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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 384, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121313
Keywords
Arsenic; Estuary; Sediment; Semi-enclosed bay; Partitioning coefficient
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U1706217, 41622110, 41830643]
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Under the gradients of salinity and redox, the transportation and distribution of dissolved, particulate, and sedimentary arsenic present differences from estuary to bay. Samples of water, suspended particulate sediment (SPS), and sediment from the Jiaozhou Bay were analyzed. The concentrations of arsenic decreased significantly from the estuaries toward the bay. The sedimentary arsenic mostly existed as hydrous oxide-bound and residual fractions and tended to be attached to smaller particles. Sedimentary particles were more capable of absorbing arsenic than SPS and the capacity increased from the estuaries toward the bay. The spatial distribution of arsenic was impacted by the residual currents, resulting in higher contents of dissolved arsenic in the eastern coastal zone and higher concentrations of sedimentary arsenic in the inner bay. In water, total phosphorus (TP), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and alkalinity had significant positive correlations with the dissolved arsenic. In sediments, Fe oxides and sediment organic matter (SOM) would promote adsorption of arsenic. The significant correlation between non-residual fractions and enrichment factors of arsenic indicated that the sedimentary arsenic was more likely to originate from anthropogenic sources, mainly impacted by riverine transport from the eastern urban regions and agricultural production in the western farmland.
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