[Distribution and Transportation Characteristics of Heavy Metals in Nanshan Laolongdong Subterranean River System and Its Capacity of Self-Purification in Chongqing].

For figuring out the distribution and transportation characteristics of heavy metals Mn, Pb, Cu and As among overlying water-pore water-surface sediments so as to offer a scientific basis for the development of urban construction and protection of karst groundwater, overlying water, pore water and surface sediment samples were collected in December 2013 ( winter) and June 2014 (summer) respectively. Results show that the detection rates of Mn, Pb, Cu and As are 100% both in overlying water and pore water with the concentration Mn > Pb > Cu > As, summer > winter, pore water > overlying water, respectively, and the groundwater could not be a source of drinking water because of the excessive content of Mn and Pb. In addition, the concentration of heavy metals Mn, Pb, Cu and As in pore water are higher than that in overlying water, indicating that heavy metals could diffuse into overlying water from pore water because of concentration gradient, especially in summertime. Moreover, study also finds that heavy metals are accumulated in surface sediments, the total content of four heavy metals has a decreasing trend between UGR6( sampling site 7) and UGR5 (sampling site 6), but has an increasing trend from UGR5 (sampling site 6) to URG0 (sampling site 1). Mn, in surface sediments, has strong instability and mobility, which can not only cause the pollution of overlying water but also enlarge contaminated area. In a word, Laolongdong subterranean river has strong capacity of self-purification, especially the surface sediments.