School of Marine Sciences, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an, 710048, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2021 Jul;28(27):36354-36366. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-13287-w. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
Urban river runoff carrying various anthropogenic sources of heavy metals (HMs) is the most important input pathways for HM pollutions in the coastal region, apportioning sources of environmental pollutants is key to controlling coastal HM pollution. In the study, surface sediments were collected from seven urban rivers flowing through Lianyungang City and discharging into Haizhou Bay, Eastern China. The concentrations of HMs of the river sediments were, in mg/kg (mean value ± standard deviation): Mn (550 ± 227) > Zn (67 ± 61) > Cr (33 ± 12) > Ni (21 ± 8.5) > Cu (16 ± 7.6) > Pb (15 ± 5.6) > Cd (0.11 ± 0.06), which were slightly to moderately polluted. As important outlets for municipal and industrial sewages, the Shawang River and Linhong River were the most polluted. Based on the multivariate statistical analysis, HMs were attributed to anthropogenic source (industrial, domestic, and agricultural discharges) and natural source (soil parent materials and atmospheric deposition). Based on isotope source apportionment, Pb was mainly from natural source, exhausts of leaded gasoline vehicles, and coal combustion, with the mean contributions of 39.3%, 23.7%, and 37.0%, respectively, and Sr originated from natural source and anthropogenic source, with mean contributions of 31.8% and 68.2%, respectively. Pb-Sr isotopes illustrated that anthropogenic inputs were the dominant source for HMs in urban river sediments flowing into Haizhou Bay, and the isotope tracing results make up the discriminating deficiency of the multivariate statistical analysis.
城市河流径流携带各种人为来源的重金属 (HMs),是沿海地区重金属污染的最重要输入途径,分配环境污染物的来源是控制沿海重金属污染的关键。本研究采集了流经中国东部连云港市并排入海州湾的 7 条城市河流的表层沉积物。河底沉积物中 HMs 的浓度(mg/kg,平均值±标准差)为:Mn(550±227)>Zn(67±61)>Cr(33±12)>Ni(21±8.5)>Cu(16±7.6)>Pb(15±5.6)>Cd(0.11±0.06),属于轻度到中度污染。作为城市和工业污水的重要排放口,沙旺河和临洪河污染最为严重。基于多元统计分析,HMs 归因于人为源(工业、生活和农业排放)和自然源(土壤母质和大气沉降)。基于同位素源分配,Pb 主要来自自然源、含铅汽油车辆的尾气和煤炭燃烧,其平均贡献率分别为 39.3%、23.7%和 37.0%,Sr 则来自自然源和人为源,平均贡献率分别为 31.8%和 68.2%。Pb-Sr 同位素表明,人为输入是进入海州湾的城市河流沉积物中重金属的主要来源,同位素示踪结果弥补了多元统计分析的区分不足。