4.7 Article

Occurrence and distribution characteristics of heavy metals in the surface water of Yongding River Basin, China

Journal

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
Volume 29, Issue 12, Pages 17821-17831

Publisher

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16932-6

Keywords

Heavy metals; Distribution characteristics; Water quality assessment; Yongding River

Funding

  1. National Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment [2018ZX07111-002]
  2. Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program

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This study compared heavy metal pollution in surface water from 82 estuarine locations along the Yongding River basin and found that most measured concentrations were below WHO guidelines. The study identified the main sources of heavy metals as anthropogenic discharge and geogenic sources.
Yongding River is a vital socioeconomic zone in China in providing daily usage for humans, animals, and running of industries and agriculture. This study first provides a comparative assessment for the heavy metal pollution in the surface water from 82 estuarine locations along the basin, including the Guanting Reservoir and seven wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The occurrence, distribution, potential sources, and water quality relating to the detected heavy metals were addressed. Eleven typical elements (Pb, Cr, As, Cd, Sb, Ba, V, Ti, Zn, Ni, and Be) were investigated, and the results showed that all the measured concentrations were below the WHO guideline limits. Most heavy metals exhibited higher levels in the middle of Yongding River basin due to the discharge of WWTPs. Pb, Ti, Zn, and Cd in the surface water mainly originated from anthropogenic discharge, while Sb and V were mostly contributed to geogenic sources according to the principal component analysis. Three documented methods, water quality index (WQI), heavy metal pollution (HPI), and Nemerow pollution index (P-n) values, were used to evaluate the contamination monitoring of surface water. All the locations were classified as low and moderate risk except Y12, B2, and Y13 for their P-n values were higher than 1.0. The present study highlights the status of heavy metals in Yongding River basin which is helpful in providing fundamental data for assessment of water quality and the effective protection for Yongding River basin in the future.

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