocene-Anthropocene transition. The sediment PAHs also displayed a comparable pattern when the bound residue fraction was not accounted for, suggesting their effective retainability under natural aging conditions. This may be elucidated by the enduring forward and back conversions between slow desorption and bound residue fractions, which manifested similar time-dependent variations across PAH congeners. The distinct conversion tendencies of different congeners were predicted by the binding affinity of congeners to surface/inner regions of organic matter using molecular docking simulations. Our findings demonstrate the persistence of sediment PAH records under natural aging and validate the use of PAH documentary evidence for investigating the Anthropocene.
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- Jun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China.
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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- Shimadzu (China) Co., LTD, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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Li J, Chang R, Ban X, Yuan GL, Wang J. Primary emissions or environmental persistence contribute to the present DDTs: Evidence from sediment records in Tibetan lakes. J Hazard Mater 2023; 459:132342. [PMID: 37598514 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132342] [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: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) compounds are still circulating the global environment even though the technical DDT has been restricted in agriculture since the last century. The persistent presence of DDTs worldwide remains uncertain, as it is unclear whether their existence is primarily due to ongoing use or the prolonged persistence in soils and sediments that result in continuous reemission into the atmosphere. The present study applied a sequential extraction procedure to determine the DDT concentrations in rapid desorption, slow desorption, and bound residue fractions in the dated sediment cores from distinct regions of Tibet. The temporal variation of total DDTs (sum of three fractions) in sediments from southern and eastern Tibet respectively revealed the different DDT usage histories in India and China mainland. Nevertheless, the current application volumes of DDT-containing products in these regions were found to decrease significantly. The reversible transformations among three fractions of DDTs with aging time was observed along sediment profile, including the back conversion from bound residue. This process may be the key driver to prolong the half-life of sediment p,p'-DDT, resulting in the persistence of secondary sources of this persistent organic pollutant in the global environment for a longer duration than previously expected.
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- Jun Li
- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China.
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- School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China; School of the Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Wan D, Yang H, Jin Z, Song L, Ning D, Cheng L, Jiang Q. Two-century sediment records of atmospheric mercury variations in North China and their relations with regional and global emissions. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:83834-83844. [PMID: 37349493 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28094-8] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Sedimentary mercury (Hg) records from remote areas are significant for revealing historical variations of regional Hg and understanding the influence of regional and global Hg emissions. In this study, sediment cores were retrieved from two subalpine lakes in Shanxi Province in North China and employed to reconstruct atmospheric Hg variations over the last two centuries. The two records show similar anthropogenic Hg fluxes and evolution trends, corresponding with that they were affected mainly by regional atmospheric Hg deposition. Before ~1950, the records show negligible Hg pollution signals. Atmospheric Hg in the region had increased rapidly since the 1950s, lagged more than a half-century compared to the global Hg. This indicates that they were seldom affected by Hg emissions dominated by Europe and North America after the industrial revolution. The Hg increases since the 1950s in the two records corresponded well with rapid industrial developments in and around Shanxi Province after the founding of the China, implying the dominant contribution of domestic Hg emissions. By comparing other Hg records, we find that widespread increases in atmospheric Hg in China likely occurred post ~1950. This study rouses to re-examine historical variations in atmospheric Hg at various settings, which is significant to understanding global Hg cycling in the industrial era.
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- Dejun Wan
- School of Geographical Science, Nantong University, Nantong, 226007, China.
- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang, 050061, China.
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- Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an, 710075, China
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- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang, 050061, China
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- School of Geographical Science, Nantong University, Nantong, 226007, China
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- School of Geographical Science, Nantong University, Nantong, 226007, China
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- School of Geographical Science, Nantong University, Nantong, 226007, China
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Wan D, Han Y, Song L, Ning D, Jiang Q. Sediment records of black carbon variations over the last two centuries in North China. Sci Total Environ 2023; 888:164189. [PMID: 37201827 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164189] [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: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Reconstructing historical black carbon (BC) variations based on sedimentary records are significant for understanding long-term BC emissions, tracing sources, and establishing effective strategies for pollution control. By comparing BC profiles between four lake sediment cores, historical BC variations were reconstructed on the southeast Mongolian Plateau in North China. Except one, the other three records show close fluxes and similar temporal trends of soot, indicating their repetitiveness on revealing historical variations at a regional scale. Unlike soot, char and BC in these records, derived mainly from local sources, reflected the occurrence of natural fires and human activities near the lakes. Before the ~1940s, these records showed no well-established anthropogenic BC signals except some occasional natural-related increases. This was different from the global BC increased since the Industrial Revolution, indicating a negligible influence of transboundary BC on the region. Anthropogenic BC in the region had increased since the 1940s-1950s ascribed to emissions from this/nearby provinces. The increases were moderate in the 1950s-1970s, corresponded with the initial development of industry after the founding of the P.R. China. The most pronounced BC increases occurred in 1980s-2016, commensurate with rapid socio-economic development after the Reform and Opening-up in 1978. Different from model estimations on Chinese BC emissions, our records show unexpected BC increases in recent two decades caused by pollutant emission rises in this undeveloped region. This study highlights that BC emissions in relatively small cities and rural areas in China were likely underestimated and their role on national BC cycling needs to be reassessed.
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- Dejun Wan
- School of Geographical Science, Nantong University, Nantong 226007, China; Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050061, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi'an 710075, China
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- Institute of Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Shijiazhuang 050061, China
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- School of Geographical Science, Nantong University, Nantong 226007, China
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- School of Geographical Science, Nantong University, Nantong 226007, China
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Wu H, Wang J, Guo J, Hu X, Chen J. Sedimentary records of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from three enclosed lakes in China: Response to energy structure and economic development. Environ Pollut 2023; 318:120929. [PMID: 36566918 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120929] [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: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Historical polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) pollution was explored through the sedimentary records of three lakes: Huguangyan Maar Lake (HGY) in South China, Mayinghai Lake (MYH) in North China, and Sihailongwan Lake (SHLW) in Northeast China. In these three lakes, the PAH concentrations in sediments are still rising, showing the different trend to lakes in developed countries. PAH pollution in South China occurred from 1850, much earlier than the increases since 1980 observed in North and Northeast China. The temporal trends of PAH concentrations in lake sediments are highly correlated with local economic development. Spatially, although the region where HGY is located has the highest gross domestic product, higher fluxes of PAHs were found in MYH sediments, indicating that atmospheric PAH pollution in North China might be more serious, and that PAH pollution is not fully correlated with economic development. Source analysis suggested that the PAHs in lake sediments are mainly derived from oil leaks, coal and biomass combustion, vehicle emissions, and diagenesis. Positive matrix factorization (PMF) model revealed that the contribution of vehicle emissions and coal combustion to PAHs has increased significantly in the past 40 years. Benzo(a)pyrene equivalent (BaPE) in the surface sediments of MYH and SHLW were similar and higher than in HGY. In HGY, vehicle emissions posed the highest toxic risk, followed by coal combustion. However, in MYH, the toxicity risk of vehicle emissions was close to that of coal and biomass combustion due to the highly developed coal industry in Shanxi Province. In SHLW, the contribution of fossil fuel combustion to BaPE was significantly higher than that of biomass combustion. This study provides important information for understanding PAH pollution affected by anthropogenic activities in the Anthropocene and provides a scientific basis for formulating PAH pollution control strategies.
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- Hongchen Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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Zhang R, Wang L, Chen J. Sources and selective preservation of organic matter in the karst watershed: evidence from sediment records in a plateau deep lake, Southwestern China. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:4762-4777. [PMID: 32951170 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10818-9] [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: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Human activities have greatly altered terrestrial carbon (C) dynamics associated with vegetation cover and land use changes, thereby influencing the C sink in downstream ecosystems. However, the transport and preservation of organic C from soils that experience serious erosion in the karst area are scarce, particularly at catchment scales. In this study, chemical characteristics of organic matter (OM) isolated from the topsoil, overlying water, and lake sediments, as well as subsequent source identification, were inferred from the molecular, spectroscopic, and carbon isotopic (δ13C) signatures in a typical karst catchment, Southwestern China. The results indicated that the elemental compositions of the calcareous soil and paddy soil significantly differed from the yellow soil. High similarities existed in the fluorescence spectra of humic substances (HS) extracted from the front two soil types with those of lake sediments, indicating the homogeneous nature of OM molecular structure. The C/N ratios of six dissolved OM fractions and sedimentary HS along with δ13C values consistently reflected the primary terrestrial source. It was estimated to account for 60% of total organic C in sedimentary OM by end-member mixing modeling in accordance with soil erosion intensity and large recharge coefficient of this catchment. The evolution of soil loss and lake productivity can be well deduced from sediment records of organic C content, C/N ratio, and the specific information of HS. This research highlighted that the composition, source, and fate of OM in the karst lake was mainly dominated by the terrestrial C flux, rather than in-lake production. Furthermore, soil type and erosion intensity have significant effects on the nature of eroded OM and ultimate preservation.
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- Runyu Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, 550081, China
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Liu M, Li C, Zhang F, Zhang R, Yang W, Chen M, Zheng M, Qiu Y. A persistent increase in primary productivity east off Hainan Island (northwestern South China Sea) over the last decades as inferred from sediment records. Mar Pollut Bull 2020; 158:111428. [PMID: 32753212 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111428] [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: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 06/27/2020] [Accepted: 06/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sediment cores were analyzed from the continental shelf of the northwestern South China Sea aiming to understand the change history of primary productivity and provide insights into key changes of environmental conditions in this region over the past ~100 years. Multiple proxies including stable carbon isotopic composition (δ13C) of sedimentary organic matter, diatom abundance and biogenic silica burial flux were applied along with 210Pb chronology. Notably, these independent evidences consistently point to a steady increase of primary production in this region only after ~1960s. We propose that increasing atmospheric deposition due to dramatically enhanced human activities especially from China supplies essential nitrogen nutrients to the N-poor region and probably acts a major reason for the observed enhancement of marine primary production. Our study provides insights into better understanding how human perturbation may have profoundly impacted biogeochemical cycling in marginal seas in the last decades.
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- Mingyang Liu
- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China
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Courtene-Jones W, Quinn B, Ewins C, Gary SF, Narayanaswamy BE. Microplastic accumulation in deep-sea sediments from the Rockall Trough. Mar Pollut Bull 2020; 154:111092. [PMID: 32319921 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [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: 12/01/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Microplastics are widely dispersed through the marine environment. Few studies have assessed the long-term or historic prevalence of microplastics, yet acquiring such data can inform their distribution, transport and the environmental risks posed. To quantify the distribution and polymer types temporally, sediment cores were collected from >2000 m water depth in the Rockall Trough, North Atlantic Ocean. As hypothesized, a significant negative trend was observed in the frequency of microplastics with increasing sediment age, however there was an increase in polymer diversity. Microplastics were pervasive throughout the sediment analysed (10 cm depth), yet lead-210 (210Pb) activities were confined to the upper 4 cm, indicating this layer to be ~150 years old and thus the presence of microplastics far exceed the production of modern plastic. A number of mechanisms, including sediment reworking, could redistribute microplastics vertically. Additionally, microplastics abundance was significantly correlated with sediment porosity, suggesting interstitial transport via pore waters.
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- Winnie Courtene-Jones
- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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- Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research (IBEHR), School of Science & Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, PA1 2BE, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Health Research (IBEHR), School of Science & Sport, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, PA1 2BE, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Tenkouano GT, Cumming BF, Jamieson HE. Geochemical and ecological changes within Moira Lake (Ontario, Canada): A legacy of industrial contamination and remediation. Environ Pollut 2019; 247:980-988. [PMID: 30823353 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A sediment core was obtained from Moira Lake to study the legacy of contamination and remediation at the Deloro industrial site which includes 95-years of operations involving gold mining, mineral processing, and arsenic-based pesticide production resulting in high levels of arsenic, cobalt, and nickel. A timeline for the sediment core was established by 210Pb dating and used to evaluate the geochemical record and the impact on primary production and subfossil cladocerans. In the early 1800s, there was an initial increase in the arsenic, cobalt and nickel concentrations due to industrial development. By the 1850s, the rate of enrichment increased due to the conglomeration of small-scale operations. In the 1960s, the concentrations of those metal(loid)s decreased following the cessation of the industrial activity at Deloro and the initiation of a clean-up effort. Primary production, inferred by chlorophyll-a concentrations, initially decreased as the metal(loid)s concentrations increased. This was followed by a recovery of the chlorophyll-a concentrations and further increases in production to higher levels than recorded prior to the Deloro years. Secondary production, inferred by cladoceran assemblage structure, was initially dominated by bosminids. The assemblage then changed to one dominated by chydorids and daphnids with the change occurring contemporaneous with the change in chlorophyll-a. However, the changes in primary and secondary production occurred during the period of accelerated metal(loid) enrichment, suggesting limited impact of contamination on primary and secondary producers. Loss on ignition results revealed that during the period of accelerated arsenic enrichment, the carbonate content of the sediments increased while the percent organic content decreased. This work contributes to ongoing research to establish the environmental legacy of historical industrial activities within complex ecosystems. Furthermore, the combination of geochemical (i.e. 210Pb, ICP-OES, XANES) and ecological analysis provides a more complete picture of the complex interactions that have occurred in Moira Lake.
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- Guy-Thierry Tenkouano
- School of Environmental Studies, 116 Barrie St., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3J9, Canada.
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- School of Environmental Studies, 116 Barrie St., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3J9, Canada; Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Laboratory, Department of Biology, 116 Barrie St., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3J9, Canada
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- School of Environmental Studies, 116 Barrie St., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3J9, Canada; Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, 36 Union St., Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada
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Ma C, Lin T, Ye S, Ding X, Li Y, Guo Z. Sediment record of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Liaohe River Delta wetland, Northeast China: Implications for regional population migration and economic development. Environ Pollut 2017; 222:146-152. [PMID: 28040336 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 11/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) of a 210Pb-dated sediment core extracted from the Liaohe River Delta wetland were measured to reconstruct the sediment record of PAHs and its response to human activity for the past 300 years in Northeast China. The concentrations of the 16 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency priority PAHs (∑16PAHs) ranged from 46 to 1167 ng g-1 in this sediment core. The concentrations of the 16 PAHs (especially 4- and 5+6-ring PAHs) after the 1980s (surface sediments 0-6 cm) were one or two orders of magnitudes higher than those of the down-core samples. The exponential growth of 4-ring and 5+6-ring PAH concentrations after the 1980s responded well to the increased energy consumption and number of civil vehicles resulting from the rapid economic development in China. Prior to 1950, relatively low levels of the 16 PAHs and a high proportion of 2+3-ring PAHs was indicative of biomass burning as the main source of the PAHs. A significant increase in the 2 + 3 ring PAH concentration from the 1860s-1920s was observed and could be attributed to a constant influx of population migration into Northeast China. It was suggested that the link between historical trend of PAHs and population or energy use involves two different economic stages. Typically, in an agricultural economy, the greater the population size, the greater the emission of PAHs from biomass burning, while in an industrial economy, the increase in sedimentary PAH concentrations is closely related to increasing energy consumption of fossil fuels.
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- Chuanliang Ma
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, China Geologic Survey, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Biogeosciences, China Geologic Survey, Qingdao Institute of Marine Geology, Qingdao 266071, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Peng X, Xiong S, Ou W, Wang Z, Tan J, Jin J, Tang C, Liu J, Fan Y. Persistence, temporal and spatial profiles of ultraviolet absorbents and phenolic personal care products in riverine and estuarine sediment of the Pearl River catchment, China. J Hazard Mater 2017; 323:139-146. [PMID: 27209124 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [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: 02/05/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A variety of personal care products have been classified as emerging contaminants (ECs). Occurrence, fate, spatial and vertical profiles of 13 ultraviolet absorbents, triclocarban (TCC) and its dechlorinated products, triclosan (TCS), 2-phenylphenol and parabens were investigated in riverine and estuarine sediment of the Pearl River catchment, China. Bisphenol A (BPA), a widely applied plasticizer, was also investigated. The ECs were widely present in the bed sediment. TCC was the most abundant with a maximum concentration of 332ngg-1 dry weight. The other prominent ECs included BPA, TCS, octocrylene, and benzotriazole UV stabilizers UV326 and UV328. Treated wastewater effluent was the major source of the ECs in the riverine sediment. TCC, BPA, TCS, methyparaben, UV531, UV326, and UV328 were also detected throughout the estuarine sediment cores, indicating their persistence in the sediment. Temporal trends of the ECs in the sediment cores reflected a combined effect of industrial development, population growth, human life quality improvement, and waste treatment capacity in the Pearl River Delta over the last decades. TCC dechlorination products were frequently detected in the bed sediment with higher levels near treated effluent outlets but only occasionally observed in the sediment cores, suggesting insignificant in-situ TCC dechlorination in the sediment.
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- Xianzhi Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Utilization and Protection of Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Utilization and Protection of Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Quality Monitoring and Inspection, Guangzhou, 510110, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Utilization and Protection of Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Utilization and Protection of Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Utilization and Protection of Guangdong, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Li Y, Lin T, Hu L, Feng J, Guo Z. Time trends of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in East China Seas: Response to the booming of PBDE pollution industry in China. Environ Int 2016; 92-93:507-514. [PMID: 27179303 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.04.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 12/01/2015] [Revised: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The East China Seas (ECSs) are the receptors of the land-based persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) mainly from China through atmospheric deposition driven by the East Asian winter monsoon and fluvial discharge (e.g., Yangtze River and Yellow River), making the offshore sediments to be a good proxy to reconstruct history of those pollutants in China. In this work, four well-placed sediment cores were extracted from the mud areas in the ECSs, and the (210)Pb-dated cores were analyzed to yield historical concentration profiles of PBDEs in the area. The results showed that there was a persistent increase from 1970s and almost no clear sign in the decline of PBDEs until recently in China. More importantly, there was a faster increase of PBDEs from 1990s in China; while this period was just shown as gradually leveling off or even declining trends in developed countries. The persistently increasing trend of PBDEs in China since 1990s could be largely due to the booming of the manufacturing industry and unexpectedly transfer of PBDE pollution from developed countries to China. Besides, the relative high concentrations and fluxes of PBDEs in the core from coastal ECS located near a well-known electrical/electronic waste (e-waste) recycling area suggests an important contribution of PBDE emissions from recycling centers of e-waste in China. Although efforts in environmental monitoring of PBDE contamination have been substantially increased over the last decade, China is still lagging behind in terms of nationwide regulation of PBDE usage and treatment of disposal PBDE-containing products.
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- Yuanyuan Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang 550081, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao 266061, China
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- Institute of Environmental Pollution and Health, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
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Nilsen EB, Rosenbauer RJ, Fuller CC, Jaffe BJ. Sedimentary organic biomarkers suggest detrimental effects of PAHs on estuarine microbial biomass during the 20th century in San Francisco Bay, CA, USA. Chemosphere 2015; 119:961-970. [PMID: 25303655 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.08.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Hydrocarbon contaminants are ubiquitous in urban aquatic ecosystems, and the ability of some microbial strains to degrade certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is well established. However, detrimental effects of petroleum hydrocarbon contamination on nondegrader microbial populations and photosynthetic organisms have not often been considered. In the current study, fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biomarkers in the sediment record were used to assess historical impacts of petroleum contamination on microbial and/or algal biomass in South San Francisco Bay, CA, USA. Profiles of saturated, branched, and monounsaturated fatty acids had similar concentrations and patterns downcore. Total PAHs in a sediment core were on average greater than 20× higher above ∼200 cm than below, which corresponds roughly to the year 1900. Isomer ratios were consistent with a predominant petroleum combustion source for PAHs. Several individual PAHs exceeded sediment quality screening values. Negative correlations between petroleum contaminants and microbial and algal biomarkers - along with high trans/cis ratios of unsaturated FA, and principle component analysis of the PAH and fatty acid records - suggest a negative impacts of petroleum contamination, appearing early in the 20th century, on microbial and/or algal ecology at the site.
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- Elena B Nilsen
- U.S. Geological Survey, Coastal and Marine Geology Team, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, MS465, Menlo Park, CA 94025, United States.
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, United States.
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Machado KS, Froehner S, Sánez J, Figueira RCL, Ferreira PAL. Assessment of historical fecal contamination in Curitiba, Brazil, in the last 400 years using fecal sterols. Sci Total Environ 2014; 493:1065-1072. [PMID: 25016471 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.06.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 03/27/2014] [Revised: 06/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A 400-year sedimentary record of the Barigui River was investigated using fecal biomarkers and nutrient distribution. The temporal variability in cholesterol, cholestanol, coprostanol, epicoprostanol, stigmastanol, stigmasterol, stigmastenol, sitosterol, and campesterol between 1600 and 2011 was assessed. Anthropogenic influences, such as deforestation and fecal contamination from humans and livestock, were observed from 1840. The sterol ratios exhibit evidence of hens, horses, cows, and an unknown herbivore, which may be a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), from 1820 and has been observed more markedly from 1970 onward. Human fecal contamination was detected from 1840 and was observed more markedly from 1930 due to population growth. Thus, the sanitation conditions and demographic growth of Curitiba seemed to be the main factors of human sewage pollution, as the coprostanol concentration over time was strongly correlated with the population growth (r=0.71, p<0.001) although diagenetic processes have also been observed.(1.)
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- Karina S Machado
- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, PR 81531-980, Brazil,.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, PR 81531-980, Brazil
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- Department of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, PR 81531-980, Brazil
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- Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Oceanographic Square, 191, São Paulo, SP 05508-120, Brazil
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- Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Oceanographic Square, 191, São Paulo, SP 05508-120, Brazil
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